Fri Oct 18 09:40:00 UTC 2024: ## Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium Hosts Conservative Media Empire’s “Culture War” Rally
**NASHVILLE, TN** – The historic Ryman Auditorium, known as the “Mother Church of Country Music,” played host to a different kind of revival this past August. The Daily Wire, a conservative media empire headquartered in Nashville, held a live event called “Backstage Live” featuring four of their popular personalities: Andrew Klavan, Michael Knowles, Matt Walsh, and Ben Shapiro. The event, a blend of political rally, sermon, and podcast, showcased the company’s growing influence in the conservative media landscape.
The evening was a celebration of the company’s success since moving from Los Angeles to Nashville three years ago, and a rallying cry to ignite America’s right. The event focused heavily on the upcoming elections, expressing anxieties and hopes for a Donald Trump-like victory. The Daily Wire personalities delivered passionate speeches, attacking liberal policies and promoting conservative values, with the audience cheering and chanting in agreement.
The event culminated in the unveiling of “Am I Racist?”, a new film by Matt Walsh, the company’s most controversial figure. The film employs a Borat-like shtick to expose what Walsh calls “race hustlers and grifters” within the diversity, equity, and inclusion industry. This ambitious project, the Daily Wire’s first-ever theatrical release, aims to attract a larger audience to their burgeoning streaming service, DailyWire+, marketed as “Netflix for the MAGA crowd.”
The Daily Wire’s founders, Ben Shapiro and Jeremy Boreing, have built a successful media empire by capitalizing on the growing dissatisfaction among conservative audiences with the mainstream media. They offer a platform for conservative voices, often pushing the boundaries of political discourse with provocative and controversial content.
The company’s entry into the film and television industry marks a significant step in their quest to disrupt the entertainment landscape. While their initial offerings have received mixed reviews, the Daily Wire is aggressively pursuing a strategy of creating content that appeals to their core audience, utilizing both established Hollywood talent and their own in-house personalities.
The success of “Am I Racist?”, which has earned over $12 million in North America since its release, has proven that the company’s strategy is working. The Daily Wire’s foray into film, coupled with their existing media empire, has positioned them as a major player in the burgeoning conservative entertainment industry.
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