Country music artist Olivier Antoine leaves the industry just over a year after one of his songs became a No. 1 hit.

Anthony, 32, posted a YouTube video On Tuesday, he announced that he would retire from the music business.

“I decided that going forward, I wouldn’t need a music company in Nashville,” Anthony said. “I don’t even have to exist in the music space. So I’m considering turning my entire business over to a traveling ministry.

The announcement comes just over a year after Anthony’s single “Rich Men North of Richmond” took the top spot on the chart. Billboard Hot 100. The song gained popularity on TikTok before quickly rising up the music charts.

The singer said he wrote this song because he was struggling with depression and didn’t want to be in the spotlight.

Anthony went on to say that he plans to continue releasing music through his new ministry called “The Rural Revival Project.” A “completely DIY” show is planned for Saturday.

The new ministry “focuses on the revitalization of farms and rural communities” with the goal of transforming “abandoned farms into places where people can go and learn how to preserve food and raise animals.” according to Anthony’s website.

The artist also shared his disapproval of big entertainment companies.

“I want to create a parallel routing program in Nashville that bypasses the monopolies of Live Nation and Ticketmaster,” Anthony said in the video. “And it goes to towns that haven’t had music in a long time and it boosts their economies.”

No setup, no agent, no bull —-. Just an idiot and his guitar,” Anthony said. “The style of music we should never have moved away from in the first place.”

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