Country singer Gavin Adcock throws tantrums over success of Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ album, claims it’s not ‘country’

Beyoncé’s critically acclaimed Cowboy Carter album has amassed quite a bit success following its launch in March 2024. The 43-year-old can also be benefiting off the album’s success as her ongoing Cowboy Carter Tour has been vastly patronized. 

However nation singer Gavin Adcock is just not too proud of Beyoncé’s album topping different tasks on Apple Music’s nation chart as a video that was filmed at an occasion confirmed him throwing tantrums. 

“Considered one of them’s Beyoncé, you possibly can inform her we’re coming for her f****in’ ass,” the 26-year-old mentioned, with the group cheering in response, The Impartial reported. “That s*** ain’t nation music and it ain’t ever been nation music and it ain’t gonna be nation music.”

Adcock got here underneath scrutiny after the video was circulated on social media. On Monday, he took to Instagram to double down on his claims. 

“Once I was slightly child, my mama was blasting some Beyoncé within the automobile,” Adcock mentioned within the video he captioned. “It simply ain’t nation.” “I’ve heard a ton of Beyoncé songs, and I really keep in mind her Tremendous Bowl halftime present being fairly kick ass again within the day. However I actually don’t imagine that her album needs to be labeled as nation music.”

He added: “It doesn’t sound nation. It doesn’t really feel nation. And I simply don’t suppose that folks which have devoted their entire lives to this style and this life-style ought to should compete or watch that album simply to remain on the prime simply because she’s Beyoncé.”

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Following its launch, Cowboy Carter debuted at primary on Billboard’s Prime Nation Albums chart, making Beyoncé the primary Black lady to attain that feat. Cowboy Carter additionally gained the Finest Nation Album on the 2025 Grammys, making Beyoncé the primary Black artist to obtain that accolade. She moreover grew to become the primary Black lady within the twenty first century to win a Grammy for Album of the Yr when Cowboy Carter topped that class. 

Regardless of dominating the charts, Cowboy Carter acquired no nominations on the 2024 Nation Music Awards. In a earlier put up on Instagram, Beyoncé defined that the album was “born out of an expertise that I had years in the past the place I didn’t really feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn’t.”

“However, due to that have, I did a deeper dive into the historical past of Nation music and studied our wealthy musical archive,” she added. “It feels good to see how music can unite so many individuals all over the world, whereas additionally amplifying the voices of among the individuals who have devoted a lot of their lives educating on our musical historical past.”

She additionally mentioned that the criticisms she confronted when she first entered the style pressured her to “propel previous the restrictions that had been placed on me.”

Adcock’s put up drew sharp criticisms from Beyoncé’s followers, with one commenting, “How is beyonce not nation when she’s from Texas? Is Texas not nation no extra? Or is it as a result of she’s black please let me know.”

One other fan additionally determined to poke enjoyable on the 26-year-old. “You guys! He’s 25 years outdated and he’s devoted a complete three years to this,” the fan commented. “He shouldn’t should compete with people who find themselves legendary multi-genre artists with a home absolutely of Grammys! [sic] Gavin ought to solely should compete with different drunken viral video stars who want 5 songwriters to complete one mediocre EP for his or her nation music pivot.”

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