“I Don’t Think Beyoncé Cares About Country Fans” – Gavin Adcock Doubles Down On Critique Of The “Texas Hold ‘Em” Singer

Lately, it seems like everyone has been in Gavin Adcock’s crosshairs. From Zach Bryan and Charley Crockett to Nickelback’s sound guy and most notably, Beyoncé, the “Need To” singer hasn’t let an opportunity to cause some controversy go to waste.

After making headlines late Tuesday night, ripping into Crockett on X after the “Jamestown Ferry” singer took aim at the current state of country music, Beyoncé haters and Morgan Wallen, Adcock followed that up Wednesday morning in an interview with Rolling Stone on their Nashville Now podcast.

Yesterday, he explained his comments and criticism of the “Something In The Orange” singer.

“It wasn’t about not wanting to sign autographs after a show. It’s just letting a 14-year-old kid rant without saying, ‘Get off my d*ick.’ I think Zach Bryan puts on a big mask in his day-to-day life, and sometimes he can’t help but rip it off and show his true colors. I don’t know if Zach Bryan’s really that great of a person.”

In the same interview, Adcock was also asked about his now continued criticism of both Beyoncé and her fanbase, and he gave some insight into his mindset surrounding her place in the genre.

In case you forgot, he found himself in some hot water back in June when he targeted the “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” singer at a show, saying, “That s*** ain’t country music.”

“There’s only three people in front of me on the Apple Music country charts. And one of ’em is Beyoncé. You can tell her we’re coming for her f***ing a**. That s**t ain’t country music and it’s never ever been country music and it will never be country music.”

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After receiving a whole lot of backlash, mainly from Beyoncé’s dedicated fanbase, Adcock would then issue a follow-up on Instagram days later, claiming he was a fan of her Super Bowl halftime performance and doubling down on the fact that her music “doesn’t feel country.”

“I’m gonna go ahead and clear this up. When  I was little, my mama was blasting a ton of Beyoncé in the car. I heard a ton of Beyoncé songs, and I actually remember her Super Bowl halftime show being pretty kick a** back in the day.

But I really don’t believe her album should be labeled as country music. It doesn’t sound country, it doesn’t feel country, and I just don’t think that people who have dedicated their whole lives to this genre and lifestyle should have to compete or watch that album just stay at the top just because she’s Beyoncé.”

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In the interview with Rolling Stone, host, Joseph Hudak challenged Adcock, asking him if Beyoncé isn’t country what is?

He replied by saying:

“It’s the lifestyle. It’s buying into what’s been going on in that genre for a long time and just embracing a town and a group of people. I don’t think Beyoncé cares about country fans. I think she has brought over pop fans to make whatever music she wants to make. I think it’s wrong…”

Of course, Luke Bryan made a similar comment about embracing the country music community, which of course got him in hot water too, but there does seem to be a bit of truth to that statement. Post Malone, on the other hand, full ingratiated himself into the country music scene, and was welcomed with open arms.

But as far as caring about country fans, Adcock is probably right. She doesn’t. But at the same time, she explicitly said that Cowboy Carter is NOT a country album. Beyonce probably had a great opportunity to showcase black country music in a very meaningful way, if that was even the goal, but never really said all that much about the project at all. The artistry was overshadowed by all the noise to the point where musician Rhiannon Giddens confessed she had “complicated feelings” about participating.

“I saw it last week [she has] the most profitable country tour of all time. I’m like, ‘Just ’cause you threw a cowboy hat on and called your album Cowboy [Carter]… It’s just not country.”

It seems for Adcock, it’s not the fact that Beyoncé put out a country album but moreso the fact that she made an album with the intent to profit off the popularity the genre is currently experiencing.

“I just feel like it was an invading thing. I feel that she was like, ‘I’m just gonna go over here and do this just so I can piss these people off… Everybody wants to be country nowadays. It’s the cool thing to do right now.”

I don’t think specifically set out to “piss off” country fans, but taking a Grammy for Best Country Album after saying Cowboy Carter wasn’t a country album seems to be a pretty expected result. The genre is already full of fans who are angry that traditional country acts don’t get enough love.

Hudak would challenge Adcock once again. Citing the fact he enjoyed both Cowboy Carter and David Allan Coe, Hudak asked the 26-year-old singer/songwriter how he feels if fans of the genre also think Beyoncé is country. He’d reply by saying:

“I don’t know. I think everybody has an opinion. You have an opinion. I have an opinion. And I don’t fault you for your opinion. I’m gonna voice mine.”

Finally, when asked if fans with differing opinions on what is or isn’t country are welcomed to his shows, Adcock said:

“Any time. They better get ready for the environment.”

Watch the clip and full interview here:

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