Long Before Gavin Adcock & Charley Crockett Were Beefing About Bro Country, Wheeler Walker Jr. Was Protesting FGL At The Country Music Hall Of Fame
The battle against bro-country is not a new argument in the country music space. While it has recently been radio-streamed artists versus independent artists, there are still some similarities between the differences in sound, which play into the argument. If you’ve been tuned into the country music world recently, then I’m sure you’ve seen the feud between Gavin Adcock and Charley Crockett. The back and forth between the two artists began when Charley took to social media and unleashed an […] The post Long Before Gavin Adcock & Charley Crockett Were Beefing About Bro Country, Wheeler Walker Jr. Was Protesting FGL At The Country Music Hall Of Fame first appeared on Whiskey Riff.


The battle against bro-country is not a new argument in the country music space. While it has recently been radio-streamed artists versus independent artists, there are still some similarities between the differences in sound, which play into the argument.
If you’ve been tuned into the country music world recently, then I’m sure you’ve seen the feud between Gavin Adcock and Charley Crockett. The back and forth between the two artists began when Charley took to social media and unleashed an epic rant on the state of country music, targeting “bro country,” while more or less defending Beyoncé against critics who accused the pop star of invading country music. Crockett pointed out that the biggest star in country music, Morgan Wallen, makes pop music too, and Morgan also admitted that he doesn’t listen to much country music. Charley credited him for at least being honest about it:
“Hey, country folks. Beyoncé ain’t the source of your discontent. It was 25 years of bro country. The number one country artist on Earth listens to nothing but rap. Openly says he doesn’t really know any country music. Gotta respect his honesty.
The machine points to a black woman who’s making a statement about marginalized people being removed from the conversation altogether, and somehow we all act like the entire pop industry didn’t just ambush roots music. These ‘country boys’ been singing over trap beats for years.
So what’s different now? Authenticity. Many of those business folks called me early on. They had whole albums pre-written and recorded ready to just plug me in. I have receipts. It’s harder than ever to keep the public’s attention. They said and I quote, ‘We wanna get into country music where you have audience loyalty.’ Hot today, forgot tomorrow.
I don’t need to put down a black woman to advance my music. That’s just embarrassing to the idea of America and I got no respect for it.”
Many country listeners interpreted the last part of Crockett’s rant as a shot toward Gavin Adcock, who recently spoke about his distaste surrounding Beyoncé’s crossover into country music. At a show earlier this summer, Adcock shared with his audience his thoughts that the Cowboy Carter album should not be considered “country.”
Of course, Adcock has never been one to not speak his mind about anything, and his comments about Beyoncé were no different. Adcock doubled down on his opinion and trolled fans who were telling him he needed to apologize or think more carefully before speaking.
After Gavin caught wind of the shot from Charley Crockett, he took to social media to respond, calling Crockett a “cosplay cowboy.”
“Somebody needs to tell the “act” that has let out (the cover) of James Town Ferry 6 times, he should just work on letting out quality original music. I got more cowsh-t under my pinky than you have seen your whole f—in life. Hank sr called and asked about the cosplay cowboy.”
But it didn’t stop there. Over on Instagram, Gavin called Charley his “dipsh-t of the week,” while also comparing him to the Ghoul from the Fallout television series. Which, obviously, was not a compliment to the “$10 Cowboy” singer.
It appeared that the two might be on a path to finding peace after Charley Crockett left Gavin Adcock a gift at a Kansas venue of 60 roses and a copy of his latest record, Dollar A Day. While Adcock made a video thanking Crockett for the gift, while still shading him slightly, it was clear that he wanted the last word and continued to throw dirt on Crockett’s name.
After receiving the gift, he got on Twitter and threw more shade Crockett’s way.
“Praising a guy that said Beyoncé is country proves we live in a broke world.”