Country singer Gavin Adcock trashes Beyonc and her Cowboy Carter album: That s aint country music

It’s a real-life hoedown.Country music star Gavin Adcock, 26, recently targeted Beyoncé because her “Cowboy Carter” album is topping his in the country music charts.The one-sided feud kicked off over the weekend when the “My Own Worst Enemy” artist began ranting about the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer and her Grammy-winning record during a concert.“Cowboy Carter” currently sits at No.3 on Apple Music’s country albums chart, while Adcock’s album follows at No.

4.“You can tell her we’re coming for her f–king ass,” Adcock said, according to a video from the show.“That s–t ain’t country music, and it ain’t ever been country music, and it ain’t gonna be country music.”After the clip of his rant went viral on social media, Adcock took to Instagram on Monday, June 30, to double down on his thoughts about the 43-year-old superstar and her country album.“I’m gonna go ahead and clear this up,” Adcock began.

“When I was a little kid, my mama was blasting some Beyoncé in the car.I’ve heard a ton of Beyoncé songs, and I actually remember her Super Bowl halftime show being pretty kick ass back in the day.”“But I really don’t believe that her album should be labeled as country music,” he continued.

“It doesn’t sound country.It doesn’t feel country.”Adcock ended his Instagram video by saying that it wasn’t fair country stars like himself “should have to compete” against the former Destiny’s Child star.“And I just don’t think that people who have dedicated their whole lives to this genre and this lifestyle should have to compete or watch that album just to stay at the top just because she’s Beyoncé,” he concluded.The “A Cigarette” singer’s surprising remarks about “Cowboy Carter” came months after Beyoncé beat out Post Malone, Kacey Musgraves, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson for Best Country Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards.Beyoncé talked about the country music genre during her a...