Safe to say Morgan saw Charley’s comments.
Of course if you follow country music you’ve probably already heard about the recent feud between Charley Crockett and Gavin Adcock.
It all started when Charley took to social media and unleashed an epic rant on the state of country music, taking aim at “bro country” and defending Beyoncé from critics who point the finger at the pop star for ruining country music, while also calling out Morgan Wallen for admitting that he doesn’t listen to much country music:
“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 obviously saw that last part as a shot at Gavin Adcock, who’s been outspoken about his belief that Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album should not be considered “country.”
Well after the shot from Charley Crockett, Gavin 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 then you have seen your whole f—in life.
Hank sr called and asked about the cosplay cowboy”
And over on Instagram, Gavin called Charley his “dipsh-t of the week,” while also comparing him to the The Ghoul from the Fallout television series…which I don’t think was meant to be a compliment.
Charley then sent Gavin some roses and a copy of his new album, Dollar A Day, ahead of a recent show in Kansas City, while Gavin doubled down on his “cosplay cowboy” comments:
“Let me expose the cosplay cowboy for the last time. Nobody’s putting on a bigger act than this guy. Idk what you wanna call this but legends would roll over in their grave if you called this country.”
Crockett, however, stood firm himself, sharing one last message in a since-deleted Instagram post:
“Black music made me. I will not apologize. Raised by a single mama. I am not ashamed. Many men have tried to destroy me. I will not lose.”
Got all that? Ok, I think we’re finally up to speed on the backstory.
Well through the feud, and after Charley’s original comments, Morgan hasn’t responded to the shot from Crockett. That’s not surprising, given that Morgan typically stays out of the social media drama and stays pretty private for the most part. But during his shows in Toronto over the weekend, the country music superstar confirmed that he had seen the comments and made clear his feelings on Crockett – without saying a word about it.
Gavin is, ironically, opening for Morgan on select dates on his I’m The Problem stadium tour. And during those shows, Morgan generally brings Gavin back out onstage to perform “Up Down,” originally recorded as a duet with Florida Georgia Line.
Well at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Gavin brought a Charley Crockett shirt onstage with him, holding it up while Morgan gave the shirt the double bird:
@maryanna_khnanisho I wanna know the story behind the shirt tho #morganwallen #fyp #toronto @morganwallen @GavinAdcockMusic
(In case you can’t read the shirt, it’s from Charley’s Canadian leg of his 2024 $10 Cowboy Tour).
It’s probably the closest we’re going to get to a comment from Morgan on the whole thing, but it’s pretty clear how he feels about Charley Crockett.
