Overview

• On Aug. 19, Charley Crockett posted on Instagram that Beyoncé is not to blame for country’s discontent, citing “25 years of bro country.”
• Without naming him, he appeared to reference Morgan Wallen’s podcast remark that he doesn’t listen to much country music.
• Crockett criticized Nashville’s early attempts to steer him into prewritten, “plug-in” albums, saying he has receipts.
• He answered Gavin Adcock’s claim that Cowboy Carter “ain’t country,” after which Adcock hurled insults at him on X and Instagram.
• Crockett praised Dallas rapper BigXthaPlug as a genuine storyteller; Beyoncé has featured BigX’s “The Largest” during her Cowboy Carter Tour.