Overview

• At a late-June concert, Adcock declared that Cowboy Carter “ain’t country music” and challenged fans to help him overtake Beyoncé’s album on the charts.
• After the clip went viral, he posted on Instagram that the project “doesn’t sound country” and argued that life-long country artists shouldn’t have to compete against her.
• Cowboy Carter holds the No. 3 spot on Apple Music’s country albums chart, just above Adcock’s My Own Worst Enemy at No. 4.
• Beyoncé’s genre-blending album continues to draw acclaim, earning both Album of the Year and Best Country Album at the 2025 Grammys and topping the Billboard 200 for two weeks.
• Adcock, who was arrested in Tennessee in May on multiple driving and open container charges, is set to release My Own Worst Enemy in August and will open select dates on Morgan Wallen’s tour.