Overview

• On June 30, during a concert, Adcock told fans “That s––t ain’t country music” about Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album.
• A fan-filmed clip of his on-stage rant went viral on social platforms, driving widespread media attention to his comments.
• Adcock then posted a follow-up video on Instagram and X doubling down on his view that Cowboy Carter shouldn’t be classified as country music.
• Apple Music’s country albums chart currently places Cowboy Carter at No. 3 and Adcock’s My Own Worst Enemy at No. 4.
• Cowboy Carter won Album of the Year and Best Country Album at the 2025 Grammys and became the first album by a Black woman to top Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.