Gavin Adcock continues to criticize Zach Bryan over his interaction with a teenage fan.
The country singer, 26, discussed Bryan, 29, on the Wednesday, August 20 episode of “Rolling Stone Nashville Now,” claiming, “I think that Zach Bryan puts on a big mask in his day-to-day life and sometimes he can’t help but rip it off and show his true colors. I don’t know if Zach Bryan’s really that great of a person.”
Earlier this summer, Adcock condemned how the “I Remember Everything” musician handled a complaint from a 14-year-old TikToker who had hoped to meet him following a recent concert.
“If you can’t handle the criticism of a 14 year old why do people idolize you?” Adcock wrote via X on July 22. “That kid was head over heels to meet you and spent/ parents spent a ton of money to see you. He’s got feeling too and a you’re a ‘grown man’ nearly 30.”
He added at the time, “They’re the only reason you are around.”
According to Whiskey Riff, Bryan defended himself when the teen took to TikTok and complained that he drove past fans who “waited four hours to meet him” after wrapping three nights of shows at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Zach Bryan performing in New Jersey on July 20. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images for ABA)
“He didn’t even roll down his window to say hi,” the fan alleged in the post, prompting Bryan to surface in the comments section, replying, “You’re not entitled after someone plays two and a half hours to a picture or a hello. Get off my d***.”
He later explained, “I went out and took pictures both night one and three. I had a third show the next day and it was late, needed to rest.”
While speaking with “Nashville Now” host Joseph Hudak, Adcock doubled down on his previous remarks.
“It wasn’t about not wanting to sign autographs after a show, it’s like letting a 14-year-old kid rant, without saying, ‘Get off my d***.’ You’re bigger than that,” he said.
Us Weekly has reached out to a Bryan representative for comment.
Recently, Adcock vented his frustration about Beyoncé and her acclaimed Cowboy Carter album eclipsing his music on the country charts.
“One of them’s Beyoncé … you can tell her we’re coming for her f***ing ass,” he said during a live show in June.
He continued: “That s*** ain’t country music, it ain’t ever been country music and it ain’t gonna be country music.”
Though Adcock may not be a fan, Cowboy Carter topped the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart and became the first album by a Black woman to top the Billboard country albums chart.
On Tuesday, August 19, country singer Charley Crockett came to Beyoncé’s defense via Instagram, writing, “Hey country folks. @beyonce ain’t the source of your discontent. It was 25 years of bro country. … These ‘country boys’ been *singing* over trap beats for years.”
He added, “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.”
