Country Star T.J. Osborne Of Brothers Osbourne Comes Out As Gay, Talks 'Hurdles' In Country Music

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The term ‘living legend’ is often thrown about but if anyone truly deserves the title it’s Dolly Parton.

Chris Willman Music WriterCountry stars Luke Combs and Maren Morris took on the elephant in the room in a joint interview for the annual Country Radio Seminar conference Wednesday, address perceptions of racism and a lack of diversity in the genre that have gone from behind-the-scenes Nashville discussions to the talk of the nation in the wake of the Morgan Wallen N-word scandal two weeks ago.Although Morris has been the most outspoken of the two on these issues prior to their Q&A, it may be

Vince Gill has got a message for America.

The Academy of Country Music is sticking with its successful formula for a mid-pandemic awards show.

Chris Willman Music WriterIf the fix isn’t broke, don’t fix it.

singer had been battling a mystery illness after being rushed to Ayr Hospital in Scotland on January 23. He sadly died in the early hours on Saturday.

Cardi B is milking money, and cows, with a little help from country star Mickey Guyton.

A different kind of bond. JoJo Fletcher and Trista Sutter revealed how the former Bachelorettes are rallying around Clare Crawley after her split from Dale Moss.

Jimmie Allen is open to forgiveness. The country star is one of the genre's most prominent Black artists and took to Twitter on Saturday to discuss "forgiveness" after Morgan Wallen's N-word controversy.

Morgan Wallen’s sister is coming to the country music star’s defense days after the singer was caught using a racial slur. In a lengthy seven-slide Instagram post, Ashlyne Wallen expressed she thinks cancel culture is "getting out of control." Her post comes shortly after video doorbell footage obtained by TMZ showed Wallen using the N-word towards friends after a night out last week.

Fran Kranz’s “Mass” is likely one of the most emotionally pulverizing films ever made about America’s gun-violence epidemic – but across its 110-minute runtime, not a single shot is fired.

Chris Willman Music WriterIn his recent song “Livin’ the Dream,” a tellingly somber number that stands out amid his otherwise upbeat smash “Dangerous: The Double Album,” Morgan Wallen sings about how success is not all it’s cracked up to be, concluding that it’s at least a little bit lonely at the top even in the midst of being “a rock star, in and out of cop cars, livin’ out a suitcase, trashin’ hotel bars… Between alcohol and women and Adderall and adrenaline, I don’t ever get no rest.”A rest

th Academy of Country Music Awards cycle,” a statement from the Academy reads.“The Academy does not condone or support intolerance or behavior that doesn’t align with our commitment and dedication to diversity and inclusion.”The ACM, which hosts the smaller of country music’s two major awards shows behind November’s Country Music Association Awards, also announced that it would remove all of Wallen’s digital content from its website.

The country music community is standing behind T.J. Osborne.

Chris Willman Music WriterWith Morgan Wallen’s name being anathema for the moment in the country music industry, it’s not surprising that the biggest star of the moment would be dropped from any performance slot that might have been scheduled for April’s Academy of Country Music Awards telecast.

T.J. Osborne, one half of the country duo Brothers Osborne, is publicly discussing being a gay man for the first time.

Brothers Osborne‘s lead singer T.J. Osborne is coming out.