Kane Brown Gets Angry Over CMA Snub – Deletes Twitter Account
This story has been updated (see below).
Kane Brown is not happy about getting snubbed by the CMAs, again. And as he’s did last year, he took to Twitter on Wednesday (8-28) after the CMA nominations were revealed to show his disdain, posting a GIF of Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry shaking his head in disappointment. This caused many reactions on Twitter and beyond of people both in Kane’s corner, and people calling him a sore loser who might receive a nomination if he didn’t complain as much, along with predictions that he would eventually buckle and delete the tweet, which he did. And then Kane Brown deleted his entire Twitter account. At time of posting, there is no Kane Brown on Twitter (see update below).
The situation is a little different from 2018 when it felt like Kane Brown was one of the biggest, and fastest-rising stars in country music right beside Luke Combs. Sales of Kane Brown’s latest album Experiment have been lower than expected for what was supposed to be country music’s hottest new star, and similar to Florida Georgia Line, it appears both the country music listening public and industry are moving away from the Bro-Country style of performers that have dominated mainstream country music in previous years.
CMA voters have been dubious of Kane Brown from the beginning. The early portion of his career was marked by astronomical numbers that seemed too unreal to be true, causing a cloud of suspicion to swirl around his ascent. In 2015, Kane Brown addressed the concerns by saying, “A lot of the people in Nashville think the numbers are fake, but they can’t prove it. They’ve never had a Justin Bieber in country music, so they don’t know how to deal with it.”
Earlier this summer, Kane Brown added a new song to his current album Experiment on Spotify, allowing the entire record to be re-sent through Spotify’s “New Releases” promotional cycle, and a new release date of July 12th to be posted when the album had been originally released on November 9th, 2018. This paralleled a boost in streaming activity and chart performance, once again raising concerns that Kane Brown’s management was taking advantage of streaming loopholes and a lack of oversight in the streaming world.
Nonetheless, the appeal for Kane Brown is significant, and it does seem strange he hasn’t even received a nomination. However, over the last few years, the CMA has put its foot down when it comes to handing out awards solely due to commercial achievement, and has started to value critical acclaim. The Brothers Osborne had no business winning the CMA’s Vocal Duo of the Year the last three years. They’re not even in the same universe as Florida Georgia Line when it comes to sales, chart success, and touring purses. Yet by awarding Brothers Osborne over Florida Georgia Line, the CMA voters sent a message that the era of Bro-Country was over. Substance, and the degree in which your music is grounded in the roots of country now counts for something. This is the same reason Sam Hunt has never won a CMA Award despite his massive commercial success, and why Jason Isbell received a nomination for his album The Nashville Sound in 2017.
The other potential factor in Kane Brown’s commercial malaise and lack of attention is the rise of Lil Nas X. What made Kane Brown unique in the country music space was how he drew influences from both traditional country and R&B/hip-hop. This was reason he called his last record Experiment—an experimental mixing of these two music worlds. He was also one of mainstream country’s few artists of African American descent, which drew him elevated attention. However Lil Nas X has stolen much of that recognition and thunder, while think piece writers often espousing the importance of Lil Nas X integrating country music ignore the contributions of not just Kane Brown, Jimmie Allen, and mainstream country’s other African American performers in their rush to paint country music racist, but all of country music’s black performers of both the past and present, hiding their efforts and successes to make country music appear exclusionary.
The Lil Nas X phenomenon has been a driver of black erasure and the overshadowing of African American performers more than the potential vestiges of racism left over from country music’s far past. Lil Nas X now has a CMA nomination. “Old Town Road” was nominated for the 2019 Musical Event of the Year as a collaboration with Billy Ray Cyrus, and the song is a clear frontrunner to win the award come November. Meanwhile Kane Brown—an artist who has devoted his career to the country genre—is still on the outside looking into the CMA nomination process. All things being equal, Kane Brown does have a legitimate gripe, even with the concerns swirling around him about the manipulation of streaming numbers—something that is also swirling around Lil Nas X.
Kane Brown’s career will continue, and after he cools off, it’s likely his Twitter account will be re-activated. But if he ever wants love from the CMAs, perhaps he should work harder to keep his composure, find some humility, and make them look like the offending party, as opposed to vice versa.
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UPDATE: 8/30: Kane Brown restarted his Twitter account late Friday morning, and posted on Instagram, “My management team will be running my twitter and Facebook from now on so I can focus on music and my family and stay off my phone it’s taking over my life lol so instagram will be the only thing u can get ahold of me on at least until the next album.”
The GIF of Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry shaking his head at the CMAs is included.
August 29, 2019 @ 7:21 pm
I still don’t think Taylor Swift is a country singer!Kane Brown is country thru and thru just because he doesn’t dress like the others!Ya’ll give him a break
August 29, 2019 @ 7:37 pm
Nothing on the radio is county, its all pop music. Kane Brown is just another pop singer!
August 30, 2019 @ 4:17 am
Bring back Keith Whitley, Conway twitty
August 30, 2019 @ 7:29 am
You would be fairly hard pressed to do that unless you figured out how to bring someone back from the dead.
August 30, 2019 @ 8:39 am
Lol I would if I was Jesus, I grew up on Keith my uncle loved Conway he would ride through Dallas with a dropped rag top mustang playing him load in the hood.
August 30, 2019 @ 7:04 pm
Keith has been dead a long time. If you can bring him back that would be a hell of a trick.
August 31, 2019 @ 9:16 pm
Kane brown is a pop and country singer and he had feelings and emotions juts like everyone else and he had the right to get mad just like everyone else. Maybe he just wanted a break from social media to be with his family and music.
August 29, 2019 @ 7:52 pm
I don’t think I’m alone in saying: I don’t care if someone *is* country – I care if they make *country music*. Kane Brown does not, at least not with regards to the vast majority of his catalog.
August 29, 2019 @ 8:00 pm
What kind of moron do you have to be to think Kane Brown is country?
August 30, 2019 @ 4:16 am
Kane is a rap artist, same as Lil Nas X, neither one of them belong in country music
August 30, 2019 @ 8:21 am
He’s pretty bad live…the newer stuff is produced so much that it doesn’t sound like him and that’s a good thing
August 31, 2019 @ 5:54 pm
He’s amazing live… Sounds just like he does on the radio…
May 31, 2023 @ 12:15 pm
I agree. I been to 4 of his concerts going on 5th this Friday. Sounds like he sounds on the radio. The wife loves his music so we go when we can.
August 30, 2019 @ 7:08 pm
He needs to grow up. These 20 somethings need to get their act together if they want to be taken seriously in any genre of music. Taylor is a good songwriter but there are more talented singers out there than she is. Yes because of her choices in what communities she supports may sell records, but it turns others off. I will not be supporting her music from now on.
August 29, 2019 @ 7:21 pm
Too bad he didn’t delete his catalog.
August 29, 2019 @ 8:57 pm
Big facts
August 30, 2019 @ 8:45 am
Shut the hell up Kane browns catalog is incredible & great music you ignorant ass racist.
August 30, 2019 @ 9:23 am
Very typical, James. Shout “racist “ because we don’t like Kane’s music. Very mature, well thought out point. We don’t care for Florida Georgia Line, either, so how does that fit the racist narrative? When will people wake up and accept that we only care about the music, not the skin color? BTW I love Charley Crockett. Do you even know who he is? I am guessing not because he doesn’t pass off rap as country music!
September 23, 2019 @ 1:04 pm
nope I call you racist when say Kane Browns music is like rap music. when in fact Kane browns music is pop country and nothing like rap music . by saying kane browns is anything like rap music when it is fact not makes you racist and dumb . it has nothing to do with being a liberal or consevative. it has do with saying ignorant racist crap like you are now dumbass
September 24, 2019 @ 3:19 am
Name calling and cursing is not what Kane Brown would want from a so-called fan, I am sure. You are the racist here, James, and your hateful comments only make things worse for Kane Brown. You are a stereotype. I bet your hero Kane Brown would be ashamed of you. Plus, there’s your poor grammar and punctuation. You are doing nothing to prove any cause; instead, you proved my point. I feel so sorry for you.
September 30, 2019 @ 12:41 am
one kane brown is not my hero stupid bitch. you don’t know what kane brown wants , so shut up with that bullshit . nope the only one racist is you white bitch ,. nope I”m in fact no stereotype like you. nope in fact I did not prove your point . but you proved my point the you are ignorant white racist bitch that is in denial of the facts & her racism , nope I feel sorry for you racist . grammar & punctuation does not prove shit on the internet. grammar & spelling is lowest form of argument on the internet & means you already lost the argument . it means you have nothing
September 30, 2019 @ 4:38 am
James, I can go at this from now until eternity, or at least til Trigger stops it. I love country music and Kane Brown is not country. If he really sang country I’d have no issue, but then again, based on other comments here, apparently he is painfully auto tuned so maybe even if he sang country it wouldn’t be that good. Based on your logic, I see you are not just racist you are also sexist. This is so sad and pathetic that a Kane Brown fan would go on line and rant and curse like this. You proved all of us correct, James. How truly sad. I feel sorry not only for you but for Kane Brown. I wonder how he’d feel about your racist rant against a woman? Please, James, use your on line time for something good, such as taking an on line class in grammar and punctuation. I know you said it doesn’t matter, but please realize it does. It will go a long way in helping you in the future. Based on your ugly rant, you need serious help in many ways.
September 30, 2019 @ 6:16 am
I think there is a case to be made that some of the negative feeling toward Kane Brown might be racial in nature (e.g., assuming that he raps). Unfortunately, James, you are not the one to make it. You have shown us your ass many times over with your abusive comments.
The commenter that you originally replied to (Straight Country 81) has shown himself to be pretty despicable with past comments, This wasn’t one of them. Many of us around here think Kane Brown’s music is lightweight r&b lite pop country pap and that comment is one that I could see a regular reader making about people like FGL, Thomas Rhett, Sam Hunt, ad worst of all, Walker Hayes. For the record, I don’t like Kane Brown AT ALL, but I think those guys are worse.
August 30, 2019 @ 10:01 am
Never fails. Anybody that disagrees with a Liberal is a homophobic, xenophobic, gap toothed hill billy racist, described in the most foul mouthed language. They do it so often that nobody with half a brain pays attention any more. They use it for anything from politics, music, economics and even the damn weather. Truly pathetic.
August 30, 2019 @ 12:20 pm
Never fails, the uneducated person doesn’t like what the person said, so they call them a “liberul” even though they don’t know the definition of liberal. That said, Kane sucks live…
September 23, 2019 @ 1:17 pm
you sound stupid . it has nothing to do with being liberal or consevative . it has to with calling kane browns music anything like rap music when it is nothing like rap music dumbass . that is just raicst . so what you said is ignorant , racist & very white of you
August 30, 2019 @ 10:16 am
Now children be nice.
August 30, 2019 @ 8:22 pm
So if someone doesn’t like him they’re racist?
September 23, 2019 @ 1:09 pm
nope you are racist if you say kane browns music is anything like rap music . kane brown is pop country . it has nothing to do with no liking kane brown .it has to do with ignorantly calling kane browns music rap music when it is not even close to being anything like rap music . only dumb racist white person would say kane Browns music is anything like rap music
September 1, 2019 @ 5:22 pm
Idk Kane Brown’s music to take a position on whether he is “country” or not. In fact, part of what bugs me about the “real country music” community (a community to which, while I love all the same artists, I am not sure with whom I identify) is an inability (by many) to clearly articulate the underlying principles that determine whether or not an artist is “real country.” It seems to me that the principles are, by some, made malleable to achieve the subjectively predetermined and desired result. It is unclear whether we agree or disagree on that point because you failed to effectively raise it.
Instead, your adversary criticized this man’s music and, rather than attacking his taste in music, you attacked his character as a human being in a wholly unsupported manner.
What is shocking to me is that the comment you attacked had ZERO racial overtone, undertone, implication, or connotation. YOU decided to categorize this man racially, not your adversary. He came across as pretty light hearted and made an entertaining comment without resorting to race in any way. YOU made the discussion of this man disturbing and gross by making his race an issue. I was entirely unaware of this artist’s race and was reading comments either in favor of, or opposition to, this man’s merit as a country music artist without ever considering his race for a second until YOU raised his race as a factor.
Unfortunately, due to YOUR comment, I cannot deny this man is being treated differently and unfairly due to his race because YOU just did it. People make mistakes but, as quick as you are to condemn others for allegedly treating someone differently due to their race, it might be wise to be more careful how you bring a man’s race into unrelated discussions in the future. Just one man’s opinion to be taken with the grain of salt it’s worth. I wish you and your adversary continued enjoyment of the artist’s you enjoy regardless of what race they are and whether or not they are “real country.”
August 29, 2019 @ 7:26 pm
First reaction: thin-skinned twit.
Second reaction: yeah
August 29, 2019 @ 7:53 pm
His songs aren’t atrocious, and some aren’t even half bad, but they don’t do justice to his voice. If he starts recording quality songs, the awards will follow.
August 30, 2019 @ 8:53 am
Nope Kane Brown’s songs are great and they fit his vocals perfectly. Kane Brown has put out nothing but quality music.
August 30, 2019 @ 11:32 am
TJ Neyland, is that you?
August 29, 2019 @ 7:54 pm
Man, fuck Kane Brown. I wish Charley Crockett got half the attention that this snot-nose punk is getting.
August 30, 2019 @ 8:58 am
Charley Crockett is not as half as good as you Kane Brown. Kane Brown is no snot-nosed Punk & just a very talented artist.. Charley Crockett music is boring and sounds the same.
August 30, 2019 @ 11:31 am
TROLLLL IN THE DUNGEON
August 30, 2019 @ 12:42 pm
“Kane Brown is no snot-nosed Punk“
Yes he is, and his actions prove it.
September 23, 2019 @ 12:58 pm
nope dumbass Kane brown is in fact no snot-nosed punk like you. kane browns actions are not punk or snot nosed. so you sound stupid
September 1, 2019 @ 7:56 pm
I would have to agree… his cover of Tom T. halls “That’s how I got to Memphis” is outstanding.
August 29, 2019 @ 8:10 pm
My personal gripe with him and his music has always been how he got the attention in the first place with his covers of well-known traditional country songs (in 2016?) and then catapults to making pop remixes and non-album singles with Marshmello and Camila Cabello today. If the CMAs are starting to change their footing a little (and I think we all can agree it seems they are), I don’t seem to see an underlying issue.
August 29, 2019 @ 8:28 pm
Shouldn’t he be parking cars at the Red Lion or something?
August 29, 2019 @ 8:56 pm
I’ve listened to Kane Brown’s album. What i didn’t then and still don’t get is this; why on earth does people keep insisting he’s a country musician? It’s so obvious he belongs in the hick-hop genre, which boasts a style of music similar to his. He’d be better of with Colt Ford’s label, because they could market him properly towards an target audience that’s actually into his music. This entire “you can’t tell me i’m not country” farce will only turn country fans off in the long run.
August 30, 2019 @ 8:56 am
Nope Kane Brown is not hick-hop and nothing close to it. Kane Brown sings and does not rap so he can’t be hick-hop. You have to rap to be hick-hop .. Kane Brown is more country and R&B than hick-hop. It shows you’re just a racist
August 30, 2019 @ 9:47 am
Take your race card and stick it back up your ass you half-wit
August 30, 2019 @ 10:20 am
Well, I believe he is right on him being a singer and not a rapper and that you do have to rap to be hick hop. Now, if someone wants to say that his music is watered down r&b lite and only superficially country (e.g., like having a banjo playing somewhere in the mix), they’ll get no argument from me.
August 31, 2019 @ 4:46 am
What it shows, is your ignorance. Someone doesn’t like his music….doesn’t make t-h-e-m racist. I didn’t like Boy George, but that didn’t make me a homophobe….I just didn’t like his music.
September 23, 2019 @ 1:29 pm
nope it shows you ignorance. it has nothing do with dis-liking kane browns music . it has to do with calling kane browns music & that makes anybody saying that an ignorant racist dumbass
August 29, 2019 @ 9:05 pm
Kane Brown, has worked hard. Its hasn’t been easy, he has come a long way in Country music ! So, don’t be cruel ! I think he has a beautiful voice, and a long time into music of, his choice !
August 30, 2019 @ 10:00 am
Cruel? Really? What was “Cruel” about what was written? SCM writes well thought out reviews and posts factual commentary on events in country music… Nothing “Cruel” about it.
August 29, 2019 @ 9:14 pm
BAHAHAHAHAHAH. IT’S BECAUSE HE SUCKS. HAHAHAHAHAHA
August 30, 2019 @ 2:06 pm
Just going to say that your name being a reference to DAC (personal favorite) is wonderful. If you haven’t heard “River” by him it’s truly his hidden gem of a song
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ANoJ_Y5Y8xY
August 29, 2019 @ 9:25 pm
I enjoy some of Kane Brown’s music. I first heard him perform an acoustic set at the Ryman for a fundraiser for Second Harvest. He sang Used to Love You Sober, Wide Open and There Goes My Everything. I was blown away by a voice I never expected to come out of a guy in skinny jeans, combat boots and his baseball cap on backwards. His voice was amazing and definitely sounded more traditional. I hate that his label took him down the bro country path. Disappointed that he lost his temper over the CMA Awards, I actually thought his collaboration with Brooks and Dunn on I Believe was equal to or better than Luke Combs’ and I’m a big Luke fan.
August 29, 2019 @ 11:14 pm
He has many more
August 29, 2019 @ 11:26 pm
My kids and grandkids love him. Not sure who he is. He dresses neat. Maybe he will be nominated soon for something. We all love Taylor Swift.
September 4, 2019 @ 4:18 pm
Neat story…
August 30, 2019 @ 12:31 am
Huffy baby.. go to New York, to T.Swift.
August 30, 2019 @ 1:33 am
“They’ve never had a Justin Bieber in country music, so they don’t know how to deal with it.”
I’m going to plead ignorant and ask what this quote means????
August 30, 2019 @ 3:14 am
He means his tattoos are as trashy as Justin Biebers tattoos.
August 30, 2019 @ 5:37 am
Thanks for clarifying!
August 30, 2019 @ 4:10 am
I think he is an amazing country singer… And even if everyone doesn’t think he’s country. Why look at tattoos and judge. If I like the song I don’t care what they look lije… Close your eyes and enjoy the music….
August 30, 2019 @ 8:04 am
Many true country stars have tattoos. No one cares. It’s all about the music. I would guess most of the people on here don’t care about his tattoos but we do not consider him to be a country artist. I saw above a comment that he sang There Goes My Everything and sounded great. If he sang real country I couldn’t care less if he has tattoos from head to toe. I am going to see if I can find his There Goes My Everything performance on YouTube. If he wants to stay in Nashville he should actually do country songs. If he wants to do R&B or rap he needs to go to NYC or LA and try to actually make it in those genres.
August 30, 2019 @ 5:17 am
He deleted the account to stop the fights that was happening in the comments section. He was pulling fun and didn’t expect the reactions here got. Ask before you assume!
August 30, 2019 @ 5:30 am
Nashville has become the place to go when your pop/R&B/rap isn’t good enough to get you noticed in those genres, so you sell it as country. This fakery is not going unnoticed and it is my sincere hope that we are finally seeing an end to this nonsense.
August 30, 2019 @ 7:04 pm
There is nothing fake about kane brown
August 31, 2019 @ 2:33 am
He is a pop/R&B artist. Anyone can hear that. “Good As You” belongs on pop radio. Not country. He is by no means a country artist. If he wants to sing that type of music, why go to Nashville? Is he afraid he can’t make it on the pop or R&B charts so he’s in Nashville to gain more attention? He is faking being a country artist and the misguided Nashville marketing machine has allowed it, but this kind of stuff is losing traction. People want authentic country. Like I said in a previous comment, if he sings real country I have no issue with him. But at this point he’s just a guy singing watered down R&B.
August 30, 2019 @ 5:57 am
It’s kinda, like, Hey man, your Sushi may be really nice. I couldn’t tell, for Sushi is not my thing personally. Just doesn’t tickle my tastebuds, what can I do. But, like, whatever. You like it, the people you cater for like it, why would I mind. We’re good.
Just don’t expect your Sushi to win prizes at the Pizza Awards, alright?
(And don’t tell me it counts as Pizza because both Sushi and Pizza sometimes have tuna.)
August 30, 2019 @ 6:21 am
Don’t like him, never did what ever music genre he claims to be in.
August 30, 2019 @ 6:30 am
Kane Brown got off Twitter? Good.
Now, can THE REST OF HUMANITY please do the same…
August 30, 2019 @ 8:12 am
Hahahaha! Amen!!
August 30, 2019 @ 7:14 am
Kane brown is #1 in my books
August 30, 2019 @ 8:56 am
…….must be a short book Linda ………but hell….”.whatever gets you through the night ”
August 30, 2019 @ 7:23 am
The twitter accounts says it all:
“try searching for another”.
You won’t regret it.
August 30, 2019 @ 7:27 am
Hey Kane, take a breath, pray and let nature take its course! it’s not what you do but what you leave behind when you are gone. As long as you put all you have into your art, just enjoy the ride. Kill the boy in you and let the man loose. Appreciate having the ability to (financial) to make change if needed. I wish I had a talent to obtain fortune for my children. You were so blessed. Your being a hero to your wife and kids is more important than recognition by CMA. Everything happens for a reason. You have the ability to sing, write any type of music. If not Country, go to the next best choice. You wouldn’t be the first to change type of music.
Serenity Prayer is needed here and repeat daily.
Keep your disappointments private. God was in your life long before CMA and Twitter! Remember where you came from. CMA will feel the lost, if you decide to rewrite your destiny. Keep making great tunes, for those who do appreciate you.
I love you and I’m so proud of you and your accomplishments. Don’t waste time sulking or feeling unappreciated. You know what you are worth!
August 30, 2019 @ 7:32 am
You going to do a review of the new Craig Morgan tune? tugs at the heartstrings.
August 30, 2019 @ 10:26 am
It’s on the radar. A few good songs released today.
August 30, 2019 @ 11:16 am
If we are going to talk about other stuff that isn’t about Kane brown… any insider word about when Zephaniah ohoras new record will be released? lol
August 30, 2019 @ 1:20 pm
I don’t have any new info about a Zephaniah release date. I believe he might be trying to shop the new album around a little bit first to see if there’s any label interest. However there is a development. Neal Casal is the producer on the record, and he committed suicide earlier this week. Not sure it will affect the release, but something to keep in mind. Neal worked with a lot of independent folks. May have an article on this coming up soon.
August 30, 2019 @ 2:10 pm
Wow, that’s a real shame to hear about Neal Casal… thank you for taking the time to reply, Trigger.
August 30, 2019 @ 4:08 pm
I was guyted to hear about Neal. Huge loss. His ears were incredible.
August 31, 2019 @ 11:27 am
Yeah please review the new Craig Morgan song, such a good tune that needs to be heard!!
August 30, 2019 @ 7:48 am
It’s not even about whether it’s true country, pop country, or bro country anymore. Now it’s pop or rap artists saying “I’m female” ( Bebe Rexha) or “I’m black” ( Lil Nas X) so therefore give us a CMA. And when traditionalists say no, BAM your racist or sexist and anything you say is invalid.
August 30, 2019 @ 9:01 am
From the little I know about Bebe Rexha she seems so multifaceted and multitalented that you saying she depends on “I’m female” to get by appears to miniaturize her. And I missed the tweet where Lil Nas X said “I’m black so give me my CMA”.
August 30, 2019 @ 9:39 am
Who said anything about tweets? There was an uproar when “Old Town Road” was pulled from the country charts, though to clarify it’s been more of Rexhas and Lil Nas X’s fan base that’s been using the sex/race card.
August 30, 2019 @ 10:03 am
Well the subject of the article is partly about Twitter and many of the comments mention tweets so I thought you were maybe at least intimating that Nas X had communicated such a sentiment via Twitter. The fact that the statement “I’m black” is enclosed in quotation marks makes it seem as if you may actually be quoting the “pop or rap artist” Nas X. But anyway I apparently misread your intent. And the clarification about the fan base makes sense although I’ll qualify that by saying that I’m totally unfamiliar with their respective fan bases so I don’t really know what they’ve actually said. I’m sorry I took you to task but it just seemed to me you were painting with a broad brush, perhaps unfairly.
August 30, 2019 @ 7:51 am
Yeah, Kane Brown isn’t horrible, maybe just needs an attitude adjustment.
Anyway, I’m really just here to shamelessly plug for the new Sheryl Crow album, not country through and through, but certainly very good and entertaining in my opinion. Thanks Trigger, for allowing shameless plugs once in awhile.
August 30, 2019 @ 8:45 am
Kane Brown is no rap artist and nothing about Kane Brown is rap. So you sound ignorant. Kane Brown is country music.
August 30, 2019 @ 8:59 pm
Negative Ghostrider
August 30, 2019 @ 8:49 am
shit ….alan jackson isn’t whining or shutting down his accounts because HE was snubbed ..AGAIN .
man up kb . …you could learn a lot more than how to write and sing a COUNTRY song from ol AJ.
August 30, 2019 @ 4:18 pm
I think I’m missing something, what was he snubbed for? He hasn’t released anything I since 2015, has he?
August 30, 2019 @ 8:59 am
Toby Keith has been ignored for years.
August 30, 2019 @ 9:00 am
Brown’s music is worthless but he is still less toxic than Taylor Swift even was.
August 30, 2019 @ 9:05 am
No matter where his career ends up, he is still a Hero in a Half Shell…..Turtle Power!
August 30, 2019 @ 9:07 am
Its sad that people cant leave country music to country music. Half the idiots cant sing anyway and it sure the hell aint country. And if it is ill kiss your ass. And the country singers who are for real that tour with pop singers or what ever u want to call the garbage dont have pride or balls. Be strong real country.
August 30, 2019 @ 9:35 am
It took longer than I expected but the stans have started to show up lol
August 30, 2019 @ 10:45 am
Yeah, got here late and went to comments. Was not disappointed, it gets Trig clicks and gives us amusement so I consider this a win-win
August 31, 2019 @ 12:28 pm
To be honest the “Stans” comments are written like they haven’t advanced beyond the third grade lol.
August 30, 2019 @ 10:01 am
I think “James” in the comments is Kane Brown himself… lolol
August 30, 2019 @ 10:28 am
Perhaps Mr. Kane should remember that many very fine musicians work hard for years before getting any recognition. Some never get recognition despite deserving it. There are musicians out there right now who richly deserve the recognition but instead they have to gig their asses off just so they can eat more than a couple of times a month.
So maybe he doesn’t have it so bad.
August 30, 2019 @ 10:38 am
Kane sounds like an entitled brat. The one who should be upset is Scotty McCreery. He had his best year ever and made the second round for This Is It. Is he ranting on twitter or anywhere? No, he congratulated at least one of the nominees. Maybe next year for Scotty.
August 30, 2019 @ 12:14 pm
I don’t like country, but co-workers kept playing Weekend, Heaven, and Learning and I really like it inspire of it sounding country!
August 30, 2019 @ 2:49 pm
None of those songs are country songs.
August 30, 2019 @ 12:34 pm
So he threw a temper tantrum and now the grownups won’t let him tweet anymore. Kinda embarrassing.
August 30, 2019 @ 1:11 pm
Lets as Dale Watson if he thinks Kane is Country.
Just another douche trying to cash in on the upside down terrible no Country music Country music market.
August 30, 2019 @ 2:17 pm
He arrived just a little to late for the pop-bro-country train that left the station, I guess.
August 30, 2019 @ 3:27 pm
Don’t give a hoot about anyone on the modern Nashville scend. Just waiting for John Anderson to drop his latest album this fall :3
August 30, 2019 @ 6:47 pm
Kane wasnt mad. STOP TALKING SHIT ABOUT HIM.
August 31, 2019 @ 6:52 am
“STOP TALKING ABOUT HIM”… you kind of sound like an overly protective girlfriend. Kane is an adult, I’m sure he can handle some criticism without you being his white knight.
August 31, 2019 @ 6:53 am
“STOP TALKING SHIT ABOUT HIM” *
August 30, 2019 @ 7:17 pm
I don’t much care for this guy or his music. Maybe if he released something that actually resembled country music, he might have more luck with country music awards.
August 30, 2019 @ 7:41 pm
He reinstated his account to offer condolences to friends and family of funky Donnie Fritts…RIP
August 31, 2019 @ 10:32 am
I love Kane Brown as much as I do Tim McGraw. I do think of him as country and I am in the older generation. Awards and recognition is great but my advice to Kane, rest in God. Do what you do because you love it! They do not determine your value. Your fan base is not following you because of some stupid trophy. They follow yyou because your music moves them.
August 31, 2019 @ 11:27 am
He is as country as Yankee stadium in New York City
August 31, 2019 @ 3:44 pm
All the haters….jealous of Kane’s epic success. Kane worked his butt off to get where he is and he us COUNTRY …but yeah he is versatile and keeping COUNTRY fresh. Another person that should have a chip on his shoulder regarding award shows is Chris Young. Chris is very gracious about it. Constantly overlooked. Both these guys deserve respect for their music and commercial success. Not taking anything away from the nominees….cuz I like them too. But c’mon Chris Young should be Male Vocalist …and Entertainer of The Year. I don’t bother even watching the award shows any more….same names every year.
August 31, 2019 @ 4:44 pm
Maybe he will go back to his Momma’s basement and resume playing video games and leave country music to real adults. And I know several who I would like to see go with him.
That being said, hope rings eternal for some of the acts rising this year.
August 31, 2019 @ 6:34 pm
I really like his voice. I do think this new crop of younger singers only got into Country music because they were unable to get into pop music. That’s exactly what Taylor Swift did. I’m guessing their goal is to do the same.
On the sub
September 1, 2019 @ 12:20 am
Luke Combs whined about losing the all-genre Grammy Award for Best New Artist; Kane Brown complained about being shut out of the CMA’s. One of them got a snide article written about them, the other didn’t.
Kane Brown feels the country music establishment doesn’t understand him, and he’s right. Even this very own website — so interested in accurate genre designations — has stated that Kane Brown has made hip-hop songs. Trigger has admitted to being embarrassed by the comment section on a popular Kane Brown article he wrote due to negative (and possibly racist) comments on his appearance.
Saying Kane Brown should be ‘humble’ is another way of saying he should stop addressing the outrageous amounts of disrespect he’s received. Maybe if the establishment treated him properly he’d shut up.
September 1, 2019 @ 11:21 am
If Kane Brown’s going to make the kind of statements he’s made about being snubbed and being “disrespected”, and bellyache about not getting nominations and/or prizes, then he’s going keep getting snubbed and “disrespected”. He seems not only to have an over-sized ego, but he also seems to be doing this only for the money, the attention, and a mantle place full of awards. And he doesn’t seem to know just how dangerous that kind of mentality is. As Linda Ronstadt has said: “If you’re working for prizes, you’re in big trouble.”
September 2, 2019 @ 3:44 am
Here’s the actual quote from Combs:
“I get to wake up this morning with a better outlook on life then when I went to bed last night. I can’t say that when the words “and the Grammy goes to…” didn’t have my name at the end of them, that it didn’t hurt, that I wasn’t mad, or that I didn’t want to win. Of course I wanted to win, everyone who is nominated for a Grammy wants to win, that’s just human nature. After a fun night of after parties mixed with feeling sorry for myself I realized something, how blessed I am, win or lose. … So the next time that envelope opens and “The Grammy Goes To…” someone else, I’ll be ok with it, I won’t let it get the best of me, because I am surrounded by the best people in the world everyday and that is something truly worth cherishing.”
Now reflect on Kane Brown’s approach.
There is no comparison, at all.
September 1, 2019 @ 11:26 am
Recently did something I’ve not done in quite a while, checked out country radio. Heard a bit of his music and it actually had a fiddle on it, quite surprised. That said he is really rough on the eyes.
September 1, 2019 @ 11:30 am
He’s nowhere near a country singer… this shity bro country, and country rap(crap), will soon end, and they will all disappear…. this modern day, so called country music, sucks… they’re all band wagon jumpers…. and if the CMA (Country My Ass) retards bash him cause of his tattoos, then he should tell them to kiss his ass… not a damn thing wrong with tattoos, they aren’t what defines a person..
September 23, 2019 @ 1:24 pm
pop country & country rap are going no where & staying . you are dinosaur & your kind of country is dyeing out . so they are here to stay ,
September 1, 2019 @ 5:22 pm
Kane Brown should have already been nominated at the very least…. if not won the up and coming artist award. All careers have ways to show that you are doing well and the CMA awards is just a way to do that. Kane Brown is country and has a wonderful voice and his songs and lyrics are meaningful and heartfelt. He is not Bro country like Lil Nas and Billy Ray … Billy Ray was yuck when he sang Achy Breaky Heart . Kane Brown needs to be complaining not only about not been nominated but that they put him in the same category as that crap !! Kane’s screaming and cheering fans can be proof that he is doing something right in the country music world.
September 2, 2019 @ 7:35 am
“Kane’s screaming and cheering fans can be proof that he is doing something right in the country music world”
Well, to put this simply Kane’s fans are not Country Music fans. So no, he isn’t doing anything right in the Country Music world because his music isn’t Country.
September 23, 2019 @ 1:22 pm
wrong kane brown music is pop country even if you don’t like it
September 4, 2019 @ 4:35 pm
By that logic, Beiber deserves a CMA because of his throngs of “screaming and cheering fans”. Still wouldn’t make Beiber “country”. One can call themselves whatever they want, doesn’t necessarily make it so.
FYI, Dr. Dre is not a real doctor either.
September 1, 2019 @ 6:28 pm
Just because one has screaming fans cheering fans does not make one a country artists.
September 1, 2019 @ 8:43 pm
There’s always a way to handle disappointment, plenty of deserving artists don’t get nominated every year and plenty of undeserving artists win, life isn’t fair but it’s how we behave when it isn’t that’s a testament to our character. What I would really love this year is to see a female artist not Carrie or Miranda walk away with the Female Artist award – would be a nice change.
September 5, 2019 @ 12:05 am
He just played our county fair a couple weeks ago. I was told by someone who knows a fair board member that even tho the concert wasn’t a sell out, it was to be announced as a sell out per Kane’s management so they entire tour could be touted as a “sold out tour”. Everything in current country and with these younger artists is smoke and mirrors. It’s all manipulated over inflated and a flat out lie.
September 23, 2019 @ 1:19 pm
country music & music business has always been like that . old country did the same thing