Aaron Watson’s tailgate talk is coming in with some stellar ideas. If you’ve been tuned into the country music world recently, then I’m sure you’ve seen the feud between Gavin Adcock and Charley Crockett. The back and forth between the two artists began when Charley took to social media and unleashed an epic rant on the state of country music, calling out bro-country, calling out Morgan Wallen, sort of defending Beyonce. Crockett pointed out that the biggest star in country music makes pop music too, and admittedly doesn’t even listen to much country, but Charley praised him for at least being honest about it: “Hey, country folks. Beyoncé ain’t the source of your discontent. It was 25 years of bro country. The number one country artist on Earth listens to nothing but rap. Openly says he doesn’t really know any country music. Gotta respect his honesty. The machine points to a black woman who’s making a statement about marginalized people being removed from the conversation altogether, and somehow we all act like the entire pop industry didn’t just ambush roots music. These ‘country boys’ been singing over trap beats for years. So what’s different now? Authenticity. Many of those business folks called me early on. They had whole albums pre-written and recorded ready to just plug me in. I have receipts. It’s harder than ever to keep the public’s attention. They said and I quote, ‘We wanna get into country music where you have audience loyalty.’ Hot today, forgot tomorrow. 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.” Many country listeners interpreted the last part of Crockett’s rant as a shot toward Gavin Adcock, who recently spoke about his distaste surrounding Beyoncé’s crossover into country music. At a show earlier this summer, Adcock shared with his audience his thoughts that the Cowboy Carter album should not be considered “country.” Of course, Adcock has never been one to not speak his mind about anything, and his comments about Beyoncé were no different. Adcock doubled down on his opinion and trolled fans who were telling him he needed to apologize or think more carefully before speaking. After Gavin caught wind of the shot from Charley Crockett, he took to social media to respond, calling Crockett a “cosplay cowboy.” “Somebody needs to tell the “act” that has let out (the cover) of James Town Ferry 6 times, he should just work on letting out quality original music. I got more cowsh-t under my pinky than you have seen your whole f—in life. Hank sr called and asked about the cosplay cowboy. Somebody needs to tell the “act” that has let out (the cover) of James town ferry 6 times he should just work on letting out quality original music I got more cowshit under my pinky then you have seen your whole fuckin life. Hank sr called and asked about the cosplay cowboy — Gavin Adcock Music (@GavinAdcock) August 20, 2025 But it didn’t stop there. Over on Instagram, Gavin called Charley his “dipsh-t of the week,” while also comparing him to the Ghoul from the Fallout television series. Which, obviously, was not a compliment to the “$10 Cowboy” singer. It appeared that the two might be on a path to finding peace after Charley Crockett left Gavin Adcock a gift at a Kansas venue of 60 roses and a copy of his latest record, Dollar A Day. While Adcock made a video thanking Crockett for the gift, while still shading him slightly, it was clear that he wanted the last word and continued to throw dirt on Crockett’s name. After receiving the gift, he got on Twitter and threw more shade Crockett’s way. “Praising a guy that said Beyoncé is country proves we live in a broke world.” Praising a guy that said Beyoncé is country proves we live in a broke world — Gavin Adcock Music (@GavinAdcock) August 22, 2025 And then Gavin followed up again, sharing a video about Charley’s days busking in New York City, a far cry from the country stylings that you see from Charley today. “Let me expose the cosplay cowboy for the last time. Nobody’s putting on a bigger act than this guy. Idk what you wanna call this, but legends would roll over in their grave if you called this country.” Of course, several Charley Crockett haters like to point out that he rapped in his younger days as a way to discredit his current catalog, but he was very transparent about it on a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. In a since-deleted Instagram post, Crockett responded to Adcock not apologizing for any of his statements and standing behind his words. “Black music made me. I will not apologize. Raised by a single mama. I am not ashamed. Many men have tried to destroy me. I will not lose.” Crockett has also been posting on Instagram, still seemingly participating in the drama, most recently sharing an image of Hank Williams Sr. morphing into himself. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Charley Crockett (@charleycrockett) Paul Cauthen Enters The Chat Due to the attention, other artists have begun to comment on the matter. Benjamin Tod has spoken out on the matter at hand, chiming in that he’s not down for disrespect among artists. He’s all for differing opinions and having a conversation about it, but was not a fan of Adcock personally attacking Crockett for his looks: “We’ve got to stop glorifying aggression and conflict. There are people who have earned authority in this community, and we must hold reverence for them. So, that’s my position. Take it or leave it.” Paul Cauthen also recently entered the chat and accused Crockett of being a “pathological liar” during a lengthy Instagram story post: “Charley boy, Charley boy, oh man. This fairytale’s getting outta hand. I know that you’re a student of country music and a student of all these fairytales that you have put out to the public, that’s really, I mean, just straight-up bullsh*t. I mean, I met you in uptown. You were DJing, and it was a whole different vibe going on then. And then from, I don’t know that point to let’s say 2020 or whatever, I guess you busked and lived in New Orleans, in San Benito, and you went over to your uncle or granddad, Davy Crockett’s house, and it’s just all bullsh*t, bud.  I mean, come on bro. Just play music and stop lying. I’m usually not the commotion stirrer, but I like to end bullsh*t. I really love to end it, and I want everybody to know that everything that’s been said about the past and you know, all this s***, it’s bullsh*t. And it’s just lies now. He kicks around, sings beats the sh*t out of his guitar.” Pushing back on Crockett’s long-time claim of being related to Davy Crockett, he’d then go on to call Crockett a pathological liar:  ”Stop being a pathological liar and thinking that you’re something that you’re not. You’re just a singer that’s ripping off the past, that’s bringing it in like it’s your blood and your sh*t. Well, you’re not related to Davy Crockett and you’re not f***ing Bob Wills. So just go play.” He didn’t pull punches… Aaron Watson Weighs In Now, Aaron Watson has entered the chat with one of his famed tailgate talks to give his thoughts on the matter. Watson starts off the video noting that when he said he was going to weigh in, many Charley Crockett fans attacked him, saying he did not have the credibility to chime in. HA. Clearly, these folks don’t know who they are messing with, and Watson had no fear laying down some of the incredible career milestones that give him the credibility to share his thoughts. “So I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Aaron Watson. I don’t know much. I’m a Texas country, and I’ve been doing this for 27 years. I’ve probably played about 2,500 shows. I’m currently writing my 20th album, and my record, ‘The Underdog’, made history. Made country music history by becoming the first ever independent album to chart at number one.” Watson then shares some hilarious facts about his career, like being accused of getting the Sony CEO fired and how he once got in trouble with Bobby Bones for breaking into his studio in an attempt to get him to play his record. Watson then advises these two artists to put their differences aside, as they are living the dream that some artists will never get to experience. They both have loyal fan bases, earn enough to tour the nation, and get to create music that brings them and their fans joy. “I am so blessed, and I get to do this for a living. And that’s what I wanted to say to Charley and Gavin. Bro, boys, chill the flip out. Y’all get to do this for a living! Stop pissin’ in each other’s Cheerios and talking about who has the bigger… hits.  Years ago, I wasn’t the biggest fan of bro country, and then I got to play some shows with some bro country, country singers like Thomas Rhett. And dude, he was the nicest guy, and I watched his show, and I was like dang, he’s a heck of an entertainer and a heck of a writer. Oh, Luke Bryan opened some shows for me, I have the t-shirt to prove it, and he was the nicest guy. What it made me realize is at the end of the day, whether you’re a hip hop artist, a rap artist, a pop artist, a traditional country singer, a pop country singer, or some independent outlaw singer, we’re all just trying to make a buck so we can put diesel in the bus and diapers on my babies. So Gavin and Charley, you guys kiss and make up because that’s what Jesus wants you to do. Or put on the boxing gloves, and y’all should duke it out for charity.  Regardless, hey, we get to do this for a living. We’re so lucky.” Watson then seemingly announces his next record, A Horse Named Texas, which is scheduled for release in 2026. Let’s go! As always, Watson brings wisdom to the chat, giving his genuine and honest thoughts on the situation, and his take might be my favorite thus far. Not only encouraging these two to come together, but if they aren’t, at least give the people something more than some online beef. I’d pay good money to see a boxing match between Charley Crockett and Gavin Adcock. Also, talk about the smooth move of announcing his new record in this tailgate talk. Aaron Watson’s social media videos are better than TED Talks. Keep ’em coming, boss. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Aaron Watson (@aaronwatsonmusic) The post Aaron Watson Suggests Gavin Adcock & Charley Crockett Put On The Gloves & “Duke It Out For Charity” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.