Surprise, surprise… Charley Crockett is once again airing is grievances. The “Kentucky Too Long” singer released two albums in 2025 (Lonesome Drifter and Dollar A Day), and he’s got another on the way in 2026. Age of the Ram, Crockett’s final installment of his “Sagebrush Trilogy,” will release on April 3. That’s obviously gotten a lot of fans talking… but funny enough, what’s gotten the recent Grammy-nominee in the headlines again is an online rant about the current state of the world and country music. That’s not out of the norm for Crockett. In fact, his lyrics can often be a bit accusatory. He’s never been afraid to call out the Nashville Music Machine and country music in the modern day, and the “Son of Davy” has no issue at all crafting songs that are inspired by his real life business dealings in the Nashville area (see “Music City U.S.A.,” or “Game I Can’t Win.”) As of late, the country singer has been dipping into the political sphere more with his social media messaging. Just a week or so ago, the Texas troubadour took to Instagram to call President Trump a “cosplay president,” and took shots at Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Jelly Roll as well. This latest post from Crockett seemingly acts a response to those who labeled him left-leaning after targeting President Trump: “I’m not on the left. I’m not on the right. I’m on the road. And that’s a hard way to go. There’s no real left in corporate America. Only the party of the dollar with two right wings. The last president who stood up to the military industrial complex lost his life on the streets of Dallas in 1963. Not one single president has been elected outside the two party system in our entire 250 year history. A politician is somebody who collects votes from the poor and accepts money from the rich, promising both protection from the other. They’re dishonest by design. Fenced in, sold off, plate out.” Tell us how you really feel, Charley. The “Welcome to Hard Times” singer then piggybacked off that political rant by comparing modern day country artists to politicians. He very boldly claimed that the country music establishment is “dead,” and then gave some more back story on why he’s been referring to himself as the “Muhammad Ali of Country Music.” Here’s the rest: “It’s true that artists are a lot like politicians, it’s just that some of us don’t ride for a brand and tell it like it Is. The country music establishment is dead. It has been for 25 years. Remember when Strait and Jackson sang about murder on music row? They were right. To all the big men on here running my name through the mud. I appreciate the encouragement. It’s good to know who hates you. Pull up on me anytime bronc. It’d be hilarious if you folks knew who it was that nicknamed me the ‘Muhammad Ali of Country Music.’ He became an enemy to me just a piece back. Lying through his teeth about me out of jealousy. Actually there’s a lot like him. They can get it too. You know what’s harder than marrying outside your race? Marrying outside your class. That’s why I started robbing banks.” The only difference, or differences, between this message and those that Crockett has sent out in the past is a) the artist sent this one out on his Instagram story, rather than an actual post and b) he has since deleted it. He sent it out late on February 19, and if you are unfamiliar with how stories on Instagram work, they usually stay up on a person’s profile for 24 hours. This one is no longer there on Crockett’s page. Which is weird for two reasons. First off, Charley usually just sends something like this out as a full-fledged post. And second, it’s rare to see him back off of something that he said… Crockett typically lets messaging like this ride, no matter the backlash or controversy that gets stirred up. Makes me wonder why the country singer decided to take this one down, likely before many people had a chance to see it. Perhaps the “pull up” part? As they say though… screenshots are forever.The post “Pull Up On Me Anytime”: Charley Crockett Calls The Country Music Establishment “Dead” In Lengthy Instagram Rant About Politics & Haters first appeared on Whiskey Riff.