Country music singer Gavin Adcock, known for songs like “Deep End” and “Ain’t No Cure,” recently shared his thoughts with concertgoers on Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter.”

“That s–t ain’t country music and it ain’t ever been country music and it ain’t gonna be country music,” Adcock told the crowd at his concert this weekend.

He said this in response to his album “My Own Worst Enemy,” (No.5) coming behind Beyonce’s (No.4) on the Apple Music country music charts.

“Cowboy Carter” also took home album of the year at the Grammys in February.

Adcock, who was nominated for new male artist of the year at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards, later posted a video on X explaining his stance.

“I’ma go ahead and clear this up,” he said.

“When I was a little kid, my mama was blasting some Beyoncé in the car. I’ve heard a ton of Beyoncé songs and I actually remember her Super Bowl Halftime Show being pretty kick-ass back in the day. But I really don’t believe her album should be labeled as country music.”

Adcock said, “It doesn’t sound country, it doesn’t feel country, and I just don’t think that people that have dedicated their whole lives to this genre and this lifestyle should have to compete or watch that album just stay at the top just because she’s Beyoncé.”

Ten days before the album released, Beyoncé made a post to Instagram explaining that it has been five years in the making, and was birthed from an experience that she had years ago where she didn’t feel welcomed and “it was clear that she wasn’t.”