Adeem the Artist, the nonbinary songwriter who earned raves for their 2022 album, White Trash Revelry, is criticizing the Americana Music Association in an open letter published Wednesday night. The “Middle of a Heart” singer, who was nominated for Emerging Artist of the Year at last week’s Americana Honors & …
Read More »Adeem the Artist Satirizes Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' With 'Sundown Town'
While many in the country community have tweeted criticism toward Jason Aldean in the aftermath of “Try That in a Small Town,” Knoxville-based singer-songwriter Adeem the Artist finds that satire is a better weapon against the controversial track. On Thursday, Adeem the Artist shared a spoof they titled “Sundown Town,” …
Read More »Country Music Has Never Been More Gay
W hen Brandy Clark launched a country-music recording career in 2013, there wasn’t any template to follow for an openly gay artist in Nashville. Despite co-writing hits like Kacey Musgraves’ “Follow Your Arrow,” Clark heard loud and clear the industry’s subtle messages that she wouldn’t be supported as an out …
Read More »Adeem the Artist Saw a Divided America and Wrote the Most Empathetic Country Album of the Year
Adeem Bingham just couldn’t abide the Aaron Lewis song “Am I the Only One.” The embittered tune, released in 2021, infamously name-checked Bruce Springsteen for being a disappointment to “real” Americans and moaned about the tearing down of Confederate monuments. Bingham, who performs as Adeem the Artist, wasn’t having it. …
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