Kane Brown Details His Experience With Racism in Country Music

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Kane Brown’s rise in country music wasn’t always a breeze.  

More recently, the artist behind “Miles On It” reminisced about the start of his journey, revealing instances of racial prejudice he experienced from particular writers within the music industry.

In the July 8th episode of Logan Paul’s Impaulsive podcast, I shared an experience where a specific writer declined to collaborate with me due to my race. I didn’t mention his name, but I confronted him about it in a bar later on, and he attempted to apologize for his actions.

On that occasion, the 31-year-old had faced discrimination of a similar nature before, as he recounted another prominent musician with multiple No. 1 hits refusing to collaborate with him soon after. Reminiscent of his initial encounter, the second songwriter attempted to rectify the situation, but the “High Road” artist chose to assert himself instead.

In the realm of social media’s infancy, during my Facebook years, I found myself surrounded by skepticism. A dedicated follower would constantly make amends whenever our interactions escalated, even attempting to create content for me. However, when he offered, I politely declined.

Certainly, Kane – father of Kingsley (age 5), Kodi (age 3), and Krewe (12 months old) with wife Katelyn Brown – has gained recognition on social media platforms, primarily for his cover versions of country songs on Facebook. He successfully crowd-funded his self-titled EP in 2015, and subsequently signed his first recording contract with RCA Nashville in the following year.

The singer known as “The Backseat Driver” has openly discussed his encounters with racism, revealing in an interview with People in November 2018 that he endured numerous hateful remarks, including derogatory slurs, when he initially ventured into the world of country music.

Even though he doesn’t shy away from highlighting the damaging instances, Kane is now ensuring that such words don’t impact his professional journey anymore.

He expressed to CBS News in October 2022: “I don’t need to explain myself, it’s obvious.” As a Black artist, I’m performing on massive stages, my music is popular on the radio, and I’m achieving great things. Just look at that, it shows that country music is progressing, and people should embrace this change.

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2025-07-16 18:17