But Brooks’s comments show how some country singers are starting to speak out on the subject, even if the singers don’t say anything political or even mention the word “gun.”[ Country music avoided politics this year. However, Rolling Stone reported this week that NRA Country — the lifestyle arm of the NRA — recently revamped its website and removed the names of all country singers affiliated with the brand. Popular acts such as Florida Georgia Line and Thomas Rhett had already been deleted after the Las Vegas shooting. Multiple people on Twitter praised her sentiment (“Love love LOVE you for using your voice to support this movement”), and another went with: “How about you stick to singing? We’ve all seen what happens to celebrities who get political.”Some country singers are not fazed by those threats.

Source: Washington Post March 23, 2018 11:03 UTC