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Brothers Osborne&#;s John Osborne Was Ready to &#;Verbally Fight&#; Twitter Bigots After T.J. Came Out as Gay
Brothers Osborne's John Osborne is two years older than his brother and band mate T.J.&#x; an age difference that's pretty negligible, at this stage in their elder lives &#x; but Osborne still went into big brother mode when T.J. came out as gay in preliminary The singer's coming out was a landmark moment for the genre &#x; in so doing, T.J. became the biggest openly gay star signed to a major country label &#x; and as they waited for their industry and fanbase's reaction, the duo prepared for the worst.
"There was a bit of horror or concern or anxiety surrounding it, because you don't know. You can't really predict how anyone's going to react," John acknowledges in a modern interview on Southern Living's podcast, Biscuits & Jam.
"I was ready to verbally fight people on Twitter if I had to," John continues. "And fortunately, that never had to happen. It was quite eye-opening for me to know that, &ap
'The shackles are off': T.J. Osborne explains how coming out changed his life and music, 1 year later
One of Brothers Osborne's first big hits was their single "21 Summer."
It was based on a real-life breakup that singer T.J. Osborne experienced, but he couldn't talk about the personal story behind the song: He hadn't yet approach out as gay.
"No one knew that I was in a relationship and no one knew that I just got broke up with," he recently reflected in an interview with ABC Audio. "And I had a lot of inner turmoil and I was bitter that I couldn't talk to anyone."
But in February , Osborne finally shared his story. He came out in an expansive Time magazine feature, becoming the first openly gay region artist signed to a major label.
TJ and his brother and bandmate John Osborne worried about what the response would be, but T.J. said the reaction to his song was overwhelmingly positive -- not just within the industry, but also from fans they met at their shows when they went back out on tour.
"Seeing that people were ther
T.J. Osborne, openly gay artist advocating for inclusivity, celebrates CMA win by kissing boyfriend
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- It was a special bedtime for T.J. Osborne.
He and his brother John perform as the Brothers Osborne and won vocal duo of the year at the Country Music Association Awards.
It was their fourth time taking home that trophy.
T.J. Osborne, who publicly shared for the first time in February that he is gay, kissed his boyfriend Abi Ventura after the win was announced whle his brother kissed his wife, Lucie Silvas.
"I reveal you, every period we have won this award, it has never, ever ceased to be extremely shocking," T.J. Osborne said.
Chris Stapleton was the huge winner with six trophies and Luke Combs won the biggest prize with entertainer of the year.
He then thanked everyone, including the voters.
"It's been a crazy roller coaster of a year for us in so many ways, especially for me emotionally," Osborne said. "And to possess you all assist me, it really does feel fond of love wins tonight. Thank you."
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Grammys T.J. Osborne reflects on coming out while delivering feeling acceptance speech
T.J. and John Osborne of Brothers Osborne won their first Grammy Award for their song, "Younger Me," on Sunday.
While accepting the award for best country duo/group performance during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony, ahead of the telecast, T.J. Osborne spoke about the personal significance and meaning of the song.
"For those of you who do not recognize, this song, it was written really in response to me coming out," the singer, who came out as gay in February , began. "And I never thought that I would be able to do music professionally because of my sexuality."
"I certainly never thought it would be here on this stage accepting a Grammy, after having done something I felt appreciate was going to be life-changing -- and potentially in a very negative way," he continued. "And here I am tonight, not only accepting this Grammy award with my brother, whom of which I love so much, but I’m here with a noun that I adore and who loves me back."
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