A Candid Account of What It's Like to Be an African American Country Music Fan

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A Candid Account of What It's Like to Be an African American Country Music Fan

In an Instagram post that quickly went viral, Rachel Berry shared her story about how much she loves country music. And as it turns out, country music loves her right back. 

Berry poured her heart out on Tuesday (June 2) even though she didn’t know if anyone would take the time to read her story. She said she was going to write it anyway. Just to open up some eyes about what it’s like to be black and a country music fan

Little Big Town, who told her, “We love seeing you in the front row singing every word. We hear you and we love you and we’re standing with you.” 

And Maren Morris, who said, “Thank you for sharing, babe. It’s something artists and their crews need to always keep in mind because we want everyone to be safe at our shows.”

Other artists who’ve showed their support for this one fan with a big story were Russell Dickerson, Mickey Guyton, Dan + Shay, Morgane Stapleton, Lucie Silvas, Lindsay Ell, Kree Harrison, Kelleigh Bannen, Abby Anderson, Danielle Bradbery, Kalie Shorr, Olivia Lane, RaeLynn, Sarah Buxton, Joey Hyde, and Cam. More will certainly follow.

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