The country music industry has seen its share of feuds through the years. It's unavoidable, really. When big egos, creative personalities, and lots of money are involved, there's likely to be a spat or two between a few big names in the industry. Let's dive into three of the biggest (and, honestly, kind of silly) feuds in country music history. Keep in mind there are many more than these three; a list of them all would never end.
This is by far one of the biggest feuds in country music history, and many still remember when it started. Back in 1975, John Denver won the CMA Entertainer of the Year award. Charlie Rich announced the win… and then promptly burned the card with Denver's name on stage.
This feud took place in the 2010s, and a lot of people were on Tim McGraw's side. The country singer was engulfed in a battle with Curb Records, who sought to keep him on their contract. They sued the singer around 2011 and claimed that he breached said contract. McGraw counter-sued and made it clear that he just wanted out of the "unfair" agreement. It wasn't until 2013 that McGraw finally won his case and got signed with Big Machine.
By far one of the goofiest feuds in country music, this spat involved singers Travis Tritt and Billy Ray Cyrus. Allegedly, Tritt called Cyrus' huge one-hit wonder "Achy Breaky Heart" a literally "a** wiggling contest." Cyrus didn't take kindly to this and referenced the diss in his acceptance speech at the 1993 American Music Awards. It was media candy for quite a while. In the years since, Tritt acknowledged that his comments were a bit rude.
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