Country music star Brantley Gilbert made his feelings about Bud Light known during a live performance over the weekend.
You may have heard that not everybody is happy with Bud Light and the brand's parent company Anheuser-Busch right now.
Much of the anger stems from a video shared by trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney, in which, she promoted the alcoholic beverage. This has caused some people to accuse the company of "going woke".
In the video, the 26-year-old content creator dressed as Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn and enjoyed a can of Bud Light beer.
Despite Mulvaney having already shared a video in partnership with Bud Light back in February, the most recent post triggered a torrent of vile comments from trolls, with many vowing never to drink Bud Light beer or any Anheuser-Busch products again.
Check out Mulvaney's Bud Light partnership below:Music stars like Kid Rock and Travis Tritt have voiced their displeasure at Bud Light following the partnership, and now Brantley Gilbert has appeared to do the same thing.
A video from his performance at Indian Mountain ATV Park in Piedmont, Alabama, is now going viral on social media after it was shared by conservative Turning Point U.S.A. official Benny Johnson.
The clip shows Gilbert picking up a can of Bud Light that somebody had tossed onto the stage.
After looking at the can, he exclaims, "F*** that", before forcibly throwing it onto the stage floor - causing it to explode.
Now, it should be worth noting that Gilbert gave up drinking alcohol several years ago, and therefore could have just been sharing his displeasure at being handed an alcoholic beverage.
Nevertheless, that hasn't stopped some social media years from assuming that Gilbert destroyed the can due to the brand's partnership with Mulvaney.
One Twitter user who shared the clip wrote: "Brantley Gilbert reaction to someone throwing him a bud light [...] Go woke go broke."
Another added: "Brantley Gilbert spiked a can of Bud Light on stage when a fan tossed one to him. THAT'S how you treat woke brands. Destroy them."
However, other Twitter users were quick to point out the riff Gilbert's band was playing in the background of the clip - taken from Queen's hit 'Another One Bites The Dust'.
As a result, many social media users couldn't help but point out the irony of a Bud Light can being destroyed... while a song originally performed by one of the greatest LGBTQ+ talents - Freddie Mercury - played in the background.
"I wonder if they know they’re playing a song from a band famous for having one of the most queer musicians in history," one Twitter user wrote.
A second added: "Ironic they're covering Queen."
And a third tweeted: "They got that QUEEN riff playing just in time eh?"
And replying directly to Benny Johnson's tweet, a fourth wrote: "'Someone threw country star Brantley Gilbert a Bud Light while he was on stage with the music of gay icon Freddie Mercury being played by his band in the background.'
"Fixed it. Y’all are so bad at this."
Whether you support Bud Light or you don't and whether Gilbert was taking a shot at the company or he wasn't, you can't help but smile at the irony.
Despite being one of the most loved bands in music history, Queen's flamboyant personas could sometimes get them in hot water.
Back in 1984, the band released their single 'I Want To Break Free', which was accompanied by a music video showing all four members dressed in drag.
Despite many fans laughing along with the band's antics, it was a different story in the United States, as guitarist Brian May recalls.
Speaking to NPR Radio in 2010, May says: "I remember being on the promo tour in the Midwest of America and peoples’ faces turning ashen and they would say, 'No, we can't play this. We can't possibly play this. You know, it looks homosexual'."
Although the video was never banned outright in the US (as some people incorrectly believe), the frosty reception did result in one of Queen's best songs underperforming heavily in the States. May also believes that the video damaged the band’s reputation saying: "I know that it really damaged our sort of whole relationship with certainly radio in this country and probably the public as well."
