ZACH Bryan has been slammed for bringing the “Hawk Tuah” woman on stage during his Nashville concert.
The “Hawk Tuah” woman, whose real name is Hailey Welch, became an internet sensation after describing her bedroom move that makes men go crazy.
In a man-on-the-street interview by @Tim&DeeTV, Hailey was asked, “What’s one move in bed that makes a man go crazy every time?”
Without skipping a beat she replied, “You gotta give’em that Hawk Tuah and spit on that thang.”
“That thang” being a man’s genitalia during oral sex.
On Saturday, during the latest stop on his Quittin Time Tour, country music star Zach Bryan, 28, brought the viral sensation onto the Nissan Stadium stage to help sing the encore Revival.
An audience member shared a video of the moment on X, formerly Twitter, with the caption, “Hawk Tuah girl made it on stage with Zach Bryan.
“Why are people hating on her for it?”
Hailey sported a form-fitting sleeveless top, matching knee-high, white boots, a pair of daisy dukes, and a cowboy hat as she joined Zach at the mic.
She was recorded belting out the lyrics with a beer in hand.
The Twitter user added, referencing Hailey, “You did great, ignore the haters.”
On a Zach Bryan-dedicated Reddit board, a fan wrote, “Hawk Tuah on stage discussion.”
Zach Bryan accused of being ‘a diva’ for ‘crying’ about his song Pink Skies being on pop radio as fans rage ‘be grateful!’
They asked, “What do you guys think about her being brought on stage? Poor taste/bad judgment or thumbs up?”
In the comment thread, one fan replied, “all in good fun.. its stupid but fine.”
“I was there, it was funny, who cares. Didn’t take anything away from the song, which was electric,” another person commented.
“She’s the most viral person for the last couple weeks so I understand why he brought her on stage. Do I think it’s bad taste? No, it’s his show and he can do whatever he wants, it doesn’t affect me,” added third.
Not all fans were so unbothered by her inclusion, as one Redditor wrote, “Imagine being excited for a Nashville Revival guest, and you get this lmfao.”
“I’m tired of hearing about her really lol. It’s crazy what people get ‘famous ‘ for now,” added another.
“This is annoying, but not surprising,” commented a third.
A fourth remarked, “I am sooo over hearing her hawk tuah s**t. It was shocking at first, it wasn’t funny but now it’s just gross hearing about it constantly.
“I do think it’s interesting that he had her up there. I think his fan base is the perfect place for that. I would have loved to hear the reaction of the all the guys when she said it in the mic & they realized who she was,” they added.
BOO HOO
Last month, Zach received backlash for complaining about his new single Pink Skies success after outlets revealed the emotional ballad was picked up by pop radio.
The Oklahoma native’s label, Warner Records, apparently decided to promote the song for greater commercial success.
But Zach was seemingly out of the loop as he shared in a scathing message on X, “This is f**ked, I never approved this, why is Pink Skies at Pop radio.”
Despite the songwriter’s fury regarding the placement of his new single, which discusses the pain involved with loss, the crossover doesn’t come as a huge surprise.
His 2022 breakout hit, Something in the Orange, also reached mainstream success, rising through the Billboard Top 100 for weeks.
But Zach followed up his initial post with more clarification, writing, “I’m not a f**king Pop artist, or country artist leave me out of this.”
“Pink Skies is not a pop song,” he penned in all caps for another separate post.
Fans were appalled at Zach’s reaction, with many slamming him for issuing an “ungrateful” reaction to the news.
“Hi independent artist here that’d just be happy for one radio spin. Don’t be upset for potentially making fans from another side of the fold haha,” one wrote.
“Completely independent artist here. I’d be ecstatic to get my music played on any station.
“In fact, why would you be upset about letting people who don’t normally hear your music, finally get a chance to hear it,” a second agreed.
“Well it’s not country soooo?” a third trolled, while a fourth said sarcastically, “Man this poor guy cant catch a break. No 350/ticket concert sales, no listeners, no promotion.
“If only someone would listen to this poor genreless artist.. we would all be better off for it.”
“Oh no! Your song is popular and more people want to listen to it,” a fifth said with an eye roll emoji.
TERRIFYING ACCIDENT
The singer’s mournful new track follows his involvement in a “traumatizing” car crash with his girlfriend, Brianna LaPaglia.
The influencer detailed the life-threatening incident in a social media post.
“I think I’m nearing a mental breakdown and I’ve been living on a bus for the past month so that doesn’t help the mental,” the 24-year-old told her followers at the time.
“Two nights ago, Zach and I got into a traumatizing car, like, crash,” she continued in a shakey voice.
“It flipped a bunch of times, everything shattered, and thank God we had our seatbelts on but there was a lot of blood and we thought we were like saying goodbye to each other,” Brianna explained.
The TikTok star revealed that Zach suffered a “huge gash” from the accident, and once EMTs arrived on the scene they had to stitch him up.
The songwriter’s girlfriend confirmed that they were both “okay” despite the injury.
“We are happy and alive,” she shared.
