BREAKING: Brothers Osborne Will No Longer Perform At ‘Love Rising’ Benefit
“With deepest apologies, we will be unable to attend tonight’s Love Rising event,” John Osborne’s statement began.
Brothers Osborne; Photo by CMA
Brothers Osborne will no longer appear at Monday’s Love Rising benefit concert in Nashville, Tennessee.
John Osborne, who is one half of the award-winning country duo, is on baby watch with his wife, fellow artist Lucie Silvas, and is unable to perform.
Statement Released
He took to social media to share the news on the duo’s social media accounts on Monday ahead of the Love Rising concert.
“Hey y’all… with deepest apologies, we will be unable to attend tonight’s Love Rising event at Bridgestone,” John wrote. ”Turns out my and Lucie’s twins, Maybelle and Arthur, have picked up the Osborne tradition of arriving unannounced and could be here any second now!”
John went on to praise his wife and encourage the duo’s fans to support the event even though Brothers Osborne is unable to perform.
“Lucie is a damn warrior and is currently holding down the fort from the hospital bed as I type this. To our dear friends that will be there tonight, on and off stage, show the world what our town is made of and let’s fight to keep Nashville full of the love, light, and inclusivity that it is known for. For that is the type of place we want to raise our children. Go get ‘em. Love y’all.”
Twins On The Way
John Osborne, 40, and Lucie Silvas, 45, revealed that they were expecting twins during an exclusive interview with People in early November.
“We are so excited,” Silvas said. “It is such an amazing thing to be in this position to be growing two babies. When you think that you may never have the chance to have children and then suddenly you’re going to have two, it’s amazing.”
The soon-to-be first-time parents have been married since 2015.
“We went through a very long, tough journey with IVF to get to this point,” Silvas continued. “We had an embryo transfer where we transferred two embryos thinking that would give us a better chance of getting one [baby], but we got two. I think deep down, we were hoping for two.”
Star-Studded Event
Presented by Live Nation, Love Rising is set to take place at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Monday evening (Mar. 20).
The star-studded “celebration of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” will also livestream globally via the premium concert streaming platform VEEPS. Tickets to watch the livestream are on-sale now at LoveRising.Veeps.com for $14.99. Viewers will be able to access the stream on Veeps.com or via the Veeps app on Apple TV, Roku, iOS, and Android.
Hosted by Asia O’Hara, Love Rising is a benefit concert for the Tennessee Equality Project, inclusion tennessee, OUTMemphis, and The Tennessee Pride Chamber.
The event will feature performances from Sheryl Crow, Maren Morris, Jason Isbell, Hayley Williams, Hozier, Brittany Howard, Brothers Osborne, Amanda Shires, Julien Baker, Joy Oladokun, Yola, Jake Wesley Rogers, Mya Byrne, Adeem The Artist, Autumn Nicholas, Fancy Hagood, Izzy Heltai, Shea Diamond, Sparkle City Disco & Wrabel, and Allison Russell and the Rainbow Coalition Band.
Alexia Noelle, Aura Mayari, Britney Banks, Cya Inhale, Deception, Jaxson Stone, Justine Van de Blair, Obsinity, Samira Valentine, Sasha Dereon, Shelby La Banks, Trey Alize, Vanity, Veronika Electronika, Vidalia Anne Gentry, Vivica Steele are among the Drag Queens and Kings appearing during Love Rising.
In addition to raising money through the stream, Propeller is designing and powering The Looking Out Foundation Action Center where fans will be able to take actions like donating and registering to vote to support the cause. Visit Propeller HERE.
Lineup
There will also be opportunities to win prizes and bid on exclusive auction items from artists performing at the show.
Since 2015, Tennessee has enacted more anti-LGBTQIA+ laws than any other state in the country. The latest of these are Senate Bill 3 and House Bill 9. These are two anti-LGBTQIA+ bills that ban all performances deemed male or female impersonation otherwise known as “drag” from taking place on any public property in the state, as well as in any location where people under 18 could be present.
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