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TJ Osborne Kisses, Sends Love to Boyfriend After Winning ACM Award

Tj Osborne at ACM Awards

He also mentioned that a Brothers Osborne song had recently been pulled from the radio.

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Another one!

Brothers Osborne has yet another win. On Monday night, the pair won the Academy of Country Music Award for Duo of the Year. The win comes after the pair previously won the Country Music Association Award for Best Vocal Duo of 2021.

Upon having their name announced, TJ Osborne reportedly kissed his boyfriend Abi Ventura before going up on stage. According to social media, the kiss was captured on screen. When the newly-blond Osborne got to the stage, he gave Ventura a shout out.

"Thank y'all so much seriously," he said once his brother had given him the mic. "It's such an incredible honor to be at these things. I will say that about a week ago they pulled our single from country radio so I needed a little bit of wind put in our sails. This is feeling good.

"Thanks to everyone at ACM," he continued. "Abi, I love you. Here's to a great night in Vegas, baby. Come on."

When Brothers Osborne won their CMA award, TJ also kissed Ventura.

Osborne came out as gay back in February 2021 in a profile in Time.

"I'm very comfortable being gay," he said. "I find myself being guarded for not wanting to talk about something that I personally don't have a problem with. That feels so strange."

On stage, Osborne noted that the duo's latest single "I'm Not for Everyone" was recently pulled from country radio. Itis currently unclear why the song was pulled. Leslie Jordan was famously featured in the music video for the track. The song appeared on the LP, Skeletons.

Related | T.J. Osborne Overwhelmed by 'Tsunami of Love' After Coming Out

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Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.

Mikelle is the former editorial director of digital for PrideMedia, guiding digital editorial and social across Out, The Advocate, Pride.com, Out Traveler, and Plus. After starting as a freelancer for Out in 2013, he joined the staff as Senior Editor working across print and digital in 2018. In early 2021 he became Out's digital director, marking a pivot to content that centered queer and trans stories and figures, exclusively. In September 2021, he was promoted to editorial director of PrideMedia. He has written cover stories on Ricky Martin, Miss Fame, Nyle DiMarco, Jeremy O. Harris, Law Roach, and Symone.

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