What may come as a surprise to the band’s fans is the news that T.J., 36, is gay. and John are engaging performers with a knack for anthemic hooks. There’s nothing surprising about the duo’s popularity: Both T.J. (Have you ever fallen in love in late summer, gazing out at an orange-and-purple sunset from the bed of a pickup truck? Well, me neither, but this song will make you feel like you have!) The duo has won four CMA Awards, been nominated for seven Grammys, and collaborated with heavy-hitting country contemporaries such as Dierks Bentley and Maren Morris. Since signing to EMI Records Nashville, they’ve released seven country Top 40 singles and three studio albums, including their swoony, rollicking platinum hit “Stay a Little Longer,” which crossed over to mainstream radio. He’s the lead vocalist of Brothers Osborne, the duo he formed with his brother John, a guitarist, in 2012 together they make roots-inflected, soulful country-rock that sounds just as good on the radio as it would filling an arena. is tall and friendly, with a twangy, sonorous voice that often crests into deep, warm laughter.
