Jameson Rodgers Injured Fan with Full Beer Can, Faces Lawsuit
Jameson Rodgers was one of the more promising artists in pop country music right before the pandemic. After co-writing hit tracks for Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, and others, he was signed with Columbia Nashville, an imprint of Sony. Jameson’s debut single “Some Girls” when #1 on country radio in 2019, as did the followup, “Cold Beer Calling My Name” with Luke Combs in 2020. Jameson also toured with Combs, opening some 60 dates for Luke on the road.
But then it was as if Jameson Rodgers dropped off the face of the earth. After releasing the album I Bet You’re From a Small Town in 2021 through Sony, it appears Jameson Rodgers was dropped from the label. He released a 3-song EP called JAMO through a label called Head Coach Records in 2024, and recently self-released a song called “Couldn’t Wait To Grow Up” independently. But he’s failed to chart with any of the new music.
Perhaps you could point to the implosion of Bro Country as the reason the industry moved on from Jameson Rodgers. But there might be a much more serious reason. Recently revealed as part of a major lawsuit, Jameson Rodgers is being sued by a woman named Samantha Haws who was hit in the head when Rogers allegedly threw a “full, unopened beer can” into the crowd at the Barefoot Country Music Festival in Wildwood, NJ in June 2022.
According to the lawsuit, Rodgers and others threw full, unopened cans of Miller Lite beer from the stage into the crowded audience. One struck Samantha Haws “violently and without warning in the head and facial area,” resulting in “severe, painful and permanent bodily injuries.”
The lawsuit was originally filed in New Jersey in July of 2024, but recently came to light after a judge ruled that Rodgers’ label Sony could not remove themselves from the case. Along with suing Rodgers himself, Samantha Haws is also suing Sony. The label says it had nothing to do with the festival, or the security for it, but the court ruled the label can remain a defendant in the case moving forward since Rodgers could be found to have been an “agent” of Sony while performing at the festival.
No ruling has been made on the viability of the lawsuit itself, but the revelation that the alleged behavior of Rodgers also drew Sony into a potentially costly lawsuit might explain the singer’s disappearing act. Though there were no reports of the incident in 2022 when it happened, there have been many high-profile incidents lately of both artists and fans getting hit by flying beer cans, especially at the concerts of Gavin Adcock and Treaty Oak Revival where it’s become part of the culture.
The lawsuit against Jameson Rodgers and the injuries allegedly suffered by Samantha Haws underscore how serious this matter is in country music, and specifically for the country music industry.
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October 26, 2025 @ 8:13 am
Common sense ain’t so common anymore.
October 26, 2025 @ 9:59 am
I debated with myself but decided I’d share my opinion. I’ve never understood the stupidity by performers or fans throwing projectiles at each other. Now that this incident has come to light, it shows that there are consequences for their lack of common sense. Do people have to wear a helmet and face mask to enjoy a performance? I think including Sony in the lawsuit is a bit of a stretch, why not include Miller Lite as it was the culprit that did the damage? What is keeping Sony from suing Jameson for breach of contract for acting like an ass? The whole situation is a hot mess for sure and I do agree she should be compensated for her injuries. Thanks for the informative article Trig.
October 26, 2025 @ 11:06 am
When I first started reporting on this in April after I witnessed a young girl get hit in the back of the head with a beer can at a Treaty Oak Revival set, and then Braxton Keith got on his soap box about it, there were a lot of folks laughing at us, calling us pussies, etc. , including Treaty Oak’s manager who came into this very comments section, talking about slander lawsuits, etc.
I said then that it was only a matter of time before someone got seriously hurt, and it had major implications on this industry. Truth is, it already happened, we just didn’t know about it yet.
It’s been hard to find information on this lawsuit, but I believe that Miller Lite and the festival were also sued. But unlike the label, they were allowed to become separate defendants from the original lawsuit. Don’t quote me on that though.
The thing is, when you see Gavin Adcock acting up on stage and beers getting thrown back and forth, and you see Warner Records actively using that to promote his music, you run a very big risk of being able to claim the company is condoning and/or endorsing that behavior. Someone gets hit in the head and suffers a permanent injury or dies, of course ambulance chasing lawyers are going to be all over that like white on rice.
As I’ve said before, we all know where the Gavin Adcock thing is headed. And it’s not pretty. And the folks cashing in on the short term are assuming a ton of risk.
October 26, 2025 @ 11:24 am
A lawsuit of this nature is hardly a major deal for a company like Sony Records.
The claim that the plaintiff suffered “severe, painful and permanent bodily injuries.” is boilerplate that appears (in those or similar words) in every personal injury lawsuit filed in the United States.
I’d guess that if Roges and his crew were tossing beer cans, it was with light, underhand tosses to people near the stage–that they weren’t doing their best Aroldis Chapman impressions. Of course, it’s POSSIBLE that this is a rare case where the victim suffered permanent brain damage and cannot work, etc.. but putting that aside (There’s no reason to think that’s what happened) it would likely settle for something between $50,000 and $250,000. (The high number if she suffered a cut, say, and required stitches, and can show thatit left a scar on her face.) (Or if the jury decides to throw in puntive damages–which would not be uncalled for, given the bra This happened in New Jersey, in the vicinity of Atlantic City and Phila., Pa. If she was in a coma or confined to a wheelchair, god forbid, it probably would have gotten some media attention.
BTW, one thing the attorneys for the defendants do routinely now, is access and download all the social media posts of the plaintiff. Very often the plaintiff has posted photos or videos ot themselves dancing or skateboarding or somersaulting or engaging in hijinks in the days or weeks after the alleged injury, during the time that the plaintiff claims to have been incapacitated. That could kill the lawsuit, or get it settled for nuisance value.