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Country music star Orville Peck reveals he ‘made out with a guy on the Raiders’ in new song

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Lewis, E. (2026, September 18). Country music star Orville Peck reveals he ‘made out with a guy on the Raiders’ in new song. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/sports/country-artist-orville-peck-says-he-made-out-with-a-guy-on-the-raiders-in-new-song/

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Country music artist Orville Peck released a new song titled "Ring the Bell" from his album "Mule," in which he sings about making out with a male Raiders player. In an interview with Variety, Peck confirmed that he obtained permission from the unnamed athlete before including the lyric in the song. The country star kept the identity of the football player undisclosed but hinted at fans discovering it themselves.
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Orville Peck, a country music singer known for wearing a Western fringe mask, released his new song "Ring the Bell" from his latest album "Mule" on Friday. In the track, Peck sings about making out with an NFL player who is on the Las Vegas Raiders team. Peck confirmed to Variety that he received permission from the athlete before including this detail in his lyrics and assured the player felt honored by the mention. The singer kept the identity of the player anonymous but hinted that listeners could use their "common sense" to identify him if they wanted. Peck's new album launch coincides with an upcoming Raiders game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, though he did not specify whether he would attend.

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Edward Lewis
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Peck PERSON · 7× Raiders ORG · 4× Instagram ORG · 2× TikTok ORG · 2× Variety ORG · 2× YouTube ORG · 2× Lakers ORG · 1× Longhorns ORG · 1× Mets ORG · 1× Orville Peck PERSON · 1×

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Peck’s new album officially dropped on Friday — no word if his celebration of its release includes taking in the Raiders’ next game against the Chargers in Los Angeles on Sunday.
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🔮 “I told him, ‘Look, I’m gonna keep it sort of ambiguous and mysterious, but I would like to include this in this song.’

Claims (13 extracted, 1 hedged)

Orville Peck isn’t just kissing and telling. asserted
Peck → kiss → ?
He’s swapping spit and singing. asserted
He → swap → spit
The openly gay country music star revealed in a new song this week that he “made out with a guy on the Raiders.” asserted
he → reveal → Raiders
Peck did not unveil in the tune who the player was, but in an interview with Variety, he said he got permission from the athlete before officially crooning about the tryst. asserted
he → unveil → tryst
“I’m going to preface this by saying that I did receive permission to sing that lyric from the subject in question and he was very thrilled,” Peck said. asserted
Peck → go → question
“I told him, ‘Look, I’m gonna keep it sort of ambiguous and mysterious, but I would like to include this in this song.’ asserted
I → tell → song
He was very, very honored.” asserted
He → honor → ?
The lyric crops up about one minute into “Ring the Bell,” which is a part of Peck’s new album, “Mule.” asserted
which → crop → album
“I love the Lakers, the Mets and the Longhorns,” Peck sings in the song. asserted
Peck → love → song
“Made out with a guy on the Raiders — I’ve seen him on TV.” asserted
I → make → TV
Peck told Variety the Raiders player “would have probably allowed me to say their name if I wanted, but I didn’t think it was necessary.” asserted
it → tell → name
“People can use their own common sense and discovery to try to figure out who it may be,” Peck added, “but that’s all I’ll say.” uncertain
I → use → sense
Peck’s new album officially dropped on Friday — no word if his celebration of its release includes taking in the Raiders’ next game against the Chargers in Los Angeles on Sunday. asserted
celebration → drop → Sunday
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