Billy Ray Cyrus was shocked that Beyoncé did not garner a single nomination on the CMA Awards regardless of breaking information together with her chart-topping album.
On Wednesday (November 20), the veteran nation singer, whose daughter Miley collaborated with Beyoncé on “II Most Wished,” shared his ideas on the nominees simply hours earlier than the ceremony. Whereas the snub made headlines when the nominations had been introduced in September, Billy Ray Cyrus introduced Beyoncé’s COWBOY CARTER album again to the forefront.
Earlier than attending to the Beyoncé snub, Billy Ray Cyrus seemingly shaded the CMA for not broadcasting his 2019 win with Lil Nas X.
“Congratulations to ALL @cma nominees! I’m so comfortable and proud to see nation music opening their doorways and format to be inclusive to all folks, all types,” he started. “@lilnasx and I gained this award in 2019 for Occasion Of The Yr… however you wouldn’t have seen it as a result of they didn’t air it within the present.”
Billy Ray Cyrus then turned to Beyoncé. “I used to be shocked to see @beyonce wasn’t nominated???” he added. “Her album was good… her single dominated. However she is aware of that. She doesn’t want a trophy from the CMA… or permission …. or approval from any of their judges.”
He concluded with a Muhammad Ali quote, noting, “When ya knock em out…. Ya don’t want no choose.”
Beyoncé made historical past with “Texas Maintain ‘Em,” one of many largest nation music hits of the 12 months. She topped the Billboard Sizzling Nation Songs chart for 10 consecutive weeks, marking the second longest-running No. 1 hit of 2024 and changing into the primary Black lady ever to take action.
COWBOY CARTER was equally impactful, main Billboard’s nation album chart for 4 weeks, one other first for a Black lady.
Beyoncé’s Father Weighs In On CMA Awards Snub
Beyonce’s father, Mathew Knowles, believes the CMA Awards snub stemmed from the controversy following Beyoncé’s efficiency with The Chicks on the 2016 award present.
“There’s extra white folks in America and sadly they don’t vote based mostly on skill and achievements,” Knowles mentioned. “It’s nonetheless generally a white and Black factor.”
Beyoncé revealed that the extraordinary backlash from the 2016 CMA Awards look served because the inspiration for COWBOY CARTER.
“It was born out of an expertise that I had years in the past the place I didn’t really feel welcomed,” Beyonce mentioned whereas saying the album in March. “It was very clear that I wasn’t. However, due to that have, I did a deeper dive into the historical past of Nation music and studied our wealthy musical archive.”
