For context, Beyoncé’s album Cowboy Carter — which was released in March 2024 after five years in the works — was inspired by her not feeling "welcomed" into the country music space. Years before Cowboy Carter dropped,

In 2016, Beyoncé faced backlash for her performance of her country-tinged song “Daddy Lessons,” with The Chicks at the 50th annual CMA Awards. While the singer received some applause, others in the country music space criticized her, with her performance even being scrubbed from the CMA website.

During an interview with Andy Cohen, Bryan tiptoed around why country music critics may have excluded the superstar.

Luke Bryan is sharing his thoughts on Beyoncé not receiving any CMA Award nominations for Cowboy Carter. The country music singer opened up about the controversy with Andy Cohen on SiriusXM's Andy Cohen Live,

Luke Bryan is venturing a guess at why Beyoncé's “Cowboy Carter” was snubbed by the Country Music Assn. Awards. Despite the album debuting at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart — making Beyoncé the first Black woman ever to top the chart — it was shut out of the 2024 CMA Awards nominations,

Luke Bryan weighed in on Beyoncé’s snubs at the upcoming CMA Awards after she was not nominated in any category. Although Beyonce’s first country album, Cowboy Carter, included chart-topping songs, Luke suggested music wasn’t the reason for the snub.

Country Music singer Luke Bryan weighed on Beyoncé being overlooked at the Country Music Awards, with her album “Cowboy Carter” failing to secure any nominations at the prestigious event. “Cowboy Carter” made history as the first album by a Black woman to reach No.

After the list was revealed, the Beyhive noticed a glaring omission: Beyoncé and her album, Cowboy Carter, were left out of every single category. While the superstar singer hasn't commented, country crooner and American Idol judge Luke Bryan opened up about why he thinks that she didn't make the cut.