As she previously stated, “If you’re gonna make country albums, come into our world and be country with us a little bit.” The country diva is also the cohost of the Grammy Awards.
Luke Bryan, the cohost of the CMA Awards and a country music singer, is providing clarification on his remarks regarding Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter album being disregarded.
Sunday night, Bryan made a statement on social media criticising “the ridiculous nature of the headlines I have read the last couple of days from an interview I did on the Andy Cohen show when I was promoting my album.” “I feel in my heart that I could not let the media create a false narrative,” he continued. I just wanted to mention that, after reading through some of your comments, I strongly advise everyone to listen to the interview rather than click on headlines that grab your attention.
Bryan continued, saying his “tone and intentions” were “not negative,” saying he respected Beyoncé and admired how devoted her fans were. I devote a lot of my time to helping fellow artists. I want everyone to come out on top.”
During his recent appearance on Cohen’s SiriusXM show, Bryan—who is scheduled to emcee the CMA Awards alongside Peyton Manning and Lainey Wilson on November 20—answered a question on Beyoncé’s highly acclaimed country album’s lack of nominations from the Country Music Association.
“It’s a tricky question because, obviously, Beyoncé made a country album and Beyoncé has a lot of fans out there that have her back,” Bryan replied. “And if she doesn’t get something they want, man, they come at you, as fans should do.”
He went on to call it a “tricky” position and said, “If you’re going to make country albums, come into our world and be a little bit country with us.” Like, Beyoncé is free to do anything she pleases. She is most likely the biggest musical star.”
Bey was also urged by Bryan to “come to an award show and high-five us and have fun and get in the family, too.”
Notwithstanding his record rise on the country charts, Cowboy Carter received no recognition from the CMAs. With the release of the album earlier this year, Beyoncé became the first Black woman to top the country albums charts on Billboard. This achievement was made possible after her single “Texas Hold ‘Em” achieved a similar historical milestone on the country songs chart. When she announced the release date of the album on social media earlier this year, Bey notably noted Cowboy Carter was created out of an experience years ago when she did not “feel welcomed” in the country genre.
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“The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me,” she stated.
Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Shaboozey, Linda Martell, and Willie Nelson are a few of the country music icons that appear on the album.
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