CMAs Accused Of ‘Denying Black Artists’ After Beyoncé Snub

The 58th CMA Awards nominees dropped on Monday and Beyoncé was nowhere on the listing—regardless of her record-breaking album “Cowboy Carter.”

The Grammy-winning celebrity was unnoticed of the nominations completely, lacking out on an opportunity for Album of the Yr for her groundbreaking challenge. Followers had been hoping that this 12 months may’ve been historic, with Beyoncé poised to be the primary Black girl to snag that coveted award, however it seems to be like that will not be occurring.

After the CMA Awards nominees dropped, social media exploded, backing Beyoncé and clamming the affiliation.

Since releasing “Cowboy Carter” on March 29, Queen Bey has shattered records and made historical past left and proper. To not point out, she’s been a serious drive shining a highlight on Black nation artists and the roots of the style.

Sadly, followers really feel that the Black neighborhood just isn’t being acknowledged after the CMAs determined to not title Beyoncé of their nominations.

In line with the Country Music Association, the Album of the Yr award is “judged on all elements together with, however not restricted to, artist’s efficiency, musical background, engineering, packaging, design, artwork, format and liner notes” and the awards are “decided by eligible voting CMA members comprised of pros throughout the Nation Music trade.”

The music icon has formally change into the primary Black girl ever to snag the No. 1 spot on the Billboard High Nation Albums chart.

“Thanks from the underside of my coronary heart to the entire supporters of ‘Texas Maintain ‘Em’ and ‘16 Carriages,’” she wrote on social media, referring to the singles from her “Cowboy Carter” album. “I really feel honored to be the primary Black girl with the primary single on the Sizzling Nation Songs chart.”

“It feels good to see how music can unite so many individuals around the globe whereas additionally amplifying the voices of a number of the individuals who have devoted a lot of their lives educating on our musical historical past,” she continued. “The criticisms I confronted after I first entered this style compelled me to propel previous the constraints that had been placed on me. Act ii is a results of difficult myself and taking my time to bend and mix genres collectively to create this physique of labor.”

Followers didn’t hesitate to precise their opinion concerning the CMA nominations, with a majority of them slamming the affiliation.

“Each Beyoncé & Put up Malone ventured into nation music this 12 months, and each earned #1 Nation Songs (Beyoncé didn’t want a Morgan Wallen characteristic),” one X user mentioned. “One way or the other Put up Malones tune obtained 4 nominations on the CMAs whereas Beyoncé’s obtained 0.”

“Beyoncé nonetheless dominating the dialog across the CMAs regardless of them attempting to exclude her,” one other wrote.

For the document, “Texas Maintain ‘Em” dominated the Billboard Sizzling Nation Songs chart for ten weeks straight between February and April, making it the second longest-running No. 1 of 2024. It solely trails behind Shaboozey’s “A Bar Music (Tipsy)” for the highest spot.

Shaboozey addressed Beyoncé’s snub in an X post: “That goes with out saying. Thanks @Beyonce for opening a door for us, beginning a dialog, and giving us some of the progressive nation albums of all time!”

The reactions did not cease there.

“The CMA’s have as soon as once more deferred to these within the trade preferring to disclaim Black artists the popularity they deserve, failing to appoint Beyoncé in a single class this 12 months regardless of her record-breaking success with ‘TEXAS HOLD ‘EM’ and ‘COWBOY CARTER,'” a 3rd expressed.

“The CMAs have failed to acknowledge the primary black girl to attain a #1 album/tune in nation music HISTORY,” a fourth wrote on X.

A fifth chimed in, “I knew they had been going to discover a option to snub Cowboy Carter. Racist a– award present.”

Regardless of not being nominated on the 2024 CMA Awards, Beyoncé hit a serious milestone after changing into essentially the most nominated artist on the 2024 Individuals’s Selection Nation Awards with a whopping 12 nods.

Tracy Chapman made historical past as the primary Black girl to snag a CMA Award 35 years after dropping her iconic hit “Quick Automotive.”