Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ album snubbed at Country Music Awards
nme.comBeyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ album not receiving any industry nods.The CMA is the most prestigious award ceremony in the country music genre, and those nominated – and those who win – are decided by a group of 7,300 people in the Country Music Association trade group after three rounds of balloting.Arriving at the start of 2024, Bey took over the album charts and made countless headlines for the huge success of her country-inspired record ‘Cowboy Carter’.It also hit some huge milestones in the genre, including making Beyoncé the first Black woman to reach Number One on the US country chart with ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’, the first Black woman to score a Number One country album in the US charts, and gathering support from huge names including Michelle Obama and Paul McCartney.However, despite these accolades, the record has been snubbed at the 2024 CMAs, not receiving any nominations in any categories.This may be due to the limited promotion of the record in the country’s music sphere.
While it took over mainstream charts earlier this year, country radio stations in the US gave it limited airplay.Similarly, a country music station in Oklahoma made international headlines after it outright refused to play any songs from the tracklist, even upon listener request.
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