Country Music Association (CMA) is one of the most prestigious and reputable music awards in the country music industry in the world . Established in 1958, CMA has become a symbol of this music industry, honoring outstanding talents and outstanding contributions to the country music industry.

This year, despite her impressive comeback with the album Cowboy Carter , singer Beyoncé was still “ignored” by this music award when she was not nominated in any category, even a supporting category, which surprised the public and some other artists.

On his personal page, famous American country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus spoke out about the controversy surrounding Beyoncé’s exclusion from this year’s award nominations.

Accordingly, Billy Ray Cyrus sent his congratulations to all the nominees at the 2024 CMA season, but the male singer also shared that Billy Ray Cyrus was surprised that the Texas Hold ‘Em singer was not on the list of nominees this year: “I am so happy and proud to see country music opening its doors and formats to include everyone, every style” .

The global hitmaker then showed her support for Beyoncé, whose country album Cowboy Carter was not nominated.

“I was surprised to see Beyoncé not nominated? Her album is amazing… her singles dominate. But she knows that. She doesn’t need a trophy from the CMAs… or permission… or approval from any of their judges,” Billy Ray Cyrus expressed.

Billy Ray Cyrus isn’t the first country artist to share his thoughts on Beyoncé’s lack of nominations at this year’s CMAs, despite Jay-Z ‘s wife’s album Cowboy Carter hitting No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Additionally, the singer also had several songs from the album reach the Top 10 on the Billboard HOT 100 chart, including Texas Hold ‘Em which peaked at No. 1.

Besides the support, many audiences have said that Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter was not nominated for this year’s CMA because this album is not a pure country album.

Remember, right at the time Cowboy Carter was released, there was a lot of controversy from music fans, they said that although Beyoncé’s new album has a strong American Western color and has very clear country music elements, Cowboy Carter is a diverse blend of different music genres. Therefore, it is not too difficult to understand why Cowboy Carter was not nominated for an award that focuses on country elements like CMA.