Ahead of the on Wednesday, weighed in on the discourse surrounding ‘s list. The country singer earlier in the day to congratulate all the nominees, but also share that she was “surprised” that the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer wasn’t among the nominees this year. “I’m so happy and proud to see country opening their doors and format to be inclusive to all people, all styles,” he wrote in the post’s caption.
“@lilnasx and I won this award in 2019 for Event Of The Year...
but you wouldn’t have seen it because they didn’t air it in the show.” Cyrus continued, “I was surprised to see @beyonce wasn’t nominated??? Her album was brilliant..
. her single ruled. But she knows that.
She doesn’t need a trophy from the CMA...
or permission ...
. or approval from any of their judges. He also quoted Muhammad Ali, adding, “When ya knock em out.
...
Ya don’t need no judge“. The “Achy Breaky Heart” musician isn’t the first country artist to share their thoughts on Beyoncé’s lack of CMA nominations, despite her country album reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
The singer also had several songs from the album reach the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including “Texas Hold ‘Em” peaking at No. 1. In September, she was confused by the singer’s snub “because I feel like those songs were everywhere.
” Luke Bryan also recently regarding the nominations controversy, saying, “You will hear my tone and intentions which were not negativ.