Dolly Parton does not think Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter album was deliberately ignored by the Country Music Association (CMA) in the nominations for this year’s awards.
The legendary country singer, featured in two songs on the album, shared her thoughts in a recent interview, describing the album as “wonderful.”
“Well, you never know… There’s so many wonderful country artists that, I guess probably the country music field, they probably thought, well, we can’t really leave out some of the ones that spend their whole life doing that.
“…So I don’t think it was a matter of shutting out, like doing that on purpose…”I think it was just more of what the country charts and the country artists were doing…But I didn’t even realize that until somebody asked me that question. But it was a wonderful album,” she reportedly told Variety Magazine.
Dolly Parton added that Beyonce can be “proud” of the album because “everybody in country music” welcomed her and thought the album was good.
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Morgan Wallen leads the nominations, appearing in seven different slots while other artistes including Stapleton and Cody Johnson, also feature prominently.
Meanwhile, Beyoncé became the top female artist nominated for the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards.
The talented female singer features in categories including People’s Artist of 2024, The Female Artist of 2024, The Social Country Star of 2024 category, and The Female Song of 2024 for 16 Carriages.
The Cover Song of 2024 has Beyoncé’s Blackbiird and other competitors, with the singer featuring in the The Storyteller Song of 2024 category also.
Both Texas Hold Em and Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Tipsy) are competing for Song of 2024. In all, Shaboozey has 12 nominations, while other artistes like Post Malone feature in the crossover song category.
The main ceremony will air live on September 26, 2024, at 8 p.m Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter is competing for Album of 2024, together with Shaboozey’s newest album, Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going.
