Beyonce's 'Cowboy Carter' shut out of
Country Music Award nominations
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[September 10, 2024]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Voters for the Country Music Awards
snubbed superstar singer Beyonce's album "Cowboy Carter" and showered
singer Morgan Wallen with seven nominations on Monday.
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Morgan Wallen attends the 56th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena,
in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Harrison McClary/File
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Wallen will compete for entertainer of the year against Luke
Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson. Four of
Wallen's nominations came for "I Had Some Help," a collaboration
with Post Malone.
Winners of the CMAs will be announced at a ceremony broadcast
live on ABC on Nov. 20.
In the spring, "Cowboy Carter" became the first album by a Black
woman to land at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums
chart. The single "Texas Hold 'Em" also became the first by a
Black woman to claim the top spot on Billboard's Hot Country
Songs chart.
Beyonce had said that "Cowboy Carter" was born out of an
experience in which she "did not feel welcomed" in the world of
country music.
Experts and fans viewed the album as a reclamation and homage to
an overlooked legacy of Black Americans within country music and
culture.
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
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