Here comes the BeyHive…
This morning, the nominees for the 58th annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards were revealed with Morgan Wallen, Chris Stapleton and Cody Johnson leading the way with Wallen earning seven and Stapleton and Johnson receiving five each.
While many fans of the aforementioned artists were ecstatic to see their favorite artists earn nominations at one of the longest-running country awards shows around today, there was one particular group of people that weren’t happy: Beyoncé’s extremely passionate fanbase, aptly titled the BeyHive.
Her fans were outraged due to the fact that Beyoncé was not nominated for any CMA Awards. And while, there’s some argument to be had given the fact that COWBOY CARTER was labeled as a country album, landed at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and scored her a record-breaking #1 country hit with “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM,” there’s one key element that should be considered while discussing this CMA “snub:” Beyoncé herself publicly said that COWBOY CARTER was not a country album.
“This ain’t a Country album. This is a ‘Beyoncé’ album.”
With all of that being said, however, it did not stop fans of the “Drunk in Love” singer from going on a tirade against the CMA, claiming that the organization is racist, threatening to boycott the show and even performing witchcraft on members of the association (yes, you read that correctly).
Here are some of the best (or worst) reactions to the “snub.”
It should go without saying that no one really takes the CMA Awards seriously anymore. Between Old Dominion winning Group of the Year seemingly every year without fail, alt country darlings like Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson rarely (and sometimes never) getting recognition and just an overwhelming feeling of the association being out of touch, the CMAs certainly aren’t what they used to be. If I was a Beyoncé fan, I certainly wouldn’t take this “snub” to heart.
The CMA Awards will air live on ABC at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee at 7 p.m. CT on November 20.
The entire list of nominees includes the following:
Entertainer of the Year
- Luke Combs
- Jelly Roll
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
- Lainey Wilson
Single of the Year
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
- “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
- “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen
- “Watermelon Moonshine” – Lainey Wilson
- “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton
Album of the Year
- “Deeper Well” – Kacey Musgraves
- “Fathers & Sons” – Luke Combs
- “Higher” – Chris Stapleton
- “Leather” – Cody Johnson
- “Whitsitt Chapel” – Jelly Roll
Song of the Year
- “Burn It Down” – Parker McCollum
- “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
- “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen
- “The Painter” – Cody Johnson
- “White Horse” – Chris Stapleton
Female Vocalist of the Year
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Ashley McBryde
- Megan Moroney
- Kacey Musgraves
- Lainey Wilson
Male Vocalist of the Year
- Luke Combs
- Jelly Roll
- Cody Johnson
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
Vocal Group of the Year
- Lady A
- Little Big Town
- Old Dominion
- The Red Clay Strays
- Zac Brown Band
Vocal Duo of the Year
- Brooks & Dunn
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay
- Maddie & Tae
- The War and Treaty
Musical Event of the Year
- “Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini & Noah Kahan
- “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone & Morgan Wallen
- “I Remember Everything” – Zach Bryan & Kacey Musgraves
- “Man Made a Bar” – Morgan Wallen & Eric Church
- “you look like you love me” – Ella Langley & Riley Green
Musician of the Year
- Tom Bukovac (Guitar)
- Jenee Fleenor (Fiddle)
- Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)
- Rob McNelley (Guitar)
- Charlie Worsham (Guitar)
Music Video of the Year
- “Dirt Cheap” – Cody Johnson
- “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen
- “I’m Not Pretty” – Megan Moroney
- “The Painter” – Cody Johnson
- “Wildflowers and Wild Horses” – Lainey Wilson
New Artist of the Year
- Megan Moroney
- Shaboozey
- Nate Smith
- Mitchell Tenpenny
- Zach Top
- Bailey Zimmerman