Billy Ray Cyrus is part of the BeyHive.
The “Achy Breaky Heart” singer took to Instagram on Wednesday (November 20) to reminisce about his past at the CMA Awards, which took place at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on the same day as his post. She shared two photos, a snap of her accepting the 1992 single of the year award and another of her posing next to Lil Nas X in 2019. “Congratulations to ALL the @cma nominees! I'm so happy and proud to see country music open its doors and shape to include all people, all styles,” she captioned the post. “@lilnasx and I won this award in 2019 for Event Of The Year…but you wouldn't see it because they didn't show it on the show.”
Cyrus then pointed out the lack of nominations for Beyoncé, whose Cowboy Carter The album features his daughter Miley Cyrus on “II Most Wanted”. Cowboy Carter not only did it top the Billboard 200 for two weeks, but it reigned at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart for an entire month. In addition, the lead single “Texas Hold 'Em” made the 32-time Grammy winner the first black woman to reach No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, a position it held for 10 weeks.
“I was surprised to see @beyonce wasn't nominated??? Her album was great… her single ruled,” wrote Billy Ray. “But he knows it. No need for a trophy from the CMA… or a license…. or approval from any of their reviewers. “When you knock them out…. You don't need a judge.” – Muhammad Ali.
Check out his post here.
Beyoncé previously caused controversy at the CMAs in 2016 when she performed her country hit “Daddy Lessons” at the awards show with the Chicks. A pre-show announcement teasing her performance sparked calls for a boycott of the CMAs on social media, and after the show, there was no mention of her appearance on the CMAs website.
In a March post on Instagram, the “16 Carriages” singer wrote that her Cowboy Carter The album was “born out of an experience” she had years ago where she “didn't feel welcome,” which many fans felt was related to the 2016 controversy.
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