Eight years before her new album Cowboy Carter was completed, Beyoncé released what was then her most country song to date, “Daddy Lessons,” on her critically acclaimed 2016 album. Lemonade. Half a year later, he performed it at the 2016 Country Music Association Awards with The Chicks.
However, there was backlash before the superstar even took the stage. A pre-show announcement teasing her performance sparked calls for a CMA boycott on social media, with some people criticizing the awards for including Bey, whose tribute to the Black Panther Party during her performance at ” Formation” at the 2016 Super Bowl had also earned pushback. (Some viewers also called for a boycott over the inclusion of The Chicks, who angered the country music industry by criticizing George W. Bush at the height of the Iraq War in 2003.) After the show, there was no mention of her appearance on the website of CMAs.
Now, nearly a decade later, fans believe Bay has the last word. Upon his revelation Cowboy Carter cover art Tuesday (March 19), the singer wrote that the Renaissance The sequel “was born out of an experience” she had years ago where she “didn't feel welcome,” adding, “it was very clear that I wasn't.”
Hive was quick to link the Houston native's statement to her rocky relationship with the awards show and its viewers. “Beyoncé left the 2016 CMA's and started plotting her car revenge arc,” one person tweeted shortly after her message was posted.
“Beyoncé actually said she didn't like me at the CMAs well to do a whole country album queen,” another fan added to X.
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It's worth noting, however, that Bey also emphasized in her cover reveal, “This is not a Country album… This is a 'Beyoncé' album. However, it's clear that the Grammy winner is embracing the genre on a greater artistic level than ever before. Cowboy Carterfor example, she led two singles, both similar in their country influences: “Texas Hold 'Em,” which historically topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks earlier this month and also made her the first black woman which went No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart and “16 Carriages.”
“She turned that experience into a deeper foray into country music with #COWBOYCARTER — whose first taste, 'Texas Hold 'Em,' made her the first black woman to have a No. 1 hit on the Hot Country Songs chart” , a fan thought of X. “Talk about turning lemons to lemonade.”
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