Beyoncé‘s fans got angry at that Cowboy Carter did not receive a Country Music Association Award nomination — but Dolly Parton doesn’t think it was a deliberate snub.
“Well, you never know. There are so many amazing country musicians that I think, maybe, the country music scene, maybe they thought, ‘Well, we can’t leave out some of those who spend their whole lives doing that,’” Parton, 78, said. Variety in an interview published on Tuesday, September 17.
Parton admitted that she initially “didn’t understand” that Beyoncé, 43, didn’t get recognition for the album, which features a cover of Parton’s Jolene.
“But it was a great album. He could be very proud of himself, and I think everybody in country music embraced him and thought that was great,” Parton continued. “So I don’t think it was a matter of locking them out, like doing that on purpose.”
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The country singer said he understands the thought process behind the disrespect, adding, “I think it was more than what the country charts and country artists were doing, who do that all the time, not just a special album. “
Despite the CMAs controversy, Parton had nothing but praise for Beyoncé.
“’Jolene’ was on Beyoncé [album]and I thought that was a great album,” he said. “She’s a country girl in Texas and Louisiana, so she grew up with this foundation.”
The nominations for the 2024 CMA Awards were announced earlier this month, and while Morgan Wallen came out on top with seven picks, fans were shocked by Cowboy Carter getting zero. Beyoncé has yet to address the topic, but her father, Matthew Knowleshe had a lot to say.
“There are a lot of white people in America and unfortunately they don’t vote based on power and success,” he explained to TMZ on Sept. 9. “Sometimes it’s still a white and Black thing.”
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Knowles, 72, said the insult “speaks for itself,” adding, “In America, there is no obligation for people not to accept other cultures.”
When Cowboy Carter was released in March, Beyoncé showed her experience entering the country music genre as a black woman.
“I’m honored to be the first black woman to have a number one on the Hot Country Songs chart,” she wrote on Instagram. “That would not have been possible without the support of each and every one of you. I hope that in the years to come, it will not matter that there is talk of a race for artists as it is related to releasing music types.”