Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Gains Support as Album Is Submitted for Grammys Country Category

Featuring songs like “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages”, Cowboy Carter marked the debut of Beyoncé going country. Although already having a successful career in music, the singer looked to expand her discography beyond pop and R&B. And proving her stardom, Beyoncé became the first black woman to top the Top Country Album chart as she also landed No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Completely dominating the charts and airwaves, fans loved the new album. But while the album was snubbed at the CMAs, Cowboy Carter is apparently heading to the 2025 Grammy Awards.

Since Cowboy Carter released, there has been an ongoing debate about the material and singers like Beyoncé and Post Malone going country. Again, the album gained support from fans, but it also received some backlash. However, according to recent reports, the album will be submitted for the Best Country Album award at the upcoming Grammys.

Although submitted for the Grammys, Beyoncé will have to wait until February 2025 when the Grammy Awards take over the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. With the album hitting shelves back in March, fans were shocked when Beyoncé gained zero nominations from the CMA Awards. And that was just the start as once again, the People’s Choice Country Music Awards offered no nominations for Cowboy Carter.

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Dolly Parton Defends CMAs For Supposedly Snubbing Beyoncé

While having great success on the airwaves, getting recognition from the music industry has been incredibly difficult. And with some criticizing the CMAs, country music legend Dolly Parton defended their decision. “There’s so many wonderful country artists that, I guess probably the country music field, they probably thought, well, we can’t really leave out some of the ones that spend their whole life doing that.”

Admitting that country music “Welcomed” Beyoncé with open arms, Parton added, “I don’t think it was a matter of shutting out, like doing that on purpose. I think it was just more of what the country charts and the country artists were doing, that do that all the time, not just a specialty album.”

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