Luke Bryan is clearing the air about his feedback on Beyoncé’s lack of nominations for her “Cowboy Carter” album on the upcoming 2024 Nation Music Affiliation Awards.
The discourse started after Bryan, a rustic singer, appeared on SiriusXM’s “Andy Cohen Live” final week and urged Queen Bey to “come into our world and be country with us a little bit” following the discharge of her inaugural country-style album.
Bryan’s feedback sparked backlash from social media customers, prompting the “One Margarita” singer to make clear his phrases about Beyoncé on social media.
In a assertion posted Monday on X (previously Twitter), he advised his 9 million-plus followers that the media pushed a “false narrative” about his feedback.
“I am posting tonight based on the ridiculous nature of the headlines I have read the last couple days from an interview on the Andy Cohen show I did this week when I was promoting my album. I feel in my heart I could not let media create a false narrative,” Bryan wrote.
Bryan, who will co-host this yr’s CMA Awards ceremony on Nov. 20 alongside soccer legend Peyton Manning and singer-songwriter Lainey Wilson, went on accountable “click bait headlines” for instigating the backlash.
“As I read thru the comments of some of you I just want to say that I encourage all of you to listen to the interview instead of reading click bait headlines. You will hear my tone and intentions which were not negative. I respect Beyonce and I love how loyal her fans are. I spend a lot of time supporting other artists. I want everyone to win. Love yall.”
On the time of Bryan’s Oct. 1 interview, host Cohen requested the “American Idol” decide about his ideas on Beyoncé being snubbed when nominees had been introduced.
“It’s a tricky question because, obviously Beyoncé made a country album and Beyoncé has a lot of fans out there that have her back,” the nation star replied. “And if she doesn’t get something they want, man, they come at you.”
“I’m all for everyone coming in and making nation albums and all that. However simply by declaring that, simply because she made one ― I don’t want [a nomination] simply ’trigger I make one,” Bryan advised Cohen.
He then claimed that “everybody loved that Beyoncé made a country album” earlier than flaming her up for not connecting sufficient with different nation stars.
“Nobody’s mad about it. But where things get a little tricky — if you’re gonna make country albums, come into our world and be country with us a little bit,” he added.
“Beyoncé can do exactly what she wants to. She’s probably the biggest star in music,” Bryan added. “But come to an award show and high-five us, and have fun and get in the family, too. And I’m not saying she didn’t do that.”
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In case you missed it, Beyoncé turned the first Black girl to prime the Billboard Nation Albums chart earlier this yr after her newest album, “Act II: Cowboy Carter,” reached the No. 1 spot.
Regardless of the large achievement, the singer didn’t obtain any nods when the Nation Music Affiliation revealed its checklist of nominees for the 58th Annual CMA Awards final month.
