For context, Beyoncé’s album Cowboy Carter — which was released in March 2024 after five years in the works — was inspired by her not feeling "welcomed" into the country music space. Years before Cowboy Carter dropped,

In 2016, Beyoncé faced backlash for her performance of her country-tinged song “Daddy Lessons,” with The Chicks at the 50th annual CMA Awards. While the singer received some applause, others in the country music space criticized her, with her performance even being scrubbed from the CMA website.

Luke Bryan was asked about Beyoncé's lack of CMA nominations for her 'Cowboy Carter' album during a recent interview with Andy Cohen.

Now CMA Awards host Luke Bryan has weighed in on CC's lack of nominations, and he thinks that Bey oughta just "come to an award show and high-five us" to show she's part of the country family. Related: Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to top Billboard's Country Albums chart with Cowboy Carter Bryan chatted with Andy Cohen on his Sirius XM show Andy Cohen Live,

During an interview with Andy Cohen, Bryan tiptoed around why country music critics may have excluded the superstar.

Country Music singer Luke Bryan weighed on Beyoncé being overlooked at the Country Music Awards, with her album “Cowboy Carter” failing to secure any nominations at the prestigious event. “Cowboy Carter” made history as the first album by a Black woman to reach No.

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," Bryan said when asked about the snub. "