Similarly, lead single Texas Hold ’Em – one of the album’s most obviously country-inspired tracks – was overlooked by the CMAs, despite topping Billboard’s country chart

Dolly cooks quite a bit like our mother,” says Rachel Parton George. “It makes me think of Mama.” Now everyone can think of Parton’s mom - or at least cook like her - as the legendary country singer and her sister have teamed up for a new recipe book,

Beyoncé is seething after her best-selling Cowboy Carter album received zero nominations from the Country Music Association for its 58th CMA Awards, a source exclusively tells In Touch. Producers for the upcoming awards show are equally upset over the popular R&B singer being snubbed over fears she now won’t perform on ABC’s broadcast live

With “Cowboy Carter,” Bey made history as the first Black woman to top the country music charts and have a number one song (“Texas Hold ‘Em”). The CMA has been accused of racism for decades — most recently when Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” was shut out from the country charts for allegedly not having enough country elements back in 2019.

Beyoncé is a country girl in Texas and Louisiana, so she grew up with that base. It wasn’t like she just appeared out of nowhere.” The post “She’s A Country Girl”: Dolly Parton Defends Beyoncé After CMA’s Decision To Not Nominate Her first appeared on Bored Panda.

Dolly Parton has nothing but fondness for the world's biggest country-dabbling pop stars: Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. In a new interview with Variety published Tuesday (Sept. 17), the 78-year-old country legend gushed about both superstars as well as weighed in on the CMA Awards snubbing Bey's Cowboy Carter this season.

They probably only nominated country artists who been doing it for whole their career’ becomes invalid when you see they nominated Post Malone but not Beyonce.”

The "Jolene" singer instead points to the stiff competition, arguing, "There’s so many wonderful country artists."