Beyonc's 'Cowboy Carter' Album Didn't Receive Any CMA Award Nominations

Beyonc s groundbreaking Cowboy Carter album was not nominated for the 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards, according to the CMAs nominations announcement on Monday. 

Cowboy Carter, the second act of Beyoncs three-part project that began with 2022s highly coveted Renaissance, left an impression on the music world when it was released on March 29. The 27-track genre-bending album, with country at its core, was a success, with Beyonc becoming the first Black woman to hit No. 1 on Billboards Top Country Albums chart and leading her fans to wonder if the Houston-born legend would become the first Black woman  to be nominated for Album of the Year at the 2024 CMA Awards.

However, the CMA had other plans. Cowboy Carter is not a nominee for the Album of the Year category, which includes Kacey Musgraves Deeper Well, Luke Combs Fathers & Sons, Chris Stapletons Higher, Cody Johnsons Leather and Jelly Rolls Whitsitt Chapel.

And none of the other categories feature a Queen Bey nomination. The CMA Awards will air on Nov. 20. 

Prior to the release of Cowboy Carter, Beyonc shared in an Instagram post how a past moment inspired her to create the album. Although she didnt directly reveal what that was, fans quickly realized she was referring to her appearance at the 2016 CMA Awards , where she performed Lemonade track Daddys Lessons with the Chicks (then known as the Dixie Chicks).

This album has been over five years in the making, the 16 Carriages singer said. It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomedand it was very clear that I wasnt. But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich musical archive. It feels good to see how music can unite so many people around the world, while also amplifying the voices of some of the people who have dedicated so much of their lives educating on our musical history.

While the superstar artist said that Cowboy Carter aint a country album but rather a Beyonc album, its country elements cant be denied. The project had instrumentation and sounds common in the music genre, featured country legends like Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, and paid homage to rodeo culture.

Cowboy Carter ended up hitting No. 1 on the Billboard 200, as well as its Americana/Folk Albums and Top Album Sales charts. It also broke Spotify and Amazon Music streaming records .

Additionally, one of the albums singles, Texas Hold Em, made Beyonc the first Black woman to hit No. 1 on Billboards Hot Country Songs chart. The song also hit No. 1 on Billboards Hot 100 .