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00:00The Country Music Awards Association have laid down their cards and unfortunately Beyoncé's
00:06album Cowboy Carter was not included in the fold of this year's nominations.
00:11Among those shortlisted for Best Entertainer, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Lainey
00:16Wilson and Morgan Wallen with seven nominations in total.
00:20For many fans, the snub was a deliberate but not unexpected slap in the face.
00:25The CMA's have once again deferred to those in the industry who prefer to deny black artists
00:30the recognition they deserve, failing to nominate Beyoncé in a single category this year despite
00:34her record-breaking success with Texas Hold'em and Cowboy Carter.
00:39Such a blatant snub only tells me that the CMA nomination committee members couldn't
00:44bear the thought of a black woman who doesn't fit their idea of a country star sweeping
00:48the biggest categories of the night, so they opted not to recognize her at all.
00:53Released in spring, Cowboy Carter became the first album by a black woman to land at
00:57number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
01:01The single Texas Hold'em also became the first by a black woman to claim the top spot
01:06on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
01:11When discussing her latest music, Beyoncé said Cowboy Carter was born out of her experience
01:15of being made to feel unwelcome on the country music scene.
01:19Ex-Britain fans view the album as a reclamation and homage to an overlooked legacy of black
01:23Americans within country music and culture.
01:26While Beyoncé has not commented on the snub, one of the nominees for New Artist of the
01:30Year, Shaboozie, tweeted his support for her.
01:34That goes without saying, thank you Beyoncé for opening a door for us, starting a conversation
01:40and giving us one of the most innovative country albums of all time.
01:44The CMA Awards are nominated and voted on by members of the Country Music Association,
01:49which includes music executives, artists, publicist-songwriters and other industry professionals.
01:54Winners of the CMAs will be announced at a ceremony broadcast live on November 20th.