Before some of countrys biggest stars took the stage on Wednesday evening at the 2024CMA Awards,Billy Ray Cyruspointed out the absence of an artist who made history as thefirst Black woman to top Billboards Country Albums chart.
Taking to social media, Cyrus weighed in on Beyonces CMA Awards shutout, and said that he was surprised theCowboy Carterstar received zero nominations this year.
Im so happy and proud to see country music opening their doors and format to be inclusive to all people, all styles, he wrote in an Instagrampost.
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@lilnasx and I won this award in 2019 for Event Of The Year… but you wouldnt have seen it because they didnt air it in the show.
