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Beyoncé’s Dad Mathew Knowles Slams CMA Awards for ‘Cowboy Carter’ Snub

Beyonce's dad Mathew Knowles slammed the CMA Awards for snubbing 'Cowboy Carter,' saying the issue was "white and Black." Details.

There are a lot of Beyoncé fans who are unhappy with the CMA Awards for snubbing Cowboy Carter in this year’s round of nominations, and her dad, Mathew Knowles, is leading the charge. Before the superstar even took the stage with the country trio to sing Lemonade ‘s “Daddy Lessons,” viewers who took issue with Bey’s pop music fame and/or her tribute to the Black Panther Party during that year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show called for a boycott; after the performance, there was no mention of her appearance on the CMAs website. In a March post on Instagram, the “16 Carriages” singer wrote that the album was “born out of an experience” she’d had years prior where she “did not feel welcomed,” which many fans took to be the 2016 controversy.

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