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Dolly Parton weighs in on whether Beyonce is a country star - as she addresses Cowboy Carter CMA snub


Parton said she thought that Cowboy Carter 'was a wonderful album' that Beyoncé, 43, 'can be very, very proud of.'

The 78-year-old music legend spoke with Variety in an interview published Tuesday, in which she was asked about the surprising development involving the superstar artist. Beyoncé's history with the CMAs prior to the nominations being announced to controversy earlier this month included a 2016 collaboration with The Chicks of the track Daddy Lessons, which garnered a number of racist reactions online. Parton spoke on the issue after Beyoncé's father Mathew Knowles told TMZ on September 9 that the snubbing of his daughter's record, released March 29,'speaks for itself.'

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