Mathew Knowles reacted after the Country Music Association snubbed his daughter Beyonce. The pop singer-turned country music artist received zero nominations for her Act II Cowboy Carter album.
Mathew is adamant that the Country Music Association snubbed Beyonce because she’s Black and creole.
Mathew said the voters have a long, dark history that “Still comes down to black and white.”
He told TMZ: “There’s more white people in America and unfortunately they don’t vote based on ability and achievements. It’s still sometimes a white and black thing.”
Mathew said he isn’t calling the CMA voters racist, but he says the snub “speaks for itself.”
TMZ noted that Shaboozey, a Black artist featured on Beyonce’s Act II Cowboy Carter album, received nominations for Best New Artist and Single of the Year for his hit “A Bar Song.”
But as far as Beyonce is concerned, TMZ says the voters were not impressed by her sudden switch from pop music to country music. She even moved to Nashville to make her dreams of country music domination come true.
But country music radio stations refused to play tracks from Cowboy Carter.
And alternative artist Azealia Banks said Beyonce’s album reeked of desperation. “It’s giving pickmesha,” she said.
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The Grammy Awards also snubbed Beyonce, which prompted her sudden switch to country music.
“I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone and never won Album of the Year. So even by your own metrics, that doesn’t work,” said Jay Z.
Insiders say Beyonce was “depressed” when she didn’t win the Grammy award for Album of the Year back in February.
The Country Music Awards snub might send her over the edge.
