Beyoncé's father blames racism for singer getting snubbed at Country Music Awards

Beyoncé’s father Matthew Knowles is opening up about his daughter's major snub at the Country Music Awards. He thinks that race played a part in the singer not getting any nominations at the prestigious award ceremony.

“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,” he told TMZ.Mathew also said that Beyoncé didn't have a good experience performing with the Dixie Chicks at the 2016 CMA Awards. He thinks that her inclusion "didn't go over so well" and that "the CMAs never apologised to Bey".

He also clarified in the end that he doesn't think the CMA voters are racist, but he feels her snub "speaks for itself".

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Cowboy Carter topped the country chart and spent 22 weeks on the Billboard Top 200 album ranking. The feat was a historic first for a Black woman singing country. And while the CMAs gave nominations to other pop crossover artists like Post Malone and Shaboozey, the voting body denied Cowboy Carter nominations in any category.

Back in 2016, the CMAs drew criticism from country music fans who questioned them for letting Beyonce take the stage with The Chicks to perform “Daddy Lessons,” a country song from her album Lemonade. While the crowd cheered, some netizens questioned why Beyoncé was invited to perform at the ceremony.

In an Instagram statement, the singer revealed that the 2016 experience inspired her to make her first country album. "Cowboy Carter took more than five years to make and was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn’t," read the post.