Kelly Clarkson expresses confusion over Beyonce's absence from the 2024 CMA Awards nominations despite her album 'Cowboy Carter' achieving significant success. Clarkson's comments highlight the broader sentiment over the genre's exclusionary practices,

The CMAs said, hold ‘em. Cowboy Carter received zero nominations for the Country Music Association Awards this year. Granted, Bey herself has said that her latest release “ain’t a Country album,” but a “Beyoncé album.

Kelly Clarkson was surprised but not shocked to hear that Beyoncé's album Cowboy Carter wasn't nominated in any category at the upcoming CMA Awards. "I kind of find it fascinating, because I feel like those songs were everywhere,

Although not every album is a hit, Cowboy Carter proved the wide talent of Beyonce. Collaborating with some of the biggest names in country music, the album seemed to dominate the entire genre. With each song gaining praise and Beyonce blending genres, it shocked the entire industry when the CMA Awards appeared to forget all about the hit album.

Clarkson noted that she and Beyoncé both hail from Texas, and both of them grew up with a heavy country influence. Still, she speculated that Beyoncé -- like Clarkson herself -- would never just commit fully to one genre at the exclusion of every other.

The singer also opens up about her own challenges in the country music genre, saying she was told, "If I didn’t quit pop music and just go country, I would not be played."