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Beyoncé walked away empty-handed from the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards despite being nominated a staggering 17 times.
Despite her record-breaking “Cowboy Carter” album, Country Music Awards appear steadfast in their refusal to recognize Beyoncé.
Earlier this month, Beyoncé’s fans were shocked and disappointed when the singer did not receive any nominations from Country Music Awards (CMAs) for her first full-length country album, Cowboy Carter.
This rejection becomes the second time the CMAs and their audience have clashed with Beyoncé.
At the 2016 CMA Awards, Beyoncé performed with country music group The Chicks (formerly Dixie Chicks), which was one of the night’s most talked-about performances. The trio performed “Daddy Lessons,” a country-infused track from Beyoncé’s Lemonade album. Unfortunately, the performance quickly became contentious, with some country music purists upset that a Black pop star had crossed over into their territory.
Moreover, Mathew Knowles, Beyoncé’s father, believes racism was the reason his daughter was not nominated at the 2024 CMAs.
Beyoncé’s losing streak at the country award ceremony comes after the music icon failed to take home a single award from the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards, leaving fans stunned.
Queen Bey was nominated for more awards than any other female artist Thursday, but she came up empty-handed, losing categories such as People’s Artist, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Female Artist.
Beyoncé’s country album, “Cowboy Carter,” ranks alongside Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish’s releases in terms of commercial success, but the numbers aren’t translating into awards.
See the complete list of winners below:
People’s artist of 2024
- Beyoncé
- Jelly Roll
- Kacey Musgraves
- Kane Brown
- Lainey Wilson
- Luke Combs
- Morgan Wallen — WINNER
- Zach Bryan
Female artist of 2024
- Beyoncé
- Carly Pearce
- Dolly Parton
- Kacey Musgraves
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Lainey Wilson — WINNER
- Megan Moroney
- Miranda Lambert
Male artist of 2024
- Bailey Zimmerman
- Chris Stapleton
- Cody Johnson
- Jelly Roll
- Kane Brown
- Luke Combs — WINNER
- Morgan Wallen
- Zach Bryan
Group/duo of 2024
- Brothers Osborne
- Dan + Shay — WINNER
- Old Dominion
- Ole 60
- The Red Clay Strays
- The War And Treaty
- Tigirlily Gold
- Zac Brown Band
The Album of 2024
- Cowboy Carter — Beyoncé
- Deeper Well — Kacey Musgraves
- Fathers & Sons — Luke Combs — WINNER
- Higher — Chris Stapleton
- Highway Desperado — Jason Aldean
- Leather – Cody Johnson
- Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going — Shaboozey
- Zach Bryan — Zach Bryan
Song of 2024
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” — Shaboozey (Songwriters: Collins Obinna Chibueze, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Mark Williams, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook)
- “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” — Dasha (Songwriters: Adam Wendler, Anna Dasha Novotny, Cheyenne Rose Arnspiger, Kenneth Travis Heidelman)
- “I Had Some Help” — Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Austin Post, Chandler Paul Walters, Ernest Smith, Hoskins, Louis Bell, Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak) — WINNER
- “I Remember Everything” — Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Kacey Musgraves, Zach Bryan)
- “Miles On It” — Marshmello & Kane Brown (Songwriters: CASTLE, Connor McDonough, Earwulf, Jake Torrey, Kane Brown, Marshmello, Nick Gale, Riley McDonough)
- “Pink Skies” — Zach Bryan (Songwriter: Zach Bryan)
- “Texas Hold ‘Em” — Beyoncé (Songwriters: Beyoncé, Brian Bates, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro, Raphael Saadiq)
- “Wild Ones” — Jessie Murph feat. Jelly Roll (Songwriters: Feli Ferraro, Gregory Aldae Hein, Jason Deford, Jeff Gitelman, Jessie Murph)
New artist of 2024
- Chase Matthew
- Chayce Beckham
- Dasha
- Koe Wetzel
- Nate Smith
- Shaboozey — WINNER
- Tucker Wetmore
- Warren Zeiders
Social country star of 2024
- Bailey Zimmerman
- Beyoncé
- Dolly Parton
- Jelly Roll
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Luke Combs
- Morgan Wallen — WINNER
- Reba McEntire
The Female Song of 2024
- “16 Carriages” — Beyoncé (Songwriters: Atia Boggs, Beyoncé, Dave Hamelin, Ink, Raphael Saadiq)
- “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” — Dasha (Songwriters: Adam Wendler, Anna Dasha Novotny, Cheyenne Rose Arnspiger, Kenneth Travis Heidelman) — WINNER
- “Deeper Well” — Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves)
- “Hang Tight Honey” — Lainey Wilson (Songwriters: Driver Williams, Jason Nix, Lainey Wilson, Paul Sikes)
- “hummingbird” — Carly Pearce (Songwriters: Carly Pearce, Jordan Reynolds, Nicolle Galyon, Shane McAnally)
- “No Caller ID” — Megan Moroney (Songwriters: Connie Harrington, Jessi Alexander, Jessie Jo Dillon, Megan Moroney)
- “Texas Hold ‘Em” — Beyoncé (Songwriters: Beyoncé, Brian Bates, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nathan Ferraro, Raphael Saadiq)
- “Wranglers” — Miranda Lambert (Songwriters: Audra Mae, Evan McKeever, Ryan Carpenter)
The Male Song of 2024
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” — Shaboozey (Songwriters: Collins Obinna Chibueze, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Mark Williams, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook)
- “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma (From Twisters: The Album)” — Luke Combs (Songwriters: Jessi Alexander, Jonathan Singleton, Luke Combs) — WINNER
- “Bulletproof” — Nate Smith (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps)
- “Dirt Cheap” — Cody Johnson (Songwriter: Josh Phillips)
- “I Can Feel It” — Kane Brown (Songwriters: Gabe Foust, Jaxson Free, Kane Brown, Phil Collins)
- “Let Your Boys Be Country” — Jason Aldean (Songwriters: Allison Veltz Cruz, Jaron Boyer, Micah Wilshire)
- “Pink Skies” — Zach Bryan (Songwriter: Zach Bryan)
- “Take Her Home” — Kenny Chesney (Songwriters: Hunter Phelps, Michael Hardy, Zach Abend)
The Group/Duo Song of 2024
- “Break Mine” — Brothers Osborne (Songwriters: John Osborne, Pete Good, Shane McAnally, TJ Osborne)
- “Different About You” — Old Dominion (Songwriters: Brad Tursi, Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Zach Crowell) — WINNER
- “For the Both of Us” — Dan + Shay (Songwriters: Andy Albert, Dan Smyers, Jordan Reynolds)
- “I Tried a Ring On” — Tigirlily Gold (Songwriters: Josh Jenkins, Kendra Jo Slaubaugh, Krista Jade Slaubaugh, Pete Good)
- “Love You Back” — Lady A (Songwriters: Emily Weisband, James McNair, Lindsay Rimes)
- “smoke & a light” — Ole 60 (Songwriters: Jacob Ty Young, Justin Eckerd, Ryan Laslie, Tristan Roby)
- “Tie Up” — Zac Brown Band (Songwriters: Ben Simonetti, Chris Gelbuda, Jonathan Singleton, Josh Hoge, Zac Brown)
- “Wanna Be Loved” — The Red Clay Strays (Songwriters: Dakota Coleman, Matthew Coleman)
The Collaboration Song of 2024
- “Blackbiird” — Beyoncé, Brittney Spencer, Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy & Reyna Roberts (Songwriters: John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- “Can’t Break Up Now” — Old Dominion & Megan Moroney (Songwriters: Emily Weisband, Matthew Ramsey, Tofer Brown, Trevor Rosen)
- “Chevrolet” — Dustin Lynch feat. Jelly Roll (Songwriters: Chase McGill, Hunter Phelps, Jessi Alexander, Mentor Williams)
- “Hey Driver” — Zach Bryan feat. The War and Treaty (Songwriter: Zach Bryan)
- “I Remember Everything” — Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Kacey Musgraves, Zach Bryan) — WINNER
- “Mamaw’s House” — Thomas Rhett feat. Morgan Wallen (Songwriters: Chase McGill, Matt Dragstrem, Morgan Wallen, Thomas Rhett)
- “The One (Pero No Como Yo)” — Carin Leon & Kane Brown (Songwriters: Bibi Marin, Edgar Barrera, Elena Rose, Johan Sotelo, Jonathan Capeci, Julio Ramirez, Kane Brown, Oscar Armando Diaz de Leon)
- “you look like you love me” — Ella Langley feat. Riley Green (Songwriters: Aaron Raitiere, Ella Langley, Riley Green)
The Cover Song of 2024
- “Blackbiird” — Beyoncé, Brittney Spencer, Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy & Reyna Roberts (Songwriters: John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- “Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other” — Orville Peck & Willie Nelson (Songwriter: Ned Sublette)
- “Dancing With Myself” — Maren Morris (Songwriters: Billy Idol, Tony James)
- “Jolene” — Beyoncé (Songwriter: Dolly Parton)
- “Perfectly Lonely” — Parker McCollum (Songwriter: John Mayer)
- “Sun to Me” — mgk (Songwriters: Zach Bryan) — WINNER
- “Take Me Home, Country Roads” — Lana Del Rey (Songwriters: Bill Danoff, John Denver, Taffy Nivert)
- “Three Little Birds (“Bob Marley: One Love” — Music Inspired by the Film)” — Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Bob Marley & The Wailers)
The Crossover Song of 2024
- “Better Days” — Zach Bryan feat. John Mayer (Songwriter: Zach Bryan)
- “Cowboys Cry Too” — Kelsea Ballerini feat. Noah Kahan (Songwriters: Alysa Vanderheym, Kelsea Ballerini, Noah Kahan)
- “I Had Some Help” — Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Austin Post, Chandler Paul Walters, Ernest Smith, Hoskins, Louis Bell, Morgan Wallen, Ryan Vojtesak)
- “II Most Wanted” — Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus (Songwriters: Beyoncé, Michael Pollack, Miley Cyrus, Ryan Tedder)
- “Lonely Road” — mgk feat. Jelly Roll (Songwriters: Bill Danoff, Brandon Allen, Colson Baker, John Denver, Mary Danoff, Nick Long, Steve Basil, Taffy Nivert Danoff, Travis Barker) — WINNER
- “Midnight Ride” — Kylie Minogue, Orville Peck & Diplo (Songwriters: Christopher Stracey, Kylie Minogue, Marta Cikojevic, Orville Peck)
- “Miles on It” — Marshmello & Kane Brown (Songwriters: CASTLE, Connor McDonough, Earwulf, Jake Torrey, Kane Brown, Marshmello, Nick Gale, Riley McDonough)
- “My Fault” — Shaboozey feat. Noah Cyrus (Songwriters: Bailey Bryan, Collins Obinna Chibueze, Doug Walters, Nevin Sastry, Noah Cyrus, PJ Harding, Sean Cook)
The New Artist Song of 2024
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” — Shaboozey (Songwriters: Collins Obinna Chibueze, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Mark Williams, Nevin Sastry, Sean Cook) — WINNER
- “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” — Dasha (Songwriters: Adam Wendler, Anna Dasha Novotny, Cheyenne Rose Arnspiger, Kenneth Travis Heidelman)
- “Betrayal” — Warren Zeiders (Songwriters: Ali Tamposi, Blake Pendergrass, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Justin Ebach, Warren Zeiders)
- “Bulletproof” — Nate Smith (Songwriters: Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps)
- “Devil You Know” — Tyler Braden (Songwriters: Graham Barham, Jon Hall, Sam Martinez, Zack Dyer)
- “Sweet Dreams” — Koe Wetzel (Songwriters: Amy Allen, Gabe Simon, Josh Serrato, Ropyr Wetzel, Sam Nelson Harris)
- “Tennessee Don’t Mind” — Kameron Marlowe (Songwriters: Charles Kelley, Daniel Tashian)
- “Wind Up Missin’ You” — Tucker Wetmore (Songwriters: Chris LaCorte, Thomas Archer, Tucker Wetmore)
The Storyteller Song of 2024
- “16 Carriages” — Beyoncé (Songwriters: Atia Boggs, Beyoncé, Dave Hamelin, Ink, Raphael Saadiq)
- “Deeper Well” – Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves)
- “Dirt Cheap” — Cody Johnson (Songwriter: Josh Phillips) — WINNER
- “Pink Skies” — Zach Bryan (Songwriter: Zach Bryan)
- “Sorry Mom” — Kelsea Ballerini (Songwriters: Alysa Vanderheym, Hillary Lindsey, Jessie Jo Dillon, Karen Fairchild, Kelsea Ballerini)
- “The Little Things” — George Strait (Songwriters: Bubba Strait, George Strait, Monty Criswell)
- “The Man He Sees in Me” — Luke Combs (Songwriters: Josh Phillips, Luke Combs)
- “Too Good to be True” — Kacey Musgraves (Songwriters: Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk, Anna Nalick, Kacey Musgraves)
