Dolly Parton he entered the chat about By Beyoncé “Cowboy Carter” be closed at the CMA Awards.
Queen Bey’s country album, which features Parton herself and a cover of her hit “Jolene,” did not receive a nomination for the upcoming 58th Annual. CMA Awards. The country music awards show met with some backlash from many who called the lack of recognition a snub. But Parton doesn’t seem to agree.
“Well, you never know,” said the 78-year-old musician. “There are so many wonderful country artists that, I guess probably in the field of country music, they probably think, well, we can’t really leave some of those who spend their whole lives doing that,” Parton explained.
“But I didn’t even realize that until someone asked me that question. But it was a wonderful album.”
He added that Beyoncé should be “very, very proud of the album, and I think everybody in country music welcomed it and thought it was good.”
The singer-songwriter does not believe that “Cowboy Carter” was intentionally closed “on purpose.”
She continued, “I think it was just more of what the country charts and country artists were doing, which they do all the time, not just a specialty album.”
“Cowboy Carter” reached number 1 on Billboard’s album chart, and his debut single, “Texas Hold ‘Em”, reached the top of Billboard’s Hot 100. The album also had several top 10 hits including “II Most Wanted” and “Jolene.”