Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles doesn’t hesitate to protect her famed daughter from public ridicule. So, when she issued a response to Dolly Parton’s thoughts on Cowboy Carter not receiving any nominations for the CMA Awards fans figured it was another day of a momma bear defending her cub.

Country legend Dolly Parton is sharing her thoughts on Beyoncé not receiving any CMA Award nominations after releasing her country album. The country icon features on two 'Cowboy Carter' tracks, while Beyoncé also covers her hit "Jolene" on the chart-topping album.

The Nashville music institution can be insular and opaque, and Beyoncé has said that a lack of acceptance helped inspire ‘Cowboy Carter’ in the first place.

Although many believe the CMA Awards did not do justice by Beyoncé, Dolly Parton has an interesting take on the situation. The "Jolene" hitmaker collaborated with Queen Bey on two songs in her record-breaking "Cowboy Carter" album,

When the 2024 CMA Awards nominations were announced Monday, one artist who took over the country charts this year was notably missing: Beyoncé. Fans immediately noticed that Beyoncé, whose album "Cowboy Carter" won over fans and critics this year, was snubbed entirely from the list of nominations.

Beyoncé was snubbed by the CMA Awards, getting zero nominations for her top-selling “Cowboy Carter” album. No Black woman has scored a CMA Awards best album nomination.

Beyoncé’s mom Tina Knowles is clearing up rumors that she disagreed with Dolly Parton over her daughter’s Country Music Awards snub. “This is fake not from me!” Tina, 70, commented under an Instagram post by the celebrity news account The Neighborhood Talk on Thursday,

Dolly Parton recently defended Beyoncé’s album, 'Cowboy Carter', which was snubbed by the Country Music Awards.