After Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter album was shut out from the 2024 CMA Awards nominations, Dolly Parton spoke out about the controversial exclusion.

Tina Knowles insisted she didn't criticize Dolly Parton for the singer's stance on the Country Music Awards snubbing Beyoncé.

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,

A poor response from Dolly Parton. Regardless of how you feel about Beyoncé, the album did insanely well on the country charts but she wasn’t welcomed by the country music scene, and we all know why. Dolly being an apologist for racists was not something I expected to see. https://t.co/ZULP76Cd6f

Dolly Parton recently weighed in on Beyoncé’s absence from the nominations at this year’s Country Music Association (CMA) Awards.

Originally appeared on E! Online Dolly Parton’s begging the Beyhive, please don’t come for the CMAs. The 78-year-old, whose hit song “Jolene” was covered by Beyoncé on her hit Cowboy Carter album,

Beyonce fans accuse Dolly Parton of taking surprising swipe at her over Cowboy Carter CMA snub - Beyonce's hit Cowboy Carter album received no nominations at this year's Country Music Awards

Beyoncé's foray into country music, Cowboy Carter, received high praise and admiration from both fans and critics. Despite the praise, the album was noticeably absent from the CMA Award nominations. This omission has sparked backlash from Beyoncé's fans,