Country Music singer Luke Bryan weighed on Beyoncé being overlooked at the Country Music Awards, with her album “Cowboy Carter” failing to secure any nominations at the prestigious event. “Cowboy Carter” made history as the first album by a Black woman to reach No.

Country music is in its own bubble in the entertainment industry. Sure, there are crossover artists who start in Nashville and become pop stars — hello, Shania Twain and Taylor Swift — but it isn’t easy to go in the opposite direction.