Country superstar Luke Bryan has been braving backlash all week for polarizing comments made about Beyonce‘s unceremonious snub at the 2024 CMAs (Country Music Association) Awards.

As reported here, Bey landed zero nominations at this year’s ceremony despite owning one of the year’s best-selling Country albums and making history on the genre’s Billboard charts.

Not long after Country Queen Dolly Parton made headlines for seemingly defending the event’s academy for holding the ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ hitmaker from its nominations roster, Bryan did the same – sending the ‘Cowboy Carter’ diva’s fans (affectionately called the #Beyhive) into swarm mode.

Look inside to see how he’s responded to the hoopla.

The drama started when Luke took to Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM show to promote his latest album.  There, he was asked about Beyoncé’s snub.

“Obviously Beyoncé made a country album. And Beyoncé has a lot of fans out there that have her back, and if she doesn’t get something they want, man, they come at you … as fans should do,” he started before saying, “I’m all for everybody coming in and making country albums and all that. But just by declaring that, just because she made one… A lot of great music’s overlooked. Sometimes you don’t get nominated.”

Later in his response, he suggested Bey doesn’t play ball by attending Country music events or mingling with its biggest stars – behavior that may have led to her being snubbed.

“[She should] come into our world and be country with us a little bit,” he stated. “…come to an awards show and high-five us and have fun and get in the family too…Country music’s a lot about family.”

Many decoded Bryan’s statement as assertion she was an “outsider,” a subtext that some even suggested had a racial undertone.

To clear up the murk, Luke took to X (formerly known as Twitter) on Sunday night (October 6).

 “I am posting tonight based on the ridiculous nature of the headlines I have read the last couple days from an interview on the Andy Cohen show I did this week when I was promoting my album,” he said to his 9 million followers on the platform. “I respect Beyonce and I love how loyal her fans are. I spend a lot of time supporting other artists. I want everyone to win. Love yall.”

Read his full statement below.

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