Luke Bryan on Beyoncé’s CMA Snub: “If You’re Gonna Make Country Albums, Come Into Our World”

[penelopetaynt]

Luke Bryan (originally from Australia, moved to Nashville at 19) has commented on Beyoncé’s (born and raised in Houston) recent Country Music Awards snub.

Luke Bryan reacts to Beyoncé’s CMA snub: ‘If you’re gonna make country albums, come into our world’ https://t.co/nlQF4a7Txm pic.twitter.com/IR5UYP0f5p
- Page Six (@PageSix) October 3, 2024
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[cheerspinkears]

I was born and raised in Houston and can say that he’s wrong lmao. Houston is home to one of the biggest Rodeos/Live Stock shows in the world. It’s a huge part of growing up there. I’ve gone every year since I was born, and even took my 6 year old cousin to compete in something called Mutton Bustin’ last year (look it up lol I promise you’ll laugh your ass off).

Of course, Houston is a huge metropolitan area, but country culture is still everywhere. In the clothes we wear, the bars we go to, and most people I grew up with, even the POC have stories about hunting (I know), mudding, fishing, etc. with family in different areas around the city. And don’t even get me started on the history of Black Trail Riders. This dude is just doing what all racists do, assuming that Black folk only make RnB even when we’re blatantly singing bubble gum pop or edging into what he BELIEVES is their territory of country music.

ETA: I guess this guy thinks she doesn’t count bc she doesn’t wanna go hang with them in “their world” as country singers but she comes from a place that has its own claim to country music, so wtf she gotta talk to them for? He can keep it.

[juunanagou18]

thank you. we don't have to keep the dial on 93Q to say that country's in our blood. it's in every facet of our culture even if you don't engage with the music (and admittedly i don't! but i can two-step with the best of them because we learned how to do so in elementary school lmao).

[cheerspinkears]

Learning the Boot Scootin’ Boogie and Achey Breaky Heart in PE class will always be a core memory😂

[marvelhill]

That’s the thing I don’t think ppl get about Texan identity.

[calliope1975]

We learned the Cotton Eye Joe in PE and every song that mentioned Texas in Music and it was a decade before that song came out. Texas is a special breed of state.

[marvelhill]

And we had to take Texas history in elementary/jr high and what was that yellow rose of texas ish in 4th grade. There was a lot of Texan identify programming in school and then out of school you get the actual culture.

[calliope1975]

I was recently going through old school stuff my parents have kept and there's a whole report on Texas. Another one on the wildflowers of Texas. And more! All from elementary and middle school.

Texas has a special kind of state indoctrination. Every time I explain to people outside of TX what a mum is, a homecoming queen gets a crown.

[marvelhill]

I remember them them being real mum flowers and maybe some ribbon accoutrement. I saw a Tik tok of them being $300 monstrosities like what oml

[juunanagou18]

an aside, but this reminds me of when another person and i were describing growing up and eating big ole dill pickles with popcorn at the movies, and the chat was like "?????"

and that's when i learned that was, uh, not a thing outside of texas.

damn good snack tho.