Luke Bryan has made the unlucky choice to diss Beyonce — and now, he should face the wrath of the Beyhive.
As you’re seemingly conscious, Beyonce launched her first nation album, Cowboy Carter, earlier this 12 months.
Whereas the preliminary response from followers was predictably ecstatic, the album did not make as large a splash with critics and trade insiders.
And the Beyonce trustworthy had been shocked final month when Cowboy Carter didn’t obtain a single Nation Music Award nomination.
Now, Luke is speculating on what may need occurred there. However it appears that evidently as an alternative of calming anybody down, he’s solely managed to additional rile up the Beyhive.
“Everybody loved that Beyonce made a country album. Nobody’s mad about it,” the American Idol choose stated throughout a current interview on Andy Cohen’s radio present.
“But where things get a little tricky … if you’re gonna make country albums, come into our world and be country with us a little bit.”
Luke proceeded to make clear that he’s a fan of Bey’s work. However he feels that she did not play the trade politics sport within the months after her album dropped.
“Beyonce can do exactly what she wants to. She’s probably the biggest star in music,” he stated.
“But come to an award show and high-five us, and have fun and get in the family, too. And I’m not saying she didn’t do that. … But country music’s a lot about family,” Luke continued.
“I’m all for everybody coming in and making country albums and all that. But just by declaring that, just because she made one — just ’cause I make one, I don’t get any nominations.”
Bryan Makes an attempt to Appease the Beyhive
Luke went on to reward the Beyhive for the loyalty they’ve proven their queen.
“Beyoncé has a lot of fans out there that have her back,” he famous. “And if she doesn’t get something they want, man, they come at you — as fans should do.”
Not surprisingly, many took subject with the insinuation that Bey was snubbed as a result of she did not correctly ingratiate herself with the nation music “family.”
As popular culture commentator Ashley Ok. Smalls tweeted:
“Keith Urban is from Australia and y’all basically made him the face of the genre. But the girl from Houston needs to prove she’s part of your world?”
Mockingly, lots of Bryan’s best-known songs, together with “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” borrow closely from the rhythms and cadences of hip hop.
However we’re guessing he’s by no means thought of the likelihood that he may owe a cultural debt of his personal.
Now, clearly, Luke and Bey are each gifted artists.
However perhaps it’s time to contemplate the likelihood that “authenticity” is an overrated concern in music criticism. Particularly because it looks like most audiences couldn’t care much less about it so long as the tune slaps.
