Luke Bryan Clarifies His Controversial Comments About Beyoncé’s CMA Awards Snub

Luke Bryan is clearing the air about his comments on Beyoncé’s lack of nominations for her “Cowboy Carter” album at the upcoming 2024 Country Music Association Awards.

The discourse began after Bryan, a country singer, appeared on SiriusXM’s “Andy Cohen Live” last week and urged Queen Bey to “come into our world and be country with us a little bit” following the release of her inaugural country-style album.

Bryan’s comments sparked backlash from social media users, prompting the “One Margarita” singer to clarify his words about Beyoncé on social media.

In a statement posted Monday on X (formerly Twitter), he told his 9 million-plus followers that the media pushed a “false narrative” about his comments.

“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. I feel in my heart I could not let media create a false narrative,” Bryan wrote.

Bryan, who will co-host this year’s CMA Awards ceremony on Nov. 20 alongside football legend Peyton Manning and singer-songwriter Lainey Wilson, went on to blame “click bait headlines” for instigating the backlash.

“As I read thru the comments of some of you I just want to say that I encourage all of you to listen to the interview instead of reading click bait headlines. You will hear my tone and intentions which were not negative. 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.”

At the time of Bryan’s Oct. 1 interview, host Cohen asked the “American Idol” judge about his thoughts on Beyoncé being snubbed when nominees were announced.

“It’s a tricky question