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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) Voters for the Country Music Awards snubbed superstar singer Beyonces album Cowboy Carter and showered singer Morgan Wallen with seven nominations on Monday.. Wallen will compete for entertainer of the year against Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson..
Winners of the CMAs will be announced at a ceremony broadcast live on ABC on Nov. 20...
In the spring, Cowboy Carter became the first album by a Black woman to land at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart..
The single Texas Hold Em also became the first by a Black woman to claim the top spot on Billboards Hot Country Songs chart...
Experts and fans viewed the album as a reclamation and homage to an overlooked legacy of Black Americans within country music and culture...
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