Dolly Parton disagrees with Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' being rejected by the CMAs

Dolly Parton weighs in on the CMA Awards, which upset the Beyhive by giving Beyoncé's film 'The 4000' zero nominations. Cowboy Carter.

“Well, you never know,” the “9 to 5” singer said about awards when asked diversity to comment on what many fans are calling a “rejection.” Parton ultimately disagreed, explaining, “There are so many wonderful country artists that the country music community probably thought, 'Well, we can't really leave out some of the ones who spend their whole lives doing this.'”

The singer added that she had the controversial Cowboy Carter Omission until someone else pointed it out.

“It was a wonderful album,” she continued. “She should be very, very proud of it, and I think everyone in country music welcomed her and was OK with that. So I don't think it was about isolating yourself, like you did it on purpose.”

Parton then suggested that the nominations would simply depend on “what the country charts and the country artists are doing,” especially those who are “consistently” successful on the country charts.

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While the CMAs will not recognize Cowboy Carter during the ceremony in November, the album's commercial popularity speaks volumes about its success. The lead single “Texas Hold 'Em” not only reached number 1 on several Billboard charts – Bey became the first black woman to have a country song reach number 1 and the first Billboard Top Country Albums charts – it broke several streaming records.

Parton herself appears on the album and presents Beyoncé’s cover of her favorite song “Jolene.”

Parton defended Beyoncé's ability to be a country artist in her own right and again praised the record, adding, “I thought that was a great album. She's a country girl in Texas and Louisiana, so she grew up with that foundation. It wasn't like she just came out of nowhere.”

Parton wasn’t the only artist to comment on missing out on a CMA nomination. Last week, Kelly Clarkson said she was surprised, but not too shocked, that Cowboy Carter has not received a single nomination.

“I find it kind of fascinating because I feel like these songs were everywhere,” the singer and talk show host told NBC10 Boston. “At the end of the day, what I've always learned in this industry is that it's not necessarily about the awards.”

She pointed out that in her experience, audiences “like to hear country stuff. They like to hear pop. They like to hear all the different things.” [I’m] Sure, they do that with her too. I think the real benefit is that you don't even need the award.”

In the meantime, The view Host Whoopi Goldberg sided with Parton, arguing that Beyoncé had not been “snubbed” and that the album was “not for her” at the CMAs.