Eight years before her new album Cowboy Carter came to fruition, Beyoncé released what was then her most country song to date, “Daddy Lessons,” on her critically lauded 2016 album Lemonade. Half a year later, she performed it at the 2016 Country Music Association Awards alongside The Chicks.
However, there was backlash before the superstar even took the stage. A pre-show announcement teasing her performance sparked calls for a CMAs boycott on social media, with some people blasting the awards show for including Bey, whose tribute to the Black Panther Party during her performance of “Formation” at the 2016…
