Were Beyoncé & Lil Wayne Snubbed? | Billboard News
Fans feel Beyoncé got snubbed from a Grammy nomination for “TEXAS HOLD 'EM” and ‘Cowboy Carter," and that Lil Wayne should have gotten to perform at next year’s Super Bowl halftime show. Do you think the two stars were snubbed? Let us know in the comments!
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00:00From country to football, fans think their faves just got snubbed.
00:08Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot 100 this year with her country hit,
00:11Texas Hold'em. But that wasn't enough to get her any nominations at the CMAs.
00:15Many fans pointed out that they find it strange that Bey didn't get an odd. Yet,
00:19Post Malone, who Beyoncé featured on Cowboy Carter, got four for his song with Morgan Walling.
00:24Current chart-topper and another Cowboy Carter collaborator, Shaboozie, had this to say on X.
00:33That goes without saying, thank you, Beyoncé, for opening the door for us
00:37and giving us one of the most innovative country albums of all time.
00:40He got two CMA noms, including New Artist of the Year.
00:44In the football world, many are excited to see Kendrick Lamar perform at the Super Bowl's
00:48halftime show. But some are saying Lil Wayne should have gotten the honor since SB59 will
00:52take place in his hometown of New Orleans. In the rap world, Birdman, Master P, Mase,
00:57and many more spoke in defense of Wayne. While Nicki Minaj fired off a bunch of
01:02posts on X suggesting Jay-Z didn't pick Wayne because of her,
01:05neither Lil Wayne nor Jay-Z have addressed these concerns.
01:08Billboard has reached out to Jay-Z's reps at Roc Nation for comment.
01:12Do you think Lil Wayne or Beyoncé got snubbed? Let us know in the comments.