Beyoncé has recently faced backlash for her new country album, Cowboy Carter, with resistance from some country music fans and radio stations. The singer-songwriter addressed the criticism at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, calling for the music industry to be more open to diverse art forms.
Despite the controversy surrounding Black artists entering the country music scene, Beyoncé made history by reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country chart with her track 'Texas Hold ‘Em.' She received the Innovator Award at the awards show, where she thanked soul legend Stevie Wonder for his collaboration on her rendition of Dolly Parton’s 'Jolene.'
