Beyoncé is to country music as fish are to bicycles. But the pop diva will perform at the 50th annual CMA Awards show on ABC.
Rolling Stone reported: “There is no official word on what (or with whom) the pop/R&B superstar will perform during the show, but her acclaimed 2016 album Lemonade notably featured the country-steeped track ‘Daddy Lessons.’
“CMA Entertainer of the Year-winning trio the Dixie Chicks took to performing the tune – written by Beyoncé with Wynter Gordon, Kevin Cossom and Alex Delicata – at stops on their DCX MMXVI tour in 2016.”
Others set to perform are George Strait, Chris Stapleton, Randy Travis, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Maren Morris, Garth Brooks with Trisha Yearwood, Brooks & Dunn, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Roy Clark, Ricky Skaggs and Keith Urban.
Some entertaining reactions:
UPDATE: Beyoncé will be opening the Country Music Awards tonight with the Dixie Chicks! pic.twitter.com/CjsnMReeNI
— BeyoncéVirtuoso (@BeyonceVirtuoso) November 2, 2016
When you find out Beyoncé is performing at the Country Music Awards… pic.twitter.com/yRlEgVCzr4
— MrVicks (@MrVicks) November 2, 2016
Frequently, country crosses over. But every now & then a major pop superstar wants to be a part of this too. Welcome, Beyoncé.#cmaawards50
— Brad Paisley (@BradPaisley) November 2, 2016
In April, Beyoncé’s #DaddyLessons sparked heated industry debates on the definition of Country. 6 months later, she’s opening the CMAs! pic.twitter.com/OPiJ1IYRBy
— THE BEYHIVÉ (@TheBeyHiveTeam) November 2, 2016
Me: I hate country music
Beyoncé: I’m performing at the country music awards
Me: pic.twitter.com/RxiHqLxe29— . (@The__Prototype) November 2, 2016
In today’s unexpected news: Beyoncé is performing tonight on #CMAawards50 (’cause she slays.) https://t.co/SmZdCAhgYu pic.twitter.com/6EW5KH43tD
— E! News (@enews) November 2, 2016
My friend: You watching the CMAs tonight? Beyonce is performing.
Me: pic.twitter.com/k9e3sGN1og
— Obsev Entertainment (@Hollyscoop) November 2, 2016