The woke music industry strikes again—this time at the so-called "American Music Awards," where two of the least country artists imaginable just walked away with the top country trophies.
Yes, you read that right: Beyoncé and Post Malone are now your Favorite Female and Male Country Artists of the year. Because apparently, actual country music and the people who live and breathe it every day just aren’t flashy enough for the Hollywood elite.
Held in Las Vegas for the first time since 2022, the AMAs made their grand return with a lineup that looked more like a Spotify pop playlist than a tribute to the roots of American music. Hosted by Jennifer Lopez (of course), the show went full steam ahead with pushing crossover celebrities over the hardworking voices of modern country.
Here’s the rundown of the mess:
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Favorite Female Country Artist? Not Lainey Wilson. Not Ella Langley. Not Megan Moroney. Nope—it went to Beyoncé, who herself admitted that her Cowboy Carter album wasn’t even a country album.
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Favorite Male Country Artist? Not Morgan Wallen. Not Luke Combs. Not even Jelly Roll. It went to Post Malone, who just dipped his toes into country a few months ago and suddenly became a cowboy.
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And let’s not forget Cowboy Carter also took home Favorite Country Album, beating out actual country records like Jelly Roll’s Beautifully Broken and Megan Moroney’s Am I Okay?
So now we’re supposed to pretend that Beyoncé, who’s spent most of her career in pop and R&B, is the face of country music? That Post Malone, who made a name off hip-hop and autotune, is somehow a better representative than the artists selling out arenas in Nashville and playing dive bars in small-town America?
This isn’t about genre-bending or experimentation—this is about the entertainment establishment shoving mainstream names into every category they can, all while turning their backs on the actual country community. And why? Because it’s all fan-voted. And who has bigger online armies than two of the biggest pop stars on Earth? Not Lainey Wilson fans. Not folks in Appalachia. And certainly not the rodeo crowd.
Remember when country music actually meant something? When it was about storytelling, twang, steel guitars, and southern grit—not corporate labels slapping a cowboy hat on a pop star and calling it "representation"?
The AMAs just made it crystal clear: if you're famous enough, Nashville doesn't matter. The fans, the culture, the history—none of it matters. What matters is clicks, clout, and pushing an agenda.
The real country community is being erased in favor of viral marketing campaigns and Billboard bait. If you're a true country artist these days, your best bet is to stay far away from the Hollywood glitz and stick to shows like the CMA and ACM Awards—at least they pretend to care about the genre.
Country music isn't a costume. And no matter how many awards they hand out in Vegas, Beyoncé and Post Malone aren't country artists.
They're just playing one on stage.
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