Beyoncé fans want to know why the CMA Awards scrubbed all mention of the singer. TMZ reports that Beyoncé was prominently featured on CMAWorld.com early Thursday, and that the association’s official Twitter account tweeted about the performance, as well. Unbelievable as it may seem, sources told TMZ that the CMA Awards did in fact delete all mention of Beyoncé as a result of the racist criticism, as well as to distance the award show from the Black Lives Matter movement. CMA erased all evidence of Beyonce performing at the awards last after her appearance sparked racist backlash from some country fans. https://t.co/PWJcDeNmuR — Dixie Chicks (@dixiechicks) November 3, 2016The Huffington Post reached out to the Country Music Association for an explanation about why all mention of Beyoncé was scrubbed from its site and social media accounts.

Source: Huffington Post November 03, 2016 22:05 UTC