In 2016, Beyoncé faced backlash for her performance of her country-tinged song “Daddy Lessons,” with The Chicks at the 50th annual CMA Awards. While the singer received some applause, others in the country music space criticized her, with her performance even being scrubbed from the CMA website.

Luke Bryan's controversial comments come after Beyoncé was snubbed by the CMAs last week, when the association announced this year's nominees.

"Everybody loved that Beyoncé made a country album," Bryan said. "Nobody's mad about it. But where things get a little tricky...if you're gonna make country albums, come into our