Beyonce killed it at the CMA Awards! Beyonce is a global entertainer. She’s known all over the world. She’s one of the most beautiful women in the world and is a triple threat as she sings, dance and acts.
She is such a big star that she can be courageous enough to use her platform to address issues concerning the African-American community to speak about Black pride and against police brutality.
I was shocked and taken aback at all the hateful, vile and viscious comments that came out on Instagram and Tweets which basically had nothing to do with her performance which by the way was “Flawless.” (Coscarelli, 2016). Beyonce is such a big star that she did not even need the CMAs, they needed her to bring viewers to the fledgling CMA awards and to increase their ratings. Beyonce has a solid brand with over 89 million Instagram followers and with very limited usage she has over 14.1 million followers. She sells out every venue she performs in and if you ever see her live performance she gives her all at every show.
Then it appeared as if the CMAs couldn’t take the heat and removed all references of Bey from their social media accounts and online (Melas, 2016).
Just goes to show that our country has a long way to go in racial relations. It saddened me that the hate overshadowed a great performance that could have brought a whole new generation of fans to country music.
Coscarelli, J. (2016). Beyonce’s CMA Awards performance becomes the target of backlash. The New York Times: retrieved from: http:www.mobilenytimes.com
Melas, C. (2016). CMA responds to allegations it removed social media post over Beyonce performance backlash. CNN Retrieved at: http:www.amp.cnn.com
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