CMAs executive producer Robert Deaton said he spoke with Beyoncé's team and she will always be invited to sing at the awards ✨ “I told them way back in June, or before June, when the album [Cowboy Carter] came out. I said, “Hey, listen, I know that what y’all do is different,” and it should be, by the way, she’s Beyoncé. Because in the last few albums, she hasn’t done the typical [promotion], even with the pop stuff, she doesn’t do the typical promotion. It’s like, she’s Beyoncé, she doesn’t have to go do late-night television, you know what I’m saying? How she promotes her music is different. But I had a conversation with her manager, and said, “Look, I’m just letting you know, the arms are open wide for her, if she wants to perform, if she wants to attend. Whatever she would like to do, I want you to know that the welcome mat is at the front door.” So they know that. We had lovely conversations with her manager. I will say this — I had a wonderful time working with her, and again, I loved the performance. It was my idea to invite her in the first place. And let me tell you something, talk about work ethic. Woohie. That work ethic is next-level. I think they rehearsed for seven days in L.A. Like everybody. Full band. Dancing. Everything.”