The network removed all footage of the performance from their social media and any post-event recordings. At the time, Blavity highlighted several tweets calling out the station for its questionable actions.

One X user predicted Beyoncé’s performance would ruffle some feathers: “Imagine being an old racist watching the CMAs and Beyonce come out in a sheer gown singin about shootin dudes hahaha they was heated.”

Another person called out the network for using the artist to gain views, tweeting, “It’s disrespectful to invite #Beyoncé solely for the ratings, GET the bump, then pretend like she didn’t perform.”

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