Beyonce is a megastar of the highest order.  She’s the reigning queen of pop music and the mistress of touring, rivalled only by Taylor Swift.

The Grand Ole Opry Denied Beyonce’s Request to Play There: “You Have to be Invited to Play The Opry”

Now she’s following in Swift’s footsteps, so to speak.  Her newest endeavor, a country album, was released and started moving up the charts briefly.  That is, until even the most fervent Beyoncehead took a step back.

A collective “BeyonCE WHAT?”

Her new release, “Cowboy Carter”, has dropped like Lauren Boebert’s head during a banana harvest, and she’s looking for live performances to help.  Her sights set on the  Grand Old Opry.

But the venerable institution denied her appearance, relating that she wasn’t “invited” to play, and that all musicians require that precious request in order to appear.