Which song did Beyoncé perform with the Dixie Chicks at the 2016 CMA Awards?

Beyoncé performed “Daddy Lessons” with the Dixie Chicks at the 2016 CMA Awards.

The collaboration took place at the 50th Annual Country Music Association Awards in Nashville on November 2, 2016. Beyoncé’s original version appeared on Lemonade, and the live performance used a country-oriented arrangement with the Dixie Chicks, who were later known as the Chicks.

“Daddy Lessons” centers on advice from a father and incorporates country, blues, and Southern musical influences. The televised performance introduced the song to a country-awards audience and became one of the ceremony’s most discussed moments.

The Dixie Chicks had previously recorded a cover of Beyoncé’s “Daddy Lessons” before joining her onstage. This fact is distinct from Beyoncé’s later country album Cowboy Carter, released in 2024. The 2016 performance involved a single Lemonade track, not an album-length country project.