this is a person who has a very intense relationship with a very large body of fans. - you went to the concert, and you saw the concert filmed, right? three hours, yes, well-spent. - (singing) i wanna house you and make you take my name i ve met so many of my goals, and i just keep making new goals because i m never satisfied, and i always want to grow. - well, the highly anticipated second act to beyoncé s renaissance project, cowboy carter, dropped last night. - you guys, oh, my god. - i m crying. - she s the first black woman ever to top the billboard s hot country songs chart. - there is a public perception about country music that it is a predominantly white genre. - i mean, i ve seen people say things like, i didn t know that there were black country singers. - it s kind of an industry that takes care of its own. - it has not been a genre that has been accepting of black people. - you often find partisans of country music saying, well, this is or that ain t country. -
[music playing] - beyoncé is the greatest entertainer of her generation. this is a person who has a very intense relationship with a very large body of fans. - you went to the concert, and you saw the concert filmed, right? three hours, yes, well-spent. - (singing) i wanna house you and make you take my name i ve met so many of my goals, and i just keep making new goals because i m never satisfied, and i always want to grow. - well, the highly anticipated second act to beyoncé s renaissance project, cowboy carter, dropped last night. - you guys, oh, my god. - i m crying. - she s the first black woman ever to top the billboard s hot country songs chart. - there is a public perception about country music that it is a predominantly white genre. - i mean, i ve seen people say things like, i didn t know that there were black country singers. - it s kind of an industry that takes care of its own. - it has not been a genre that has been accepting of black people. - you often find
All of it as this special edition of the the 11th hour gets under way. Geegts once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. The holidays are here again. We are on the brink of a new year and it gives us another chance to revisit some of the conversations weve had here in this studio at this very desk with storytellers, journalists, and writers that we admire. Throughout broadcast were going to listen to the people who told those stories, the best and the most prolific documentary filmmaker of our time, biographers of the president s inner circle in the east wing and west wing of the white house. We will also hear from some exceptional men and women who were born outside of our country but decided to devote their lives and lifes work to the United States and what they mean to all of us in this perilous time for our countrys political life. But we begin this hour of storytelling with one of the very best storytellers around, our friend ken burns. It comes from right in here
Of the 11th hour gets underway. Greetings once again from our nbc news headquarters in new york. Greetings once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. The holidays are here again. We are on the brink of a new year and it gives us another chance to revisit some of the conversations weve had here in this studio at this very desk with storytellers, journalists, and writers that we admire. Throughout broadcast were going to listen to the people who told those stories, the best and the most prolific documentary filmmaker of our time, biographers of the president s inner circle in the east wing and west wing of the white house. We will also hear from some exceptional men and women who were born outside of our country but decided to devote their lives and lifes work to the United States and what they mean to all of us in this perilous time for our countrys political life. But we begin this hour of storytelling with one of the very best storytellers around, our friend ken burns
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