First, Beyoncé arrived at the 2024 Grammy Awards in full cowboy regalia — making a statement without saying a word. Then, during the Super Bowl, she dropped two hybrid country songs: “Texas Hold 'Em” and “16 Carriages.” All of that heralded her latest album, “Act ll: Cowboy Carter,” out Friday.
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Beyoncé declared on social media, “This ain’t a Country album. This is a ‘Beyoncé’ album” in 10 words separating herself from the industry while still identifying herself as someone working in and with the genre.
She says it was five years in the making and a response to "an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed," seeming to refer to a 2016 CMAs performance that resulted in racist backlash.
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