Houston native Beyoncé offers her takes on everybody from the Beatles to Dolly Parton in a clarion call of an album, “Cowboy Carter.”
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Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' Features a Beatles Cover, Miley Cyrus, and Post Malone
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Beyoncé’s 'Cowboy Carter' reinforces her dedication to Black reclamation — and country music
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Not ‘country enough’? Beyoncé proudly proclaims her Texas roots in ‘Cowboy Carter.’
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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ transmits joy, honours legends and challenges a segregated industry
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Beyoncé, a Texas native, is no stranger to Country. And Country music is full of Black artists, even if many have been overlooked in the genre's history.
Without singing a single note, Dolly Parton is the extra-special guest on “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé’s much-anticipated country album that flips the script on the usual Nashville narrative.
First, Beyonce 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.
Queen Bey’s new “Act II - Cowboy Carter” has arrived, and Post Malone, Miley Cyrus, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Linda Martell are some of the artists to appear.
Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter" is a full-throated ode to her southern roots, a rollicking revue of an album that also deals a vital history lesson on the Black lineage of country music.
Beyoncé's new “country” album, "Cowboy Carter," is a protest against the Nashville establishment after previously being treated poorly, sources told The Post.
As we count down the final hours to "Cowboy Carter" — the Beyoncé country album that is dropping at midnight — you don't have to hold up before she brings some more of that "Texas Hold 'Em" twang.
The album, featuring collaborations with some of country music's biggest names, including Dolly Parton and Willy Nelson, has already reached No. 2 on Apple Music.
Beyonce has dropped “Cowboy Carter,” which is “Act II” in her “Renaissance” trilogy that began with the underground house beats of her 2022 album that had us buzzing and bopping to “Break My Soul,” “Cuff It” and “Alien Superstar.”
