Beyoncé Unveils 'Cowboy Carter' Album Amid Country Music Controversy
TL;DR
Beyoncé unveils the official album artwork for her upcoming album, Cowboy Carter, and shares a heartfelt statement about the project, emphasizing that it's not a country album but a "Beyoncé" album. She reflects on the challenges she faced entering the country music genre and expresses hope for a future where an artist's race is irrelevant in relation to music genres. The album, act ii, has been in the making for over five years and is a continuation of her previous work, Renaissance.
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- Beyoncé’s hit song has programmers reckoning with country radio’s biases The Washington Post
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- Beyonce breaks silence over backlash for going country: Singer unveils Cowboy Carter album cover where she's p Daily Mail
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