"Beyoncé's Political Turn: The Controversy Surrounding 'Cowboy Carter'"

Michelle Obama praised Beyonce's country album while urging fans to vote in the upcoming presidential election, emphasizing the power of individual voices and the importance of issues such as equal pay, racial justice, reproductive healthcare, and climate change. She directed followers to her "When We All Vote" website to register, highlighting the ease of the process. This comes amid reports of her husband, Barack Obama, becoming more involved in President Joe Biden's campaign. Beyonce, who recently received the Innovator Award at the iHeart Radio Music Awards, endorsed Biden before the 2020 election and made history as the first Black woman to top Billboard's country songs chart with her single "Texas Hold 'Em."
- Michelle Obama's Shoutout To Beyonce Takes A Political Turn HuffPost
- Review: Beyoncé is a prism for country on 'Cowboy Carter' NPR
- Beyoncé: Cowboy Carter Album Review Pitchfork
- Beyoncé “Jolene” cover: Why everyone is arguing about her changes to Dolly Parton's song on Cowboy Carter. Slate
- Critic’s Notebook: Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Is Haunted by Ghosts of Rejection Hollywood Reporter
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