40. Beyoncé Part 1 - Is It Country?

Part 1 of 2 part discussion ahead of "Act II: Cowboy Carter" release. The biggest question everyone has been asking about Beyoncé’s latest music has been: "Is it Country?" Beyoncé has said herself “This ain’t a Country album. This is a ‘Beyoncé’ album.” Yet everything about it from the horses, hats, boots, and initial tracks, are signalling full-out country record. There’s a complicated history with Beyoncé and the country music establishment and an even more complicated hidden history of black artists and innovators in country music. We discuss her initial Country Carter tracks as well as 2016’s Daddy Lessons in the context of country music, but also her broader mission of reclaiming black contributions to country music. A Part 2 follow up episode with a discussion of whole record will follow!

You can listen to 40. Beyoncé Part 1 - Is It Country? online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

40. Beyoncé Part 1 - Is It Country? is an episode from COUNTRY-Country Music by Country-Country Music.

This episode is 01:13:57 long.

This episode was published on Mar 28, 2024.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from COUNTRY-Country Music when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.