On her latest album “Act II: Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé made care to include Black country musicians. Shaboozey, a legitimate crossover performer, is one of them and can be heard on the songs “Spaghetti” and “Sweet Honey Buckiin’.”Born in Virginia, Shaboozey is a Nigerian-American rapper and vocalist most recognized for fusing country music with hip-hop. With over 8 million plays, his track “Let It Burn” He unveiled the music video for “Anabelle,” his most recent hit, last month. May 31 is when his album “Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going” is scheduled to be published. Signed to Empire, Shaboozey has been increasingly active in Nashville in recent months. He is among the many Black performers that defy genres that are showcased on Cowboy Carter.
The song also features Linda Martell,
a trailblazing singer in the country music scene. “Genres are a funny little concept, aren’t they?” she replies. On February 11, Beyonce debuted her eighth studio album with a surprise Super Bowl commercial. Her first two singles, “16 Carriages” and “Texas Hold ‘Em,” were released simultaneously. The two songs swiftly became viral on the internet because a lot of listeners perceived them as a return to country music’s Black heritage.
In just two days,
Beyonce’s songs received over 2 million views on YouTube. In a few weeks, “Texas Hold ‘Em” debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. Making Beyoncé the first Black woman to achieve this feat.1. “Act II” of a three-part series is the new album. The “Renaissance” album, which marked the superstar’s debut, was released on July 29, 2022, by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. The title of “Act III” is still pending. The singer discussed “Cowboy Carter” on Instagram before to its release.
Even though Beyoncé was “honored” to be the first Black woman to top the Hot Country Songs chart on Billboard, she expressed her hope that one day “the discussion of an artist’s race concerning the release of musical genres will be rendered meaningless.” “I was born out of a situation that I had months ago where I did not feel welcomed, and it became very clear that I wasn’t,” she said, revealing that the new album took five years to complete. Probably alluding to her 2016 Country Music Association Awards appearance with the song “Daddy Lessons” with The Chicks. Which elicited conflicting responses on social media, the singer was speaking.
“But, because of that encounter, I made a greater investigation into the past of country tunes and researched our vast historical archive,” she stated. “The criticism I initially encountered in this genre pushed me to overcome the constraints placed upon me. Act II is the outcome of my self-challenge and my deliberate bending. And blending of genres to produce this body of work.”
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