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Nashville (AFP) - "Twenty-three in Music City / With dreams and high-heeled boots / Singin' for a crowd of blue eyes / Will they want me too?" croons Julie Williams at the Blue Room venue in Nashville. The 26-year-old, who is biracial, is one of many Black female artists carving out space in country music's capital, where predominantly white, male gatekeepers dictate who makes it -- and who doesn't. Megastar Beyonce's highly anticipated country album, out Friday, has cast a spotlight on efforts by Black performers -- a vital part of the genre's history -- to create a more inclusive Nashville. ...
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Houston (AFP) - In Beyonce's hometown of Houston fans turned out in full force at a roller rink listening party celebrating the megastar's new country album. The scene Friday night was a jubilant display of support for the 42-year-old Texan, who faced some bigoted criticism when she announced her new project "Cowboy Carter," which was released in full on Friday. Despite the long lineage of Black artists in country music, overwhelmingly white and male gatekeepers of the genre have long vied to rigidly dictate its boundaries. But they were no match for Beyonce, who pressed on and dropped a 27-tr...
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New York (AFP) - Fans and critics alike are lavishing praise on "Cowboy Carter," Beyonce's rhinestone-studded, history-rich honky tonk of an album that's rising in the charts after Friday's hotly anticipated release. A rowdy, wide-ranging homage to her southern heritage, the 27-track second act to her "Renaissance" trilogy is a genre-bending triumph that vaunts Black country culture. "No one will mistake this sprawling set for ever following a straight path, or having a remotely dull moment," wrote the critic at entertainment trade publication Variety. "It's almost as if Beyonce was watching ...
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New York (AFP) - 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. The 27-track, highly anticipated record out Friday is the second act of her "Renaissance" trilogy, a sonically diverse jamboree flavored with strings and pedal steel guitar. Beyonce has been a versatile showbiz fixture for nearly three decades, but for all the caps she's worn, the Houston-bred megastar's cowboy hat has stayed within reach: Queen Bey has always been country. But even the powerful art...
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New York (AFP) - Beyonce's new country album features a long-rumored cover of Dolly Parton's beloved "Jolene," as well as a number of country legend features including Willie Nelson. "Cowboy Carter" -- the honkified second act of Queen Bey's "Renaissance" trilogy -- was already out in parts of the world where the calendar had flipped to Friday, and will continue its global drop as the clock strikes midnight in each time zone. The 42-year-old megastar also covers Paul McCartney's "White Album" classic "Blackbiird," which she stylizes with a double-i spelling. McCartney wrote the 1968 song about...
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New York (AFP) - Beyonce has been a showbiz fixture for nearly three decades, shapeshifting from girl group lead and pop empress to Hollywood actor and business mogul. But for all the caps she's worn, the Houston-bred megastar's cowboy hat has stayed within reach: Queen Bey has always been country. Now she's firmly entering her yeehaw era: "Cowboy Carter," the second act of her "Renaissance" project, is set to drop Friday at midnight (0400 GMT). From the vocal harmonies of Destiny's Child to the outlaw twang of 2016's "Daddy Lessons," Beyonce has long paid homage to her southern heritage, inco...
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Nashville (AFP) - Prana Supreme is the daughter of Wu-Tang Clan impresario RZA and longtime vocalist Tekitha, a child of hip-hop royalty whose foray into music was only natural. But Prana and her mother are carving a path all their own, making their way in country music as a family act that transcends labels and fuses what they call America's two great storytelling traditions. Their group O.N.E The Duo, formally founded in 2020, offers a soulful, twangy brand of country that also incorporates elements of their backgrounds across genres including hip-hop and rock. "Country and hip-hop are reall...
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New York (AFP) - Loretta Lynn, America's groundbreaking country titan whose frank lyricism delving into women's experiences with sex, infidelity and pregnancy touched the nerve of a nation, has died. She was 90 years old. She "passed peacefully in her sleep" at her ranch in Tennessee Tuesday morning, her family said in a statement sent to AFP. Lynn saw a number of her edgy tracks banned by country music stations, but over the course of more than six decades in the business, she became a standard-bearer of the genre and its most decorated female artist ever. Born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1932 ...
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New York (AFP) - Country music has long been closely linked to America's pro-gun lobby, but several stars have distanced themselves from the National Rifle Association following the mass shooting at a Texas school. At least five country musicians, including "God Bless the USA" performer Lee Greenwood, pulled out of the NRA's annual convention that opened Friday in Texas. "American Pie" singer-songwriter Don McLean also withdrew. Their initial billing highlights the close links between country music and the gun-supporting right in the United States, but experts say their withdrawal is indicativ...
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New York (AFP) - This time last year, Morgan Wallen was under fire for dropping a racial slur, a moment caught on video that saw the American country superstar's career take a nosedive. But the backlash was short-lived. After being "suspended" from his label and barred from the genre's awards ceremonies, Wallen's star is again soaring. His second studio album, "Dangerous: The Double Album," was last year's commercial juggernaut, notching more than three million units sold -- eclipsing the likes of Drake, Adele and Olivia Rodrigo. On Wednesday, Wallen will play New York's Madison Square Garden...
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