Beyonce goes country
On Friday, Beyonc\xe9 dropped \u201cCowboy Carter,\u201d her highly anticipated salute to country music. The album sparked new conversations about the forces that define country music and about whether Beyonc\xe9\u2019s turn to country could reshape the industry.
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Beyonc\xe9\u2019s turn to country came from her personal experience of not feeling welcome at the 2016 CMA Awards. Beyonc\xe9\u2019s album, \u201cCowboy Carter,\u201d has reignited conversations about what country music is, who gets to define the country genre, and if this move for Beyonc\xe9 helps to shape and expand the country genre for other Black artists.
In this episode of \u201cPost Reports,\u201d we talk to Black country artist Rissi Palmer about her experience in the country music industry, the forces that define country music and what Beyonc\xe9\u2019s country music moment means for Black country artists.
Today\u2019s show was produced by Peter Bresnan and Taylor White with help from Rennie Svirnovskiy. It was edited by Lucy Perkins and mixed by Sean Carter.
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