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Beyonce Candidly Shares She ‘Did Not Feel Welcomed’ in Country Music


Beyonce shared insight into her upcoming project ‘Act II: Cowboy Carter,’ sharing she ‘did not feel welcomed’ in the country music community

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of the supporters of ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ and ‘16 Carriages.’ I feel honored to be the first Black woman with the number one single on the Hot Country Songs chart.” Beyoncé added that the “criticisms” she faced when she initially entered into the country realm “forced [her] to propel past the limitations that were put on me.” She said that her upcoming project resulted from challenging herself and taking her “time to bend and blend genres together to create this body of work.” Along with announcing Renaissance Act II during Super Bowl LVIII on February 11, Beyoncé christened her new era by releasing “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.” The two country songs embodied her Houston roots […]

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