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How Beyoncé Shaped ‘Cowboy Carter’ Around the Pandemic, ‘Renaissance,’ and Martin Scorsese
Beyoncé explained why the pandemic pushed back the release of 'Cowboy Carter' but moved up the arrival of 'Renaissance,' plus additional collaborators
During that span of time, the world was upended by a global pandemic and social strife; Martin Scorsese grappled with the blood on the hands of American history with Killers of the Flower Moon; and Beyoncé brought diamonds and disco to the dance floor on Renaissance. There are country legends like Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, and Linda Martell, but also newcomers like Taner Adell and Tiera Kennedy. With artificial intelligence and digital filters and programming, I wanted to go back to real instruments, and I used very old ones.” There are chicken and birds featured on the album, vocals left out-of-tune for a grounding effect, and even the sound of wind — elements that make it all the more human and tangible.
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