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Lainey Wilson and More Stars Are Embracing Beyonce’s Country Music

While some critics aren’t pleased about Beyonce making country music, other musicians are welcoming her with open arms

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 (while celebrating Black artists’ involvement in the genre’s creation). Dierks Bentley thought that “Daddy Lessons” had an “intangible” feel of a country song, per The Columbus Dispatch, while Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town said that Beyoncé “has some stories to tell. Following the initial backlash against “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages” being played on country radio, Bones, a prominent voice on the platform, clapped back at the critics.

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