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Lil Nas X Talks Beyoncé & Shaboozey’s Country Music Success: ‘I Wish This Would Have Happened for Me’
Lil Nas X wishes Beyonce's and Shaboozey's country music success had also happened to him. See what he said.
Lil Nas and Billy Ray took home the 2019 CMA Award for musical event of the year, but, for the “Montero” singer, even that triumph pales in comparison to how Black artists are currently being received in the mainstream country space. Cowboy Carter also features collaborations with several ascendant Black country stars, including Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Reyna Roberts, Tiera Kennedy and Willie Jones. Upon the release of “Texas Hold ‘Em,” Billboard reported massive streaming boosts for Black women in country music, ranging from Martell to Rissi Palmer and K. Michelle.
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