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Willie Jones Drops 'Silverado,' Talks New EP, ‘Cowboy Carter’ & Grammys

The country music artist, who collaborated with Beyoncé on “Just For Fun,” plans to release his forthcoming EP this year.

One year after being featured on Beyoncé's monumental eighth album, “Cowboy Carter,” country musician Willie Jones relishes in the LP’s Grammy-winning achievements and fondly recalls his origins. A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Jones’ early country influences were Taylor Swift, Darius Rucker and Kacey Musgraves, all of whom he kept in a playlist rotation that included pop and gospel artists. Jones upping the music has directly influenced Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé’s country music-rooted album that featured breakout acts in the genre like Shaboozey, Tanner Adell, Reyna Roberts, Brittany Spencer and Tiera Kennedy.

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