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And the job he had before thatwas even weirder.
This might not be something Beyonce knows, but her teaser video forAct IIis replete with country-radio imagery.
And Beyonce, a.k.a.Cowboy Carter, can fix that.
I focused on this album as a continuation ofRENAISSANCE…, Beyonce shared on Instagram.
Below, everything we know about her latest album.
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Wait, its actually calledCowboy Carter?
She faked us out again.
After faking us out with the album cover as well, she unveiled the proper art on March 19.
And no, thats not Reneigh: This horses name is Chardonneigh,according toJustine Omokhua at Parkwood.
And her ancestral name is actually Beyince?
But Miss Tina Knowles-Lawson explained whats really up on theIn My Head With Heather Thomsonpodcast.
Its interesting, because a lot of people dont know that Beyonce is my last name, she said.
Its my maiden name.
My name was Celestine Beyonce, which at that time was not a cool thing.
They were like, How dare you have a French name.
Like, Were gonna screw this up real good for you, Knowles-Lawson said.And thats what they did.
So we all have different spellings.
How country are we talking?
#COWBOYCARTERpromo on the storied Guggenheim Museum in New York City.pic.twitter.com/qcxyZ6GiqO
This aint a Country album.
But its notnota country album, either.
But she alluded thatCowboy Cartermight be something more genre-defying.
Imagery-wise, its hella country.
Sonically, we only know so much.
Texas Hold Em is banjo-heavy (provided by Rhiannon Giddens).
16 Carriages starts as a country ballad, but builds to something more cinematic.
Were there hints this was coming?
Fans speculated Beyonces next album was imminent when she appeared at the 2024Grammysin a white Stetson.
And took pictures with everyone like she was Minnie Mouse at Disneyland.
At that event, only Taylor Swift announced a new album, and yet Yonces silence spoke as loud.
The album rollout was presaged with aVerizon Super Bowl commercialas well.
Because why shouldnt Tony Hale be one of the first people to knowAct IIwas coming?
Dolly Parton previously let slip that Beyonce covered her song Jolene in a recent interview.
We know what you mean, Dolly.
Whats on the track list?
Its the same deal for Jolene Beyonce does cover the Good Golly Miss Dollys watershed hit.
Parton, Nelson, and Martell MC album interludes for Beyonces KNTRY station.
Texas Hold Em and 16 Carriages hit streaming after Beyonces Super Bowl ad on February 9.
Texas Hold Em later made Beyoncethe first Black woman to earn a country No.
1, on February 20, and it has been getting spinsat country radioas well.
Tell me more about Rhiannon Giddens.
Shewon a Pulitzer Prizein 2023 for co-composing the operaOmar,based on a slave memoir.
Will there be visuals?!
CouldAct IIgive us those long-awaited visuals?Probably!
We officially metCowboy CarteronMarch 29.
This post has been updated.
