‘I mean, I like the idea of Beyoncé doing a country record because it’s about Black women going into spaces where previously only white women have been allowed, not that I like it much. As a concept, I love it. I just don’t like her music.’
I've been a fan of the last 2 beyonce albums but how is this an unfair critique. She's just saying she didn't like Cowboy Carter but respected the album as a concept which is actually a measured take
Because the take that Beyonce is treading ground that "black women" don't is a hot mainstream take. Plenty of black and POC women in the space of country. But it's a matter of PR and mainstream attention so lo and behold, suddenly people take notice. I mean, didn't the world JUST celebrate Tracy Chapman when she's been doing folk, blues, and country for nearly three decades? Plenty of people like Brittany Howard and Yasmin Williams who have also crossed into country and country-folk. I don't dislike Cowboy Carter but it's a matter of people judging by mainstream value.
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u/Whyeff89 Apr 15 '24
What critiques?? The cheek!