“Genres are a funny little concept aren’t they?” muses country music trailblazer Linda Martell, midway through Beyoncé’s eighth studio album. “In theory, they have a simple definition that’s easy to understand. But in practice, well, some might feel confined.”
Martell’s words serve as a neat encapsulation of Bey’s approach since Lemonade, which earned her Grammy nods in four different genre categories.
