Gen Z: Meet The Beatles. Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter,' the superstar's first venture into country music since her 2016 song 'Daddy Lessons,' is a love letter to a musical genre that has pushed her — and so many other Black artists — out. It's also a deeply researched compendium of music's past.
Track after track, Queen Bey shows audiences she's done her history homework. She weaves in samples and references to Black artists, including Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Chuck Berry, and Roy Hamilton. Between tracks, the voices of country legends like Willie Nelson and Linda Martell emerge in interludes.
