
After receiving a considerable about of backlash for performing alongside the Chicks at the 2016 Country Music Awards, where they collaborated on a rendition of “Daddy Lessons” off her album "Lemonade," Beyoncé went ahead and gathered up some of the genre's legends — Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Linda Martell — for the release of her latest full-length, "Cowboy Carter," which VP Kamala Harris recently referred to as an inspiration. So take THAT, CMA.
In a post to X (formerly Twitter) on the day the album was released, Harris expresses her appreciation to the artist directly, writing, "Beyoncé: Thank you for reminding us to never feel confined to other people's perspective of what our lane is. You have redefined a genre and reclaimed country music’s Black roots.Your music continues to inspire us all."