Yeehaw! Beyoncé just dropped the most exciting country album of the year. What a pity Nashville didn’t want it
The artwork for Beyoncé’s eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, is about as country as you can get. A white stetson atop her head, the pop queen sits side-saddle on a galloping white horse, her own platinum hair flying out behind her, with the reins in one hand and the American flag raised high in the other. It’s an image that resembles that of a revolutionary leader; portraits of nobility; US presidents. It’s heroic, bold, and unequivocally American. To the world, it looks as though Beyoncé is about to stake her claim on country music.
But just 10 days before ’s release, : “This ain’t a country album,” she declared.
