Beyoncé Shares She Made Cowboy Carter After Experience Where She “Did Not Feel W

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00:00 This ain't Texas and Beyonce ain't holding back.

00:03 On March 19th, the icon takes to Instagram to mark the 10-day countdown to the release

00:08 of her album, Cowboy Carter, Act 2 of a three-part music series.

00:13 And addresses an experience in the country genre where she says, quote, "I didn't feel

00:18 welcomed and it was very clear I wasn't."

00:21 She writes alongside a promo pic for the album, "Today marks the 10-day countdown until the

00:26 release of Act 2.

00:28 Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of the supporters of Texas Hodom and 16 Carriages.

00:34 I feel honored to be the first black woman with the number one single on the Hot Country

00:39 Songs chart.

00:40 My hope is that years from now, the mention of an artist's race as it relates to the releasing

00:45 genres of music will be irrelevant.

00:48 This album has been over five years in the making.

00:51 It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I didn't feel welcomed and

00:56 it was very clear that I wasn't.

00:58 But because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of country music and

01:02 studied our rich musical archive."

01:05 Noting the backlash she faced when she first entered the country genre, Beyoncé goes on

01:09 to mention that the critics only propelled her past the limitations in hopes that, quote,

01:15 "You can hear my heart and soul and all the love and passion that I poured into every

01:19 detail and every sound."

01:21 Ending the post with, "This ain't a country album.

01:24 This is a Beyoncé album.

01:26 This is act two, Cowboy Carter, and I'm proud to share it with y'all."

01:30 This post seemingly references an experience she had while performing her song "Daddy Lessons"

01:36 with the Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, at the 2016 Country Music Association

01:41 Awards.

01:43 While many fans applauded her performance, others did not approve of her taking the stage

01:47 and crossing into the country genre.

01:50 Well thankfully Beyoncé didn't listen and fans can get ready for her second act on March

01:55 29th.

02:04 the country genre.

02:05 "I'm proud to share it with y'all."

02:06 "This ain't a country album.

02:07 This is act two, Cowboy Carter, and I'm proud to share it with y'all."

02:07 (upbeat music)