Christmas may get most of the holiday music love, but it’s not hard to scare up a frighteningly good Halloween playlist either. Before Mariah Carey defrosts, here are 12 tunes for your pumpkin-pumping pleasure. Michael Jackson, “Thriller” Michael Jackson has inspired line dances all over the world with his “Thriller” video. Alamy Stock Photo Still … Read more
It was the best thing they never had. After rumors swirled that Beyoncé would perform at Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally in Houston on Friday, fans were let down that the superstar did not put on a show for the crowd of 30,000. Instead, 43-year-old “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer, a native of the Lone Star … Read more
Luke Bryan has entered the chat about Beyoncé’s CMA snub. The country superstar — who will return to co-host the CMA Awards on Nov. 20 with NFL legend Peyton Manning and 2023 Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson — gave his thoughts about Beyoncé being shut out of nominations for her history-making “Cowboy Carter” album … Read more
It’s not always easy being Beyoncé. In a new interview with GQ Magazine to promote her new Whiskey line, the 43-year-old superstar was asked if her reputation as a self-described “perfectionist” is ever a “burden” to her. “I create at my own pace, on things that I hope will touch other people,” Beyoncé told the … Read more
Texas, hold up! Despite her historic success on the country charts this year, Beyoncé was shut out of the nominations for the 2024 CMA Awards released Monday. In a snub, there were no nominations for “Cowboy Carter” or its hit single “Texas Hold ’Em,” which went No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums and … Read more
Beyond those April showers, it’s raining pop divas this spring. Ever since Ariana Grande kicked off the season atop the Billboard 200 with “Eternal Sunshine” — scoring what was then the biggest opening week of any album in 2024 — while simultaneously notching a No. 1 debut on the Hot 100 with her current single … Read more
Meet the Beytles. Consider that the name of the new mutual admiration society that has been started between two legends of the game: Beyoncé and Paul McCartney. The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer covers the 1968 Beatles beauty “Blackbird” — written by Macca, although credited to both McCartney and John Lennon — on her countrified new … Read more
What a difference a rodeo makes. A mere eight weeks ago, Jay-Z made a controversial speech at the 2024 Grammys — while accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award with eldest daughter Blue Ivy, 12, by daddy’s side — in which he called out the Recording Academy for wife Beyoncé’s failure to win the most … Read more
Beyoncé has an impressive list of collaborators on her new album “Cowboy Carter” — and one of them is none other than music legend Stevie Wonder. After accepting the Innovator Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles Monday night, the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer gushed over the 25-time Grammy … Read more
Put away that ball cap and buy yourself a Stetson this summer. Cowboy hats are anticipated to be the hottest accessory for warmer weather months — that’s after Beyonce dropped “Cowboy Carter” on Friday, which quickly became Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day this year. The gone-country R&B idol joins an already ten-gallon trend in … Read more
“This ain’t a Country album. This is a Beyoncé album.” So decreed Queen B in a rare lengthy Instagram post about “Cowboy Carter,” which is “Act II” in her “Renaissance” trilogy that began with the underground house beats of her 2022 album that had us buzzing and bopping to “Break My Soul,” “Cuff It” and … Read more
Honey B, meet Dolly P. Without singing a single note, Dolly Parton is the extra-special guest on “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé’s just-dropped country album that flips the script on the usual Nashville narrative. And the Queen of Country’s cameo couldn’t come at a more perfect place than the “Dolly P” intro to Honey B’s cover of … Read more
Let the Yeehaw-sance begin! As we count down the final hours to “Cowboy Carter” — the Beyoncé country album that is dropping at midnight — you don’t have to hold up before she brings some more of that “Texas Hold ‘Em” twang. Here are six other black country artists who will get your yeehaw up … Read more
If you’re Queen B, you don’t spill the tea — you spill the honey. And that’s exactly what Beyoncé did in an Instagram post revealing the cover of her upcoming country album, “Act II: Cowboy Carter,” due March 29. Mrs. Carter’s news left the Beyhive buzzing, with many recalling the cold reception the artist appeared … Read more
Beyoncé is a little too young to have watched the “Carter Country” sitcom that aired on ABC from 1977 to 1979 — when Richard Paul’s Mayor Teddy Burnside character would dismissively tell his subordinates to “Handle it, handle it.” Well, five decades later, the new boss of “Carter Country” is none other than Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. … Read more
She may have got a lot of Hermes, Chanel and Tiffany on her, but Beyonce is still reportedly searching for her fashion hive. An anonymous source told NewsNation that the “Heated” singer “really loves fashion and wants to get back into it ,but needs the right partner” after her partnership with Adidas for her line … Read more
The Queen of Country is congratulating Queen Bey. “I’m a big fan of Beyoncé and very excited that she’s done a country album,” Dolly Parton, 78, wrote on Instagram last week. “So congratulations on your Billboard Hot Country number one single. Can’t wait to hear the full album!” On Tuesday, Beyoncé, 42, became the first black … Read more
Yes, Beyoncé made history this week by becoming the first black woman to go No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs with her bluessgrassy bop “Texas Hold ’Em.” But, in the last week of Black History Month, we gotta give props to another African-American diva who broke down genre barriers on the country charts … Read more
This ain’t Texas, but we can sure dress like it is. Beyoncé’s country renaissance has spurred a widespread revival of Western style after releasing two country songs, “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages,” earlier this month and announcing an entire upcoming country album to be released in March. The “Daddy Lessons” singer — who just became … Read more
Beyoncé is entering her Cowgirl Era. If you thought that Bey was just randomly rocking cowboy hats all of a sudden — from the promo pics for her “Renaissance” album and tour to merch and her Grammys look just over a week ago — then you don’t know Bey. And like the marketing queen that … Read more