Beyoncé is in her country era, but this up-and-coming pop country singer has some thoughts on that.
Beyoncé is blazing the music charts with her country era for Act II. The currently untitled next album from Queen Bey is taking us straight to the rodeo, paired with a fabulous line dance to her number one hit “Texas Hold ‘Em.” And while you’re driving on a back road while listening to Bey’s country ballad “16 Carriages,” some people are sounding off on her shift into country.
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Now, Beyoncé is from Houston, Texas, a place notorious for country music as much as any other Southern or Southwestern state. Country music is in her blood, and she proved it by adding the song “Daddy Lessons” to her 2016 album Lemonade. Also, who can forget her Country Music Award performance of the dazzling song with country icons The Chicks?
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Well, some folks aren’t for Beyoncé’s country era and rising pop country singer Tanner Adell made a TikTok about it. In the video, captioned “Ive said all I need to say at this point,” the Nashville entertainer puts on her makeup while explaining the impact of Beyoncé creating music in the country genre. Brace yourself.
“Hey if y’all don’t know who I am, my name is Tanner Adell. I’m a pop country music artist in Nashville, Tennessee and obviously with being who I am, everything around Beyoncé has been overwhelming,” Adell said in the video. “I thought I would just sit down and talk to you guys while I finish my makeup.”
Can you hear the “BeyHive” already buzzing?
“Just wanna talk to you guys about why it’s not okay that Beyoncé is coming into the country genre and disrupting it,” Adell added.
Well, what happens next might be surprising. Adell puts on a full set of lashes, does her hair, and does an outfit change all in silence before saying, “thank you that is all.”
Points were made!
A new trend online has folks saying something contrary to what they truly believe and instead of creating an argument, the silence speaks for itself. Funny enough, Beyoncé shifting further into country is only helping Black women country artists, like Adell. Since releasing her two country singles, Adell, Linda Martell, Reyna Roberts, and K. Michelle all experienced streaming gains.
So, thanks to Beyoncé, Adell saw a 188% increase in streaming activity in February for her songs “Buckle Bunny” and “Love You a Little Bit.” Adell already adores Beyoncé and has expressed her love for the music industry icon all over her TikTok account. But now, she has another reason to dote on Queen Bey.
Like Tanner Adell, we’ll see you all at the rodeo when Beyoncé drops Act II on March 29.
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