Together with her new album “Act 2: Cowboy Carter” arriving tomorrow at midnight, Beyoncé has revealed the tracklist for the album forward of the March 29 launch date.
In latest Beyoncé trend, the singer took to Instagram to announce the tracklist. Notable inclusions are “Jolene,” which Dolly Parton beforehand talked about might seem on the second installment of the “Renaissance” trifecta, in addition to “The Linda Martell Present,” a reference to one of many first Black commercially profitable artists in nation and the primary to play the Opry.
It’s unclear if “Dolly P” and “Smoke Hour Willie Nelson” point out that the 2 nation titans will seem on the report. Earlier experiences famous that Travis Scott might make a cameo on one of many songs, although followers must wait till tomorrow to see the ultimate lineup.
Beyoncé kicked up her new period in February, when she surprise-dropped a pair of singles—“Texas Maintain ‘Em” and “16 Carriages”—through the Tremendous Bowl. “Act 2: Cowboy Carter” is the long-awaited follow-up to 2022’s “Renaissance,” which the singer initially revealed can be a three-part undertaking. Whereas the primary leaned closely on membership and dance music, “Act 2” is anticipated to be a rustic album, as Beyoncé herself defined that she was impressed to dig into the style after an incident the place she didn’t really feel “welcomed.”
She was doubtless referring to her 2016 efficiency on the Nation Music Affiliation Awards, the place she duetted with the Dixie Chicks (as they have been recognized on the time). The looks triggered controversy within the nation group, notably on social media, and a few expressed displeasure at the truth that she was given such a outstanding spot on the present.
In a protracted be aware posted on Instagram, Beyoncé defined that this incident impressed her to check the origins of nation music. “It was born out of an expertise that I had years in the past the place I didn’t really feel welcomed… and it was very clear that I wasn’t,” she stated. “However, due to that have, I did a deeper dive into the historical past of Nation music and studied our wealthy musical archive.”
Work on “Act 2” started 5 years in the past, and along with collaborations with Raphael Saadiq, Robert Randolph and Rhiannon Giddens, she has extra surprises in retailer for the album.