Beyoncé exposed for never listening to country

[PartySick 175,380]

23 minutes ago, Bronco said:

And tbh the original outlaw acts as well. 

"Outlaw country" is one of my top genres on Spotify  

Post 9/11 country is 99% alt-right trash but the old stuff is peak

[Bronco 28,697]

8 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

Is it though? You may listen to some of the artists, and that's your rights, but doesn't change the fact Nashville don't want POC and LGBTQ people nearby. They have historically maintained systemic barriers, cultural biases, and visible resistance toward inclusive representation

The Nashville industry may have a strong hold over mainstream country levers like the CMAs & Radio, but this is just ignorant of the actual artistic history of country music. 

Country originated through numerous black musical cultures like blues, gospel, soul and even folk song traditions from slaves. 
One of the biggest & most famous counter-cultural country music genres was a rebellion against Nashville and advocated for civil rights and social justice. Outlaw country literally fought the right-wing country establishment and won becoming some of the most legendary and recognisable faces of country music to this day. 

[Rahrahbitchson 23,681]

15 minutes ago, ****oDanceFight said:

Unsurprising to see something like that said about Beyonce/black artists on GGD, I fear.

 

12 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Oh, I thought @Rahrahbitchson was quoting an article  

Well

English isn’t my first language, so I genuinely didn’t realize that “claiming” could carry the implication that I was questioning whether it was true 😭 I just used it as a synonym for “saying” or “stating.” I wasn’t trying to invalidate the Black roots of country music at all. 

[PartySick 175,380]

Just now, Rahrahbitchson said:

English isn’t my first language, so I genuinely didn’t realize that “claiming” could carry the implication that I was questioning whether it was true 😭 I just used it as a synonym for “saying” or “stating.” I wasn’t trying to invalidate the Black roots of country music at all. 

You're good! English is a stupid language  

[Red 99,659]

I don’t think it is possible to be born before 2010 and not ever listen to country, anywhere in the world 

[PornoDanceFight 2,782]

1 minute ago, Rahrahbitchson said:

 

English isn’t my first language, so I genuinely didn’t realize that “claiming” could carry the implication that I was questioning whether it was true 😭 I just used it as a synonym for “saying” or “stating.” I wasn’t trying to invalidate the Black roots of country music at all. 

Totally fair! My apologies for insinuating that you were. However, after lurking here for years, I have noticed certain "trends" when discussion of Black musicians arises on here. It's a sensitive issue for sure.  

4 minutes ago, PartySick said:

You're good! English is a stupid language  

As someone who teaches it, I second this statement.

[Decodekid 31,144]

 

[NewEnglandWitch 277]

21 minutes ago, ****oDanceFight said:

As someone who teaches it, I second this statement.

English is my native language, but after studying French and German…. English is stupid 😂

[RaveMonster 727]

Beyonce cosplayed both country and dance music but managed to release good albums both times. Anyone who knows Beyoncé and how she operates can tell you she did not care for country or dance music before she decided to venture into the genre. It’s fun she did it and the narrative behind it is unique but you’re never going to convince me she cared about these genres before she decided to make a project based on them 

[Bronco 28,697]

1 minute ago, RaveMonster said:

Beyonce cosplayed both country and dance music but managed to release good albums both times. Anyone who knows Beyoncé and how she operates can tell you she did not care for country or dance music before she decided to venture into the genre. It’s fun she did it and the narrative behind it is unique but you’re never going to convince me she cared about these genres before she decided to make a project based on them 

Bit like Gaga with Joanne tbh

[Bradley 60,533]

1 hour ago, RAMROD said:

Except the entire basket is the rotten ones with maybe one or two good apples in it?

I doubt that is true

[Oriane 23,049]

I understand what she did with the album and it's honorable, but it doesn't feel genuine to have a whole album of a genre you never listen to... You can't be great in a genre you don't know and apparently don't enjoy or aren't even curious enough to check it out. It really doesn't help the case of her not being involved in her music's songwriting 

With that said, this is from years ago and she might have decided to actually explore the genre before making this album.

[Ladle Ghoulash 55,401]

20 minutes ago, Bronco said:

Bit like Gaga with Joanne tbh

Idk I feel like the only way Joanne is cosplay is if you think of it as a trying to be a country record as opposed to just being a classic rock/americana record. Gaga clearly has an affinity for those genres (frequently cites Springsteen and Young) and I don’t really see Joanne is being sonically or aesthetically insincere.

[Bronco 28,697]

14 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

Idk I feel like the only way Joanne is cosplay is if you think of it as a trying to be a country record as opposed to just being a classic rock/americana record. Gaga clearly has an affinity for those genres (frequently cites Springsteen and Young) and I don’t really see Joanne is being sonically or aesthetically insincere.

I personally disagree, as the classic rock is deliberately country-fied which drags the tracks down at the start of the album. 

And the latter half feels disjointed and at times phoned in. 

I've always felt like its an album where she's out of her depth with the genres she's experimenting with. 

[Ladle Ghoulash 55,401]

32 minutes ago, Bronco said:

I personally disagree, as the classic rock is deliberately country-fied which drags the tracks down at the start of the album. 

And the latter half feels disjointed and at times phoned in. 

I've always felt like its an album where she's out of her depth with the genres she's experimenting with. 

Eh, agree to disagree I guess. I see a lot of what she’s doing on the album as being more in the vein of what she’s always done: play with styles and genre pastiches, but put her own twist on it. But I get where you’re coming from.