Im not a Beyonce fan
Or a big country music fan, but why is she getting so much grief for her new song? It sounds like a perfectly fine country music song to me.
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uncalled4 · 56-60, M
To some, "going country" is looked upon purely as a contrived, calculated career move, with varied results(Sheryl Crow, Bon Jovi, Darius Rucker, etc.) . Some look at it as a last gasp, empty gesture career move, which surely doesn't apply to Queen B, but there's a stigma about it, that it smacks of a money grab more than an artistic decision. And I really dislike most modern country.
R&B and hip hop are not the musical force they once were. This, imo. is B jumping ship, ahead of the curve, as she always seems to be. Maybe it's the way the biz is going, maybe not, but I wouldn't be surprised.
I'm not the intended audience anyway, and B is quite a good singer. This time out, though, she is not leading the pack, kinda doing a "me also" thing. She's having success with it, so good on her.
R&B and hip hop are not the musical force they once were. This, imo. is B jumping ship, ahead of the curve, as she always seems to be. Maybe it's the way the biz is going, maybe not, but I wouldn't be surprised.
I'm not the intended audience anyway, and B is quite a good singer. This time out, though, she is not leading the pack, kinda doing a "me also" thing. She's having success with it, so good on her.
@uncalled4 While I think everything you said is true, I feel like it doesn’t apply too much to B. As she has country roots just like me, she just didn’t start there when she made her climb. The songs are not bad but I do think her composition in this genre is much tougher, so we’ll see how it ends up ultimately.
@uncalled4 No one said “how dare he” to Cash, covering Trent Reznor’s song “Hurt.” I do get your point, but I just think she’s had a lot of success everywhere and this isn’t her fleeing one genre to try and make it in country but more just a stylistic choice.