I'm a white American and have seen many local bands throughout East Asia playing country music. It never occurred to me to be offended.

@td4940

2 ай бұрын

You are an exception, a lot of white Americans can’t stand when black people are successful, especially when representation is limited.

@robbiedemoss3224

2 ай бұрын

It never occurred to me to be offended either I thought it was great.

@johnarnold893

2 ай бұрын

@de6212........My wife is from NE Thailand and their local music sounds like country to me and it's been around for a long time.

@artyfhartie2269

2 ай бұрын

You should have them to stop immediately as country music is for whites only

@aryachow

2 ай бұрын

The problem should never be the colour of the skin of the person singing country music. However, some singers are not good at singing country music, I just don't think Beyonce is good at singing counts music. And you are welcome to disagree. Just because you are from Texas doesn't mean you are good at singing country music. For the same reason I don't want to hear Blake Sheldon singing Put a ring on it and I would not want to hear Dolly Parton singing hard rock

Wait Taylor swift can go from country to pop music but Beyoncé can’t do the same in reverse or am I confused

@zw9802

2 ай бұрын

JR was the one who suggested this; country music fans will only care if it's good music.

@brazendesigns

2 ай бұрын

It’s the Dixie racism that every one of them cries doesn’t exist.

@kittyrodgers8078

2 ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking with a different spin. Beyonce fixna go for that audience. Maybe she just didn't realize how big it was. If you love music you enjoy it, play around with it. Dolly sang with Kid Rock. Let Beyonce live her life on her terms. I love me some good ol blue music. Music is therapeutic and universal. Stop pandering stop separating stop labeling folks. Stop stirring strife where there isn't any. Some people will complain so what let them have their dog on opinion. Stay in your lane and let the politicians do the politicians. Joy reeds conversations and gossip sessions are not news. The pic a topic the spin it with a couple directions in mind. Biden good, anything else bad. Smear at least one Republican while reminding everyone how low gas is. Extra points if you can tie it to Trump and imagine what torture it would be to give him another term. Take a vacation Joy.

@zw9802

2 ай бұрын

@@brazendesigns wrong; I'm not saying that racism doesn't exist, but that doesn't mean that nobody is going to listen to black country music if it's good. i think more black people should play/listen to it. why not?

@janiecovey9009

2 ай бұрын

No labels would be best.

Why did no one call Eminem or the Beastie Boys “dogs” for playing rap music?! 🤔

@courtneypalmer53

2 ай бұрын

👆 This part.

@amarbyrd2520

2 ай бұрын

It's QWHITE a mystery

@jameshw9751

2 ай бұрын

They got plenty of hate.

@jtdude68

2 ай бұрын

They did.

@1truek269

2 ай бұрын

​@@jameshw9751They did but I don't think most of it was from rap fans. If you got bars, you got bars. 💯

I'm white and knew of the black history of country music. I hope that this ope s the door for more diversity in the genre!

@tunnelvision24-ge8fq

2 ай бұрын

The people with the necks that are red don't like diversity in thier country music its too" WOKE " for them and they hate being WOKE so they'd rather stay asleep at the wheel...

@dianer5300

Ай бұрын

me too

@cathleenlovette3088

Ай бұрын

As an African American women, I love all genres of music. PBS did a film series on the history of Country music, and I was pleasantly surprised to see it "started" with African American cowboys and artists.

@Chrishd1

Ай бұрын

Nobody knows the black history of country music, it’s manufactured history to make black people feel like they were a part of something they had very little to do with

Reminds me of when MTV refused to air Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" because, "It didn't fit with their white viewership." Oh, how wrong they were!

@user-bo5dl9hr8k

2 ай бұрын

On the upside it did greatly annoy the paedophile segment of MTV's viewership. ;-)

@oscarwarren469

2 ай бұрын

On the small berries side it upset alot of poor bigots

@gaetagirl

2 ай бұрын

i saw it on MTV when did they ban it? 1984

@michaelccopelandsr7120

2 ай бұрын

@@gaetagirl Go look it up! It's common knowledge.

@gaetagirl

2 ай бұрын

@@michaelccopelandsr7120 vague memory if it, but it wasn’t for a long period of time….that album was too hot and they needed American videos

As one songwriter sings, “Haters are going to hate.”

@judithbradford9130

2 ай бұрын

And this song even works as a "dance step" in that series of events!

@Julian198-hv2zx

2 ай бұрын

3LW-Playas are Gonna Play😂

@jimmears

2 ай бұрын

That is literally a statement of rhetorical self gratification. It's an empty statement that dismisses a point without reasoning. But I suppose it makes the one saying or writing it appear sanctimonious. It's blibber blabber.

@maryjacobson2372

2 ай бұрын

@@jimmears What point? Haters going to hate refers to people who hate for no good reason. Hate people you don’t know who did nothing to you but sing or say something you don’t like? Okay. Have you not been on the internet that feeds negativity and a mob mentality?

@hatchettharley3186

2 ай бұрын

@@jimmearsthe point is, if you are a negative person, you will be negative because it’s in your nature. The short sentence summarizes the idea that if you are one who looks to denounce, diminish, or debunk…you will find a way.

This country’s Achilles Heel is racism……the Russians know this and have been agitating that heel for the past 16 years….now we’re (again) doing the work for them over music? Idiocy is RIGHT!

@gabrieln3613

2 ай бұрын

Very astute observation.

@remywinans1575

Ай бұрын

Are you blaming racism in america on russians?? America was founded on racism. You don't remember they had over two hundred years of slavery in this country?? You don't remember the gym crow ever? Or the civil rights era? Russia had absolutely nothing to do with racism in america for the last 300 years

@gabrieln3613

Ай бұрын

@@remywinans1575 it would appear English is perhaps not your first language and possibly that extends to comprehension. I don't see anywhere in her comment that indicates or even eludes to Russia being anyway connected with the condition of slavery in the history of United States. It is not required that one created a circumstance in order to exploit it. If you cut yourself and have an open wound and someone comes along and pours salt on it that does not mean they are the one who cut you. Maybe that analogy would help your comprehension of her comment.

@MoonLightOnWater1

Ай бұрын

@@remywinans1575 How you concluded that I’m blaming racism on Russians is a mystery to me🤷🏽‍♀️. My first sentence established it is a PREEXISTING condition in America (chattel slavery and decimation of Indigenous people). The second sentence establishes that the Russians are “IRRITATING” that preexisting condition through the use of social media and AI. The second half of my second sentence establishes REPETITION in our (America’s) collective (and current) behavior on the topic of racism . The third sentence established my thoughts on how IDIOTIC we are for not realizing such.

@Chrishd1

Ай бұрын

It ain’t Russia, white america has been giving black Americans way more credit than they deserve and now they taking credit for white culture

I can't understand what Beyonce's race has to do with anything. She's an American, Texas born and her talent shines with every song. She's terrific.

@nickybrown5091

2 ай бұрын

its envy , jealousy , HATE , and people who in charge of keeping the truth lock down of everything is at risk for it to come out truth has been LONG OVERDUE

@tunnelvision24-ge8fq

Ай бұрын

I wish we as human beings can get beyond this whole race thing because it feels like something that we should have already done along time ago ...and the fact that it's still an issue in the year 2024 is so depressing..

@bksalkrook8716

Ай бұрын

Every things race with the democrats they want whites and black divided so white people don’t smart and up and make them realize democrats lied to them about everything

It's not ignorance. It's fear.

@jaxcoss5790

2 ай бұрын

Spot on!

@reginafreyberger3522

2 ай бұрын

It's both, ignorance and fear.

@jimmears

2 ай бұрын

If only we knew what "it" is we might have a clue what the blazes you're talking about. But you feel better don't you.

@samsson6430

2 ай бұрын

@@jimmears don't just comment. Watch the video.

@reginafreyberger3522

2 ай бұрын

@@jimmears You need a life 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 taking this wayyyyyy too seriously. Get a good night's sleep 😴 💤 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I guess they never heard of Charlie Pride.

@zw9802

2 ай бұрын

"they" would refer to joy reid and friends; i think country music fans are well aware of charlie pride.

@user-yn5yr9lc5y

2 ай бұрын

The best international country music singer ever. Beyonce is an amazing artist. What ever she touches turn to Gold so haters must swallow their hatred and music is music no one owns it. I wish I could sing I would sing all the racists music by force

@larryscarr3897

2 ай бұрын

I don't like country music, and I don't like be on say.. I don't like rap, r and b .. but I also don't get to decide, and nor does anyone else.. I'd say there is no music industry, its all hype and no substance. Its all auto tuned canned garbage, can't be preformed live, without faking. That song they played sounds exactly like the songs I've already heard 20 thousand times.. its formulaic crap.. so I won't buy it, but that shouldn't stop you, if you like it.

@carlskinner9376

2 ай бұрын

No conversation about Beyoncé’s song ever mentions Charlie Pride. I don’t get it

@maddogsenglishmen8020

2 ай бұрын

Charlie pride was great music!!! 👍

I was physically pushed by a white man when i performed a country song at a bar. The bar allowed him to do this when i addressed the matter they didn't do nothing. This happened at bigshots bar in Waterford MI. I filed a police report and nothing happened all to say some white people get mad and abusive when a black woman sings country....racism should not be tolerated in business establishments. I will be filing a complaint with the civil rights department since the Waterford Michigan police did nothing didnt even investigate the matter!

@TruthofAce

2 ай бұрын

🙏🏾May you get justice and thank you for name dropping this area and venue, very necessary.

@fannybindeki7686

2 ай бұрын

Sorry to read this... My Baby Girl IS poc n IT brakes my Heart to know tht she will face These kind of Situations too.

@cliffordwilliams8286

2 ай бұрын

Isn't Michigan a stand-your-ground state??? Should have Kyle Rittenhoused that place.....

@batbird7491

2 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry that happened to you. Dont give up hope, there are more good people then bad (though it's hard to see it sometimes). Haters gonna hate, dont EVER stop being you!

@everythingdana9322

2 ай бұрын

Nuts right. W males are the only men in our country who can go home to their wives and mothers and say they are thinking about creating a bill to own other people again, drop the age for young women to marry older men, etc etc etc. Like people need to top tolerating their bs and be on their a$$es. They are out of control as men.

Growing up in the 80's and 90's, in Texas, there were several old Black men playing country on the porch. That is how many of the kids learned how to play guitar, was from those old guys.

"Fairytale," by the Pointer Sisters was a country song written by Bonny and Anita Pointer that won them a Grammy for "Best Country Performance by a Duo or a Group" for 1974 and performed at the Grand Ol' Opry that same year. This is what Bonnie Pointer had to say about it, "People think because we're always trying something different we're not sincere. Like country music. For us, it's no joke. Our folks came from Arkansas and we grew up singing country songs. It's part of us."

@ilovegoodsax

2 ай бұрын

I can totally relate. I grew up in California with a black mother from Texas and black father from Oklahoma. I grew up listening to R&B, Blues and Country music in our household. When my mother lay dying in hospice, my sister brought in a radio tuned into a country music station as our mom always found the music comforting.

@internetpeople6113

2 ай бұрын

Their “Slow hand” version was the best

@luveniacarter9948

2 ай бұрын

Thank you VERY MUCH for reminding me of the Pointer Sisters ARTISTS tribute to Storytelling and in a way it is well received UNIVERSALLY. And DOES NOT ATTRACT A sensationalize injection of the RACE CARD to grab attention and deflect away from THOSE SUCH AS BEYONCE WHO ARE FAKE AND PHONY PONY RIDERS. SHOWING THAT Beyonce has no sense of self worth nor knowledge of the valued meaning of African/African American culture. Conversely, the Pointer Sisters statements communicate intelligent connection about GOOD MUSIC.... NOT LIP SYNCING FEMALES WANNABE ARTIST CONDUCT.

@tmccull98

2 ай бұрын

Yup, I'm from Arkansas and we love country music no matter who sang it! Git Right or Git Gone!

@everythingdana9322

2 ай бұрын

Wow this is a good history lesson. I never knew that.

It’s pathetic and sad that this is even a conversation.

As a fellow Houstonian, I feel this is an ode to her hometown. It seems ignorant and intolerant people have the loudest voices.

This is exactly why am artist like Beyoncé is important. We wouldn't be having these conversations on this scale if it wasnt for her

RAY CHARLES had about a dozen country hits, and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. And black people can't play Rock and Roll? May I mention, ahem.. Jimi Hendrix?

@myboloneyhasafirstname6764

2 ай бұрын

Jimi!!!!

@nefertinaabrams1853

2 ай бұрын

Big Mama Thorton😢 1953 "Hound Dog"‼️ Sister Rosetta Tharpe 1944

@slymcfly123

2 ай бұрын

Chuck Berry just about created rock and roll.

@hansvandermeulen5515

2 ай бұрын

Little Richard deserves to be mentioned here too.

@reesebloom8093

2 ай бұрын

​@@slymcfly123Rosetta Tharpe, a Black woman, created Rock n Roll. Do your research. The information is definitely out there in articles and video format.

Good god, she's a singer isn't she? She can sing what she wants and consumers can buy if they want!. Sounds a good song to me.

@mb-py4wh

2 ай бұрын

I wouldn't call her a "singer"... at best she is a performer. Her voice isn't that good, she doesn't write any of her own music, when she does "sign" she just hollers... so a black Britney Spears

@dvantelondon

2 ай бұрын

Are you serious? And which songs / live performances are you watching that led you to this conclusion? A Black Britney Spears is insane... @@mb-py4wh 😆 There is so much content on this app from Vocalist and Vocal Coaches reviewing Beyoncé's live performances and guess what? As it so happens, the lady is FULL of vocal technique!

@svenjaweiss1192

Ай бұрын

​@@mb-py4wh did you listen to "daughter" from her new album? Then come back

@mb-py4wh

Ай бұрын

@@svenjaweiss1192 no she is trash. I wont ;listen to anything

In 1975, The Pointer Sisters won their first Grammy Award (in the Country Music category) for their song, Fairytale...

The phrase “cowboy” was used as an insult to black men who wrangled cattle, etc. white men were called cattlemen, ranchers, wranglers, never cowboys.

@user-xg6sx5ev9u

Ай бұрын

Ahhh the classic let’s rewrite history and fake narratives as if country was invented by black people i see

@bksalkrook8716

Ай бұрын

Why is Beyonce singing a white womans music !! And are you saying she made her new version of jolle better than dolly original version

@ramire7heavenz252

Ай бұрын

You dont have to agree for it to be true ​@@user-xg6sx5ev9u

Houston has the largest Black Cowboy Association in the nation. A big part of the World's Largest Rodeo. Beyonce is a beautiful example of Houston, and Texas. ❤️❤️❤️

@VSVickery

2 ай бұрын

Thank You, fellow Houstonian! 👏🏼

@eden3094

2 ай бұрын

@@VSVickery👍🏼👍🏼

@gregoryleewalker

2 ай бұрын

The biggest rodeo in the world has always been the Calgary Stampede.

@VSVickery

2 ай бұрын

@@eden3094 Song release is so perfect- just in time for RodeoHouston. 🤠 Beyoncé is Beauty and Brains.

@kathrinekerns8398

2 ай бұрын

@@gregoryleewalker you missed the first part about the black cowboy association. If you have never seen the trail riders, the rodeo parade, then you would understand that Beyonce is part of this heritage, and is very much a part of Houston's culture.

As a Tex-Mexican, I am soooo excited and proud of our very own Beyonce!

@purplelove80purple67

2 ай бұрын

I am not from texas but i am also proud of her Beyhive🐝🐝🐝🐝

@elchapojr6219

2 ай бұрын

Yes 👍🏽 we agree Go Beyoncé !!!

@strangewayfaringstranger

2 ай бұрын

And yet she's never bothered to use her platform to try to turn Texass blue.

@sherrdi6778

2 ай бұрын

I know that's right. Yee ha christine

@catmejia6109

2 ай бұрын

@@strangewayfaringstrangeris she even a democrat? Her parents …and family have always been republicans 🎯🎯🎯👎🏾

I'm a life-long country music fan, in my seventies, in the UK. I was introduced to this track by a young colleague and expected to dismiss it as a trite mock-up of country. What a shock! Beyonce absoloutely nails it. It's brilliant👍

I am in my 60’s and every single day of my life I knew I was black, but since 2016, now I also have to hear about it every single day. It seems like the 70s and 80s things were much easier.

Love Beyoncé’s new country song. Haters have nothing better to do.

@mikehennessy6766

2 ай бұрын

I hate country. but its up to the country community to decide whether she is authentically country or not. you cant FORCE people to accept you . And that goes for anything in life

@zw9802

2 ай бұрын

it seemed to me that JR was decidedly undecided as to whether Beyonce was a "traitor" or some such thing, for making country music. that john Schneider comment she focused on does not represent the majority of country music listeners; he has been a fundamentalist nutbag for decades. it seems like JR is just trying to create division... surprise.

@beckyhenkel7917

2 ай бұрын

Just scared of her. She does everything so well!

@SanjuanitaCruz

2 ай бұрын

No hate, just don’t like her country song. Dressing like a glam-cowgirl doesn’t help.

@Sturmavk

2 ай бұрын

MSNPC making $hit up in order to stir the pot of hatred and separate us among racial lines.

The only people who actually care about musical genres are record execs. Most everyday folks just play the songs that make them feel alive.

@keithbell9348

2 ай бұрын

So true. What do these music execs do while listening to songs on the radio in their car? The same thing that everyone else does: If a song comes on the radio that doesn't resonate with you, you change the channel, turn down the volume, turn it off or slide in a cd. You like what you like, and what you don't like, you don't listen too. But no one is taking over your choice of music forcing you to listen to songs you don't want to hear. John Schneider ain't doing it, nor is Dolly Parton. Same with Beyonce. If we don't like her version of country music, getting upset over it is childish and stupid. Get over it and change the doggone channel. There are hundreds of other country songs that you can still enjoy. And no one will change that. Regardless of the marketing decisions these music execs make. Common sense.

@IKUFL

2 ай бұрын

As well as the ppl who prefer CROWD CONTROL 😶

@nakinz109

2 ай бұрын

If you had seen some of the comments from America's simpletons like "leave our music alone" or "get out of country- its ours" you'd know that ain't true. Little do they know, it was never there's and it's yet another thing stolen from them and claimed as their own.

@keithbell9348

2 ай бұрын

@nakinz109 Honestly, a majority of country music fans aint worrying about this supposed "invasion". Only a comparitve few of these fans were up in arms about it, ONLY because of what John Simpleton Schneider said in that stupid comment. Had he employed good old fashioned common sense before he opened his mouth, and not allowed himself to be goaded on by the trap laid from that reporter, this wouldn't be an issue. At best country music fans would be skeptical- not about her right to try out country music, but if she could come up with music that really captured the essence of country music.

@1truek269

2 ай бұрын

Facts! Unnecessary outrage.

It is so crazy. T-Pain said that he has co-written for some country artists, and he said he just wanted the check because he knew rhe racism behind it.

Beyoncé has the #1 US Country single AND the #1 US Hot 100 single on Billboard!!! Congratulations Beyoncé!!! Awesome song and it’s gone viral with dances!!!

Europeans believe that just because they stole something means it’s theirs. Nope! You’re on borrowed time.

@zw9802

2 ай бұрын

love you too!

@pccougar895

2 ай бұрын

Complete sense of entitlement and zero accountability - Welcome to America

@Jacob-mh7rv

2 ай бұрын

Pleanty of things that europeans invented other use? Whats your point

@lightintheworld5690

2 ай бұрын

Right 😂 How are you shutting out the originators of country and Rock?

@IKUFL

2 ай бұрын

@@Jacob-mh7rvwhat’s the point of your reply if you didn’t understand HER original point Sherlock⁉️

There are still people that do not know that the banjo originated in West Africa.

@tunnelvision24-ge8fq

2 ай бұрын

If u are aware of stuff then u might be the big bad "WOKE " and that's the nemesis country music fans they hate WOKE ...diversity equals WOKE to them

Isn’t Beyonce from Texas?

Ppl talk about charlie pride/Darius Rucker but has everyone forgotten about that Aaron Neville dude : now he had a voice & he could do a lot of different genres

Janet Jackson went through the same problems with Rock stations because of the popularity of her song "Black Cat." There are gatekeepers that want to keep certain entities out because it doesn't fit their mold. Glad we have artists who will not be confined to one genre of music.

@saramatthews7159

2 ай бұрын

I love that song "Black Cat."

@urwhytefrightisurproblem8018

2 ай бұрын

This is america the stolen land of don't touch my stolen things! Rock and country much like rap, jazz and R&B was created by us and stolen much like our inventions by them. They capitalize and got rich off of it and now want to gatekeep their stolen goods much like the countries that they've stolen

@everythingdana9322

2 ай бұрын

Wow I never knew that. Black Cat was beyond awesome.

@marcus813

2 ай бұрын

That song was quite a departure for her considering her previous work, but she has never been one that someone could box into one genre. "Black Cat" wouldn't have been out of place on AOR radio stations, but such stations must not have wanted any part of the song just because Jackson sang on it. Those stations couldn't use the excuse of "Black Cat" being an R&B or pop song.

@Chrishd1

Ай бұрын

They gatekeepers cause they keep the trash out, Beyoncé doing country sounds horrible, y’all see when this song disappears in a week

I’ve never cared about musical genres. I either like a song or I don’t. I even like some hip hop. And Beyoncé is amazing!

@JawnLam

2 ай бұрын

"Even"?

@COO415

2 ай бұрын

@reason...Even though, I gravitate towards R&B, Hip Hop and Country - in that order. I still don't pinned myself to a genre, when it comes to music, I'm an agnostic 😊

@jaxs7267

2 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@thatgirlkells5505

2 ай бұрын

​@@JawnLamExactly. What does that "even" mean???

@tunnelvision24-ge8fq

2 ай бұрын

That's exactly how everyone should think when it comes to music..

As a Caucasian that loves everyone I’m so sick of the topic of black vs white. Or whites or blacks acting better. Lord Jesus heal our land and let us have forgiveness in our hearts and show more love and acceptance in our relationships new and old. Praise God

It makes absolutely no sense to have boundaries on music. Everyone listens to what they like. It’s universal, leave it at that.

@rasheed7934

2 ай бұрын

A race of people that is accustomed to setting boundaries on everyone else doesn't like boundaries being tested or broken. I think you'll understand who I'm talking about.

@CarriUSA

2 ай бұрын

@rasheed7934 I got it, democrats and Joe Biden, he said “ you ain’t black if you don’t vote democrat “

I started learning to play banjo about 15 years ago, I started then to study the history of the banjo and black folks influence on country music. It's eye opening. Folk musicians always learn songs from each other regardless of ethnicity. Black folks hardly ever get credit for their contributions.

Tbh Beyoncé country album sounds way better than most mainstream country singers these days

@markberryhill2715

2 ай бұрын

And she's probably more country than half of them.

@JJacks920

2 ай бұрын

No way. And its not about race, its about the music. Song is not that great. There are plenty of good black country artist out there. Just not her. Stop forcing people to like it.

@gabrieln3613

2 ай бұрын

@@JJacks920 I have played music 50 years, started in Bluegrass (Have played with Hall of Fame Bluegrass players too) and was full-time in Outlaw Country Band by age 20. Have toured, been in on tons of recording sessions, played in Austin 7 years, LA, FL, WY, Co, WA, OR, NC, etc. To my ears that song is legit, people are dancing which is a good sign and I like it better than anything else I have ever heard Beyonce perform.....you can feel it in her roots. I am actually to to play it later this month at an outdoor concert with band, dancers, etc. The festival is mostly Blues but I bet people will be up dancing. No one certainly has to like it though.

@ddot9566

2 ай бұрын

@@JJacks920Nobody is forcing you to like it, lol. We’re just saying that we love it.

@firefly9838

2 ай бұрын

@@ddot9566 you can love it but its not country

The issue is it feeds into their " Black Replacement Theory". They are ignorant, scarred and the grifters at the head of the club are pushing it in their sermons.

@desecration171

2 ай бұрын

White Replacement Theory. WRT is the belief that liberals and Jews are conspiring to eradicate whites. BRT is the belief WP are waging a slow-moving genocide with such tactics as benign neglect. Only one of these has an actual basis in fact while the other is projection to justify aggression and hatred.

It's astounding how little most Americans know about the history of "country" music. They don't even know that almost every major country star since the start of country music learned from, imitated, and idolized black musicians. I'm talking about Jimmie Rodgers, the Carter Family, Uncle Dave Macon, Doc Boggs, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, Bob Wills, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and on and on and on.

@markhoffman2237

2 ай бұрын

​@@AFullNelson The fact that you don't know any of the facts that I posted proves that you know almost nothing about the true history of American music. You evidently don't know that Hank Williams learned how to play and sing in the 1930s from a black man in Montgomery, AL by the name of Rufus Payne. Williams talked about Payne until the end of his short life. You evidently don't know that Jimmie Rodgers, the "father of country music," learned how to play from black men who worked with his father and him on the railroad. Rodgers also taught bluesman Howlin' Wolf how to yodel --- in person -- in a little town called White Station just north of West Point, MS. Rodgers was also a huge influence on Robert Johnson, the legendary bluesman. You evidently don't know that A.P. Carter, the leader of the Carter Family, got most of his songs and a lot of his playing style from a black man named Leslie Riddle. You evidently don't know that Bill Monroe, the "father of bluegrass," learned how to play from a black man named Arnold Schultz and often said Schultz was one of his biggest influences. You evidently don't know that Johnny Cash learned how to play guitar from a black man who lived near his family on a cotton plantation in Dyess, AR. You evidently don't know that one of Cash's other big musical influences was Gus Cannon, a black man who'd played minstrel music in the 1900s and recorded a song in 1928 called "Walk Right In" that became a big hit in the 1960s. It goes on and on. Read, listen, and learn before you post. Otherwise, arguing with you, considering what you don't know, is not worth my time.

Charley Pride was a very successful 1970s Country & Western Singer. Also Black.

@friedaheidebrecht5010

2 ай бұрын

But he could sing

@williethomas9953

2 ай бұрын

@@friedaheidebrecht5010 as opposed to most Country artist today. But Queen B can sing and has 33 Grammys to back that assertion up. She has more than anyone in history.

Why is everthing in America about skin color? Its so exhausting

@Fictioncrazed

2 ай бұрын

The country has never reconciled with it’s shameful past. You can’t move on while refusing to acknowledge what is holding you back. Slavery left a deep, deep scar on the American psyche not just on black folks. This is why ignoring a problem never works long term, eventually you have to deal with it.

@reginafreyberger3522

2 ай бұрын

@@Fictioncrazed Preach!!!!

@reesebloom8093

2 ай бұрын

Because whyt folks made it that way. Gotta sleep in the bed you made.

@thatgirlkells5505

2 ай бұрын

It really is!!!!

@mares8446

2 ай бұрын

@liezelkarsten Hmmm, maybe you should look into European history.... white people have historically had racial issues. I mean, really, check out German history for insight into people who feel superior to others based on skin color, ethnicity, language.... all kinds of nonsense.

Sounds like every other bit of country music today…….it is pop.

Remember when stores refused to sell Beyonce album and the only place that reached out to her was Walmart and they sold her albums and then she went to Walmart and made a little video thanking shoppers by buying their groceries. I hope people stop being so racist. It's got to stop honestly.

@dhsf5937

Ай бұрын

When?

@CuriousJenJen

Ай бұрын

@@dhsf5937 You have a phone in your hands with Google search.

Beyoncé's foray into the country genre with her album certainly stirred the conversation, highlighting the rich, diverse roots of country music that many might not be aware of. It's fascinating to see artists exploring different genres, especially when they bring to light the contributions and influences of Black musicians that have shaped country music from its inception. Beyoncé's ability to cross genres effortlessly showcases not only her incredible talent but also her commitment to celebrating the breadth of musical heritage. This moment can serve as a reminder of the importance of understanding and appreciating the deep, interconnected history of music genres. It's a powerful statement about inclusivity and the ongoing journey of musical evolution. Let's celebrate the bridges being built in music and the conversations that lead to a deeper appreciation of its roots.

@reason6835

2 ай бұрын

Totally agree. I think people who judge music by genre care more about image than music.

@zw9802

2 ай бұрын

i think that country music listeners are a lot more aware of this history than country music haters are.

@foto21

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the PR written by AI.

@ecamp6360

2 ай бұрын

AI make more sense. I first thought it was just a pompous professor in love with his words.

@taroman7100

2 ай бұрын

I dont see how her fan base could accept it altho they would follow her into fire so maybe...

Really? We are now arguing over who can sing what type of songs? Country music began with the banjo... a so-called "black instrument".... Beyonce is not the first to be attacked for performing Country Music.... she's in good company. In the 1970's....both John Denver, and the Carpenters were ridiculed for performing "Country Music ..."

As a kid, the first song I really liked the first time I heard it "Me and Bobby McGee"....sang by Charlie Pride on one of his cassette tapes that my Asian mother loved to listen to...good music is good music and their appeal is universal. Music industry/culture tend to segregate along racial lines, but music itself has no such boundaries....

America is sad and pathetic Beyonce is cool though

@Vondarkstar

2 ай бұрын

So pathetic we invented the phone you are using and the very internet you are addicted to.

@Lisa-vk2jw

2 ай бұрын

⁠@@Vondarkstaractually Alexander graham bell was Canadian 😂

@jahkush5383

2 ай бұрын

Go check again hundreds of inventions commonly used in society were actually invented by what you people call black people ...start with the filament in your lightbulb then move on to the traffic lights ...don't stop there keep going learn something instead of just running off your ignorant mouth!

@jeffhampton2767

2 ай бұрын

FALSE 😂😂😂

@user-em1dw3ft6m

2 ай бұрын

America is precisely sad and pathetic, because people like you think Beyoncé is cool.

Beyonce.. once again showing her versatility and unique style. I love this Girl and I'm so proud of her. You Go Beyonce..

@needtoknowbasis3499

2 ай бұрын

I wouldn't call it versatility. The tune is quite simple.

Charlie Pride is a country music legend. He was genuine "country." He's in the Country Music Hall of Fame. The real deal. Beyonce??? If you watch, "Grand Old Opry," you'll see plenty of black country performers. I saw Wendy Moten perform there, in 2022. She was amazing. The audience loved her. (She's performed at the Opry dozens of times.)

Micheal Jackson's Mother wanted a career as a Country singer but she had too much push back. It was her favorite Genre.

Remember when Marshall Mathers was at the top of the Rap charts, and Darius Rucker was at the top of the Country charts? I don't get what the big deal is.

@zw9802

2 ай бұрын

true, but i definitely don't want to see rap in country music, which has been happening for a long time. if Beyonces music is good, then it's fine with me. it's only leftists that assume music should be divided by race.

@Tyrone181

2 ай бұрын

​@@zw9802"It's only leftists that assume that music should be divided by race." No, that's just your opinion.

@josephailey6286

2 ай бұрын

​@@zw9802 that's right, there trying to make everything about race. If country fans don't like her singing country or her song or her style has nothing to do with her colour

@flangekiwi

2 ай бұрын

What country ​@@josephailey6286 ? This song is playing in cities in my country, should I be offended on your behalf?

@zw9802

2 ай бұрын

@@Tyrone181 how many leftists (btw, I say this as an independent) ever listen to country music? not many, from my experience. some will say it's because the music is not good, but seriously, if they listen to rap, their musical standards can't be very high. i listen to almost every kind of music, as a lot of people do, and like a lot of them, the two kinds of music that i avoid are rap and heavy metal. the people who most often swear off country music are leftists; I'm just saying.

John Schneider is a goof.

@zw9802

2 ай бұрын

correct; JR offering his opinion as representative of country music fans was a little disingenuous and divisive.

@ByronNoe

2 ай бұрын

If I said what I'd like to say, I'd be banned from KZread

@anngoldberg7857

2 ай бұрын

That's very kind.

@1dkappe

2 ай бұрын

The Mt. Kisko cowboy, born just 40 miles north of Manhattan.

@leanneb9529

2 ай бұрын

He's a nobody...that about sums it up....

Its more traditional than most of everything on CR for the last 10 or more years, using real instruments, backups, She's From Texas, a good song is a good song. As a fan, my favorite genre is lacking in diversity yes....but also good quality songs.....are they kidding??? No unfortunately these comments are not surprising. Vicki Hampton and other black singers have sung backup far too long, Time to step out. Fickleness ànd marketing dollars exist, but A good song is a good song.

@CarriUSA

2 ай бұрын

She definitely isn’t country🧐 Sorry you can change the tempo, but it doesn’t make it country! Just cuz she’s fromTexas, doesn’t make it so!

I'm African! When I came to America I recognize the country music because I heard it in Cape Verd Island! We would hear some people singing like country and we signal the person by singing like that!

Dolly & Beyonce ~ chefs kiss

America the Land Where everyone is Obsessed with Skin Color

I can't believe how openly racist that Dukes Of Hazard guy is. Even his character with the Confederate flag on his car wasn't so overtly prejudiced!

For years I’ve had a couple of country music stations saved on my car radio along with other different genres. I listen to whichever station I’m in the mood for on any given day. Not what anybody thinks I should be listening to because of the color of my skin.

You'd think they would be grateful she's giving those people's music wider exposure to a more mainstream audience 😂

@loriannrichardson7644

2 ай бұрын

Racism causes people to act against their own best interests.

@desecration171

2 ай бұрын

Nope. They are more afraid that we'll take it over. Err I mean take it back from them. If a critical mass of black America decides that we want to make country hot again the rest of the world will be like "Oh yeah. Country music is the greatest. at the same time saying we're trash, not wanting to pay us, and erasing us from the books. This has been the cycle for at least the last 100 years. Not hyperbole.

It's fascinating how many Americans get themselves in a wad over things like this because they do not have the mental capacity to concern themselves with far more serious issues in this country.

As a black man I always said I was country before country was cool..😂😅

I’m a “boomer” country fan; we’re talking Hank Williams (not Jr), Loretta, Whispering Bill Anderson, Tammy, the Cashes, Conway, Charlie Pride, Willie & Waylon etc. That said, I like the song EXCEPT FOR the *exact same thing* I hate about American culture in general: cussing and vulgarity having to be ever present in conversation. There use to be a time that it was used for shock value, now it’s just common. But, that’s not just on Beyoncé, that’s on who we’ve now chosen to be as a society, so it is what it is (that doesn’t mean I have to like it, it just means I’ll have to wear my big boy pants and deal with it because that’s what *actual* adults do…..). So, I’ll still sing the song, insert my own words when necessary, and dance right along with it. Edit: I’m guessing no one remembers that Tina Turner did a country album that had “Help me make it through the night” on it…..

They even have a Black Gospel category, which implies that gospel is a white owned genre, when Gospel grew out of spirituals, and Call and Response developed by enslaved Africans. For a race, which has convinced the majority of earth's inhabitants that the white "race" is superior and owns everything (like claiming to have discovered America in 1492 when the indigenous people had inhabited the land from coast to coast for thousands of years before or putting forth that Bo Derrick discovered braids after wearing them in the movie 10 when braids had been worn forever by women of color are just two examples) The Lone Ranger, Betty Boop, and so many other examples are of white washing out Black people from history. It's long overdue that POC reclaim what was theirs all along. It's interesting how classical music, which originated in Europe, is claimed by the entire globe by anyone who can master and perform the style. But even so, POC have had to be seated at that table as well.

@dhsf5937

Ай бұрын

The discovery of America to white people means the discovery of America according to a european point of view,we never said that nobody was there first,we never said that we were the first human beings to find out,we only said that we were the first europeans to find out,we didn't know about its existence,so was a discovery to us and for the rest of the world. Maybe you should see the meaning of discovery in the diccionary.

@dhsf5937

Ай бұрын

Betty Boop isn't black,what do you mean?

@yubantwo2086

Ай бұрын

​​@@dhsf5937You prove my point about ignorance being bliss. Esther Jones, a star at the Cotton Club and Black woman, was known as 'Baby Esther', her stage name, created a character which became known to you and the world as 'Betty Boop'. A white woman named Helen Kane copied and stole Esther's persona, tone of voice, lock, stock, and barrel. The ownership case went to court, the theft was proven, and Helen lost her case. Look it up, don't take my word for it. The Lone Ranger and others like Jerry Lewis based his entire comedic personality, physicality, and whole TV comedic acts he stole from a Black Vaudville artist named Stampy. Lewis got away with the theft bc Black artists, at the time TV came along, weren't allowed to perform on TV (be seen of compared). Lewis went to Harlem and lifted Stampy's acts word for word without changing a thing. Being white, knowing Black history, not taught, requires doing your own research. Doing so ruins the narrative that the collective has been fed & white people hold dear. BTW: These are just a very few examples.

The song is great and more importantly folks are having a real good time dancing to it.

@SupportTheArts-yo8ox

2 ай бұрын

I've seen so many dances!

As the Queen herslf once sang "Why you so Obsessed with me??? Boy i wanna know.....".....this is obsession, not like calvin klein...pure Obsession

@AuzSanchez

2 ай бұрын

That was Mariah Carey ….

Thats what happens when you used borrowed items for a long time you start to think you own it.

Beyoncé is THAT GWORL!!! Please mfs ain't stopping me. 🔥

Have they forgotten country music legend Charlie Pride? America is crazy!

@stephenwalker5264

2 ай бұрын

I'm a white American, and I couldn't care less if Beyonce sings country music. The people whining about this are just as confused as the people claiming white people are appropriating every culture in the world. Also, John Schneider is a fool. This man just can't shut up fast enough.

@estellesilva1404

2 ай бұрын

YES YES YES AGREED

@starventure

2 ай бұрын

He wasn't popular enough. So, yeah...they forgot him because they never knew him.

LETS REMEMBER THAT WE MADE COUNTRY MUSIC NOT THEM! WE MADE THE BLUES, JAZZ, ROCK, TECHNO ETC……

John Schneider and Kid Rock have epitomized the adage, when someone shows you who they are, believe them.

@williamdavis8855

2 ай бұрын

Joe Rogan as well

I grew on Motown, Jazz , Rock Gospel, and Country. I also remember a time when they wouldn't allow Olivia Newton John in country music either, and you can't get any whiter, then Olivia. I guess they didn't like her because she was from Australia🤷🏿‍♀️

Black people can play what ever music they want. They created all of them.

@remywinans1575

Ай бұрын

Glad you know your history because most ppl in America dont

Didn’t know Beyoncé was from Texas. Thank you. Great segment!

Like Donna Summer once said, "Music has no color." Donna was #1 on the country charts before Beyoncé. She (Donna) co-wrote Dolly's #1 country song, "Starting Over Again". Donna's husband was the other co-writer.

I/WE ALREADY KNEW ABOUT THE MUSIC, AND JUST LIKE"MOSTLY E V E R TH I N G ELSE", CAME FROM OUR **BLACK ROOTS*** FOLKS KNOW YOUR FACTS BEFORE YOU START COMING FOR THINGS THAT YOU "REALLY DON'T KNOW". BLACK HISTORY IS 365 DAYS A YEAR FOR ME AND OTHERS, 24/7.

How does civilization move forward when there are barriers in the way? Simple answer, they can’t. Barriers must be broken or progression of humanity will be stuck in a box.

Country music has it's DNA in Scottish folk music . It's not even an American genre. In fact it has more black influence than American.

I went on winter trip to Big Bear. The local bar/club is country with karaoke. My Black friend picked a song for the DJ to play. He said I want to try and sing this song. Everyone was wondering why this Black guy was on stage and not giving him a chance to sing. He started to sing and everyone stop to listen. He surprised all of us. We did not know he was into country music. He was the best singer of the night. Women were all over him after the song and wanted him to sing more and duets.

Well Tyler Perry…who is black gave John Scnieder the hater a job and he took that pay because Hollywood is not calling him. Lol

I’m old enough to remember Charlie Pride.

💙🎶 only people put music onto a category , a genre but music is ALL & EVERY souls' vibrant energy 🎵💙 🌎

white guys rap

Black people are the original inventors of Country, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Gospel, Rock n Roll, Rap, Ragtime, R&B… the list is endless. PERIOD!

It's weird, and kind of frightening, how many people don't know that country and rock both came from blues. The ability to erase the history of a whole group of people... Ugh. Racists are a scourge on the earth.

Here’s a question, what does it mean when black radio stations The BET,Soultrain, Image, awards doesn’t honor the actual Black Country Music Artists themselves? Black people have had all these platforms yet I haven’t see that in the entire existence of the BET awards where they given any awards for best Country Album,or Song! No awards for best Rock Album or Rock song! Food for thought! People love to make something racist, when they themselves have been discriminative against their own people as artists who create music in genres that otherwise would called”white folks music!

@sweetjune2010

2 ай бұрын

Great point!..😉👏🏿

@wayneferrell160

2 ай бұрын

Stop blaming your people for things in this country 😒

There's a surge in country music and if you ask me, she's following the money.

Country fans just don't like pop stars treating country music like a fad

@mzhappyfree7688

2 ай бұрын

So what do you think about Ray Charles… who produced one of the greatest country albums yet know would label Ray Charles a country artist

@zw9802

2 ай бұрын

could be an element of that, but i think that most country music fans only care if it is good music.

@marie-ange3965

2 ай бұрын

Let's be real, this is about her being a black woman.... It's not anything more than that. She's a great musical artist. Born and raised in Texas. Most country fans are racist, mysoginists.

It's not like you have to be Italian to sing opera or Russian to study ballet, and artists switch genres all the time. The complainers just have a problem with black women.

@rasheed7934

2 ай бұрын

That's the bottom line. At my daughter's highschool there was a black girl who sang a Mexican ballad during one of their talent shows. Some Hispanic students got upset and confronted her about singing "their" music ( they weren't Mexican but Cuban). Turned out the girls family was from Mexico. Whan whan whan😐

@CocoMage

Ай бұрын

Veracruz Stand Up! They don’t know the whole town as well as some other parts of Mexico are totally black and celebrate Juneteenth on behalf of us because when some enslaved people escaped with the Seminole (black) indigenous tribe down to Mexico,they founded that town. Research it. It’s a guy named Ace travels or something like that on here who went to the town and went to a Juneteenth type celebration and it was all black people who are Mexican and Mexican American. Also The Olmecs were really the Xi people,people of color and who were the first people of Mexico and I learned that from a white Mexican

Black History IS world history. music 🎵🎶🎶 📖 📚

Everything comes down to sexism or racism with Joy Reid

@bryanpotter3882

2 ай бұрын

Get a life

@mscheese000

2 ай бұрын

It turns out there's a lot of racism and sexism in this country.

@zw9802

2 ай бұрын

us vs them, in general. doesn't help anything. i bet if Beyonce came up with a whole country music repertoire and went on tour, she would rake in.

@edwin5419

2 ай бұрын

@@bryanpotter3882 sir, this is a youtube

@ByronNoe

2 ай бұрын

What's wrong? You mad because Joy Reid has way more of a following than you'll ever have? 😂😂😂

Nobody cares.

@duckhunt1902

2 ай бұрын

Amen to that.

@rahimmajid647

2 ай бұрын

Apart from right wingers having a meltdown over Beyonce's country songs.

@mr.m4853

2 ай бұрын

@@rahimmajid647 Like who?

@ByronNoe

2 ай бұрын

But yet here you are spouting off

@mr.m4853

2 ай бұрын

@@ByronNoe It's the comment section, Byron. That's what it's here for.

My first automobile only had Am radio. You better believe my friends and I listened to country music!! And back then country music wasn’t like today but we enjoyed it. Born and raised a Northerner 😊

Our Dear David Bowie- had shocked an interviewer on MTV when he interrupted and asked “ Why isn’t MTV playing any black artists “- Beatles and British Invasion was based all on riffs from the black artists- self admitted- That’s why Chuck Berry was always angry!! His talent led to guitar riffs from country rhythm and blues. People like their compartments 🙄. First you hate black people: then use them: then love their talent : then steal it. What else is new :

Race, race, race, race, race. If it's not about donald trump its about race. Often times its about both. Move on already.

@rahimmajid647

2 ай бұрын

Well, we wouldn't be talking about race if right wingers didn't have such a big meltdown over a black woman singing a country song.

@mikehennessy6766

2 ай бұрын

@@rahimmajid647 they arent racist they are just quetioning the authentisity , shes not really country , this is just a little vanity project for her becuase she thinks she can anything cuz her immence fame

@rahimmajid647

2 ай бұрын

@@mikehennessy6766 Authentic or not, what's the big deal? She's free to do what she wants. Don't like Beyonce or her album? Then don't listen to it. I've watched a few right-wingers and their outcry over this... And it's like she committed a crime. Kinda sad and funny at the same time.

@duckhunt1902

2 ай бұрын

@rahimmajid647 If nobody listens to it then that's racist too right? It's a lose lose situation with the lefties

@RoadrunnersOfCA

2 ай бұрын

@@rahimmajid647 💯

You know what, there are a lot of people who cross over into other genres. I am good with it all because I have always listened to all types of music. If Bee wants to sing country, sing until the cows come home. This really shouldn’t be a thing. Music is the one of the most beautiful things that we can listen to. Music is good for the soul.

A large portion of American blacks listened to Grand Ol’ Opry on the radio back in the 30s. DeFord Bailey was a favorite guest on that program. Muhammad Ali listened to country music. When asked why, responded that he was from Louisville and all black people in Louisville listen to country. Ray Charles not only listened to country, his country music recordings were highly regarded. There are numerous old recordings of black musicians playing country. Black musicians were often hired to play at white dances so virtually every black musician knew some amount of country.

No one owns country music. It’s about storytelling. Everyone has a story to tell. Everyone has the right to tell their story. 💕

Jealousy. pure and simple. It's a contagious tune.

If you look at or listen to hip-hop and some r&b many black artists were already country singers , but are forced to not be accepted as country artist . For example Nelly was a country singer . Nelly singing songs from a album called country Grammer. Southern hip hop artist are actually more country than country music , they're singing in a distinct style that originated during 1700s