Beyoncé continued her Cowboy Carter rollout by sharing the album’s tracklist on Wednesday (March 27). The music titles referenced nation legends Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, which made followers speculate about doable collaborations.
Cowboy Carter featured a monitor titled “Jolene,” which can presumably be a canopy of Parton’s traditional single. Earlier this yr, Parton endorsed Beyoncé’s nation music pivot.
“I’m an enormous fan of Beyoncé and really excited that she’s executed a rustic album,” Parton wrote. “So congratulations in your Billboard Sizzling Nation primary single. Can’t wait to listen to the total album!”
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tracklist included a tribute to Linda Martell, the primary Black girl to play the Grand Ole Opry. Martell was additionally the primary Black girl to succeed in the High 20 of Billboard’s nation charts.
Cowboy Carter will drop on Friday (March 29). Beyoncé defined why she recorded a rustic album forward of its launch.
“This album has been over 5 years within the making,” she wrote on Instagram. “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. However, due to that have, I did a deeper dive into the historical past of Nation music and studied our wealthy musical archive. It feels good to see how music can unite so many individuals world wide whereas additionally amplifying the voices of among the individuals who have devoted a lot of their lives educating on our musical historical past.”
She added, “The criticisms I confronted after I first entered this style pressured me to propel previous the restrictions that have been placed on me. act ii is a results of difficult myself and taking my time to bend and mix genres collectively to create this physique of labor.”
View the Cowboy Carter tracklist under.