let's strike a match and light up this juke joint. before the block gets too hot again during grammy season, i am going deep into beyoncé's eighth studio album, cowboy carter.
episode playlist
- intro
- cmas backlash (0:37)
- yeehaw agenda, priscilla renea, lil nas x, mickey guyton (17:19)
- first rumblings of a beyonce country project (19:53)
- launching cowboy carter, jay-z's grammy's speech, verizon commercial, 16 carriages, texas hold em, rhiannon giddens, linda martell (21:30)
- track by track album thoughts, overall takeaways, critical response (34:21)
- brittney spencer, tiera kennedy, reyna roberts, tanner adell (01:04:38)
- willie jones, shaboozey (01:10:00)
- vinyls scam (01:15:24)
- post album promotion (01:17:20)
- whisky, hair care. perfume (01:22:04)
- awards (01:24:28)
- conclusion (01:31:12)
a few links:
billboard 2016 article post cmas
yeehaw agenda overview
linda martell interview with rolling stone in 2020
b's 2024 interviews and statements:
j que interview (time stamp: 34:52 for clip)
