"Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter': Challenging Country Music Norms"
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Jon Batiste praises Beyoncé for breaking down music barriers with her country album, Cowboy Carter, and collaborates with her on the song "Ameriican Requiem." He emphasizes the need to dismantle genre boundaries and liberate music from categorization. Beyoncé's historic achievement as the first Black woman to debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart is celebrated, and she expresses gratitude to country music singers K. Michelle and Mickey Guyton for opening doors in the genre.
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