April 8, 2024

Hi Neuphorians!

This week’s playlist is notable for the release of Queen Bey’s “Cowboy Carter”, an 80-minute saga that provides pop music listeners both a history lesson in American music- and a platform for the examination of minority representation in country music.  The defiant tone of “Cowboy Carter” was inspired by Beyonce and the (formerly Dixie) Chicks’ performance at the 2016 Country Music Awards, which was met with scattered boos and notable restraint by the Nashville Country elites in attendance.  Not one to be bowed, Beyonce then committed to remind us that country music belongs to all audiences- and not the narrow identity is presently fostered in the music industry.

Please submit your votes by EOD Saturday April 20, either in the playlist site in the comments section or via email to me.