With the release of her two new singles titled Texas Holden & 16 Carriages the legendary R&B singer with almost unlimited crossover potential may have finally met her match. What the music industry considers "Pop Music" usually comes with what consumers considers a particular sound. In actuality, Pop Music is simply short for "popular music". With that being said legendary artists like Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Prince were signed to their respective record labels as R&B artists. However their massive success afforded them the ability to transcend the world of "Soul Music" and it's consumer base to more people outside their niche. When this occurs the artists will then be considered popular or a "Pop" artist.
Beyoncé is now considered a pop star icon since the huge crossover success of her first solo album. Her ability to relate to multiple markets via her music and acting is remarkable. However, with her
new music being promoted as country music it seems like
certain radio stations are reluctant to support Beyoncé's
interpretation of modern country music. Her fan base
(The Bey hive) are putting the pressure on those reluctant
radio radios to add Beyoncé's new music to their rotation.
Both songs are doing extremely well online thus far
generating millions of views in just a few days. Country radio
are no strangers to African American "country artists" but
it seems to have issues with artists that are not necessarily
considered "country artists". Recently, (per the pressure from her fan base) a few Country radio stations has taken to twitter/X to acknowledge that they will start playing Beyoncé's new music. Although many of Beyoncé fan are claiming
racism to be the real reason why she's getting pushback at
Country radio. Hopefully, her music will continue to push
the boundaries of "labelism"and ultimately make it easier for future artists to come... Until next time, have some fun and get something done.
-Hiram D. Akeem
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