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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love that she's doing this.  She's a musician and this is where her musical imagination has taken her.  And, obviously a lot of people love this song too. It's done quite well so far.  Not sure if you noticed?[/quote]

The Texas song is terrible. It's not even in the Country Top 40 this week. Only Beyoncé's fans are streaming this song, it's not real country.[/quote]

"Real country"tm, the temper tantrum being thrown by white country music fans over this is telling.[/quote]

Same poster coming back to modify this to say "some" white country music fans.  Because I'm a country music fan, not a Beyonce fan in general, and I love Texas Hold Em and I'm not the only one.  I also love the Dixie Chicks (still, they've put out good music in the last few years and mounted an awesome tour).
I think a musical genre that has decided only white people can make "real" country music is ignorant of its roots, and brazenly racist.  Prove me wrong.[/quote]

Um, the country music industry—like everything and everyone else—is diversifying. You are seeing more black country music artists, and you are seeing more uber-successful black country artists like Darius Rucker and Kane Brown.

So please stop with the knee-jerk assumption that all country music and all country music fans are racist. It’s just not true.

Ever spent time in a red state? You know what jumps out immediately: interracial couples…they are everywhere.

PS - Most country music these days is pop music with more guitars and better storytelling. That’s why Beyoncé is able to slide in: country fans are used to pop hooks. [/quote]

Then, what was with the Darius Rucker slam above?  I grew up in the South in a Red State.  This is not a slam against either of those.  Just the country music fan base and radio stations who seem to have an issue with black artists that clearly has its roots in racism.[/quote]

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