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FILE - Beyoncé performs at the Wolstein Center, Nov. 4, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. With the release of "Act II: Cowboy Carter,'' Beyoncé has reignited discussions about the genre’s origins and its diversity. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Beyoncé is bringing her fans of color to country music. Will they be welcomed in?

Tayhlor Coleman grew up with a love for country music. She says she’d always hoped that Beyoncé, who grew up in the same area of Houston as she did, would one day make a country album.
 
Beyonce walks onstage to accept the Innovator Award during the iHeartRadio Music Awards, Monday, April 1, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to hit No. 1 on Billboard country albums chart

 
This cover image released by Parkwood/Columbia/Sony shows “Act ll: Cowboy Carter” by Beyonce. (Parkwood/Columbia/Sony via AP)

Music Review: Beyoncé's epic ‘Act ll: Cowboy Carter’ defies categorization, redefines American style

 
This cover image released by Parkwood/Columbia/Sony shows “Act ll: Cowboy Carter” by Beyonce. (Parkwood/Columbia/Sony via AP)

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ reinforces her dedication to Black reclamation — and country music

 
FILE - Beyoncé performs at the Wolstein Center, Nov. 4, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. Beyoncé is full of surprises — and on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, dropped yet another one. Her forthcoming album has a name: Act II: Cowboy Carter. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Beyoncé shares ‘Cowboy Carter’ track list ahead of album, mentions Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson

 

Reba McEntire to host ACM Awards for 17th time, talks fan diversity in country music

Reba McEntire is set to host the Academy of Country Music Awards for a record 17th time. The music legend also talks about the discussion Beyoncé's “Cowboy Carter” album has created about the lack of diversity among fans and singers in country music. (April 26) (AP Production by Gary Gerard Hamilton)
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This cover image released by Parkwood/Columbia/Sony shows "Act ll: Cowboy Carter" by Beyonce. (Parkwood/Columbia/Sony via AP)

What to stream this weekend: Beyoncé, Steve Martin, J-Hope, Mike Birbiglia, Bill Nighy and ‘Madu’

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Beyoncé's “Act ll: Cowboy Carter,” a Amazon Prime docuseries about BTS member J-Hope and “Madu,” a documentary about a Nigerian boy who dreams of being a professional ballet dancer.
 
FILE - Beyoncé performs at the Wolstein Center, Nov. 4, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. Beyoncé is full of surprises — and on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, dropped yet another one. Her forthcoming album has a name: Act II: Cowboy Carter. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Beyoncé will receive the Innovator Award at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards

Beyoncé will appear at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards to receive the show’s innovator award. Beyoncé will take the stage at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles to accept the honor during the April 1 ceremony hosted by Ludacris.
 
FILE - Beyoncé performs at the Wolstein Center, Nov. 4, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. Beyoncé is full of surprises — and on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, dropped yet another one. Her forthcoming album has a name: Act II: Cowboy Carter. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Beyoncé's new album will be called ‘Act II: Cowboy Carter’

Beyoncé is full of surprises — and on Tuesday, dropped yet another one. Her forthcoming album has a name: ‘Act II: Cowboy Carter.’
 
FILE - In this July 10, 2019 file photograph, singer Taylor Swift performs at Amazon Music's Prime Day concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. Powered by big stadium tours from artists like Swift and Beyoncé, ticket sales are booming and it appears likely that live acts will continue to draw massive crowds after the pandemic closed down concert venues globally for close to two years. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

A swift rebound and unprecedented tickets sales for live music after pandemic shut venues down

Powered by big stadium tours from artists like Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, ticket sales are booming and it appears likely that live acts will continue to draw massive crowds this year after the pandemic closed down concert venues globally for close to two years.
 
FILE - Beyonce performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2016. Beyonce teased the possibility of new music during a Verizon Super Bowl ad, and then added a cryptic Instagram video that ended with the words "act ii" and a release date of March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to claim top spot on Billboard’s country music chart

Beyoncé is making history once again: The superstar singer became the first Black woman to top Billboard’s country music chart.
 
FILE - Beyonce performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2016. Beyonce teased the possibility of new music during a Verizon Super Bowl ad, and then added a cryptic Instagram video that ended with the words "act ii" and a release date of March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Beyoncé drops new songs ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ and ’16 Carriages.’ New music ‘Act II’ will arrive in March

Beyoncé is back with two new country tracks — “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.” After a Verizon commercial starring Beyoncé aired during the Super Bowl ended with the superstar saying “They ready, drop the new music,” the question became — was she serious?
 
FILE - Beyonce appears at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. Beyoncé releases a concert film this week titled "Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé ." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ is No. 1 at the box office with $21 million debut

Beyoncé ruled the box office this weekend. Her concert picture, “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” opened in first place with $21 million in North American ticket sales, according to estimates from AMC Theatres Sunday.
 
FILE - Beyonce appears at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. Beyoncé releases a concert film this week titled "Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé ." (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Review: In concert film ‘Renaissance,’ Beyoncé offers glimpse into personal life during world tour

Beyoncé ran her Renaissance World Tour like a machine. But the superstar singer who is viewed as one of music’s hardest-working performers confesses she’s “not a machine.”
 
FILE - Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour" in Nashville, Tenn., on May 5, 2023. Swift is releasing her "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert film on Oct. 13. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ will be a blockbuster — and might shake up the movie business

Movie theaters are readying for an onslaught like they’ve never seen before beginning Friday when “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” debuts.
 
FILE - Beyonce performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2016. Beyoncé shined the brightest in a city full of Hollywood stars during the second night of her epic Renaissance Tour show on Saturday night, Sept 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour is over. But it’s coming to movie theaters soon

A documentary chronicling Beyoncé‘s just-concluded 39-city Renaissance World Tour will premiere in North American theaters Dec. 1, AMC Theaters announced Monday.
 
FILE -Taylor Swift appears at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 24, 2019, left, and Beyonce appears at the world premiere of "The Lion King" in Los Angeles on July 9, 2019. Gannett, the United States’ biggest newspaper chain, posted two unusual job listings to its site. On Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 they revealed they are hiring a reporter focused on Taylor Swift. On Wednesday, Sept. 13, they shared a posting for a dedicated Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter who will be employed through USA Today and The Tennessean, the company's Nashville-based newspaper. (AP Photo/File)

Largest US newspaper chain is hiring Taylor Swift and Beyoncé reporters, drawing interest and ire

Gannett, the United States’ biggest newspaper chain, posted two unusual job listings to its site. On Tuesday, they revealed they are hiring a reporter focused on Taylor Swift.
 
FILE - Beyonce performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2016. Beyoncé shined the brightest in a city full of Hollywood stars during the second night of her epic Renaissance Tour show on Saturday night, Sept 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Beyoncé shines bright among Hollywood stars during Renaissance concert tour stop in Los Angeles

Beyoncé shined the brightest in a city full of Hollywood stars during the second night of her epic Renaissance Tour show on Saturday night.
 
FILE — O'Shae Sibley's father Jake Kelly, left, mother Onetha Sibley, center, and stepmother Jacqueline Kelly gather by the casket during a celebration of life for O'Shae Sibley Aug. 8, 2023, at The Met Philadelphia, in Philadelphia. A 17-year-old has been indicted on a hate-crime murder charge in a stabbing that followed taunts and confrontation over a group of men dancing shirtless to Beyoncé as they gassed up their car, prosecutors said Thursday, Aug 10, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti, File)

Lawyer says suspect, charged with hate crime, may argue self-defense in dancer’s death

A 17-year-old has pleaded not guilty to hate-motivated murder in a stabbing that followed a clash over men dancing.
 
REMOVES INCORRECT SECOND SENTENCE FILE - Taylor Swift performs during "The Eras Tour," Friday, May 5, 2023, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. She leads the 2023 nominations with eight — seven for her “Anti-Hero” music video and the Artist of the Year category MTV announced on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

Taylor Swift and SZA lead 2023 MTV Video Music Award nominations

Taylor Swift tops the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards nominations. She leads with eight. Seven are for her “Anti-Hero” music video and she has a nod in the artist of the year category.
 
Otis Pena, left, a friend of O'Shae Sibley, walks off stage after speaking during a celebration of life for Sibley on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, at The Met Philadelphia, in Philadelphia. Friends and family members gathered Tuesday to remember Sibley, who was fatally stabbed after he confronted teenagers who taunted his group of gay, Black friends as they danced at a New York City gas station. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)

Friends gather in Philadelphia to remember O’Shae Sibley, killed in a confrontation over dancing

A funeral was held in Philadelphia for O’Shae Sibley, who was fatally stabbed after he confronted teenagers who taunted his group of gay, Black friends as they danced at a New York City gas station.
 
CORRECTS SECOND SENTENCE - People gather at a gas station during a vigil to memorialize O'Shae Sibley on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Sibley, a gay man, was fatally stabbed at the gas station after a confrontation between a group of friends dancing to a Beyoncé song and several young men who taunted them. (AP Photo/Tracie Van Auken)

Person in connection with dancer’s stabbing death at Brooklyn gas station is in custody, police say

Police have a person in custody in connection with the death of a gay man who was fatally stabbed after a confrontation between a group of friends dancing to a Beyoncé song and several young men who taunted them.
 
FILE - This combination photo shows Tory Lanez performing at the Festival d'ete de Quebec, July 11, 2018, in Quebec City, Canada, left, and Megan Thee Stallion at the premiere of "P-Valley," June 2, 2022, in Los Angeles. Three years have passed since hip-hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion was shot multiple times by rapper Lanez in Los Angeles following a summer pool party at the home of Kylie Jenner. On Monday, Aug. 7, 2023, Lanez is scheduled to be sentenced, following his December conviction on three felony charges. (Photos by Amy Harris, left, Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

What to know ahead of Tory Lanez’s sentencing in Megan Thee Stallion’s shooting

It has been three years since hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion was shot in the feet following an altercation with the Canadian rapper Tory Lanez.
 
Blood stains the sidewalk at the gas station where O'Shae Sibley was stabbed to death, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

A dancer is fatally stabbed after a confrontation in New York, prompting a tribute from Beyoncé

The fatal stabbing of a gay man after a confrontation between a group of friends who were dancing to a Beyoncé song and a group of young men who apparently took offense has outraged New York City’s LGBTQ community and spurred Beyoncé herself to post a tribute.
 
FILE - Travis Scott arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on Sept. 12, 2021, in New York. Scott released his first album in five years on Friday, the 19 track “Utopia." (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Travis Scott drops ‘Utopia,’ his first album since the Astroworld festival tragedy

Rapper Travis Scott released his first album in five years on Friday, the 19 track “Utopia.” The LP was originally announced back in 2020.
 
FILE - Drake poses at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 1, 2019. Drake says his new album, “For All the Dogs,” may drop in a couple of weeks. His announcement came during a tour stop at the sold-out Barclays Center Thursday night in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Drake: new ‘For All the Dogs’ album may drop in ‘a couple of weeks’

Drake says his new album, “For All the Dogs,” may drop in “a couple of weeks.” His announcement came during a tour stop at the sold-out Barclays Center Thursday night in Brooklyn, New York.
 
FILE - Beyoncé performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2016. Tens of thousands of fans descended upon the Swedish capital of Stockholm to celebrate the opening show of Beyoncé’s new world tour on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Beyoncé dazzles fans in ‘Renaissance’ world tour opening concert

Tens of thousands of fans have descended upon the Swedish capital of Stockholm to celebrate the opening show of Beyoncé’s new world tour.
 
Rihanna performs during the halftime show at the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)

Rihanna’s pregnancy reveal raises bar in all kinds of ways

While haters and stans debate Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime performance, she joins a contingent of famous women to capture a cultural moment with a pregnancy reveal.
 
Harry Styles on stage accepting the award for Artist of the Year at the Brit Awards 2023 in London, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

Harry Styles, Beyoncé and Wet Leg win at UK’s Brit Awards

Harry Styles has won four prizes including album of the year at the U.K.’s leading music awards, the Brits.
 
FILE - Beyonce accepts the award for best dance/electronic music album for "Renaissance" at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. Tickets for Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” world tour which kicks off in Stockholm in May have been sold out “after a high ticket pressure." A new second concert in the Swedish capital was announced Tuesday when the sale started. The concerts are part of her highly anticipated tour and it was her first single tour in five years. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Tickets for Beyoncé’s 1st concert of world tour sell out

Tickets for the first concert of Beyoncé’s upcoming “Renaissance” world tour have sold out. Concert management group Live Nation said a second concert in Stockholm was added because of the high demand.
 
Harry Styles, left, embraces Kid Harpoon, center, while Tyler Johnson accepts the award for album of the year for "Harry's House" at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

The Grammys ended in controversy, again. Here’s what to know

The 65th Grammys were back in full swing Sunday. Once again, Beyoncé was in the running for the top honor, and once again, the show ended with someone else winning album of the year.
 
Spliff Star, left, and Busta Rhymes perform "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Grammys Moments: A rap tribute for the ages, Beyoncé triumph

For almost as long as the 50 years of history celebrated on Sunday’s Grammy awards, rap artists have had an uncomfortable relationship with the music’s biggest institution.
 
Beyonce accepts the award for best dance/electronic music album for "Renaissance" at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Beyoncé emerges as Grammys queen; Styles wins album honor

Harry Styles won album of the year at the Grammy Awards, taking home the top honor on a night that Beyoncé dominated and became the ceremony’s most decorated artist.
 
A view of a Grammy statue appears in the press room at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Grammys 2023 live updates: Latest news from red carpet, show

The 2023 Grammy Awards show is upon us. With the notoriously long red carpet rolled out and now up, it’s time to study up on our writers’ predictions for the evening.
 
Lizzo accepts the award for record of the year for "About Damn Time" at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

List of Grammy winners in top categories

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Winners Sunday in the top categories at the 65th Grammy Awards:

— Album of the year: “Harry’s House,” Harry Styles
 
FILE - Beyoncé appears at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

How to watch the Grammys live (including the red carpet)

The Grammys have evolved from their humble beginnings handing out 29 awards into a daylong feast of music.
 
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