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27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Shaboozey's side-eye at the AMAs was him reckoning with his place in country music
Megan Moroney was sincere when she said that the Carter Family "basically invented country music" during the American Music Awards broadcast on Monday, May 26. First, she was likely reading from a script, the exact lines she was meant to recite scrolling on a teleprompter in front of her. And second, she is a country artist from Georgia, a country girl with country roots, and one of the brightest new faces of country music. It makes sense, then, that she regurgitated one of the industry's favorite talking points: That country music was born of Jimmie Rogers and those famous Carters. That everyone else is merely a derivative, expected to pay incessant homage to the originals who recorded in those Bristol sessions nearly 100 years ago. But there was Shaboozey, standing alongside Moroney, side-eyeing and smirking and no doubt thinking about the Black man who made the Carter Family's success possible. Back in February 2024, right after Beyoncé dropped 'Texas Hold 'Em' and '16 Carriages,' the first two tracks from her 'Cowboy Carter' album, I wrote about the significance of her collaborations with Black creatives—what I saw as an echo of sorts to A.P. Carter's reliance on Riddle: It was Riddle who guided A.P. Carter on a tour of Black Appalachia, gathering songs from the folk singers and bluesmen dotting the area, musicians who married their unique guitar stylings with distinctly Black melodies and cadences. While A.P. wrote down the lyrics, Riddle memorized everything else, using his own guitar to make beautiful music. When A.P. and Riddle reconnected with Sara and Maybelle, Riddle often tweaked the songs they'd gathered to perfectly suit the Carters' recordings. I also noted that, while there is periodic emphasis on Black artists breaking through industry barriers, less can be said for Black songwriters, musicians, and producers. The creatives aren't just skipped over by white artists—Black artists pass them over too. Call it an attempt to assimilate or flat-out ignorance, but celebrating a handful of Black artists who attempt to build country music careers while refusing to acknowledge other Black creatives isn't just bad for the industry. It's also bad for the community of Black songwriters, musicians, and producers whose dreams can only be realized through artist collaboration. Which is what makes Shaboozey's AMAs reaction so important. Opinion: Nashville is complicit in country music's diversity problem and leaders need to step up With his raised eyebrows and slight chuckle, Shaboozey didn't just cast doubt on country music's century-old fiction. He also acknowledged the Black creatives who will never stand at the front of a stage or sing into a mic—but who are important, and influential, all the same. It just took Shaboozey a little while to get there. In May 2024, fellow Black country (and 'Cowboy Carter'-featured) artist Willie Jones called out the all-White cast of the video for Shaboozey's record-setting smash 'A Bar Song (Tipsy).' Jones said Shaboozey was 'a fly in a milk bowl' in his own video, and despite the cavalcade of voices that determined Jones was simply a 'hater' and jealous of Shaboozey's success, I agreed with the optics' downsides. And I noted how Shaboozey's casting decisions were a reflection of the way things have always been done in country music, particularly for Black artists who hope to follow in Charley Pride's assimilationist footsteps: An industry that allows for only sporadic, individual Black successes is one that never truly evolves. It, instead, waits for the next Black artist willing to play the game and follow suit, the artist who will proclaim that their Blackness is a safe kind of Blackness, that it is, in fact, the only Blackness needed. That same month, an interview with Essence Magazine seemed to reinforce Shaboozey's willingness to adhere to Nashville's racial rules—or, at best, his ignorance of their existence and impact. 'When I got into the space there wasn't too much representation,' he said. 'You've obviously got Darius Rucker, Jimmy Allen, and Mickey Guyton, and Charlie [sic] Pride, all these people. But that's not a lot if you compare that pot of how many hip-hop artists there are, R&B artists. You go to country music, it's about four or five. And then as far as new ones go, it's again not that many.' A Lesley Riddle nod would've been great there—not to negate the reality that there weren't many Black country artists visible in the mainstream, but, rather, to explain why that is. It would've been great for him to speak to the creatives whose careers were stunted, not for lack of will or effort but because of the industry's refusal to support them. Opinion: Jelly Roll's success shows country music should embrace more unconventional artists Maybe then he would've opened his arms wide to Black collaborators, lifting them as he climbed the charts, the same way Beyoncé did for him. But it's entirely possible that Shaboozey just didn't know—that he, like Moroney, had sipped too long on the country music Kool-Aid, accepting long-told lies as truths. After all, in that same interview, he said that he 'didn't realize how tough it was going to be to get acceptance' in the genre. I'm sure Shaboozey's massive success with 'A Bar Song' initially skewed his perspective, that with his rapid ascent and crossover appeal, he likely assumed he'd cracked the code on the industry's artificial Whiteness. I've talked to enough Black folks around country music (as well as White women, who face their own gendered barriers in the format) to know that the same egocentrism that draws artists to music industry careers also inhibits their ability to see deep-seated issues as structural, rather than circumstantial. But it is said that experience is the best teacher, and I'm willing to bet that's the case here, too. Maybe, for Shaboozey, it was being shut out of awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music, despite the unprecedented success of 'A Bar Song.' Maybe it was the realization that landing at number one, and staying there for months, wouldn't guarantee radio support for subsequent records. Or maybe it was the understanding that, despite his impact on country music, Shaboozey may very well end up like Lesley Riddle—largely unacknowledged, without even a Country Music Hall of Fame induction by which to remember him. Either way, we're here now. And for all the ignorance Shaboozey displayed at the outset of his country music career, he finally saw fit to set the record straight on the true origins of country music, on who's been here before and deserves to be here now. And to that I say: Better late than never. Andrea Williams is an opinion columnist for The Tennessean and curator of the Black Tennessee Voices initiative. She has an extensive background covering country music, sports, race and society. Email her at adwilliams@ or follow her on X (formerly known as Twitter) at @AndreaWillWrite and BlueSky at @ This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Shaboozey AMAs side-eye shows Black erasure in country music | Opinion
New York Post
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
We found the cheapest Beyoncé ‘Cowboy Carter' MetLife tickets
Vivid Seats is the New York Post's official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. The 'Cowboy Carter Tour' is headed West East. Starting on Thursday, May 22, Beyoncé gallops into the Meadowlands' MetLife Stadium for five huge concerts at the Jets and Giants' home. Shows will take place Thursday, May 22, Saturday, May 24, Sunday, May 25, Wednesday, May 28 and Thursday, May 29. These gigs come in the middle of Knowles' ongoing nationwide run. Over the past few weeks, she has performed at stadiums all over the country regularly delivering 40 songs over eight ambitious acts at each show. Based on our findings at Set List FM, she takes tracks from the Grammy-winning 'Cowboy Carter' to the stage — '16 Carriages,' 'Jolene,' 'Texas Hold 'Em' to name just a few — as well as fan-favorites from her staggering back catalog like 'Crazy In Love,' 'Single Ladies' and 'Formation' among many others. Plus, lest we forget, Queen Bey puts on a visual spectacle like none other complete with pyrotechnics, countless backup dancers and stunning costume changes. Don't believe us? Take a look at this jaw-dropping concert footage from her mini-residency at LA's SoFi Stadium and tell us this doesn't look like the tour of the year. Want to be there? If so, it isn't too late to scoop up last-minute tickets. At the time of publication, our team found seats going for as low as $108 including fees on Vivid Seats. Other shows have tickets going for anywhere from $119 to $159 including fees. While that may sound expensive, they're still cheaper than they were for her 2023 'Renaissance Tour' concerts at MetLife when seats started at $161 before fees. For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about Beyoncé's five MetLife Stadium concerts below. All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation. Beyoncé 'Cowboy Carter' Chicago ticket prices A complete breakdown of all the best prices on tickets for the three Beyoncé 'Cowboy Carter' Chicago concerts at Soldier Field can be found here: Beyoncé MetLife Stadium dates Ticket prices start at Thursday, May 22 7 p.m. $108 (fees included) Saturday, May 24 7 p.m. $130 (fees included) Sunday, May 25 7 p.m. $145 (fees included) Wednesday, May 28 7 p.m. $119 (fees included) Thursday, May 29 7 p.m. $159 (fees included) (Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn't noted, will include additional fees at checkout.) Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event. Still curious about Vivid Seats? You can find an article from their team about why the company is legit here. Beyoncé tour schedule 2025 A complete calendar including all upcoming 'Cowboy Carter Tour' dates, venues and links to buy tickets available are listed below. (Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn't noted, will include additional fees at checkout.) Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event. Still curious about Vivid Seats? You can find an article from their team about why the company is legit here. Beyoncé set list Beyoncé kicked off her 'Cowboy Carter Tour' with a 36-song performance at SoFi Stadium on April 28 (with a little help from her daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi). According to Set List FM, here's what she took to the stage that evening. Act I 01.) 'AMERIICAN REQUIEM' 02.) 'Blackbird' (The Beatles cover) 03.) 'The Star-Spangled Banner' (John Stafford Smith & Francis Scott Key cover) 04.) 'Freedom' 05.) 'YA YA / Why Don't You Love Me' Act II 06.) 'AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM' 07.) 'SPAGHETTII' 08.) 'Formation' 09.) 'MY HOUSE' 10.) 'Diva' Act III 11.) 'ALLIIGATOR TEARS' 12.) 'JUST FOR FUN' 13.) 'PROTECTOR' 14.) 'FLAMENCO' Act IV 15.) 'DESERT EAGLE' 16.) 'RIIVERDANCE' 17.) 'II HANDS II HEAVEN' 18.) 'SWEET ★ HONEY ★ BUCKIIN' / PURE/HONEY / SUMMER RENAISSANCE' Act V 19.) 'Jolene' (Dolly Parton cover) 20.) 'Daddy Lessons' (first time since 2016) 21.) 'BODYGUARD' 22.) 'II MOST WANTED' 23.) 'CUFF IT' 24.) 'TYRANT' 25.) 'THIQUE' 26.) 'LEVII'S JEANS' 27.) 'DAUGHTER' Act VI 28.) 'I'M THAT GIRL' 29.) 'COZY' 30.) 'ALIEN SUPERSTAR' Act VII 31.) 'TEXAS HOLD 'EM' 32.) 'Crazy in Love' 33.) 'HEATED' 34.) 'Before I Let Go' (Maze featuring Frankie Beverly cover) Act VIII 35.) '16 CARRIAGES' 36.) 'AMEN' 'Cowboy Carter' On March 29, 2024, Beyoncé dropped her eighth solo studio album 'Cowboy Carter.' The expansive 27-track country/R&B/pop/rock/soul/Hip-Hop/everything in between record features guest spots from Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Shaboozey and more. In addition to charting at No. 1 in 24 countries, the album was met with universal acclaim. As a cherry on top, 'Cowboy Carter' won Album of the Year, Best Country Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for her 'II Most Wanted' with Miley Cyrus at the 2025 Grammys. Highlights from the genre-hopping effort include the free-flowing, epic '16 CARRIAGES,' twangy bop 'TEXAS HOLD 'EM' and stirring, cinematic, operatic 'DAUGHTER.' Make sure to give the good-time, party-startin' 'Son Of A Preacher Man'-sampling 'YA YA' a try, too. It's perfect for a stroll down the street, workout or pick-me-up. For our money, it's essentially a free mood booster. If you'd like to hear the one-of-a-kind album — that's the second in a trilogy celebrating different genres after the dance-y 'Renaissance' — you can listen to 'Cowboy Carter' in full here. Huge artists on tour in 2025 Sorry, but you're not going to find a tour bigger than 'Cowboy Carter' in 2025. Still, a slew of household name artists are on the road these next few months. Here are just five of our favorites you won't want to miss live this year. • Kali Uchis • Keyshia Cole • The Weeknd • Chris Brown • Patti LaBelle with Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan and Stephanie Mills Plus, Beyoncé's mom, Tina Knowles, is embarking on a tour promoting her new memoir 'Matriarch' along with Oprah, Michelle Obama, Gayle King, Keke Palmer and more on select dates. Who else is out and about? Take a look at our list of all the biggest artists on tour in 2025 to find the show for you. This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. 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Buzz Feed
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
People Are Shocked After Beyoncé Seemingly Experienced A Terrifying Stage Malfunction Involving Literal Robots
Beyoncé's highly-anticipated Cowboy Carter tour kicked off in LA this week, and it's already taken the internet by storm — not just for the iconic appearances from her daughters, Blue Ivy and Rumi. Amid the almost-3-hour show, which features 36 songs, Beyoncé went all out with the technologically-advanced stage production. She rode a mechanical bull while singing 'Tyrant,' for example, and was hoisted up above the crowd by a giant horseshoe while singing 'Daddy Lessons' — not to mention the mid-air suspension on a literal car during '16 Carriages.' Beyoncé also had a pair of robot arms on stage during her Renaissance segment of the show, which she memorably used on her last tour. Well, on the second night of the tour, it appeared as though Beyoncé had a bit of a mishap with said robot arms after crew members seemingly forgot to mark the spot for her to stand on stage to avoid being hit by them. In a video circulating online, which you can watch here, Beyoncé can be seen looking all over the floor before positioning herself in the middle of the two arms while a crew member quickly appears on stage. The pair of arms flung out on either side of Beyoncé — who, luckily, wasn't hit and seamlessly continued with her performance. However, several fans have since expressed their fear over the entire thing. 'They didn't put a mark on the floor for her to know where to stop. She could've been wacked by the machines had she not stopped herself,' one person observed, while another echoed: 'They didn't put her mark down. She didn't know where to stand. It could've hit her in the face.' 'I think her marks weren't on the floor so she wasn't sure where to stand for the robots,' someone guessed. Another person wrote, 'You can see in her face when she doesn't notice the marks on the floor. Her crew gotta stop playing because this could've definitely went left if she was in the wrong position!' 'this is the only time in my life that i've seen beyonce look disoriented onstage,' one user said. Meanwhile, more fans described the mishap as 'frightening.' One tweet read, 'that's scary asf bc one of the robots could've smacked her in the face if she wasn't positioned right,' while another similarly said, 'she is so professional bc this is actually so frightening, like what if one of the robot hands hit her?'
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tina Fey Jokes Her Daughters Are ‘Not Doing Enough' After Seeing Beyoncé's Girls Join Her Onstage for Cowboy Carter Tour
Tina Fey realized something while watching Beyoncé's daughters join the artist onstage on the Cowboy Carter tour. During her guest host appearance on Today with Jenna and Friends, the Mean Girls star, 54, reacted to the "16 Carriages" singer, 43, bringing out her two daughters, Rumi, 7, and Blue Ivy, 13, for a special moment during her Cowboy Carter tour. Fey jokingly shared with host Jenna Bush Hager the one thing seeing Beyoncé's daughters onstage taught her. "This is really showing me that my kids are not doing enough," she joked. "I'm out here on tour with Amy [Poehler]. Where are my kids? They should open for us." When Bush Hager asked if they'd be open to joining her on her tour, Fey said, "I think, actually, maybe both of them would be like, 'Okay.'" "Amy and I played shows at the Beacon Theater here in New York last spring, and we were there for like 11 nights, and my younger daughter she ... wanted to come and watch from the wings, and it was really cute," she added. "And then there was one section of the show, I was like, 'You got to go home now' because there's one section where I kind of curse a little bit." Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Related: Tina Fey's Daughter Looks Just Like Mom as Family Makes Rare Appearance at US Open Women's Final Ultimately, the proud mom said that she thinks Beyoncé bringing her girls onstage with her is "something nice" because it shows them just how hard their mom works. "I think there is something nice to showing, especially in a live show like that, like this is, 'look how hard your mom works,' and like look how much work goes into being this amazing of a gifted artist as Beyoncé is," she said. "I think that's a really valuable thing for her daughters to be seeing." Fey keeps busy in her personal life with her husband Jeffrey Richmond, 64, and their two daughters. The actress married Richmond in 2001. Four years later, in 2005, the couple welcomed daughter Alice Zenobia, 19. Their second daughter, Penelope Athena, 13, followed in 2011. The filmmakers raised their kids on the Upper East Side of New York City — a neighborhood Fey told PEOPLE was "a great place to raise a youngster," in 2010. Although Fey doesn't have her daughter with her on tour, now that they're older, she says they have gotten involved in her career. The comedian asked Alice and Penelope for their input on her 2024 film adaptation of the Mean Girls musical. "Sometimes I would run things by the kids," Fey told Entertainment Tonight at the film's N.Y.C. premiere. "Like casting, or you know, like, 'Should the burn book stay a book, or should it be a private Instagram account?' And they're like, 'No, it's a book, it's a book.'" is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! The Saturday Night Live alum attended the American Museum of Natural History 2023 Gala in New York City, where she exclusively opened up to PEOPLE about how her daughters were her toughest critics. 'You're never cool [to your kids],' Fey said. 'No, you're never cool, and you shouldn't try to be. Just let it happen!' The star has figured out a solution, however, for winning them over. "We watch TV and we go, 'We know that person. You like that show? We know them,' " Fey told PEOPLE. "And then they say, 'No, you don't.' " 'Get some celebrity friends,' Richmond added. "There's more than you think!" 'There's so many of them, they're easy to get," Fey joked. Read the original article on People
Black America Web
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Black America Web
Celebs Step Out In Their Finest ‘Cowboy Carter' Tour Outfits
Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE Source: JC Olivera / Getty Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' tour kicked off with a bang in Los Angeles last night at the SoFi Stadium, featuring fabulous looks and over 35 songs. The spectacle included a golden mechanical bull ride and Blue Ivy and Rumi appearances, and it concluded with Beyoncé soaring above the crowd during '16 Carriages, ' followed by a powerful rendition of 'Amen, ' leaving the audience in awe. And we can't forget about all the fabulous outfits showcased last night, including a Mugler look adorned with 1,740 fringes worn by the queen herself, and a plethora of celeb looks that the internet can't stop discussing. The star-studded extravaganza was a fashionable affair, with celebrities embracing the Western-chic theme in style. Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King made a striking entrance in coordinated denim ensembles; King wore an embellished denim jacket and cowboy hat, while Winfrey opted for a floor-length denim coat paired with a white top. Lizzo turned heads in an all-white outfit complemented by a mini cowboy hat. Celebs Stepped Out In Their Best Western Looks for the 'Cowboy Carter ' Tour The audience, including stars like Solange Knowles, Vanessa and Natalia Bryant, and Sheryl Lee Ralph, embraced the 'cowboy-fly ' dress code, featuring denim, sparkle, cowboy hats, and all-white attire. This fusion of high fashion and country flair set the tone for a night celebrating Beyoncé's homage to Americana through a Black cultural lens. Jump in below to see what some of the stars donned to the opening night of the 'Cowboy Carter ' tour. If you're going to the concert and haven't picked out your outfit yet, you will definitely be inspired by these swaggy looks. Celebs Step Out In Their Finest 'Cowboy Carter' Tour Outfits was originally published on Kelly Rowland shut the concert down with a chic Western look that included a plunging sleeveless top covered by a feathered-adorned jacket. The Houston native completed her outfit with jeans, a large buckle belt, boots, and a badass cowboy hat. Gabrielle Union and her daughter Zaya Wade popped out to hit the Cowboy Carter tour on its first night rocking their best Western ensembles. Celebrity makeup artist Shayla turned the concert out in a black leather bustier that she matched with gold-studded leather pants, a chain-adorned belt, a black cowboy hat, and a hot, cropped fringe jacket. Oprah Winfrey was living her best life with her crew at the 'Cowboy Carter' concert draped in a long denim jacket that she paired with a white t-shirt and matching jeans. Gale King was right beside her bestie, Oprah, in cute bejeweled wide-leg jeans, cowboy boots, and a scoop-neck white tea. One of Beyoncé's principal dancers stunned at the Grammy award-winner's tour debut in a lovely cheetah trench coat that she wore as a dress. She complemented the look with black cowboy boots, a studded cowboy hat, and a belt choker necklace. Lizzo was a sight for sore eyes in a dashing tulle-clad shift dress, which she wore with white cowboy boots and voluminous hair topped with a miniature cowboy hat. Actor and dancer Kameron N. Saunders did not go to the 'Cowboy Carter' concert to play. He worked the event of the year in an eye-catching cowhide print jacket and pants that were too good for words.
