Beyoncé's new album "Cowboy Carter" is framed as songs playing on a fictional country radio station.
With KNTRY Radio Texas, she ingeniously beats the gatekeepers at their own game.
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Willie Nelson's familiar, worn-in voice introduces the album's central conceit: "Welcome to 'The Smoke Hour' on KNTRY Radio Texas.
AdvertisementHowever, the "Cowboy Carter" prologue illuminates the allusive layers at work in KNTRY Radio Texas.
Persons:
Carter, —, Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Chuck Berry, Roy Hamilton, Willie Nelson's, Nelson, Dolly Parton, Linda Martell, Jon Batiste, TikTok, Queen Bey, Breland, Shaboozey, Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy, Kennedy, Parton, Martell, twangy, Jolene
Organizations:
KNTRY Radio Texas, Service, KNTRY Radio, KNTRY, YouTube, Spotify, Southern, BI
Locations:
KNTRY Radio Texas, Nashville, KNTRY Radio, Texas, Adell