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The Best Places for Live Country Music in Texas

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]exas is filled with amazing venues, from the dustiest 100-year old bars to brand new, state-of-the-art theaters built for broadcasting to the world. What makes a venue so great varies from the history, to the sound, to the talent it brings night in and night out.

This list of the top 16 country music venues in Texas comprises venues from all over the state that each add something unique and special to the overall Texas music scene. Get a feel for these venues by checking out some live performance videos below.

The White Horse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w14iDO2BO0g At first blush, this East Austin honky tonk isn't much. What makes it special? For starters, it's a honky-tonk in East Austin. Truthfully, The White Horse makes the cut because there simply isn't another place like it in Texas. The modest stage hosts live music from up-and-comers seven nights a week (rarely with a cover, if paying for music turns you off) and more often than not, you're going to dig what you hear. Expect a heavy dose of classic country, Americana and honkey tonk in this always raw, always fun Austin gem.

The Broken Spoke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKbUPjxa5ZA The Broken Spoke is one the last true Texas dance halls , where weekly residencies from local favorites keep folks coming back, and you can always grab a good dinner before hitting the floor. It may now be surrounded by high-dollar condos and apartments, but The Broken Spoke is and always will be Austin's most famous dancehall holdout.

The Continental Club

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGkbJU6x0IE Never exclusively a country joint, the Continental Club in Austin was opened in 1957 as a swanky dinner spot hosting big touring acts like Glen Miller, and then a burlesque club in the 60s. But it really came into form in the 70s, hosting all kinds of Texas legends, from Joe Ely to Stevie Ray Vaughan to Leroy Parnell and Butthole Surfers. Today the Continental still has that classic vibe to it while hosting Austin up-and-comers and mainstays all the same.

The Little Longhorn Saloon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpwrwqPk33U Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon is an Austin treasure. It may not look like much, but this little dive hosts all kinds of Ameripolitan music every week — thanks in no small part to country icon Dale Watson, who saved the place from going under a few years back. Ginny's is the original home of "Chicken Shit Bingo," a Sunday attraction that draws thousands of tourists from all over the world every month.

The House of FiFi DuBois

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmT_XPdVrPU This San Angelo spot is, without a doubt, one of the coolest in all of West Texas. With a lounge vibe that loves all things retro — and a full airstream trailer inside — FiFi DuBois' feels like a blast from the past but welcomes all kinds of Texas music from the present. The unique stage setup allows for all band members to be in a straight line — which helps keep the sound balanced from bleeding. And the artists are always offered to stay in rooms above the venue, where the owners also live.

Firehouse Saloon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA6DF8oj8Mw A Houston staple, Firehouse Saloon has been known as a venue to support and boost Texas musicians to the next level — famously including Miranda Lambert. Founded by firefighters more than 20 years ago, the venue is a staple in the Texas music scene.

John T. Floore's Country Store

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UdemVM8eBo John T. Floore's Country Store in Helotes has been serving up two amazing things for more than 70 years: kickass tamales, and kickass country music. Floore's is actually not a store at all — but it is one of the best places to spend a Friday or Saturday night in central Texas. A rare example of a venue with an indoor stage that sounds as good as the outdoor stage, Floore's even hosted Randy Rogers Band when they recorded their live album  Homemade Tamales — in honor of Floore's.

11th Street Cowboy Bar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qCAq7b6pzw Come for the hanging bras, stay for the jet-cooled patio and dance floor. The "Biggest Little Bar In Texas" sits outside of San Antonio in Bandera, Texas. It's a true biker bar where you'll also just so happen to find cowboys, cowgirls, international tourists, hipsters, families from suburbia and everything in between.

Cowboys Dancehall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FkfduliU58 Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio and Dallas, first of all, are a great mix between classic and new. They routinely host the top Texas and touring acts but keep a huge, wide open dance floor going at all times. Cowboys features great sound (for performers and fans) and, every now and then, real Professional Bull Riding events. Seriously. Few Texas music venues can claim to host Tracy Lawrence, Ryan Bingham, Randy Rogers Band, Lee Brice and PBR events in the same year (though a venue further down this list does have weekly bull riding).

Cheatham Street Warehouse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyGU-XGigvQ On Oct. 13, 1975, the Ace in the Hole Band had its debut performance with a young kid named George Strait. They proceeded to play their next 50+ gigs on the Cheatham Street stage. If that's all you ever knew about this classic San Marcos spot, it would be enough. But truthfully, the late Kent Finlay, who curated the talent at Cheatham Street from day one, has been the songwriting father to more great country acts than any other single venue owner in Texas. Finlay sadly passed in 2015, but Cheatham Street is still a shining beacon of Texas country history. Randy Rogers recently purchased the venue from the Finlay family. And it still hosts a weekly songwriter's circle, a dying breed in Texas.

The Marc in San Marcos is the perfect example of how combining history with world-class upgrades can be a very good thing. Situated in a 70-year-old building in the heart of San Marcos, The Marc can fit 1,000 people in its two-level listening room, but always keeps it to a comfortable level. With a focus on great sound and great bands, it's kind of like the little brother of Cheatham Street Warehouse who grew up to be way more professional.

The Moody Theater

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heDV3QIu8-c Now the home of PBS'  Austin City Limits  — the longest-running music series in American television — the Moody Theater is a new addition to Austin. It's also easily the nicest indoor venue in Texas, if not America. With seating for over 2,700 fans and no bad seats in the house, the stage offers a state-of-the-art sound system and a floating floor to ensure broadcasts are pristine. The Moody Theater is not exclusively a country venue, but in its 100+ shows a year, the best country acts always stop by. Right in the heart of downtown Austin, the Moody Theater is a must-see for serious music fans.

Luckenbach, Texas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BCoHOH66sE How many music venues are actual towns? Well, technically a ghost town now, but still. Luckenbach is one of the coolest places to catch a show not just in Texas, but anywhere. The general store that founded the town opened more than 150 years ago. It's one of the few great places left in the state to find a "picker's circle," where songwriters gather to swap tunes. The outdoor venue also routinely features daytime concerts that are free to the public.

Gruene Hall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhcle0ZcZjM Gruene is the granddaddy of them all when it comes to honky tonks. It was built in 1878 and hasn't stopped bumping since then. Unlike the Marc, Gruene hasn't changed almost anything (except its sound system, of course). The hall has helped launch the careers of artists like George Strait and Lyle Lovett while still bringing in new Texas and touring acts every night.

Blue Light Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKqSFoJBmVU Though this Lubbock spot hasn't been around as long as some of its counterparts, the Blue Light has quickly become known as a breeding ground for top Texas artists and songwriters. Josh Abbott and William Clark Green both honed their craft on the Blue Light stage, which still hosts a songwriter's night and songwriter competition. Texas artists have quickly learned that playing at the Blue Light is a rite of passage in West Texas.

Billy Bob's Texas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTk2jlF0DNU Well, everything is bigger in Texas, and what kind of list would this be if the top venue wasn't the world's largest honky tonk? Stop in and get some dance lessons before the show that night. You shouldn't have much trouble finding some whirlin' and twirlin' room, given the venue holds up to 6,000 people. Billy Bob's features the biggest names in touring Texas country and has been in several Hollywood movies over the year, including 1992's  Pure Country starring George Strait.

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Country Music Tours Scheduled for 2024: Full List

Great country music never stops. This list of tours scheduled for 2024 features hitmaker, legends and newcomers embarking on a first set of headlining dates.

As of now, Parker McCollum will be first to begin but Cody Johnson is next on this updated list of country music tours. Scotty McCreery is another star who will hit the road before Feb. 1 but once the days grow longer so does this list.

See all country music tour dates from your favorite artists by clicking on any link below. Several tours have been added to start 2024, including headlining tours from Zach Bryan , Morgan Wallen and Kenny Chesney . All ongoing tours are at the top of this comprehensive list, with those slated to start later to follow.

The opening acts for each tour are included with the full set of dates when you click. This list is updated frequently to include new tours, with new dates, canceled and postponed dates all added as they become available.

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2024 Ongoing Country Music Tours:

Dan + Shay's Heartbreak On the Map Tour (Through April 13) Sam Hunt's 2024 Outskirts Tour (Through April 13) Larry Fleet's the Earned It Tour (Through April 19) Priscilla Block's Hey Jack Tour (Through May 4) Kylie Morgan's 2024 Making It Up As I Go Tour (Through May 11) Bailey Zimmermans' 2024 Religiously The Tour  (Through May 20) Riley Green's Ain't My Last Rodeo Tour (Through June 1) Ashley McBryde's The Devil I Know Tour (Through June 15) Clint Black's 2024 Killin' Time 35th Anniversary World Tour (Through July 11) Cody Johnson's The Leather Tour (Through July 11) Jo Dee Messina's Heads Carolina Tails California Tour 2024 (Through July 11) Brantley Gilbert's Off the Rails Tour (Through July 26) Chris Stapleton's 2024 All-American Road Show Tour (Through Aug. 22) Parker McCollum's 2024 Burn It Down Tour (Through Aug. 31) Oliver Anthony's Out of the Woods Tour (Through Sept. 13) Jordan Davis' Damn Good Time World Tour (Through Oct. 20) Carrie Underwood's Reflection Las Vegas Residency (Through Oct. 26) Alabama's Roll On II Tour (Through Nov. 9) Zach Bryan's the Quittin' Time Tour 24 (Through Dec. 14) Garth Brooks' Las Vegas Residency (Through Dec. 22)

Country Music Tours Scheduled for 2024:

March 2024: March 14 : Tim McGraw's Standing Room Only Tour (Through June 27) March 20 : Lainey Wilson's Live 2024 Global Tour (Through May 3) March 28 : Brothers Osborne's Might As Well Be Us Tour (Through June 29) March 28 : Kane Brown's 2024 In the Air Tour (Sept. 14)

April 2024: April 2: Dustin Lynch's Killed the Cowboy Tour (Through May 11) April 4 : Morgan Wallen's 2024 One Night At a Time Stadium Tour (Through Aug. 8) April 12 : Luke Combs Growin' Up and Gettin' Old Tour (Through Aug. 9-10) April 17 : Luke Bryan's Mind of a Country Boy Tour (Through Sept. 14) April 19 : Darius Rucker's 2024 European Starting Fires Tour  (Through May 11) April 20 : Kenny Chesney's Sun Goes Down Tour (Through Aug. 25) April 28 : Kacey Musgraves' Deeper Well Tour (Through Dec. 7)

May 2024: May 4 : George Strait's 2024 Stadium Tour (Through Dec. 7) May 10 : Shania Twain's Come On Over Las Vegas Residency (Through Dec. 14) May 18 : Jason Aldean's 2024 Highway Desperado Tour (Through Oct. 5) May 30 : Walker Hayes' Same Drunk Tour (Through Sept. 1) May 31 : Lainey Wilson's Country's Cool Again Tour (Through Nov. 15)

June 2024: June 7 : Dierks Bentley's 2024 Gravel & Gold Tour (Through Sept. 21) June 29 : Sam Hunt's Locked Up Tour (Through Sept. 28)

July 2024: July 18: Dan + Shay's 2024 Heartbreak On the Map Tour (Through Sept. 21) July 27 : Koe Wetzel's Damn Near Normal World Tour (Through Nov. 13)

August 2024: Aug. 27 : Jelly Roll's 2024 the Beautifully Broken Tour (Through Oct. 27)

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Country Music Awards Shows Are in a Texas State of Mind

Both CMT and the Academy of Country Music are bringing their annual awards shows back to Texas this year.

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The Lone Stars are aligned for two Nashville-based country awards shows.

After testing the Brazos waters in 2023, both CMT and the Academy of Country Music are bringing their annual awards shows back to Texas this year. The CMT Music Awards air April 7 on CBS from the Moody Center in Austin. The ACM, meanwhile, announces finalists for its awards on April 9, with the trophy ceremony streaming May 16 on Amazon Prime from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco.

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The Dallas Cowboys, he says, “were very excited at the thought of having our show come back.”

CMT, however, transferred to Texas somewhat unexpectedly. The awards had been held on the eve of Nashville’s CMA Fest in June since 2002, but when CBS’ contract with the ACM Awards expired, the network rescheduled subsidiary CMT’s ceremony as a spring event. That created conflicts with the host venue — producers needed access to Bridgestone Arena for at least 10 days, but the NHL’s Nashville Predators had priority. Austin had courted CMT for years, and that groundwork paid off.

Texas is fertile ground for country music. Both shows indicate that current Texas-bred hit-makers Cody Johnson and Parker McCollum will likely have a role in their shows. The two artists will perform at the CMT Awards, which also has appearances by native son Lukas Nelson and former Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens. McCollum will also host a golf tournament for the ACMs, which will make performance decisions after nominees are announced. Last year, the ACMs employed Frisco-based Corey Kent for the week’s ribbon-cutting ceremonies.

Johnson and McCollum are graduates of Texas’ red-dirt music scene, which has its own thriving concert scene, providing careers for such acts as Aaron Watson, Casey Donahew, Wade Bowen, The Randy Rogers Band and Bri Bagwell. The subgenre likewise has its own awards show: the Texas Regional Radio Report (T3R) Awards, named after the publication that produces them. Its charts appear weekly in the  Billboard Country Update  (see page 4).

The mainstream country community “still [doesn’t] recognize this fully,” says T3R event coordinator Tami Millspaugh, who also markets to red-dirt programmers through her Fort Worth-based company, Texas Record Chick Promotions. “They are starting to, in Nashville, more and more, because they are obviously cherry-picking some of the talent from here.”

The T3R Awards, presented for the 14 th  time on March 25, have been held in smaller venues — the 700-seat Arlington Music Hall and the event multiplex Texas Live! — but the show, much like Texas music, is in expansion mode. The most recent ceremony was filmed for the first time and could end up on a cable station or a streaming platform such as Netflix.

The Texas Music Office is apparently keen to pull in more trophy presentations. Both the ACM and CMT received incentives from the state for bringing their events to town.

Austin has another event heading its way, too. The city is in the path of totality for the solar eclipse on April 8. More than 1 million tourists are expected to descend on the Texas capital to watch, according to KVUE-TV Austin.

“Lots of people are worried that their flights are going to get canceled, so they’re trying to get out early,” Comeaux says. “I am not one of those. There’s a few of us that might be standing out at the arrivals gate at the airport, watching it and then going inside to get on my flight.”

The ACMs, meanwhile, are connected to an ongoing Texas attraction. The Star is a 91-acre campus that houses the business center for the Cowboys’ NFL team. The built-in amenities — shops, restaurants, hotels, a golf course — make for a comfortable getaway for industry attendees, many of whom go home after a Nashville awards show.

“You’ve got industry everywhere you go and you’re bumping into people,” Whiteside says of the Frisco layout. “There’s a lot of meeting up for drinks at the Omni Hotel bar, which is where our board stays and it’s attached to the venue.”

The ACMs, which were originally centered in Los Angeles, spent roughly 20 years in Las Vegas, creating a similar temporary community on the Strip. It’s possible that CMT and/or the ACM are at the start of another 20-year out-of-town run in the Lone Star State. But no one knows yet if these moves are permanent.

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Cattle Country music festival unfolds at The Boot ranch, a Texan gem just a stone’s throw from downtown Gonzales, TX. Named after its unique boot-shaped landscape, this sprawling ranch stretches along approximately 3 miles of the Guadalupe River. The Boot boasts more than 150 acres of Texas Pecan Trees, creating shaded groves along the riverbank, a perfect natural backdrop for festival-goers to relax and immerse themselves in the serene surroundings. Adding to the charm, The Boot offers several inviting swimming areas, aptly named Cowboy Coves, where attendees can cool off and enjoy the festival’s refreshing waterside experience.

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Throwback To Toby Keith, Chris Stapleton, Willie Nelson, & More Honoring Waylon Jennings With “Luckenbach, Texas”

When have you ever seen so many talented country stars on one stage? The answer is probably never…

Back in 2015, many of country music’s best came together to honor Waylon Jennings for a special live concert in Austin, Texas.

However, the highlight of the night was when all of the performers took the stage together for a star-studded performance of “Luckenbach, Texas.”

I mean, we’re talking about Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, Jamey Johnson, Lee Ann Womack, Ryan Bingham, Kacey Musgraves, Sturgill Simpson, Alison Krauss, Toby Keith, and more… yes, more… packed the stage for the once in a lifetime performance, which went on to be featured in a TV special called Outlaw: Celebrating The Music of Waylon Jennings.

We got Ryan Bingham and Jamey Johnson kicking it off, Eric Church messing up the seconds verse after a Toby Keith distraction, followed by Kacey and Toby working together on the latter part of the second verse, and you finish up with whole crew on the chorus.

Just listen to that crowd going crazy.

The entire ensemble featured:

Willie Nelson, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Kacey Musgraves, Ryan Bingham, Jamey Johnson, Toby Keith, Alison Krauss, Lee Ann Womack, Kris Kristofferson, Shooter Jennings, Robert Earl Keen, Buddy Miller, Jessi Colter, and Bobby Bare.

Good luck ever getting that kind of talent on one stage ever again.

Originally written by Chips Moman and Bobby Emmons, the song was pitched to Waylon Jennings ahead of its 1977 release because, wait for it…. his “name was in it.”

And here’s the other kicker, both the writers, nor Waylon had ever even been to Luckenbach when the song was recorded. Waylon would go on to write in his autobiography that he wasn’t particularly fond of the song, but he knew that it was a hit.

Drummer Richie Albright recalls Waylon talking about it in a later recording session:

“Just remind me when I’m picking singles from now on that I got to sing that mf’er every night.”

Ultimately, it would go on to become one of the biggest hits in Waylon’s career, and the studio version featured some background vocals from Willie Nelson as well.

Here’s to Waylon.

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Country singer Koe Wetzel will perform in Evansville later this year

Texas-born country music singer Koe Wetzel is returning to Evansville this fall as part of his tour.

The "Damn Near Normal" tour includes 50 different locations in the U.S. and overseas with it kicking off in his home state of Texas. He stops in Evansville on Oct. 5 at Ford Center.

He will be joined by Treaty Oak Revival, Kolby Cooper, Pecos & The Rooftops, Tanner Usrey, Dylan Wheeler, Kat Hasty and Kolton Moore as special guests on varying dates.

Tickets go on sale on April 5 at 10 a.m. on KoeWetzelMusic.com .

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Bailey Zimmerman, Jelly Roll, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson, and Sam Hunt

Moody Center ATX , Austin, TX, US

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Country music stars prepare for an 'action-packed' CMT Awards show at Austin's Moody Center

Two days ahead of the CMT Awards, country music stars were finalizing their sound checks at the Moody Center on a set that depicts a deconstructed version of the Congress Avenue bat bridge . It's been a big week for the University of Texas. On Wednesday, Kelsea Ballerini, Bailey Zimmerman, Old Dominion and Megan Moroney gave a CMT Awards sneak peak performance at the tower to an audience of UT students and locals. A second campus performance, a taping of CMTs longest running television show "Crossroads," featuring Jordan Davis and NEEDTOBREATHE, took place Friday evening.

The artists taking the Moody Center stage Sunday night include Trisha Yearwood, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson, Sam Hunt, Cody Johnson, Sugarland, Jason Aldean and Megan Moroney.

“I have four outfits,” said Moroney who has two performances, an award presentation and her red-carpet appearance. “It’s going to be a fashion show.”

She has various hairstyles planned to complement each outfit. Moroney will sing a duet with Old Dominion, “Can't Break Up Now,” and perform her song, “No Caller ID.”

“Let's give 'No Caller ID' her moment,” Moroney said. “I’ll have my sparkly guitar.”

Kelsea Ballerini returns to Austin to host the three-hour event that airs on CBS and Paramount+ from 7 to 10 p.m. CST. She'll also perform her recently reimagined version of “Love Me Like You Mean It.”

"I was really excited to be back this year," Ballerini, who hosted the event last year, said.

Making her arena debut is a name to note: Dasha. The 24-year-old country star's song "Austin" — a track that throws casual shade at the Texas capital's slacker vibe — blew up on TikTok, racking up six billion views and earning her a slot to perform.

"I'm speechless," she said in her jean vest and bedazzled diamond belt. “I finally feel like I’m over the fence. I've been waiting so long to get over this fence. And finally, we're here, and so many doors are opening, and so many people have their arms wide open to support, and it feels so good, and I'm so grateful."

Dasha’s 2024 is a milestone year. “Austin” breached the Billboard Hot 100 chart, landed her a contract with Warner Records and launched a tour with Parker McCollum.

“When I found out I was playing the CMT Awards, I started running on the treadmill and singing as much as possible,” she said. “I feel like I have a lot to prove to the country community, being the newbie, and I really want to blow them out of the water.”

One performer who blew audiences out of the water last year is Jelly Roll. The Nashville rapper, whose pivot to gospel country made him a superstar, can’t wait to get back on the stage.

“It’s going to be action-packed,“ Jelly Roll said of his performance. “It’s going to be a lot of movement. I’m going to touch every corner of the stage.”

When it comes to the most nominations, the “Need A Favor” singer is in a five-way tie with Ballerini, Wilson, Moroney and Johnson. He feels blessed to be in the same categories with some of country’s top talent.

“I’m sitting next to Cody Johnson who is one of my closest friends in the world,” Jelly Roll said. “We’re gonna be shooting tequila and laughing.”

On Friday evening, UT's main plaza was buzzing with excitement as students and locals gathered for the "Crossroads" taping.

"It's honestly so incredible," said UT Austin sophomore Coco Kennedy. "This never happens anywhere else, and we, as students, get to experience it for free and it's an incredible experience we get to take with us forever."

"Austin's truly living up to its name," said Logan Duble, a sophomore at UT who is also a student journalist at Texas Student Television. "To be able to not only see these artists but interview all these fans who are having a blast in the live music capital of the world...

"It's just an incredible experience for us, as students, to get to have." 

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Beyoncé’s Country Is America: Every Bit of It

On the bold, sprawling “Cowboy Carter,” the superstar plays fast and loose — and twangy — with genre.

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By Jon Pareles

The first song on “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé’s not-exactly-country album, makes a pre-emptive strike. “It’s a lot of talking going on while I sing my song,” she observes in “Ameriican Requiem” over guitar strums and electric sitar, adding, “It’s a lot of chatter in here.”

That’s an acknowledgment that a pop superstar’s job now extends well beyond creating and performing songs. In the era of streaming and social media, Beyoncé knows that her every public appearance and utterance will be scrutinized, commented on, cross-referenced, circulated as clickbait and hot-taked in both good faith and bad. Every phrase and image are potential memes and hyperlinks.

It’s a challenge she has engaged head-on since she released her visual album “Beyoncé” in 2013. For the last decade, even as her tours have filled stadiums, she has set herself goals outside of generating hits. Beyoncé has deliberately made each of her recent albums not only a musical performance but also an argument: about power, style, history, family, ambition, sexuality, bending rules. They’re albums meant to be discussed and footnoted, not just listened to.

“Cowboy Carter” is an overstuffed album, 27 tracks maxing out the 79-minute capacity of a CD and stretching across two LPs. It flaunts spoken-word co-signs from Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton that interrupt its flow; it includes some fragmentary, minute-long songs. Its sprawl is its own statement of confidence: that even half-finished experiments are worth attention.

The “Cowboy Carter” album cover is an opening salvo, brandishing western and American symbols: Beyoncé holding an American flag while riding a white horse sidesaddle, with platinum-blond hair proudly streaming. In a red-white-and-blue outfit, high-heeled boots and a pageant sash that reads “Cowboy Carter,” she’s a beauty queen and a white-hatted heroine claiming her nation — her country, in both senses. The politics of her new songs are vague and glancing, but the music insists that every style is her American birthright. As a pop star it is: Pop has always breached stylistic boundaries, constantly exploiting subcultures to annex whatever might make a song catchier.

Beyoncé grew up in Texas, where country music has long mingled with styles from jazz to blues to hip-hop — and where, in fact, early cowboys were enslaved Black men . Beyoncé met a racial backlash when she performed “Daddy Lessons,” a country song from her 2016 album “Lemonade” about gun-toting self-defense, with the (then-Dixie) Chicks at the 2016 Country Music Association Awards. Presumably that’s what she alluded to when she wrote on Instagram that there was “an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed.”

She wasn’t daunted. Instead she pushed further, and the mere prospect of Beyoncé releasing a country album stirred things up. Even before its release, “Cowboy Carter” prompted reminders of country’s obscured Black roots — like the African origins of the banjo and the genre’s long cross-pollination with the blues — and pointed at, yet again, its historical exclusion of nonwhite performers, despite a handful of exceptions like Martell, Charley Pride and, more recently, Darius Rucker, Mickey Guyton and Kane Brown.

What Beyoncé drew from country is productions that feature hand-played instruments — guitars, keyboards, drums — rather than the programmed beats and glittering electronics that propelled her 2022 album “Renaissance,” which also had Beyoncé on horseback on the cover and was subtitled “Act I.” That album was Beyoncé’s time-warped, multilayered homage to the electronic dance music that emerged from Black gay subcultures. “Cowboy Carter,” subtitled “Act II,” also scrambles eras and styles, with samples, electronics and multitracked vocal harmonies unapologetically joining the guitars.

The advance singles from “Cowboy Carter” paired “16 Carriages,” a booming arena-country song about Beyoncé’s industrious career and artistic drive, with the foot-stomping, banjo-picking “Texas Hold ’Em,” about enjoying Texas-style good times away from home. “Texas Hold ’Em” seized No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, making Beyoncé the first Black woman to do so, and topped the all-genre Hot 100.

If Beyoncé had merely wanted to make mainstream country hits, she could have hired a seasoned Nashville producer and had her pick of expert Music Row songwriters. But “Cowboy Carter” has different aspirations, and Beyoncé brought her own brain trust, including producers known for hip-hop and R&B. “This ain’t a Country album. This is a Beyoncé album,” she wrote on Instagram. That’s true.

“Cowboy Carter” leans into its anticipated discourse, openly interrogating categories and stereotypes and pointedly ignoring formulas. With historical savvy, Beyoncé enlisted Linda Martell — the Black country singer whose 1970 album, “Color Me Country,” included the first charting country hit by a Black woman, “Color Him Father” — to provide spoken words. For the intro of “Spaghettii” — which features Beyoncé rapping — Martell says, “Genres are a funny little concept, aren’t they? Yes, they are. In theory, they have a simple definition that’s easy to understand. But in practice, well, some may feel confined.”

Beyoncé gathers young Black women currently striving for country careers — Brittney Spencer, Reyna Roberts, Tiera Kennedy and Tanner Adell — on a remake of the Beatles’ veiled civil-rights song, “Blackbird.” It’s a careful gesture, though it might have been more substantial to write a new song with them.

The album includes some understated, largely acoustic contenders for country or adult-contemporary radio play — notably “II Most Wanted,” a duet with Miley Cyrus that harks back to Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide,” and “Levii’s Jeans,” a boast about being a “sexy little thing” that she shares with a besotted Post Malone. In the steady-thumping, Motown-tinged “Bodyguard,” Beyoncé plays an amorous, jealous but selfless partner in an uncertain romance. And in “Protector,” an acoustic-guitar lullaby, Beyoncé personifies a loving, supportive parent singing about “lifting you up so you will be raised.”

Beyoncé also reworks Parton’s “Jolene” — a country classic about a dangerous temptress — by turning it inside out. Where Parton’s 1973 original had her “begging” Jolene to stay away, in 2024 Beyoncé isn’t one to cede power. She starts out by “warning” Jolene and raises the threat level from there, reminding her target, “I know I’m a queen.”

Martell returns to introduce “Ya Ya,” explaining, “This particular tune stretches across a range of genres. And that’s what makes it a unique listening experience.” The song is a hand clapping, 1960s-flavored garage-rock stomp that samples Nancy Sinatra, quotes the Beach Boys and brandishes lines like “There’s a whole lot of red in that white and blue/History can’t be erased,” then moves on to dancing and lust. It’s not geared for any radio format. It’s just a romp.

It’s the odder, genre-fluid songs that give the album its depth. “Just for Fun” — a hymnlike duet with Willie Jones, a Louisiana songwriter who draws on country and R&B — plunges into Beyoncé’s somber low register as she sings, “I need to get through this/Or just get used to it.” “Riiverdance” deploys intertwined Celtic-tinged guitars and close-harmony backup vocals to sketch an enigmatic relationship that encompasses murder and resurrection and weekend seductions. And “II Hands II Heaven” is equally cryptic and celebratory; using an electronic pulse drawn from Underworld’s “Born Slippy (Nuxx),” it has Beyoncé and backup voices singing about whiskey, coyotes, God, sex and “Lost virgins with broken wings that will regrow.”

Beyoncé has been a stalwart of the full-length album, sequencing and juxtaposing songs in synergistic ways. But “Cowboy Carter” is a bumpier ride than “Renaissance,” “Lemonade” or “Beyoncé.” It suggests that Beyoncé wanted to pack all she could into one side trip before moving on elsewhere. Perhaps she’s already immersed in Act III.

Beyoncé “Cowboy Carter” (Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia)

Jon Pareles has been The Times’s chief pop music critic since 1988. He studied music, played in rock, jazz and classical groups and was a college-radio disc jockey. He was previously an editor at Rolling Stone and the Village Voice. More about Jon Pareles

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Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" breaks streaming records

By Caitlin O'Kane

April 2, 2024 / 9:48 AM EDT / CBS News

Last week, Beyoncé released "Cowboy Carter,"  a 27-track country album the bends the genre and has already made history. Fans clearly can't get enough of the album, which has already broken streaming records on several platforms.

Spotify announced on social media last week that on the day the album dropped, Friday, March 29, it became the platform's most-streamed album in a single day in 2024 so far. 

"Cowboy Carter" also earned the title of most-first day streams of a country album by a female artist on Amazon Music. The album also saw Beyoncé's biggest debut on the streaming platform, Amazon Music shared on social media .

Ahead of the album's release, Beyoncé dropped two singles on Super Bowl Sunday: "Texas Hold 'Em" and "16 Carriages." The former debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Charts, making Beyoncé the first Black woman to top that chart, according to Billboard .

"Texas Hold 'Em" itself bends genres, landing on nine U.S. charts including pop, adult alternative, country, rhythmic, urban and R&B. 

The album debuted at No. 2 on Apple Music charts and 26 out of 27 songs are currently on the streaming service's top 100 list.

Beyoncé, a Houston native who is also the album's executive producer, said in a statement it is "the best music I've ever made." 

The album features collaborations with stars like Miley Cyrus and versions of iconic songs like Dolly Parton's 1973 hit "Jolene." Parton and Willie Nelson also lend their voices to vignettes on the album, as does Linda Martell, the first commercially successful Black woman country artist. 

Beyoncé also covers the 1968 song "Blackbird" by the Beatles, featuring Black country singer-songwriters Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy and Reyna Roberts. Her song "Protector" features audio from her 6-year-old daughter, Rumi, and she collaborates on two songs with rapper Shaboozey.

She also samples Nancy Sinatra's 1966 song "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" on the track "Ya Ya." 

Sinatra reacted to the song on social media , writing: "To have a little piece of one of my records in a @Beyonce song is very meaningful to me because I love her. She represents what is great about today's music and I'm delighted to be a tiny part of it. This may be the best sample of 'Boots' yet! And the beat goes on."

Parton also posted about Beyoncé's cover of "Jolene," a scornful song with lyrics that warn a woman to stay away from your man. "Beyoncé is giving that girl some trouble and she deserves it," Parton wrote .

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Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," CBS News' streaming show that focuses on good news.

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