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Promotions for Beyoncé’s upcoming Cowboy Carter album made its way onto New York City museums Wednesday night, nearly a week ahead of its highly-anticipated release. Advertisements for the album, which is set to drop March 29, were seen projected on several museums, including the Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum, New Museum and the Museum of Art and Design. However, Guggenheim shared in a statement with ARTnews that the institution “was not informed about and did not authorize this activation.…

This week, Future and Metro-Boomin are returning to the rap game grandly with We Don’t Trust You, the first half of a two-part album — the sequel, rumored to be an R&B-focused project, drops April 12th. Their release will compete with Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 2, the second volume in a series of three albums over three months. There’s also Beyoncé’s upcoming record, Act II: Cowboy Carter, which drops next week and follows 2022’s Act I: Renaissance. The country-focused album already has fans speculating on…

The disco horse on the cover of Beyoncé‘s dance opus Renaissance has come to life on the cover of Cowboy Carter, the second act of her ongoing album series set to arrive on March 29. Perched on a white horse, the musician holds the reins in one hand and a flowing American flag in the other. Her wrangling of control in the artwork is reflective of the place from which Cowboy Carter emerged. “This album has been over five years in the making. It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not…

Becky with the good hair, meet Jolene. A cover or sample of “Jolene” may be on the way from Beyoncé, at least according to Dolly Parton. During a recent interview with Tennessee outlet Knox News, Parton revealed that Queen Bey had recorded a rendition of her iconic song — and it might even be featured on Beyoncé’s Act II. “I think she’s recorded ‘Jolene’ and I think it’s probably gonna be on her country album, which I’m very excited about that,” Parton said. “I love her!” she added. “She’s a beautiful…

Beyoncé‘s history-making No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart was celebrated by a country icon: Dolly Parton.  After Beyoncé’s single “Texas Hold ‘Em” became a hit, turning the superstar into the first Black woman to have a chart-topping track on the Billboard Hot Country chart, Parton released a statement on social media, applauding the accomplishment.  She wrote, “I’m a big fan of Beyoncé and very excited that she’s done a country album. So congratulations on your Billboard Hot…

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. The takeaway from this week’s new releases can be summed up by Lainey Wilson‘s new one “Country’s Cool Again,” which Queen Bey reaffirmed with her rodeo-ready new single. Beyond the country music takeover, Dua Lipa sets the bar high for future lovers, Karol G delivers a dance-ready love anthem, and Gunna gets introspective. Plus, new tracks from Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey, Schoolboy Q, and…

Back in 1997, Beyoncé stepped into the recording booth to croon the lyrics to “Sail On,” the Commodores single that Destiny’s Child covered on their eponymous debut album. Her thick Southern twang still coated her singing voice — she was only 15 — as she lamented the end of a relationship in a song penned by Lionel Richie nearly two decades prior. The song was an outlier on Destiny’s Child, buried deep on the tracklist, and applied the group’s R&B methodology to the Commodores’ country-influenced original.  It…

Bust out the blue sequins, polish up your roller skates, and start sending those congratulatory gifts to Taylor Swift. As the country participated in the gratuitous orgy of capitalism otherwise known as Super Bowl LVIII, the real ones know that even though the Chiefs came out on top in a down-to-the-wire overtime win over the 49ers, the bona-fide highlights of every Super Bowl Sunday are those super spots. Judging by motifs of the past, some years the commercials are downright weird, while other eras the bulk focused…

The singer teased the new music in a Verizon commercial that aired during the Super Bowl Beyoncé may have just finished her Renaissance World Tour in October, but she isn’t interested in taking an extended break from music — the singer announced a new album during the Super Bowl on Sunday. The album was announced during a commercial with Verizon, where Beyoncé did her best to break the internet. After a string of humorously failed attempts, she ended the clip with “Drop the music.” And just…

Joni Mitchell will have a lot of company when she takes the stage on Sunday, Feb. 4, for her first-ever Grammy Awards performance. Her friend and collaborator Brandi Carlile will be performing alongside her, as will Jacob Collier, Allison Russell, Sista Strings, Lucius, and Blake Mills, according to executive producer Raj Kapoor. As for what they’ll be performing? “It will be a song that I think everybody knows,” Kapoor tells our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, “and if you are a Joni Mitchell fan, it’s the song that…