Cowboy Carter <\/em>were her first two acts.<\/p>\n\u201cFrom the start of my career and on every album, I have always mixed genres,\u201d she began. \u201cWhether it is R&B, Dance, Country, Rap, Zydeco, Blues, Opera, Gospel, they have all influenced me in some way. I have favorite artists from every genre you could think about. I believe genres are traps that box us in and separate us. I\u2019ve experienced this for 25 years in the music industry. Black artists, and other artists of color, have been creating and mastering multiple genres, since forever.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is why it was so important for me to sample the composer Joseph Bologne, known as Chevalier de Saint-Georges, in the song \u2018Daughter\u2019 on Cowboy Carter.<\/em> Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 3, No. 1: II. Adagio was created in the 1700s. This is a testament to Chevalier\u2019s vision. I hope it inspires artists, as well as fans, to dig deeper and learn more about the Black musical innovators who came before us. Some of the most talented artists never achieve the mainstream praise they deserve, especially when they defy the norm.\u201d<\/p>\nShe didn\u2019t share any details about the third act\u2019s direction but did discuss her approach to music\u2014and why she doesn\u2019t frequent big industry events in between projects: \u201cI create at my own pace, on things that I hope will touch other people,\u201d she said. \u201cI hope my work encourages people to look within themselves and come to terms with their own creativity, strength, and resilience. I focus on storytelling, growth, and quality. I\u2019m not focused on perfectionism. I focus on evolution, innovation, and shifting perception. Working on the music for Cowboy Carter<\/em> and launching this exciting new project feel nothing like prison, nor a burden. In fact, I only work on what liberates me. It is fame that can at times feel like prison. So when you don\u2019t see me on red carpets, and when I disappear until I have art to share, that\u2019s why.\u201d<\/p>\nYou Might Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” THE RUNDOWN Beyonc\u00e9 isn\u2019t at the 2026 Grammys. The star didn\u2019t release any new music during the eligibility period for this year\u2019s awards. She took home Album of the Year last year for Cowboy Carter. In the days leading up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2262140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[22334,261490,438161,350406,436936],"class_list":["post-2262139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-beyonce","tag-cowboy-carter","tag-eligibility-period","tag-grammys","tag-renaissance"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Why-Beyonce-Isnt-at-the-2026-Grammys.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2262139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2262139"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2262139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2262141,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2262139\/revisions\/2262141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2262140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2262139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2262139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2262139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}