Beyoncé saysCowboy Carterwas born out of experience where she did not 'feel welcomed' in country genre

Cowboy Carteris not a country album it’s aBeyoncealbum, according to Mrs. Knowles-Carter herself.

This is a Beyonce album .

and I am proud to share it with yall!"

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“A lot of people don’t realize Beyonce is a country girl,” Parton toldKnox News.

“She’s from Texas.

So, I mean, who can argue with that?

Cowboy Carterrides onto the frontier on March 29.