let's strike a match and light up this juke joint. before the block gets too hot again during grammy season, i am going deep into beyoncé's eighth studio album, cowboy carter.

episode playlist

• intro
• cmas backlash (0:37)
• yeehaw agenda, priscilla renea, lil nas x, mickey guyton (17:19)
• first rumblings of a beyonce country project (19:53)
• launching cowboy carter, jay-z's grammy's speech, verizon commercial, 16 carriages, texas hold em, rhiannon giddens, linda martell (21:30)
• track by track album thoughts, overall takeaways, critical response (34:21)
• brittney spencer, tiera kennedy, reyna roberts, tanner adell (01:04:38)
• willie jones, shaboozey (01:10:00)
• vinyls scam (01:15:24)
• post album promotion (01:17:20)
• whisky, hair care. perfume (01:22:04)
• awards (01:24:28)
• conclusion (01:31:12)

a few links:

billboard 2016 article post cmas

yeehaw agenda overview

linda martell interview with rolling stone in 2020

b's 2024 interviews and statements:

• march 19th instagram post

• the hollywood reporter

• gq

• essence

j que interview (time stamp: 34:52 for clip)