Genius is a severe underestimation of the talent housed in Beyoncé, a global treasure and one of the world's most influential voices for love, equality, and unity. Cowboy Carter will do much more than shatter glass ceilings and music records from a woman of color making a bold stab at the country genre - Beyoncé is going to advance equality in America and worldwide.
For the first time since their lists began in 1958, Billboard announced shortly after the drop of the Carter that Beyoncé became the first woman and first Black woman to have topped both the Hot Country Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs at the same time; she also tops the album charts this week.
This means that millions of fans who never listened to the country genre and conversely, millions of country fans who've ignored or never heard Beyoncé's music, have come together in unexpected unity. Eyes will be opened on every side. New fans will be made.
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