Of country icons Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson to guests Miley Cyrus and Post Malone, every star who worked with Beyoncé Cowboy Carter shared their excitement about featuring Queen Bey on her album, which dropped on Friday.
Rising stars like Raye and Tiera Kennedy have expressed their gratitude to Beyoncé, and even Nancy Sinatra, who sampled the project, said that using her iconic song “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'” could be ” the best sample” the song.
Miley joins Queen Bey on “II Most Wanted,” Post Malone sings on “Levii's Jeans,” Shaboozey raps on “Spaghettii” and “Sweet Honey Buckin,” and Willie Jones sings on “Just for Fun.”
A trio of country legends — Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and Linda Martell — provide interlude narration on the LP, which broke Spotify's record for most streams in a single day in 2024 as of Friday afternoon.
Here's every reaction to Act II, Cowboy Carterfrom the people who worked on it:
Willie Nelson
Country legend Willie Nelson is featured prominently on the album as the voice of KNTRY Radio Texas on the interludes “Smoke Hour * Willie Nelson” and “Smoke Hour II”. On Instagram, he shared a photo from Beyoncé's account, quoting one of his lines.
“If there's one thing you can take away from my set today, let it be this: Sometimes you don't know what you like until someone you trust turns you on to something really good,” he said. He wrote.
The intro leads into the Willie Jones collaboration “Just for Fun”.
Dolly Parton
Cowboy Carter features a spirited rendition of Dolly Parton's “Jolene” and an intro from the country legend himself. After the album dropped, she wrote on Instagram: “Wow, just heard Jolene. Beyoncé gives this girl a hard time and she deserves it!”
Queen Dolly – who also features on the track “Tyrant” – has been incredibly supportive of the new version of Beyoncé's song. After Bey revealed the tracklist for Cowboy Carter Earlier this month, Parton wrote on Instagram, “Play the original while you wait for @beyonce's 'Jolene'.”
Post Malone
Post Malone, who appears on “Levii's Jeans,” shared a photo of Beyoncé on his Instagram Story, thanking her for including him in the project.
“Thank you @Beyonce. Congratulations,” he wrote. “This album is beautiful!”
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus has written about her 'admiration' for Beyoncé after working with her on 'II Most Wanted'.
“I loved Beyonce long before I had the chance to meet her and work with her,” Cyrus said wrote to X. “My admiration is so much deeper now that I've created alongside her. Thanks, Beyonce. You are everything and more. I love you.”
“To everyone who took the time to make this song so special, thank you from the bottom of my heart,” he added.
“II Most Wanted” is a classic partners-in-crime anthem that strikes a strong balance between back-porch country and more Fleetwood Mac-style pop rock.
On her Instagram Stories, the singer also shared videos of herself raving about Beyoncé in the past, including a clip of her talking about the singer in Hannah Montanaand calling her “an icon and a legend” in an interview.
Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sinatra celebrated Beyoncé by sampling her iconic 1965 single 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin' at Cowboy Carter stands out “Ya Ya”.
“Having a little bit of one of my records on a @Beyonce song means a lot to me because I love her,” Sinatra wrote on X. “She represents everything that's great about music today and I'm glad I'm tiny Part of the.”
“This might be the best 'Boots' sample yet! And the pace continues…” he added.
“Ya Ya” opens with a nod to Nancy Sinatra's “These Boots Are Made for Walkin',” interjects a segment of the Beach Boys' “Good Vibrations,” and channels Tina Turner's “Proud Mary.” “I just want to shake my ass!” Beyoncé sings.
Raye
Raye revealed that she co-wrote “Riiverdance” from the LP by sharing a video of herself dancing to the record.
“Happy COWBOY CARTER day. What an honor to be able to contribute my small part to this beautiful album and to THE @beyonce who continues to inspire us all,” Raye wrote on X.
“RIIVERDANCE was co-written by me,” he continued. “[I] I found my cowboy hat that I bought on my 21st birthday for that special occasion.”
Nile Rodgers
After we work RenaissanceOn “Cuff It,” Nile Rodgers revealed that he also contributed guitar to Post Malone on “Levii's Jeans.”
Rogers co-post a review of the song by Merck Mercuriadis, CEO of the Hipgnosis Songs Fund, who wrote: “The dream has gone to a whole other level! Niall plays like you've never heard him before. Post Malone is great on the assist. Beyonce is Cowboy Carter and she's culture in 2024!”
Several days ago, he reposted a photo of Beyoncé without a caption, seemingly teasing its inclusion.
Linda Martell
On Cowboy CarterBeyoncé shone the spotlight on country pioneer Linda Martell, whose album Color Me Country it was the first major country album released by a black woman.
Martell talks about the introduction “Spaghetti,” gets her own piece, “The Linda Martell Show”, and features a segue track that introduces “Ya Ya” as a “melody [that] it spans a range of genres and that's what makes it a unique listening experience.”
On Instagram, Martell shared her pride in Beyoncé for “exploring her roots in country music.” “What he's doing is beautiful and I'm honored to be a part of it. It's Beyoncé after all!” Martel wrote.
INK
After sharing that she worked on the album's first two singles “16 Carriages” and “Texas Hold 'Em,” prolific songwriter INK shared that she wrote, produced and sang on “American Requiem,” the album's first step.
“To go from playing guitar on the street to producing writing and singing with @beyonce is beyond a dream,” he said. he wrote on Instagram, sharing photos of her in the studio. “Thanks to B for everything and the whole Parkwood team for this journey we've been on.”
Jean Dawson
Mexican-American star Jean Dawson won a Grammy Cowboy Carter, in which he made musical arrangements. (He did not reveal which pieces.)
“He did some covering on this album,” Dawson he wrote on Instagram. “Thank you @beyonce for my first grammy. 🎠”
Brittney Spencer, Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell and Tiera Kennedy
Beyoncé celebrated black women in country music in a special cover of The Beatles' 'Blackbird' with stars Brittney Spencer, Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell and Tiera Kennedy. All four women had strong words of gratitude for the singer.
“I've typed and deleted at least 10 captions. I don't do it [have] anything clever or thoughtful to say,” Spencer wrote on Instagram. “I'm on a Beyonce record. The album is a masterpiece.”
Roberts had a similarly excited reaction, stating that she also provided backing vocals on the track “Tyrant”. “My first movie is with Beyoncé, thank God,” he said He wrote. “And thanks to everyone who tagged her in my videos and comments would have made this happen. This is literally a dream come true. I will remember this day forever!”
Adell — who also joined Bey on “American Requiem” — shared a lengthy letter dedicated to Beyoncé's impact on her career in Instagram.
“I always say that Beyoncé raised me. Beyoncé taught me how to be soft but strong,” she wrote. “Thank you Queen Bey for opening those floodgates wide with this album. Because I let your light pour into MY head.”
Kennedy thanked Beyoncé for let her participate in both “Blackbird” and the harmonizing vocals on “Tyrant”. “I couldn't be more grateful. Thank you Beyoncé for shining your light,” she wrote. “This album is so important. It will not only change the future of country music, but music as a whole, and I can't wait to watch it unfold.”
Shaboozey
In an Instagram post, Shaboozey wrote that he was “honored” to join “two historically important black voices,” Beyoncé and Martell, on the tracks “Spaghetti” and “Sweet, Honey, Buckin.”
“Thank you for always being the one to step up and kick down a door when others are afraid,” he said He wrote. “Texas born and raised, work hard for yours. You are a country. Get her on the Grand Ol' Opry NOW! I love you!”
The Nigerian-American musician also used the special occasion to announce his album, Where I've been is not where I'm goingreleased May 31.
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