However, despite the initial hype train chugging along nicely, the album’s hoedown didn’t quite shake the ground as hoped. Industry chin-waggers point to a jamboree of reasons for this financial faceplant, including reviews as mixed as a questionable batch of moonshine, a shift in listener leanings, and some market curveballs nobody saw coming.
One big hitch in the giddy-up was the switcheroo from Beyoncé’s usual R&B and pop stomping grounds to country crooning, which might have caused her loyal fans to spit out their chewing tobacco in surprise rather than swing their partner round and round.
Plus, breaking into the country scene is tougher than a two-dollar steak. It’s a genre steeped in tradition where newcomers, especially crossover acts, face an uphill climb. Beyoncé’s detour from typical twangy themes might’ve left country purists colder than a well digger’s backside in January, while also not catching on with the pop crowd either.
I made this last Sunday when family was over, and everyone wiped their plates clean
Cracker Barrel Meatloaf
Crockpot Chicken & Dumplings
Loaded Mashed Potato and Meatball Casserole
Easy Strawberry Cookies
Snickerdoodle Pumpkin Cookies
Boy, 16, divides the internet with billowing ballgown, some say he’s ‘stunning’ others say ‘vile’
My Husband Yelled at My Birthday Party That I Was Too Old to Want — My Friend Took Revenge on My Behalf
He is the son of one of the greatest western actors in history. He is eighty-four today…