Beyoncé shares ‘Cowboy Carter’ album artwork and responds to backlash over country music

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Beyoncé has revealed the official album artwork for ‘Cowboy Carter‘ and has addressed the backlash over her venture into country music.The pop icon shared the name of her upcoming eighth studio LP ‘Cowboy Carter’ via her official website on March 12.

The site’s landing page featured a photo of a horse saddle with a red, white and blue sash that read “Country Carter.” Many believed that the photo of the saddle was the official album artwork.Today (March 19), Beyoncé took to her official Instagram account to share the actual artwork for the LP.

The photo sees the singer in a white cowboy hat with long platinum blonde locks while wearing a red, white and blue leather outfit holding an American flag and wearing a “Country Carter” sash while sitting upon a white horse.A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce)The artwork was shared in celebration of the ten day countdown until the album’s release on March 29.“This album has been over five years in the making.

It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn’t. But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich musical archive.