‘Cowboy Carter’ is Beyoncé’s revenge on country music industry — ‘like a sniper’: source

nypost.com:

Cowboy Carter,” is a protest against the Nashville establishment after previously being treated poorly.“This is her life, this has been her life: You tell Bey she can’t do something, she does it,” a source close to the singer told The Post. “If you don’t invite her to the party; she will create a bigger party and shut yours down.

That’s how she rolls.”“ ‘Cowboy Carter’ was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed,” Beyoncé recently wrote on Instagram.

It was immediately taken as a reference to a series of events in 2016, when she released the countrified and critically praised single “Daddy Lessons” from her “Lemonade Album,” as well as a remix version with The Chicks (then still known as the Dixie Chicks).Some country music radio stations refused to play the song.

The AP reported that the Recording Academy’s country committee declined to nominate the song for a Grammy, leading to reports that it wasn’t considered country enough for them.And her 2016 performance with the Chicks at the Country Music Association Awards fueled a backlash on social media that was drenched in racial overtones.“The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me,” Beyoncé wrote in an Instagram post last week.According to the source, the singer’s current goals include shattering records and taking home CMA awards.She’s off to a good start: In February, Beyoncé’s first single from “Cowboy Carter,” the twangy “Texas Hold ’Em,” debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.If she wins at the CMA awards in November, the source said, “Sure, she’ll smile and thank who she must thank.