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From nation icons Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson featured visitors Miley Cyrus and Put up Malone, each star who labored on Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter shared their pleasure for becoming a member of Queen Bey on her nation album launched Friday.
Rising stars resembling Raye and Tiera Kennedy expressed their gratitude to Beyoncé, and even Nancy Sinatra, who was sampled on the mission, stated the utilization of her iconic track “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'” would possibly “be one of the best pattern” of the track.
Miley joins Queen Bey on “II Most Wished,” Put up Malone sings on “Levii’s Denims,” Shaboozey raps on “Spaghettii” and “Candy Honey Buckin,” and Willie Jones sings on “Only for Enjoyable.”
A trio of nation legends — Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and Linda Martell — supplied interlude narration on the LP, which broke Spotify’s report for many streams in a single day in 2024 by Friday night.
Here is each response to Act II, Cowboy Carter, from the parents who labored on it:
Willie Nelson
Nation legend Willie Nelson is featured prominently throughout the album because the voice of KNTRY Radio Texas on interludes “Smoke Hour * Willie Nelson” and “Smoke Hour II.” On Instagram, he shared a photograph from Beyoncé’s account, quoting one among his strains.
“If there’s one factor you may take away from my set immediately, let it’s this: Typically you do not know what you want till somebody you belief turns you on to some actual good shit,” he wrote.
The intro leads into the Willie Jones collaboration “Only for Enjoyable.”
Dolly Parton
Cowboy Carter encompasses a feisty reimagining of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” and an intro from the nation legend herself. After the album dropped, she wrote on Instagram: “Wow, I simply heard Jolene. Beyoncé is giving that woman some bother and he or she deserves it!”
Queen Dolly — who additionally cameos on the observe “Tyrant” — has been extremely supportive of Beyoncé’s new model of the track. After Bey revealed the observe checklist for Cowboy Carter earlier this month, Parton wrote on Instagram, “Play the unique when you anticipate @beyonce’s ‘Jolene.'”
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Put up Malone
Put up Malone, who’s featured on “Levi’s Denims,” shared a photograph of Beyoncé on his Instagram Story, thanking her for together with him on the mission.
“Thanks @Beyonce. Congrats,” he wrote. “This album is gorgeous!”
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus wrote about her “admiration” for Beyoncé after collaborating together with her on “II Most Wished.”
“I’ve liked Beyonce since lengthy earlier than I had the chance to satisfy & work together with her,” Cyrus wrote on X. “My admiration runs a lot deeper now that I’ve created alongside her. Thanks, Beyonce. You are the whole lot & extra. Love you.”
“To everybody who hung out making this track so particular, thanks from the underside of my coronary heart,” she added.
“II Most Wished” is a traditional partners-in-crime anthem that strikes a potent steadiness between again porch nation and extra Fleetwood Mac-style pop rock.
On her Instagram Tales, the singer additionally shared movies of herself raving about Beyoncé previously, together with a clip of her speaking in regards to the singer on Hannah Montana, and calling her an “icon and legend” in an interview.
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Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Sinatra celebrated Beyoncé sampling her iconic 1965 single “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'” on the Cowboy Carter standout “Ya Ya.”
“To have slightly piece of one among my information in a @Beyonce track could be very significant to me as a result of I like her,” Sinatra wrote on X. “She represents what’s nice about immediately’s music and I am delighted to be a tiny a part of it.”
“This can be one of the best pattern of ‘Boots’ but! And the beat goes on…” she added.
“Ya Ya” opens with a nod to Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’,” interpolates a bit of the Seashore Boys’ “Good Vibrations,” and channels Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary.” “I simply wanna shake my ass!” Beyoncé sings.
Raye
Raye revealed that she co-wrote “Riiverdance” from the LP by sharing a video of her dancing to the report.
“Glad COWBOY CARTER day. What an honor it’s to have the ability to contribute my small piece to this stunning album, and to THE @beyonce who continues to encourage all of us,” Raye wrote on X.
glad COWBOY CARTER day.
What an honor it’s to have the ability to contribute my small piece to this stunning album, and to THE @beyonce who continues to encourage all of us.
RIIVERDANCE co – written by me
discovered my cowboy hat i purchased on my twenty first birthday for this special day pic.twitter.com/qcGFnLmhlL
— RAYE (@raye) March 29, 2024
“RIIVERDANCE co-written by me,” she continued. “(I) discovered my cowboy hat I purchased on my twenty first birthday for this special day.”
Nile Rodgers
After engaged on Renaissance’s “Cuff It,” Nile Rodgers revealed that he additionally contributed guitar to the Put up Malone-featuring “Levii’s Denims.”
Rodgers co-posted a evaluate of the track from Merck Mercuriadis, CEO of the Hipgnosis Songs Fund, that learn, “Dream has gone to a totally completely different stage! Nile performs such as you’ve by no means heard him earlier than. Put up Malone is excellent on the help. Beyonce is Cowboy Carter and he or she is tradition in 2024!”
A number of days earlier than, he reposted a photograph of Beyoncé with out a caption, seemingly teasing his inclusion.
Linda Martell
On Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé shined a highlight on nation pioneer Linda Martell, whose album Colour Me Nation was the primary main nation album launched by a Black girl.
Martell speaks the intro to “Spaghettii,” will get her personal observe, “The Linda Martell Present,” and presents a segue observe introducing “Ya Ya” as a “tune (that) stretches throughout a variety of genres, and that is what makes it a singular listening expertise.”
On Instagram, Martell shared her satisfaction for Beyoncé in “exploring her nation music roots.” “What she is doing is gorgeous, and I am honored to be part of it. It is Beyoncé, in any case!” Martell wrote.
INK
After sharing that she labored on the album’s first two singles “16 Carriages” and “Texas Maintain ‘Em,” prolific songwriter INK shared that she wrote, produced, and sang on “American Requiem,” the album’s opener.
“To return from enjoying guitar on the road to producing writing & singing on songs with @beyonce is past a dream,” she wrote on Instagram, sharing pictures of herself within the studio. “Thanks B for the whole lot and the complete Parkwood crew for this journey we have been on.”
Jean Dawson
Mexican American star Jean Dawson is manifesting a Grammy win for Cowboy Carter, on which he did musical preparations. (He did not reveal on which tracks.)
“Did some association on this album,” Dawson wrote on Instagram. “Thanks @beyonce for my first grammy. “
Brittney Spencer, Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell, and Tiera Kennedy
Beyoncé celebrated Black ladies in nation music on a particular cowl of The Beatles’ “Blackbird” that includes stars Brittney Spencer, Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell, and Tiera Kennedy. All 4 ladies had highly effective phrases of gratitude for the singer.
“I’ve typed and deleted a minimum of 10 captions. I do not (have) something intelligent or curated to say,” Spencer wrote on Instagram. “I am on a Beyonce report. The album is a masterpiece.”
Roberts had the same excited response, sharing that she additionally supplied backing vocals for the observe “Tyrant.” “My first function ever is with Beyoncé, Thanks God,” she wrote. “And thanks to everybody who tagged her in my movies and feedback yall made this occur. That is actually a dream come true. I’ll bear in mind this present day eternally!”
Adell — who additionally joined Bey on “American Requiem” — shared an extended letter devoted to Beyoncé’s impression on her profession on Instagram.
“I at all times say Beyoncé raised me. Beyoncé taught me how you can be gentle however robust,” she wrote. “Thanks Queen Bey for busting these gates vast open with this album. For letting your mild spill over onto MY head.”
Kennedy thanked Beyoncé for letting her be part of on each “Blackbird” and harmonizing vocals on “Tyrant.” “I could not be extra grateful. Thanks Beyoncé for shining your mild,” she wrote. “This album is so necessary. It is not going to solely change the way forward for nation music however music as a complete and I can’t wait to observe it unfold.”
Shaboozey
In an Instagram publish, Shaboozey wrote that he was “honored” to hitch “two traditionally vital Black voices,” Beyoncé and Martell, on tracks “Spaghetti” and “Candy, Honey, Buckin.”
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“Thanks for at all times being the one to step up and kick in a door when others are afraid to,” he wrote. “Texas born & raised, labored onerous for yours. You might be nation. Put her within the Grand Ol’ Opry NOW! Love you!”
The Nigerian-American musician additionally used the special day to announce his album, The place I’ve Been, Is not The place I am Going, out Could 31.
