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Reyna Roberts has nothing however love for Beyoncé and her involvement in nation music.
“I’m so grateful that she’s on this area and that she’s additionally allowed different nation artists, like me, to be on the album as a result of lots of people don’t find out about Black individuals in nation music,” Roberts, 26, completely informed Us Weekly on Thursday, Might 16, whereas on the pink carpet for the Academy of Nation Music Awards. “And simply the truth that it took her bringing us as much as the highest to even be truly acknowledged by most individuals.”
Roberts first hit the nation music scene in 2020 when she went viral for her cowl of Carrie Underwood’s “Consuming Alone.” Her tackle the music earned reward from Underwood herself and Mickey Guyton. Later that 12 months, Roberts dropped her debut single “Stompin’ Grounds.”
“We’ve been making our personal achievements and doing our personal issues,” Roberts defined. “We’ve been doing nice, however like, it actually took Beyoncé to carry us as much as get the world exterior of nation music to see that we’re right here, which has been crucial and important.”
Stars are rocking the pink carpet on the 2024 Academy of Nation Music Awards in Frisco, Texas. The largest names within the style introduced their vogue A-game to the Thursday, Might 16, occasion, held at The Ford Middle at The Star in Frisco. We’re speaking glamorous robes, flirty frocks, fashionable fits and extra. The 59th […]
When Beyoncé dropped Cowboy Carter in March, Roberts was one of many numerous Black nation musicians featured on the album. She sings on the observe “Blackbird” alongside Beyoncé, Brittney Spencer, Tanner Adell and Tiera Kennedy. Beyoncé additionally collaborated with Dolly Parton, Miley Cyrus, Submit Malone, Willie Nelson and extra for the file.
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“For me, she’s modified my life. Like, I’ve had so many alternatives since she put me on Cowboy Carter,” Roberts informed Us. “That is my first time on Sizzling 100. And I really feel like, I don’t know when that might have occurred with out her.”
John Shearer/Getty Pictures for ACM The 59th Academy of Nation Music Awards honored the largest names in nation music. The award present returned to the Ford Middle in Frisco, Texas, on Thursday, Might 16. Reba McEntire took on emcee duties for the festivities. Along with internet hosting, McEntire, who has gained 16 ACMs in her […]
Whereas Beyoncé wasn’t in attendance on the ACMs, she has made historic contributions to the style. Beyoncé grew to become the first-ever Black girl to attain a No. 1 nation music on the Sizzling Nation Songs chart with “Texas Maintain ‘Em” and No 1. nation album. Forward of the Cowboy Carter’s launch, Beyoncé shared that she was impressed to dabble in nation music after having a unfavorable encounter within the business.
“It was born out of an expertise that I had years in the past the place I didn’t really feel welcomed … and it was very clear that I wasn’t,” she wrote through Instagram in March. “However, due to that have, I did a deeper dive into the historical past of Nation music and studied our wealthy musical archive.”
With reporting by Nataly Keomoungkhoun
