I'm Brian Hyatt. This is Rolling Stone music now. On Cowboy Carter, Beyonce makes his country,

R&B and some hard-hitting guitars among many other elements. And as the artist herself is well aware, there used to be a name

for that kind of American Milanch. Rock and roll. So there's an argument that

cowboy Carter, which she's made clear is a Beyonce album.

Rather than the full on country effort many expected,

is as much of a rock album as anything else.

But Cowboy Carter is many things at once.

With 27 often wildly disparate tracks, it isn't an easy work to pin down.

In a minute Rolling Stones Larissa Paul is going to join me to go through a ton of those tracks and really dig

deep on the album. And also share her theories on why Beyonce's next album, the third in the trilogy

that started with Renaissance, will be Beyonce's real rock album.

But first let's hear briefly from my interview with one of the album's many guest stars, country singer and

former X Factor contestant Willie Jones, who weighs in on the thrill of singing with Beyoncé

on the ballad just for fun.

I always

from

from Louisiana and so do I so I'll say my goodbye

Beyonce from Louisiana and Texas so like they their rap, that soul, that country is in her blood, it runs deep in her roots. She's opening the door for so many in the genre and just in music that's what she's always done so like having the biggest

bestest most busiest artist in the industry recognize not only myself but Shaboozy and you know

Linda Martel and Stoney Edwards I'm on the same album with Molly Cyrus

Dolly Part, Willie Nelson.

Romey Carter, is just really cool to be able to usher in a new sound that's new to some people,

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