K Michelle Responds To Beyonce Fans Who Think She's Jealous Of Singer's Foray Into Country

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on February 12, 20241.8K Views

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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - FEBRUARY 09: K. Michelle performs on stage during the "A Night of Love" tour at Prudential Center on February 09, 2024 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Manny Carabel/Getty Images)

The rapper-turned-country singer denied any hard feelings.

While sports fans were watching the biggest football game of the year, music fans got the caliber of announcement they were dreaming of. During the second half of last night's game Beyonce shared the announcement that fans have been begging for. In a trailer she announced her highly-anticipated follow-up to her critically acclaimed RENAISSANCE. The album is called ACT II and sees Bey taking her distinctive swagger in an entirely new sonic direction that has some fans surprised.

She shared two new singles "16 CARRIAGES" and "TEXAS HOLD' EM" both of which have a distinct country flavor. Once the initial shock of the announcement wore off fans started to process how they actually felt about the shift. While there were some skeptics in large part the Bey Hive seems to be eating the new tracks up. But her shift into country music made some fans consider other artists who have taken a similar path. One of which is K Michelle who first announced last year that she was moving away from rap and R&B and into country. After a fan online asked how she was doing in the wake of Bey's announcement, she shared her thoughts.

K Michelle Talks Beyonce Announcement

In her response, K Michelle shut down any rumors of hard feelings. "Why would anyone need to check on me. I’m one of the greatest African American country singers of all times with no album even out. Yall been mentioning me ALL night. I’m just happy to be spoke about in my genre. I love Bey and will be supporting her like i always do" her response read.

One person who has been more critical of Bey's new era is Azealia Banks. The rapper slammed Queen B shortly after she announced her shift into country music on an Instagram story post. What do you think of K. Michelle's response to Beyonce's embrace of country music? Are you excited about the new direction she's going in for ACT II? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.