Michelle Obama Dishes Out High Praise For Beyonce's New Album "COWBOY CARTER"

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on April 03, 2024491 Views

Former US first lady Michelle Obama gestures on stage of the Royal Arena in Copenhagen on April 9, 2019 during a tour to promote her memoir "Becoming". (Photo by Martin Sylvest / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by MARTIN SYLVEST/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

She had a full Twitter threads worth of praise for the album.

Last month, Beyonce released her new album COWBOY CARTER and fans have been sharing their reactions. The project was met with massive praise from both fans and critics alike. Included in the praise is Bey's authentic embrace of country music styles both new and old and her variety of influences and collaborators. The album also unsurprisingly has a ton of celebrity fans, one of which is Michelle Obama who recently delivered some high praise for the project.

The former first lady took to Twitter with a series of posts praising the new album. "@Beyonce, you are a record-breaker and history-maker. With Cowboy Carter, you have changed the game once again by helping redefine a music genre and transform our culture. I am so proud of you!" her first post reads accompanied by a picture of the album's artwork. "Cowboy Carter is a reminder that despite everything we’ve been through to be heard, seen, and recognized, we can still dance, sing, and be who we are unapologetically" Obama continued. Check out the entire thread of praise she posted earlier this week below.

Michelle Obama Shows "COWBOY CARTER" Love

Overnight, Beyonce was given a special award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. She was lauded for her musical innovation, fresh off an album where she radically shifted her genre and style. In her acceptance speech she aimed for inspirational and shouted out the contributions of people like her husband Jay-Z. The speech made the rounds online immediately following the show.

Unsurprisingly, COWBOY CARTER is likely headed for a #1 debut on the Billboard 200. Just this week Future and Metro Boomin's WE DON'T TRUST YOU set the record for the biggest single sales week of 2024 so far. Bey has a chance to break that with her new album off to a very strong start. What do you think of Michelle Obama praising Beyonce's new country album COWBOY CARTER? Have you gotten the chance to listen to the record yet? 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.