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Ayman: Anger over Beyoncé's new songs is part of long history of racism in country music


MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin talks about Beyoncé’s new country music, why the new songs are angering conservatives and the history of racism in country music.

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  1. Sorry this is just misinformation there is no conservative angry that Beyonce is singing country music. Sure there are a few idiots out there but everybody have idiots whether on the right or the left. But they don't represent the majority.

    I see no proof that they showed. I see a country music station that made a mistake and didn't know that she released a country song. Which can be understandable because most of the time she does R&B.
    I see you had one individual saying the n word. And they had a problem with Lil of Nas, but at the time it really didn't really seem like country it seemed a little bit more like hip hop.
    But I have seen plenty of black country singers in Country I listen to country so MSNBC is trying to start up issues with disinformation.

    Here are a few black country singers. Kane Brown, Darius Rucker, Jamie Allen, Cowboy Tori, Carl Ray, Breeland, Brittany Spencer, Tanner Adell, Blanco Brown, Willie Jone and more!!

    Kane Brown has racked up six No. 1 songs at country radio, and his first two albums have gone double platinum and platinum, respectively

    Jimmie Allen

    In 2019, he became the first Black singer to send his debut single, "Best Shot," to No. 1 on the country radio charts; earlier this year, Allen took home the ACM Award for New Male Artist of the Year.

    I can go on and on but y'all probably won't even bother to read this or do your own research. Stop blindly following these news station and their lies, and give you misinformation that divides us.

    Some will say that they are the exception. But not everybody likes country music. So that's why there's not a lot of black country singers. Country music is starting to become popular again and the new style country has more of a hip hop style to it so that's why you're seeing more and more artists today that are black doing country music.

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  3. I would just like to say, I have grown-up loving Beyoncé and I have loved Miranda Lambert from the time she came out and laid that kerosene down. I would love to see Miranda Lambert, and Beyoncé sing a song together… You❓⁉️❣️💞💞💞💞💞

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  9. 😮😮😮 To those who are going ((backlash)) and ((racism)) on any black country singer, you have encouraged a lot of black country singers and at this rate, highly doubt that they will reclaiming their black roots in musical genres

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  14. There is a certain amount of ignorance in certain layers of society everywhere all over the world. In democracy, freedom of speach and opinion is a right. It consists of the ability of all citizens to express and disseminate freely, without hindrance or discrimination, their thoughts, their ideas, convictions, points of view, criticism. Wich means that these "critics" of freedom of speach must realize that they have the same right to apreciate and call this music a country music, as the owners/producers of those (supposely) country music radio stations have the right to decide wheather they play that same music on the radio. What they don`t have the right is to try to constraint in anyway those decisions posting a stamp of "racist behaviour" just because they don`t agree with that. "Racism" was a term invented by a certain minority of people, who sought to confuse social discrimination with discrimination based on color, and that ended up serving perfectly certain political purposes. I agree that this music is realy good, country style music (after all Beyonce was born in Houston/Texas), good rythm, etc.,
    If they don`t want to play it, so be it. They`re the ones loosing audiance ratings.

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  15. I. Hi there everyone!
    II. I really don't like such a destructive polarization. There's not any racism in country music.
    III. May be it seems new for some people. Then, we need more pedagogy here in order to win the hearts….Not to clash…
    IV. And Beyonce is from Texas even if now she's living in NYC with her husband Jay Z. So she's free to value the cultural background of her own state.
    V. I love Jason Aldean. I heard all the comment regarding Small Town. There's nothing racist into it. This is country of Law and Order. And we won't tolerate the craziness of rioters, looters, anarchists among others.
    VI. I personally disagree with the destructive nature of the Wokism and Cancel Culture. However, I'm happy when their positive nature tends to become a cornerstone of our democracy.
    Arts and the country music are opened to all. Everything is a matter of wisdom.

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  16. Gag!!! Oh shut up don’t tell me to do anything I did listen and it was a poor pitiful attempt to country just to say your the best and it’s better than any country song out there I heard that and honestly after listening to it it’s not sorry it sucked ! I really think the song is a jab a country people because you think your smarter and better than we are I read between the lines and it was exactly that a pun , a jab and just the fact that you said it was better than anything a country person has or can out showed me right there for sure what your aim was and although you are poking at country people the song was pitiful to be plain it sucked try again surely you got a little Texas left in you somewhere cause this at it 😂

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  17. I’m not really a Beyoncé fan I mean I like her but I just don’t listen to that kind of music. However, I love Texas Holden. I’ve become a big fan of hers just since that song came out. I think it’s awesome. It is it burning up all of the little tick-tock’s and YouTube shorts.

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  21. African Americans have nothing to do with our country music. Beyonce can't sing country music she's not country music that song is pop not country 16 carriages is horrible…HANK Williams started country music actually…country music is our music our way of life our brand and we love our country music our backroads and pickup trucks.. black people country music was not stolen from you so stop you BS…COUNTRY MUSIC IS WHITE PEOPLES MUSIC…THERE YA GO YOU PEOPLE STAY OUT OF OUR COUNTRY MUSIC..

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  23. I crazy how this world alongside with social media keeps stirring up racial tension and hatred. It’s a double edged sword ⚔️ we’d be better off without it. I’m working on it. Respectfully.

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  29. This whole “controversy” actually shocked me. I am a Republican and when I heard Beyoncé’s new country songs I absolutely loved them. It literally did not even cross my mind that she was black. It wasn’t until I saw the media making something of it that it dawned on me that she is black. Who cares! She is an amazing artist! Let’s stop dividing people by their skin color. We’re all human beings.

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  30. kBeyoncy is so good. Why cannot all Americans sing what they like, and what I like. Perhaps I thought wronly in tying the cowboy and western music to Mexico and some Spanish influence. Like the custom of Southernes calling their children by two names, from the French influence, Jean-Marie, and the Spanish influence, Juan Carlos. And so it goes. By the way, those two examples of two names in French and in Spanish are just two of thousands…. God bless Beynce.

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  34. This song is garbage! The lyrics are meaningless. Beyonce, stay in your own lane, you're definitely not a Taylor Swift, don't wreck country music!

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  39. Naa I don't see the problem, I am loving the song, and its getting played on all radio stations here in Ireland 🇮🇪 and not just country music stations, it just makes us want to get up and dance whenever and wherever we hear it being played and it's making us want to go line dancing again and learn the moves! Feel good song well done Beyonce 👏give us more 🕺🎉🎤🎶🤎❤️💙💚🧡

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  41. Who are they decide what country music is? When it's black people who really abandoned this music and they white it up. Folk music is still in the West Indies. Another white wash of the music, so blacks left it, having so many other types, actually "all" music, that originated with negroes the original people formed in God's image, to look like him, from the dirt of the black earth. They obviously got everything in them. All human beings come from 2 black parents. Esau, first red man, called white or Caucasian, came as albino from 2 black parents, Rebecca and Isaac. But Esau half of a twin, now 2 different races, 2 nations, he came out different. Jacob, the other twin, renamed by God Israel, was black. Two blacks still have albino kids with all color eyes all over the world. Bible called the black Israelites who are scattered from their original homeland, the "lively" people. They still are. The salt of the earth, the flavor, with all the excitement. They don't own the music. Not playing it is pure envy and hate cause she puts some deepness into it. Everyone all around the earth wants to dance to it, and any style. As it was in the beginning so shall it be in the end. Everything is coming back one more time.

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  42. Cannot talk about black country artists, without mentioning DeFord Bailey, who back in the 1920's and 30's was a frequent guest on the Grand Ole Opry, he was and is still one of the best harmonica players of all times 👍🤓👍🎶🎵🎶🎵🎼

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  43. I was raised listening to country music and this is not country music it has nothing to do with color….it just sucks. I also grew up listening to destiny child and beyonce…amazing artist …but country not her best ….do what your good at and stop forcing this.

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  46. Bring it on !!!!
    Love this song by Beyoncé. !!!!
    Why are we not surprised!?!!
    😅😅😅😂😂😂
    Oh, I forgot, she is from Texas !!!
    What about Charlie Pride !!!
    Seems like someone needs another History Listen.

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