Did Beyoncé Change Country Music Forever?

<p dir="ltr">Beyonc&eacute; just wrapped her <em>Cowboy Carter </em>era, which saw an acclaimed world tour, historic Grammys wins, and a lot of backlash. So what does her massive crossover really mean for country music and its politics?</p> <p dir="ltr">Writer and cultural critic <a href="https://tressiemc.com/">Tressie McMillan Cottom</a> joins Sam to unpack whether or not country music still has a race problem (spoiler alert: it does), the reaction to Beyonc&eacute;&rsquo;s success in the genre, and if <em>Cowboy Carter </em>truly opened doors for Black artists. Plus, Tressie argues there actually <em>is</em> a song of the summer&hellip; if you&rsquo;re paying attention.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">Feeling a bit of d&eacute;j&agrave; vu? You&rsquo;re not imagining things, country music is a <a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/yellowstone-politics-tressie-mcillan-cottom-into-it.html">cherished topic for Sam and Tressie</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr">Sign up for <a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-sam-sanders-show">Sam&rsquo;s Newsletter</a> to get behind the scenes stuff from every interview each week.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Sam Sanders Show is a production of KCRW and Sam Sanders Productions.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>