Beyonce Surprises Country Awards With Fusion Gesture
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published November 03, 2016 | 11:35 AM
NEW YORK, Nov 3, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 03rd Nov, 2016 ) - Beyonce on Wednesday seized the spotlight at the Country Music Association Awards by cheerily performing a fusion song, in a powerful if unstated message on US race relations.
The pop superstar, whose appearance at the awards in Nashville had not been previously announced, took the stage without an introduction and sang a track off her latest album with country veterans Dixie Chicks seamlessly joining in.
The song, "Daddy Lessons," already had a country twang but the live version went fuller in regional directions with shouts of "Yeehaw!" as well as New Orleans-style brass. Beyonce, who has been increasingly outspoken in support of the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality, was a rare African American performer at the annual awards.
Country music has historically been linked to white culture in the US South, although the genre's audience has rapidly grown across the United States in recent years. Beyonce, clad in an angelic white dress and layers of pearls, and the Dixie Chicks opened the song by each saying simply, "Texas," highlighting their shared home state.
But Beyonce -- who in August wowed the MTV Video Music Awards with a medley from her album "Lemonade" that included dramatized shootings -- made no overt commentary in Nashville. Dixie Chicks -- who incorporated lyrics from their hit "Long Time Gone" into the song -- soon after the awards released a free download of the "Daddy Lessons" collaboration with Beyonce.
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