Beyoncé's New Country Album Gets Chris Young, Shooter Jennings' Approval
Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' Chris Young, Shooter Jennings Show Love!!! She's Taking Us Mainstream
A couple of big names in country music aren't just embracing Beyoncé's new album, they also think it's a tipping point for the genre ... which is why Chris Young's inviting her to get in-studio with him.
We caught up with Chris in NYC, and he told us he loves Bey's "Cowboy Carter" album -- especially Dolly Parton's intro on the new "Jolene" rendition. As he put it, Beyoncé's venture into the country scene proves the industry's more welcoming now than before.
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Showing off some of that southern hospitality, Chris says ... "Tell [Beyoncé] I'm here for her."
And, Chris isn't the only country bigwig giving "Cowboy Carter" a stamp of approval.
Shooter Jennings, the son of legends Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, tells TMZ ... Bey's album is a sign mainstream audiences are ready to embrace country music fully.
He explains ... "Country music is literally the biggest thing in music right now and I think Beyoncé cutting a country album is our generation’s 'Urban Cowboy' moment when popular culture embraces country during a time of profound national popularity."
Shooter thinks it's a good thing for Bey to acknowledge her love of country music -- despite her hearing some boos at the 2016 CMA Awards.
Remember, the Grammy winner said this album was a response to that unpleasant experience -- enlisting the likes of Dolly, Willie Nelson and Miley Cyrus to help bring it to life.
FWIW, Bey is a full-blown country star now.