Introduction

<p>When Beyoncé took the stage at the 2016 Country Music Awards, alongside the Chicks, the racist backlash was immediate.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Eight years later, she alluded to that experience when she announced her new album, Cowboy Carter.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In recent years, we’ve seen some pushback against the genre’s whiteness. And with Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé is reminding us once again that at its roots, country music is Black.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Today, music, pop culture, and politics writer Taylor Crumpton joins us to talk about how for decades, country music has been packaged for a white audience. And how that’s starting to change.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>