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Beyoncé has shared a social media post congratulating “Queen Linda Martell” on her first Grammy nomination for her feature on ‘Cowboy Carter’.
The pop icon took to her official Instagram account and posted a photo of Martell – the first commercially successful black female artist in the country music field and the first to play the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville – to congratulate her for her first Grammy nomination for their collaboration on ‘Spaghettii’ from Beyoncé’s eighth studio album.
The caption of her post read: “Congratulations to my queen Linda Martell on your nomination and your contribution to Country Music.”
Along with her feature on ‘Spaghettii’, the pioneering country artist also provided a spoken-word segment on the track ‘The Linda Martell Show’ on that same album. In an interview with Billboard, Martell shared that she was “very, very glad” to be featured on ‘Cowboy Carter’ and added that he had appreciated the attention Beyoncé has brought to her music.
The ‘Crazy In Love’ singer received 11 nominations at the 67th annual Grammy Awards for the album, including categories for Album of the Year and Best Country Album while the LP’s single ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ earned nominations for Record of the Year, and Song of the Year.
With a total of 99 nominations throughout her career, Beyoncé has made history as the most Grammy-nominated artist ever. Back in 2023, she broke the record for most Grammy wins of all time, with 32 trophies to her name.
In a glowing five-star review of ‘Cowboy Carter’, NME shared: “In the age of stan culture, sceptics will argue that objective criticism of Beyoncé can feel hard to come by. Those who don’t already love country may find some of ‘Cowboy Carter’s balladeering sections to be a little long, or query whether an artist of Beyoncé’s stature is invoking certain ironies when she rallies her audience to “stand for something”, given her own relative quiet on recent political affairs.
“But even if interpreted only on the grounds of artistic spectacle, it’s an undeniable thrill to see her swing so big on a project that dares her to be so intimate and vocal-focused, while making way for country’s up-and-comers too.”
In other news, Pamela Anderson recently praised the singer after the musician paid homage to Anderson and the various characters she has portrayed in films and shows such as Baywatch and Barb Wire in a new video.
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Earlier this week, Lil Nas X dropped a teaser for what fans presume to be his upcoming album, DREAMBOY. He did so by announcing his new single, "Light Again," which is set to arrive this week. He dropped a promotional photo for the track, but unfortunately, not everyone was feeling it. In response to the announcement, dance artist Sega Bodega to X to accuse Lil Nas X of stealing his vision.
According to Sega Bodega, Lil Nas' promo photo looks eerily similar to the artwork for his own 2021 single, “Angel on My Shoulder.” Lil Nas shared the artwork for Bodega's single on his Instagram Story, calling it a “ref,” which the Bodega feels was not adequate. "Not even trying to put a spin on it is where I’m like yeesh," Bodega wrote in response to the image. "‘Look he did credit you in a photo that will disappear in 24 hours forever and no name whatsoever of artist or photographer! Be grateful! You lot sound ins*ne."
At the time of writing, Lil Nas X has yet to address Bodega's tweets. Upon first sharing the promotional image he inspired, however, he wrote a heartfelt message about how thankful he is for all of his supporters. "It just dawned on me how lucky i am to have all of you that still f*ck with me," it begins. "Bc i know it isn’t always easy! dreamboy isn’t just an album, it’s me coping with the loss of what once was and fighting for a new world. im so excited to bring you on the journey."
Lil Nas X teased his upcoming single back in March and expressed his eagerness to finally release it. "I don’t know how long I’m going to be able to have this s**t up, or I don’t know what my CEO thinks right now, or whatever," he said. "[…] Bro, these last couple years have been cr*zy, ’cause I’ve made so much music and I just want to release music. I just want to release music, but expectations are just, like… ins*ne."
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