Beyoncé changes her aesthetic with every drop. I first noticed it when she was had the Black Power aesthetics. She ride waves/trends. She did it with the Orishas/African spirituality aesthetics. She’s done with the Black/African aesthetics, she’s the wife of a rich oil tycoon in Texas until Act III 🤷🏾‍♀️😂

Bey-haw! I knew the album was coming when I saw her at the Grammys. Looking like she just robbed a stage coach. The colors Beyonce has been choosing seem purposeful. She knows they make her look way lighter than normal, and she's playing that up.

I agree with everything you said. I think Beyonce wants to straddle the fence of ambiguity (creatively and aesthetically) to appeal to a broader audience and make maximum $$$. She knows exactly what shes doing..

That look at the Grammys Beyonce looked like an aging white woman with the platinum blonde hair…..I suppose it’s a look 😂😂😂😂

I like your Imitation of Life reference Sarah Jane

Nelly And time McGraw over and over again was the best

K Michele was on R&B Money Podcast last year and she talked about NOT being able to release a country album. I think she is free to do so now. GREAT INTERVIEW

Sarah Jane; That final scene in that movie... I tell ppl all the time "you only get one!" Which is is why i dont EVER PLAY ABOUT MY MOTHER

There is several black country singers. There is a black trio of young ladies that I listen to.

Country Music has always been our music don’t understand how we let them have it

Mickey Guyton is a Black Country singer.

I’m so glad that you spoke on this topic James.

You right about disco. I love my house music too. I will never give it up. I love the old house. Where they mix in the love I loss. And we would sing it to the top of our lungs.

James have you seen both movies of The Imitation of Life? One was done approx 1930 and the other in the 1950’s.

Did not like Fantasia Tina Turner Tribute at all

No one should be mad at you. You told the truth. She’s cosplaying. I said what I said

I’m team Beyhive all day. Queen Beyoncé is a icon. K Michelle said nothing but nice things about Queen Beyoncé and being supportive of her. Also Texas Hold is a hit. I like it over the other song 16. You know Queen Beyoncé is always 3 step ahead. She knows what she doing. Y’all will be ok. Also Act 3 is definitely Rock N Roll and she will be following Tina Turner. Who one of Queen Beyoncé idols. Also Queen Beyoncé did Tina Turner tribute every night on her last tour last year. Y’all know Queen Beyoncé don’t do the same thing twice. Also Taylor Swift had the Grammys for her music drop. So Queen Beyoncé said she take the superbowl music drop. Team Beyhive.

Yea, it is modern day passing, or modern day blending. To each his own, I dont really follow Beyonce or her music.

All I know is, Act III better be a jazz, blues album. I wanna hear some scatting. Especially since it seems like she's going backward in time with each act.

I normally don't like your videos, but you kept it real. I have to respect that. It's smoke for everybody else, but when Beyonce does, they are quick to overlook it. They are more interested in Beyonce than her art. They base what they like around her as a person and then force themselves to like her music.

16 Carriages is 16 Cars... "Living in a fast car"- TC

K Michelle music is unmatched ❤❤❤

Maybe K michelle and Beyonce will do something together! Thank you. This music does not really sound like a country song, but it sounds good

Sarah Jane definitely

Yep! White And Bright And Very White 😂😂

I'm all for trying out different genres of music bc that's what musicians do. But parlaying with this imagery, I'm not for it cause it's giving you have to look a certain way to fit in this genre aka assimilation!! There are black country musicians that's in the genre for real and don't change themselves to look ytish.

Beyonce is definitely giving Kylie jenner. And, I'm surprised by the songs she chose to release. They are very blah, like throwaway songs. Being that beyonce has access to the best of the best writers and producers, and this is her country debut, she would have came out with a blast. Some uptempo and power anthems. In the realm of a shania twain's "I feel like a woman", dolly parton's "9 to 5" or the country equivalent of "crazy in love".

I like your advice to K. Michelle

Yeah passing the potatoes lol

Same a MJB her music is the best when she isnt happy

James taught me something today. I never knew the back story of why Disco didn't last long. I always wondered why it went away so fast.

James, I always love your perspective! You have an uncanny way of seeing things on a deeper level. Bravo 👏🏽 ❤

Thank you for this. You ideas here are very thought provoking ❤🎉

Keke Wyatt been wanting to break in to country too..im here for al 3 of them creating music in a genre we helped create

I'm excited for K's album

It does appear that Beyonce's trying to reclaim current popular music that was created by Black folks, and I can appreciate that. As for her "passing for white" to "flip the genres on their heads and get access to those spaces as a Black person," I think all that will do is make it more difficult for mono-racial Black folks who don't look like Beyonce or who aren't racially ambiguous and/or multiracial to be accepted into those spaces. She'll just end up being the standard for how a "Black" country artist needs to present themselves to become popular and successful. Regardless of her motivation for the new look, it'll shake out however it's going to for future or existing Black country artists. In the meantime, I do hope that ACT III is Rock & Roll. I am very confident that she'll turn that out.

I like Vanessa Williams version of Alfie too

I love how she’s reclaiming the music genres originally created by US! #yeehaw ❤😂

I dont agree with everything you said but like always: Good video James!!!! ❤❤❤

Wow, you hit so many points !!! Facts Facts Facts Period !!! 🥰👌🏽💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

This was a great live!!!

That’s Sarah Jane ……yeah what’s going on with Beyoncé ????

Also yall noticed her boobs got bigger and the butt got smaller

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 for Beyonce commentary!!!!

beyonce is no different than many other artists who have jumped on the country album bandwagon, I enjoyed Kylie's golden country album, Keith Urban has always blended country with other genres from the beginning of his career in the 90's and he's even included Rhythm and blues in his songs and he's always respected and acknowledges where the genre comes from, Nelly respects the genre too and he crossed over to country. I remember the reaction at the country music awards when beyonce performed it wasn't a warm reaction from some country artists, they were saying she wasn't welcome in country because she's pop, a country singer walked out of the show when she performed and i think that was a few years ago, Shania Twain is similar to Keith with his music, she does a similar thing, Breland is another young country artist thats good, Keith helped him get bigger than just tik- tok, Madonna, Lil Nas X jumped on the country bandwagon, Lady Gaga did it with her Joanne album which was to me better than her born this way album maybe cause she didnt have so much going on with the songs and just sang on that Joanne album and many more people i cant think of right now who have jumped on the country bandwagon but some artists actually like the genre, understand the concept of country music, the song writing, and respect it's origins, and artists before them who made country music mainstream and the artists before them who cross over . country music is very specific and not many people who are talented and successful have the emotion and right storytelling through their voice and the right ingredients to make country music, we'll see how it goes for beyonce if she's successful or not.😊😊

WHEW! you woke it up this AM!!!!

Jammeeessss as ALWAYS great video hunny & I love you and have been watching you for years I just drop a comment here and there but baaaabbbby yes yes yes

Everything! Salute! ❤❤❤❤❤Litty 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😊

Dolly Carter 🤗 She looks like Bianca Lawson to me (about the eyes).

Hey, @ Spillitboytv. Catching the replay 🙏✌️💙

When I saw her in that Super Bowl commercial I thought she was Mariah Carey at first….

I had to watch this twice ❤❤❤❤

Tell the truth. Amen. Sarah Jane in the house

HELLO JAMES,,,,,EVERY THING YOU SAID WAS ON POINTS,,,,,,,,BUT REMEMBER JAYZ DID IT TOO,,,WITH HIS RAP MUSIC,,,,,,SO BEYONCE LEARN FROM HER HUSBAND THE MASTER CLASS..

Happy Vday James

With regards to Beyonce and her skin; its no different than weave, wigs, makeup and colored contacts. Why do we do any of it? If we are going to have that conversation: Let's GO THERE.

I truly enjoy the video then the music😊

I believe she’s trying to win the Grammy for best album of the year because that’s one she doesn’t have. She lost to Taylor Swift and Adele(reason for changing her image) And being that her husband just spoke on it at the Grammys it’s bound to happen now (that’s the play)

🎶 some people want it all ...... 👀 I didn't want it all at all

Fearlessness 😂❤🎉

Absolutely! I see no lies here! Bey is doing too much.

Ella James tried Rock in Roll too

I like Texas Hold Em, partially because the line dance looks soo delicious. lol I can't get into 16 Carriages, it has a sound in it that sounds like a lash/cracking a whip and feels too "confederate" to me.

Sara Jane? Lol 😅

Drake Also wrote on Heated By Beyonce 😄

I think Beyonce is trolling us with the blonde wig. Act ii is Beyonce highlighting the erasure of black people in country music. Beyonce is dropping her hair care line soon. I think she will take off the Dolly Parton country wig and show her beautiful natural curls underneath. If she keeps this aesthetic... it will be disappointing. I remember hearing bell hooks speak in undergrad and her saying Beyonce enforces "white supremacist capitalist patriarchy" and thinking she was a hater😂. I guess we just need to wait and see. This is definitely a good convo!

If Ariana, Tori Kelly, Kim K and many others can do it to benefit themselves, why can't Bey?

To be honest I’m not feeling this I find it a little weird and questionable but that’s just my opinion

My initial thoughts were I hope they let her in or maybe it's solely for the music streamer. Oklahoma radio station listener requested Texas, and they said they don't play Beyonce. Hot97

Ummm she changes her aesthetic for every project she does, and it was known that the album was disco that was no secret lol

I seem to go against your commentary from time to time!…I don’t understand why it appears you are contradicting yourself! Yes - I agree with what you pointed out about the reasons for Beyoncé’s temporary Sarah Jane persona. So if you understand why she is doing it - there is nothing more to say about it! (IMO). If she keeps the look up after she banks her expected coins from her country white woman look - then there’s something to talk about. But not now…As long as she is looking gorgeous- it’s ok! Beyoncé knows she’s a black woman and she knows what she’s doing with this temporary transformation (as you do). 🤷‍♂️ Last-Cynthia Erivo’s “Alfie” was just ok! It’s not for me and I think it’s audience that night anything spectacular!

That was great advice for K Michelle.

but you’re wearing Blue Contacts…….enough said…..

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Wow

We, as fans, accept her (or not) at face value. What the artist presents is the message we receive. Soooo, this fair & lighter skin platinum blonde woman says... what??? Okay, message received. 😊

Not a country black woman 😅

I was wondering what kinda washed out get me bodied look 👀 is this cause chile she is definitely giving Dolly vibes! She’s probably channeling! 😮

Beyonce isn't allowed to make deep music. Her fanbase is shallow, and she knows it. 16 Carriages tanked out the gate for a reason. She's no Adele.

Where is the kitchen

If Bey really cares about “her ppl” like she swears she does, she would feature K. Michelle in one of her songs. But of course her selfish, narcissistic tail won’t.

Some think Act 3 is a DC reunion

Dionne hand picked her so I think she will be there for her

How is she trying to pass for white when she uplifts and promotes blackness in damn near every song she has released in recent history? Y’all have to stop doing this. Black women can be fair skinned with blonde hair. Artificial Lighting can make light skinned women look shades lighter than they look in natural light. At this time in her career when she is trying to reclaim country music (on a GLOBAL scale. I know there are many black country artists. They are NOT as famous as Beyoncé) we should be supporting her. Not accusing her of wanting to be white.

One thing I completely cannot stand is how you guys speak for beyoncé and Beyonce is doing this that XYZ please let her say it for herself Why does everyone have to say what her intention is and what she's trying to do. All divas spoke up. This whole let's guess what she means is annoying. And Beyonce is just scary to speak on things

Replay

I think and keep saying she taking the musical genres that were stollen from black people back and that after act iii she is going to retire from music and just be mom

She doesn't look Caucatian to me. Her skin could be paper white, but her features say otherwise. It's not about color. All cultures come in all shades. It's the eyes, nose, lips etc. Eithercway, she looks great as usual, imo. I'm sure there's a method to her method, lol! 💋 I'm not part of the beehive. I just like when anybody gets creative and makes the folks confused/mad.

She looks washed out to me

This is a very misguided point of view. The Sarah Jane reference is tacky. In that film Sarah was denying her blackness with a rage. Beyoncé has never behaved that way. The fact that people are choosing to overlook the on stage presentation and recreation aka change of appearance is not unusual. Madonna spent her entire career doing just that. It’s the same transformation with Gaga. But when Beyoncé does it there’s a supposed agenda. Which is absurd. Ariana Grande let herself go pale for her role in Wicked. Meaning, she’s been darkening herself with bronzers for years. But again, it’s just a given not some hidden agenda. All female pop stars do this. That aside. There is no denying that disco had a gay bend to it through that era. Watch any documentary about the rise and fall of disco and the final revelation is that American society burned disco records at sports stadiums (aka hyper masculine arenas). Disco was not just overtly queer but celebrated hedonism and eccentricity. All things that are perceived as contemptuous by wholesome straight society. So yes, disco was very gay and was punished.

Beyoncé is an amalgamation OF black culture; representing her father's lineage and her mother's simultaneously. She cannot cosplay as herself. She IS pop, country, and rock. She IS black culture. Other than having blonde hair and light skin (she was born with), she isn't doing anything so 'egregious' to warrant the constant dismissal of her naturally complex identity. Beyoncé has done everything except sell-out. She is not cosplaying; she is experiencing the fullness of her lineage.

Beyonce is of mixed genetics, so she can be black or white. She still smoking!❤

If we are to believe Beyoncé is trying to “pass,” then are we to believe you are actually a woman? It makes about as much sense. I get the hyperbole for clicks.