Beyoncé released two country-style songs and announced her upcoming album "Act II" on Super Bowl Sunday, igniting debates in the country music community about her genre classification and radio play eligibility. An Oklahoma country radio station said they don't normally play Beyoncé but wished they explained that to a requesting fan better. They've since played her new songs. Radio host Bobby Bones defended Beyoncé exploring country music and noted past crossover artists faced less criticism.
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00:02 Beyonce released two country-style songs and announced her upcoming album,
00:06 Act 2, on Super Bowl Sunday, igniting debates in the country music community
00:09 about her genre classification and radio play eligibility. An Oklahoma country radio station
00:14 said they don't normally play Beyonce, but wish they explained that to a requesting fan better.
00:19 They've since played her new songs. Radio host Bobby Bones defended Beyonce exploring
00:23 country music and noted past crossover artists faced less criticism. While some traditional
00:27 country fans object, most in the industry see Beyonce's involvement as a positive thing for
00:31 the genre's growth and recognition of its origins in black culture. For all things money, visit
00:35 Benzinga.com.