Two-Steppin’ Our Way Through ‘Cowboy Carter’

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( giddy up [Two-Steppin’ Our Way Through Cowboy Carter]( The people, songs, and history behind Beyoncé’s Americana odyssey. [66th GRAMMY Awards - Show]( [66th GRAMMY Awards - Show]( Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Beyoncé [did warn us](. Cowboy Carter is bigger than a country album — [it’s a Beyoncé album](. The follow-up to 2022’s [Renaissance]( is an odyssey through American history and music, stacked with just as many references as its counterpart, covering everything from classic rock to opera to rap. “The album is a cornucopia of sounds that Beyoncé loves and grew up listening to between visits and eventually performances at the Houston Rodeo,” a press release says. The Queen herself admitted it was a left turn, too, even after she made her first foray into country in 2016 with “[Daddy Lessons](.” “I think people are going to be surprised because I don’t think this music is what everyone expects,” she said. [read more]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • Saturday Night Live: [Ramy Youssef Makes It Personal]( • The Regime: [Christmas Carp]( • Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live: [Pride and Prejudice and Zombies]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [The Best TV Shows of 2024 (So Far) Women seeking justice, reality stars forging new alliances, and aliens who do not come in peace.]( By Jen Chaney, Roxana Hadadi and Kathryn VanArendonk [‘Look at Me Like a Human Boy!’ An oral history of Clifford, the 1994 cult comedy about a deranged little boy played by Martin Short.]( By Rob Turbovsky [The Best Comedy Shorts of March 2024 Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.]( [Makoto Shinkai’s Weepiest, Wettest, Most Intricately Animated Movies A ranking of the anime filmmaker’s major works.]( [Billie Eilish Sees Through Your Transparent Vinyl Scheme Eilish is not “singling anyone out,” she clarifies.]( By Devon Ivie [The Best Podcasts of 2024 (So Far) New tricks from podcast veterans, some excellent entries into well-established genres, and even a glorious rerelease.]( [Interview With the Vampire Is Entering Its Emily in Paris Arc We’ve got two trailers, we’ve got a premiere date, and we’ve got … vampiric theater kids?]( By Rebecca Alter [Bette Midler Wants a Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Diamond She and Andy Cohen were tweeting about the possibility.]( By Bethy Squires [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Vulture Games [Today’s Crossword]( 10-Across, Nine Letters: Buzz’s pet, in “Home Alone” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty, NBC [Today’s Cinematrix]( Can you name a Heath Ledger movie with a “Rotten” RT score? Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Warner Bros. A newsletter about the perpetual Hollywood awards race, for subscribers only. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved