What is the name of Beyoncé’s 2024 studio album inspired by country music?

Cowboy Carter is Beyoncé’s 2024 studio album inspired by country music.

Beyoncé released Cowboy Carter on March 29, 2024, through Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. It is her eighth studio album and the second act of a planned trilogy that began with Renaissance in 2022. The album draws on country, Americana, rock, folk, blues, and other American musical traditions.

Its release followed the success of “Texas Hold ’Em,” which became Beyoncé’s first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also made her the first Black woman to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, a milestone connected to the album’s country-oriented presentation.

The album’s title pays tribute to American Western imagery while also engaging with the history of Black artists in country music. It is not the same project as The Lion King: The Gift, Beyoncé’s 2019 companion album inspired by Disney’s The Lion King.