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Cowboy up!
Beyoncé took to Instagram on Wednesday to reveal the setlist for her upcoming album “Cowboy Carter” and it hints at possible collaborations with some big names.
The photo lists the songs in a black, red, white and blue scheme similar to a rodeo or old-time concert poster.
At the top reads the title: “Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit.”
Underneath reads the song titles like, “American Requiem,” “Blackbiird,” “Oh Louisiana” and more.
The most eye-catching is the text that reads “Jolene,” “Dolly P” and “Smoke Hour Willie Nelson.”
While Dolly Parton hinted that her classic would be featured on the album, it’s unclear if the country queen will be joining Queen Bey on a collaboration of the song.
It’s also unclear if fellow Texan, Willie Nelson, will also join forces with the “Alien Superstar” on the song or if that’s just the name.
Rolling Stone took to Instagram to report that it’ll be a collaboration between the two Lone Star State natives.
Fans also assume the 32-time Grammy winner is singing alongside the two legends.
The album also features a track called “The Linda Martell Show,” which we can assume is paying homage to the first commercially successful Black female country artist and the first to play the Grand Ole Opry.
There are rumors of other collaborations that aren’t noted in the post.
Variety reports that fellow Houston native, Travis Scott, may be featured.
Social media has also been abuzz over a conspiracy of a reunion of Lady Gaga and Beyoncé. The pair famously worked together on the hit song “Telephone” in 2009. Towards the end of the music video for the song, the words “To Be Continued” were displayed across the screen as the two women drove off into the sunset.
The Beyhive has been buzzing over the album since Beyoncé announced it was coming during her Super Bowl commercial with Verizon.
At that point, she just called the project “Act ii,” it follows her 2022 album “Renaissance,” which is also dubbed as “Act i.”
That day, she dropped the album’s first two songs “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.”
Last month, Billboard announced the Houston, Texas native’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at no. 1, with “16 Carriages” also charting at no. 9.
The tracklist comes days after the singer revealed the album was “five years in the making” and it was “born out of an experience” she had years ago where she “did not feel welcomed.”
“It was very clear that I wasn’t,” she said. “But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich musical archive. It feels good to see how music can unite so many people around the world, while also amplifying the voices of some of the people who have dedicated so much of their lives educating on our musical history.”
Many will remember the backlash the singer received when she performed her song “Daddy Lessons” with The Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks, at the Country Music Awards in 2016.
“The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me,” she continued. “Act ii is a result of challenging myself, and taking my time to bend and blend genres together to create this body of work.”
“Cowboy Carter” drops at Midnight on March 29.
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