Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter, and Unpacking Country Music History (With Sam Sanders)
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Grab your hat and saddle up! Before the release of Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter," Chelsea and Sam Sanders (co-host of the Vibe Check podcast) talk about the times Beyoncé has come closest to memoir-level vulnerability. They share insights on the history of country music, make a few predictions about songs they'd love to hear on the album, and discuss its potential impact on culture. Plus, they have a few thoughts on J.Lo’s documentary to boot!  Show Notes: Glamorous Trash: Will Taylor Swift, Beyonce and “Barbie” Change Everything?? Glamorous Trash: J.Lo’s “This Is Me… Now” Decoded Vibe Check hosts discuss Beyonce’s New Singles Into It with Sam Sanders: Country Music’s Race Problem Tracy Chapman & Luke Combs “Fast Car” Grammy’s Performance Beyonce - “Texas Hold ‘Em” Beyonce - “16 Carriages” Beyonce and The Chicks perform “Daddy Lessons” at the 2016 CMAs Sugarland covers “Irreplaceable” Chelsea guests on Sam's Into It podcast to talk celeb memoirs Time Stamps (04:09) J.Lo’s documentary (09:35) Beyonce’s art is her memoir (15:59) Sam shares Country music history  (18:21) Beyonce’s path to topping the Country charts (20:40) Country music becoming the most popular genre? (21:38) Chelsea and Sam’s personal connections to Country music (24:19) Beyonce’s potential cultural impact with "Cowboy Carter" (26:26) Sam explains “16 Carriages” and the connection to chain gang music (28:09) “Cowboy Carter” predictions and hopes (32:35) Country fashion having a moment? (34:00) Art and activism Where to find our guest: Sam Sanders Vibe Check Instagram X (Twitter) Where to pre-order Chelsea’s book: Bookshop.org Find other places to pre-order *** For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantez Become a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon! Glamorous Trash: Where we make treasure out of pop culture garbage. Glamorous Trash is all about going high and low at the same time— Glam and Trash. We recap and book club celebrity memoirs, deconstruct pop culture, and sometimes, we cry! If you've ever referenced Mariah Carey in therapy... then this is the podcast for you. Thank you to our sponsors: Tanteo Tequila - @tanteotequila Pattern Brands - @patternbrands Libro.fm - Click here to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with your first month of membership using code TRASH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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