Beyoncé and Jay-Z on December 2, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa.Photo:Kevin Mazur/GettyBeyoncé’sCowboy Carteris making waves ahead of its release date.After singerErykah Baducriticized the 42-year-old singer’s upcoming albumCowboy Cartercover art, the 32-time Grammy winner’s longtime publicist, Yvette Schure, defended the musician.Schure shared anInstagram Reelon Wednesday that featured a montage of Beyoncé rocking braided hairstyles throughout her career. “She slays. She slays. Now. Then. Always. #criticswithoutcredentials,” Schure captioned the post.The aforementioned post followed Badu’s social media uploads Wednesday questioning theRenaissancesinger’s album cover forAct II: Cowboy Carter.In therecent album artwork posted on Wednesday, Beyoncé is nude with just a sash hanging across her chest and hips. The sash reads, “Act II Beyincé,” on a white piece of fabric with both blue and red hems.Her hair is styled in a braided look, with red and white beads at the ends of her bangs. The mother of three’s pose resembled the stance of the Statue of Liberty as she held a lit cigar.Badu, 53, reshared Beyoncé’s album art on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday afternoon and wrote, “Hmmm.” This post seemingly alluded to Badu’s affinity for the braided hairstyle with beaded bangs.Erykah Badu on November 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.Andreas Rentz/GettyAfter Badu shared the Story, she turned toX (formerly known as Twitter)to recruit help from Beyoncé’s husband,JAY-Z.“To Jay Z . Say somethin Jay. You gone let this woman and these bees do this to me ?? 😆,” she wrote in the post.The Wednesday album art follows the singer’s first peek at the upcoming album’s artwork, which she shared onTuesday.On Tuesday, Beyoncé shared a “10-day countdown until the release” of her project, which was inspired “years ago.“TheLemonadesinger said she was inspired after an experience she had “where [she] did not feel welcomed."“But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of country music and studied our rich musical archive,” she wrote. “The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me.”Beyoncé and JAY-Z at the Grammys in Los Angeles in February 2024.Kevin Mazur/Getty“My hope is that years from now, the mention of an artist’s race, as it relates to releasing genres of music, will be irrelevant,” continued the singer.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Cowboy Carteris set for a March 29 release.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z on December 2, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty
Beyoncé’sCowboy Carteris making waves ahead of its release date.After singerErykah Baducriticized the 42-year-old singer’s upcoming albumCowboy Cartercover art, the 32-time Grammy winner’s longtime publicist, Yvette Schure, defended the musician.Schure shared anInstagram Reelon Wednesday that featured a montage of Beyoncé rocking braided hairstyles throughout her career. “She slays. She slays. Now. Then. Always. #criticswithoutcredentials,” Schure captioned the post.The aforementioned post followed Badu’s social media uploads Wednesday questioning theRenaissancesinger’s album cover forAct II: Cowboy Carter.In therecent album artwork posted on Wednesday, Beyoncé is nude with just a sash hanging across her chest and hips. The sash reads, “Act II Beyincé,” on a white piece of fabric with both blue and red hems.Her hair is styled in a braided look, with red and white beads at the ends of her bangs. The mother of three’s pose resembled the stance of the Statue of Liberty as she held a lit cigar.Badu, 53, reshared Beyoncé’s album art on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday afternoon and wrote, “Hmmm.” This post seemingly alluded to Badu’s affinity for the braided hairstyle with beaded bangs.Erykah Badu on November 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.Andreas Rentz/GettyAfter Badu shared the Story, she turned toX (formerly known as Twitter)to recruit help from Beyoncé’s husband,JAY-Z.“To Jay Z . Say somethin Jay. You gone let this woman and these bees do this to me ?? 😆,” she wrote in the post.The Wednesday album art follows the singer’s first peek at the upcoming album’s artwork, which she shared onTuesday.On Tuesday, Beyoncé shared a “10-day countdown until the release” of her project, which was inspired “years ago.“TheLemonadesinger said she was inspired after an experience she had “where [she] did not feel welcomed."“But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of country music and studied our rich musical archive,” she wrote. “The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me.”Beyoncé and JAY-Z at the Grammys in Los Angeles in February 2024.Kevin Mazur/Getty“My hope is that years from now, the mention of an artist’s race, as it relates to releasing genres of music, will be irrelevant,” continued the singer.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Cowboy Carteris set for a March 29 release.
Beyoncé’sCowboy Carteris making waves ahead of its release date.
After singerErykah Baducriticized the 42-year-old singer’s upcoming albumCowboy Cartercover art, the 32-time Grammy winner’s longtime publicist, Yvette Schure, defended the musician.
Schure shared anInstagram Reelon Wednesday that featured a montage of Beyoncé rocking braided hairstyles throughout her career. “She slays. She slays. Now. Then. Always. #criticswithoutcredentials,” Schure captioned the post.
The aforementioned post followed Badu’s social media uploads Wednesday questioning theRenaissancesinger’s album cover forAct II: Cowboy Carter.In therecent album artwork posted on Wednesday, Beyoncé is nude with just a sash hanging across her chest and hips. The sash reads, “Act II Beyincé,” on a white piece of fabric with both blue and red hems.
Her hair is styled in a braided look, with red and white beads at the ends of her bangs. The mother of three’s pose resembled the stance of the Statue of Liberty as she held a lit cigar.
Badu, 53, reshared Beyoncé’s album art on her Instagram Stories on Wednesday afternoon and wrote, “Hmmm.” This post seemingly alluded to Badu’s affinity for the braided hairstyle with beaded bangs.
Erykah Badu on November 30, 2023 in Berlin, Germany.Andreas Rentz/Getty
Andreas Rentz/Getty
After Badu shared the Story, she turned toX (formerly known as Twitter)to recruit help from Beyoncé’s husband,JAY-Z.
“To Jay Z . Say somethin Jay. You gone let this woman and these bees do this to me ?? 😆,” she wrote in the post.
The Wednesday album art follows the singer’s first peek at the upcoming album’s artwork, which she shared onTuesday.
On Tuesday, Beyoncé shared a “10-day countdown until the release” of her project, which was inspired “years ago.”
TheLemonadesinger said she was inspired after an experience she had “where [she] did not feel welcomed.”
“But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of country music and studied our rich musical archive,” she wrote. “The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me.”
Beyoncé and JAY-Z at the Grammys in Los Angeles in February 2024.Kevin Mazur/Getty
“My hope is that years from now, the mention of an artist’s race, as it relates to releasing genres of music, will be irrelevant,” continued the singer.
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Cowboy Carteris set for a March 29 release.
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