NEW YORK: Beyonce on Wednesday seized the spotlight at the Country Music Association Awards by cheerily performing a fusion song, in a powerful if unstated message on US race relations. Country music has historically been linked to white culture in the US South, although the genre’s audience has rapidly grown across the United States in recent years. But Beyonce—who in August wowed the MTV Video Music Awards with a medley from her album “Lemonade” that included dramatized shootings—made no overt commentary in Nashville. But some country music fans posted that they did not appreciate Beyonce’s inclusion, triggering heated and at times racially tinged arguments on Twitter. The Country Music Association awards, which was marking its 50th anniversary, also brought out another surprise star—Taylor Swift.

Source: Manila Times November 03, 2016 07:24 UTC