Beyonce album highlights the Black women changing country music

Megastar Beyonce's highly anticipated country album, out Friday, has cast a spotlight on efforts by Black performers -- a vital part of the genre's history -- to create a more inclusive Nashville.

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Julie Williams (C), a biracial and one of many Black female artists carving out space in country music's capital, sings with Lizzie No at Third Man Records in the Blue Room in Nashville, Tennessee on March 14, 2024.