Ha! See What Lily Allen's Doing After Getting Dragged For Insulting Beyoncé
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Earlier this month, British singer Lily Allen decided to throw unnecessary shade in Beyoncé’s direction following the immense success of her historic country album “Cowboy Carter.” Now, Allen appears to be following her lead and working on country music herself.
On an April 4th episode of her podcast “Miss Me?” Allen shared her thoughts about Bey’s cover of the Dolly Parton classic “Jolene.” “It’s very weird that you’d cover the most successful song in that genre,” Allen stated.
Allen also said “(Beyoncé is) the most-played woman on country radio, number one, and I guess she’s coming for that market. I don’t really know why, but who am I to question it? I mean, whatever floats your boat.”
This definitely seemed like an instance of a white woman trying to humble a Black woman’s undeniable cultural and musical impact. Now, Allen’s sudden move to experiment with the genre confirms it.
Her revelation came during an appearance on a new episode of Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett’s podcast, “Dish, where Allen said she is now exploring western music as she works on new material.
“I’m just making some space for some music, for some music to reveal itself. It’s not an album… it’s just, yeah. I’m just, you know, trying some stuff out [to] see if it works. I do love country and western music. And also I feel like with my writing, it’s quite storytelling, sort of like narrative-led music,” Allen explained.
She continued: “Because I don’t feel things, so it’s never about emotions. So… yeah, and country and western music lends itself quite well.” Interestingly enough, Allen divulged that she’s been in Nashville working on the new material—which is the city known as the country music capital of the world.
“There’s so much legacy [in Nashville],” she said. “I have to say it’s quite intimidating being here. People are really talented.” Allen’s disdain for Bey was unwarranted and disregarded the fact that Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” made her the first Black woman to achieve a US Number One country album.
In February, Bey also was the first Black woman to reach the top spot on the US country chart with the single “Texas Hold ‘Em.” Allen can continue to hate the Queen even though she is clearly inspired by her—it could never stop Bey’s shine.
