BEYONCE DELIVERS POWERFUL STATEMENT ON COUNTRY AT STUNNING COWBOY

Beyoncé Delivers Powerful Statement on Country at Stunning ‘Cowboy Carter’ Tour Opener At one point during Beyoncé’s 36-song, Western-themed Cowboy Carter tour opener, the words “Never ask permission for something that already belongs to you” were illuminated in red across the massive screen. In many ways, the unapologetic mantra defined Beyoncé’s approach to what some have dismissed as her “country foray.” But instead of reclaiming anything, she celebrated the Black origins of country culture and its evolution.