Luke Grimes thinks Beyoncé‘s country music is “great” for the genre.
The Grammy-winning star released Cowboy Carter in March, and Grimes has welcomed Beyoncé’s move into the country genre.
“It’s music. It’s not rocket science. People are trying to make sounds that make you have a better time. Why would you be mad at that?” Grimes told The Independent.
Grimes subsequently hailed Beyoncé as “one of the most talented people on Earth,” and the musician believes she’s already had a positive impact on the genre.
“She’s one of the most talented people on Earth, so hell yeah, if she likes country, too, that’s great,” Grimes explained.
Similarly, Darius Rucker recently argued that Beyoncé’s album is good for country music.
The former Hootie and the Blowfish singer — who pivoted to country music back in 2008 — welcomed Beyoncé’s recent switch to a country-inspired sound.
“I’m happy for her. I’m happy for the genre,” he told Us Weekly.
“The eyes that she brought to country music went up, and that’s always a good thing when you have more people watching country music,” he said.
Rucker also hopes that other Black musicians will follow the same path as Beyoncé.
“I hope what she’s done translate[s] even more than it already has to more people of color getting a shot at country music,” he explained.
Prior to that, Carlene Carter claimed that country music is “lucky” to have Beyoncé.
“I loved that she came out with her name as Carter because she’s married to Jay-Z … I thought, she’s from Texas; she wanted to make a country record; nobody should give her any poo poo about it, you know? But they did, and I was, like, ‘OK, y’all can just shut the hell up because she is Beyoncé and we are lucky to have her even want to be in the vicinity of us,'” Carter explained to “Entertainment Tonight.”
