[ABC - GOOD MORNING AMERICA, FEB 15, 2024] BEYONCE'S NEW MUSIC IS SPARKING CONVERSATION IN THE COUNTRY MUSIC WORLD [NOTE: RADIO PERSONALITY, "DANCING WITH THE STARS" WINNER AND FORMER "AMERICAN IDOL" MENTOR BOBBY BONES SAID THE FOLLOWING ABOUT COUNTRY MUSIC.: "So let’s get historical. Country music is based on the music from Africa brought over on the slave ships. With the fiddle and banjo. So all these dudes yelling 'that Beyonce's new music ain't country'... unless you're European you ain't really 'country.' As far as music goes. Country music is very much rooted in Black culture and Black history. And even stemming from the banjo, which was derived from circular instruments coming out of West Africa."]
