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American music star Beyoncé released her new album Cowboy Carter last week. The singer said the country music record was born of an earlier experience in which she “did not feel welcomed” by the country music industry. 

美国音乐明星碧昂斯上周发行了她的新专辑《Cowboy Carter》。 这位歌手表示，乡村音乐唱片的诞生源于她早期的经历，当时她“没有感受到乡村音乐界的欢迎”。

Country music stars Linda Martell and Willie Nelson are among the album’s guest artists. Beyoncé also sings duets with Miley Cyrus and Post Malone and covers the famous Dolly Parton song Jolene. 乡村音乐明星琳达·马爹利和威利·纳尔逊是专辑的客座艺术家之一。 碧昂丝还与麦莉·赛勒斯和波斯特·马龙合唱，并翻唱了著名的多莉·帕顿歌曲《乔琳》。 

Experts and fans say Beyoncé's move into country music is a reclaiming and honoring of the legacy of Black Americans within country music and culture. That history, they argue, has gone largely unrecognized in some mainstream music circles. 

专家和粉丝表示，碧昂斯涉足乡村音乐是对美国黑人在乡村音乐和文化中的遗产的回收和尊重。 他们认为，这段历史在一些主流音乐圈中基本上没有得到认可。 

Many Black musicians try to make it in country music but have trouble being accepted by its mostly white fans. 

许多黑人音乐家试图在乡村音乐中崭露头角，但很难被大多数白人粉丝所接受。 

Beyoncé said the record is a reaction to her experience from 2016 when she released the song Daddy Lessons. She performed the song with the country group The Chicks at the Country Music Awards. Some country music fans said Beyoncé did not belong place at the event. 

碧昂丝表示，这张专辑是对她 2016 年发行歌曲《Daddy Lessons》时经历的回应。 她在乡村音乐奖上与乡村乐队 The Chicks 一起表演了这首歌。 一些乡村音乐迷表示碧昂丝不适合参加这次活动。

Beyoncé’s Jolene comes with an introduction from Dolly Parton herself. She speaks about Beyonce’s song Sorry from 2016, saying that it reminded her of the story in Jolene. Parton and Nelson also appear in other parts of the record, introducing songs like a radio DJ. 

碧昂丝饰演的乔琳 (Jolene) 附有多莉·帕顿 (Dolly Parton) 本人的介绍。 她谈到碧昂斯 2016 年的歌曲《Sorry》，称这让她想起了《乔琳》中的故事。 帕顿和尼尔森也出现在唱片的其他部分，像电台 DJ 一样介绍歌曲。 

Guest artist Linda Martell was the first B