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They say you can take the girl out of country music, but it seems you can't take country music out of the girl.

Houston-born Beyoncé debuted her long-awaited album "Act II: Cowboy Carter" Thursday night, which will take some time to digest.

Part of the anticipation and internet guessing game has been figuring out which stars are accompanying her on the album.

Now we know that among them are Post Malone, Miley Cyrus, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Rumi Carter, the artist's six-year-old daughter.

On Wednesday, he released the track list, which included 27 songs. Some of them are interludes and not full songs.

"This is not a Country album. This is a Beyoncé album," Beyonces had previously said. However, her new music — billed as country — is expected to bring new eyes and ears to the genre, as well as a conversation about diversity in that field.

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But first there's the excitement around the project itself, which follows Beyoncé's 2022 album "Renaissance" and arrives nearly six months after the conclusion of her successful tour for it.

At the beginning of the fourth track titled "Protector," Rumi is heard requesting what appears to be a "lullaby," in which Beyoncé sings, "Though I know that someday you'll shine on your own/I'll ​​be your protector."

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Nelson, known for his legacy in country music and his affinity for marijuana, appears in the interlude titled "Smoke Hour," in which he serves as DJ for "KNTRY Radio Texas: Home of the real deal," which gives way to the already beloved single "Texas Hold 'Em." Nelson reprises that role on "Smoke Hour II" to introduce track 15, "Just For Fun," which features Beyoncé duetting with Willie Jones.

Another collaboration is "II Most Wanted," which sees Beyoncé teaming up with Miley Cyrus, whose country legacy includes not only her own affinity for the genre, but also that of her father Billy Ray Cyrus, not to mention the fact that he's Parton's goddaughter.

Beyonce Knowles-Carter attends the world premiere of Disney's "THE LION KING" at the Dolby Theater on July 9, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney).

That track is followed by "Levii's Jeans," where Beyoncé lyrically flirts with Post Malone as they duet with promises to "love you to the core."

Queen Bey also pays tribute to some of the queens of country, such as Linda Martell and Parton, who also appear.

Martell is considered the first commercially successful black country music artist, and the first to play on the Grand Ole Opry, although she has often been overlooked in the history of the genre.

"The Linda Martell Show" is an interlude in which Martell introduces the song "Ya Ya", which she says "spans a whole range of genres and that's what makes it a unique listening experience. That's right."

"Ya Ya" is closer to the playful spirit of 2022's "Renaissance," sampling several well-known standards, most notably "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'," originally sung by Nancy Sinatra in the '60s.

Martell also teams up with Beyoncé and up-and-coming musician Shaboozey on the gritty "Spaghettii," in which Martell talks about musical genres as a "fun little concept" that can make some feel "confined." In the song, the artist leans towards both rapping and singing.

In the interlude titled "Dolly P," Parton references "Becky with the good hair" from Beyoncé's 2016 single "Sorry," and relates it to Parton's "Jolene," which Beyoncé covers next in her own distinctive style. and a fiery letter.

In a recent interview with Knoxville News, the legendary "I Will Always Love You" singer was asked about speculation that Beyoncé had recorded a cover of Parton's beloved hit.

"I think she has. I think she's recorded 'Jolene' and I think it'll probably be on her country album, which I'm really excited about," Parton said at the time.

On “Cowboy Carter,” Queen B also makes space for new country artists of color.

Black singer-songwriters Tanner Adell, Reyna Roberts and Tiera Kennedy join her and another singer-songwriter, Brittney Spencer, on a gorgeous cover of The Beatles' "Blackbird."

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