In 2018, Sir Paul McCartney explained to GQ how and why he wrote “Blackbird,” as excerpted below: “I was sitting around with my acoustic guitar, and I’d heard about the civil rights troubles that were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beyoncé's eighth studio album Cowboy Carter, the second act of her three-part project, released at midnight on Friday. One of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beyoncé put her own twist on Dolly Parton's "Jolene" by adding new lyrics to the classic country song. In "Blackbiird," her other ...

The best pop stars are full of surprises. Beyoncé surprised everyone by releasing her version of The Beatles’ “Blackbird.” Paul McCartney had a strong reaction to the cover on social media.

After critics and racists questioned the artist's presence in country music after a controversial and fiery performance of her country song, "Daddy Lessons" with the Chicks at the 2016 CMA Awards, ...

Beyoncé's recent cover of The Beatles classic "Blackbird" was especially profound to listeners who know that the song pays homage to the Little Rock Nine — a group of Black students who were at the ...

Beyoncé’s groundbreaking country music album, Cowboy Carter, is out today. It’s sure to be full of surprises, including her renditions of the durable classics: The Beatles’ “Blackbird” and Dolly ...

Beyoncé's eighth studio album Cowboy Carter, the second act of her three-part project, released at midnight on Friday. One of the most striking songs of its 27 tracks is a soulful cover of the Beatles ...

Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Vogue and more. Beyoncé's new ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Beyoncé put her own twist on Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” by adding new lyrics to the classic country song. In ...