Preorder Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, due out Friday, April 12th on vinyl and CD.

Cowboy Carter, executive produced by Beyoncé, is about genres, all of them, while deeply rooted in Country. This is the work of an artist who thrives in her freedom to grow, expand, and create limitlessly. It makes no apologies, and seeks no permission in elevating, amplifying, and redefining the sounds of music, while dismantling accepted false norms about Americana culture. It pays homage to the past, honoring musical pioneers in Country, Rock, Classical, and Opera.

The album is a cornucopia of sounds that Beyoncé loves, and grew up listening to, between visits and eventually performances at the Houston Rodeo – Country, original Rhythm & Blues, Blues, Zydeco, and Black Folk. The album wraps itself in pure instrumentation in a celebratory authentic gumbo of sounds using among others, the accordion, harmonica, washboard, acoustic guitar, bass ukulele, pedal steel guitar, a Vibra-Slap, the mandolin, fiddle, Hammond B3 organ, tack piano, and the banjo. There's also plenty of handclaps, horseshoe steps, boot stomps on hardwood floors and yes, those are Beyoncé's nails as percussion.

"The joy of creating music is that there are no rules.” - Beyoncé

Cowboy Carter is available to preorder here on 180 gram black vinyl double LP and on CD, featuring one of two back covers: “Snake Face” and “Cowboy Hat”. (Please see photos for images of each version.)

Preorders for local, store pick up will be available at Grimey’s starting Friday, April 12th.

Preorders for mail order will ship out from Grimey’s on or around Friday, April 12th.