Beyonce's cowboy hat is a perfect embodiment of what this blend stands for: another attempt of re-branding something to boost her career, adding nothing much to anything beyond that. Just like that oversized Stetson, this is an overinflated version of the genre. Interpreting the album as anything that has an ambition of more Grammys for Bey's mantel shelf is silly. Of course, it's perfectly legitimate to put your own touch on the genre. I'm not saying country music's canon doesn't allow a different angle of view, but this is as country as Madonna's album "Music", specifically the videos for Music and Don't Tell Me. But anyway, nice try and certainly a bestseller. With her, anything would be anyway.