However, the surprise marketing move seemed to have caught some off guard, including the Guggenheim Museum, which said in a statement that it was neither informed nor had it authorized the projection onto their museum building.

Beyoncé’s promotion came just days before the Cowboy Carter album is expected to drop on March 29.

“This ain’t a country album. This is a ‘Beyoncé’ album,” read the words projected onto the museums in New York City as part of the promotion.

The ad for Beyoncé’s album, Cowboy Carter, was projected on the buildings of museums in New York City

Promo for Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ outside the Museum of Arts and Design and Union Square.pic.twitter.com/cXGgC0wvQs

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave)March 21, 2024

“Hey @beyonce! [bee emoji],” the museum wrote in its story.

The Guggenheim Museum claimed they “did not authorize” the promotion

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Beyoncé opened up in the post about how she didn’t feel welcomed in the country music scene in the past but that this experience only pushed her further to release Cowboy Carter, which “has been over five years in the making,” she said.

Cowboy Carter is expected to release this month on March 29

Beyoncé#COWBOYCARTERpromos have gone up on museums in NYC#Beyonce#actii#texasholdem#march29pic.twitter.com/ZeJbgZoTBS

— THE 97 (@the97tweets)March 21, 2024

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of the supporters of TEXAS HOLD ‘EM and 16 CARRIAGES. I feel honored to be the first Black woman with the number one single on the Hot Country Songs chart. That would not have happened without the outpouring of support from each and every one of you. My hope is that years from now, the mention of an artist’s race, as it relates to releasing genres of music, will be irrelevant,” the Cuff It singer wrote.

“This album has been over five years in the making. It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn’t. But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich musical archive,” she continued. “ … The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me. act ii is a result of challenging myself, and taking my time to bend and blend genres together to create this body of work.”

Beyoncé said she “did not feel welcomed” to the country music scene, and it made her dive deeper into the genre’s history

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“This ain’t a Country album. This is a ‘Beyoncé’ album. This is act ii COWBOY CARTER, and I am proud to share it with y’all!” the singer concluded.

Fans were ecstatic and declared, “The Queen is back!”

“You are a QUEEN in any genre and you deserve that number one,” one fan said, while another chimed in, “They didn’t give her a seat so she built her own table!!! Yall better hold on tight. The Queen a come truuuu.”

Naysayers also commented on her post, saying, “You’re not country and we don’t need you polluting country music with your music and lifestyle. We wish you the best where you are.”

“Stay away from our country music. we don’t need Satan worshipers!!!” another wrote.Saimonas Lukošius

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