Lily Allen has decided to go into country music, and that’s a bit daring of her! Indeed, at the beginning of the month, the British singer did not hesitate to criticize Beyoncé and her album. Cowboy Carter. In her eyes, the queen of RnB would have been a little lazy by covering the classic Jolene by Dolly Parton.
“It’s very strange to cover the most popular songs of this genre,” Lily Allen said in an episode of her podcast Miss Me?.
In short, for her, Beyoncé lacked a little originality in her country turn. It remains to be seen whether Lily Allen will do better, because she has also decided to go into western fashion!
Lily Allen ‘trying things’
Recently, Lily Allen was in Nashville, the undisputed capital of country music, to record new songs. A decision which, in his defense, preceded the release of Cowboy Carter. Especially since to hear him, the country heritage is completely in tune with his way of writing songs. However, this stay has not resulted in anything concrete for the time being.
“I’m just making room for the music to reveal itself. It’s not an album… It’s just… I’m just trying a few things to see if it works,” she explained during an episode of the podcast dish. “I like country and western music. I also have the impression that with my writing, which is rather narrative, it fits with this music which tells stories. »
Either way, Lily Allen better hurry if she wants to take advantage of Western fashion before it passes!
