- Artist
- Beyoncé
- Album
- Cowboy Carter
Early reviews. Based on 7 critics so far. The Breakdown will settle as more outlets weigh in.
| The gist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum Culture | 96/100 | 96 | “An astonishingly complex and energetic body of work, with COWBOY CARTER, Beyoncé outdoes herself yet again, delivering a smattering of Southern genres in much need of an intersectional revisiting.” |
| Clash | 9/10 | 90 | “At two pivotal moments on Beyoncé’s 27-track compendium, ‘COWBOY CARTER’ – the second act in a trilogy of connected releases – pioneering country singer” |
| Slant | 4.5/5 | 90 | “As text, the album is instructive and essential. As popular music, it’s no less successful.” |
| Pitchfork | 8.4/10 | 84 | “Read Julianne Escobedo Shepherd’s review of the album.” |
| Beats Per Minute | 84% | 84 | “Music News, Reviews, Interviews, Videos and MP3s” |
| musicOMH | 4/5 | 80 | “Queen B is back, and countrified” |
| Riff Magazine | 8/10 | 80 | “Beyoncé isn’t afraid to innovate while also being willing to embrace her roots. Her ability to fit into seemingly infinite genres is truly astonishing.” |
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Critics who liked it is the share of outlets that scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not whether critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number.
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