It’s Still Difficult, But It Might Be Easier Than Ever for Outsiders to Crack Country
“If the consumer accepts it as country, then it’s country,” says Maverick partner Clarence Spalding. When Beyoncè announced the March 29 release of what’s expected to be a country-leaning album, Cowboy Carter, she alluded to a moment when she felt unwelcome in the genre. But current chart numbers suggest that the carpet has been rolled















