I saw Beyoncé get booed at the CMAs. I’ve been waiting for 'Cowboy Carter.'

LGBTQIA+
BIPOC
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Tanner Davenport
March 29, 2024
MSNBC
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To that inevitable icebreaker question, “What was your first concert?” my heart always beats with excitement at the chance to share that in 2000, when I was 8, I was lucky enough to see the group that’s now known as The Chicks. But almost every time I give that answer, I get confused looks, blank stares and sometimes laughs.

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