it's for beyonce. >> reporter: is country music ready for beyonce?o it. >> just because you sing hip-hop music with a country accent, does not make it country music. >> basketball player or baseball player? enough said. >> reporter: on social media, an uproar ensued about a fan posted an oklahoma country radio station initially refused to play beyonce's new music. in a statement, the minority-owned station, kykc, said that at the time, they "had zero knowledge that beyonce was going to release a country song" and added, "we highly respect beyonce and her talent." on cable news, former "dukes of hazzard" star john schneider saying this. >> they've got to make their mark just like a dog in a dog walk park. >> reporter: in a statement, a representative for schneider said john was clearly talking about artists attempting to cross over into country music and not specifically about beyonce. >> i look at the reaction to beyonce. i hope i can speak frank here. it's the musical equivalent of "shut up and dribble." >> reporter: all of this forcing a reflection

that isjack remington, a beyonce fan. it is jack remington, a beyonce fan.ving their say on the album and critics have as well. we have just published the album and critics have as well. we havejust published on the album and critics have as well. we have just published on our news website some of the comments from our reporter who has been looking at them. the guardian newspaper says there she is impressively capable of doing what she wants and gives the album four out of five stars. another newspaper says it is the album we desperately needed. and did not disappoint. while the times newspaper said that act ii: cowboy carter is worth four stars, praising it as a slick western epic with a sense of fun and adventure. if you haven't seen it, it includes duets with miley cyrus and postman own. there is also a cover of dolly parton's jolene and there is also a cover of dolly parton'sjolene and even the beatles song, blackbird. you get can more on beyonce's new album online, including this review from our music correspondent mark savage, who asks is it yeehaw or

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i taking too beyonce. i find that quite strange-— taking too beyonce.ite strange. i think unfortunately we would like to think _ quite strange. i think unfortunately we would like to think that - quite strange. i think unfortunately we would like to think that the i we would like to think that the world is all roses and daisies but i do think race has a large part to play. i think some people almost feel that beyonce needs to be in her box which is why it is so special that she has worked alongside linda martell, the first commercially successful black woman who was raised in segregated south carolina in the 1940s who even herself in a track on the album says genres are a funny thing. it's this idea that beyonce wants to be able to mould and meld things together, and i think to some people they take that as a bit of an affront to the historically quite white industry. do you think the fact that beyonce now has a country album it will encourage more people into the genre generally? encourage more people into the genre aenerall ? , , , , generally? yes, e

beyonce is giving that girl some trouble, and she deserves it.tive with louisiana roots, putting her powerful mark on a genre that was built by black artists but hasn't always embraced them back. the track list artwork seeming to reference the chitlin circuit, a network of venues where black musicians could safely perform during the jim crow era. beyonce herself writing, the criticisms i faced when i first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me. ♪ this ain't texas ♪ >> reporter: the album's single, "texas hold 'em," is already tauping country music charts. the album also features major pop artists, post malone and miley cyrus. ♪ i'll be your shotgun rider ♪ >> reporter: "cowboy carter's" youngest collaborator is beyonce's young daughter ruby. >> mom, can i hear the lullaby? >> reporter: the major musical project proving beyonce is an american artist in a category all her own. ♪ round, round, round ♪ >> we know what we'll be listening to this weekend. that's "nightly news" for this friday. i'm tom llamas. t

and i think the presence of beyonce, beyonce threaten certain people.album, that that was kind of what spurred her to dive a little deeper into the history of country music. and this album has been born and it really feels like a love letter to country, but also her upbringing and to specifically black women who she's platformed on the album, which is an amazing thing that country doesn't often do. yeah. why do you think it is? because if i think taylor swift, of course, started off as a country artist and has done phenomenally well, but the country industry not taking to beyonce. i find that quite strange. yeah, i think unfortunately we would like to think that the world is all, you know, roses and daisies. but i do think race has a large part to play. i think some people almost feel that beyonce needs to, you know, be in her box, which is why it's so special that she has worked alongside linda martell, for instance, who was the first commercially successful black woman who was raised in segregated south carolina in the 1940s, who even herself, in a tr

but it's beyonce.bum. so whatever she does touch next will continue the legacy, continue the project while also being very much so her own. aside from legacy and empowerment, is the album any good? yes, fabulous. i listened to it at 11:00pm at night all the way through, sat in the same position listening to it. a lot of surprises, beautiful covers, again, just that spunk and that rhythm that she just does so well, so, yes, great album. good endorsement there. hello there. the easter weekend will settle down a little — perhaps music to your ears, in comparison to the last few days. yes, there is going to be more sunshine around and fewer showers, and as a result it will be a little warmer, but there's more rain to come for some of us by easter monday. more on that in just a moment. for the moment, though, the low pressure is drifting its way westwards. the isobars are opening out. so saturday will be a quieter, less windy day for all of us. maybe a little more cloud across east anglia and that kent coas

beyond beyonce, the five minutes you're not talking about beyonce, first up there's a new wordle.e group chat these days. and it is connections, you guys. it's also from "the new york times." second most popular game there surpassing the crossword and spelling bee. google searches for connections is up 2,000%. the game is all about categorizing 16 seemingly random words into groups of four, groups of four but the categories can get pretty tricky. for example, words beginning with instruments like cellophane and organism. people are freaking out online. just yesterday somebody tweeted whoever made "the new york times" connections deserves a prison sentence. do you play connections? >> janai: no. >> trevor: i've only see people complaining about it's unfair. i haven't seen anybody say, great connections today. >> janai: is it unfair or challenging? >> that's the thing. there is kind of a debate playing a puzzle game and feeling puzzled which is sort of the point. >> janai: that's the fun of it. >> the editor of connections says her biggest tip, don't guess. if you have to step away

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it takes in all of life in that way and i think beyonce is absolutely the woman to do it.— i think beyoncehat would you say to anyone who _ woman to do it. what would you say to anyone who isn't _ woman to do it. what would you say to anyone who isn't convinced - woman to do it. what would you say to anyone who isn't convinced aboutj to anyone who isn't convinced about the idea of country music, what would you say to them? that the idea of country music, what would you say to them?- the idea of country music, what would you say to them? at the moment the fans are loving _ would you say to them? at the moment the fans are loving it, _ would you say to them? at the moment the fans are loving it, so _ would you say to them? at the moment the fans are loving it, so i _ would you say to them? at the moment the fans are loving it, so i doubt - the fans are loving it, so i doubt there are many who aren't convinced, but it is —— if it is not your thing it is not your thing! but it is -- if it is not your thing it is not your thing!— but it is -- if it is not your thing it is not your thing! helen,

beyonce said, this ain't a country album. this is a beyonce album.not feel welcome in 2016 at the country music awards, but industry analysts say this album shows her determination and influence. >> people were saying they were going to boycott it because she was performing. phil, think about what i just said right there. they want to boycott the cmas because beyonce is performing. the fact that this was happening with her and that she was brave enough to take from it and put out, you know, something that i have a feeling is going to be a masterpiece is amazing. >> beyonce became the first black woman to reach number one with a country song last month. the album features willie nelson, miley cyrus and post malone. next, if you're dancing to beyonce at home, you might want to put on a pair of shoes, doctors say. >> as people spend more time at home these days thanks to working remotely, they're experiencing more foot pain. that's because people are spending more time barefoot and without the proper support from a good old fashioned pair of shoes. doct

beyonce is that genius. from different races, different generations, different spaces in their careers, and she has just wrapped up up in a and said , for you all, and in these times, when everything can seem so -- oh -- tough, you know what i mean? it's just lovely to just open a gift and hear these voices that just say, welcome, and say, love , that say, we're all in this together. >> on that point, the vice president posted a message, saying, beyonce, thank you for reminding us to never feel confined to other people's perspectives. you have redefined a genre and reclaimed country music's black roots. your music continues to inspire us all. daniel smith, you always inspire me. thank you so much. as always, thank you for coming to "the saturday show." that will do it for me today. thank you for watching. be sure to tune in tomorrow to "the sunday show," when reverend dr. jackie lewis, senior physician from new york joins us live to talk about donald trump selling $60 bibles during the holiest week on the ch

it's miley and beyonce. i have listened to miley be beyonce all day.inging about smoking cigarettes on the 405, are you kidding me? i could listen to it all day. it takes me back to those great duets of the 1970s, you know what i mean? >> yeah, i know what you mean. enough is enough is one of my favorite songs. i should have known i was gay then. go on. >> exactly. exactly. it just reminds me of these moments of like pure creative and emotional and vocal collaboration. and when these moments happen, man, they are absolutely magical, and they take a lot of work to put together. >> okay, so the name of that track is two most wanted. >> two most wanted. heavy on the pedal, jonathan. >> yeah, okay, so my favorite, i have two. yaya. >> yes. >> and bodyguard. >> okay, okay, so bodyguard for me is like not like don't love but compared to yaya, yaya is like a mashup. like we're in five different clubs. we're in four different venues. we're in 17 different decades. like we're twerking, we're jerking, like it is -- i could listen to that back to back to back. yo

and we are getting some reviews for beyonce's album.vival that country music so desperately needed. another is social media by saying the best it has ever been in her career. many viewers welcoming beyonce's ability to straddle the country— pop genre. the times newspaper in london said that hour by newspaper in london said that hour by was a a—star album and praised it as a slick western epic with a sense of fun and adventure. you can get more on beyonce his new album including those reviews and our review from our music correspondent, mark savage, you can head to the bbc news website or the app. here you have the red—hot lover on the ground at the same time as the amazing green glow of the natural light display in the sky. the time—lapse video was shot in western iceland where the volcano has erupted a couple of times since december. hello. given what we've had recently, the weather this easter weekend is actually all right for this stage in march. 0k, plenty of showers around today. some of those in the heavy side. but the weekend, sa

beyonce's "cowboy carter" shatters the music charts.s on itunes. it's also spotify's most streamed album in a single day so far this year. coming up, all the buzz about queen bey's latest project. it's good. >> gio: it's really good, and we're going to get a look at your hulu special, which is also so good, so we can't wait for that. >>> let's look at some of the other big stories we're following this saturday morning. a final salute in new york. thousands will pay their last respects to the fallen nypd officer jonathan diller as he is laid to rest today. officer diller was fatally shot during a routine traffic stop in queens on monday. he served on the force for three years and leaves behind a wife and a 9-month-old baby girl. >> trevor: plus, a new trial denied. a judge in new mexico has denied the bid from "rust" movie set armorer hannah gutierrez-reed to get a new trial. three weeks ago she was convicted in the shooting of the cinematographer who was killed by a live on the set by a prop gun that was held by alec baldwin. >> janai:

beyonce herself said recently, this is not a country album, it is a beyonce album. the country music world. what do you see going on? >> beyonce vaguely referenced performing at the 2016 country music awards. how unwelcome she felt in that space. even though the performance was the highest rated segment of the show's history. it was still pulled down from the website. as well as their social media because people were so outraged that she performed. here you have this album that is very vast and experimental. almost 80 minutes long. she reimagines country music and her own way. she puts her own spin on what country means to her. >> she said that caused her to take a deeper dive into the history of country music. tell us more about what you hear. what kind of sounds and what kind of people are looted? >> she pays homage to the first commercially successful black person in history. also the first black woman to perform at the grand ole opry. she is introducing certain songs on the record and talks about john rose and how confining they can be. dolly parton makes an app

. >> jimmy: from beyonce. >> why?. >> jimmy: a third thing. >> but where is it? >> jimmy: beyonce, fly over me again. [ laughter ] we have -- we have -- we have lots to discuss. >> it's just like the things about people like you and me, it's just that -- it's just one -- one thing shy of just being in an institution. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: we have to take care of each other. >> we do. >> jimmy: we have to talk this play. look at this, "appropriate." people are raving. i don't want to -- knock on wood. tony nomination. that's all i'm saying. yep, i squeaked it out like i was a ventriloquist's puppet. [ cheers and applause ] tony nomination. but let me just read some reviews that's happening here. >> oh god. >> jimmy: and plug your ears if you don't want to hear this. but these are great reviews. "entertainment weekly" says, "sarah paulson is monumental among a stellar cast." [ cheers and applause ] "new york times" called your performance "eye opening and sinus clearing." >> is that a compliment -- wait a minute. is th

and beyonce is back with herfirst ever country album.ello. we start this hour in the middle east. syria has blamed israel for air strikes on the northern city of aleppo which have killed at least 42 people and wounded many others. they include syrian soldiers and some fighters from the lebanese group hezbollah. in gaza israel has said it's looking at ways to increase humanitarian aid being sent to the gaza strip and has denied that it places any limits on the amount getting in. on thursday the un's top court ordered israel to take all necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies reached the palestinian population. let's speak to our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, who's injerusalem. if we could start off with that strike on aleppo what more do we know about it? we strike on aleppo what more do we know about it?— strike on aleppo what more do we know about it? we are hearing from the s rians know about it? we are hearing from the syrians very _ know about it? we are hearing from the syrians very clearly _ know ab

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beyonce herself said recently this ain't a country album this is a beyonce album. the attention is because she's going into the country music world. what do you see going on? >> before she introduced this record she vaguely referenced performing at the 2016 country music awards with the chicks and how unwelcome she felt in that space. even though the performance was the highest rate 15d-minute segment in the show's history. it was still pulled down from the award show's website as well as their social media because people were so outraged that she performed. so here we have this 27-track album, it's very vast. very experimental. almost 80 minutes long. where she reimagines country music, not in a traditional way but in a beyonce kind of way. she puts her own spin on what country music means to her. >> she said the past experience caused her to, quote, take a deeperive into the history of country music. tell us more about what you hear, what kind of sounds, what kind of people are included. what has she done? >> she pays homage to linda martell the first commerciall

, we are doing country now, beyoncÉ?f two new country singles that she released off her new album. >> why not country? i started thinking about my mother and my grandmother who were all in texas who gave me an upbringing of summers in the country. >> a cowgirl attitude. reporter: can i tell you my favorite part of your dance? the finger pedestals. -- the finger pistols. >> i don't know how you dance to country music so i made it my own like a lot of people are and had fun with it. >> ♪ this ain't texas ♪ reporter: jasmine jennings is a professional dancer and she created her own line dance which now has over 10 million views. >> it blew up pretty fast. i was surprised that a lot of people enjoyed what i did. someone asked me to make a less complicated version of that so i did. and that one blew up a little bit. and then someone said, ok, do a musical theater version. i had never done musical theater. i had to do a little research on that one. it is just kind of growing. i've seen people bellydancing, river dancing. it is

. >> welcome to the beyonce cowboy carter section. >> gio: everything we know about beyonce's cowboyter, from willie to miley to the beatles. don't miss dolly. ♪ jolene jolene i'm warning you find your own man ♪ >> announcer: live in times square, this is good morning america. >> gio: that album. >> rebecca: truly incredible. good morning america. it is great to be here on this friday morning with eva and gio. this is our act one. we got a lot of news to get to as we head into the holiday weekend. >> eva: we begin with the latest on that investigation into the deadly bridge collapse. >> gio: there are new images from inside the cargo ship that crashed into the francis scott key bridge as the next phase in the recovery shifts into high gear. elizabeth schulze is on the scene with the latest. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning, gio. this is now an around the clock effort by rescue workers to clear the debris of the collapsed key bridge and that container ship so that this vital port can reopen. maryland's governor said at times the water is so dark and murky that divers

and the british boom in country music, as beyonce becomes the latest star to embrace it.newsnight at 10.30, we'll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories, plus a look tomorrow's front pages. good evening. it has emerged the post office spent £100 million of public money fighting wrongly accused sub—postmasters in court, even though it knew its case was untrue. the bbc has uncovered a draft report that reveals that by 2017 the post office had seen evidence showing that the losses at post office branches could have been caused by remote access to its horizon computers by fujitsu, who supplied the system. despite that, the post office's lawyers kept arguing until 2019 that theft or mistakes by sub—postmasters must have been to blame. zoe conway has the story. in howey, mid—wales, there is something missing. for years this house was the village post office, but not any more. this was all part the shop, and then the post office was at the end. joan bailey and her husband had to give up the jobs they loved after being accused of steal

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>>> and from one texan to another, beyonce's act two is finally here. the meg a stars who collaborate with queen bey on cowboy carter. "early today" starts right now. good morning to you. i'm frances rivera. we again begin with the latest developments in baltimore. the white house announcing the release of $60 million to help with rebuilding the francis scott key bridge. special equipment has been sent to help clear the blocked channel, while the search for the remains of the four missing workers continues. here's alice barr. >> reporter: the impact that struck the heart of baltimore. >> the whole bridge just fell down. >> reporter: now rippling across the country, as americans grieve the six lives lost. >> to all the families, we are so sorry for this tragedy. >> reporter: and prepare for potentially wide-ranging effects on the economy, with the port of baltimore one of the busiest in the country shut down. transportation secretary pete buttigieg set to meet with shippers and other supply chain partners. >> to understand their needs and promote a coord

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. >> i said we're doing country now, beyonce?ed "texas hold 'em." >> i started thinking about my mother, and grandmother and who are all in texas and gave me yup bringing like that. >> can i tell you my favorite part of your dance? >> what's that? >> the finger pistols. >> hey! ♪ >> i don't know how you dance country music. so i just made it my own. like a lot of people are. and had fun with it. ♪ >> 30 year-old jasmine general suggestion a professional dancer in fort wayne, indiana. she created her own line dance which now has over 1 million views. >> was surprised that a lot of people enjoyed what i did. so someone asks me to make a less complicated version of that. so i did. and that one blew up aly. >> now, do a musical theater version. a musical theater? so i had to do a little bit of research on that one. and so it's just kind of growing. i've seen people belly dancing. i've seen people riverdancing to that sock. it's spark a lots of creativity and challenging people to move to music that they typically wouldn't. >> while s

well, today is the day beyonce fans have been waiting for. she announced the release of act two during the super bowl last month, and cowboy carter is finally here. >> the 27 track album dropped overnight. there's a long list of features willie nelson, miley cyrus, post malone, dolly parton, beyonce covered dolly's jolene, dolly cane don't take the chance because you think you can. >> that is so great. >> not that one little last. >> even beyonce's youngest daughter, six year old rumi carter, is featured in one track and you were just living your whole life over there. >> hold on, i wish i had a flag. >> yeah. oh, you look really good. missing >> you do look really good. >> it is just a great album. so far we've made through half of it. >> how great is this? >> she looks amazing. >> it's the blue. it's the blue for me. >> i think that you probably amanda, have heard more of the album, the rest of us, because i had a one hour drive from san jose and i'm just popping it on. >> here you are. >> and your number one is jolene. >> everything she sa

beyoncÉ drops "cowboy carter" overnight, her highly anticipated country album that's still all beyoncÉand let's just say the beyhive is riding high. >> this is such a beautiful album. >> today, march 29, 2024. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." let me set the scene for you. i'm coming up the stairs today and all i hear is beyoncÉ blasting from hoda's office. how many times have you listened to this record? >> by the way, this has something for everyone. there is a song called "ya ya" that's fun. it's a beautiful record. it will be fun. >> she needs our help. don't you think? >> yes. we will hear more in a bit. meantime, let's look live at new york's laguardia airport. a busy morning as we are heading out into the weekend. of course, al is tracking storms that might impact your travel plans. >> we will begin once again in baltimore and the site of the francis scott key bridge. the salvage operation is underway. overnight, a barge arrived that carries a crane that

. >>> and this is beyonce country. the star's hily anticipated album "cowboy carter" is here. we'll break down the cameos, the covers, and what has got the bey hive buzzing today. >>> that's going to be fun, but we do begin this hour with the massive complex hour to clear the putapso river. it's going to be one of piece of the huge salvage operation now in its early stages. federal authorities are preparing everyone for a long road to recovery. experts say it could anywhere from 18 months to several years to rebuild. president biden says he'll travel to baltimore next week. he intends to use federal dollars to rebuild that bridge. the white house just approved $60 million in emergency funds to get the redesign and repair efforts moving along. nbc news reporter julia jester is at the scene for us in baltimore. julie, i know we just got an update from maryland's governor. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, kate, we got a bit more insight into what the salvage option is going to entail, and it includes seven crepes, ten tug boats, nine barges, eight salvage vessels, and five c

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beyoncÉ is her own genre, and we are not worthy.t texas ♪ >> reporter: this morning, the beyhive is pulling on their glittery boots to celebrate beyoncÉ's highly anticipated eighth studio album, "cowboy carter." fans already loving the innovative record. >> this is such a beautiful album. >> reporter: with some of country music's biggest names joining the track list. like pioneer linda martel, willie nelson, and the queen of country, dolly parton. >> hey, miss honey bey, it's dolly p. >> reporter: who introduced the interpretation of her own iconic hit, jolene. ♪ jolene, jolene, jolene ♪ >> reporter: one of a few new twists on old favorites. beyoncÉ also collaborating with miley cyrus on most wanted. ♪ i'll be your shotgun rider till the day i die ♪ >> reporter: and featuring rising black country artists on the record. >> that night of the super bowl when she dropped those two songs, i was just fingers crossed, you know. oh, maybe this could be an opportunity for me to work with beyoncÉ. ♪ i'm at the mini-mart ♪ >> reporter: she's f

she publicly said, this is not a country album, this is a beyonce album.from her. cowboy carter it says on the strap, the iconography - from her. cowboy carter it says on the strap, the iconography there i from her. cowboy carter it says on| the strap, the iconography there is a very, very western and country music. there is a specific reason,. the story goes beyonce had one single on a previous album called daddy lessons and in 2016 she performed at the country music awards and there was a lot of backlash to that from audience members to critics and she did not have any place in the country music scene. she says at that moment it spurred her on to prove a point and she could do this and her roots are houston, texas, born and raised in that country lifestyle. it's breaking boundaries of what a lot of fans see as country, notjust the genre but the lifestyle as well. stay there, because she is taking this kind of move in to this different genre, but the numbers that she has accrued so far are pretty impressive. across her previous albums she has already sold

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. >>> plus, on this first day of women's history month, we'll call up the bey hive to discuss how beyonce who is number one on the country music charts is helping shine a light on the black pioneers in the genre, particularly black women. >>> but we begin tonight with the wildest of american dichotomies. the united states is the world's largest carceral state. we put more people in prison than any other country on earth. with about 330 million people in our total population, the u.s. currently has more than 1.7 million of those people in prison. by contrast, the second highest prison population in the world, china, has 1.6 million prisoners out of a population of just under 1.5 billion people. number four incarcrartd, india, has more than 573,000 prisoners out of 1.4 billion people. and number five, russia, has more than 433,000 prisoners that we know of out of 146 million people. including those three americans they're holding hostage and political prisoners. but back to the usa. just to put it in perspective, our prison population amounts to about one quarter of the prison population of

after weeks of hype, beyonce dropped her eighth studio album, cowboy carter. from willie nelson and others, loving the whole miley cyrus. but for 27 tracks? it's going to take a while to get through them all. >> i love that she included miley. miley has one of my favorite covers of "jolene." i love seeing this mix of genres and switching things up. >> totally reinvented. >> if you've ever asked yourself, what's the deal with pop-tarts, jerry seinfeld has the movie for you. >> you have to win. are you making any progress? >> it's not to scale. >> what, are you guys 5 years old? little john john draws better than that. >> the legendary comedian makes his directional debut with "unfrosted", the pop-tarts story. melissa mccarthy, jim gaffe begaccarthy and others join in the story. it's been a little while seince jerry's done a movie. >> even eva longoria did the story of fiery cheetos. >>> after 15 years after making the dark knight, christopher nolan is about to become one of britain's white knights. on thursday, the uk government announced that the director and

the heartwarming message from beyonce to an aspiring young singer that's sure to start your morning on a high note it's pie day, march 14th "early today" starts right now good to be with you, i'm frances rivera we begin with a battle over the most popular social media apps the house has voted overwhelmingly to present a bill that could ban tiktok in the united states. hi, brie lawmakers say this bill does not actually ban tiktok. >> good morning, frances more than two-thirds of the house voted in support of this legislation, which would give the chinese parent company bytedance six months to divest from tiktok. lawmakers say the problem is that tiktok poses a national security risk as long as it's owned by a foreign adversary >> tiktok is a threat to our national security because if is owned by bytedance, which does the bidding of the chinese communist party. we know this because bytedance leadership says so and because chinese law requires it. >> this bill is not a ban, and it's not about tiktok. it's about bytedance >> now tiktok has said this bill would result in a ban of their app

and it's not beyonce this time. >> no, and it's not even the singer. it's ariana grande's 98 year old nonna, her grandmother has become the oldest person to land on the chart following the release of her new collaboration with her granddaughter. >> oh, their new song ordinary things has just landed on the chart at number 55. funny thing is, nothing is done with you. >> and when he'd come home and i'd see him and it gets off that train, it was like god almighty arrived. >> oh, i love that she included her nonna on there. >> that is beautiful. now, if the song wins a grammy next year, her grandma marjorie would become the oldest winner of a grammy award. >> what a beautiful tribute to your grandma to bring her on the song. it's a great song. >> also, i haven't heard it. >> i've just heard a love song and she's kind of talking about seeing her man back in the day and, you know, working through the things. but really, really beautiful. so many people are having like the youngest or the oldest person in all these awards now. >> yeah, we just had john willia

we are beyonce. so beautiful.s blowing my mind right now i know. >> and beyonce lionel also likes flowers. >> i do and i talk about you every day on the show and i've never gotten a note. beyonce. >> even when we don't have a story about you, we find a way it comes out. >> so i'm trying next to another piece of music that is sparking a sensation. >> yes, justin timberlake took to instagram to release or tease that he's releasing some brand new music from nsync. everything's happening and it's just what i imagined. >> i imagine if you feel like loving god is called paradise, it's on his upcoming album, which actually set for release tomorrow, and he's been working out maybe in preps, his wife, jessica biel, posted this ab shot saying, my husband will never post these, but i will. >> a little reminder here. jt is 43 years old. >> he's doing something right. >> i mean, he is fit posing though, right? he's flexing that like, come on, i can do that to a suck it in. yeah that was that was a studio. i mean i mean it look

in an instagram post, beyonce said, quote, this isn't a country album, it's a beyonce album, explaining in part, quote, 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. beyonce also says to expect surprises and collaborations with brilliant artists. she respects, and she says she's honored to be the first black woman to achieve number one on the hot country songs chart. cowboy carter comes out march 29th. >> that's good, i was watching an interview yesterday, the chicks were on the howard stern show talking about their experience in 2016 when they performed with beyonce at the cmas, and they said the crowd wasn't having it. they did not feel it. >> yeah, that was for a song. daddy lessons, which is a great song. >> but the three members of the chicks were like, that was one of the coolest experiences to work with her for one week, she said. consummate professional, like just want to live up to her standard. they had a blast. >> she's doing a lot with that statement. >> when i read that she's saying a lot, she

beyonce's new song, "texas hold 'em." the countdown is on for beyonce's new album. to make a country album. that is coming up. >> george: overnight, the u.s. court of appeals for the fifth circuit issued an order that block texas controversial law from going into effect. arrest people they suspected entering the u.s. illegally and deport them. right now the international olympic committee decided athletes from russia and belarus will not be able to take part in the opening ceremony in the summer olympics this year in paris. some russian athletes will be allowed to compete in the games themselves. >> michael: heads up if you shop at trader joe's. the company has recalled whole cashews because of salmonella contamination. no illnesses have been reported thus far. note winner in last nights mega millions jackpot. $893 million that is. your next chances friday night. that drawing will be for an estimated $977 million. if you are lucky, like clint eastwood. in knights powerball, top prize will be an estimated $687 million. we've got a lot more ahead including amazon's fi

. >>> still ahead, beyoncÉ rolls out her highly anticipated cowboy carter album. >> ♪ at first, i usedtter than bouillon for broth. and then stir fry... sauces... even marinades! and with all the varieties... organic... reduced sodium... and now the culinary collection... ... it's like the deliciousness never ends! make everything better with better than bouillon! >>> the first black man to win a supporting actor oscar has died at 87. he won an academy award for his performance in an officer and a gentleman. he also won an emmy in his role for the miniseries roots. his family did not reveal a cause of death but he announced he had prostate cancer before his death. >>> beyoncÉ is out with a new album paying homage to country music and some under sung black country musicians. take a listen. >> ♪ >> it has been on repeat in my car. the texas born superstar dropped act ii, cowboy carter overnight. features 27 tracks including collaborations with post malone, miley cyrus, dolly parton and a special cover of parton's classic jolene. steel guitarist robert randall, who plays on the song 16 ca

march madness, beyonce. a lot going on. >> rebecca: a lot going on.s used to be my favorite day as a kid. i looked forward to it with my dad and grandfather. it is opening day for major league baseball. the stadiums are getting ready to welcome fans back. the storms have affected some of the games. sam is tracking that. >> robin: he is. he's in for ginger. we're going to begin in baltimore with crews are starting to remove the wreckage of the francis scott key bridge. our transportation correspondent gio benitez is there on the scene for us. we're learning new details about the final moments on that ship before the collision? good morning to you. >> reporter: that's right, robin. good morning. yeah, those details are coming from voice and data recorders that were on that ship. those recorders are now in d.c. being analyzed. as you said, those final minutes are now coming into focus. overnight the ntsb gaining access to preliminary data from the voyage data recorder. the agency hearing audio which hasn't been released yet from the ship's bridge, detail

beyonce fans are embracing what's being called cowboy core, because beyonce has released a new countryn and willy nelson. rob, i love country, not a big beyonce fan. the behive can come after me. they've done it before. can conservatives have anything without liberals invading? >> i'm a beyonce fan and not a country fan. but podcast called can't cancel rob. can't cancel rob smith. i hope the beehive doesn't cancel me. i like the album but don't love it. i love that she covers dolly parton's jolene and she's begging jolene not to take herman. she's saying take him if you want to try it. rachel: interesting. not a fan. i know the beehive, they're mean. >> they'll come for you. yeah, yeah, not ryan, please. rachel: kicking it old school and secondhand clothing markets are booming. it's now a $73 billion business and up 11% since joe biden was in office. they're selling clothes. what is this a sign of? nosotoll jaire for the 9 -- nostalgia for the 90s or bidenomic s? >> i think both. nintendo 6 64s are $5,000 and i wish i would have saved money but a luxury clothing resell market and it's

now even the global megastar — beyonce — is embracing the genre, with the release of her first country if you haven't heard of chapel hart yet, you soon will. # oh,jolene...# it's an energy here, with the fans here that is unmatched. uk fans hit so different. like, y'all are a different breed, and we absolutely love it. # you can have him, jolene... they're one of many up and coming artists who are drawn to the uk's rapidly growing country scene. #jolene... beyonce's move into country is being hailed as a game—changer for a genre that's now taking on the mainstream. i feel like we're next level. i think artists like beyonce, post malone, lana del rey doing things in country music is helping us get that exposure. i think it's a new time for country music in the uk, kind of going more mainstream, which i'm really excited about. this will be the biggest year for country in the uk, with more artists playing here than ever before. including grammy award winning duo brothers osborne, who first came to the uk nearly a decade ago. the whole purpose of us coming over here and playing our music