#jolien, jolien, # jolien, jolien, jolien.e's black roots. and it's got wide range — from rock, folk and funk inspired hits — to as you just heard a rendition of dolly parton�*s classic, jolene. and the queen of country music herself has praised the rendition in a social media post saying: "wow, ijust heard jolene. "beyonce is giving that girl some trouble "and she deserves it! "love dolly p." beyonce's now the first black woman to top billboard's country music chart last month with her hit, texas hold �*em. her album has sparked conversation about black represenation in country music, a genre where many black artists still face discrimination. american singer—songwriter tanner adell, who appears on the album, says the release is a special moment for artists like her. when speaking to bbc radio, she said: "there's lots of us in country music. "this is music that my ancestors played "and instruments that my ancestors created." for more on this pop culture moment, i'm joined by brooklyn white—grier who joins us from fort worth,