Beyoncé oozed country style in a skinтιԍнт leather cowgirl ensemble for her latest sizzling Instagram album this weekend.
The 42-year-old is currently basking in the thunderous reception to Cowboy Carter, the new country album she dropped Thursday night.
She herself rang in the album’s arrival by conducting a signing for her delighted fans at the Tower Records in Tokyo’s Shibuya City.
On Saturday, she fired up her Instagram page to post a smoldering album of glamour sH๏τs, showing her in her album signing gear.
For her public appearance in Tokyo, the Texas-born songstress was decked out in a walnut brown dress that clung to her statuesque frame.
She teamed the frock with a matching pair of opera gloves and a towering set of stilettos, as well as of course the requisite cowgirl hat.
Sporting a platinum blonde hairdo that cascaded over her shoulders in silken curtains, the global superstar accented the look with bronze-tinted shades.
On occasion she also threw on a coat that matched her dress, flinging it fashionably over her shoulders without putting her arms in the sleeves.
Beyoncé included a couple of pH๏τos that showed the rapturous reaction of her fans, including one who was reduced to tears upon meeting her.
Cowboy Carter bowed at midnight EST Friday and immediately became most-streamed album in a single day on Spotify this year, Billboard reported.
The album included a polarizing cover of Dolly Parton’s 1973 classic Jolene, as well as a duet with Miley Cyrus called II Most Wanted.
One of the headline-grabbing tracks is Protector, which includes an intro by Beyoncé’s six-year-old daughter Rumi by Jay-Z.
The collaboration comes about three years after Beyoncé and her eldest daughter Blue Ivy, 12, won a Grammy for their collaboration Brown Skin Girl.
Last week, when Beyoncé unveiled the cover art for Cowboy Carter, she also addressed the backlash she received for entering the genre.
‘Today marks the 10-day countdown until the release of act ii,’ the Grammy winner began. ‘Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of the supporters of [the album’s singles] TEXAS HOLD ‘EM and 16 CARRIAGES.’
She continued: ‘I feel honored to be the first Black woman with the number one single on the H๏τ Country Songs chart. That would not have happened without the outpouring of support from each and every one of you.’
The Texas-born songstress added: ‘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.’
Her album cover shows Beyoncé on horseback, brandishing an American flag while wearing a red, white and blue leather outfit with a silver Stetson.
She has on a mᴀssive silver wig that flutters in the breeze, as well as a sash with the album’s name draped across her front.
‘This album has been over five years in the making. It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn’t,’ Beyoncé wrote in the caption.
‘But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of Country music and studied our rich musical archive. It feels good to see how music can unite so many people around the world, while also amplifying the voices of some of the people who have dedicated so much of their lives educating on our musical history.’
She added: ‘The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me. act ii is a result of challenging myself, and taking my time to bend and blend genres together to create this body of work.’
Beyoncé teased: ‘I have a few surprises on the album, and have collaborated with some brilliant artists who I deeply respect. I hope that you can hear my heart and soul, and all the love and pᴀssion that I poured into every detail and every sound.’
She explained: ‘I focused on this album as a continuation of RENAISSANCE…I hope this music is an experience, creating another journey where you can close your eyes, start from the beginning and never stop.’
