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Stars Who’ve Gone Country: Beyonce, Post Malone and More Musicians Are Headed to the Honky Tonk

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Feb 23, 2024 1:44 pm·

By Jennifer Lenhart

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Stars Who’ve Gone Country: From Beyonce to Post Malone

Darius Rucker

When he found out his rock band, Hootie & the Blowfish, wouldn’t be going on tour back in 2008, “I knew it was time to go to Nashville and see if I could do it,” says the South Carolina native, 56.

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Kelly Clarkson

Pop music made the Texan, 41, famous, but she often croons country tunes on “Kellyoke” and has dueted with Garth Brooks and Jason Aldean.

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Lil Nas X

The provocative Atlanta rapper, 24, first rose to fame with “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, in 2019.

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Beyonce

Her Ivy Park Rodeo collection was the first hint! On March 29, the Houston-born superstar, 42, drops her first country album, Renaissance Act II, with twangy tracks like “Texas Hold ’Em” and “16 Carriages.”

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Nelly

“I always wanted to be an artist that was evolving,” the St. Louis-raised rapper, 49, said of his 2021 album, Heartland, which features guests including Florida Georgia Line, Kane Brown and Jimmie Allen.

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Post Malone

“Country record is coming. We made such sick music down in Nashville,” the Texas-raised singer, 28, said after his debut at the CMAs in 2023 alongside Morgan Wallen.

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Gwen Stefani

She’s an Oklahoma girl now! “I’ve definitely bounced [around] different genres, but this was one I never imagined,” the 54-year-old singer, who’s dabbled in pop, rock and ska, says of being nominated for a CMT Award alongside hubby Blake Shelton.

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Jessica Simpson

“Growing up in Texas, I was always surrounded by country music,” the former pop princess, 43, said of embracing the genre in 2008.

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