On 'Cowboy Carter,' Beyoncé's country is as broad as the public she serves

Cowboy Carter as she sets out to prove, once and for all, that she can hold it down in any genre she damn well pleases.'/>

The Houston-bred artist's new album uses country as a trapdoor into a sweeping genre expression. By adopting the role of the outlaw, she's free to toss all rules into the trash heap.