BEYONCE: ALLEGEDLY DECIDES TO PIMP OUT COUNTRY MUSIC FOR NEW ALBUM....

On Sunday night, Beyonce performed a country version of "Irreplaceable" at the American Music Awards. So inspired by the performance that she has supposedly decided to put out a country album instead. Apparently, she has decided she wants her next album to feature just country and western songs. Beyonce is reported to have contacted Amanda Ghost earlier this week, the songwriter behind James Blunt's smash hit single "Your Beautiful" [READ MORE]:

First it was reported that Timbaland was to produce a large bulk of Beyonce's album. Then it was reported that Beyonce's new album will take the euro pop/dance route and now Beyonce's new album will be Country one instead. If Beyonce abandons her R&B fanbase she will flop. How are you going to abandon the very fanbase who put you where you are today? R&B is what Beyonce stands for. She has the voice for it and she has put out some extremely catchy R&B songs. B'Day wasn't as good as Dangerously In Love and previous Destiny's Child records (The Writings On The Wall, Destiny Fulfilled), but Beyonce has proven she can carefully put together a well crafted, infectious R&B number. Take Crazy In Love for instance. They still play that at the clubs, more than any of the joints on the B'Day album. I'm all for a light change, but I can't respect an artist who will pimp out a sound just because it's favourable especially if she's not notorious for producing music of that genre. Leave country alone to those who have a severe passion for it and for whom it suits - Leann Rimes, Carrie Underwood, etc.