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By: Melinda Newman
On Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter , released Friday (March 29), the superstar salutes pioneering country artist Linda Martell, the first Black woman to
Melinda Newman is the Executive Editor for the West Coast and Nashville at Billboard. With a background in music journalism, Melinda has written for various publications such as Rolling Stone, Billboard, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. She has a deep passion for music, particularly for artists like Bruce Springsteen, and her work covers a wide range of topics in the music industry.
