The eighth studio album of Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter, who is mononymously known as Beyoncé, is titled “Cowboy Carter”. It was released by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records on March 29, 2024.
On May 31, 2024, “Ezra” hit theaters in the United States. It is a comedy drama film distributed by Bleecker Street, an independent film company based in New York City, New York, United States.
“Cowboy Carter”
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, USA, Beyoncé attended St. Mary’s Catholic Montessori School, the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and Alief Elsik High School, which are all in Houston. She turned 42 on September 4, 2023.
In 2016, Beyoncé released “Daddy Lessons”, her first Americana-country music record. It is one of the 12 songs in her sixth studio album “Lemonade”.
From 2019 to 2024, Beyoncé recorded “Cowboy Carter” in East Hampton, New York, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA and in Los Angeles, California, USA. The album has 27 tracks.
- “American Requiem“
- “Blackbird” with Brittney Spencer, Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy
- “16 Carriages“
- “Protector” with Rumi Carter
- “My Rose“
- “Smoke Hour / Willie Nelson” with Willie Nelson
- “Texas Hold ‘Em“
- “Body Guard“
- “Dolly P” with Dolly Parton
- “Jolene“
- “Daughter“
- “Spaghetti” with Linda Martell, Shaboozey
- “Alligator Tears“
- “Smoke Hour II” with Willie Nelson
- “Just for Fun” with Willie Jones
- “II Most Wanted” with Miley Cyrus
- “Levii’s Jeans” with Post Malone
- “Flamenco“
- “The Linda Martell Show” with LindaMartell
- “Ya Ya“
- “Oh Louisiana“
- “Desert Eagle“
- “Riiverdance“
- “II Hands II Heaven“
- “Tyrant” with Dolly Parton
- “Sweet / Honey /Buckiin‘” with Shaboozey
- “Amen“
“Ezra”
Born in New York City, Tony Spiridakis turned 66 on January 17, 2024. Born in Los Angeles, Anthony Howard “Tony” Goldwyn turned 64 on May 20, 2024.
“Ezra” was written by Spiridakis and directed by Goldwyn. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on September 9, 2023.
The film is about Bobby Cannavale‘s character Max a former comedy writer who became a struggling stand-up comedian living with his father Stan played by Robert de Niro. Max’s former wife Jenna is played by Rose Byrne, his son Ezra is played by William Fitzgerald and Jenna’s current boyfriend Bruce is played by Goldwyn.
Whoopi Goldberg plays Max’s manager Jayne. Also in the cast are Alex Plank, Geoffrey Owens, Matilda Lawler, Rainn Wilson and Vera Farmiga.
