At the 2020 show, Guyton performed her eye-opening single ' What Are You Gonna Tell Her?” and made history at the time as the first solo Black female country artist to perform at the ACMs. When she states, I’d listen to her, cause I know how it hurts, Beyonce is telling her audience that she understands what it is like to be hurt, and that if she were a boy, she would treat her women better because she could understand where she was coming from. The song follows the announcement that the 'Black Like Me' singer has been nominated for New Female Artist of the Year at the 2021 ACM Awards, set to air on April 18 on CBS at 8PM ET. Beyonce uses pathos, the first of the three appeals in her song by using very descriptive phrases. 'When people see the cover art for my version of ‘If I Were a Boy,' I really hope that people don’t see me, but that they see themselves,' Guyton professes. The singer and new mom called upon D.C.-based artist Jamilla Okubo to design the single's cover art. 'Really this song means so much more to me, and has a completely different meaning, than when I first heard it.' This song represents the release and the birth of something new,' Guyton reflects in a press release. 'It was important for me to record ‘If I Were a Boy’ because I have been fighting in country music for so long to just be accepted for who I am. Read If I Were A Boy - Beyonce Knowles from the story SONG LYRICS by SlendrOus (S.O.) with 2534 reads. The twice-Platinum single reached the top of multiple charts across the globe, including the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Guyton proves she can seamlessly cross between genres as she beautifully blends the song's R&B sound with soothing strings that draw out the emotion. The country singer's demeanor is steady throughout, until she lets her powerhouse vocals fly as she proclaims, ' If I were a boy / I think I could understand / How it feels to love a girl / I swear I'd be a better man.'īeyonce released 'If I Were a Boy' in 2008.

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