Song of the Day #5,770: ‘II Most Wanted’ – Beyoncé & Miley Cyrus

Continuing my countdown of the songs on Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter

The next two songs on my Cowboy Carter countdown are interesting examples of Beyoncé stirring the pot of pop culture discourse. As she once sang in ‘Formation,’ “you know you that bitch when you ’cause all this conversation.”

As duet partners on this album, Beyoncé chose Post Malone and Miley Cyrus, two white artists who have been criticized in the past for appropriating Black culture, and who have since migrated toward “whiter” genres.

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Song of the Day #5,401: ‘Flowers’ – Miley Cyrus

In the #2 spot on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 is Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers,’ the debut single from her new album Endless Summer Vacation. ‘Flowers’ debuted at #1 11 weeks ago and spent eight non-consecutive weeks atop the chart.

‘Flowers,’ written about the end of Cyrus’ marriage to actor Liam Hemsworth, is her second #1 single, following 2013’s ‘Wrecking Ball.’ Old school Miley hit ‘Party in the U.S.A.’ peaked at #2 back in 2009 (it couldn’t best The Black Eye Peas’ ‘I Gotta Feeling,’ and if remembering those two radio staples doesn’t drop you right back into the late ’00s, nothing will).

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