Beyoncé’s latest album Cowboy Carter is a family affair as it features a guest appearance from six-year-old daughter Rumi Carter.
While the eagerly anticipated project features big names such as Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, Queen Bey also collaborates with Rumi, one of the twins she gave birth to in 2017.
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Rumi appears on “Protector,” the fourth song on the lengthy 27-track country album, and can be heard briefly in the intro where she says: “Mom, can I hear the lullaby please?”
A tender acoustic ballad, the song is about Beyoncé’s love of her children and features lyrics such as: “I will lead you down that road if you lose your way/ Born to be a protector/ Even though I know someday you’re gonna shine on your own/ I will be your projector.”
The heartfelt song quickly stirred an emotional response from fans following Cowboy Carter‘s release on Friday (March 28).
One wrote on social media: “k but Beyoncé wait because I wasn’t ready for PROTECTOR” alongside a gif of Dua Lipa crying.
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Another said: “PROTECTOR IS A MASTERPIECE OH BEYONCÉ I’M WEEPING” while sharing an equally emotional gif.
Check out more reactions below.
k but Beyoncé wait because I wasn’t ready for PROTECTOR pic.twitter.com/rl6jCqmudt
— His Thighness (@essarknight) March 29, 2024
PROTECTOR IS A MASTERPIECE OH BEYONCÉ I’M WEEPING😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/ByLowxlGnB
— 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆🫧💚 (@beyoncegarden) March 29, 2024
Beyoncé on Protector!!!! YALL pic.twitter.com/QYao6T5IJX
— 💫 (@heyjaeee) March 29, 2024
Rumi is not the first of Beyoncé’s children with husband JAY-Z to have appeared on a song with her.
The singer’s eldest daughter, Blue Ivy, appeared on “Brown Skin Girl” from 2019’s The Lion King soundtrack album.
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As a result of the track, Blue, then 9-years-old, became the second youngest person to ever win a Grammy after it won Best Music Video.
Blue also featured prominently in her mother’s 2023 documentary Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.
Cowboy Carter is Beyoncé’s eighth studio album and inspired by country music, as well as gospel and blues.
The album features an array of country artists including legends such as Parton and Nelson, in addition to rising stars such as Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer and Shaboozey.
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Stevie Wonder, Nile Rodgers and Jon Batiste also make contributions to the album, which runs for one hour and 20 minutes.
Cowboy Carter is also notable for its covers of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” and “Blackbird” by The Beatles.
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It was previously rumored that Taylor Swift would feature on the album and that Travis Scott would be involved after his vocals were used in an ad for the LP.
Beyoncé is thought to be working on a third album as part of a trilogy that began with 2022’s Renaissance.
