“Destiny’s Child singer Beyonce Knowles is reportedly recording an album of Cajun music, after falling in love with France while shooting her new movie Pink Panther there. However, instead of recording it in a traditional French style, she has decided to use the Cajun style developed by French settlers in New Orleans.”

I have no indications this is a joke. And if it’s true, I can say, completely irony-free, that it’s awesome.

My secret plan for small-scale rock stardom is to merge Cajun music with indie rock. I’m telling you, it could be huge.

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14 July | 11:57 | Reese

That's my idea - to merge Cajun music with indie rock. However, if you would like to do all the work and assume all the risk, I may be willing to cut you in on some of the profits.

I've also seen that Beyonce/Cajun piece in a couple of places, and I don't know what to make of it. What confuses me the most is this: "However, instead of recording it in a traditional French style, she has decided to use the Cajun style developed by French settlers in New Orleans."

Do you think they mean New Orleans R&B, or do they really mean the music of Nathan Abshire and The Balfa Brothers?

14 July | 12:03 | josh

Yeah, that is unclear.

Although I'd hope that, as a nice Houston girl, Beyonce would know the difference.

Seriously, this would be the biggest boost to the exposure of Cajun culture we've seen since Paul Prudhomme. If it's true.

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Joshua Benton is the director of the Nieman Digital Journalism Project at Harvard University, among other things. Before that, he was a staff writer and columnist for The Dallas Morning News. (More.)