LANDOVER, Md. ( DC News Now) — The “Beyhive” was swarming for night two of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour at Northwest Stadium. Thousands of fans waited for hours in the brutal heat to get merchandise and try to get close to the stage. Many fans brought manual and electric fans to try to stay cool, with some finding spots of shade to rest in.

"Cowboy Carter" tour during her final night in Houston at the NRG Stadium. The singer was a vision in a romantic red ensemble by McQueen, with a pair of lace booties to match.

In its Grammy-winning exploration and illumination of the oft-obfuscated Black roots of American country music (and early rock ‘n' roll), Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter LP found the music icon squaring her personal catharsis (the album was largely made in response to her negative experience at the 2016 CMA Awards) with a look at how the recording industry mirrors the exploitation and discardment of Black minds and lives in America at large.