Tanner Adell knew she had to do a country version of Beyoncé’s “Drunk in Love”

Tanner Adell was one of millions of Beyoncé fans who saw her performance at the 2018 Coachella music festival and was instantly inspired. In particular, it helped her realize that “Drunk in Love” could work as a country song, and she jumped at the chance to record it that way when the opportunity presented itself.

This opportunity arose when the artist, who hails from Lexington, Kentucky, was asked to contribute to Apple Music Nashville Sessions: Beyoncé covereda special collection of Beyoncé covers by up-and-coming black country artists. Brittney Spencer and Tiera Kennedy, who appear on Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Track “Blackbiird”, also recorded covers for the set.

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE in Nashville this week, Adell said she viewed “Drunk in Love” differently after seeing Beyoncé’s “Beychella” performance and “completely falling in love with the song.” Adell had the idea of ​​covering “Drunk in Love” as a country song in the back of her mind until this opportunity arose.

While some may not think “Drunk in Love” fits perfectly into the country genre, Adell says she and her fellow musicians “really nailed it.” They brought along a pedal steel guitar to recreate Beyoncé’s iconic opening with a country twist.

“There are some guitar riffs in there that are so country they shouldn’t work,” Adell tells PEOPLE. “Every country artist has a song about being drunk, so it was kind of perfect.”

Adell, Kennedy, Spencer and Roberts all appear on “Blackbird,” a cover of the 1968 Beatles song. The “Buckle Bunny” singer is particularly proud of the recording as it is her father’s favorite song. She also hated Beyonce’s decision to perform “Blackbird” as the second song on her album. Cowboy Carter was a great sign of support for her work and that of her colleagues.

The song “sets the tone by saying these girls are safe, and not just these girls in particular, but the girls in country music,” says Adell. She jokingly compared it to Beyoncé “wrapping her victories around us and saying, ‘Time to see my little babies.'”

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Adell calls her appearance on Cowboy Carter a “win” for her and her fans, many of whom heard her hits “Trailer Park Barbie”, “I Hate Texas” and “FU-150” long before the release of “Blackbird”.

“I’ve seen a lot of growth and, I mean, a lot of interest, but I think most of all it’s just opened the door for people to say, ‘Oh, this girl was here,’ because my loyal fan base is like, ‘We were here! We’ve been following her for two years since she started doing this!’ I find that so funny,” Adell says, laughing.

Apple Music Nashville Sessions: Beyoncé coveredwhich also includes Spencer’s cover of “Irreplaceable” and Kennedy’s rendition of “1+1,” is now available to stream exclusively on Apple Music. Adell’s next single is “Too Easy” from the upcoming Twisterswhich will be released in cinemas on July 19th.