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Eugene

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Wed Feb 21, 2024, 07:39 PM Feb 2024

Beyonce becomes first Black woman to claim top spot on Billboard's country music chart

Source: Associated Press

Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to claim top spot on Billboard’s country music chart

Updated 4:50 PM EST, February 21, 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Beyoncé made history once again: The superstar singer has become the first Black woman to top Billboard’s country music chart.

The Grammy winner achieved the feat after her new single “Texas Hold ‘Em” reached No. 1 on the country airplay chart this week. She dropped the song on Feb. 11 — during the Super Bowl — along with her other single “16 Carriages,” which debuted at No. 9 on the same chart.

Both songs are expected to be featured on Beyoncé's upcoming, country-themed album, which is referred to as “act ii,” on March 29. It’s a follow-up offering to her 2022 album “Renaissance,” which is frequently referred to as “Act I: Renaissance.”

Beyoncé announced the full-length new album after a Verizon commercial she starred in aired during the Super Bowl this month.

Beyoncé is also the first woman to claim the top spot on the Hot Country Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts since both began in 1958, according to Billboard. The only other acts who have topped both include Justin Bieber, Billy Ray Cyrus and Ray Charles.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/beyonce-country-music-texas-hold-em-65daed689172543369b4d080580da3c6


Beyoncé's highly anticipated new album is due to be released next month (Getty Images)

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Source: BBC

Beyoncé: Renaissance star loved country music as a baby, dad reveals

21 February 2024

By Luke Wolstenholme & Riyah Collins
BBC Newsbeat

In case you've been living under a rock, Beyoncé is releasing country music and it's already topping charts.

Her new hit Texas Hold 'Em is the first song by a black woman to debut at top spot on the Billboard country chart.

The pivot from R&B and pop may have come as a surprise to some but her dad thinks it's always been in her blood.

Dr Mathew Knowles tells BBC Asian Network that as a child Beyoncé would spend time with his parents in Alabama who loved country music.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-68357738

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Beyonce becomes first Black woman to claim top spot on Billboard's country music chart (Original Post) Eugene Feb 2024 OP
The right wingers heads must be exploding also that Tracey Chapmans fast car has also gone up in the music kimbutgar Feb 2024 #1
This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2024 #2

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1. The right wingers heads must be exploding also that Tracey Chapmans fast car has also gone up in the music
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