The song ” Texas Hold ‘Em » by Beyoncé topped the Hot Country Songs chart on Billboardthe publication announced on Tuesday.
Beyoncé became the first black artist to hold the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in modern country music history, with her debut country song ” Texas Hold ‘Em ,” which also rose to No. 2 on the Hot 100, the publication announced Tuesday.
“ Texas Hold ‘Em » dethroned « I Remember Everything ” by Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves, which spent 20 weeks at No. 1 on the country songs chart and reached the top of the Hot 100 last year. Beyoncé was supported primarily by significant streams and sales, “ Texas Hold ‘Em » having received 19.2 million streams last week and 39,000 traditional sales (according to Luminate).
“ 16 Carriages “, Beyoncé’s other country song, reached number nine on the Hot Country Songs. It has been listened to 10.3 million times and sold 14,000 times.
After the surprise release of these songs last week during the Super Bowl, fans and insiders wondered whether the music would be embraced by the mainstream country music industry. Columbia, Beyoncé’s record label, announced last week that it was officially promoting ” Texas Hold ‘Em » to country radio, and the song became the singer’s first-ever entry on the Country Airplay chart, peaking at number 54.
Beyoncé is not the first woman of color in country music, as other artists like Mickey Guyton and Brittney Spencer have found success in recent years, while Linda Martell led the way as the first black solo artist to achieving success in the genre 50 years ago. But as chart history shows, country music remains overwhelmingly white and predominantly male. Despite the presence of a few female songwriters like Alice Randall and Tayla Parx, no black woman had ever written a number one country song on their own until last year, when Luke Combs had a hit with ” Fast Car » by Tracy Chapman.
The fact that the first black woman to reach the top of the country charts was not a mainstream country artist was probably not lost on the industry. Beyoncé’s country turn comes at a time when pop is embracing the genre more than ever, like Morgan Wallen, Bryan, Combs and Jelly Roll, who are rising to the top of the charts thanks to significant numbers. streaming.
