AUSTIN, Texas — Beyoncé made history Tuesday after it was announced that her new country song “Texas Hold ‘Em" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming the first Black woman to hold the top spot.
Beyoncé, a Houston native, released two country songs on Feb. 11, “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages,” the latter of which came in at No. 9 on the chart.
The multi-genre superstar announced those two songs during a Verizon commercial that aired during the Super Bowl 58 broadcast, and it was also revealed that Beyoncé’s album “Act II” will be released on March 29.
“Texas Hold ‘Em” is currently in the No. 2 spot on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart behind Jack Harlow's "Lovin on Me."
According to Billboard, Beyoncé is the only person to hold the No. 1 spot on these seven Billboard charts as a solo artist – the Hot 100, Hot Country Songs, Hot R&B Songs, Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, Hot Gospel Songs, Hot Latin Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
She is also the first woman to appear at No. 1 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs lists, joining Morgan Wallen, Justin Bieber, Billy Ray Cyrus and Ray Charles.
All this comes after a country radio station in Oklahoma refused to play Beyoncé’s songs, drawing accusations of racism, according to reporting from the Today.com. The station told Today that they are now playing the song and said they initially refused to play it because they “didn’t know about the song.”