Yahoo

Beyonce’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ sounds an awful lot like the ‘Franklin’ theme song

This ain’t no Texas, ain’t no Turtle. Fans of Beyoncé’s country song “Texas Hold ‘Em” were left dumbfounded when several social media users pointed out similarities between the track and, well, the ...
The Grio

Is Beyoncé’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ a country song?

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Is Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” a country song? I ask because many country ...
Complex

Songs That Made Drake's "Hold On, We're Going Home" Possible

Drake is no stranger to dramatic left turns in his career. It's how he got started in the first place, as a former child TV star signing to Lil Wayne's record label. He has always flipped between ...
Rolling Stone

Beyoncé Just Became the First Black Woman Artist With a Number One Country Song

Beyoncé has become the first Black woman artist ever to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart in the modern history of country music, thanks to her country debut “Texas Hold ‘Em,” which also opened ...
USA Today

Beyoncé makes history, debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs

Beyoncé-Knowles Carter is now the first Black woman to top Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart after her single "Texas Hold 'Em" debuted at No. 1. Her other single "16 carriages" hit No. 9 on the ...
Rolling Stone

Beyoncé’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ Is the Most Added Song on Country Radio

When Beyoncé released “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages” last week, fans and insiders wondered if country songs from a Black pop star would get a cosign from the industry’s great gatekeeper, country ...