Beyonce is the black female artist to have a number one country song, according to Billboard.

Beyonce is the black female artist to have a number one country song, according to Billboard.

The native Texas, who was raised in Houston, announced two songs soon after Texas Hold’ Em and 16 Carriages; the singles were both released on Super Bowl Sunday after her Verizon commercial/album announcement.

 

 

Beyoncé becomes the first Black woman to top Billboard's Hot Country Songs  chart

 

 

She appeared to dropping hints one week prior to the Super Bowl – during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards on February 4.

Beyonce wore a Louis Vuitton jacket and skirt from the label’s collection created by Pharrell Williams.

She completed the look with a cowboy hat, seemingly hinting at the direction her music is taking.

Cowboy Carter will be her eighth studio album, released via Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records.

Texas Hold’ Em reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, after it initially debuted on the charts at the No. 2 position.