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Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to top US Hot 100 with country song


Success follows controversy over one Oklahoma radio station refusing to play the song and some questioning her genuine connection to the genre

Beyoncé has become the first Black woman to reach the US No 1 spot with a country song with her new single Texas Hold ’Em, after debuting last week at No 2. skip past newsletter promotion A weekly comprehensive email on all things Taylor Swift Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, affirmed the Houston family’s links to “cowboy culture” after some questioned the singer’s connection to country.

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