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Country Radio Has Been Slow to Play Beyoncé’s New Music, But That Doesn’t Mean It Won’t
Beyoncé's new music is country in style. But will country radio play it?
During Sunday night’s Super Bowl, Beyoncé dropped two new country-flavored songs, the galloping “Texas Hold ‘Em,” and the more reflective “16 Carriages.” But country radio stations have been initially slow to add the Houston-born superstar. On Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 13), Columbia officially serviced “Texas Hold ‘Em” to country radio, whereas it had previously been sent to other formats, according to a source. CMT immediately added “Texas Hold ‘Em” to its branded streaming stations and anticipates playing a video once one is released.
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