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Beyonce first Black woman in history to top U.S. country charts

Becomes just the 4th act and first woman to top both Hot Country and Hot R&B song listings
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FILE - Beyonce performs at a Get Out the Vote concert for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2016. Beyonce teased the possibility of new music during a Verizon Super Bowl ad, and then added a cryptic Instagram video that ended with the words 鈥渁ct ii鈥 and a release date of March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Beyonc茅 made history once again: The has become the first Black woman to top Billboard鈥檚 country music chart.

The Grammy winner achieved the feat after her new single 鈥淭exas Hold 鈥楨m鈥 reached No. 1 on the country airplay chart this week. She dropped the song on Feb. 11 鈥 鈥 along with her other single 鈥16 Carriages,鈥 which debuted at No. 9 on the same chart.

Both songs are expected to be featured on Beyonc茅鈥檚 upcoming, country-themed album, which is referred to as 鈥渁ct ii,鈥 on March 29. It鈥檚 a follow-up offering to her 2022 album 鈥淩enaissance,鈥 which is frequently referred to as 鈥淎ct I: Renaissance.鈥

Beyonc茅 announced the full-length new album after a Verizon commercial she starred in aired during the this month.

Beyonc茅 is also the first woman to claim the top spot on the Hot Country Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts since both began in 1958, according to Billboard. The only other acts who have topped both include Justin Bieber, Billy Ray Cyrus and Ray Charles.

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