Beyonce storms to first UK no.1 in 14 years

By Reuters
February 25, 2024

LONDON: U.S. music superstar Beyonce secured her first UK no.1 single in 14 years on Friday, when her new country hit “Texas Hold ‘Em” stormed straight to the top spot in the British charts.

Beyoncé accepts Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for “Renaissance” during the 65th Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena on February 5, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.  AFP
Beyoncé accepts Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for “Renaissance” during the 65th Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena on February 5, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.  AFP

The song is one of two Beyonce released after making a surprise appearance in a Super Bowl commercial earlier this month in which the 32-time Grammy Award winner quipped about “breaking the internet” minutes before announcing a forthcoming album. “Texas Hold ‘Em” is Beyonce’s sixth UK No. 1 single and her first in 14 years after she last topped the British charts in 2010 with Lady Gaga’s “Telephone”, the Official Charts Company said. Her last solo UK No. 1 was in 2008 with “If I Were A Boy”.