Country Music Icon Dolly Parton Congratulates Beyonce On Country Chart Record

The country legend and Rock Hall-inductee Dolly Parton said  “I’m a big fan of Beyonce and very excited that she’s done a country album,” writes Parton on social media. “So congratulations on your Billboard Hot Country number one single. Can’t wait to hear the full album!” The album Renaissance Act II, due out March 29. Beyonce made her debut on Billboard’s streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart (dated Feb. 24) with her first two entries on the survey: “Texas Hold ‘Em” at No. 1 and “16 Carriages” at No. 9. With “Texas Hold ‘Em,” she becomes the first Black woman, to have topped the Hot Country Songs tally. Act II will mark Bey’s eighth studio record. It’ll also vie to become her eighth straight No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, as all seven of her previous LPs have debuted atop the chart — from 2003’s Dangerously in Love to Renaissance, her most recent effort from 2022.

Source: Billboard