Beyoncé reawakens Gay Yee-Haw Agenda with new music & the gays are going brokeback for it
c*nt-ry country.In case you missed the news, Beyoncé is going full-on yee-haw for her upcoming album Act II, dropping on March 29.In the midst of an intense Super Bowl Sunday, Queen Bey slyly announced “new music” via a $30 million Verizon commercial before updating her website and releasing two new tracks: “Texas Hold Em” and “16 Carriages.”Subscribe to our daily newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Over the past few months, there were rumors and hints that the Houston-born singer was eyeing a country moment, especially after she sported that auctioneer-esque hat at the Grammys.So, when the first notes of “Texas Hold Em” rang out on banjo, fans were delighted.
It may not have been the most expected pivot after 2022’s house-inspired Act I: Renaissance –– a love letter to the Black LGBTQ+ community and Beyoncé’s late Uncle Johnny who died of AIDS-related complications –– but that doesn’t the gays weren’t ready to hoedown.
beyonce dropping march 29th gays get ready pic.twitter.com/D5p238N7OEIt also helped that the two new songs are certified bops. “Texas Hold Em” is a burbling and line-dancing worthy ditty inviting listeners to dance in the face of adversity: “It’s a real-life boogie and a real-life hoedown / Don’t be a b*tch come take it to the floor now.”On the other hand, “16 Carriages” is a tears-in-your-beer ballad about learned resilience despite the twists and turns of life: “I might cook, clean, but still won’t fold / Still workin’ all my life, you know / Only God knows.”In fact, some fans were so entranced that they shirked the Super Bowl entirely in favor of a dance party.
