Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter: Yeehaw or No Ma'am? The Verdict Unveiled!

We should have known something was up when Beyoncé showed up at the Grammys wearing a cowboy hat.

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After a week, she made her official country music debut by releasing two unexpected singles during the Super Bowl.

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Among them, the Texas Hold 'Em with its banjo-riff became the star's biggest hit in years. It held the top spot in the UK for four weeks, which was her longest run at the top.

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Nashville shrugged her shoulders. The song received very little attention on country radio, despite receiving millions of streams that shot it to the top of Billboard's country chart.

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Basically, Beyoncé knew what to expect.

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She stated on Instagram last week that her new album, Cowboy Carter, was "born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed," despite the fact that she is a Texan and loves country music by nature.

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