"Beyoncé Makes History with No. 1 Country Album on Billboard"

Beyoncé's album "Cowboy Carter" made history by becoming the first album by a Black woman to top Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, with the lead single "Texas Hold 'Em" also reaching No. 1 on the Country Songs chart. The album features collaborations with country legends and contemporary stars, and despite some criticism, it has been a commercial success, selling 407,000 equivalent album units in its first week. Beyoncé has described the album as a personal project born from an experience where she did not "feel welcomed" in the country genre, and it has been endorsed by some country music stalwarts.