Beyoncé tops UK chart with 'Texas Hold 'Em'

However, as it stands, it's from the early days in the UK chart race Beyoncé must hold all the cards.

Beyoncé's “Texas Hold 'Em” (via Columbia/Parkwood Ent) “moves,” according to the Official Charts Company, to lead the First Look chart explosion.

“Texas Hold'Em” last Friday, February 23, gave Beyonce her sixth UK No.1 and first in 14 years when she won 9-1. The success of her country-based number is the latest sign that British music fans have developed an appetite for the genre, following the discovery of Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs last year.

Bey currently leads Teddy Swims' “Lose Control” (Atlantic), climbing 3-2 in the First Look rankings and jumping. Benson Boone“Beautiful Things” (Warner Records), forecast to drop 2-3 when the official UK Singles Chart is released on Friday, March 1.

Stranger Things Actor Joe Keery is set to add a UK Top 10 to his CV with 'End of Beginning' (AWAL/DJO), released as a Djo project. It's enjoying a viral turn on TikTok and is climbing 11-8 on the blast chart.

With the 2024 Brit Awards just around the corner, this year's Rising Star recipient Last Dinner Party could celebrate with a first top 10 single. Their breakthrough track 'Nothing Matters' is on the verge of a top appearance, climbing to No. 10 on the chart explosion. “Nothing Matters” is featured in the London band Prelude to Ecstasy (via Island), which opened at No. 1 on the Official Albums Chart earlier this month with 32,800 first-week chart units — the biggest opening week for a debut album by a band since 2015.

The 44th edition of the BRITs is set for this Sunday, March 3 at The O2 London.

Finally, Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man's latest collaboration “Lovers in a Past Life” (Columbia) climbs closer and closer to the top. They are 19-11 in the chart update. The British pair's previous group, “Giant,” reached No. 2.