Dolly has spoken!
Last week, Dolly Parton posted a message on social media congratulating Beyoncé on her first hit on the Hot Country Songs chart with “Texas Hold 'Em,” writing, “I'm a huge Beyoncé fan and I'm so excited to who has made a country album. . Congratulations on her number one single on Billboard Hot Country. I can't wait to hear the full album! With love, doll.”
Parton is affectionately known as the Queen of Country, but she herself is no stranger to crossing genre lines, from her pop music in the 1970s and 1980s to her most recent album. Rock starwhich he made in response to his 2022 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
On the new Billboard Pop Shop podcast (listen below), we talk about why Parton's endorsement of Beyoncé's country era is so meaningful and so appropriate.
Also on the show, we get news about “Texas Hold 'Em” reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, marking Beyoncé's ninth No. 1 on the charts. Additionally, Doja Cat scores her eighth No. 1 on the Pop Airplay chart as “Agora Hills” hits the top of the chart, while Taylor Swift surpasses a Billboard 200 record long held by the Beatles.
He Billboard Pop Store Podcast is your one stop shop for everything pop on BillboardWeekly charts. You can always count on lively discussion of the latest pop news, fun chart statistics and stories, new music, and interviews with music stars and people from the pop world. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can listen to BillboardWest Coast Executive Digital Director Katie Atkinson and BillboardKeith Caulfield's CEO, Charts and Data Trading every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the program. on Billboard.com.)
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