Beyoncé.Photo:Kevin Mazur/GettyBeyoncéfans, rejoice!The music superstar, 42, surprise dropped two new songs from herupcoming country albumon Sunday evening.The first track, titled “Texas Hold ‘Em,” evokes Beyoncé’s 2016 song “Daddy Lessons” from herLemonadealbum, and finds her singing, “This ain’t Texas / Ain’t no hold ‘em / So lay your cards down, down, down, down.“The single’s cover art shows Beyoncé wearing a metallic breastplate, along with a black cowboy hat, large earrings and a black belt with a strategically placed heart pendant.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The second song, “16 Carriages,” is another country track, in which Beyoncé sings atop a strong rustic beat.“Sixteen carriages drivin’ away while I watch them ride with my dreams away / To the summer sunset on a holy night / On a long back road, all the tears I find,” themother of threesings on the track’s chorus.“Fifteen innocents was gone astray / Had to leave my home at an early age,” she continues in another verse. “I saw mama prayin’, I saw daddy grind / All my tender problems, had to leave behind.“In that song’s cover art, Beyoncé is photographed in black and white, wearing a black cowboy hat with her hair styled in a wavy bob.Beyoncé’s latest offerings were released shortly after she revealed that the second act of herRenaissancealbum, the first part of which dropped in 2022, will be released in March.In anInstagram clipthat showed Beyoncé driving through the desert, she gave fans a glimpse into her new sound, before teasing the project’s release date.Beyoncé.Kevin Mazur/GettyThe album and song announcements came after Beyoncé teased her list of “firsts” intending to break the Internet in a Verizon Wireless commercial that aired amid the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ersSuper Bowl LVIIImatchup.“Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages” are available to stream and purchase now. Beyoncé’s new albumwill drop on March 29.
Beyoncé.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty

Kevin Mazur/Getty
Beyoncéfans, rejoice!The music superstar, 42, surprise dropped two new songs from herupcoming country albumon Sunday evening.The first track, titled “Texas Hold ‘Em,” evokes Beyoncé’s 2016 song “Daddy Lessons” from herLemonadealbum, and finds her singing, “This ain’t Texas / Ain’t no hold ‘em / So lay your cards down, down, down, down.“The single’s cover art shows Beyoncé wearing a metallic breastplate, along with a black cowboy hat, large earrings and a black belt with a strategically placed heart pendant.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The second song, “16 Carriages,” is another country track, in which Beyoncé sings atop a strong rustic beat.“Sixteen carriages drivin’ away while I watch them ride with my dreams away / To the summer sunset on a holy night / On a long back road, all the tears I find,” themother of threesings on the track’s chorus.“Fifteen innocents was gone astray / Had to leave my home at an early age,” she continues in another verse. “I saw mama prayin’, I saw daddy grind / All my tender problems, had to leave behind.“In that song’s cover art, Beyoncé is photographed in black and white, wearing a black cowboy hat with her hair styled in a wavy bob.Beyoncé’s latest offerings were released shortly after she revealed that the second act of herRenaissancealbum, the first part of which dropped in 2022, will be released in March.In anInstagram clipthat showed Beyoncé driving through the desert, she gave fans a glimpse into her new sound, before teasing the project’s release date.Beyoncé.Kevin Mazur/GettyThe album and song announcements came after Beyoncé teased her list of “firsts” intending to break the Internet in a Verizon Wireless commercial that aired amid the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ersSuper Bowl LVIIImatchup.“Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages” are available to stream and purchase now. Beyoncé’s new albumwill drop on March 29.
Beyoncéfans, rejoice!
The music superstar, 42, surprise dropped two new songs from herupcoming country albumon Sunday evening.
The first track, titled “Texas Hold ‘Em,” evokes Beyoncé’s 2016 song “Daddy Lessons” from herLemonadealbum, and finds her singing, “This ain’t Texas / Ain’t no hold ‘em / So lay your cards down, down, down, down.”
The single’s cover art shows Beyoncé wearing a metallic breastplate, along with a black cowboy hat, large earrings and a black belt with a strategically placed heart pendant.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
The second song, “16 Carriages,” is another country track, in which Beyoncé sings atop a strong rustic beat.
“Sixteen carriages drivin’ away while I watch them ride with my dreams away / To the summer sunset on a holy night / On a long back road, all the tears I find,” themother of threesings on the track’s chorus.
“Fifteen innocents was gone astray / Had to leave my home at an early age,” she continues in another verse. “I saw mama prayin’, I saw daddy grind / All my tender problems, had to leave behind.”
In that song’s cover art, Beyoncé is photographed in black and white, wearing a black cowboy hat with her hair styled in a wavy bob.
Beyoncé’s latest offerings were released shortly after she revealed that the second act of herRenaissancealbum, the first part of which dropped in 2022, will be released in March.
In anInstagram clipthat showed Beyoncé driving through the desert, she gave fans a glimpse into her new sound, before teasing the project’s release date.
Beyoncé.Kevin Mazur/Getty

The album and song announcements came after Beyoncé teased her list of “firsts” intending to break the Internet in a Verizon Wireless commercial that aired amid the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ersSuper Bowl LVIIImatchup.
“Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages” are available to stream and purchase now. Beyoncé’s new albumwill drop on March 29.
source: people.com