Beyonc�� Releases Poker-Themed Track "Texas Hold 'Em" During Super Bowl
Poker got a mainstream shoutout during the biggest advertising day of the year as Beyonc�� revealed and released "Texas Hold 'Em," a new track that will no doubt get a portion of the pop queen's tens of millions of listeners talking about the namesake card game.
Beyonc��, one of the most popular and iconic musicians in the world, teased the new poker-themed single during a Verizon commercial that aired during the first-ever Super Bowl in Las Vegas that saw the Kansas City Chiefs defeating the San Francisco 49ers during overtime in a game for the ages.
Shortly after teasing the song and another titled "16 carriages," Beyonc�� released both tracks on Tidal before they made their way onto other platforms like Spotify and YouTube.
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Poker References In New Beyonc�� Single
As one might expect from someone releasing a song titled "Texas Hold 'Em," Beyonc�� made some poker references and allusions in releasing the tracks.
A minute-long video posted to Beyonc��'s Instagram shows a taxi driving down a dusty road with a Texas vanity plate that reads "HOLD 'EM." Meanwhile, the single's cover art shows Beyonc�� wearing a metallic heart, undoubtedly a reference to one of the four suits in a deck of cards.
Beyonc�� further alludes poker in the chorus lyrics of the new track: "This ain't Texas, ain't no hold 'em. So lay your cards down, down down."
Beyonc�� isn't the first music star to get inspiration from poker �� Lady Gaga's 2008 hit "Poker Face" has more than 1.2 billion views on YouTube alone �� but she is one of the biggest. The Destiny's Child alum is the 50th most listened-to artist in the world on Spotify and is widely regarded as one of the queens of pop and R&B music.
Beyonc�� also announced a new album, Act II, a follow-up to her 2022 album Renaissance, that will be released on March 29.
Beyonc�� is famously married to fellow A-list musician Jay-Z, who is known to be a bit of a poker enthusiast.
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*Lead photo courtesy Parkwood Entertainment
