Beyoncé has revealed her upcoming country album is titled Act II: Cowboy Carter. The global star shared the news via an Instagram bio update.
Cowboy Carter will be released on March 29 via Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records.
Eight limited editions of the album are available for pre-order on Beyoncé’s official website: two CD box sets (black and red), four vinyls (white, red, blue, black), and two CDs with different cover art.
#BeyHive, we have a title:
actii: COWBOY CARTER
3.29 pic.twitter.com/5229mLcNfG— BEYONCÉ LEGION 𐚁 (@BeyLegion) March 12, 2024
Cowboy Carter will include the lead single “Texas Hold ‘Em,” which spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the B-side “16 Carriages,” which peaked at No. 38 on the same chart. It’s worth nothing “Texas Hold ‘Em” also debuted at No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming the first song by a Black woman to do so.
Cowboy Carter is the second installment of Beyoncé’s three-act project, which started with 2022’s Act I: Renaissance.
Renaissance debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, with 332,000 equivalent units sold in the first week.
Additionally, the now-platinum album won Best Dance/Electronic Music Album at the 65th Grammy Awards in 2023. Beyoncé made history as the first Black woman to win a Grammy in that category.
Beyoncé supported the album on her Renaissance World Tour, which grossed over $579 million worldwide.
Pre-order Act II: Cowboy Carter here.
