Los Angeles, Feb 13:
Beyonca used her appearance in a Super Bowl commercial on Sunday to announce the imminent
release of new music.
In a Verizon ad aired shortly after halftime, Beyoncà engaged in banter with comedian Tony Hale about
doing something to “break the internet” (referring to Verizon’s 5G network). After a few playful
suggestions like “Beyonc-A.I.” and a presidential “BOTUS,” she exclaimed, “Drop the new music,” before
the commercial concluded. Soon after, BeyoncÃ’s website was updated with the announcement of a new
album, identified as “Act II,” set to be released on March 29.
This album seemed to be the second part of BeyoncÃ’s “Renaissance” project, possibly featuring a
country-rock theme, indicated by the sound and look of two new songs, “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16
Carriages,” which quickly appeared online.
“Texas Hold ‘Em” starts with rapid-plucked guitar and transitions into a stomping beat, with BeyoncÃ
rhyming “Texas” and “Lexus” and singing lines like, “It’s a real live boogie and a real live hoedown.” On
“16 Carriages,” an epic ballad, guitars swell with organ-loud percussion as Beyoncà reflects on a life
after losing innocence “at an early age.”
Both songs’ visuals feature Beyoncà in cowboy hats a callback to last year’s Renaissance World Tour
and a continued style signature, as seen at the recent Grammy Awards.
