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However, as things stand, we’re in the early days of the UK chart race. Beyonce I should have all the cards.
Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” (via Columbia/Parkwood Ent) is “moving like a storm,” according to the Official Charts Company, to lead the chart. First Look Chart Explosion.
Last Friday, February 23, “Texas Hold ‘Em” gave Beyonce her sixth No. 1 in the UK and first in 14 years, when she jumped 9-1. The success of her country-leaning track is the latest sign that UK music fans have developed an appetite for the genre, following the breakthrough last year by Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs.
Currently, Bey leads “Lose Control” by Teddy Swims (Atlántico), rising 3-2 in the First Look tally and taking a leap forward. Benson Boone“Beautiful Things” (Warner Records) is forecast to fall 2-3 when the Official UK Singles Chart is released on Friday 1 March.
Strange things Actor Joe Keery is set to add a UK top 10 hit to his resume with “End of Beginning” (AWAL/DJO), released as his Djo project. He is enjoying a viral turn on TikTok and rises 11-8 on the list.
With the 2024 Brit Awards just around the corner, this year’s winner of the Rising Star honour, Last Dinner Party, could celebrate with a first top 10 single. Their breakthrough track “Nothing Matters” is on the verge of a top-tier appearance, peaking at No. 10 on the chart. “Nothing Matters” appears on the London band’s album Prelude to ecstasy (via Island), which debuted at No. 1 on the Official Albums Chart earlier this month with 32,800 first-week units, the biggest opening week for a band’s debut album since 2015.
The 44th edition of the BRITs is scheduled for this Sunday, March 3 at the O2 in London.
Finally, Calvin Harris and Rag’n’Bone Man’s latest collaboration, “Lovers in a Past Life” (Columbia), is getting closer and closer to the top bracket. It is up 19-11 in the chart update. The British couple’s previous team, “Giant,” peaked at No. 2.