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broke the internet this past weekend with the release music from her upcoming
Act II album… but did you know that one of those tracks features a North Carolina native?!
Rhiannon Giddens, a two-time Grammy winner from Greensboro, plays the banjo in the first 15 seconds of
“Texas Hold ‘Em,” one of two country tracks that Queen Bey dropped on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 11).
As reported by
WRAL, Giddens learned of her cameo on Monday morning.
“Texas Hold ‘Em,” along with the power ballad “16 Carriages,” will be featured on Beyoncé’s country-inspired eighth studio album,
Act II, set to be released on March 29.
The Beyoncé feature is the latest in a list of accomplishments for Giddens. As the lead singer and fiddle/banjo player of the Durham-based
Carolina Chocolate Drops, she won her first Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album in 2011 for the album
Genuine Negro Jig. She won her second Grammy in 2022, when her solo project,
They’re Calling Me Home, won for Best Folk Album.
If you don’t know about Giddens’ remarkable talent, allow us to introduce you! Check out some amazing clips below!