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Kevin BaconandKyra Sedgwick delivered another farm fresh special, this time with a sweet rendition of Beyoncé’s hit “Texas Hold ‘Em.”
The couple shared a video on Instagram, alongside the caption: “Monday morning serenade. @beyonce #texasholdem.” Playing to an audience of farm friends, Bacon took care of the acoustics while Sedgwick provided back up vocals.
“Texas Hold ‘Em” swooped the Number One spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart on Monday — Beyoncé’s ninth time atop the chart as a solo artist and the 13th in total when including her songs with Destiny’s Child. Last week, the singer became thefirst Black womanin modern music history to top the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, where “Texas Hold ‘Em” continues to reign.
The 32-time Grammy winnerannouncedher eighth studio album,Act II, during the Super Bowl earlier this month. The LP serves as the second installment of her three-partRenaissanceproject, and is due March 29. “Texas Hold ‘Em,” along with sister single “16 Carriages,” represents Beyoncé’s boldest venture intocountry musicyet, and her shift into the genre may highlight the music of other Black women in country as well. Billboard reported last week that several other Black female country artists, including Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell, and Rhiannon Giddens (who plays plays banjo and viola on “Texas Hold ‘Em”) saw boosts in their catalog consumption since the release of Beyoncé’s latest singles.
Bacon,whose musical tastes rangefrom Olivia Rodrigotodeath metal,previously took on another Beyoncé track, and in the summer of 2022, played “Heated” for a pair of goats. Last February, the actor and his wife shared their rendition of Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers.” Cyrus herself gave it a seal of approval, writing, “Love this” in a repost of their video.
