The sight of Beyoncé wearing a cowboy hat at last week’s Grammy Awards led many to suspect that the star might be about to enter her country music era, and the release of two new songs - Texas Hold ‘Em and 16 Carriages - seems to bear this out.
Released during the Super Bowl melee, both singles have a markedly different sound to the first Renaissance album, which embraced everything from ‘90s dance music to classic disco.
