An Oklahoma country radio station faced serious backlash from its listeners, and people around the world, after refusing to play Beyoncé’s new country single, “Texas Hold ‘Em” WATCH VIDEO BELOW…
One listener, who requested the song but was told “We do not play Beyoncé on KYKC as we are a country music station,” started a revolution.Keep reading to learn what this fan, of the “Beyhive” clan, did to hear his “Queen Bey.”
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On February 11, 2024 – Super Bowl Sunday – Beyoncé released “Texas Hold ‘Em” alongside another single titled “16 Carriages,” offering a preview of her venture into the country music genre.
The circus of controversy started the next day, when a 100.1 KYKC listener, known as Justin or @jussatto on X (formerly Twitter), requested the song, which is part of Beyoncé’s upcoming album, “Act II” of her three-part “Renaissance” project.
Instead of playing the song, the country music radio station in Ada, Oklahoma denied Justin’s email request with a response that says: “We do not play Beyoncé on KYKC as we are a country music station.”
After Justin’s request was denied, he tweeted a screenshot of the station’s reply to the Beyhive community, which fueled a storm of fury.
What happened next
“This station needs to be held accountable for their blatant racism and discrimination against Beyoncé,” the listener wrote on X. “@1001KYKC This is absolutely ridiculous and racist. You guys should be ashamed. I grew up listening to your station.”
He added, “PLEASE EMAIL THE RADIO STATION TO REQUEST THE SONG.“Beyoncé can get them millions of new listeners onto country music, but they want to be prideful, let ‘em know Beyhive,” writes one calling out for support from other Beyoncé fans.
“I’m all the way in Botswana but I’m sending in that email. No to discrimination,” adds another to the post that had 3.4 million views.
A third netizen writes, “I’m guesting KYKC is pretty serious about their country music. But I can’t blame [fans] for requesting Beyoncé, she’s one of the most iconic and influential artists of our time. And KYKC might be missing out on some great music if they’re not open to expanding their playlist!”
Next, offering a bit of history, another user tweets: “[KYKC] rejected the fans’ request based of the discriminating thought that Beyoncé does not belong on a “country radio station,’” it read in part. “It’s time to acknowledge where country music really came from, because it’s a part of Black history. Now pay respect to it.”