Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are seemingly on friendly terms, but that friendship doesn’t seem to have extended into their work just yet.
According to report, despite rumors to the contrary, or what fans thought they might have heard, Bey’s new album Cowboy Carter does not feature any vocals from pop’s other megastar.
On Friday (March 29), Entertainment Tonight learned that while Swifties speculated that Taylor provided background vocals on “Bodyguard,” the rumors — caused in part by someone in Beyoncé’s inner circle — were ultimately false.
Last month, Killah B teased a collaboration with Swift, though when the beatmaker shared the information Cowboy Carter was still known as Renaissance Act II.
Killah B, who wrote and produced on “Texas Hold ‘Em,” spoke to TMZ about the much-anticipated project when the news of its arrival was first shared on Super Bowl Sunday.
Asked by the presenters about a potential collaboration with a country artist that is clearly Swift, the producer replied: “You gonna have to wait and see,” before he added: “Let’s just say she is on the approach of shocking the world. I’ll let your imagination decide what that means.”
Regardless of who – or who does not – appear on Cowboy Carter, it’s clear that the album is an unimpeachable hit.
Billboard reported that the album was officially Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day in all of 2024 as of release day (March 29). The project’s “Texas Hold Em” was streamed more than 200 million additional times before the album’s release.
“Cowboy Carter [also] has the biggest debut to date earning more first-day streams on Amazon Music globally than any of her previous albums. The album also marks the most first-day streams for a country album by a female artist in the history of Amazon Music,” reported the outlet.
Cowboy Carter is also a family affair, as it features a guest appearance from six-year-old daughter Rumi Carter.
While the eagerly anticipated project features big names such as Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Dolly Parton, and Willie Nelson, Queen Bey also collaborated with Rumi, one of the twins she gave birth to in 2017.
Rumi appears on “Protector,” the fourth song on the lengthy 27-track country album. She can be heard briefly in the intro, where she says: “Mom, can I hear the lullaby please?”
A tender acoustic ballad, the song is about Beyoncé’s love of her children and features lyrics such as: “I will lead you down that road if you lose your way/ Born to be a protector/ Even though I know someday you’re gonna shine on your own/ I will be your projector.”
