Beyoncé‘s COWBOY CARTER is projected to open at No. 1 on next week’s Billboard 200.
HITS Daily Double reports that Bey’s act ii is estimated to earn over 350,000 equivalent album units in its first week, surpassing RENAISSANCE’S 332,000 debut in August 2022. The 27-track album will earn somewhere between 250 to 300 million streams in the US and recently earned 76 million first-day streams on Spotify to set a new record for the streaming service.
COWBOY CARTER features a wide range of collaborators, including Dolly Parton, Linda Martell, Willie Nelson, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy, Reyna Roberts, Shabooze, Willie Jones, Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Rhiannon Giddens, Stevie Wonder, Nile Rodgers, Raye, Ryan Beatty and Jon Batiste.