Beyoncé: Renaissance star loved country music as a baby, dad reveals - BBC News

Dr Matthew Knowles says his daughter was inspired by her grandfather's favourite country music as a child.

1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Beyoncé's highly anticipated new album is due to be released next monthBy Luke Wolstenholme & Riyah CollinsBBC NewsbeatIn case you've been living under a rock, Beyoncé is releasing country music and it's already topping charts.

Her new hit Texas Hold 'Em is the first song by a black woman to debut at top spot on the Billboard country chart.

The pivot from R&B and pop may have come as a surprise to some but her dad thinks it's always been in her blood.

Dr Matthew Knowles tells BBC Asian Network that as a child Beyoncé would spend time with his parents in Alabama who loved country music.

"When Beyoncé was a little baby, and I'm talking two-three years old, she would go down and spend the summer with my parents," Dr Knowles says.

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