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\n\t \n\tBeyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u201cTexas Hold \u2018Em\u201d (via Columbia\/Parkwood Ent) is \u201cstorming ahead,\u201d according to the Official Charts Company, to lead the First Look chart blast<\/a>. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cTexas Hold \u2018Em\u201d last Friday<\/a>, Feb. 23 gave Beyonce her sixth U.K. No. 1 and first in 14 years, when it vaulted 9-1. The success of her country-leaning number is the latest signal that U.K. music fans have developed an appetite for the genre, following the breakthrough last year of Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs. <\/p>\n \n\tCurrently, Bey leads Teddy Swims<\/a>\u2019 \u201cLose Control\u201d (Atlantic), rising 3-2 on the First Look tally, and leap-frogging Benson Boone<\/a>\u2019s \u201cBeautiful Things\u201d (Warner Records), predicted to dip 2-3 when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published Friday, March 1. <\/p>\n \n\tStranger Things<\/em> actor Joe Keery is set to add a U.K. top 10 to his resume with \u201cEnd of Beginning\u201d (AWAL\/DJO), released as his project Djo. It\u2019s enjoying a viral turn on TikTok and lifts 11-8 on the chart blast.<\/p>\n \n\tWith the 2024 Brit Awards just around the corner, this year\u2019s recipient of the Rising Star honor, the Last Dinner Party<\/a>, could celebrate with a first top 10 single. Their breakthrough track \u201cNothing Matters\u201d is on the brink of a top tier appearance, rising to No. 10 on the chart blast. \u201cNothing Matters\u201d appears on the London band\u2019s Prelude to Ecstasy<\/em> (via Island), which opened at No. 1<\/a> on the Official Albums Chart earlier this month with 32,800 first-week chart units \u2014 the biggest opening week for a debut album by a band since 2015.<\/p>\n \n\tThe 44th edition of the BRITs is set for this Sunday, March 3<\/a> at The O2 London.<\/p>\n \n\tFinally, Calvin Harris<\/a>\u00a0and Rag\u2019n\u2019Bone Man<\/a>\u2019s latest collaboration \u201cLovers in a Past Life\u201d (Columbia) is climbing ever-closer to the top bracket. It\u2019s up 19-11 on the chart update. The British pair\u2019s previous team-up, \u201cGiant,\u201d peaked at No. 2. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
It\u2019s early days in the U.K. chart race, though, as it stands Beyonc\u00e9<\/a> should hold all the cards.<\/p>\n