Beyoncé’s daughter Rumi is the youngest female artist on Hot 100 after ‘Cowboy Carter’ feature

Beyoncé‘s daughter, Rumi, has become the youngest female artist to make it on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, thanks to her feature on ‘Cowboy Carter’.

She made her appearance on the album when she featured on the track ‘Protector’ – contributing to the introduction of the soulful ballad. “Mom, can I hear the lullaby please?” she is heard asking at the start of the track, before Beyoncé comes in with the opening lyrics.

The track debuted at Number 42 on the Hot 100 charts, following the release of the album last month.

With the accomplishment, Rumi has surpassed the record set by her older sister Blue Ivy – who held the title after joining her mother on the track ‘Brown Skin Girl’, made for the Lion King: The Gift soundtrack. Blue Ivy was seven years old at the time, whereas Rumi was six years and nine months old.

Check out the song below.

Currently, the title of the youngest artist ever to feature on the Hot 100 overall is held by French singer Jordy Lemoine, who charted in June 1992 with the track ‘Dur Dur D’être Bébé! (It’s Tough to Be a Baby)’.

As highlighted by Rolling Stone, Blue Ivy continues to hold a different record, as she was the youngest person to ever appear on any Billboard chart. This happened when a recording of her, two days after her birth, was included on Jay-Z’s ‘Glory’ in 2012. The song did not make it to the Hot 100, but did feature on the rap charts.

As for Beyoncé, ‘Cowboy Carter’ has hit countless milestones already, including making Beyoncé the first Black woman to reach Number One on the US country chart with ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’, the first Black woman to score a Number One country album in the US charts, and gathering support from huge names including Michelle Obama and Paul McCartney.

After its release, the singer shared a new remix of ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’, and revealed that she kept much of the original backing track from the original 1968 version of ‘Blackbird’ in her cover.

She also confirmed that Stevie Wonder played harmonica on ‘Jolene’, and RAYE was credited as a co-writer on one ‘Cowboy Carter’ song.

In a five-star review of ‘Cowboy Carter’, NME wrote: “It’s an undeniable thrill to see [Beyoncé] swing so big on a project that dares her to be so intimate and vocal-focused.”