Watch Black Country Sister Act BoykinZ Get the ‘AGT’ Audience on Its Feet With an Original Song
The Atlanta-bred quartet is the first signed country act to ink a deal with Quality Control Music/HYBE.
The BoykinZ have excellent timing. The self-described “Black girls of country” sister act from the Atlanta suburbs will bring its R&B-inflected Southern sound to the America’s Got Talent stage on Tuesday (July 15) for a run through its signature 2024 single “Fell in Love With a Cowboy.”
In an exclusive preview shared with Billboard, the sisters introduced themselves and their sound. “We are a country-infused band with Western R&B and pop,” explains Kylan. “You don’t get that every day, do you?”
Chimed in Nytere before they kicked off their performance: “Plus, we dance!”
“I-I-I fell in love with a cowboy, I/ Fell in love with a cowboy, I/ Ride or die for a cowboy, I,” siblings Kylan, Anale, Nytere and Alona sing as they stomp and kick out their boots while hooking a finger on their belts and swaying side to side. Dressed in jeans, cowboy boots and hats and leather jackets, the family band has no problem roping the studio audience in with its irresistible energy and instantly hummable tune. Encouraging the fans in the studio to get on their feet and get into it, the quartet has the crowd clapping along to its mostly a cappella performance of the song that perfectly blends yearning, soulful singing with cowgirl attitude and acoustic twang.
The performance that had the audience clapping and hooting along as the quartet lit up the stage with its infectious original.
While the sisters have been grinding away at it since 2022, their AGT spot comes as Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter world tour continues to shine a bright light on the Black origins of country music. In addition to sharing the stage with country royalty Shania Twain at the 2023 CMT Awards, that same year the quartet became the first signed country artist under a recording deal with Quality Control Music/HYBE, whose roster includes Lil Baby, Lil Yachty, Quavo, Bankroll Freddie and others.
Check out a preview of the BoykinZ’s performance of “Fell in Love With a Cowboy” above.
America’s Got Talent airs on NBC at 8 p.m. Tuesdays and streams on Peacock the next day.
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