She ain’t sorry! On Friday, Beyoncé released her album Cowboy Carter, which features a modern reimagining of Dolly Parton‘s classic “Jolene” and an interlude from Miss Parton herself. Queen Bey’s new version serves as a continuation to Lemonade‘s “Sorry,” just with a renaming for the infamous “Becky with the good …
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Beyoncé opened the 2022 Academy Awards from a tennis court in Compton in honor of the birthplace of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams, whose upbringing is the subject of King Richard. Flanked by a horn section in tart green uniforms, Beyoncé brought strength and elegance to her performance of …
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Tekno’s “Neighbour” is glinting and sinuous, rapture in motion. Two guitars skirmish behind a polyrhythmic beat; the guitars keep shifting their approach, flaring then dying like a fire in a stiff breeze, while the drum models constancy, tapping out a simple two-part pattern with stubborn persistence. Tekno strings light vocal …
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Beyoncé and ABC surprised fans Sunday with the announcement of Making the Gift, a behind-the-scenes special documenting the making of her recent The Lion King companion album The Gift. Like the surprise arrivals of Beyoncé’s self-titled album, the Carters’ Everything Is Love and her Homecoming special, Beyoncé Presents: Making the …
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We now know the fate of Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones, a sad ending for a ruler got a little too power hungry in the end. Actress Emilia Clarke recounted the conclusion of the character’s arc to The New Yorker, saying she had to keep the finale a secret …
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When Beyoncé and Jay-Z‘s album Everything Is Love appeared suddenly on Tidal on Saturday night, a surprising name stood out on the credits list: veteran duo Cool & Dre co-produced three of the nine songs on the album, along with a bonus track. Cool & Dre were ubiquitous on much …
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Beyoncé delivered an emotional speech to Hurricane Harvey evacuees Friday at Houston’s St. John’s Church. “This today is a celebration of survival,” Beyoncé told her hometown crowd. “Y’all are my family. Houston is my home. I thank God that y’all are safe, that your children are safe. The things that …
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