The Renaissance world tour kicked off today in Stockholm, Sweden, with Beyoncé billed as the opening act, main act, and encore act. To be fair, she has two decades’ worth of ground to cover, which she fittingly acknowledged by opening the show with “Dangerously in Love,” the title track from …
Read More »Beyoncé Hints at More Music While Revealing 'Renaissance' Is First Act of Three-Part Project
Beyoncé is keeping her fans well-fed with new music. On Thursday, hours before she’s set to release her album Renaissance, the singer shared a note to fans on her website, revealing that her new LP is merely the first act of a “three-act project.” She also re-shared a message to …
Read More »Beyoncé Details $6 Million COVID-19 Relief Effort
Beyoncé‘s BeyGOOD Foundation has announced a new initiative to provide relief and assistance to essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. BeyGOOD partnered with Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s Start Small fund and will provide $6 million to various organizations. “In our major cities, African-Americans comprise a disproportionate number of workers in …
Read More »RS Charts: Ed Sheeran Is Number One Again on Top 200 Albums Chart
Ed Sheeran enjoyed a second week at Number One on the Rolling Stone 200 this week. No.6 Collaborations Project was streamed 53 million times. Sheeran’s only serious challenger this week was Beyoncé with The Lion King: The Gift, a companion album that accompanied the new remake of the Disney classic. …
Read More »'The Lion King: The Gift' Is Beyonce's Love Letter to Blackness
Nine days before the new Lion King remake hit theaters, Disney released a clip from the “Hakuna Matata” scene in which a CGI-rendered Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa sing the beloved showtune with the facial expressiveness of a Real Housewives cast after two decades worth of intensive botox treatments. The clip …
Read More »Beyonce's 'Homecoming' Documentary: 5 Things We Learned
Beyoncé’s headlining set at Coachella in 2018 was a master class in pop performance: an instantly iconic celebration of blackness, HBCUs and her own historic 22-year career. She was originally slated to headline in 2017 following her Formation World Tour, but a surprise pregnancy — with twins, nonetheless — delayed …
Read More »Beyonce, Netflix Team for Coachella 2018 Concert Film 'Homecoming'
Beyoncé‘s instant-classic headlining set at the 2018 Coachella festival will be the focus of an upcoming documentary titled Homecoming. The concert film will premiere on Netflix on April 17th in the lull between Coachella 2019’s first and second weekends. Netflix teased Homecoming – a nod to the collegiate undertones of …
Read More »How J Balvin's Hit Album, 'Vibras,' Led to a New Partnership With Guess
J Balvin has made his mark on the mainstream music charts, and now the reggaeton star says he’s coming for the fashion throne too. Balvin has been announced as the face of the Guess Spring 2019 campaign, making him the first Latin man to front a campaign for the international …
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