A deep dive on “Renaissance,” her relationship to queer music communities and her framing of authorship.
Tag: Knowles, Beyonce
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Beyoncé Will Change Lyrics After Criticism Over ‘Ableist Language’
The pop star’s decision to replace two words in her song “Heated” follows Lizzo’s removal of the same term, which has been used as a slur against disabled people, from her track “Grrrls.”
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‘Renaissance’ Review: America Has a Problem and Beyoncé Ain’t It
On “Renaissance,” the pop star’s seventh solo album, she finds escape, rebirth, community, pleasure and control in decades of dance music steeped in Black queer bravado.
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A Guide to the Dance Music on Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’
Chicago house, hyperpop, classic ’70s disco: The pop star’s new album is a tour through some of the genre’s most well-known touchstones as well as more underground sounds.
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Beyoncé’ Unveils ‘Renaissance,’ the First of Three New Projects
The pop star’s seventh solo album is “Act I” of work born during the pandemic, a time she “found to be the most creative,” she said in a statement.