Tag: Beyoncé
What We Talk About When We Talk About Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s Branded Love for Tiffany’s
It’s a delicate subject. Speaking “ill” of Beyoncé (but we must remember that even the “gods” are capable of frailty). Jay-Z, not so much. You [Read More…]
“Take the Box” is Amy Winehouse’s “Irreplaceable”
Before Beyoncé came along to claim Ne-Yo’s songwriting as her own on 2006’s “Irreplaceable,” Amy Winehouse was making a very similar (even if more “admitting [Read More…]
The Beyoncé Conundrum As Presented By “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
Beyoncé is one of many icons that people have difficulty seeing as mortal (despite her dalliance with Sisqo). Her deification has only intensified over the [Read More…]
From Oreo to Dom Pérignon: Unclear How “Creative Freedom” Is “Power” If It’s Under the “Guidance” of a Brand
While some brands are more strangling than others when it comes to “getting in bed together,” Dom Pérignon is presumably “laid-back” (relatively speaking) with regard [Read More…]
The Line in the Sand Kanye Tried to Draw Between Beyoncé and Taylor in 2009 Has Officially Vanished
In 2009, as most know by now, an incident that set off a Capulet versus Montague-level “bad blood” feud occurred (in truth, maybe that was [Read More…]
There Still Remains No More Uncomfortable Moment in Recent Cinema History Than When Liza Minnelli Materialized in Sex and the City 2 to Sing “Single Ladies”
For whatever reason, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” remains one of Beyoncé’s biggest hits despite the fact that it is one of her [Read More…]
We Must Always Remember Even the Gods Are Capable of Frailty, Or: Beyoncé’s Dalliance With Sisqó
We know, we know: Beyoncé is a goddess. Yet that doesn’t mean she doesn’t possess the frailty of an average human. For even goddesses have [Read More…]
Black Is King: A Consummation of Beyoncé’s Previous Visual Albums
As someone who invented the concept of the surprise album drop (sorry Taylor) and the visual accompaniment that goes with it, Beyoncé altered music history [Read More…]
Mondo Bullshittio #12: Making a “Remix” of Doja Cat’s “Say So” With Nicki Minaj
With the excitement that briefly built up toward the release of Doja Cat’s so-called remix of “Say So,” the fourth single from 2019’s Hot Pink, [Read More…]
Beyoncé One-Ups Megan Thee Stallion on “Savage” Remix
Never one to be outdone by anyone, least of all a fellow Texan, Beyoncé has joined forces with Megan Thee Stallion for a remix of [Read More…]
