Tag: Beyoncé Lemonade
Beyoncé’s Most Political Year Yet
Beyoncé has been on her “Yeehaw, America!” tip from the very start of the year. With a country music album (Cowboy Carter) and a cover [Read More…]
Kamala Harris Takes Us Back To 2016 With Her Campaign Song Choice For A Pointed Reason
In sharp contrast to, say, Ronald Reagan using Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” during his 1984 campaign against the singer’s will and with a [Read More…]
(Re)Branded: There’s Not Much Country Gold in Them Thar Notes, But Beyoncé Has Made It Impossible Not to Be Called A White Supremacist If You Don’t Bow to Cowboy Carter
For a long time, there was nothing “too political” in Beyoncé’s oeuvre. She went about the business of singing her songs that usually pertained to [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…]
Beyoncé Doubles Down on “Formation” With “Black Parade”
In February 2016, Saturday Night Live released one of its more well-known sketches in the wake of Beyoncé putting out “Formation,” a single that would [Read More…]
Celebrity-Backed Scholarships & Beyoncé: A Testament To The Direness of Affording Higher Education in America
It’s a bit weird, you know, when a celebrity needs to get involved in causes outside of self-promotion, particularly education. But that’s precisely what Beyoncé has [Read More…]
The Albums That Brought A Sparkle of Hope to 2016
Politically and personally, 2016 was unkind to most. But in between the sucker punches and the disenchantment, there was the music that got us through [Read More…]
The Fear Lemonade Has Instilled Within the Hearts (And Scrota) of Men Everywhere
It’s been twenty-one days since Lemonade was released abruptly to the world, showcasing a vengeful side of Beyoncé we never knew existed. Sure, she’d shown [Read More…]
Beyoncé Makes Bitter Lemonade
“What a wicked way to treat the girl that loves you.” This lyric from the second track on Beyoncé’s sixth album (and sophomore “surprise” one), “Hold [Read More…]
