Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ album cover: See fan reaction

Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' album cover: See fan reaction

Beyoncé has shared the official cover art for “Renaissance,” her seventh studio album, which is due July 29. The artwork shows Beyoncé riding a shimmering, silver horse, her face turned to the camera. Revealing the […]

MoMA PS5 on Beyoncé, House Anthems, and Rainbow Capitalism

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Photo by Sidewalkkilla. “Don’t Break My Soul,” Beyoncé’s latest track, a house music revival that features Big Freedia, the legendary queer Black icon known for popularizing New Orleans bounce, has the internet aflame. In fact, […]

Metal Choir, One-Woman Band — and Mr. Pants

Metal Choir, One-Woman Band -- and Mr. Pants

The highlight of Night 5 has to be a stand-up comedian who has the panel and us breathless we’re laughing so hard — and no, it’s not the guy who only tells jokes about bicycles. […]

Azealia Banks Says Beyoncé ‘Stole’ For ‘Break My Soul’

Azealia Banks Performs At Noise Pop Festival

This house (music) isn’t big enough for both of y’all? Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty Welp, Azealia Banks is at it again! This week she reheated her one-sided beef with Beyoncé about her new song. According […]

Azealia Banks Says Beyoncé Is ‘Stealing’ On ‘Break My Soul’

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It’s hard to understand how Azealia Banks’ brain works sometimes. Last week, the rapper and noted provocateur vehemently asked people to stop making mash-ups of her music with Beyoncé’s latest single “Break My Soul.” “Please […]

The Black Women Who Shaped House Music

The Black Women Who Shaped House Music

Image Source: Getty / Monica Morgan / Larry Busacca Beyoncé’s first single from forthcoming album “Renaissance,” entitled “Break My Soul” and featuring Big Freedia, also features a sample of Robin S.’s house hit “Show Me […]

How The Umbrella Academy Aced A ‘Footloose’ Dance-Off During Quarantine

How The Umbrella Academy Aced A 'Footloose' Dance-Off During Quarantine

The explosive third season of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy kicked off on June 22 the old-fashioned way: an all-out dance battle between the titular class and their rivals from the Sparrow Academy, all of whom busted […]

Beyonce’s ‘Break My Soul’ propels Robin S, Great Resignation

Beyonce's 'Break My Soul' propels Robin S, Great Resignation

Nineties hitmaker Robin S is basking in the glory of the Beyoncé effect, a phenomenon that Bey’s new single “Break My Soul” has bestowed upon the veteran artist. Another winner — or loser, depending on […]

Azealia Banks Hates Fans’ Beyonce ‘Break My Soul’ Mashups

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2022 is rapidly shaping up to be the Summer Of Black Dance thanks to new releases from Drake and Beyonce that tapped into the sounds of early and contemporary house music. While Drake shocked the […]

Beyoncé’s New Single ‘Break My Soul’ Will Soundtrack Your Summer — And Your Resignation

Beyoncé's New Single 'Break My Soul' Will Soundtrack Your Summer — And Your Resignation

Queen Bey is lookin’ for motivation and a new foundation, and she might just break your soul on the dance floor in the process. On Tuesday (June 21), Beyoncé dropped her newest resonating single “Break […]

Listen to Beyoncé’s Brand New Single “Break My Soul”

Listen to Beyoncé’s Brand New Single “Break My Soul”

Less than a week after revealing the title and release date for her follow-up to 2016’s Lemonade, Beyoncé returns with the project’s first single “Break My Soul.” The new song arrives just hours after Beyoncé teased its existence by changing […]