Beyoncé
Davina McCall: Can Big Brother distract us from our own reality shows?
Davina McCall: reality TV rules, so will you be rewatching Big Brother? | Rebecca Nicholson
Rebecca Nicholson
06, Aug, 2022 @5:00 PM
Beyoncé: Renaissance review – a breathtaking, maximalist tour de force
The superstar’s seventh solo album is a kaleidoscopic barrage of disco, soul, house and dancehall that puts other post-pandemic party albums in the shade
Kitty Empire
06, Aug, 2022 @1:00 PM
‘Common decency’: Beyoncé’s Renaissance sparks debate about the politics of music sampling
Beyoncé removed an interpolation of Kelis’s hit Milkshake from her new album and half of the UK Top 10 singles feature samples. It’s big business – but who’s benefitting?
Rhian Jones
05, Aug, 2022 @1:09 PM
Readers review Beyoncé’s Renaissance: euphoric and fresh, or paint-by-numbers?
The superstar’s first solo album in six years has got her fans in a tizzy. But though some Guardian readers love its joyful 1980s disco-house lean, others say it’s a retread
Guardian readers
05, Aug, 2022 @10:30 AM
Beyoncé removes Kelis interpolation from song after Milkshake singer complains
Ending to Beyoncé’s song Energy changed after Kelis complained that the song’s writers, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, had been consulted and credited but she had not
Sian Cain
03, Aug, 2022 @7:04 AM
‘Un-American girl’: how Beyoncé uses the power of pleasure to transcend a country on fire
The star’s new album Renaissance weaves Black dance music history, feminism and queer thought into an ecstatic masterpiece that defies marginalisation
Daphne A Brooks
02, Aug, 2022 @2:30 PM
It’s not just Beyoncé and Lizzo – culture is full of painful ableism that's too often ignored | Kathryn Bromwich
We need allies who care enough to shift their thinking, so the onus isn’t always on disabled people to point out problems, says the Observer New Review writer Kathryn Bromwich
Kathryn Bromwich
02, Aug, 2022 @1:00 PM
Beyoncé to change Renaissance lyric containing ableist slur
A spokesperson for the musician confirmed that she will remove the offensive term for disabled people from her new song, Heated
Laura Snapes
01, Aug, 2022 @2:59 PM
Share your thoughts on Beyoncé’s new album, Renaissance
We would like to hear your thoughts on Beyoncé’s first proper solo release in six years
Guardian community team
29, Jul, 2022 @11:00 AM
Beyoncé’s Renaissance: fans and critics react to one of the year’s most anticipated albums
The artist’s first record since Lemonade has been met with a blockbuster response – and a spot of controversy
Michael Sun
29, Jul, 2022 @6:50 AM
Beyoncé: Renaissance review | Tara Joshi's album of the week
On her unapologetically escapist seventh album, the pop superstar unleashes everything from disco bangers to global house hedonism
Tara Joshi
28, Jul, 2022 @11:01 PM
From American Pie to All Too Well: the most debated lyric mysteries ever
Recent reveals over the meaning of Don McLean’s classic have shown once again how much fans love to turn detective when singers remain mysterious
Rob LeDonne
28, Jul, 2022 @4:01 PM
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