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Yale Will Offer a Course on Beyoncé
Coming to Yale:
Beyoncé 101
Nov 12, 2024 12:59 PM CST

Coming to Yale: Beyoncé 101

One-credit class will focus on singer's career and influence from 2013 to present

(Newser) - With a record 99 Grammy nominations and acclaim as one of the most influential artists in music history, pop superstar Beyoncé and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course at Yale University next year, the AP reports. Titled "Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radical Tradition,...

Here Are the 2025 Grammy Nominees
Here Are the 2025
Grammy Nominees
Nov 8, 2024 11:00 AM CST

Here Are the 2025 Grammy Nominees

Beyonce leads with 11, ahead of Post Malone and Taylor Swift

(Newser) - Welcome to Beyonce country. When it comes to the 2025 Grammy Award nominations, Cowboy Carter rules the nation. She leads the nods with 11, bringing her career total to 99 nominations. That makes her the most-nominated artist in Grammy history. Cowboy Carter is up for album and country album of...

Beyonce at Harris Rally: 'I'm Here as a Mother'

Singer appears in Houston to stump for VP

(Newser) - "I'm not here as a celebrity, I'm not here as a politician. I'm here as a mother," Beyonce said at a Houston rally for Kamala Harris' presidential campaign on Friday night. "A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of...

Dolly Parton Responds to Beyonce's CMAs Snub

Country icon seems to think Bey's shut-out has to do with her not being a career country artist

(Newser) - Dolly Parton is commenting on Beyonce's CMAs snub after the Black artist received zero Country Music Association Award nominations for her smash hit country crossover album, Cowboy Carter, on which Parton herself makes an appearance . Asked by Variety how she felt about Bey getting "shut out," Parton...

Ballerina Who Danced in Beyonce Video Dies at 29
Ballerina Who
Danced in
Beyonce Video
Dies at 29
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Sep 14, 2024 11:00 AM CDT

Ballerina Who Danced in Beyonce Video Dies at 29

No word yet on cause of death for Michaela DePrince, who came to US as Sierra Leone orphan

(Newser) - An accomplished ballerina whose life began in difficult circumstances in Africa, and who ended up starring in one of Beyonce's music videos, has died at the age of 29, reports USA Today . The family of Michaela Mabinty DePrince posted the news Friday on Facebook , noting their "profound sadness"...

Beyonce's Dad: Sadly, CMAs Snub Is Not a Shocker

He says it's 'a white and Black thing'

(Newser) - Beyonce's dad says that, sadly, he wasn't shocked by his daughter's Country Music Association Awards snub . Given "the current state of American culture," it's not surprising Beyonce received zero CMA nominations for her hit country album, Cowboy Carter, Matthew Knowles tells TMZ . "There'...

Beyonce's Country Smash Gets Zero CMA Nominations

She was snubbed despite having one of the year's hottest country albums

(Newser) - Beyonce is one of this year's hottest country music artists but you'd never guess that from the Country Music Association Awards nominations released Monday. She was completely snubbed, without a single nomination despite having one of the year's biggest country albums with Cowboy Carter, per the Hollywood ...

There Was No Surprise Musical Guest at the DNC

Rumors had run wild that Beyonce might show up

(Newser) - Rumors flew all day about a surprise performance at the final night of the Democratic National Convention, and things went so far that TMZ actually reported the mystery guest would be none other than Queen Bey herself. The gossip site speculated Beyonce would perform "Freedom," which it says...

Kamala Harris Will Campaign With a Beyonce Song

New presidential candidate gets use of 'Freedom'

(Newser) - Beyoncé hasn't endorsed Kamala Harris as a presidential candidate, but she's giving her free rein to use her song "Freedom" on the campaign trail. As CNN reports, the favorite to replace President Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket walked out to the hit at her...

Big-Time Hitmaker Accused of Raping His Protege

Lawsuit accuses 'Single Ladies' songwriter The-Dream of physical, psychological abuse

(Newser) - A music producer responsible for some of the biggest pop hits of the last two decades, including Rihanna's "Umbrella" and Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," has been hit with rape allegations. The-Dream, an eight-time Grammy winner who also worked on Justin Bieber'...

Courtney Love Has Thoughts on Taylor Swift, Beyonce

'Taylor is not important,' and she doesn't like Beyonce's music

(Newser) - Courtney Love, never known for holding back her controversial opinions, is opining again, this time in a lengthy interview in the Standard . She's got a new eight-part series out on BBC Radio, Courtney Love's Women, and boy, does she get into the girls. While the former Hole frontwoman...

Levi's Is Getting a Beyonce Boost
Levi's Is Getting
a Beyonce Boost
Apr 5, 2024 6:53 AM CDT

Levi's Is Getting a Beyonce Boost

Her 'Levii's Jeans' song couldn't have come at a better time, analysts say

(Newser) - Levi Strauss & Co. reported a year-on-year drop in first-quarter sales this week but its share price still surged more than 12% Thursday—and analysts say it was partly due to the power of Beyonce. The star has made a pivot to country music and her new song "Levii'...

The Original Backs Tweaks to 'Jolene' by Beyonce

'Cowboy Carter' includes a recasting of Dolly Parton's 1973 classic

(Newser) - The latest review of Beyonce's new crossover album comes from a member of the country music and rock and roll halls of fame. The album includes Dolly Parton's 1973 classic "Jolene," but with a different structure and some different lyrics, Variety reports. On Friday, the day...

It's a 'Masterpiece' by Beyoncé, Though Nashville May Disagree

New album 'Cowboy Carter' has twang but is not strictly country, say critics

(Newser) - Enter the era of Cowboy Carter. Released Friday at midnight, Beyoncé's eighth album, and the second in a trilogy , provides country music—and much, much more. "This ain't a country album. This is a 'Beyoncé' album," the artist said last week on Instagram,...

Beyonce Goes Country, Swiftly Makes History
After Going Country,
Beyonce Keeps Conquering
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Feb 27, 2024 8:57 AM CST

After Going Country, Beyonce Keeps Conquering

'Texas Hold 'Em' reaches top of the Billboard Hot 100 after doing so on the country charts

(Newser) - First, Beyonce conquered the country charts in historic fashion with her single "Texas Hold 'Em." Now, she's reached No. 1 on the broader Billboard Hot 100 , reports Billboard . Beyonce earlier became the first Black woman atop the Hot Country Songs chart; now she's the first...

Fan Backlash Puts Beyonce on Country Station

New songs crack playlist after complaints

(Newser) - "We do not play Beyonce on KYLC as we are a country music station." That explanation for why the new song "Texas Hold 'Em" wasn't airing on the Oklahoma radio station did not go over well when a fan who had requested the song posted...

First a Surprise Swift Album, Now One for Bey

Beyonce drops 2 new country tracks during Super Bowl, announces release of 'Act II' on March 29

(Newser) - Beyonce was at the Super Bowl on Sunday in Las Vegas, but it was her Verizon commercial airing for viewers at home that generated the most excitement as she teased what turned out to be a surprise new album and the release of two singles. In the clip, which the...

Grammys Show Jay-Z Isn't Wrong
Grammys Show
Jay-Z Isn't Wrong
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Feb 5, 2024 5:26 PM CST

Grammys Show Jay-Z Isn't Wrong

Best new artist nominees were shut out of performances, reviewers point out

(Newser) - Jay-Z included a caveat in his criticism of the Grammy Awards for overlooking Black musical artists—including his wife, Beyonce—in his acceptance speech Sunday night. "Obviously, it's subjective because it's music," he said, per the Hollywood Reporter . "And it's opinion-based." But there...

Jay-Z Calls Out Grammys While Onstage at the Grammys

'We want y'all to get it right—or at least get it close to right'

(Newser) - Jay-Z was awarded the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the Grammys on Sunday night, and the rapper took the opportunity to call out the awards show itself while onstage accepting the award. He mentioned Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff boycotting the ceremony in 1988 and himself boycotting it...

This Beyonce Song Is (Literally) a Lifesaver

'Virgo's Groove' has the correct beats per minute ratio

(Newser) - The American Heart Association is out with two more songs that could quite literally save a life. Beyonce's "Virgo's Groove" and Taylor Swift's "You're Losing Me" both have between 100 and 120 beats per minute, which is the speed at which you need to...

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