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Beyoncé playfully mixes aural identifiers of both ‘blackness’ and ‘whiteness’ to create something new
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A young white southern belle asks a woman not to cheat with her man while an older Black southern queen warns a woman against cheating with her husband.
Will Beyoncé’s new album help to break down racial barriers in the country music industry? Here she performs during the ‘On The Run’ tour on July 18, 2014 in Houston, Texas.
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Beyoncé’s country-inspired album has caused a stir because the country music scene has a history of racial segregation that has erased its Black roots and gatekept it from Black artists.
Tanner Adell is one of the four Black, female country singers featured on ‘Blackbiird.’
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To truly appreciate the track, it’s important to go beyond the long shadow of the Beatles’ version.
Country musician Linda Martell at her home in South Carolina in 2021.
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Confinement was the essence of Linda Martell’s brief career as a country star in the 1970s – and it’s the exact sort of fate that Beyoncé has sought to avoid.
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The benefits of consuming olive oil have been known for years – but the evidence about using it for skincare is fairly mixed.
Beyoncé and her husband, Jay-Z, at the 66th Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Her new album, ‘Cowboy Carter,’ arrives at a moment when country music’s reputation as overwhelmingly white is finally starting to crack.
Miriam Makeba was the first African to win a Grammy, but only when she partnered with a US star, Harry Belafonte.
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African artists with major US industry support have the advantage - now more than ever.
Dre finds comfort in the fantasy that she’ll befriend her favorite pop star.
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What causes people to obsess over celebrities – to the point where they’re willing to do whatever it takes to make contact? Criminology may hold some answers.
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A murderous super fan, Dre is the messy Black female character audiences deserve.
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She doesn’t have the most streams or biggest sales figures but she does have a die-hard fan base.
Beyoncé performs in Dubai in 2023.
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Africa is considered too high risk as a destination for big US pop tours - but Beyoncé could and should break the mould.
Burna Boy promotes his new album Love, Damini in the US.
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With his new album Love, Damini he has conquered the world. But how much of his creative soul does he have left?
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On Renaissance, Beyoncé pays tribute to the queer history of house and disco music.
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It’s not a copyright infringement, it’s a far more complicated and personal issue.
Beyoncé on stage in South Africa in 2018. Her new album is called Renaissance.
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With Renaissance, Beyoncé is again shaping pop culture, honouring black disco pioneers and Africa’s rise.
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Renaissance is Beyoncé’s first solo album in more than five years, and her first fully dance album.
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His rhythmic sounds connected with the diaspora and his collaborations with stars like Drake and Beyoncé elevated his name.
Zambia-born, Botswana-raised hip hop artist Sampa the Great.
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The increased migration of Africans and the global growth of hip hop culture has seen a dynamic new generation of Pan Africanism emerge.
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Both Black Panther and Beyoncé’s Black is King represent a utopian vision of empowerment and connection to Africa.