Beyonce

Country and/or Western 

The Long, Hard Road From DeFord Bailey to Beyoncé

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Beyonce, Black artists, Charley Pride, Country Music, Darius Rucker, DeFord Bailey, Grand Ole Opry, Hootie and the Blowfish, Ryman Auditorium

A brief history of Black artists and Country Music 

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Records 

The ALBUM Section: March 2024

March 31, 2024April 30, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Act II: Cowboy Carter, Beyonce, Blackbiird, Blackbird, Columbia Records, Cowboy Carter, Dolly Parton, Epic Records, Invincible Shield, Jolene, Judas Priest, Kim Gordon, Matador Records, Miley Cyrus, Parkwood, Post Malone, Rob Halford, Sonic Youth, The Beatles, The Collective

Digging on the latest titles from Beyoncé, Kim Gordon and Judas Priest

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Music Journalism 

Dear Pop Star: It Is Time to Decide Which Side You Are On

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Ed Sheeran, Metallica, Music Journalism, Otherness, Rock 'n' Roll, Shania Twain, Stevie Nicks, Taylor Swift, Zooey Zephyr

Half of America wants to break the Butterfly of Otherness on the rack; what are you going to do about it? 

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Music Journalism 

Only You Can Bring Down Ticketmaster

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 Tim Sommer 2 Comments Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Concerts, Neu!, Taylor Swift, Ticketbastard, Ticketmaster, tickets

Or, why will your favorite pop star always disappoint you and democracy?

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Records 

The Rock & Roll Globe Top 30 Albums of 2022

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 1 Comment $ilkmoney, Alvvays, April March, Beyonce, Billy Woods, Black Star, Black Thought, Cave In, Danger Mouse, Eddie Vedder, Freedy Johnston, Harry Styles, Horace Andy, Kendrick Lamar, Little Simz, Midnight Oil, Pusha T, Robyn Hitchcock, Rosalia, Ry Cooder, Sloan, Spiritualized, Sudan Archives, SZA, Taj Mahal, Taylor Swift, The Beths, The Smile, Urge Overkill, Wet Leg, Weyes Blood

Amidst a sea of key releases, what made this year’s list?

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Art Pop Disco Dub/Reggae Funk New Wave Reggae Soul 

Grace Jones at 74: Surviving and Thriving in Her Eighth Decade

October 28, 2022July 21, 2024 Kathy Fennessy 1 Comment ” Chic, 74th birthday, Bahamas, Bernard Edwards, Beyonce, Brian Eno, Compass Point, David Bowie, Grace Jones, Hurricane, Iggy Pop, Inside Story, Jerry Hall, Jessica Lange, Liz Fraser, Massive Attack, Nile Rodgers, Seattle, Slave to the Rhythm, Studio 54, Tom Moulton, Warm Leatherette

Looking back on the career of the legendary singer/model/actress who defies convention

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Hip Hop 

Tell a Friend Bitch: Jay-Z’s Vol. 3…The Life and Times of S. Carter Turns 20

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1999, Beyonce, Def Jam, Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, Roc-A-Fella, Shawn Carter, Vol. 3... The Life and Times of S. Carter

The final installment of Hov’s three album saga is by far the best of the bunch

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Punk Rock 

Bodega and the Birth of Zeitgeist Rock

July 11, 2018July 12, 2018 Justin Joffe 1 Comment Beyonce, Bodega, Bushwick, Indie rock, Parquet Courts, Pitchfork, What's Your Rupture?

An exclusive conversation with Brooklyn’s hottest band

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