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Lizzo Pays Homage to Beyoncé with ‘2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)’ at VMAs
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty After a weekend of trending for reasons beyond her control, Lizzo took the reins during the 2022 Video Music Awards. It was an important night for Lizzo who was nominated for five awards at this year’s VMAs: Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Video, Song of Summer and the Video for Good. The singer also performed a snippet of her hit single, “About Damn Time,” before launching into her new single, “2 Be Loved (Am I Ready).” During the performance, Lizzo paid homage to Beyoncé performing the song in sync with the background screen similar to the icon’s Billboard Music Awards performance in 2011, per Page Six. Related Stories The star also took home the award for “Video for Good”—an award that highli...
Beyoncé Drops Teaser For Visuals To “I’m That Girl”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty With the release of her latest album, RENAISSANCE, Beyoncé snagged her seventh Billboard chart-topping album as it moved 335,000 units in its first week. Looking to capitalize on the success of her latest project, Beyoncé dropped a teaser for her latest visuals to the album’s opening cut, “I’m that Girl,” and in the process made history for releasing the longest teaser for a music video ever. Coming in at 3:36, the official teaser is really just a minute and change of Beyoncé kicking it in the club with a horse (yes, a real horse) before the rest of the teaser is just the song continuing to play on. No word on when the visuals will actually release but best believe that when it does the Beyhive will be buzzing with joy. Check out the ...
Beyoncé Joins The Isley Brothers for ‘Make Me Say It Again’ Update
Beyoncé has teamed with The Isley Brothers for a new rendition of their 1975 song “Make Me Say It Again, Girl,” which will also be the name of the latter group’s upcoming album due next month on the RI Top Ten label. The update is a duet between Beyoncé and the 81-year-old Ronald Isley; Beyoncé recorded her vocals remotely in the Hamptons last year, while Isley tracked his in Los Angeles, according to Billboard. [embedded content][embedded content] Group member Ernie Isley told the publication that the song originally took shape in their mother’s basement. “I picked up my six-string guitar and started playing then singing the words, ‘Make me say it again.’ And Ronald’s like, ‘Oh my God, where did that come from?’ Then I sang, ‘I believe you are a rainbow’ and Ronald’s screaming, ‘That’s it...
Beyoncé Celebrates With Album Release Party As All 16 Songs From ‘Renaissance’ Hit ‘Billboard’ Hot 100
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @beyonce / Instagram As Beyoncé celebrates making history with all 16 songs from her new hit album, Renaissance, charting on the latest Billboard Hot 100, she also took time out from dominating charts to host a private event with a few friends in honor of the album’s release. According to reports, Queen Bey hosted a Studio 54-themed disco party over the weekend at the Paradise Club at the Times Square Edition, called “Club Renaissance,” as attendees rocked looks that aligned with the high-fashion photoshoot she released as album art with the Renaissance album. Styled by Marni Senofonte, Beyoncé attended the party wearing a House of Timothy White shimmery bodysuit that was designed with a plunging neck and featured matching gloves. She paired the ensemble ...
Beyonce Is the Fourth Woman to Score 10 No. 1s on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart
Beyoncé joins rarefied air on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as she becomes only the fourth solo woman to claim double-digit champs since the list became an all-encompassing genre ranking in 1958. She punches her ticket with “Break My Soul,” which hits No. 1 on the list dated Aug. 13. Aretha Franklin leads the No. 1 club among solo women (with 20), while Janet Jackson (16) and Mariah Carey (10) also have at least 10 leaders. “Soul” advances from No. 4 to the top slot after a surge in streams and sales following the July 29 release of parent album Renaissance, which concurrently tops the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums lists. “Soul,” meanwhile, also ascends to No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, where it becomes Beyoncé’s eighth solo champ. The track register...
Déjà Vu: Beyoncé & JAY-Z Flick It Up In Front of An Elevator 8 Years After Infamous Solange Incident
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: James Devaney / Getty Eight years after the infamous elevator incident, Beyoncé and Jay-Z decided to strike a pose in front of one to show their souls are not broken. Beyoncé and JAY-Z shined together as they flicked up before they attended Beyoncé’s super private, invite-only Club Renaissance party, celebrating the successful release of her latest album. The pictures were taken in front of a 6th-floor elevator at the Times Square Edition, where the bash went down. Fans, particularly the Beyhive, were waiting for shots of Beyoncé and JAY-Z from the night that was void of any IG moments from the party. Beyoncé, who has mastered the art of controlling her image, had guests’ smartphone cameras covered all night, so any photos of her and her husband wou...
Beyoncé Enlists Madonna for ‘The Queens Remix’ of ‘Break My Soul’ & Yes, It’s Iconic
Get ready to strike a pose and vogue, because Beyoncé and Madonna have come together as one for “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix).” Queen Bey enlisted the Queen of Pop for the new edition of “Break My Soul” after she recently dropped four remixes of the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 smash by will.i.am, Terry Hunter, Honey Dijon and Nita Aviance. But for this remix, Bey pays homage to iconic Black women in music while taking a page out of Madonna’s playbook by reciting the names in the style of Madge’s spoken-word section from her 1990 three-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 smash “Vogue.” The disco-tinged house track — which also topped the Dance Club Songs tally — name-checks famous “Golden Age” actors from Marlon Brando to James Dean to Grace Kelly to Bette Davis. But when Bey takes over the ...
Beyoncé Taps Honey Dijon, will.i.am, More for “BREAK MY SOUL” Remix EP
And the Beyoncé house music era continues. A new remix EP for “BREAK MY SOUL,” Bey’s breakout dance track, was released this week, featuring a club-ready jungle and bounce rendition by Honey Dijon. Clocking in at an additional two minutes longer than the original, Dijon’s version replaces the song’s heady keys with a booming drum programming and pulsing basslines throughout. Dijon also traded out Big Freedia’s break-down-the-door vocal feature and Queen Bey’s delicate harmonies for textured rhythmic arrangements and power chords. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles The remix EP also includes takes by will.i.am, Terry Hunter and Nita Aviance, and follows the July 29th release of Beyoncé ‘s seventh studio album, Renaissance. Honey Dij...
Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Controversies, From Kelis Sample to Lyric Changes
Beyoncé’s highly anticipated Renaissance release was full of excitement and dancefloor-ready hits, but did not come without its share of drama. Throughout her seventh album’s rollout, Bey has navigated an unexpected leak, frustrations over interpolations, shade about the number of songwriters credited on the tracks due to those interpolations and post-release lyric changes due to the use of offensive language in the song “Heated.” And while there were a few bumps in the journey, it’s still smooth sailing for Queen Bey, as Renaissance is heading for a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart with one of the biggest weeks of the year. If it opens atop the chart, it will be the first album released by a woman in 2022 to hit No. 1. All six of her solo studio albums also deb...
Oh Bey Have: Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Faces Criticism From Monica Lewinsky & Anti-Ableist Community
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Robert Gauthier / Getty Beyoncé has ushered in a Renaissance—but it appears not everyone is thrilled. Following backlash and criticism from disability advocates, Bey announced that she will remove the word “spaz” from one of her new songs, “Heated.” Used twice in the spicy song, Queen Bey was heard singing, “Spazzin’ on that ass, spaz on that ass.” Though the word was ostensibly used in a colloquial way to mean going crazy or wild, “spaz” — which is derived from “spastic” — has a history of being used as a slur for those with disabilities, especially cerebral palsy. According to a statement released to Rolling Stone, Beyonce’s team pledged to change the lyric saying: “The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced.” Staying true ...
Beyoncé Removes Kelis Sample From Album After “Theft” Claim
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Beyoncé has moved to remove the interpolation from a smash hit by Kelis from her latest album after the singer spoke out about not being contacted at all during the process of creating the song. According to reports, the original version of “Energy” off of the superstar’s recent album Renaissance featured her singing a variation of a recognizable line from Kelis’ 2003 hit “Milkshake” from her album, Tasty. The “la-la, la-la, la” line is in the pre-chorus of the track, produced by the Neptunes. As of Wednesday morning (August 3rd), that interpolation is no longer on the song when streamed on Tidal and Spotify. There are reports that it is still present when the song is streamed on YouTube and Apple Music. Hours after the album’s rel...
Beyonce to Remove Ableist Lyric From Renaissance
Beyoncé‘s latest album, Renaissance, is out now. So far, the album has been met with universal acclaim. However, that didn’t stop people from noticing that the pop icon used “spazz,” which is considered an ableist slur to those with cerebral palsy, on “Heated.” A rep for Beyoncé said that “the word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced.” The original lyrics were “Yadda yadda yah, yadda yaddah yah,yah/ Yadda yadda yadda, bom bom, kah kah/ Spazzin’ on that ass/ Spaz on that ass/ Fan me quick girl, I need my glass.” There’s no word on when the updated version will hit streaming services. Earlier this year, Lizzo was dragged for using the same word on “Grrrls.” She changed the lyric and apologized for its use. Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derog...
