Currently studying for the #cpacc exam and I found the #legal part surprisingly interesting. This topic was also relevant in a workshop I gave, so here's a couple of law suits that are #accessibility related:
Beyoncé has millions of fans the world over, and she can add a massive admirer to the list — Sir Paul McCartney. The former Beatles frontman says Beyoncé's cover of “Blackbird” reinforces the song’s civil rights message, “and would urge anyone who has not heard it yet to check it out.” Read more from Entertainment Weekly: https://flip.it/DhfrOf #Culture#Music#Entertainment#Beyonce#PaulMcCartney#TheBeatles
Beyoncé's eighth studio album was released last Friday. Here's our @Flipboard Storyboard, which collates reviews and deep dives, from Vox's story about "Jolene" and the scorned woman trope to a list of all the artists Queen Bey collaborated with on the album.
I haven't heard the album yet, probably won't ever hear it except whenever various songs trickle in through the membranes of my social media bubble. But I can tell you right now, I don't need a bearded white man in the Washington Post to tell me what I ought to think about Beyoncé’s country music album.
Tried to passively listen to the new #Beyonce album already this morning and it kept grabbing my attention. Beatles and Dolly, smoke breaks with Willie, genre bending but she’s kind of pissed off about it, Miley Cyrus singing about mortality. There’s a lot going on.
Beyonce is an absolute master marketer. The very best. Even more than Madonna and Lady Gaga. Not since Grace Jones and Kate Bush has there been someone who knows how to move the market, get attention and reinvent herself. EXCELLENT ALBUM. BEY DAY!
Happy #Beyonce Day to all those who celebrate! I just started listening and so far so good!
"Cowboy Carter’s” second track is a cover of The Beatles' “Blackbird.” I'm digging it. The instrumentation is almost exactly the same as The Beatles' version, save for some ✨modernization✨ (bass synths, etc.).
Given that "Blackbird” was originally inspired by the Little Rock Nine, I appreciate hearing a quintet of black women singing it while The Beatles back them up.
Black country music has existed for decades; according to songwriter, educator and novelist Alice Randall, its recorded origins go back to DeFord Bailey's 1927 harmonica performance of "Pan American Blues" at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Now, its time has come — thanks to Beyoncé's "Texas Hold 'Em, which debuted at the top of the country charts last month. Vox takes a look at the century of country that led to "Cowboy Carter."
Pitchfork has listed the 50 most anticipated albums of spring, which include releases from Beyoncé, Vampire Weekend, Charli XCX, and the ludicrously prolific Taylor Swift. Here's what the magazine's team is looking forward to. We want to know: How excited do you get about new music these days? Tell us in the comments where you discover new artists to follow.
#Beyoncé became the first #BlackWoman to top Billboard's Hot Country Music chart, multiple outlets reported, with a No. 1 spot for her single "Texas Hold 'Em."
Why it matters: Beyoncé's new music — her first to make it on the country chart — revived a debate about diversity and inclusion in the genre traditionally dominated by white artists.