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Beyoncé’s new album tops Billboard 200 chart with 2022’s biggest debut by a woman

The last female musician at No 1 was Adele with her 2021 album 30

The Independent UK

Beyonce wears tribute to Madonna's iconic cone bra as pair release 'The Queens Remix'

Beyonce and Madonna have released a collaboration song and the Single Ladies star sported a cone bra in one of the racy promo pics of the pair

Daily Mirror

Davina McCall: Can Big Brother distract us from our own reality shows?

Davina McCall: reality TV rules, so will you be rewatching Big Brother? | Rebecca Nicholson

The Guardian - UK

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Beyoncé: Renaissance review – a breathtaking, maximalist tour de force

The superstar’s seventh solo album is a kaleidoscopic barrage of disco, soul, house and dancehall that puts other post-pandemic party albums in the shade

The Guardian - UK

Beyoncé bags fourth UK number one album with Renaissance – but misses out on chart double

Beyonce has claimed her fourth solo UK number one album with Renaissance this week, making it her first chart-topper in years, but she missed out on getting the chart double

Daily Mirror

It's not just Lizzo and Beyoncé; check out these hits that had objectionable lyrics rewritten

Oops, they did it again. Another high-profile pop star sang an offensive lyric that brought backlash.

Tribune News Service

Traffic reporter who referenced Beyoncé’s songs throughout segment receives praise from singer’s mom

“It’s time to pay tribute to Queen Bey, who I am Dangerously In Love with,” the reporter said at one point

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‘Common decency’: Beyoncé’s Renaissance sparks debate about the politics of music sampling

Beyoncé removed an interpolation of Kelis’s hit Milkshake from her new album and half of the UK Top 10 singles feature samples. It’s big business – but who’s benefitting?

The Guardian - UK

Readers review Beyoncé’s Renaissance: euphoric and fresh, or paint-by-numbers?

The superstar’s first solo album in six years has got her fans in a tizzy. But though some Guardian readers love its joyful 1980s disco-house lean, others say it’s a retread

The Guardian - UK

Beyoncé is cutting a sample of Milkshake out of her new song – but not because she 'stole' it

There was lot of excitement leading up to Beyoncé’s album Rennaissance, which was leaked two days before it release. Maybe it could have done with a bit more time, as two songs are set to be rerecorded and released. The song Heated will have ableist language removed from it, while…

The Conversation

The Beyoncé 'Break My Soul' remixes, ranked

Less than a week after Beyoncé released "Renaissance," her love letter to Black, queer nightclub history, she's returned with a brisk remix EP for use on dance floors.

Los Angeles Times

Beyoncé has helped usher in a renaissance for African artists

Beyoncé has released her seventh solo studio album, titled Renaissance (2022). The album, an event in global popular culture, is the first of a three-part project by the US artist. Her previous outing, the visual album Black is King (2020), collaborated with a host of African artists. Renaissance pays tribute…

The Conversation

Hannah Diviney reveals being trolled after calling out Beyoncé for ableist slur as Q+A panel asks for greater disability representation

A conversation about ableist lyrics in a Beyoncé song leads to calls for more people with disability to be appointed to senior roles in the NDIS and Australian politics.

ABC News

Beyoncé removes Kelis interpolation from new song Energy after complaints

Beyoncé's new album Renaissance is at the centre of another controversy, with the singer removing an interpolation of Kelis’s 2003 R&B hit song Milkshake from her song Energy after accusations of theft.

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‘While we’re at it’: Monica Lewinsky joins push to change Beyonce lyrics

Beyonce is in more hot water over lyrics, with American TV personality Monica Lewinsky urging the pop star to remove a reference to her in a 2013 hit.

Mic

Elevated Holiday Gifting: Spa & Beauty Finds That Look Luxurious for Less

Give the gift of glow this holiday season with spa and beauty finds that look luxe, work wonders, and won’t break your budget — from dreamy foot masks to viral makeup essentials.

Evening Standard

Is this a revolution? As Beyoncé changes lyrics to Heated, Monica Lewinsky says Partition should be next

Fan protest on social media has been pushing artists to make changes to their work but it’s hardly a new phenomenon

Evening Standard

Beyoncé removes Milkshake sample from new song Energy after Kelis accuses her of theft

The Break My Soul hitmaker released her latest album on Friday, 29 July, much to music fans delight – but not everyone was as thrilled, notably Kelis.

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Daily Mirror

Beyoncé edits album AGAIN after Kelis slammed her for sampling Milkshake in furious rant

Beyoncé's track, Energy, sampled Kelis' 2003 hit Milkshake, which was written by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo (formerly known as The Neptunes)

The Guardian - AU

Beyoncé removes Kelis interpolation from song after Milkshake singer complains

Ending to Beyoncé’s song Energy changed after Kelis complained that the song’s writers, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, had been consulted and credited but she had not

The Independent UK

Monica Lewinsky asks Beyoncé to remove old lyric about her after Renaissance edit: ‘While you’re at it’

Singer is already editing the album to remove an ableist slur

Pedestrian.tv

Beyoncé Wore An Aussie Designer’s Work For Her Renaissance Album But Never Actually Paid For It

Brisbane costumier Bethany Cordwell said she's still waiting to get paid by the star.

Salon

On Beyoncé and moving away from ableism

Beyoncé listened and will change an ableist lyric. Many people, however, aren't so quick to change

Los Angeles Times

If Beyoncé is tweaking lyrics, Monica Lewinsky would like a word about 'Partition'

Monica Lewinsky would like a word with Beyoncé about her 2014 song "Partition," which references the former White House intern's infamous affair with former President Bill Clinton.

The Independent UK

Beyoncé reveals replacement lyrics for ableist slur on Renaissance track

Singer confirmed yesterday that the word would be removed

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