“Break My Soul.”The vibration-lifting first single from Bey’s upcoming seventh studio album, “Renaissance” (out July 29), is a foundation-shaking move that is giving house music — long the sound of the underground — a home in the mainstream.
And just a few days before “Break My Soul” broke the internet, Drake released “Honestly, Nevermind,” an album that finds the “Way 2 Sexy” superstar twirling from hip-hop to house with the dance bona fides of South African beatmaster Black Coffee.In the flash of a disco ball, two of music’s heaviest hitters double-declared that this was the summer of house.
And as a longtime house head, I am all the way here for it.The euphoric energy and cathartic release — both spirited and spiritual — of house music is exactly what a world of broken-down souls needs right now.
After spending most of the last two-plus years stuck dancing around our own houses — or in NYC, one-bedroom apartments — it’s time to make like Technotronic and pump up the jam once again.And while some haters have been dragging Beyoncé and Drake for showing their love for house — as if they were infiltrating some secret club that even A-listers like them can’t get into — it’s the ultimate co-sign for a genre that, much like disco before it, has been kicked to the basement over the years.Bey and Drizzy — who you can be sure are fans and students of music as much as they are bankable hitmakers — are both tapping into the black roots of house.
Read more on nypost.com
Get the latest stars news and celebrity rumours with exclusive stories, photos, videos and interviews.
Breaking up, scandals, engagements, divorces, gossip – all you need to know about the private lives of your favorite celebs.
Get to know the latest showbiz news along with exclusive interviews and even more. All this is waiting for you on the main page 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Who, where, when, with whom, how, why and for what!? Stay tuned to know first!
Just follow us daily and we will provide you with the current news from the life of famous stars and celebrities.
Owner: SNOWLAND s.r.o.
Registration certificate 06691200
Address:
Snowland s.r.o.
16200, Na okraji 381/41, Veleslavín, 162 00 Praha 6
Czech Republic
©2024. All rights reserved.