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Renaissance (★★★★☆), an album that, at its core, captures the physicality of the dancefloor and everything that goes along with it.Its story should sound familiar by now: amid the uncertainty of a global pandemic and the claustrophobia of quarantines and lockdowns, an artist longs for the freedom, expression, and human connection of the club and puts out an album inspired by dance music.Although the COVID dance album has become something of a meta-genre at this point, Beyoncé’s take on it is, unsurprisingly, a standout.Renaissance is undeniably a fun dancefloor fantasy, but it works as well as it does because it is made from a place of intimate familiarity with its genre.

would need 24 songwriters, facing stinging backlash from the Beyhive for what was seen by many as a racially insensitive inquiry. Warren, a songwriting legend who has worked with Beyonce before, surely knew better.This isn't meant as shade, I'm just curiousBut the rest of us may not.

Jennifer Lopez knows how to put on a show! The 53-year-old singer took the stage at UNICEF's sixth annual LuisaViaRoma in Capri, Italy Saturday in support of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people amid the ongoing invasion of the country by Russia.Lopez hit the stage in a sparkling zebra print number by Roberto Cavalli. The jumpsuit featured sequined details as well as feathered embellishments. She also rocked a zebra-printed feather boa-type cape to cap off the look. In photos from the performance, the «On My Way (Marry Me)» singer dazzled as she belted out some of her biggest hits, twirling and being lifted on stage by a bevy of dancers.Lopez opened the mini-concert with two of her biggest hits, «If You Had My Love» and «Waiting for Tonight.» Lopez thanked fans for coming to see her, telling the crowd that her look and performance Saturday night were «giving disco,» a reminder of her time as a little girl, growing up in the Bronx.«We're giving disco tonight.

Beyoncé is the preacher, and her music is the gospel, then Renaissance is her Resurrection Sunday sermon. Her seventh studio album is not only a place for Beyoncé to breathe new life into the musical stylings of Donna Summer and Diana Ross, but an altar call to those who have forgotten who made house and disco music: Black queer and trans people. Lynnée Denise defines house music in Harper’s Bazaar as “joy, a rhythmic theory of escape, accentuated by what could be called fatal pleasure—the war on drugs and addiction, coupled with dangerous freedom marked by a lurking “big disease with a little name.”The album is a memoriam to Uncle Jonny, the singer’s late uncle.

housed-up first single “Break My Soul.”If anything, Beyoncé has been reborn as a gay black man — or even a trans woman — on “Renaissance,” embracing the sounds of the underground that those communities have fiercely used as a means of empowering club catharsis. In this way, it’s even more like her answer to Madonna’s “Erotica” than her surprise self-titled set was in 2013.After Beyoncé clears her throat with the eerie electro-soul of opener “I’m That Chick” — and, um, of course, she is! — the album really kicks into full effect with “Cozy,” on which the empowering lyrics of Destiny’s Child hits such as “Independent Women Pt.

, is finally out in the world—and with its myriad references to the rich history of disco and house music (and very steamy lyrics) expect it to be soundtracking dancefloors around the world all through the long, hot summer ahead.But eagle-eyed—or should we say eagle-eared—fans have already spotted a very different kind of reference among the and thumping electro beats. The album’s closing track, “Summer Renaissance,” also serves as a paean of sorts to Bey’s love for fashion, featuring shoutouts to some of her favorite brands, including , , , and . “So elegant and raunchy, this haute couture I’m flaunting,” she sings with delicious imperiousness over a sample of the rippling synth line from Donna Summer’s disco classic “I Feel Love.”Beyoncé being Beyoncé, however, she made sure we were aware she still has her finger on the fashion pulse, throwing in a nod to the beloved Black-owned brand , too.

Beyoncé's new album Renaissance has arrived. The project sports 16 tracks including its lead single "Break My Soul," a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks has been published.Yesterday (July 26), TodalWave Comics announced that it was adding Nicks to its ‘Female Focus’ comic book series, which focusses on women who have made an impact in the world.Female Force: Stevie Nicks is a 22-page comic book that details the life and career of Nicks by author Michael Frizell and artist Ramon Salas.The book is available in print and digital formats and you can see the cover here:A post shared by TidalWave Productions (@tidalwaveprod)Author Frizell said in a press statement: “There’s a popular meme that talks about how Taylor Swift writes sad songs about her exes, but Stevie Nicks makes her exes sing songs she wrote about them explaining how horrible they are, and every time I see it, I laugh.“Stevie’s fearlessness makes her a rock legend and explains her staying power and popularity.”Previous ‘Female Force’ titles have profiled Dolly Parton, Donna Summer, Tina Turner, Betty White, Michelle Obama, Barbra Streisand, Cher and Gloria Steinem.Earlier this week, Nicks announced the remaining dates for her 2022 US tour. Check out the full dates below and buy tickets here.Stevie Nicks US tour 2022SEPTEMBERFriday 02-Sunday 04 – Snowmass, CO – JAS Aspen SnowmassThursday 08 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia FestivalSaturday 10 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia FestivalTuesday 13 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music TheatreSaturday 17 – Asbury Park, NJ – Sea.Hear.Now FestivalMonday 19 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity CenterThursday 22 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings AmphitheatreSaturday 24 – Bridgeport, CT – Sound on Sound FestivalFriday 30 – Dana Point, CA – Ohana FestivalOCTOBERMonday 03 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood BowlThursday 06 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin PavilionSunday 09 – The

The wait is over. After clearing her social media accounts to signal a new era, Beyoncé has finally revealed details of her upcoming project RENAISSANCE.

Beyoncé has shared new a capella and instrumental versions of her recent single ‘Break My Soul’ – you can listen to both below.The original track is the first taste of the singer’s seventh studio album ‘RENAISSANCE’, which comes out next Friday (July 29). This week, Bey’s revealed the full tracklist and composer credits for the record.Today (July 22), the pop star has released both a capella and instrumental takes on ‘Break My Soul’. Tune in here:Released last month, Beyoncé’s dance-influenced comeback tune samples the songs ‘Show Me Love’ by Robin S and ‘Explode’ by Big Freedia.

Beyoncé has today (July 22) shared a video showing more details of her cover art for her upcoming new album, ‘RENAISSANCE’.The video, which was shared on Instagram, was soundtracked by her recent single ‘Break My Soul’ and showed the album’s internal sleeves and alternative cover art.Check it out here:A post shared by Beyoncé (@beyonce)Yesterday (July 21), the official composer credits for Beyoncé‘s upcoming seventh album were also revealed.As Uproxx noted, the full list of contributors on the record can be seen by viewing the page source of its listing on Apple Music. The information was also shared on the Twitter fansite @BeyLegion.The acts listed include Nile Rodgers (on ‘Cuff It’), Pharrell Williams and Skrillex (both on ‘Energy’), Drake (‘Heated’), A.G.

Beyoncé‘s upcoming seventh album ‘RENAISSANCE’ have been revealed.As Uproxx notes, the full list of contributors on the record can be seen by viewing the page source of its listing on Apple Music. The information was also shared on the Twitter fansite @BeyLegion.The acts listed include Nile Rodgers (on ‘Cuff It’), Pharrell Williams and Skrillex (both on ‘Energy’), Drake (‘Heated’), A.G. Cook (‘All Up In Your Mind’) and BloodPop (‘All Up In Your Mind’ and ‘Pure/Honey’).Additionally, Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z is credited as S.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBeyonce has revealed the credits for her forthcoming seventh full-length solo album “Renaissance,” and they’re every bit as star-studded and envelope-pushing as you’d expect, a mixture of household names like Drake, Jay-Z and Pharrell, veteran hitmakers like The-Dream, Raphael Saadiq, Hit Boy, Mike Dean and Nova Wave, and some unknowns who are having their first entries on Genius.com.Based on the songwriting credits revealed in Apple Music — with a few typos — collaborators include:Drake, on the song “Heated,” Jay-Z, with credits on three songs, Pharrell Williams, likely in collaboration with his Neptunes partner Chad Hugo (the name “Chad” appears at the end of the credits for song “Energy”), Nigerian singer Tems, Solange/ D’Angelo collaborator Raphael Saadiq, R&B chanteuse Sabrina Claudio, Longtime Beyonce collaborator The-Dream (“Single Ladies,” “Who Run the World (Girls)”) on multiple songs, Longtime Jay-Z/ Kanye West collaborator No I.D., Songwriting/production duo Nova Wav (Denisia “Blu June” Andrews and Brittany “@Chi_Coney” Coney), PC Records founder and Charli XCX collaborator A. G.

Jessie Ware's pop talents weren't exactly a secret when she first emerged. Her debut album Devotion is peppered with moments like "Sweet Talk," a glittering synth ode to puppy love still progressive by today's standards, and one of the songs that made it clear stuffing her in the "post-Sade crooner" box wasn't accurate.

Diana Ross to David Bowie, Nile Rodgers is the stuff of disco legend. Now, the 69-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will have Central Park grooving as music curator for DiscOasis, a roller-skating party that begins at Wollman Rink on Thursday and goes through Oct. 1.“I sure hope history remembers disco the way that I remember it because I’m not just being romantic about it,” Rodgers told The Post.

We are sad to announce that passed away this morning (Thursday, May 17). According to early reports, the 63-year-old star had been battling cancer for some time.

battled it out this week with a cast of the other current ladies of pop, and today clinches her victory as FT is today the UK’s single for a second week running.

Vangelis, composer and producer. Born: 29 March 1943 in Agria, Greece. Died: 17 May 2022 in Paris, France, aged 79Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou – or Vangelis as he is known to the film soundtrack lovers of the world – was an untutored musical seeker whose 50-year career encompassed cosmic concept albums, commissions from international space agencies and the occasional pop classic.

the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” finale Thursday. The 53-year-old thespian kicked off her spot by fittingly slow-dancing with DeGeneres to Donna Summer’s “Last Dance.” Aniston then dropped the divorce bombshell after the 64-year-old comic asked how she handled the “Friends” finale in 2004.“Well, I got a divorce and went into therapy,” quipped Aniston while laughing. “And then I did a movie called ‘The Break-Up.’ “She was referencing her highly publicized split with Pitt in 2005, after they were married for four and a half years.

The first guest on the final episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” was a special one. Jennifer Aniston returned to the show, which concluded its 19 season run Thursday, to help send off her friend Ellen DeGeneres. Aniston was the first guest to ever appear on DeGeneres’ talk show, and has been on the show 20 times total.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicThe story of Casablanca Records has been told by many — in books, articles and by the larger-than-life characters who lived through the salad days of mid- to late-1970s rock and disco music. Its ascent as a hit factory — home to KISS, Donna Summer, the Village People and Parliament Funkadelic — was short and swift and substantial.Founded in 1974 by Neil Bogart, who’d had limited success as a record man at Buddha Records, a sublabel of MGM which had signed Gladys Knight and the Pips and the Ohio Express, Casablanca had the reputation of a place of excess.

Manori Ravindran International EditorKISS takes the stage in the first exclusive clip to emerge from hotly anticipated musical biopic “Spinning Gold.”The long-gestating movie about Casablanca Records founder Neil Bogart — directed by his son Tim Bogart and now in post-production — has finally landed, and is being screened to buyers at the Cannes Film Festival market this week.Founded in 1974 by Neil Bogart, Casablanca Records was the home to KISS, Donna Summer, the Village People and Parliament Funkadelic, among others. The company contributed the first smash extended single to clubs and radio stations all over the world with Summer’s 17-minute 1975 banger “Love to Love You,” and released 289 albums from more than 140 artists.

Rod Stewart is returning to Las Vegas this week for his residency engagement, and the celebrated singer is opening up to ET about some changes to the new show and how he's managed to get healthier than he's ever been at 77.Stewart — who is also gearing up to kick off a new tour — explained to ET's Matt Cohen, «I have a trainer who's always with me, [getting me] running, cycling, everything.»«I'm actually in better shape now than I've ever been,» Stewart shared. «I played a lot of football when I was young, up until my 60s, really, but it all caught up to me and I had to have a new knee.»«So this knee is steel,» Stewart added, nodding to his rebuilt knee. «And the ankle, so I can run really fast now.»With his residency show,, returning May 13 to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Stewart is more ready than ever to deliver some epic performances.«I always have to give people what they want, so they want to hear the songs that made me famous.

mental health. Low moods can affect anyone and everyone, whether you're in the public eye or not, as some of our favourite celebrities have proved.READ: Scarlett Moffatt admits she wanted to 'disappear for a little while' after I'm a Celebrity winIn honour of our Mental Health Digital Issue guest-edited by Scarlett Moffatt, we spoke to a handful of stars who shared what they do to lift their mood when they're feeling down.

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Lizzo has returned with "About Damn Time," her first song of 2022. She teased "About Damn Time" on Instagram earlier this week with a post declaring it "SONG OF THE SUMMER." To that end, the Chic-inspired disco pop sound might accomplish her goal.

Oscar winner Ariana DeBose earned her place at the table — and booth — in one of the Theater District’s hottest celebrity haunts.DeBose, 31, who scored the Best Supporting Actress award for playing Anita in “West Side Story,” will get a piece of Bond 45 named after her —  booth M42 in the VIP section.“She probably came once a week while Donna Summer ran down the street at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre … she was part of the family,” said Ben Grossman, CEO of the Fireman Hospitality Group, which includes Bond 45 and a list of other notable Big Apple eateries such as the Brooklyn Diner, Café Fiorello, Trattoria Dell’Arte and the Redeye Grille.The name plaque is a nod to DeBose’s loyal patronage — she was a regular back in 2017 after her nights performing in “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” — and was already being planned before she got her Oscar nomination. Five years ago, DeBose could be found at the restaurant’s Donna Summer After Parties, which were held nightly, “dancing, drinking and trying to promote the show.” “She was a big fan of the Prosecco,” Grossman said.DeBose’s performance was as sparkling as her favorite drink — her Donna Summer earned her a Tony nomination.

THE CLUB AT STUDIO KIn the fall of 2019, the Kennedy Center was bustling with excitement and potential stemming from the venue’s significantly expanded range of cultural programming with its REACH expansion. It all came to a sudden, screeching halt in March due to the pandemic.

NATALIE Imbruglia is now the favourite to win The Masked Singer as Panda ahead of next week's grand finale. The Australian singer's named has long been associated with the cute creature never more so after Panda performed Blame it on the Boogie by The Jacksons last week.

Fans are calling for Kelly Rowland to play Donna Summer in a new biopic after noticing how much the two stars resemble one another.

Donna Summer has gone viral online, after Twitter users pointed out an “unbelievable” resemblance to former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland. Craig Seymour, a music critic and podcaster from Florida, tweeted a snap of the ‘portrait of the month’ from Rona Barrett’s Hollywood – published in August 1979 - on Saturday.

EXCLUSIVE: Polygram Entertainment, the film and television arm of Universal Music Group, is embarking on a feature documentary about iconic singer Donna Summer, with some of the biggest names in nonfiction attached to the project.

Steve Bronski was a co-founder of the British synthpop band Bronski Beat known for their hit song “Smalltown Boy.”Steve Bronski was a keyboardist/percussionist who formed the synthpop band Bronski Beat in 1983 with singer Jimmy Sommerville and keyboardist/percussionist Larry Steinbachek. The three band members were openly gay and wrote songs that reflected the difficulties of coming out.

Founder of Bronski Beat, Steve Bronski has died aged 61.

This is a sugar high! So sweet!

Red hot! Saweetie turned up the heat during her performance on Saturday Night Live on November 20 — and it has a lot to do with her fiery hue.