Rolling Stone

In Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance,’ Freedom Is in the Flesh

With her new album Renaissance, Beyoncé flung open the doors to a nightclub of her own making, a place where anyone can be the hottest person in the galaxy. Released last Friday, the album traverses ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Grammys Debated Whether Beyoncé‘s ’Renaissance’ Should Compete in Dance (Exclusive)

Because it's a dance and house music album fusing elements of R&B, soul, disco and hip-hop, members of the Recording Academy debated where it should compete. By Mesfin Fekadu Beyoncé’s Renaissance ...
The New York Times

Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Embodies Decades of Dance Music. Here’s a Guide.

Chicago house, hyperpop, classic ’70s disco: The pop star’s new album is a tour through some of the genre’s most well-known touchstones as well as more underground sounds. By Michaelangelo Matos ...
Okayplayer

Why It's Important That Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' Is Nominated For Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

However, even though it was obviously a dance album, the Recording Academy's dance committee didn't initially see Renaissance as such, which almost led to the album not being considered as a nominee ...
Complex

9 Beyoncé Songs That Informed 'Renaissance'

Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance is an immersion of dance, house, and soul music that captures that Friday-night-just-got-paid-anything-can-happen feeling. To achieve this, she paid homage to dance ...
Forbes

Diversity, Inclusion And Dance Overflow In Renaissance, New Beyoncé Album

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Beyonce performs onstage during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/MTV1617/Getty Images for ...
Essence

'Renaissance' Is A Love Letter To The Black Queer Roots Of Dance Music

If the club is a place of worship, where 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 ...
Texas Monthly

The Surprising Southern Dance Roots of Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’

With each new incarnation, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter bends the world to her will. Since she emerged from Houston onto the national stage as a sixteen-year-old phenom, her work has continually ...
WTAJ on MSN

Boalsburg Renaissance Faire returning with medieval games, music, and museum tours

Knights, music, and medieval traditions will take center stage this fall as the Columbus Chapel and Boal Mansion Museum prepares to host its annual Boalsburg Renaissance Faire. The event is set for ...
USA Today

Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' film debuts in theaters: 'It was out of this world'

Beyoncé’s highly anticipated documentary “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” has finally arrived, and fans all over are hitting theaters. Some fans put on their best Bey-inspired outfits and headed to ...
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Renaissance dance/music extravaganza set for May 26

Professor of theater arts and choreographer Mark Franko, in collaboration with assistant professor of music Nina Treadwell and colleagues from Berkeley, will present The Sylvan and Oceanic Delights of ...