“My dad, Ty Pope is here tonight, he is a professional bodybuilder and a pastor when I was growing up and didn’t disown me, when I told him, I wanted to be a Destiny’s Child. I’m so grateful for our relationship and your dedication to being the best father you could be for me.” –…
Jilly from Philly shares her spiritual experience at the RENAISSANCE Tour tonight in Chicago:
“I saw my Beyoncé, I didn’t get a chance to see Michael Jackson, I didn’t get a chance to see James Brown, I didn’t get a chance to see Tina Turner, but I got a chance to see Beyoncé…
This part of the interview particularly made me emotional, Olivier said, “This collection allowed me to write my love letter to Beyoncé. It will not be offered for sale. I don’t want anyone to wear it. Except her. Or if she decides to share it with her loved ones. This is the…
people don’t make visual albums anymore; they just try to release a bunch of little quick visualizers and lyric videos. and they burn out, and they put out a new one, and they burn out, and they put out a new one.
In her 2016 CFDA Fashion Icon Award acceptance speech, Beyoncé said “when we were starting out in Destiny’s Child, high-end labels didn’t really wanna dress four black country-curvy girls, and we couldn’t afford designer dresses and couture,” and how Mama Tina and Uncle Johnny…
Beyoncé on British Vogue 2020
“I released Lemonade during the Formation World Tour, gave birth to twins, performed at Coachella, directed Homecoming, went on another world tour with Jay, then Black Is King, all back to back. It’s been heavy and hectic. I’ve spent a lot of time…
Beyoncé teases new hair care line via Instagram:
“How many of y’all knew my first job was sweeping hair in my mama’s salon? Destiny’s Child got our start by performing for clients while they were getting their hair done. I was exposed to so many different kinds of…
Beyoncé on 2-minute songs, people’s attention spans, and why she was suggested to cut the songs short while recording her three-act project.
“A lot of the songs right now are two minutes long; they’re super short because of people’s attention spans, and I’m not gonna just accept…
Beyoncé on the making of “RENAISSANCE” at Club Renaissance LA in December 2022
“Hi, it’s Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, I had no idea what type of genre I would end up singing for B7, as the fans call this next album. But I tried to stay open and open my palette and discover aspects of…
“The Sleeping Venus” by Giorgione, Titian ca. 1510
In the “Welcome to the Renaissance” interlude, Beyoncé says, “I close my eyes and travel through realms of space and time; reality holds no power or control of my state of mind,” letting us know that she’s about to sleep and…
“This album has been over five years in the making. It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn’t.”
– Beyoncé
later that week all traces of beyoncé’s performance are erased from cma’s website and across all social media platforms due to racist hate comments and discourse.
Sufjan Stevens on Beyoncé’s “RENAISSANCE”
“When I first heard ‘PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA,’ I was like, This is ridiculous.
The wizardry on that album is so awesome and frustrating for me as a musician, because even if you took out her vocals, I’m still obsessed; I’m still intrigued…
people who keep discrediting beyoncé’s influence on fashion should be reminded that renaissance inspired the creative director of one of the biggest fashion houses in the world to co-create an entire couture collection dedicated to every song on the album.
Beyoncé on internet culture, the downside of social media, and why she chooses to remain private:
“We live in a world with few boundaries and a lot of access. There are so many internet therapists, comment critics, and experts with no expertise. Our reality can be warped because…
RENAISSANCE World Tour Stylist, Shiona Turini via Instagram
“Keepin it 💯 // After 12 countries, 13 states, and 42 shows, Beyoncé wore Loewe in St. Louis styled by me for her 100th look on the Renaissance World Tour.
As the stylist on the road, I don’t get a lot of free time to…
Tomorrow marks the 3-year anniversary of Beyoncé’s audio album RENAISSANCE, released with no-accompanying visuals which is seen as a shift from the Halo-singer’s release pattern, as she’s known as the originator of the visual album format, Variety reports
Beyoncé’s interview with Clover Hope for Vogue September 2018 issue still remains her most raw and vulnerable.
“After the birth of my first child, I believed in the things society said about how my body should look. I put pressure on myself to lose all the baby weight in three…
Beyoncé wrote a deeply personal poem called ‘Bey the Light’ about her daughter, her grandmother, her childhood, her stage persona, her faith, her calling as an artist, and finding beauty in chaos for ‘CR Fashion Book’ in 2014 and it’s very much RENAISSANCE coded:
“It’s my…
Beyoncé reportedly became enamored with Mugler after seeing his creations at the MET Gala in May 2008, resulting in an iconic collaboration for the “I Am...World Tour,” where he served as a creative adviser, with input on everything from set lighting to choreography, and directed…