10 years ago, Beyoncé was asked what she wanted to accomplish before she turned 40 on September 4th 2021, which is today.
And she's achieved EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.
#BeyDay#Bey40#HappyBirthdayBeyonce
Ms Tina has revealed that Beyoncé decided to make #BlackIsKing when she heard the story of Solomon Linda, the S. African composer of Lion Sleeps Tonight who received no credit from Disney. She decided to fix that injustice and show the beauty of Africa from the eyes of Africans.
#COWBOYCARTER really has:
• Stevie Wonder on harmonica
• Paul McCartney on guitar
• Nile Rodgers on guitar
• Gary Clark Jr on guitar
• Rhiannon Giddens on banjo
• Robert Randolph on pedal steel guitar
• Jay-Z on claps
• Beyoncé on nails
This album is LEGENDARY
Beyoncé didn’t just describe the Pride pride flag on “Cozy” - she specifically described Daniel Quasar’s “Progress” pride flag to bring to the forefront marginalized LGBTQ+ people of color, trans people, and those living with / lost to HIV/AIDS 👑 #RENAISSANCE
The Cowboy Carter tracklist design is inspired by the design of posters for the Chitlin Circuit, which were a series of venues that allowed Black musicians to perform during segregation in the Jim Crow South
“Thank you so much [Beyoncé] for giving me my flowers while I’m still alive. I am honoured… Maybe we can do a collab together, that’s always a dream.” —Robin S, singer of “Show Me Love” which was sampled on “Break My Soul”
Beyoncé didn’t just describe the Pride pride flag on “Cozy” - she specifically described Daniel Quasar’s “Progress” pride flag to bring to the forefront marginalized LGBTQ+ people of color, trans people, and those living with / lost to HIV/AIDS 👑 #RENAISSANCE
The only song in Black Is King that was in The Lion King is this song, but instead of using Disney's "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", she uses Solomon's original "Mbube" and credits it as such, meaning that Solomon's children receive the royalties. I love Beyoncé so much 😭😭
Legendary music critic Robert Christgau has declared #Renaissance "Album of the Year" 👑
"Beyoncé’s finest album, it is full of shrewdly differentiated smashes. Underpinned by crucial flavor from house/rap/disco legends, it is unconventionally political, erotic & knowledgeable.”
“Beyoncé is an incredible woman and I have a lot of respect for her… She’s a gifted songwriter, she’s a visionary, and she deserves everything she has… I’m very proud of who she has become.” —Donna Summer, who Beyoncé paid homage to on #RENAISSANCE track “Summer Renaissance” 👑