Beyoncé has one-upped herself as she continues to redefine the “visual album” — from 2006’s humble B’day anthology to 2013’s world-stopping self-titled and 2016’s powerful journey through womanhood with Lemonade. Now, the megastar has achieved a creative pinnacle with Black Is King. Released this past Friday (July 31) on Disney+, the visual album continues Beyoncé’s […]
After announcing her new visual album Black Is King last month, Beyoncé shared its second trailer on Sunday. The short clip features appearances by Bey, Jay-Z, Kelly Rowland, Naomi Campbell, Tina Knowles-Lawson, and more. According to a press release, Pharrell Williams, Lupita Nyong’o, and others will also make cameos in the film. Beyoncé wrote, directed, and executive-produced the project; […]
Chloe and Halle Bailey say they believe in “divine timing,” and the release of their sophomore effort, Ungodly Hour, is the perfect example. Chloe x Halle, the soon-to-be R&B superstars with a collective DIY mentality that only the genre’s most admired sisters could share, recorded the album in October and soon realized the double meaning it would […]
Why now? Because — and there’s no reason to ignore the elephant in the room: SPIN stewardship has changed hands many, many times since we made the online jump — we got our chance. Because plenty of our favorite albums of the last 10 years could still use a boost. Because some of the already unanimously […]
Beyoncé has announced a new visual album titled Black Is King. It will be her first proper solo album of original songs since 2016’s Lemonade. Shee wrote, directed, and executive-produced the project, which will be released via Disney+. Black Is King will include the song “Black Parade,” which she released on Juneteenth. Last year, Beyoncé curated the soundtrack The […]
On March 13, Breonna Taylor was shot eight times and killed in her Louisville home during a botched police raid at the wrong address. On Sunday, Beyoncé shared an open letter on her website to Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron demanding justice for Taylor. The letter begins with a recap of the events that led to […]