• Ranking This Year's Surprise Albums: Beyoncé, U2, Azealia Banks, Skrillex and More

    Maybe you heard: After more than two years and numerous label changes, Azealia Banks finally got around to dropping Broke With Expensive Taste, and she did it as a total surprise. It was (we think) the cap on 12 months of surprise album drops from huge performers. Check out six of the biggest surprises of the last year, ranked for both quality of product and innovation of release.

  • 10 Artists Who Have Been Criticized By PETA: One Direction, Beyoncé, Kanye West, And More

    One Direction has found themselves under fire by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) for their use of animals in their "Steal My Girl" music video, including chimps, lions, sheep, and flamingos. However, they're far from the first musicians to feel the heat from the famously outspoken organization. Here are 10 more artists who have been criticized by PETA.

  • Details for Upcoming Beyoncé Album Potentially Leaked

    A photo has started circulating with the potential details of a new secret album from Beyoncé. She shocked the world last December when she released her self-titled album without a moment's notice and now could be looking to do the same with a potential followup. The potential album would include 10 new songs and have features from Justin Timberlake, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Frank Ocean, Rihanna and others.

  • Mississippi Middle School Bans Beyoncé's 'Partition' after Band Plays It During Football Game

    While Beyoncé has managed to infiltrate every aspect of pop culture, leaving many parents to view her as a decent role model for their young daughters, not every song she drops is appropriate for kids. Jackson, Mississippi, parents were recently shocked to realize that Bey's "Partition" was being played during a middle school football game by the band. A multitude of parents took to Facebook to complain while others seemed unfazed by the song's usage. A group of parents finally reached out to WAPT-TV, wanting to call broader attention to the fact that 13-year old kids were playing a song entirely about sex, and finally action was taken.

  • Beyoncé Biography In The Works From J. Randy Taraborrelli, Due Out Fall 2015

    Beyoncé has been one of the most influential pop culture figures of the past decade, and now a biography is being written about her inspiring life. Billed as the first comprehensive biography of the pop star, the book will be released fall 2015 via Grand Central Books. The author of the biography, J. Randy Taraborrelli, will "explore all facets of Knowles' life," starting with her childhood performances, detailing her time with Destiny's Child and as a solo artist and looking inside her marriage to Jay Z, Billboard reports.

  • University of Texas Offers Beyonce, Rihanna Feminism Class for Spring 2015

    If you've ever wanted to examine Beyoncé's "Drunk in Love" lyrics or analyze Rihanna's always fascinating fashion choices for college credit, soon you will be in luck - assuming you attend The University of Texas at Austin. For the university's spring semester in 2015, the African-American studies program will offer a class titled "Beyoncé Feminism, Rihanna Womanism."
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