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- Has Beyoncé Overtaken Michael Jackson as the Most Important Black Artist of Our Time? - Variety
- Dionne Warwick Loves Beyoncé But Says She Isn't an Icon Just Yet: 'It's a Long Road' - PEOPLE.com
- Beyonce shares York mom, daughter's dance video on Instagram - York Daily Record
- Music's most powerful couples - from Jay Z and Beyoncé to Marvin and Rochelle Humes - HELLO!
- Attorney-fitness expert has address and singing in common with Beyoncé - Houston Chronicle
- Randallstown dance school team catches Beyoncé's notice with viral video - Baltimore Sun
- Meghan Markle’s stylist Daniel Martin reveals royal’s TOUCHING response to Beyonce tribute - Express
- Meghan Markle only used an emoji when Beyonce paid tribute to her - Metro.co.uk
| Has Beyoncé Overtaken Michael Jackson as the Most Important Black Artist of Our Time? - Variety Posted: 24 May 2019 01:05 PM PDT If it takes a living legend to know one, then Dionne Warwick must be one of our greatest experts on what makes an icon. And as the 78-year-old singer sees it, none of today's biggest superstars – not Adele, not Taylor Swift, not even Beyoncé – would yet qualify for the I-word. "I love her to death and can appreciate her talent," she says of Bey the new issue of Essence magazine. "But that iconic status? It's a long road." Warwick's words offer a clue as to where she might stand on a debate recently waged on the Joe Budden Podcast: Has Beyoncé surpassed Michael Jackson to become the most important black artist of our time? Queen Bey certainly would qualify as a legitimate successor to the King of Pop. Like Jackson, she's sold millions of records, racked up an impressive string of hits, and amassed a sizable fan base and fortune. Jackson's 2009 death left a hole in the hall of hallowed black music stars that Beyoncé was primed to fill. Related Is that Mission: Impossible, or Mission: Accomplished … and then some? Has the next Michael Jackson now surpassed him in standing in the black community? "Leaving Neverland" and the stain its sexual abuse allegations tattooed on Jackson's reputation have left his legacy vulnerable. The scene would seem to be set for a new supreme musical hero – or heroine – to take over. In some ways, Jackson's and Beyoncé's origin stories are eerily similar. Both were raised in red states (Beyoncé in Texas, Jackson in Indiana) by fathers who played a heavy hand in their early careers. Both broke out from successful groups to become even bigger sensations on their own. Both boosted their reps with groundbreaking music videos. Both assumed the title of music royalty. But where one is celebrating and making black history, the other is black history – five decades of it. Beyoncé has driven some of the pivotal pop culture moments of this millennium – from "Independent Women" to "Single Ladies" to "Lemonade" to her Coachella "Homecoming" performance – but nothing in black entertainment in the last half century can match the impact of Jackson and "Thriller," the all-time best-selling album by a black musician. That both have been so difficult to mute post-"Leaving Neverland" is a testament to their artistry and enduring importance. Beyoncé is an undeniable creative force, but she's first and foremost an entertainer. Her talent as a singer and performer is often jaw-dropping, but it takes a village to make a Beyoncé hit. Jackson was more of a self-contained, independent artist. He worked with accomplished producers but composed many of his greatest hits solo. As he proved with his career-making moonwalk on "Motown 25" in 1984, he didn't need a battalion to leave a lingering impression. His perennial success has been against substantial odds. In future centuries, he will serve as an example of how to remain a beloved star despite ever-mounting negative press. "Leaving Neverland" may have damaged his legacy irreversibly, but it's impossible to erase him from black history. Perhaps he has the edge over Beyoncé because he came to prominence during a different era, before fragmentation and declining sales compromised artists' ability to transcend demographics and before social media inflated our perception of popularity. Jackson had broader mass appeal that spanned all races, ages, continents, and languages. Jackson was a black revolution, and that was its opening shot heard around the world. It still reverberates today, louder than any musical salvo Bey has yet fired. This isn't to understate Beyoncé's musical and cultural significance. In paying homage to black womanhood, she's brought it into white living rooms in a way no other performer before her has. Though her black consciousness can seem choreographed and calculated at times, especially when compared to earthier forerunners like Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, and Mary J. Blige, Bey dares to go there in a way Jackson — who became figuratively and literally more colorless as time went by — never did. At just 37, and 22 years into her career, she's opening more doors and breaking down more barriers than any living black music star. She can headline Coachella in California and Glastonbury in England (the first black woman to do either) and still bring down the house at the Apollo in Harlem. Critics and fellow artists are as enamored of her as fans, and although her personal life makes headlines, unlike Jackson, her legacy is untarnished by scandal. Jackson, for all his legendary-ness, was simultaneously a joke. The tabloid media dubbed him "Wacko Jacko," and he was regarded as something of a mad genius, the wizard of weird. An eternal outsider, he was like the man-child who fell to earth. His oddness perhaps made him more vulnerable to the abuse allegations that have so damaged his legacy. Whether we believe them or not, most of us will never again be able to listen to Jackson's music in the same way. But here's the catch: The music still holds up. It made him the biggest superstar in the world and catapulted him to near-mythic status. While Beyoncé's Beyhive has taken unconditional fandom to extremes, the cult of Bey revolves more around her starpower than unprecedented creative brilliance. She rides musical trends with deft awareness, but she doesn't invent them the way Jackson did. Jackson is a 50-year-old cultural movement that remains perpetually in motion. He created the soundtrack to our lives, and even if it's no longer blaring from every speaker, it left a mark on the black community, on the world, that's more indelible than that of any music legend, with the exception of Elvis Presley and The Beatles. Jackson has been gone for nearly a decade, and in some ways, his impact remains undimmed. With "Thriller," he paved a way for black artists into the white mainstream and set an example for child stars hoping to successfully transition into adult icons. Without him, there might have been no Whitney Houston, no Janet Jackson, no Beyoncé. No black musician, living or dead, has impacted black and white culture more than Michael Jackson. If he had never entered our lives, black music – black history – would not be the same. No matter what becomes of his reputation, his artistic contributions are untouchable. Neither scandal nor time can diminish them.  |
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| Beyonce shares York mom, daughter's dance video on Instagram - York Daily Record Posted: 22 May 2019 06:49 AM PDT Similar to a scout's oath, there's an instinctive motto when it comes to being a devout member of the Beyhive—all hail Beyoncé. So, you can only imagine how many people jumped on the chance to participate in a dance challenge involving Beyonce's rendition of "Before I Let Go". The challenge erupted on social media around Mother's Day. (As if Beyoncé doesn't already have a track record for breaking the internet.) York, Pennsylvania, hip-hop dance instructor Casey "Kat" Rossum decided to participate and chose a dance partner who literally wouldn't be here without her—London, her 7-year-old daughter. "She brings nothing but a beautiful vibe around [me]...she's nothing but fun spirits," Rossum said. Rossum runs Kat Choreography, which offers youth and seasonal adult classes in York, so she's accustomed to practices and deadlines. This routine, however, only took two nights to create and perfect. In the dance challenge video, Rossum and her daughter performed their routine side-by-side in front of homes illuminated by changing light colors. The video has over 20,000 views on YouTube, but a major takeaway would come from the Queen B herself. Rossum was with a client over the weekend when her sister called with exciting news. She recalls her sister saying, "I have people calling me and freaking out telling me that Beyonce posted you on her Instagram story." Well, those freak outs were justified, and in a compilation of short videos on Beyonce's Instagram story, Rossum and her daughter were on there. She could hardly contain herself in a reaction video she posted "When I found out I literally screamed," Rossum said. "My heart dropped and I was running in place." In the video, she thanked Beyoncé for sharing and shed a few tears. Like mother like daughter, London was screaming and prancing around the room when her mother told her the news over the phone. There was also a brief pause, Rossum said, from when London threw the phone on top of her toys while rejoicing. CLOSE  Casey "Kat" Rossum recorded a natural reaction after finding out that her and her daughter's dance routine was on Beyonce's Instagram story. Casey Rossum, Submitted A little bit of limelight isn't entirely new to Rossum, though. She and her three sisters are all part of an inspirational gospel singing group called The Rossums. They've appeared at the Apollo Theatre, auditioned for "America's Got Talent" and even made the top 160 on "The X Factor." The latter she describes as "the best experience," and during that seemingly once in a lifetime opportunity, she was pregnant with London. Rossum looks forward to doing more dance challenges in the future, but it wasn't always that way. "I used to think low about stuff like that," Rossum recalled. Rossum knows that there are challenges that come from being a performer in a small place like York. Though she was born in Harrisburg, she has spent most of her life here. The York High grad sees this social media conquest as a learning lesson for not only herself, but other aspiring performers. Around the time she started Kat Choreography, she stopped caring about what others thought of her and didn't rely on social media for validity. That's exactly what she thinks other should consider, too. "I have a professional message for people who get looked over. My message for people is to not look forward to the likes, the comments, the shares. Do things from your heart and stay in your lane," Rossum said. While the Beyhive doesn't have anything to do with honey, it's safe to say that Rossum received a sweet gesture of recognition from the Queen B. "This could open so many more doors for us. This is only the beginning," Rossum said. Follow Jasmine on Twitter @jvaughn411 or reach her at 717-495-1789. More: West Africa native hopes to bridge cultural gap in music with Afropop genre in York More: Army service refocused York man's life. Now, he pursues a hip-hop music career. Read or Share this story: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2019/05/22/beyonce-shares-york-mother-daughters-before-i-let-go-dance-challenge-video-on-instagram-story/3739532002/  |
| Music's most powerful couples - from Jay Z and Beyoncé to Marvin and Rochelle Humes - HELLO! Posted: 24 May 2019 05:27 AM PDT  The music industry seems like a scary world, with break ups and divorces happening here, there and everywhere but we've gathered music's most powerful couples to show fans that some still truly love and support each other. From Jay Z and Beyoncé to Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin, here are our favourite power couples within the music industry… Jay Z and BeyoncéThe undisputed king and queen of the music world are Jay Z and Beyoncé. The power couple were first linked together after Beyoncé appeared on the rapper's 2002 track Bonnie & Clyde. Afterwards, they went on to collaborate on Beyoncé's solo hits Crazy in Love and Déjà vu. In April 2008, the couple secretly married in New York. Although they kept quiet about the nuptials for months, Beyoncé eventually told Essence magazine that she didn't want the drama of a big wedding. "It's been my day so many days already," she said. "We've been together a long time… We always knew it would happen." In August 2011, Beyoncé delighted fans when she announced her first pregnancy at the MTV VMAs. "I have a surprise," teased the singer as she cradled her bump. The singer's rep later confirmed that the pop star and her husband were expecting their first child. On 7 January 2012, they welcomed their daughter Blue Ivy Carter into the world. The new parents said in a statement at the time: "Her birth was emotional and extremely peaceful, we are in heaven… She was delivered naturally at a healthy 7lbs and it was the best experience of both our lives." In February 2017, Queen Bey shocked the world when she announced she was pregnant again, this time with twins. Beyoncé confirmed the birth of daughter Rumi and son Sir Carter on her Instagram in July 2017, having given birth to the duo a month earlier.  |
| Attorney-fitness expert has address and singing in common with Beyoncé - Houston Chronicle Posted: 23 May 2019 10:00 PM PDT  When you live in Beyoncé's childhood house, you get used to almost anyone showing up. One recent Friday, Roslyn Bazzelle Mitchell was driving toward the Riverside Terrrace home, which she bought with husband Derrick Mitchell in 2012, when she spotted a cameraman standing in front of the house. She waited until he finished filming, then approached. Turns out, he was from Ireland filming a travel show in Houston. Of course, Beyoncé is huge in Ireland, like everywhere else on the planet. Just a block away from Mitchell's home is Parkwood Park, where Beyoncé and sister Solange played as children. Mitchell knew the house had famous ties when the couple purchased it but didn't know how much the world knew. Not a month goes by that fans don't show up to take selfies in front of the house. More InformationHome: Riverside Terrace Favorite designers: Oscar de la Renta, Valentino, Chanel and Hermès Must-have beauty product: EltaMD SPF Most admired: "My mom, who is the youngest of nine children and raised by her grandmother in Hope, Ark. Also, my dad, an only child who received his Ph.D. at 23. He's the smartest man I know." Celebrity you'd like to have dinner with: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey Favorite food: avocado toast Beauty secret: eight hours of sleep and water Fitness regimen: PIYOLET (pilates, yoga and ballet) Kind of work you would do for free: sing and continue to champion the causes that speak to my heart Last thing you binge-watched: HBO's "Power" On your bucket list: attend New York Fashion Week for a show by one my favorite designers and sit front row (or close) Favorite travel destination: our home in Vail Valley in Avon, Colo. First car: '88 Nissan Maxima Something surprising about you: I'm a homebody. Perfect day would end with: Sitting in the bed with my husband and son, watching a movie and sharing a huge bowl of Garrett's Chicago mix popcorn. Theme song: "Rise" by Katy Perry "It's hilarious that people just show up," Mitchell said. "It's a fun factoid that such an amazing person grew up in this house." Mitchell's home isn't the only thing grabbing attention these days. The 44-year-old attorney, singer and fitness expert is making her own fame, in a way. In April, she sang the national anthem for the Astros during the team's series against the Yankees. "I'm coming out of the closet with my singing. I feel like I need to face all of my fears, and I have a fear of singing in public," said Mitchell, who has been singing and playing piano since childhood. She also studied ballet from age 4 through high school. She started a PIYOLET, a mix of Pilates, yoga and ballet, in 2006 and traveled the country teaching the fitness program. Mitchell said she's trying to "live out loud and see what sticks." Last year, she started a YouTube channel focused on fitness, singing, cooking and fashion. Her video, "8 Ways to Style Your Hermes and Chanel Scarves," has been viewed 11,000 times. Speaking of Chanel, Mitchell coveted the brand's iconic classic bag during the early years of her law career and saved up to finally purchase one after her son was born in 2011. "I'm a fashion junkie," she said. "I used to have Vogue magazine pictures plastered in my room. I've always been addicted to fashion and accessories. My first brand handbag was Liz Claiborne, and I was into Guess and Swatch. I had it all. When I came out of law school, I felt the pressure to look a certain way and wear closed-toe shoes. But I've grown over the years." Born in Clear Lake, Mitchell and her family relocated to Orange, then Delaware for her father's job with Dupont. She attended middle school and high school in Delaware. She graduated from Hampton University in Virginia, then earned a law degree from Texas Southern University. "I guess I fell into law," she said. "I come from a family of educators, but I was always persistent and wanted my way. I used to watch 'LA Law' in high school, and I always excelled in classes related to law." Mitchell has worked for Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber for the past 13 years as a real-estate and corporate attorney. She's also active in the community and chaired her first fundraiser, called the Divas Closet Cleanup, for Dress for Success Houston in 2010. She's past president of Dance Houston and serves on the boards of the Hermann Park Conservancy and the Health Museum of Houston. She'll co-chair Recipe for Success' Fashion in the Fields event next fall and chair the American Heart Association's Heart Ball auction next year. Inside her home, where Beyoncé and Solange got their early start, Mitchell's family photos decorate the dining and kitchen areas. Mitchell met her husband in law school. The couple married in 2013 and have an 8-year-old son, Derrick. Mitchell poses on a winding staircase in a fitted Oscar de la Renta dress with a Beyoncé playlist on play in the background. "I love everything about Houston," she said. "It's an open-door city. It doesn't matter what you look like or what language you speak. I love that people here are open to new ideas." joy.sewing@chron.com  |
| Randallstown dance school team catches Beyoncé's notice with viral video - Baltimore Sun Posted: 21 May 2019 12:00 AM PDT Before she founded a dance school in Randallstown, Adrienne Watson Carver was herself a student at Hampton University, one of the United States' best-known historically Black institutions. In 1990, she became the captain of Ebony Fire, the official dance team of the school's marching band, The Force. Her immersion in HBCU band and dance culture informs the way she works with the elementary-to-high-school-aged children, about 95 percent of whom she says are black, who take classes at her Studio "A" Modeling, Etiquette & Dance Academy. "We are pushing students to consider enrolling in HBCUs," she said. "Not only because of the academic experience, where you are encouraged to strive for excellence and be a leader, but also because of the bands, sororities, fraternities, organizations and leadership programs that focus specifically on African Americans." The Baltimore area native shares this love of HBCUs and dance with music superstar Beyoncé, who featured Carver's teenage daughter Aarin and the studio's hip hop competition team's #beforeiletgochallenge video on her Instagram story May 14. This marks at least the second time that the artist featured a Baltimore-area group's submission, after sharing a clip from the Vibe Dance Team at Towson University on May 9. Beyoncé invites fans to submit videos of themselves dancing to her rendition of Frankie Beverly and Maze's "Before I Let Go," with a chance to be featured on her Instagram. "About two weeks prior to us getting posted, my daughter says, 'tonight, we're choreographing this dance, mommy,'" Carver said. "I helped fine-tune it, but my daughter really choreographed the dance." The pair taught the routine to the aforementioned team, which competes at dance contests around the area, in one rehearsal before recording it by the Randallstown facility (Studio "A" also operates a second space on Orchard Tree Lane) and posting it to Instagram on May 9. Beyoncé shared the video soon afterward. For Carver, who launched Studio "A" in 2000, the Queen's endorsement offered some new attention on her school. She said that 800 to 900 of the more than 3,000 Instagram views came the same day of the posting. Offline, parents were calling and coming to the studio asking, "Is it true? Is it true? Did Beyoncé repost [you] on Instagram?" She added that about 70 girls tried out for one of her dance competition teams last weekend, including roughly 20 new faces that she believed came after seeing the video. Studio "A" isn't hurting for the spotlight — Carver coached Deshauna Barber there before she won the 2016 Miss USA pageant — but Beyoncé's post did give the academy some "major buzz" that encouraged the students even more, Carver said. Beyoncé's cover of "Before I Let Go" appears on the album accompanying "Homecoming," her recent Netflix documentary that captures her headlining performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2018. Her set commemorated the pageantry of historically black schools like Hampton, where Carver took her daughter to the school's homecoming last year. She and her husband have also awarded nearly $450,000 in scholarships through the studio's namesake foundation and Cotillion/Beautillion program. She encourages those recipients to consider HBCUs for both scholastic and social offerings that they won't otherwise find. "[HBCU programs] make sure they know that they were born to be leaders, that it is in them, that they are capable and that they have a whole legacy of African Americans that came before them, that set the foundation and made it [possible] to stand on their shoulders," she said. Much of Beyoncé's creative acclaim revolves around her exploration of black womanhood, which Carver said is a huge reason why she incorporates the artist into her academy's programs. "It is my goal to make sure not only my daughter, but every young person that walks through Studio 'A's' doors, [knows] that there are a lot of African-American women changing the world on a daily basis, making a difference in their communities, bringing music, entertainment, intellect and social change — everything that you could dream of that you'd like to see a significant person do, Black women are doing it," she said. See her dancers' full #beforeiletgochallenge on YouTube and learn more about Studio "A" when it hosts its 19th annual dance recital on Sunday, June 9 at the Murphy Fine Arts Center — on the campus of another storied HBCU, Morgan State University.  |
| Meghan Markle’s stylist Daniel Martin reveals royal’s TOUCHING response to Beyonce tribute - Express Posted: 22 May 2019 08:36 PM PDT  The music icons paid tribute to Meghan in a video where they received they accepted their BRIT awards in February. The power couple won an award for Best International Group and in an acceptance video, the pair were pictured in front of a portrait of Meghan adorned in a crown and jewels. In an interview with CBS, Mr Martin revealed how Meghan reacted upon viewing the tribute from Beyonce and Jay-Z. Speaking to host, Gayle King, Mr Martin revealed that Meghan was so surprised and touched by the tribute from Jay-Z and Beyonce that she simply responded with an emoji. Mr Martin added: "I sent her a picture. "I think it was a screenshot of the two of them in front of the portrait. "I think all I wrote was, 'girl'. READ MORE: How the Queen's rules forced Lady Gabriella to change wedding dress... "She responded with the big eye emoji." The video was in reference to the pair's recent Apes**t video where they appeared in front of the Mona Lisa. In their tribute to Meghan, however, the pair replaced the Mona Lisa with a portrait from a picture from Brooklyn-based artist Tim O'Brien. Since that video, Meghan and Prince Harry have welcomed their son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten Windsor to their millions of fans around the world. READ MORE: Queen Elizabeth II news: The Queen's long Chelsea Flower Show history In the lead up to the birth of Archie, there was heavy speculation that Harry and Meghan would choose a home birth. However, on the release of the birth certificate of Archie, it was revealed that Archie was actually born at The Portland Hospital. Since the birth of their child, Harry has quickly returned to his royal duties. During one of his duties in Oxford last week, Harry gave an insight into what parenthood has been like. Upon receiving a card form a group of school children Harry jokingly said: "When I'm awake at four o'clock in the morning, I'll read all these cards."  |
| Meghan Markle only used an emoji when Beyonce paid tribute to her - Metro.co.uk Posted: 23 May 2019 05:15 AM PDT  Meghan Markle was reportedly left speechless after Beyoncé and Jay Z stood in front of a portrait of her wearing a crown during their acceptance speech at the Brit Awards. Her friend and makeup artist, Daniel Martin, said the Duchess of Sussex could only respond with an emoji when he sent her a screen grab of the couple's tribute. He told CBS: 'I sent her a pic. I think it was a screen grab of the two of them in front of the portrait. I think all I wrote was, "Girl." 'She wrote me back like the big eye emoji.' To be fair, when Queen Bey is admiring a portrait of you, how are you supposed to react? The oil painting was created by Brooklyn-based artist Tim O'Brien for a cover of Meghan's former sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma's magazine The Key.   Beyoncé and Jay Z's acceptance speech, which was pre-recorded, was made to look like their 'Ape-sh*t' music video which was filmed at the Louvre in Paris. Advertisement Advertisement But instead of standing in front of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, they chose the painting of the Duchess. Later, in a blog post written during Black History Month, Beyoncé praised the Duchess for breaking with tradition and putting black culture 'front and centre' for her wedding to Prince Harry. Citing her choices of a black gospel choir and cellist and African-American Reverend Michael B. Curry to deliver the sermon, Beyoncé thanked Meghan for 'using her platform for good' as a new member of the royal family. She added in her MTV acceptance: 'In honor of Black History Month, we bow down to one of our Melanated Monas. 'Congrats on your pregnancy! We wish you so much joy.'
 Daniel's interview is part of the CBS news special Meghan and Harry Plus One. He also spoke about Meghan's new son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, who was born on May 6. Daniel said: 'Parenting is difficult in the beginning, but I feel like they got this. They're ready for this. There's just going to be so much love for that baby. 'I feel like Meghan and H are really going to keep this kid real. With lots of healthy home-cooked meals, no doubt. 'I'm sure the baby's going to be raised, like … definitely clean and green.' Advertisement Advertisement  |
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