Beyoncé - The African Mirror

Apr

2024

Beyoncé Cowboy Carter album takes ‘deeper dive’ into country music history

U.S. music superstar Beyoncé released her highly anticipated country album, Cowboy Carter, which she says was born out of an experience years ago where she "did not feel welcomed." Country music legends Linda Martell and Willie Nelson are featured on the album released on Friday, which also had duets with Miley Cyrus, and Post Malone and a cover of Dolly Parton's famed "Jolene." Many critics offered praise for the album with Page Six's Nicholas Hautman calling it "the revival that country music so desperately needed". Experts and fans view Beyoncé's foray into country music as a reclamation and homage to the legacy…

Mar

2024

By KAT STAFFORD and ALEXANDRA SARABIA

Beyoncé makes her mark on country music, shining light on genre’s Black roots

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

TEXAS native and singer-songwriter Denitia was deeply moved when she heard the first notes of Beyoncé's hit country song, "Texas Hold ‘Em." But it was more than the exhilarating, catchy thrum of the banjo at the start of the song that caught Denitia’s attention: It was an overdue acknowledgement of the rich history of Black country music artists and their legacies. "Beyoncé's success in country music is shining a light on a history of Black folks in country music, in our creation, our contribution to the genre, in our being listeners and avid audience members of country music," said Denitia,…

Jun

2021

By The African Mirror

Beyoncé & JAY-Z splurge on world’s most expensive car

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

BEYONCÉ and JAY -Z are the new official owners of the world’s most expensive luxury car, a Rolls-Royce valued at a whopping US$28 million. According to an anonymous source that broke the news to The Telegraph, musicians Beyoncé and JAY-Z reportedly commissioned the Rolls-Royce custom-built Boat Tail, which features a rear deck with high-end double coolers, matching chairs, and a parasol. The Rolls-Royce Boat Tail. Picture: Twitter The American couple have not released any confirmation on their recent purchase (as they never have in the past with other luxury or business purchases), but many of Beyoncé and JAY-Z’s fans, as…

Apr

2021

By The African Mirror

Beyoncé is a double denim queen

BEAUTY AND FASHION

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER BEYONCÉ is enjoying her time off from being a supreme performer, taking advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic by push her role as a fashion queen. The R&B singer’s social media presence has been a lot more visible since the USA went into its varied stages of lockdown with the promotion of her Ivy Park x Adidas collection being her most active presence. While off-duty as a performer, Beyoncé was captured by paparazzi leaving the popular Nobu restaurant in Los Angeles, where she had a mother-daughter lunch with her oldest child Blue-Ivy Carter. While dining at the Malibu…

Feb

2021

By The African Mirror

Rising star Blue Ivy Carter steals show

BEAUTY AND FASHION

MPHO RANTAO BLUE Ivy Carter has stolen the spotlight from her mother Beyoncé. Ahead of the near release of Beyoncé’s third collection with Adidas, nine-year-old Blue Ivy appeared in one of Ivy Park’s latest video campaign for her mother’s #icypark collection - a capsule of looks inspired by the icy winter slopes of the northern hemisphere. Blue Ivy appeared alongside her mother in two outfits, the print outer jacket and sweats and dancing and swinging her silk pressed hair in a printed brown cropped jacket with brown faux leather pants and trainers while wearing a mask. Blue Ivy and rapper…