Type: Music CD
Title: Beyonce by Beyonce
Record Label: Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records
Year: 2014
Year: 2014
Ages: 15 and up
Reader's Annotation: Listen to her new hit singles, Drunk In Love featuring Jay-Z, Haunted and Pretty Hurts. #BEYGOOD.
Summary: Beyonce’s self-titled album defies the norms for CD Albums, and her surprise release immediately reached its multitude. Special features from other artists, directors, and Nigerian feminist author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie make this “visual album” unique.
Critical Evaluation: Her “visual album” demonstrates the power of visual language with lyrics, as she collaborates with various artist to depict the different Beyonce personas, such as Yonce. Her hit songs, such as “Flawless” and “Pretty Hurts,” shed light in the society’s gender stereotypes. In particular, she shares personal experiences and attempts to defy these gender stereotypes through even defining what it means to be a feminist.
At the same time, Beyonce's #BEYGOOD (pronounced Be Good), is a partnership that she created as part of her Tour. She inspires people to donate clothing, donate their time in organizations, and just be good to others. These are the type of themes and mindset that Beyonce has not only in her music, but in a way of life. Perfect for teens to look up to.
At the same time, Beyonce's #BEYGOOD (pronounced Be Good), is a partnership that she created as part of her Tour. She inspires people to donate clothing, donate their time in organizations, and just be good to others. These are the type of themes and mindset that Beyonce has not only in her music, but in a way of life. Perfect for teens to look up to.
Challenge Issues: Too sexually explicit for young adults, and may contain inappropriate images that convey a message of women as sexual objects. Excessive use of inappropriate references and profanity throughout entire CD.
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