Beyonce continues to rack up the accolades – even when pregnant with her feet up.
The superstar singer, who is expecting twins, has just added another award to her shelf: a Peabody Award.
In a press statement, it was announced that the diva’s 2016 visual album ‘Lemonade’ is a winner at the Peabody’s, which salutes excellence in television, radio and digital broadcasting.
The project, which arrived last April, is among seven honorees in the Entertainment category.
Joining ‘Lemonade’ are FX series ‘Atlanta,’‘Better Things,’ ‘Horace and Pete,’ ‘Happy Valley,’ ‘National Treasure,’ and HBO’s ‘Veep.’
“Lemonade draws from the prolific literary, musical, cinematic, and aesthetic sensibilities of black cultural producers to create a rich tapestry of poetic innovation. The audacity of its reach and fierceness of its vision challenges our cultural imagination, while crafting a stunning and sublime masterpiece about the lives of women of color and the bonds of friendship seldom seen or heard in American popular culture.”
For folk not in the know, the Peabody’s are one of the more revered honors in critics circles. As such, it’s a huge look for Beyonce and all involved.
The 76th annual Peabody Awards tapes May 20th at Cipriani Wall Street in NYC and airs on PBS and Fusion on June 2nd.
For, the 15-time Grammy winner has been named on TIME‘s ‘Most Influential People Of 2017’ list.
Joining the likes of Viola Davis, Chance The Rapper, and Colin Kaepernick, the 36-year-old is featured in honor of her achievements as an artist over the last year.
And, in keeping it real, we’re a bit perplexed.
Sure, she has a catalogue that will be ever-enduring; but there’s no denying that whatever influence she had over the last 12 months wasn’t enough to make folk buy her most recent album ‘HERE.’
From where we’re standing, she’d be more suitable for a salute of her infallible charity efforts or as a pioneer for social change. But musically? This year? That’s a reach and a half.
Congrats, nonetheless. Because no matter which way it’s diced or sliced, this is win for brand.
Peep the full list below…
************
Pioneers
Samantha Bee
Chance the Rapper
Constance Wu
Gavin Grimm
Kirsten Green
Bob Ferguson
Ivanka Trump
Demis Hassabis
Barbara Lynch
Hamdi Ulukaya
Jared Kushner
Celina Turchi
Jordan Peele
Glenda Gray
Yuriko Koike
Conor McGregor
Riz Ahmed
Guus Velders
Tamika Mallory, Bob Bland, Carmen Perez and Linda Sarsour
Natalie Batalha, Guillem Anglada-Escudé and Michaël Gillon
Artists
Emma Stone
Colson Whitehead
Ed Sheeran
Alicia Keys
Ryan Reynolds
Donald Glover
Leslie Jones
Ben Platt
Ava DuVernay
Barry Jenkins
Margot Robbie
Sarah Paulson
James Corden
John Legend
Alessandro Michele
Kerry James Marshall
Demi Lovato
Leaders
Theresa May
Narendra Modi
Chuck Schumer
Donald Trump
Elizabeth Warren
Julian Assange
James Comey
Kim Jong Un
Reince Priebus
Xi Jinping
Rodrigo Duterte
Stephen Bannon
Theo Epstein
Tom Perez
Vladimir Putin
Wang Qishan
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Sandra Day O’Connor
Pope Francis
General James Mattis
King Maha Vajiralongkorn
Juan Manuel Santos
Major General
Qasem Soleimani
Melinda Gates
Titans
Janet Yellen
LeBron James
Daniel Ek
Bernard J. Tyson
Evan Spiegel
George Church
Jean Liu
Tom Brady
James Allison
Rebekah Mercer
Jason Blum
Jeff Bezos
Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Margrethe Vestager
Icons
Simone Biles
Ashley Graham
Cindy Sherman
John Lewis
Margaret Atwood
Colin Kaepernick
Jeanette Vizguerra
Neymar
RuPaul
Raf Simons
Biram Dah Abeid
Leila de Lima
David Adjaye
Gretchen Carlson
Fatou Bensouda
Thelma Aldana
Fan Bingbing
Viola Davis
Raed Saleh
Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista
Performers lined up to rock this year’s ceremony are yet to be announced, but fans of a number of chart staples can expect them to use the platform to launch and support their new LPs and movie projects.
Last year’s ceremony offered performances from Ariana Grande, Beyonce, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Jidenna and Nick Jonas.
Parkwood power player Beyonce has learned that she has reached an impressive milestone on Instagram this week.
What it is?
100 million accounts on the platform are now following the star’s official page extending her lead as one of Pop’s most influential purveyors on and off the net.
Where she comes on the platform’s list of users with the highest number of followers?
Want more Beyonce news?
We’ve got you covered.
Following its release on November 14th 2008, the vocalist’s third studio album ‘I Am..Sasha Fierce’ has moved over 8 million units in pure sales with help from its singles ‘If I Were a Boy’, ‘Single Ladies’ and her Lady Gaga-backed ‘Video Phone’.
Awesome!
#NowPlaying: Two Minute History.
2 Minute History: Explaining The Statement "Ronald Regan Flooded the Hood With Crack" pic.twitter.com/IPiF9tRGW8
With industry friends Usher, Jennifer Lopez, Rita Ora, and Jamie Foxx on board, R&B bad boy Chris Brown is said to be giving his fans life by bringing an in depth look at his to big screens across the country.
From his humble beginnings in Virginia to stages across the world, the candid documentary – ‘Welcome To My Life’ – is due to hit theaters in June and will feature a tell-all sit down with the embattled star.
Will the personalized view at the stageblazer help curtail the mounting negative press against him from recent months? See the trailer inside and tell us your thoughts:
Lana Del Rey, The Weeknd and Max Martin teamed up for a creative cause recently when they joined forces to hatch the song ‘Lust for Life’.
Standing as the title track for Rey’s new album the number touched down via Mistajam’s BBC Radio One show recently and leads the way for the set which is yet to nab a release date.
Then, we dance on the H of the Hollywood sign, yeah
‘Til we run out of breath, gotta dance ’til we die (duwop, duwop)
My boyfriend’s back, and he’s cooler than ever (shuwop, shuwop)
There’s no more night, blue skies forever
Listen below…
‘Cause we’re the masters of our own fate
We’re the captains of our own souls
There’s no way for us to come away
‘Cause boy we’re gold, boy we’re gold
And I was like…
If you live in a major city you’ve probably encountered many a celebrity making their way through town on their way to work and play.
What happens if you don’t?
You come to the new TGJ feature ‘Celebs about Town’ which sees us churn out details about where your favourite people were the night before, and when and why they were there.
Waiting below? India Arie, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Brown and more!
In New York City India Arie soared into Barnes & Noble to support the release of ‘The Soul of Richard Rodgers‘ alongside Billy Porter and Zaire Park.
Gracing the launch party with a performance, the ‘Ready for Love’ songstress loved and left partygoers before the unwrapping of her next studio album ‘Worthy’ which will sail its way into her fans’ worlds this year.
A release date is yet to be set.
Down in Miami, Jennifer Lopez and her new flame Alex Rodriguez found themselves ambushed by the paparazzi as they stepped out of the Prime 112 restaurant located at 112 Ocean Drive.
The couple dined shortly after going public with their relationship which blossoms months after Lopez pulled the plug on her time with the entertainer Drake.
Rodriguez, a baseball player, is worth a reported $300 million and like Lopez was raised in New York City before becoming a household name by way of wins scored in his field.
Unfamiliar with his work?
Watch him in action below….
Lopez wasn’t the only one with business in Florida this month. For, Chris Brown finds himself in alligator-invested legal water following his alleged assault of a photographer.
As reported here, Brown was caught punching said photographer on camera (allegedly) at a Tampa nightclub and parting ways with the venue long before he was scheduled to.
The club is now asking the singer to cough up the $30,000 they paid him to appear at the club as they believe he started the fight and had no good reason to split earlier than he was supposed to.
There, the professional athlete and rising star Sterling Shepard attended the NFLxFIT Visual System Design Contest at The Museum at FIT to celebrate the marriage of sports and fashion.
Unfamiliar with the contest?
The National Football League (NFL) and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) partnered more than eight months ago to challenge students minoring in Creative Technology to reimagine all of the NFL team identities, including artwork and graphics inspired by the teams’ logos and fan cultures. The new graphic elements and branding treatments will be used on NFL merchandise.
Nicki Minaj reunites with her Young Money comrades Drake and Lil Wayne in the video for ‘No Frauds.’
Premiering merely moments ago, the clip is the latest in a long list of visuals offered up by Onika of late. All of which pave the lane to her much anticipated fourth studio album, due later this year.
The regrouping of Minaj, Drizzy, and Wayne comes after years of “doing their own thing” amidst personal dramas (see: Meek Mill feud) and professional implosions (Weezy and Birdman).
With the band back together, can their newest number climb higher than its #14 peak on the Hot 100?
Watch its accompanying visual below and let us know…
There, she invited her supporters to pick up her couture goodies and rub shoulders with her as she continues to source material for her next studio album.
The star can be expected to drop news on her forthcoming LP before the year’s end and spill details on a number of movie and television projects she and her well-oiled Roc Nation machine have been hard at work on.
Marriage and motherhood are two roles that Kelly Rowland has taken on in recent years.
The singer went public with her relationship with manager Tim Witherspoon in 2013, marrying him soon after in 2014. They then welcomed their adorable son Titan Jewell in the same year.
Ever since, they’ve been the picture of happiness – something PEOPLE and EW celebrate in their joint World Most Beautiful Families feature.
The salute, and accompanying photoshoot, come one week after Rowland released her first book ‘Whoa, Baby’ – which is aimed at new mothers. It also arrives ahead of her new album, reportedly due later this year.
Indeed, this week marks one year since the passing of superstar musician Prince.
To honor his life and legacy, Rogue Music Alliance are readying the release of a brand new EP christened ‘Deliverance.’
The six song project is comprised of undiscovered studio recordings from 2006–2008 and will hit stores this Friday (April 21st). It’s presently available for pre-order on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. A physical edition will follow on June 2nd, with the lion-share of profits from all versions going to the Prince Estate.
[Despite a recent dealmaking the Purple One’s back catalogue available on streaming services, there’s no word on whether ‘Deliverance’ will be streamable on the Spotify’s and the like.]
Interestingly, the set sits outside the new major label partnership in place to maximize exposure of the legend’s classic and unheard music because he recorded the songs while an independent act.
Prince co-penned and co-produced ‘Deliverance’ with his mixing/recording engineer from 2004–2009, Ian Boxill.
In the year since his death, Boxill has worked round the clock to complete the cuts.
Speaking on the finished product, he said in a statement:
“I believe ‘Deliverance’ is a timely release with everything going on in the world today and in light of the one-year anniversary of his passing. I hope when people hear Prince singing these songs it will bring comfort to many. Prince once told me that he would go to bed every night thinking of ways to bypass major labels and get his music directly to the public. When considering how to release this important work, we decided to go independent because that’s what Prince would have wanted.”
Listen to a preview of the title track below, where the full tracklist awaits…
‘Deliverance’ Tracklist:
1. Deliverance
2. I Am
3. Touch Me
4. Sunrise Sunset
5. No One Else
6. I Am (Extended)
