Beyonce 2016 Songs
Beyonce dropped her album Lemonade . The internet went crazy.She addressed Blue ivy Hair , Cheating , Generational trauma , Black American woman experience,Empowerment.
Beyonce Releasing an album without an announcement
Beyonce doesn’t announce when she’s releasing an album.She just puts it out.The marketing engine that she has build.Allows her to just post.Because of who she is
- Pray You catch me – The song was co-written and co-produced by Kevin Garrett.He wasn’t known.Beyonce discovered him . She liked the song Coloring. Invited him for a collaboration.You never know who is listening to your Music.Internet can reach all over the world.
- Hold up -The hook comes from a 2011 Tweet. Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig (“hold up they dont love u like i love u”). The song has a connection to Maps” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Soulja Boy’s “Turn My Swag On
- “Don’t Hurt Yourself” (feat. Jack White – This come from a Led zepplin When the Levee Breaks”. Beyonce even reached out to Jack White to scream on the song.
- Sorry – He better call Becky with the good hair.”The line went viral.People wanted to know who Beyonce was talking about.However , people felt it was a white woman because of the line.There were rumours about Jay-z affair and he did confirm it .In an Interview (1) Jay-Z opens up about fighting for his marriage with Beyonce – YouTube
- 6 Inch” (feat. The Weeknd)-The son interpolates indie band Animal Collective’s track “My Girls”.It also samples Isaac Hayes’s 1969 walk on by.
2016 Songs Reality
- Daddy lessons – Beyonce submitted this song to the Record Academy’s country committee.For consideration at the Grammy awards.But it was rejected.
- Love Drought – Ingrid burley said she didn’t write the song about cheating . She was frustrated with executives at Beyonce record label.Parkwood entertainment.
- Sandcastles – Co writter Vincent Berry II was homeless.Sleeping at his friends houses.When he composed the song piano progression.
- Forward” (feat. James Blake) – The song only last 1 minutes and 19 seconds .It has political weight . The music video features mothers of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and Michael Brown holding pictures of their sons.This was honouring the Black Lives Matter movement.
- Freedom” (feat. Kendrick Lamar) – This song emulates 1940s and 1950s Black gang workers and also prisoners singing in the southern part of America.The song talk about Black american struggles.
- All Night – The song comes from Outkast 1998 song SpottieOttieDopaliscious.It features. Jay-z Grandmother Hattie White speaking at her 90th Birthday party.I had my ups and downs, but I always find the inner strength to pull myself up… I was served lemons, but I made lemonade”—giving the album its title.
- Formation – This song was released as a free stream on February 6 2016.Beyonce performed the song live 24 hours later at the Super bowl half time show.And she was dressed as Black Panters.
- Hymn for the Weekend” (Coldplay feat. Beyoncé) – Beyonce told Coldplay to not credit her name.So it wuldn’t take attention away from the band.Beyonce was singing background.
- Daddy Lessons” (Remix feat. The Chicks) – They peformed together at the 2016 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards..
