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How Beyoncé’s ‘Black Is King’ Reimagines Family Histories
Beyoncé’s new visual album, Black Is King, centers on the Lion King–esque journey of a young Black boy finding his way back home—and through that, back to himself. The film, which premiered Friday on...
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Mathew Knowles Helped Make Beyoncé a Superstar. Now He Wants to Share His...
Earlier this month, Mathew Knowles posted a clip on Instagram of a scene from Project Popstar, a contest run in the early 2000s by his company, Music World Entertainment. The talent search aimed to...
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Sweeping Landscapes and Other Soothing Texas Videos to Assuage Your Election...
Many of us have been experiencing debilitating election-based anxiety for months, and we know that tomorrow it will only get worse. Some of us are even setting up plans for how to endure the hours...
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Is Blue Ivy Carter a Texan?
On Monday afternoon, Audible announced that Blue Ivy Carter has narrated the audio version of Matthew Cherry’s children’s book, Hair Love, which is out now. The story, based on Cherry’s Oscar-winning...
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Beyoncé Runs Your Peloton Class
It’s an especially stressful time, and an unusually paradoxical one. What with all the tension surrounding the somehow-still-lingering presidential election, we’d all probably benefit from getting a...
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Matthew McConaughey and Beyoncé Did More for Texas Than Ted Cruz
Hollywood has surely never seemed so far from Texans’ minds as in the last two weeks. Not only did the most brutal winter storm we’ve seen in generations sweep away any idle thoughts of movie stars...
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Texans Cleaned Up at the Grammys, but Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé Were...
Last night was yet another big night for Texans at the Grammys. As has become something of a tradition for the event, the list of award winners and nominees included an impressive number of musicians...
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I’m a Fan of Kacey Musgraves and St. Vincent, but I’m So Tired of Their Album...
I loved St. Vincent’s song “The Melting of the Sun” right up until the moment I heard her explain what it was about. At first, the second single from her album Daddy’s Home (which came out in full on...
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The Best Things in Texas 2022: Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion could have spent 2021 resting on her laurels. Back in March 2020, the Houston rapper released her third EP, Suga, which catapulted her to a new level of fame, thanks to its second...
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It’s Beyoncé’s Summer Now
Congratulations, you made it. You endured two and a half years of a pandemic, with accompanying economic instability and civil unrest. It’s been bad out there for a long time, folks, and it’s likely...
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Four Questions We Have About the Grammy Nominations
On Tuesday, the Grammy nominations were revealed. While the ceremony itself isn’t until February 5, the big headline around the nominations was one that piqued our interest: Beyoncé received a whopping...
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In the Decades Since Farrah’s Iconic Poster, Texas’s Beauty Standard Has Evolved
It’s funny, but when I looked back recently at the famous Farrah Fawcett poster from 1976, I saw it in a completely different way. If you were, say, 12 or older back then, you know the shot I’m talking...
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Beyoncé Still Can’t Win Album of the Year, and Other Things We Learned From...
Beyoncé did not win the Grammy for Album of the Year.This is surprising, because Renaissance is one of the finest albums by one of the most celebrated artists in the history of popular music. It’s also...
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Four Reasons December Will Be a Great Month in Texas Culture
filmThe Iron ClawProduced by A24 for release on December 22 In the early eighties, the greatest show on earth was staged inside a corrugated-tin coliseum in Dallas, where a rowdy audience of almost...
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In ‘Renaissance,’ Beyoncé Finds Freedom in Control
I can’t believe I was worried I would fall asleep. It had been sixteen months since the Renaissance album dropped, 67 days since I’d seen Beyoncé Knowles-Carter perform it on tour, and twelve hours...
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Grammys Fashion Roundup: All of Y’all Wanna Be Country
Awards season is in full swing and, as usual when trophies are involved, you can’t count us out. Seven Texan musical acts were nominated for Grammys this year: Willie Nelson (Best Bluegrass Album),...
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Our Hopes, Dreams, and Predictions for Beyoncé’s Most Texan Release Yet
With the benefit of hindsight, it’s now clear why Beyoncé showed up to the Grammys in a Stetson. Exactly one week later, Houston’s favorite daughter chose to one-up the Super Bowl with the surprise...
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Can Beyoncé’s ‘Texas Hold ’Em’ Save Lives? A Texas Monthly Investigation
It’s hard to imagine today, but less than two weeks ago, none of us had even heard Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ’Em.” In the ten days since its release, the song’s impact on culture has been dramatic. With...
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Four Reasons April Is a Great Month in Texas Culture
AlbumA la Sala, KhruangbinDead Oceans and Night Time Stories, April 5 It may sound like trite exaggeration to say Khruangbin’s fourth studio album blows the doors off the barn—except the trio records...
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Texas Monthly Is Crowning a Winner in the Ultimate Texas Celebrity Bracket....
Texans are passionate about our homegrown talent. We’re proud when they go on to become world-famous stars, and we’re also a little bit happy when they don’t and we get to keep them all to ourselves...
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The Ultimate Texas Celebrity Bracket Heats Up in Round Two
After a wild day one of Texas Monthly’s Ultimate Texas Celebrity Bracket, we’re moving on to round two. Our first round saw dominant performances from some of the expected players—Willie, Matthew...
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The Ultimate Texas Celebrity Bracket: Bring On the Sweet Sixteen!
As we head into day three of Texas Monthly’s Ultimate Celebrity Bracket, a few things are clear: you love Willie Nelson every bit as much as we thought you did, Matthew McConaughey is your favorite...
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Beyoncé Is Bigger Than the Country Music Establishment
When Beyoncé announced more details on her forthcoming Cowboy Carter, she did so with a statement that clarified some speculation about whether she was aiming to cross over to country music: “This...
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How Beyoncé Got ‘Cowboy Carter’ off the Vinyl Record Presses So Fast
As an avid vinyl collector and Beyoncé fan, I preordered the limited edition Cowboy Carter record the day she posted it on her website in early March. There’s a standard timeline that record collectors...
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How TikTok Made Line Dancing Cool Again
The dance steps come in on the lyric, “Did your boots stop workin’?”: Right heel, left heel, right heel, lift and tap the right foot forward then back, pivot turn, and swirl an arm overhead like a...
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