Beyonce Archives - Rock NYC

Dolly Cohen, The Woman Who Makes Grillz For The Stars

Alyson Camus / July 3, 2015

She now has a Tumblr page with heavy traffic, and was discovered by A$AP, her first famous customer. Then Rihanna saw his mouthpiece, and from there, Dolly became the grill-maker for celebrities. All of her creations are customized and handmade, and are unique pieces, she said to Vogue magazine she will never make the same one again. Using her dentistry practice, she makes a mold of someone’s mouth and then sculpts the piece using chromium chromate, then 18K gold, yellow or white.

controversy, News, Slideshow

Nicki Minja Blocked Twitter Fans Complaining About Tidal

Alyson Camus / May 25, 2015

The woulda’s and coulda’s all day are going bye bye,’… she deleted the tweet afterward of course. The blocked fans couldn’t believe it and tweeted ‘i can’t believe the person i idolize has blocked me. after me paying vip for the pinkprint tour and everything. Nicki Minaj blocked me… because i told her i can’t afford tidal and i asked her to put the videos on Vevo.’

News, Slideshow, Streaming

It’s A War Between Streaming Services To Get Artists

Alyson Camus / April 13, 2015

We still don’t know much about Tidal, but according to The Verge,Tidal reportedly offered millions of dollars and an equity stake to artists such as Coldplay, Rihanna, Daft Punk, Alicia Keys, Calvin Harris, Jack White, Madonna, Usher, Arcade Fire, Deadmau5,… in exchange of their exclusive conten

News, Slideshow

Jay Z Launches Tidal, His New Streaming Service

Alyson Camus / April 1, 2015

Jay Z recently purchased the streaming service for some $56 million and he wants to make it as a competitor to Spotify, or Rdio. Alicia called it the ‘beginning of a whole new era’,… but for whom exactly? A new era for Jay Z and Madonna to make even more money? What’s new exactly? A new sound? a better listening experience?

controversy, News, Slideshow

It’s A Kid Rock-Beyonce War: Can Someone Punch This Racist Sexist Idiot In The Face?

Alyson Camus / March 1, 2015

People are like, ‘Beyoncé’s hot. Got a nice fucking ass.’ I’m like, ‘Cool, I like skinny white chicks with big tits.’ Doesn’t really fucking do much for me. Not liking her music is one thing but…

controversy, News, Slideshow

The Flaws Of Our Stars

Alyson Camus / February 21, 2015

currently see a trend, people imagine their pop stars like flawless goddesses and at the least imperfection revealed there is an internet drama,… and in both cases it was not a reaction from the stars but a reaction from the fans themselves!

controversy, News, Slideshow

Beck’s Wikipedia Page Vandalized All Day Long By Beyonce’s Fans

Alyson Camus / February 11, 2015

Interviewed by US magazine, he reacted so politely it was a bit disarming: ‘I was just so excited he was coming up. He deserves to be on stage as much as anybody. How many great records has he put out in the last five years, right?’… ‘You can’t please everybody, man. I still love him and think he’s genius. I aspire to do what he does.’

controversy, News, Slideshow

Beyonce May Sue Etsy Over Some Feyonce Mugs?

Alyson Camus / January 25, 2015

I am sorry to let you know this, but Beyonce is a very greedy woman: when you are a pop star sitting on hundreds of millions, you leave the kids alone… how much can someone make on Etsy? Really nothing compared to the money owned by the queen B!

controversy, News, Slideshow

Mike Huckabee Thinks Jay Z Is Pimping Out Beyonce

Alyson Camus / January 15, 2015

“She is a terrific dancer – without the explicit moves best left for the privacy of her bedroom. Jay Z is a very shrewd businessman, but I wonder: Does it occur to him that he is arguably crossing the line from husband to pimp by exploiting his wife as a sex object”

News, Slideshow

Dr. Dre Made $20 A Second In 2014!

Alyson Camus / January 14, 2015

Rappers are still going strong even those I haven’t heard anything from for a long time, like Diddy ($60 million and $1.90 per second)! Beside this you have Calvin Harris ($66 million and $2.09 per second), Jay Z ($60 million and $1.90 per second), and Drake ($33 million and $1.05 per second)

News, Not With The Band, Slideshow

Not With The Band: Which Band Of Today Will Be Relevant In 10 Or 20 Years?

Alyson Camus / January 5, 2015

Today, there is certainly a lot of mediocrity, any American Idol, X Factor product is an example for me! But at the same time, there is a lot of excellent music, it is just harder to find it because of the enormous amount of bands formed every year and songs released each day!

News, Slideshow

Beyoncé’s Dad Sold His Daughter’s Belongings At A Garage Sale

Alyson Camus / January 1, 2015

Mathew Knowles, was selling Beyoncé’s old belongings at a garage sale. Apparently there were ‘dozens of boxes T-shirts for $10 — some dating back to Destiny’s Child’s performances at the Houston Rodeo in 2007 – as well as CDs and office furniture’.

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Grammys 2015 – The Nominations And What We Think

Iman Lababedi / December 9, 2014

Yeah, I’m a little late but I’ve been rushing around so bear with me while we take a closer look at this years nominees. A mixed bag for sure, if by mixed bag you mean pop albums for all…

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10 Songs: Thursday, November 27th, 2014

Iman Lababedi / November 27, 2014

7/11 – Beyonce -Kevin Fallon of the Daily Beast wrote “Beyoncé just made her very own “Hokey Pokey.” Resistance is futile.” what a great line… This is a fabulous dance wildly track, as good as anything except “XO” and a must for the office party! – A

Album Reviews, Slideshow

Beyonce's "Beyonce Platinum Edition" Available On Spotify RIGHT NOW

Iman Lababedi / November 24, 2014

The real interest here is, of course, the negotiation to get it on Spotify. Daniel needed something big to make up for losing Tay and Bey gave it to him. Im telling you, all the action is in the boardrooms…Beyonce Platinum Edition – A

controversy, Slideshow

Annie Lennox: 'Beyonce? I Would Call That Feminist Lite'

Alyson Camus / October 14, 2014

‘I take issue with the sexualization of young girls. It is something that is so prevalent nowadays and I think I am not a prudish person, but I am disturbed by what I see.’

Not With The Band, Slideshow

Not With The Band: Women In Music, Have We Really Made Any Progress?

Alyson Camus / October 7, 2014

‘I’m tired of men who aren’t professional or even accomplished musicians continually offering to ‘help me out’ (without being asked), as if i did this by accident and i’m gonna flounder without them. or as if the fact that I’m a woman makes me incapable of using technology.”

controversy, Slideshow

Porn Site Pornhub Is Launching A Music Label And I Am Not Even Surprised

Alyson Camus / September 27, 2014

‘A&R is a work in progress’, added Blake, clarifying that the winning anthem’s artist will not necessarily be signed to the label, ‘Right now it’s all about forming relationships and understanding how this all works. We’re focused on distributing through the platform and digital sales’

controversy, Slideshow

Beyonce Is Lip-Synching, Why I'm Not Surprised?

Alyson Camus / September 18, 2014

It’s blatantly visible for a very short time, there is no doubt about this. It’s true that pro-Bey snaps the mic back to her lips very fast, and with her signature hair whip, she is back on track almost flawlessly, but she was lip-synching…

controversy, Slideshow

Mathew Knowles Says The Elevator Scuffle Was A PR Stunt

Alyson Camus / August 31, 2014

[They needed something to] ignite that tour. It’s called a ‘Jedi mind trick.’ The Jedi mind trick fools you a lot of the time. So things you see, sometimes, are …. All I know is: everyone is talking about it. Ticket sales went up, Solange’s album sales went up 200% …’

Slideshow, Television

MTV's VMA Awards 2014: Enough To Make A Cynic Puke Blood

Iman Lababedi / August 25, 2014

Was it fun? A little too strenuous to be fun and Katy Perry getting best Best Video music division was enough for me to go back to “The Godfather Part II” even though this is the business I chose. So i went on to MTV.com and got everything a day later.

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Rock Hall of Fame Stoops to New Lows

Helen Bach / July 20, 2014

Having been surrounded by memorabilia (and the household goods!) of King Elvis Presley I can tell you that looking at a jumpsuit is really worthless unless the artist is in it. I suppose from a stalker vantage rock swag is interesting but I could really couldn’t care less about Beyonce’s shoes

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Ed Sheeran: Beyonce Has Better Butt

Iman Lababedi / July 16, 2014

If Bey was a great artist, not a great person, but somebody who could delve deeply into the collective unconscious, like a Billie Holiday or an Etta James, she might deserve this regard. But she isn’t, as good as her last album was, what she is is the prancing self regard and low to the land swaggering woman who play acts a vicious robber and murderer. Is that what women want to be? I certainly hope not.

Live, Slideshow

Jay Z And Beyonce "On The Run" At Metlife, Friday, July11th, 2014, Reviewed

Iman Lababedi / July 13, 2014

I have zero doubt it is difficult to do much but rub your audiences noses in the flash of funds at a Stadium extravaganza but like Bono and Bruce, Jay Z seemed capable of it and this show, not unlike the entire on the run concept, was forced.

Lists, Slideshow

Jay Z And Beyonce On The Run Annotated And Spotified Setlist

Iman Lababedi / July 5, 2014

As promised, an annotated jay Z and Beyonce setlist plus a Spotify (except for bey’s last album mostly). Impressive… to a degree and they do go deep enough, right? Here and there they trade off songs (“Hard Knock” followed by “Pretty Huts”) and sometimes they have little run of songs, but it isn’t two separate shows: they comingle freely.

Opinion, Slideshow

Music: The New Reality TV

Iman Lababedi / July 5, 2014

Ah, yes, reality. Now that the script writers of reality shows are suing for royalties the question as to what is real becomes murkier though Lennon’s “nothing is real” probably comes closest. And this sense of nothing is real invaded the music world this week.

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Beyonce At The Top Of Forbes Celebrity 100

Alyson Camus / July 4, 2014

This list is not exclusively based on money (otherwise Dr Dre is way richer than Beyonce) but on plain power, like the number of mentions in print, TV and radio, and the impact on social medias such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Anyway, Beyonce is rich because sex sells and she has certainly put her booty before whatever talent she has

Lists, Slideshow

The Jay Z Beyonce On The Run Setlist 2014!

Iman Lababedi / June 27, 2014

“the couple sang the rousing “Young Forever” before turning their backs to the audience to sing at the screen, which showed images of family life centering on the newest addition, daughter “Blue Ivy,” who they serenaded with “Halo.”

Business, Slideshow

Jay Z-Beyonce Tour Breaking Records.

Iman Lababedi / June 25, 2014

The distribution services are still shaking out and until Apple finds a way to cut the major labels into Beats, it feels like Spotify’s game to lose, but the result is here in a diluted form. Jay Z will not make $2M off Holy Grail but from this tour? Figure once every one is paid, $25M mininum and the same for Bey. It is obvious that the way the Beatles retired from touring to make Sgt Pepper? It could never ever happen now

Not With The Band, Slideshow

Not With The Band: Why Are Pop Stars Afraid Of The Word Feminism?

Alyson Camus / June 11, 2014

‘For me, the issue of feminism is just not an interesting concept. . . Whenever people bring up feminism, I’m like, god. I’m just not really that interested. I’m more interested in, you know, SpaceX and Tesla, what’s going to happen with our intergalactic possibilities.’

Slideshow, Upcoming Concerts

Must See: Beyonce And Jay Z… Like XO

Iman Lababedi / June 5, 2014

Last year, Jay Z blew Timberlake away at Metlife, this year he will be gentler to his wife but still out for revenge after Beyonce bested Magna Cart… Holy Grail. So everybody and I mean everybody should bring their “a” game and then Hov will holla at em.

Slideshow

Was Cheating The Reason Of The Fight Between Solange And Jay Z?

Alyson Camus / May 17, 2014

Is Jay Z banging Rihanna? Probably, if you believe the rumors… I usually don’t care about rumors like this one, but I have had enough of the hip hop royal couple strutting on every red carpet around, while looking as the ultimate role models

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The Jay Z And Solange Knowles' Elevator Fight,… What People Make Of It?

Alyson Camus / May 15, 2014

‘Rumors…but one states that they heard them screaming about Jay getting caught with someone by Solange. Solange told Bey whom kept her calm until they left. But Solange couldn’t. At the end you see Bey yelling at Jay. Could be a rumor though but whats being said. Sad. It just shows money still brings problems

Slideshow, Upcoming Concerts

Mr And Mrs Carter Take Their Insufferable Excess On the Road

Iman Lababedi / April 30, 2014

The couple who tours together gets to sell 70,000 seats together goes the old adage. Or rather doesn’t go the old adage, and it doesn’t rhyme either,. But it sure

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Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé, Carrie Underwood and Pharrell Among Times 2014 Most Influential People

Alyson Camus / April 28, 2014

What have these people accomplished exactly, beside making raunchy sex-charged pop music or happy-go-lucky to boring tunes? Is singing about sex being influential for a woman?

Opinion, Slideshow

Watch VH1's The Fabulous Life Of Beyonce and Jay Z

Alyson Camus / March 30, 2014

They offer themselves birthday presents that could feed a third world country for a few years, like a $2 million Bugatti , a private island or a $40,000,000 private jet!! Jay Z also owns a $2,500 pair of sneakers made with the skin of 9 different animals, elephant included, and only for this, he should be put in jail.

Slideshow

US Top 10 Singles 3-29-14

Iman Lababedi / March 20, 2014

I don’t think much of the brooding Soko’s sound, the French chanteuse has a brooding presence but not musch more. But the vdeo? A collaboration between Soko and Wren “a women’s wear brand” called “First Kiss” is awesome and sexy even if it is manufactured.

US Top 10 Albums

US Top 10 Albums March 15th, 2014

Iman Lababedi / March 6, 2014

After moving over a million units the first week, and half a million the second week, Beyonce has been on the charts for the entire year and counting. 11 weeks? Which makes it the album of the year so far. Meanwhile… the Schoolboy Q and the Kid Cudi have their moments FYI.

US Top 10 Albums

US Top 10 Albums 3-1-14

Iman Lababedi / February 24, 2014

Eric sold nearly 300K copies of his dog album, giving spoken word a bad reputation from sea to shiny sea. The thing is, when he is good he is not good enough and when he is bad he is the absolute pits. Come back “Jack Daniels” all is forgiven.

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US Top 10 Albums 2-22-14

Iman Lababedi / February 13, 2014

The charts, which, of course, have never been a beacon of good taste aren’t even an icon of success. I think we use it because, you know, otherwise we’d have no idea who’s is winning. Now we can only take a guess at best.

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US Top 10 Albums 2-1-14

Iman Lababedi / January 23, 2014

Impressed by Bruce? In 2002 The Rising hit the # 1 spot with over half a million units shifted, in 2014? Less than 100,000. And that’s with giving away a free DVD with each CD sold. A depressing state of affairs in the music business, no doubt.

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UK Top 10 Albums 1-18-14

Iman Lababedi / January 13, 2014

Are Haim touring the UK? Interesting they’re back on the charts as are Arctic Monkeys for some reason best known to the rest of the world, I never forgave them after a terrible set at MSG.

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UK Top 10 Albums 1-18-14

Iman Lababedi / January 7, 2014

Perseverance pays off for Ellie, who is playing MSG at some point this summer and was pretty good the only time I’ve seen her to date -opening for Katy Perry! The rest of this list is up to nothing much but it could be worse.

News

Beyoncé Is Revising The Bible But She Is Still Selling Albums (For Now)

Alyson Camus / January 4, 2014

Apparently, she also wants to use others’ drama in her pop songs. Her single ‘XO’ includes an audio sample from the 1986 space shuttle Challenger explosion, the one that killed the seven crew members… err that’s really bad taste, and not very well received by the NASA people and the families of the lost ones,

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rock nyc's Top 10 Songs w-o 12-30-13

Iman Lababedi / January 4, 2014

John Newman I am very ecited to be seeing on Thursday (and the album is dropping Stateside this month), and Bernie Worrell was new to me but not the rest of the world. But new to everybody is Angel Haze’s excellent new album, a pop triumph that might actually break pop.

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US Top 10 Albums 1-11-14

Iman Lababedi / January 3, 2014

1.3M and counting for Beyonce and except for the tenacious Ms. Clarkson who keeps it wrapped in red even after Santa has been and gone, everybody else is moldy left overs.

News

10 Songs: what rock nyc is listening to 1-1-14

Iman Lababedi / January 1, 2014

Chicks, Man – The Del Lords – This might not be the best song of 2013 (I think I put it at # 3) but it is my absolute fave and it goes to the heart of what I was writing earlier about happy-sad songs, here you get a perfect pattern song that ends with death! – A+

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US Top 10 Albums w-o 1-4-13

Iman Lababedi / December 28, 2013

I really love it when an artistic success is a popular success and looking at my list of fave albums, well, even Yeezus didn’t sell that much. Beyonce is a beacon of artistic integrity and musical kismet. A complete triumph to end 2013.

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My Top 18 Albums Of 2013: # 6 Tie Beyonce – Beyonce

Iman Lababedi / December 27, 2013

As the name suggest it is a self portrait of sorts, Beyonce attempts to balance her insecurities as a woman with her securities as a woman, her refusal to compromise her and willingness to share that with an audience (not me: wrong fantasy).

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UK Top 10 Albums 12-28-13

Iman Lababedi / December 23, 2013

I’ve listened to Beyonce any number of times, and while it may not all be great, not a song is close to bad. And I’ve listened to One Direction any number of times and if a few songs are good, nothing here is great.