Life After Lemonade: Releasing Lemonade on HBO, Avdeeff says, gave the project a water-cooler cachet reminiscent of a bygone media era. Beyoncé’s surprise visual album Lemonade has been a lightning rod for discussion since its April 23 release — and we’re not just talking about the “who is Becky?” mystery probed by the tabloids. As a scholar specializing in performance, Keleta-Mae saw the music videos that accompanied Beyoncé as a unique opportunity to analyze a pop star’s self-presentation. “What’s lost in all that is that she is a mainstream pop artist. Before Beyoncé’s concert at the Rogers Centre on Wednesday, three professors who teach the way of the Bey share their Beyoncé 101.

Source: thestar May 24, 2016 08:56 UTC