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Beyonce, Nicki, and Merrill Get Optimisticnew

Finding the bright side of 2011.

The Village Voice | Maura Johnston | 01-17-2012 | Music

Tags: Bon Iver, Beyonce, Merrill Garbus, Nicki Minaj

And the Grammy Goes To...new

Last year's music brought some truly great moments, but you wouldn't know it from this year's Grammys. Here are my picks and misses for some of the top categories to be telecast Jan. 31.

Colorado Springs Independent | Alan Scully | 01-28-2010 | Commentary

Tags: Lady Gaga, U2, Beyonce, Grammy, 2010, Taylor Swift

Beyonce: How Much is Enough?new

Entertain a morbid thought: If Knowles were to crash and burn her Thierry Mugler motorcycle breastplate during her current "I Am ... Tour" -- said to out-razzle-dazzle all predecessors with its aerial flips and 70-some costumes -- would she be revered like Michael Jackson?

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Kimberly Chun | 07-08-2009 | Music

Tags: R&B, Michael Jackson, Beyonce, pop music

Razor-Pop Beckons a Minimalist Eranew

What makes razor-pop production so perfect is the illusion of humanity it presents -- the sensation that the artist is singing on a street corner, standing around a burning trash can, with friends as accompanists.

North Bay Bohemian | Gabe Meline | 12-12-2008 | Music

Tags: Beyonce, auto-tune, Cry, Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), A Milli, Chris Tricky Stewart, Johnny Ray, Lil' Wayne, razor-pop, Terius Nash aka the Dream

Beyonce Channels Her Inner Queen on 'Sasha Fierce'new

If her album title seems like the moniker for a transgendered entertainer, it wouldn't be the only thing that's gay about Beyonce's third (rushed) solo project.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | L. Michael Gipson | 11-20-2008 | Reviews

Tags: Beyonce, I Am...Sasha Fierce