What Is Beyoncé’s Definitive Album? - The New York Times

With the superstar’s seventh solo studio album, “Renaissance,” due Friday, our critics and reporters debate which work from her past reveals the most about her artistic vision.

The music on I Am Sasha Fierce was divided in half: eight ballads where Beyoncé unfurled elegant, virtuosic vocals, and eight uptempos delivered with snarls and grit. Sasha Fierces arrival was cement… [+1918 chars]

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