But in the high-stakes surprise-album-drop sweepstakes of 2013, Bey has already won. Even if the self-titled album was nothing more than 14 silent renditions of John Cage's 4′33″ (by the way: it's not ...

Beyoncé could bow out of music today, and she’ll have released enough music to explore for decades to come. But that’s not a worry — with the release tonight of “Cowboy Carter,” she’s onto the second ...

Entertainer Beyonce performs on stage during "The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour" at the Staples Center on December 3, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Selling music isn’t exactly a new thing. And, for ...

Entertainer Beyonce performs on stage during "The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour" at the Staples Center on December 3, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The surprise release of Beyoncé’s eponymous album ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: Beyoncé accepts the Album of the Year award for "COWBOY CARTER" onstage during the 67th ...

With the Grammy Awards voting deadline still days away, an NFL halftime show may be the key to locking in a seemingly overdue honor. By Mike Wass From the surprise drop of 2013’s visual album to the ...

All signs suggest the final act of Beyoncé’s trilogy will focus on rock music ...

Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX” was surprise-released in late November and quickly became one of his highest-charting albums Exclusive Luminate data shows surprise album drops can potentially have more impact ...

Central to Lemonade ’s release was its premiere as a one-hour visual film on HBO on April 23, 2016. Unlike the traditional music video rollout, this Beyonce work was a feature-length, album-spanning ...