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Beyoncéhas unleashed the ultimate pop icon collab.
The 28-time Grammy Award winner, 40, heavily samplesMadonna’s “Vogue” for the “The Queens Remix” of her new single “Break My Soul,” and even reimagines the 1990 track’s spoken word rap as a tribute to her Black peers and predecessors in the music industry.
“Rosetta Tharpe, Santigold / Bessie Smith,Nina Simone/Betty Davis,Solange Knowles/Badu,Lizzo,Kelly Rowl'/Lauryn Hill,Roberta Flack/Toni,Janet, Tierra Whack /Missy,Diana,Grace Jones/Aretha,Anita, Grace Jones /Helen Folasade Adu,Jilly from Philly, I love you, boo / Don’t just stand there, get into it / Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it / Vogue!” Beyoncé sings on the track.
The verse also features some memorable lyrics from Madonna, 63, and bounce nuances from frequent Beyoncé collaboratorBig Freediain the background, as the singer goes on to add, “Michelle,Chloe,Halle,Aaliyah/Alicia,Whitney,RiRi,Nicki” to the roster.
Her latest remix also honors the ballroom culture that originally inspired Madonna’s “Vogue,” calling out the houses of Xtravaganza, Revlon, LaBeija, Amazon and more.
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Beyoncé’s latest collab comes shortly after the star released a 4-track EP with more remixes of the song featuring Will.i.am, Honey Dijon, Terry Hunter and Nita Aviance — whose House of Aviance is also referenced in “The Queens Remix.”
Beyoncédropped “Break My Soul"in June as the lead single from her newly-released seventh studio albumRenaissance, which will unfold as athree-act project. She alsoshared a cappella and instrumental versionsof the track last month.
Renaissancemarks Beyoncé’s first solo album in six years. She previously releasedDangerously in Love(2003),B’Day(2006),I Am… Sasha Fierce(2008),4(2011),Beyoncé(2013) andLemonade(2016), following her tenure withDestiny’s Child.
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Renaissanceis now available for streaming and download.
source: people.com
