From revelations about beyonce’s difficult pregnancy to intimate rehearsal footage, here are five things we learned from GRAMMYs Music Film winner 'Homecoming'
While planning the show — which prominently featured a marching band, step-team choreography and Greek-life lettering — Beyoncé thought hard about her own history. Growing up in Houston, she would attend battle-of-the-bands shows and other college-centric events at schools like Prairie View. Destiny’s Child, the group she also refers to as her “college” since that’s how she spent her teen years and early twenties, rehearsed at TSU as they were brought up.
Homecoming, a famous, annual celebration at HBCUs around the U.S., is seen as a counterpoint to the whiteness of Coachella, something Beyoncé and her collaborators nod to throughout the documentary and even the concert when she reminds the audience that she’s the first black female headliner of the festival. In a performance that celebrates the beauty of black culture, the HBCU experience was an important, youthful and joyful touchstone for her to build upon.
“There were days where I thought I’d never be the same,” she says during a voiceover. “I’d never be the same physically. My strength and endurance would never be the same.”
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sundance: PBS POV Acquires Kenyan Doc ‘Softie’ (EXCLUSIVE)PBS’s documentary arm POV has snapped up U.S. broadcast rights for Kenyan director Sam Soko’s “Softie,” fresh off its world premiere in the World Documentary Cinema competition at Sundance, Variety…
Read more »
Beyonce and Cardi B steal the show at Clive Davis' legendary pre-Grammys partyThe annual bash held by music mogul Clive Davis brought out stars including Beyonce, Cardi B, and Nicole Scherzinger
Read more »
Celebs Going to Super Bowl Include Cardi B, Lady Gaga, BeyonceThe crowd at Super Bowl 54 might look like a Grammy Awards after-party, because it's going to include some of the biggest names in music.
Read more »
Obama called Trump a 'fascist' during phone call, Sen. Kaine says in new Clinton filmNEW: 'President Obama called me last night and said, 'Tim, remember, this is no time to be a purist. You've got to keep a fascist out of the White House,'' Sen. Kaine says in a video clip featured in a new documentary about Hillary Clinton.
Read more »
Taylor Swift Says Her Relationship With Food And Body Image Was Really 'Unhealthy'Taylor Swift opened up about her struggle with body image ahead of new doc MissAmericana: “We’re seeing so much on social media that makes us feel like we are less than, or we’re not what we should be”
Read more »