It looks like Queen Bey still rules. Beyoncé is garnering rave reviews for her album “Renaissance” released on Friday, which is already being hailed as “the most talked-about release of the year.”
In large part, that’s because she’s, well, Beyoncé, the $450 million artist who has already sold more than 100 million recordings. On top of that, she hasn’t released a studio album since 2016’s “Lemonade,” which has left fans pretty thirsty. So it should come as no surprise that “Beyoncé” was trending on Twitter
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for most of the day on Friday, and “Renaissance” and its song titles have been populating U.S. Twitter trends in the run-up to the album’s release.
But “Renaissance” has also already generated some controversy. Kelis, the artist best known for the 2003 single “Milkshake,” faulted Beyoncé for not seeking permission to sample a song of hers that’s featured on the …