This Day in History: , Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, Dies.
May 17, 2012.
The 63-year-old singer and
songwriter died in Naples, FL,
from non-smoking related lung cancer.
The disco diva rose to fame
in the 1970s, with hits like
"Hot Stuff" and "Last Dance.".
As disco's popularity waned, Summer
wrote songs for several different genres.
Her song, "Starting Over Again," for Dolly Parton
was a number-one country single in 1980.
Her 1983 hit, "She Works Hard
for the Money," became a
pop-rock feminist anthem.
Summer was a five-time
Grammy winner, who's been
sampled by artists from
Beyonce to the Pet Shop Boys.
The mother of three was
buried in Nashville, her
home since the 1990s
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Critics and Fans Praise Beyoncé , for ‘Impressive’ Country Album ‘Cowboy Carter’.
Beyoncé released her
eighth studio album on March 29.
Consisting of 27 tracks,
'Cowboy Carter' is already receiving high praise from critics and fans alike, BBC reports. .
'The Guardian' critic Alexis Petridis
said that Beyoncé is "impressively
capable of doing whatever she wants.".
Page Six critic Nicholas Hautman
referred to the album as "the revival that country music so desperately needed,".
"instantly timeless," and "a soulful celebration of Southern values and the genre's African roots.".
A fan on social media said Queen Bey's voice was "the best it's ever been in her career.".
The album includes cameos by Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Linda Martell.
The album includes cameos by Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Linda Martell.
The album includes cameos by Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Linda Martell.
Miley Cyrus and Post Malone are
guests on the album as well. .
Miley Cyrus and Post Malone are
guests on the album as well. .
Beyoncé also performs her own versions of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" and The Beatles' timeless classic, "Blackbird.".
Beyoncé also performs her own versions of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" and The Beatles' timeless classic, "Blackbird.".
Beyoncé also performs her own versions of Dolly Parton's "Jolene" and The Beatles' timeless classic, "Blackbird.".
The album "proves her adaptability and mastery, regardless of genre," according
to the BBC's Mark Savage.
The genres overlap so seamlessly is evidence
of Beyoncé's technical mastery, but also of her
central thesis: that Nashville's marginalization
of outsiders, and black women in particular,
weakens the music in the long run, Mark Savage, BBC News music correspondent, via statement.
While some critics say that the album
should have been less than 27 tracks, .
Larisha Paul from 'Rolling Stone' said that "every piece" of 'Cowboy Carter' was "meticulously thought out," from the album's length to the artwork.
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