Here’s what we know ... of African American creative excellence in the 1920s. Beyonce posted on Instagram 10 days before her album was released, explaining her thought process behind the ...

By Mike Wass From the surprise drop of 2013’s visual album to the three-act reclamation of Black musical history that began with Renaissance, Beyoncé’s mastery of viral promotion is peerless.

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 ...