she is every woman.

'...Women artists pay a social tax for their professional achievements that men do not. Women musicians cannot promote themselves in the same way that men do without facing negative consequences in the way they are perceived personally. This is particularly problematic for performing artists, who must cultivate personal connections and an enthusiastic fan base (read: people who like you) in order to survive. Women find themselves in a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation.'

'...just Beyoncé, her heels, her thighs, her leather-and-lace corset and a...romp through her songbook, ignoring most of her proven crowd-pleasers just because she's Beyoncé and Beyoncé can get away with doing whatever Beyoncé feels like doing. No "Countdown," no "Say My Name," no "Irreplaceable" or "Survivor" or "Run the World (Girls)." Yet the Queen B demonstrated why she is the great pop performer of our time, stomping and writhing in a swirl of multiple-Beyoncé holograms. So many Beyoncés onscreen—yet somehow, still nowhere near enough of them.'

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Sometimes the first time I walk…on stage [the audience] yells out. ’Home.’ I say, If I do that the show’s over…But how when I sing it, I give tribute to James Brown, Teena Marie, and Luther, and Michael Jackson, so many of my friends. This has been a rough couple of years for me with people that I’ve known and done shows with, and grown up with…Whitney’s death was very, very hard on me. I’m still struggling with why it happened. And why was it allowed to happen? I struggle with that on a daily basis…

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Sometimes the first time I walk…on stage [the audience] yells out. ’Home.’ I say, If I do that the show’s over…But how when I sing it, I give tribute to James Brown, Teena Marie, and Luther, and Michael Jackson, so many of my friends. This has been a rough couple of years for me with people that I’ve known and done shows with, and grown up with…Whitney’s death was very, very hard on me. I’m still struggling with why it happened. And why was it allowed to happen? I struggle with that on a daily basis…

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looking very much like Whitney.

…a list of the songs its poster professed to be on the VH1 Divas Live Tribute to Whitney Houston. A number of things don’t exactly make sense on the preliminary setlist…

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…a list of the songs its poster professed to be on the VH1 Divas Live Tribute to Whitney Houston. A number of things don’t exactly make sense on the preliminary setlist…

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