It’s tricky to call anything a crowning moment for Beyoncé – she somehow keeps ascending, no matter how high her previous peaks may have been. Consider that she won an MTV Video Vanguard Award – before Lemonade. But there’s little doubt that her groundbreaking, elaborately conceived, culture-shaking Coachella performances this month were major moments. On the latest episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now, Suzy Exposito, Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield join host Brian Hiatt to break down Beychella – and also trace the history that got her there.
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Hear the Story of How Beyonce Conquered Coachella
May 1, 2018 | 1:13 PM