Beyoncé, Gaga and Adele: why these three girls rule the world (of pop)
A revolution has swept the charts, and three women are in its vanguard. But, while they outwardly appeal in distinct ways, each has skilfully exploited our desire for genuine star qualityBetween them, Beyoncé, Adele and Lady Gaga have pop sewn up tighter than a tumble-dried Spandex bodysuit, according to Sasha Frere-Jones, august pop critic of the New Yorker magazine."Who run the world?" asks Beyoncé Knowles on Run The World (Girls), the lead single from her latest album, 4 (released tomorrow,...
Guardian Music — A revolution has swept the charts, and three women are in its vanguard. But, while they outwardly appeal in distinct ways, each has skilfully exploited our desire for gen... more info