Yes, Beyoncé is a “real artist”: Stop challenging the authenticity of her work

It’s clear that from now on, a new Beyoncé album is going to be a capital-E Event rather than a simple release. Over the weekend, her sixth studio album, “Lemonade,” premiered on HBO as the soundtrack of a visually stunning music video. The hour-long production, which rivaled any theater movie for quality, proffered an infidelity narrative most interpreted as representative of Beyoncé’s marriage to Jay-Z. That remains to be seen, although what’s perhap