Beyoncé never just performs a hit she transforms it. 💍🔥 At Essence Fest 2009, “Single Ladies” wasn’t the same version we heard on the charts. She flipped the arrangement with live guitar riffs, sharper drumline cadence, and that iconic “heeeyyyy!” adlib giving us full HBCU energy that shook the Superdome. 🐝 That “heeeyyyy!” wasn’t just for hype it was a callback to Black college culture, Southern marching bands, and call and response tradition. A nod to her southern roots. A moment of familia

9.7K views · 384 reactions | Trin-i-tee 5:7 hit single “Over & Over” written, produced, and featured @pjmorton. Song peaked at #2 on Gospel Billboard Charts and was featured on the #1 Selling Gospel Album “Angel & Chanelle”, 2011. #trinitee57 #t57 #girlgroup #pjmorton #gospelmusic #musicworldent #billboard | Trin-i-Tee 5:7 | Facebook

40K views · 761 reactions | DID YOU KNOW? Cyndi Lauper’s hit single “I Drove All Night” was recorded two years earlier by Roy Orbison. Both Lauper’s version and Orbison’s posthumously released recording hit No. 7 on the U.K. charts. | Legacy Recordings | Facebook