RENAISSANCE WOMAN

Beyoncé, whose image graces the Contents page of our Thanksgiving Week issue, is more than a music megastar, more than an ever-vital pop-cultural phenomenon—she’s a force of nature. Her most recent album, the acclaimed RENAISSANCE (Parkwood/ Columbia), has racked up a staggering nine Grammy nominations, including Album, Record and Song of the Year, and she’s poised to become the winningest artist in the history of the awards. If only her RENAISSANCE weren’t confronted by this medieval mag.