Zappagram #101: Now gather 'round class, it's time to learn what's going on in the world of music...

Hint: nothing but Beyonce apparently.

Hey Zappagrammers,

You’re probably going to want to read this:

Twenty one. As of the writing of this newsletter, over the course of the last 3 days, Rolling Stone has published no fewer than twenty one articles about Beyonce, her new album, the songs she’s covered or “reimagined," what people have had to say about it, how it has shifted the very course of both culture and nature itself, and on and on. Twenty one. We might as well call it “Rolling Stone feat. Beyonce” at this point, and this is Sunday morning—I predict at least another half dozen articles published by Rolling Stonea lone by the time this goes out Monday morning.

And okay…here’s the deal: I’m not a Beyonce fan. I could name maybe two of her songs. In my meaningless opinion, there isn’t a single thing wrong with Beyonce—she’s incredibly talented, and I’m sure she’s a lovely (albeit disgustingly rich) person, her music is just not my thing, but as far as this new album (which has 27 tracks!) I have but a few things to say, n…