Beyoncé and Jay-Z embracing, following their performance of "Diva/Bow Down/Tom Ford" on The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (August, 2013)

Feature Dec 13, 2013

Inside “Partition,” Beyoncé’s Two-Part Study in Desire and Control

A surprise-album centerpiece became a slow-building hit by splitting Beyoncé’s public image, private fantasy and formidable studio instincts down the middle.