
From left … Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé and Charli XCX. Illustration: Guardian Design/Greg Noire/Genevieve Tate/Getty Images
Beyoncé borrows from Chicago techno, Detroit house and New York disco as she bops her way to our No 1 album of the year
by Safi Bugel, Shaad D’Souza and Laura Snapes