Beyoncé is notoriously tight-lipped about the inner workings of her life, and more often than not, her family falls right in line. Yet, somehow, Celebuzz randomly got in touch with Beyoncé’s uncle, Larry Beyince, and got him to open about her pregnancy rumors, his former brother-in-law (Mathew), and Jay-Z.

On The Rumor That Beyoncé Is Pregnant Again…

“I have no idea. I haven’t heard nothing, except that she’s on tour. “Even then [when she was pregnant with Blue Ivy] she tried to keep everything secret like it’s a really big deal. She didn’t want everyone to know.

“She did tell me she wants to have more, but I didn’t know how fast. I think now would be too soon. She just had one and she needs time to really raise that baby.”

On The Meaning Of Blue Ivy…

“Ivy is for the Roman numeral No. 4. Beyoncé’s birthday is on the 4th, she got married on the 4th and her mother’s birthday is on the 4th. So it’s got meaning to her.

“I’ll speak to her [Blue] on the phone. She likes to watch cartoons and Sesame Street. She told me ‘hi’ and ‘dog’ and ‘moo’ and ‘meow’ and ‘woof woof.’ And then she just said ‘bye bye.’

On Beyoncé Before Becoming Mrs. Jay-Z…

“He was after her and she wasn’t. She told me she wasn’t too particularly fond of him. I would see him with her and pictures of them, I heard rumors they were together and she told me ‘no.’ You know how women get that look like ‘eww.’ I guess she wasn’t attracted to him.

“But as long as he treats her well and makes her happy, that’s all I ever wanted. He’s okay with me.”

On Beyoncé Getting Married…

“I was surprised she married him. I think she got tired of being alone. When you have as much money as she does she has to be careful about people wanting her for her money. And apparently he had as much as she had.

“I don’t think the family cared. Just that whatever he’s doing he’s making money [and] made it okay.”

On Beyoncé’s Father Mathew Knowles…

“I wasn’t surprised she fired him [as her manager]. I’m glad, actually. “I know he was getting 20 percent of whatever she made, and from what I know he wasn’t doing much for her. All I knew is that he wanted her to be famous and rich so he could be rich.

“One reason I was glad she got married is because she was no longer under her dad’s control. He is a control freak.”

On Beyonce’s Early Rise To Fame…

“She didn’t want to be famous. She just wanted to be a normal child. She loved to watch cartoons and be with her friends.

“She was forced into singing. It took away her whole childhood. Everything was geared toward being famous. She used to get angry at [her father] a lot for taking away her childhood. That affected her.

“I would prefer she was just my little niece, but she’s a lot better off than most women.”

I’m really curious to know what Beyoncé makes of this. Like, maybe she randomly granted him permission? Nah, I don’t see it.

What I can see, though, is Miss Tina giving her brother a good read for running his mouth to the press. He didn’t say anything too bad, though. I’m more so still surprised he said something at all.

If nothing else, clearly Mathew isn’t a favorite of Uncle Larry’s.

Now that E! News is reporting that Blue Ivy Carter is about to be a big sister, I guess we can figure out what kept Beyoncé from performing the other night.

In her first appearance since that cancellation, the singer apologized to fans in Antwerp, Belgium for not being able to go on with her show the night prior due to dehydration and exhaustion (and morning sickness and other pregnant lady stuff).

A still audibly ill Beyoncé thanked her fans for all their love and support. She also reminded fans that she was back on stage against doctor’s others.

Beyoncé said:

“I just want to say I feel so good to be on the stage. I have the best fans in the world. Now my doctors told me not to perform tonight, but there was no way in the world. I just have to say that ya’ll give me so much inspiration, and I just want to thank you guys.”

After that, she went into a performance of “Flaws And All.”

“This song is for all for you, BeyHive. I love ya’ll,” Beyoncé said.

You can catch the clip below:

Citing “multiple sources,” E! News is reporting that Beyoncé is 100% PREGNANT with her and Jay-Z’s second child!

Superstar supermom Beyoncé is expecting her second child with hubby Jay-Z, multiple sources exclusively confirm to E! News.

The news follows rampant speculation that the “Countdown” songbird was pregnant, even as the couple remained tight-lipped about their ever-growing family.

Rumors of a possible second Beyoncé pregnancy first cropped up a few weeks ago when the singer was spotted on the red carpet of the Met Gala wearing a custom Givenchy gown that was designed to camouflage her stomach/waist area. And earlier this week, the NY Post further added to that speculation.

Then there was that whole concert cancellation thing because of “exhaustion” and “dehydration” … but honestly, who believed that? We all know “exhaustion” and “dehydration” are just cover-ups publicists use to hold off on confirming pregnancies or other health conditions celebrities aren’t interested in revealing to the world.

So far, neither Beyoncé nor Jay-Z’s reps have confirmed E!’s report (we hear Beyoncé is going to confirm the big news herself next month at the BET Awards like how she did the first go-round at the MTV Awards, though that might be too late) … but we do know that Beyoncé has been thinking about having more children because, in her words, Blue Ivy “needs some company.”

If this news turns out to be true — and at this point, it probably is — Blue Ivy is finally gonna get that “company” she needs.

But wait … what does that mean for the rest of the “Mrs. Carter Show” tour? Will the U.S. leg be postponed?

Beyoncé, I’m happy for you and everything, but we seriously need — no, scratch that, DESERVE — answers. How you gon’ launch a world tour, tease us with all this new music, and then sneak off and make a baby at the same damn time? Where are your priorities?!?

Kelly Rowland has a new single out and if you thought that the title “Dirty Laundry” implied she was about to serve up another saucy, sexy track along the lines of her oral sex anthem “Kisses Down Low,” think again.

In a surprise move, Kelly Rowland decided to put her kooty kat (shout out to Joseline Hernandez) away for a second and get down with some real talk.

“Dirty Laundry,” which is written and produced by Beyonce’s go-to producer The-Dream, has Kelly admitting to feeling jealous about Beyonce’s success and confessing to being a battered woman.

“While my sister was on stage, killing it like a motherfucker / I was enraged, feeling it like a motherfucker,” Kelly says of Beyonce’s solo stardom. “Post-Survivor, she on fire, who wanna hear my bullshit? / Meanwhile this nigga putting his hands on me.”

Kelly also confirms that at one point, she and Beyonce were at odds with one another.

“He hitting the window like it was me, until it shattered / He pulled me out, he said don’t nobody love me but me / Not your momma, not your daddy, and especially not Bey / He turned me against my sister, I missed you,” she confesses.

Who’s the abusive man she’s putting on blast? Many are speculating it’s Cudda Love, Nelly’s former manager. Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend/almost husband Roy Williams is basically saying “it wasn’t me!”

While the situation Kelly describes on the track is heartbreaking, it does kind of make me side-eye her whole buddy-buddy relationship with convicted abuser Chris Brown. She was one of the many celebrity supporters going around saying Chris deserved a second chance to redeem himself after assaulting Rihanna.

The only thing Kelly Rowland left out of “Dirty Laundry” is her true feelings about what went down with Beyonce’s father Mathew Knowles and why she fired him as her manager. Maybe that’ll be part 2 and a duet with Beyonce, since Bey has plenty of her own dirty laundry to wash when it comes to her daddy.

LISTEN TO KELLY’S NEW SINGLE “DIRTY LAUNDRY” BELOW:

Beyonce lends her vocals to a new single from her good friend and longtime collaborator The-Dream called “Turnt,” which also features rapper of the moment 2 Chainz.

The track will show up on The-Dream’s forthcoming fifth studio album IV Play, due in stores later this month on May 28th. The-Dream’s new album will also feature guest appearances from Kelly Rowland, Jay-Z, Big Sean, Kelly Rowland and Pusha T.

LISTEN TO A SNIPPET OF “TURNT” HERE:

No joke, Beyonce really might be pregnant again!

Over the past few weeks, rumors have been swirling of a possible second Beyonce pregnancy. The rumors were first sparked after the internet started noticing what they believe to be a “growing baby bump” protruding from Beyonce’s abdomen.

Then Media Take Out came out with one of their WORLD FAMOUS SUPER DUPER MEGA WEGGA WOMBA HUMONGOUS EXCLUSIVES and it was all hell from there.

On Monday, The New York Post’s Page Six gossip column reported that “multiple sources” had told them that Beyonce and Jay-Z were expecting their second child together, despite the fact that Beyonce is currently in the middle of a world tour.

Then, this:

Beyonce is canceling her Tuesday concert in Belgium because of dehydration and exhaustion. In an email to The Associated Press, the singer’s publicist says Beyonce has been advised by her doctors to rest. She was scheduled to perform at the Sportpaleis in Antwerp. The show will be rescheduled and tickets can be used at that show. Her next tour date is Wednesday at the same arena. The statement says “she is awaiting word from her doctors before making a decision.”

“Dehydration and exhaustion” and “She is awaiting word from her doctors before making a decision” sounds like PR talk for “She’s pregnant, but is waiting to make an official announcement,” no? Or maybe Beyonce really is “exhausted” or “dehydrated.”

Nah. Definitely the first one. Beyonce never gets tired.

Rumors about whether or not Beyonce‘s womb currently has a new occupant have officially reached the gossip rags. According to Page Six, “multiple sources” tell them that the Creole Crooner is knocked up. I imagine at least half of these sources came from the Twitter, where rumors of a second Beyonce pregnancy first came up.

Yeah, I saw the picture of her with the pooch in the blue jumpsuit onstage and the midsection-camouflaging Givenchy gown she wore to the Met Gala. I attributed all of that to bloating or one too many recent servings of red beans and rice. Perhaps that’s just wishful thinking.

After all, I didn’t spend all that time on my computer and phone going through multiple pre-sales trying to score $250 tickets to “The Mrs. Carter World Tour” only to find out that my beloved Beyonce won’t be able to dip it, pop it, twerk it, stop it due to a big ole belly being in the way.

I know, I know: I’m a horrible person for not only thinking this, but saying it in a public space. Still, an arena tour is a lot of work and I wouldn’t advise a pregnant Beyonce to do that sort of strenuous show.

So if she is pregnant, congratulations to the Queen, etc. Beyonce was right she when told Good Morning America, “I think my daughter needs some company.”

I suppose she does, even though I want my tour and new album. Speaking of, where is the new single, Mother Bey? Can we get some more new music regardless of whether or not you’ve got a craving for pickled-flavor pig’s feet?

PREVIOUSLY: Is Beyonce Pregnant Again?

For those of you who didn’t watch Keyshia and Daniel: Family First, Keyshia Cole was kind enough to treat her mother to another extended stay at a rehabilitation center to deal with her pestering issues with substance abuse. But based on Frankie speaking like her tongue was just drowned in a pool of Courvoisier, one imagines Frankie left a wee bit too early.

In any event, Frankie was asked about the recent shade Keyshia has thrown at Michelle Williams and Beyoncé and gave her own explanation: “She’s married. Sometimes she gets bored.” That along with Keyshia having a funny way of showing love.

Mother may be lost in the sauce in the clip, but there’s some smidgen of truth there. Plus, even Frankie knows it doesn’t make sense to draw the ire of the Beyhive.

Ever the peacemaker, Frankie adds:

Shout out to Michelle.
Shout out to Beyoncé.
And what’s that other one’s name? Deez nuts!

As sad as it is to see an addict continue to struggle with their demons, dammit if this interview isn’t uncomfortably comical. Still, I’m betting Keyshia’s adopted mother, Yvette, is going to get the better gift on Mother’s Day. Man down up!

Beyoncé is keeping with what seems to be a pattern for her new, STILL untitled album when it comes to releasing new music. The R&B diva is set to release a new song entitled Rise Up for her new movie Epic.

Global Grind reports that Rise Up was written by Beyoncé and Diamonds songwriter Sia, and produced by Hit-Boy, who also produced Jay-Z/Kanye’s N*ggas in Paris and Beyoncé’s Bow Down.

Beyoncé is currently on tour overseas for her Mrs. Carter Show world tour and so far fans have heard only previews of her new songs through strategic product debuts. Her single Grown Woman was released in her Pepsi Mirrors commercial and Standing on the Sun was featured in her H&M fashion campaign video.

If this is Beyoncé’s strategy for her newest album, it’s a good one. First, it gets fans curious about her new business ventures and music. Second, Beyoncé knows that anything she does gets A LOT of attention. It’s a win-win for Queen Bey!

Epic is set for release on May 24, and Beyoncé voices Queen Tara, a character she knew her daughter Blue Ivy would be proud of.

“I was so honored when they asked me to do the role,” Beyoncé said. “I was pregnant at the time. I thought, you know, by the time this comes out, my daughter will understand it’s my voice and what an incredible cool point.”

“It’s so emotional,” she continued. ”I literally, I was crying when I did the voice-over. And it was the first thing I did after giving birth. And there’s a scene where I pick the pod and literally, there were tears falling down. I imagined seeing her for the first time. A perfect first job for me. It was really emotional.”

The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher and Joel Edgerton hits theaters Friday May 10 and the reviews are mixed. However, I was invited to an advanced screening of the movie at the Ziegfield Theater in New York earlier this week, and the movie was excellent.

Let’s start with the decadence and extravagant setting that director Baz Luhrmann, who also directed Moulin Rouge, Romeo + Juliet and Australia, has proved that he is so good at.

The movie boasts beautiful clothes, colorful scenes and energy that can give 1920s performer a run for her money. On top of the decadence the movie was filmed in 3D and really added to the experience. In the older scenes, the 3d looked vintage and in the newer scenes the 3d just makes the movie pop.

With a soundtrack that was produced by Jay-Z, it’s no wonder that the music was top notch. Taking a modern day approach and using Rap and R&B music, as opposed to Jazz as in the original novel, the music gives the movie an edge that only Jay-Z could produce.

No Church in the Wild adds to the grittiness of New York in the 1920s, Jay-Z’s 100 Bill talks to the decadence of the period, H to the Izzo shows of the party spirit of New Yorkers back in the day and Beyoncé’s Amy Winehouse cover for Back to Black illustrates Gatsby’s desperation over Daisy. I would definitely recommend picking up the soundtrack.

Last but not least, the glue of the movie, the actors. DiCaprio, as he always does, shines on the big screen as Gatsby. Playing a man living a lie, DiCaprio makes you believe everything Gatsby says or does, true or not.

Maguire as Nick Carraway flaunts his innocence as a man that gets caught up in Gatsby’s lies to the tee. Mulligan, who plays the love interest that Gatsby has built his whole life for and the wife of Edgerton, nails her role has a naive woman that also shows off her cold, selfish side.

Edgerton is excellent as Daisy’s billionaire husband slowly coming unhinged throughout the movie as he realizes he is losing his wife to Gatsby until the end where he also shows his selfishness.

Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby is about a man living a lie to escape his past and putting all on the line for love.

The Great Gatsby hits theaters May 1o and I recommend you go see it.

Beyonce fans are always happy to catch a glimpse of any pictures or video of Blue Ivy Carter, and this weekend at her concert in London, they got a real treat. Or at least they thought they did.

Beyonce was performing her hit song “Irreplaceable” and a little girl who appeared to be Blue Ivy made an appearance towards the end of the song. At one point, Beyonce grabs the girl’s hand as the crowd erupts into applause for the adorable tyke before she is taken back into the crowd.

WATCH HERE:

But while the little girl in the video from afar looks like she could pass for Blue Ivy, she actually looks to be bigger and a bit older than Blue, who is only about 15 months old. Besides, Beyonce’s reps have shut down the rumors that the kid in the video is Blue:

Beyonce’s rep tells E! News that that particular cutie pie is not Blue Ivy, but simply an adorable little concertgoer who happened to be in attendance at the concert and was lucky enough to make her way onstage.

And while fans surely are anxious about any Blue Ivy sightings, Beyonce may be soon giving them more than they can handle. In a recent interview with ABC News, Beyonce talked about motherhood and expanding her family.

“I would like more children,” Beyonce said. “I think my daughter needs some company. I definitely love being big sister,” she said.

“My biggest job in the world is to protect my daughter, and I am very protective. I just want to make sure that she can have a healthy, safe, normal life … I feel really, really just lucky that I can still do what I love, and now have a way bigger meaning. And that’s to be her mother.”

So now, Beyonce fans, you can rejoice! Blue Ivy is certainly an adorable baby, but what could be better than another Carter baby???

WATCH BEYONCE’S FULL ABC INTERVIEW HERE:

Beyonce, ever the hardworking woman she is, has released a behind the scenes video showing what it took to create her H&M campaign.

In the video, Beyonce and the creative director show fans how they came up with the concept for the campaign, which is based on the elements of fire, water, air and Earth.

The video was shot in the Bahamas in January, when Beyonce was also busy rehearsing for her Mrs. Carter Show world tour.

“[I had to] learn choreography in five minutes,” Beyonce explains, as her choreographer Frank Gatson reiterates that she “has a lot on her plate.”

Just like in the official video, Beyonce’s new song off her still untitled fifth studio album, Standing On The Sun, is playing in the background.

“It’s incredibly unique to have Beyoncé for a campaign,” H&M creative director Donald Schneider said. ”It doesn’t get bigger than that.”

WATCH THE BTS VIDEO HERE:

The first black president has meant the first hip-hop president in many ways, but President Obama looked like he was breaking bonds with the community once the whole Jay-Z/Beyonce Cuba fiasco caused a stir.

But if the President’s response to the controversy at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner means anything, then the president is as down as ever.

Entering to a snippet of DJ Khaled’s “All I Do Is Win,” the president asked, “How do you like my new entrance music?”

He took it a step further and nudged the uptight conservatives who’ve been complaining about the president hobnobbing with such “lowbrow” individuals.

“Rush Limbaugh warned you about this — second term, baby. We’re changing things around here a little bit,” Obama joked.

He specifically addressed the Jay-Z/Cuba incident in his speech saying, “ Some things are beyond my control. For example, this whole controversy about Jaz-Z going to Cuba — it’s unbelievable. I’ve got 99 problems and now Jay-Z is one.”

Alright now, Barry. In the words of Jigga man himself, he’s pretty much telling the Republicans and critics, “I’m so bossy, bitch get off me!”

I have a feeling this means things between the president and Jay are okay.

WATCH PRESIDENT OBAMA SPEAK AT THE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER BELOW:

Obama Addresses Jay-Z Controversy

President Obama Enters to DJ Khaled + Full Speech

[H/T: Rap-Up]

Catching the entire Carter family with Blue Ivy is an occasional treat that rabid Beyoncé fans live for and the family’s latest jaunt to Paris for Beyoncé’s world tour provided the BeyHive with a much needed fix.

Jay-Z, Beyoncé and Blue Ivy were spotted by the paparazzi at Septime restaurant in Paris and lil’ Blue was recorded showing off some of the personality that Beyoncé told Oprah she has.

“She is hilarious and she is fire. Lord, am I going to have me a time!” Beyoncé said in her interview earlier this year. “She’s very smart. She’s already reading flashcards. She’s beautiful.”

While mommy gushes about her baby, there’s no denying that Blue’s also a daddy’s girl. Several of the shots show papa Jay holding his babygirl and smothering her with kisses.

Ever the stylish family, Blue Ivy showed off her Pump Up The Volume t-shirt, dark jeans and black and pink Adidas sneakers. In the words of her Uncle Kanye, Blue is drippin’ swagu. We see a future superstar in the making!

WATCH THE CARTER FAMILY DINING IN PARIS BELOW:

[H/T: GlobalGrind]

Beyonce is revealing a bit of a pattern when it comes to releasing new music for her upcoming fifth studio album: Tie teaser material in with big-budget, big-brand commercials.

Beyonce unveiled her brand-new H&M commercial showing off her new collection with the store recently, and in the video, Beyonce shows off her amazing bikini body while her new song “Standing on the Sun” plays. It’s like a mini-music video that acts sort of like a 2013 update to her 2003 single “Baby Boy.”

Beyonce sports bikinis, flowy garments, mini-dresses and bathing suit cover-ups for the affordable fashion company and alternates between rocking blonde and black hair.

This isn’t the first time Beyonce has debuted new music for this album in a commercial this era. Fans first heard her song “Grown Woman in her “Mirrors” Pepsi commercial.

So if fans are eager to hear new music from Beyonce, their best bet may be to look at upcoming product launches or campaigns involving the R&B diva. Or maybe buy tickets to her concert.

WATCH THE NEW H&M COMMERCIAL STARRING BEYONCE BELOW:

UPDATED WITH BETTER QUALITY VIDEO/AUDIO!!! SEE BELOW…

Fans at the Paris concert from Beyonce‘s Mrs. Carter Show World Tour got a taste of something new from Queen B when the singer performed “Grown Woman” for the sold-out crowd at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy.

Clad in a colorful costume, Beyonce took the crowd through an energetic set, showing off an entirely new set of infectious dance moves. At one point, her dancers put a blindfold around her head, and she still killed it … even though she couldn’t see a thing!

We first got a listen of “Grown Woman” when Beyoncé debuted her Pepsi Mirrors commercial. Many people wondered if “Grown Woman” would be Beyonce’s first single off her upcoming fifth studio album, but her reps told Billboard it wasn’t.

As far as the album as a whole is concerned, Bey’s BFF Gwyneth Paltrow says its “coming.”

“I’ve heard a lot, lot, lot of many songs,” Paltrow said in an interview with Digital Spy. “I don’t  know which ones have ended up on the album, but I’ve heard a lot as it’s gone  on.”

“Yes, it’s coming,” Paltrow added. “She’s almost done but she’s got a lot on  her plate.”

Well if “Grown Woman” is anything to go by, fans are in for some amazing material from the Queen B. The tribal, pulse-pounding track has all of the swagger we expect from a Beyonce record plus the energy of something straight out of Michael Jackson’s catalogue.

WATCH BEYONCE PERFORM HER NEW SONG HERE:

[H/T: Necole Bitchie]

Beyonce is currently on tour overseas and this week, fans got a glimpse of what they can expect to see for the Mrs. Carter World Tour. Beyonce released a promo video for her tour showing her performing some of her most classic songs.

The minute and half clip features Beyoncé performing Run The World, Love On Top and Halo and showing off her sexy costumes and energetic dance moves.

Beyonce’s tour is currently taking her all over Europe, but she will touch down in the U.S. on June 28 in Los Angeles.

Check out the video below:

Beyonce is currently overseas for her “Mrs. Carter Show” World Tour and pictures from the tour book have been released, showing off the singer’s stunning and bold artistic vision for her next era.

In some of her fiercest looks to date, Beyonce shows off a totally new side in the tour book. Her looks range from urban chic, to Victorian regal, to divine ancient Egypt.

Many of the photos are in black-and-white, but the ones that do have color pop with neon brightness. The photos of her doused in all-white paint are sure to make the conspiracy theorists foam at the mouth about the illuminati symbolism hidden within it.

But never mind the haters. We can definitely see why she is the one and only Queen B!

CHECK OUT THE FABULOUS PHOTOS FROM BEYONCE’S TOUR BOOK BELOW:

[H/T: Beyonce-Exclusive.com]

Fans are desperately wondering when Beyonce will release a new song from her upcoming, fifth studio album. While the singer is staying tight-lipped, her gal pal Gwyneth Paltrow is giving her fans some hints about when the album could be out.

“I’ve heard a lot, lot, lot of many songs,” Paltrow said in an interview with Digital Spy.” I don’t know which ones have ended up on the album, but I’ve heard a lot as it’s gone on.”

“Yes, it’s coming,” Paltrow added. “She’s almost done but she’s got a lot on her plate.”

Oh, OK. That makes us feel better now. Beyonce’s new album will be in stores in Coming 2013. Sweet Jesus, what kind of cruelty is this?

So far, Beyonce fans have only gotten to hear a snippet of her new song “Grown Woman,” which showed up in her new Pepsi commercial, and the track that got EVERYONE talking: “Bow Down/I Been On.” But “Bow Down/I Been On” is either a mix of two separate songs or an intro to the album, not a legit single.

In other words, Beyonce’s album is gonna get here when it gets here. MTV previously reported that it’d be out sometime within the next 8 months. We have no idea how the Beyhive is going to get through this tour and the entire summer with no new material.

WTF?!? Did Beyonce get slapped and have her hair pulled during her concert in Serbia last week???

That’s the burning question on the collective minds of the Beyhive, as video footage has emerged of their Queen Bee appearing to be attacked by a rabid “fan” while she walks through the crowd during the opening night of her “Mrs. Carter Show” tour in Belgrade last Monday (Apr 15).

The video footage is extremely blurry, but you can clearly see Beyonce getting struck, and it also looks like her hair was pulled. Beyonce’s longtime bodyguard Julius was present, but everything happened so quickly, even he didn’t know what to do. By the time he realized what had happened, the assailant had probably already ducked back into the crowd.

Of course, being the professional that she is, Beyonce didn’t even miss a beat and kept on performing as if nothing happened.

It isn’t known whether or not the assault against her was deliberate, or an honest mistake, but regardless, Beyonce and her team should maybe re-think the whole walking through the crowd thing. It doesn’t seem too safe.

As for that so-called “fan,” they better watch their back. The Beyhive don’t play.

[H/T: The Rundown]

The wait for new music from Queen Beyonce is killing the Beyhive. When the hell are we gonna get some answers and a clear date for the new album?

When Beyonce was first announced as the Super Bowl Halftime performer, many assumed that like Madonna, she would use the platform to launch her next album. But lo and behold, the Super Bowl Halftime show came and went without a note of new material from the “Single Ladies” singer.

Surely she’d follow up with a new single in the weeks after the Super Bowl, right?

Beyonce lined up a flurry of media after the Super Bowl, including magazine interviews, photo shoots and an HBO documentary.

The anticipation reached a fever pitch and we were all desperately awaiting some kind of release from Bey’s team. A trickle of relief came in the form of “Bow Down/I Been On,” but that was clearly an intro of sorts and not a new single.

Womp.

The next great hope was pinned on Beyonce’s Pepsi commercial: “#BeyHereNow 4.4.13!” her social media channels bleated.

And the fans scrambled to watch the new Pepsi commercial which featured a portion of what was supposed to be her new single, “Grown Woman.”

The tribal, aggressive feminist anthem was traditional Beyonce and fans were eager to get the track in full. Surely the song would make its way to iTunes now that the commercial had been released, right?

Naw. Instead, Beyonce’s camp told Billboard that not only would the song not be hitting iTunes but that the song wasn’t even her first single.

WTF?

So now Beyonce has started her world tour, the “Mrs. Carter Show,” overseas in Serbia and Croatia and she’s not playing a single new song. This is not the way it was supposed to go down.

When is the new Beyonce album coming? MTV reported that the album would see daylight sometime within the next eight months.

…Beyoncé will also release a new album at some point in the next eight months, but hasn’t confirmed her release date.

Jesus. All this set up and no payoff is giving us a serious case of musical blue balls.

“Grown Woman” was clearly being positioned as the album’s first single but now it appears she’s having a change of heart. Reports say that she might be having cold feet as she’s searching for a lead single that will be as iconic as “Single Ladies.”

“Beyoncé is a perfectionist and her biggest competition is herself,” a source told The Sun. “She won’t put anything out as her first single until she’s 100% sure it will be a classic.

“She’s putting pressure on herself for it to be a hit of ‘Single Ladies’ caliber, and to make sure she’s on top of the game.”

OK. Good things come to those who wait. Whatever. But all of these delays and push-backs are still a little concerning. Mathew, where are you now?

Hopefully putting to rest the drama that surrounded Beyonce and Jay-Z’s trip to Cuba, President Barack Obama made his first comments about the Hip Hop couple’s controversial trek to Cuba.

“I wasn’t familiar that they were taking the trip,” the president said in an interview with the Today Show’s Savannah Guthrie. “My understanding is I think they went through a group that organizes these educational trips down to Cuba. You know, this is not something the White House was involved with. We’ve got better things to do.”

WATCH HERE:

Jay-Z and Beyonce took a trip to Cuba at the beginning of the month for their anniversary and caused a media frenzy that drew heavy criticism.

Many Cuban celebrities and anti-Castro activists spoke out against the trip and politicians even wanted the trip investigated; something Jay-Z responded to in a song.

“Politicians never did sh-t for me / Except lie to me, distort history,” Jay-Z rapped. “Wanna give me jail time and a fine / Fine, let me commit a real crime.”

“Obama said, ‘Chill, you gonna get me impeached,’’ he continued.”But you don’t need this sh-t anyway / Chill with me on the beach.”

The song itself sparked more controversy as it even prompted reporters to ask White House Press Secretary Jay Carney about it.

“I guess nothing rhymes with Treasury, because Treasury offers and gives licenses for travel and the White House had nothing to do it,” Carney said.

But now that Jay-Z and Beyonce have created a headache for the Obama administration, will they ever be invited to the White House again or have Hov and Bey been Jeremiah Wrighted?

Beyonce is setting the bar high for her one-year-old daughter Blue Ivy. In a new video for “Chime for Change,” Beyonce explains that she empowers her daughter to believe she can one day be president, even though Blue, as young as she is, may not understand yet.

“I’m telling my daughter every day, you know you can be president, you know it’s possible,” Beyonce says in the video. “I know she has no idea why I’m saying that, but at one-year-old, I’m like, you know you can be president.”

The Chime for Change video also includes celebrities like John Legend, Beyonce, Salma Hayek, Zoe Saldana, Halle Berry, Katy Perry, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Arianna Huffington who talk about empowering women.

“Women have a voice,” Pinkett-Smith says in the video. “They have a voice that can’t be stopped.”

WATCH HERE:

As Beyonce kicked off her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour Monday night in Belgrade, Serbia YMCMB rapper Drake also released a new song called “Girls Love Beyonce.” Perfect timing, right?

Singer-songwriter James Fauntleroy appears on the track too, singing the hook from Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name.”

Drake has said that this song will not appear on his upcoming third studio album ‘Nothing Was the Same.’

LISTEN HERE:

Beyoncé kicked off her “Mrs. Carter Show” world tour in Belgrade, Serbia Monday night (Apr 15) and from the looks of it, Bey most certainly did not disappoint. Playing to a sold-out crowd of 20,ooo, her first show featured pyrotechnics, costume changes and an energetic 20-song set featuring all of her hits.

Although Beyoncé debuted no new music, one thing that stood out about the show was her costume changes. During the two-hour concert, Beyoncé made eight costume changes and one in particular had everyone talking. The aforementioned costume was a gold, sequined leotard that accentuated a woman’s form fully equipped with nipples. The look was supposed to resemble a woman in the nude, andnaturally, it has sparked some criticism.

In addition to Beyoncé’s nude, embellished leotard, the superstar diva also sported a leather coat and hat with no pants, a sexy, red leotard dress, a white, embellished leotard, and a black sequined cat suit, among other costumes. All the costumes were made by Emilio Pucci’s creative director Peter Dundas and her shoes were made by Stuart Weitzman, her go-to shoe creator for her tours.

The only new music we have heard from Beyoncé has been a sample of “Grown Woman” and “Bow Down/I Been On,” which doesn’t seem to be a full single. Beyoncé performed music from her four previous albums and one Destiny’s Child song.

“Thank ya’ll for being such a beautiful audience,” Beyoncé said as she closed out the show. “I’ll never forget my first show. I’ll never forget all of these beautiful faces. I had such a good time tonight.”

HERE ARE THE PHOTOS:

AND NOW FOR THE VIDEOS:

The Mrs. Carter world tour will travel overseas before it touches down in the U.S. in June.

More photos have been released from Beyonce’s new H&M summer 2013 campaign showing the sexy singer as she puts most women to shame with her perfect bikini body.

Beyonce, who was announced as the face of the very bold and colorful swimwear line last month, shows off her flawless curves in a series of new publicity shots.

In a Q&A with the brand, Bey talked about her style influences, and how much she loved shooting the campaign in the Bahamas.

Of the campaign, she said: “I’ve always liked H&M’s focus on fun and affordable fashion. I really loved the concept we collaborated on to explore the different emotions of women represented by the four elements – fire, water, earth and wind. It was a beautiful shoot on a tropical island. It felt more like making a video than a commercial.”

“I loved shooting the campaign in the Bahamas,” she added. “We shot on a beach outside of Nassau and the weather was perfect. The shoot was filled with vibrant colors and was inspired by the glamor of the late ‘70s.”

Beyonce also admits that a lot of her fashion sense comes from watching her mother when she was younger, and also from her very own sister Solange.

She said, “I think my style comes from watching my mother from the time I was a little girl. She was so stylish. She was the first person I saw mix high end pieces with more accessible styles and make it all work. I’m also inspired by my sister, I love her bold approach.”

After looking at these photos, Beyonce’s controversial “Bow Down” song just seems so right. Bow Down Bitches!!!

The former child of destiny, Miss Kelly Rowland, has been so hard at work promoting her latest single and upcoming LP that the singer must have had a momentary brain-fart as she let it slip that a possible DC3 reunion may be in the works!

While attending Elle’s Women in Music event, Kelly was asked about the likelihood of herself, Michelle Williams and Beyonce recording brand new music together and hitting the road to tour.

The “Kisses Down Low” songstress replied, “It’s not a no,” later adding, “We’re celebrating the fact that we’re different women now with different things happening and going on for ourselves, and Michelle’s putting out a new album I’m so excited for her about. I’m putting out a new album June 4 and Beyoncé’s about to go on tour and she’s gonna kill it. So you know, we’re there in spirit with each other or sometimes physically, but we’re always together.”

While Destiny’s Child fans will still have to hold their breath for news of the ladies’ official comeback as a group, they can rest easy knowing the ladies have in fact teamed up for a collaboration set to be featured on Kelly’s ‘Talk A Good Game’ album.

Rowland made it very clear that the track, entitled “You Changed,” is set to feature Michelle and Beyonce rather than being presented as a song by Destiny’s Child. Either way, we here at GOT cannot wait to hear it!

Beyoncé and Nine Inch Nails will headline Jay-Z’s Made in America Festival this year.

Last year, Jay-Z brought together musicians such as himself, Kanye West, Common, Skrillex, Calvin Harris, Jill Scott, D’Angelo, Pearl Jam, Janelle Monae, MMG Music and many others for the first annual Made in America Festival in Philadelphia. And this year, Jay-Z is bringing the festival back to Philadelphia and has chosen his wife Beyoncé and the legendary rock band Nine Inch Nails to headline.

Other acts lined up for the festival include Queens of the Stone Age, Deadmau5, Phoenix, Calvin Harris, Empire of the Sun, Imagine Dragons, Wiz Khalifa, Kendrick Lamar, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Miguel, Public Enemy, Nero, 2 Chainz, Gaslight Anthem, A$AP Rocky, Walk The Moon, Solange, Feed Me, Porter Robinson, Wolfgang Gartner, Emeli Sande, Haim, Schoolboy Q, Ab Soul, GTA, Robert DeLong, Red Light, Rudimental, Aluna George, Jay Rock, Jessie Rose and TJR.

“The point of having that diversity in our music lineup we’re trying to expose the people to different types of music,” Paul Chibe, Budweiser’s VP of marketing told Billboard. “Much like last year, where if you never saw Pearl Jam but you’re a Jay-Z fan, we want fans of Beyonce or Calvin Harris or Wiz Khalifa to have the opportunity to see Nine Inch Nails or stuff they might have seen for awhile like Public Enemy. That eclectic mix creates an opportunity for us to really show the impact of music and culture.”

A documentary made by Ron Howard about the inaugural Made in America will be out later this year.

“The narrative story of the festival and then Jay-Z is gonna be a great movie and I think something that people will be talking about when it comes to artist expression and people living up to their potential and talent,” Chibe said.

The Made in America Festival will take place Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, PA. The presale kicked off last Wednesday (Apr 10) and will continue through Tuesday (Apr 16). General tickets go on sale this Wednesday (Apr 17).

Stacey Dash has gotten herself in trouble once again on Twitter. Months after causing controversy by endorsing Mitt Romney, Dash is using her Twitter page to call out Beyoncé and Jay-Z for their trip to Cuba.

Do you care that The Jay Z”s have taken the capital you have given them and funded a communist oppressive regime?

— Stacey Dash (@REALStaceyDash) April 9, 2013

Apparently, Dash didn’t think that she would get stung by Beyoncé’s Beyhive when she tweeted out the message. But she did.

@realstaceydash do you care that you’re basically naked in your avi, playing around in tub full of water trying to talk politics? ????

— European Princess (@iammixed) April 9, 2013

@realstaceydash I like you better when you were CLUELESS

— Emanny(@theonlyemanny) April 9, 2013

@realstaceydash you tried it. If you gave your career as much dedication as these fake politics. Why you just might be on a series still.

— Zeralyn Ford (@Zeralyn) April 9, 2013

u gotta go RT @realstaceydash Do u care that The Jay Z’s have taken the capital u have given them and funded a communist oppressive regime?

— Eleven8 Hit It First (@eleven8) April 9, 2013

Shut yo rich ass up RT @realstaceydash Do you care The Jay Zs have taken the capital u given them and funded a communist oppressive regime?

— D’Brickashaw (@DragonflyJonez) April 9, 2013

did Damon put u up to that tweet, @realstaceydash? u can tell us..we’ll understand.

— Brucki (@djbrucki) April 9, 2013

FYI: Stacey Dash and Dame Dash are first cousins.

Do you care that your daughter can Google your pussy pics? @realstaceydash

— Based Hair Mama (@Cajun_peach) April 9, 2013

I hope you feel the wrath of the Beyhive for that dumb ass tweet, @realstaceydash.

— alexis belon (@alexisbelon) April 9, 2013

Girl SIT! RT @realstaceydash Do you care that The Jay Z”s have taken capital you have given them and funded a communist oppressive regime?

— Awesomely Luvvie (@Luvvie) April 9, 2013

@realstaceydash Honey, didn’t you learn your lesson after supporting Romney? Here’s a stadium, have a seat that’s probably made in China.

— Tangela Ekhoff (@tangelaekhoff) April 9, 2013

Damn.

Maybe she should just stick to acting?

Last week, Beyonce debuted her fifth commercial for Pepsi, featuring a new song called “Grown Woman” — which is set to be released soon (maybe? we’re keeping hope alive here!) — and this week, a new 12-second preview video featuring more of the track was released that appeared to show some new, never-before-seen behind the scenes video footage.

But as it turns out, the footage comes from the behind the scenes video we posted over the weekend from the taping of the “Mirrors” Pepsi commercial. Apparently, an audio-savvy fan took the background music from the aforementioned clip, raised the volume and combined it with the video footage, passing it off as a “preview” for the single.

“Grown Woman” is a song off Beyonce’s still-untitled fifth studio album (though rumors suggest it will be called “Mrs. Carter”), but her reps have made it clear that the Timbaland-produced track is NOT the first official single from the album, which — other than “Bow Down / I Been On” — we have yet to hear virtually ANYTHING from … despite the fact that her world tour kicks off next Monday (Apr 15) in Serbia.

Beyonce is featured on the cover of the upcoming May 2013 issue of Vogue UK magazine, but we already knew that. What we didn’t know, however, is what was INSIDE the pages of Beyonce’s British Vogue issue — which just so happens to be her SECOND Vogue cover this year alone.

Inside the latest issue of British Vogue, Beyonce talks about how she considers herself a modern day feminist, while also discussing motherhood, her husband Jay-Z, and her “passion for a job which has seen her singing professionally for nearly 20 years.” (Beyonce has been around for almost 20 years? WOW!)

Read a few excerpts here:

On considering herself a modern-day feminist: “That word can be very extreme…But I guess I am a modern-day feminist. I do believe in equality. Why do you have to choose what type of woman you are? Why do you have to label yourself anything? I’m just a woman and I love being a woman…’I do believe in equality and that we have a way to go and it’s something that’s pushed aside and something that we have been conditioned to accept. But I’m happily married. I love my husband.”

On why she calls herself “Mrs. Carter” now: “I feel like Mrs Carter is who I am, but more bold and more fearless than I’ve ever been. It comes from knowing my purpose and really meeting myself once I saw my child. I was like, ‘OK, this is what you were born to do.’ The purpose of my body became completely different.”

On whether she supports Blue Ivy becoming an entertainer: “I definitely want my daughter to have goals and drive and passion … it has to be a balance.”

For more on Beyonce, pick up the May 2013 issue of Vogue UK — on newsstands now!

That little exotic Caribbean vacation Beyonce and Jay-Z took to Cuba for their fifth wedding anniversary could land hip hop’s favorite couple in hot water with the U.S. government.

Republican lawmakers are itching to find out who approved Beyonce and Jay-Z for their trip to Cuba, as there’s a longstanding travel ban for U.S. citizens on visiting the communist nation, according to Reuters.

U.S. Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart have written a letter to Adam Szubin, director of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, asking for more information on how Beyonce and Jay-Z secured releases for their trip to Cuba.

The State Department says it has no knowledge of how Beyonce and Jay-Z secured their license to visit the country. If Beyonce and Jay did travel without official permission (people can travel to the country for academic, religious or cultural exchanges), they could face a fine.

Ros-Lehtinen and Mario Diaz-Balart represent Florida districts with Cuban populations who are anti-Castro and these communities are demanding answers.

“Despite the clear prohibition against tourism in Cuba, numerous press reports described the couple’s trip as tourism, and the Castro regime touted it as such in its propaganda,” the letter said.

“We represent a community of many who have been deeply and personally harmed by the Castro regime’s atrocities, including former political prisoners and the families of murdered innocents.”

A Cuban rights advocacy group has also voiced disgust over Beyonce and Jay-Z’s visit. Mauricio Claver-Carone, the D.C. director for the US-Cuba Democracy PAC — a pro-democracy group — told TMZ that the high-profile visit by the couple was in poor taste.

“There are women getting beaten on a daily basis, women who are being jailed for no reason … people are fighting for their freedom. It’s extremely insensitive,” Claver-Carone said.

See, now why the hell did Beyonce and Jay-Z have to go to Cuba for their wedding anniversary? There’s only ONE country that U.S. citizens are banned from visiting and THAT’s the country they choose to visit?

Jay-Z is up there posing for cameras with a big grin on his face and a Cuban cigar in his mouth. He might as well have rocked a Che Guevara shirt and fist-pumped with Fidel’s brother. This whole trip was a postcard saying, “It’s Nicer in Havana!”

Didn’t Beyonce and Jay-Z think about their relationship with President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama? Beyonce was just invited to sing at the president’s inauguration and now she’s put the Obama administration in the awkward position of answering to this illegal field trip.

Now truth be told, these Republican Congressional representatives are bored as hell to be following the moves of a Beyonce and Jay-Z. They’ve must’ve gotten the TMZ alerts and sprung right into action. They need to be worried about passing a damn budget for this country more than where Beyonce and Jay-Z are vacationing. But still, this was an unnecessary stunt that played right into the anti-Obama collective’s hand.

Next anniversary, do us a favor and keep it cute in St. Tropez like y’all usually do, Bey and Jay-Z.

Beyonce and Pepsi give us an inside look at the singer’s new “Mirrors” commercial in newly released behind the scenes footage from the set of the shoot.

In the footage, Bey takes us on a trip down costume memory lane, while also giving fans a little more of her new song “Grown Woman” — which is scheduled to premiere in full tomorrow.

“It was an exciting, artistic collaboration, building this Pepsi campaign around my new song, ‘Grown Woman,” Beyonce says in the clip, released just a day after the commercial premiered last Wednesday morning (Apr 4).

The commercial shows Beyonce rehearsing in a dance studio, and when she takes a break to sip on some Pepsi, she looks in the mirror and is immediately confronted by all of her past selves — from the early 2000′s up until now. She then proceeds to kill it.

“It felt so emotional when I was trying on all the costumes from my past. I was surrounded by so much of my history, especially on the 10th anniversary of ‘Crazy in Love,’” she added.

As of Sunday, April 7th Beyonce’s new Pepsi “Mirrors” commercial has been seen nearly 6 million times on YouTube.

WATCH THE BEHIND THE SCENES FOOTAGE HERE:

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Beyonce and Jay-Z’s fifth wedding anniversary was Thursday (Apr 4) and to celebrate the occasion, the happily married couple flew to Havana, Cuba where they were spotted being mobbed by fans as they walked around with their mothers Tina Knowles and Gloria Carter.

They all reportedly dined at La Guardia restaurant Wednesday night and posed inside the renowned restaurant with the restaurant staff. According to the Daily Mail, the crowds grew so thick that the police had to be called to calm the scene.

The famous couple’s bodyguards’ presence outside set the gritty, bustling neighbourhood of Centre Havana abuzz, and a crowd gathered downstairs shouting Beyonce’s name until she went to a balcony and waved.

Waitress Silvia Fernandez said Beyonce toured the eatery and looked at photos of past celebrity clients including Jack Nicholson, Jodie Foster, Danny Glover, Will Smith and James Belushi.

“She was beautiful, without a drop of makeup, very natural,” Fernandez said. “What happened with the people was incredible.”

The next day, the couple and their moms toured Old Havana and enjoyed lunch on the rooftop terrace of another Cuban restaurant. Beyonce also posed for photos with local schoolchildren and had her handy DSLR camera with her to take lots of pictures she will eventually share on her Tumblr and Instagram.

This casual trip out of the country comes at a perfect time for Beyonce, who has a pretty busy month ahead of her with the release of her new song “Grown Woman” this Monday, April 8th, and the kick-off of her world tour the following week in Serbia on April 15th.

Beyonce took the Internet by storm this week when she debuted her new Pepsi “Mirrors” comercial, which previews a new song of hers titled “Grown Woman.” But contrary to popular belief, the catchy, upbeat, Timbaland-produced track isn’t her new single.

Beyonce’s reps recently revealed to Billboard that although “Grown Woman” will be featured on the singer’s forthcoming fifth studio album, rumored to be titled “Mrs. Carter,” the song isn’t her official first single.

It’s rumored that the full song will premiere on Monday, April 8th.

UPDATE: Monday, April 8th has come and gone … still no “Grown Woman” release! It appears as though that was just a rumor that went wild. To hold you over until the song does finally come out, check out a snippet below as well as a cool “FanMade Extended Snippet” version.

By the time “The Great Gatsby” comes out, audiences will have a choice of going to see the movie in theaters or staying home and watching the two hours worth of trailers that have hit the web within the past year.  If any of the angry comments section musings are to be believed, some may chose the latter.

Apparently, some folks aren’t too pleased that director Baz Luhrmann decided to use contemporary music in the film. Seems they forgot that this is the filmmaker who put 90′s pop music throughout his adaptation of  “Romeo & Juliet” and featured tracks from Nirvana and U2 in “Moulin Rouge,” which was set in 1900 Paris.

Did people really want a droll retelling of a story that most people are familiar with? But I digress … here’s the new “Gatsby” trailer equipped with new music from Beyoncé, André 3000, Lana Del Rey, and Florence + The Machine.

It also poses some interesting questions, like why isn’t Leonardo DiCaprio aging? Aside from that, it looks pretty freakin awesome and there’s not a rebooted superhero in sight, so I’m in.

WATCH HERE:

Beyonce teased fans Wednesday morning when she debuted a six-second video telling them to tune in Thursday morning for a big announcement. The video featured Beyonce clad in a black see-through shirt and black shorts simply directing fans to #beyherenow on 04/04/2013.

Buzz surrounding the video hit a fever pitch with fans wondering if the announcement was about new music, her new album or her tour. Well, Gossip On This has your exclusive scoop as we were invited to preview Beyonce’s new Pepsi commercial and song, ‘Grown Woman!’

Ten years ago, Beyonce began her relationship with Pepsi and over time it has grown into a “friendship,” as described at the commercial debut in New York City Wednesday night.

“It’s completely different [this time around working with her], because Beyonce has become an international icon,” Pepsi spokeswoman Isabel Quinteros told GOT at the event. ”When we first got with her she was just leaving Destiny’s Child and she was embarking on this journey.”

Last year Beyonce inked a $50 million deal with Pepsi that will take Beyonce and Pepsi’s friendship global with a multi-faceted branding deal.

“Pepsi embraces creativity and understands that artists evolve,” Beyonce said in  a statement at the time. “As a businesswoman, this allows me to work with a lifestyle brand  with no compromise and without sacrificing my creativity.”

Part of the deal is commercials; and GOT was invited to preview Beyonce’s fifth Pepsi commercial!

In the commercial titled “Mirrors,” Beyonce takes a trip down memory lane with her many looks including Crazy in Love B, Bootylicious B, Foxy Cleopatra B, Sasha Fierce B, Single Ladies B and her newest look, all while dancing in the mirror. There’s probably about 10, 20, maybe even 30 different Beyonce’s!

At the end Beyonce says to, “embrace your past, but live for now,” the latter part being Pepsi’s newest slogan.

“I think the ad, it represents her journey, not only throughout her career, but us with her,” Quinteros told us. “She’s taking us through all these different stages of her life.”

Mirrors features a new song, ‘Grown Woman,’ from Beyonce’s newest untitled album.

Without further ado … check out Beyonce’s BRAND NEW Pepsi “Mirrors” commercial right here!!

Beyonce definitely has something up her sleeve right now! The singer posted a brief video teasing some huge announcement on April 4th 2013 at 9 a.m. EST … which is tomorrow morning, and also just so happens to be Beyonce and Jay-Z’s five-year wedding anniversary.

The number 4 also has strong significance is Beyonce and Jay-Z’s lives, as their birthdays both fall on the 4th (of September and December, respectively), and it’s said that Blue Ivy’s name is based off the roman numeral 4, “IV.” 4 was also the title of Beyonce’s last album.

In the 6-second video clip, featuring a tribal instrumental soundtrack, the singer — standing in an empty studio — appears in a sheer black shirt and short black leather shorts, before the camera quickly pans to her hand inside a metallic glove aka the “Single Ladies” glove.

The video barely reveals anything, just the date 4.4.13, the time 9AM EDT and the hashtag “#BeyHereNow.”

What could it be? A new song? An announcement about her new album? Both?!? Neither?!?

Guess we’ll just have to wait until tomorrow morning. For now, check out the clip here:

UPDATE: CLICK HERE TO WATCH BEYONCE’S NEW PEPSI “MIRRORS” COMMERCIAL!

It has just been announced that pop performer Beyonce is slated to cover Amy Winehouse‘s “Back to Black” for the upcoming film adaptation of “The Great Gatsby.”

According to E! News, Andre 3000 will join the “Bow Down” songstress for the ambitious cover which is set to be featured heavily throughout the film’s promotional campaign.

This marks the second time the pair have worked together following their duet on 2011′s “Party” from Beyonce’s R&B driven album ’4.’ It’s also worth nothing that Jay Z is producing the soundtrack for the movie, with a source adding: “It’s a very different take on ‘Back to Black.”

When Beyonce has done covers in the past she usually tends to stick to the original song’s core melody, so it will be interesting to hear how she’ll make Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” her own by putting a unique, creative spin on it.

“The Great Gatsby,” directed Baz Luhrman, is set to hit theaters May 15th and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire.

Beyonce continues to reign supreme! A few days ago, this photo was posted to Instagram, purportedly showing a picture of the “Bow Down / I Been On” singer’s very first Vogue UK cover.

On the cover, Beyonce rocks a blue-and-white striped Jonathan Saunders cropped top and blue sequined skirt. She is surrounded by blue writing on the cover, which definitely looks like it was inspired by Blue Ivy.

This makes the fourth magazine cover that Beyonce has been featured on this year alone … and it’s only April! Beyonce has already covered GQ, Shape and American Vogue.

Neither Beyonce or Vogue Uk have commented on  the cover, so we may just have to wait for it to be released and hit newsstands later this month.

Many celebrities have voiced their support for gay marriage over the past week, following the Supreme court’s hearing to overturn California’s Prop 8 law and the federal government’s Defense of Marriage Act. And among those celebrities was Beyonce, who posted this to her Instagram:

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on both sides of the fence about whether Prop 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act were unconstitutional. If Prop 8 is repealed, gay marriage in California would be legal, and if DOMA is repealed, same-sex marriages would be recognized on a federal level.

In 2011, Beyonce announced that she parted ways with her father Mathew Knowles professionally and that he would no longer manage her career. Ever since their professional falling out, the relationship between Beyonce and Matthew has remained rocky, and for the first time, Matthew is speaking out about the strained relationship.

“I’ve never revealed this much in an interview before… Normally I hate to talk about anything personal, but it would be a lie if I did not say it has been difficult,” Knowles told The Sun.

In Beyonce’s “Life is but a Dream” HBO documentary, she spoke candidly about making the decision to let her father go as her manager. Matthew says the decision was a mutual one.

“I’m feeling so very empty because of the relationship with my dad,” Beyonce said in the documentary. “And I’m so fragile at this point and I feel like my soul has been tarnished. I needed boundaries, and I think my dad needed boundaries.”

“It was hard for me to let her go — it was hard for both of us to let each other go,” Mathew said. ”And let’s be clear on that. She didn’t let me go, we both let each other go. That’s a big difference.”

There have been many reports as to why Beyonce and Matthew went their separate ways, including mismanaged finances by him of her money (which he denies), and his infidelities toward her mother Tina.

“This was not a normal ending of a business agreement,” he explained. ”This was a dad and a daughter and it was incredibly painful and it had some difficulties. But I try to always have a positive mind about things and you got to do it the right way. I always did my best for Beyonce, fans can decide if she’s better off now with Jay-Z.”

Past rumors have suggested that Mathew has not met Beyonce and Jay-Z’ s daughter Blue Ivy, but he is seen with the 1-year-old in “Life is But a Dream,” and has spoken about spending time with his granddaughter.

It is a rare occasion when we get to see a full-view picture of Blue Ivy Carter, but this week, fans got a glimpse of the little lady … who apparently isn’t so “little” anymore.

Beyonce and Blue Ivy were photographed while out to lunch at Buttermilk Channel in Brooklyn on Sunday (Mar 25).

It has been months since Beyonce and Jay-Z have shown a picture of their 14-month-old daughter, and usually when she’s out with her mom or dad, Blue’s face is covered, but in this picture, we get to see not only her face, but also how big she’s getting.

And look at that little outfit of hers — the camo hoodie, the dark jeans and those Timbs. To top off her adorable look, Blue wore her hair in pig tails. Too cute!

Check out another photo of the mommy-daughter duo (snapped secretly by a fan) inside the restaurant here:

Beyoncé has long been associated with female-geared anthems like “Bills Bills Bills,” Say My Name,” and “Independent Woman.”

Yet according to E!, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, Queen Bey is nothing more than a submissive wife.

Limbaugh thinks that the 31-year-old’s new song “Bow Down/ I Been On” and the fact that she is married with a child means that she is not a feminist.

“[Destiny's Child] songs were attempts to inspire young women not to take any grief from men. She’s done a 180,” said Limbaugh. “Beyoncé, now having been married, having been impregnated and giving birth to Blue Ivy…she’s got a new song, ‘Bow, Down Bitches’… Beyoncé is now saying, ‘Go ahead and put up with it!’”

LISTEN HERE:

Is it just me, or does thinking of this guy saying “impregnated” lead to giggles?

Oh yeah … and he also said that the reason she’s surrendered her role as a powerful woman is because she married a rich guy, because if you recall, Beyoncé was a street peasant with no means of earning an income on her own when she met Jay-Z.

“You know why? I’ll tell you why,” he added. “Because she married a rich guy. She’s even calling herself Mrs. Carter on the tour…She has shelved Beyoncé…She now understands it’s worth it to bow down.”

It’s aggravating that people like Limbaugh exist and it’s even more aggravating that some of them are given a platform to spew whatever nonsense they want. Unfortunately, these misogynistic viewpoints are all too common in the media.

Of course … Limbaugh probably doesn’t actually believe anything that he’s saying. It’s likely a ploy for publicity and sadly (guilty as charged), it worked.

Beyonce is really taking over, as it has been announced that the R&B diva is the new face of H&M.

In the ad campaign, Beyonce is introduced as Mrs. Carter, playing off her world tour and rumored album name. The collection is called Beyonce as Mrs. Carter for H&M.

“H&M’s summer campaign starring Beyoncé is an epic fantasy, with glamour, drama and also a sense of paradise,” said Donald Schneider, Creative Director of H&M. ”It was amazing to watch her on the shoot make it all look effortless – a quality that makes her such an icon for women around the world. The campaign is the essence of Beyoncé, and also the essence of H&M this summer.”

Beyonce’s collection will feature items perfect for the summer time including dresses and bikinis. A portion of the profits from the H&M for Water collection will be donated to H&M for WaterAid charity.

“I’ve always liked H&M’s focus on fun and affordable fashion,” Beyonce said. “I really loved the concept we collaborated on to explore the different emotions of women represented by the four elements – fire, water, earth and wind.”

Beyonce’s ad campaign was shot in Nassau in the Bahamas and a commercial will air in May. The commercial will feature one of her new songs, “Standing on the Sun.”

“It was a beautiful shoot on a tropical island,” Mrs. Carter continued. ”It felt more like making a video than a commercial.”

Beyonce’s H&M collection will hit stores in May.

Inside, the Pop icon reveals how she lost the 57 pounds she packed on while she was pregnant with Blue Ivy. She credits a healthy diet and her dance workouts for helping her regain her pre-baby body.

“I’m not a person that is naturally very thin, I’m a person that has to work at keeping my body in shape,” Beyonce told the mag.

“I didn’t have a lot of time to lose the weight because I scheduled a show three months after I gave birth, which I would never do again!” she laughed.

And while Beyonce has always received compliments and praise for her flawless body, she admits that everyone should celebrate their own bodies, and just focus on their health.

“Everyone is not supposed to be the same,” she said. “Be healthy and take care of yourself but be happy with the beautiful things that make you you.”

More pics of Beyonce from the April 2013 issue of Shape Magazine are below:

Pics via Shape

It seems as though Keyshia Cole is getting more recognition for her Twitter feed than her music these days. Clearly not a fan of Beyonce‘s new “Bow Down / I Been On” track, the struggling R&B singer took to her Twitter earlier today to slam the singer, writing:

Can’t stand when people all self righteous when it’s convenient it makes them look good. Lmao! But can still talk shit when convenient 2 FOH

— Keyshia Cole Gibson (@KeyshiaCole) March 18, 2013

I done kept it real from the start! #RespectTHAT

— Keyshia Cole Gibson (@KeyshiaCole) March 18, 2013

First “Women need to Stick together” now bitches better Bow. Smh. But it’s all G! Chicks stay shooting the shit. … tmi.me/OnGp7

— Keyshia Cole Gibson (@KeyshiaCole) March 18, 2013

It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first time Keyshia Cole has brought attention to herself on Twitter. You’ll recall that just last month, Cole dissed Beyonce’s Destiny’s Child bandmate Michelle Williams after they performed at the Super Bowl, saying that Williams is always “fuckin the groove up.”

Michelle responded indirectly with a note on her Facebook page that read: “It was an honor to share the stage with my sisters Kelly Rowland and Beyoncé on Sunday night. To all my ladies, we must learn to stick together and support each other. The incredible Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson did an amazing job too! Thank you to my sister Beyonce for sharing your moment with Destiny’s Child. Love you!”

Kelly Rowland was asked about Keyshia Cole’s diss toward Michelle, and her response was a lot more direct and a lot less diplomatic that her bandmate’s. She told Rolling Stone that frankly, Keyshia Cole’s comment wasn’t even on her radar.

“It didn’t even make it on my radar until other people brought it up. It didn’t even matter,” Rowland said. “We had a wonderful performance, and that’s all I cared about. I was with my sisters and the three of us matter to each other, and that’s all that counts. We matter to a lot more people, with all due respect, than her. So, I really don’t care what she said.”

Asked about Keyshia Cole’s comments about Michelle and her reaction to “Bow Down / I Been On,” Beyonce, with a puzzled expression on her face, said, “Excuse me? What is a ‘Keyshia Cole?’” She added, “I’m sorry, I don’t know what that is. I’m busy rehearsing for my world tour that sold out in 10 minutes. I don’t have time to Google that.” [*]

Apparently, you have to have at least one Grammy Award for Beyonce to recognize your existence.

[*] NOTE: That didn’t really happen, but you get the point.

If you’re used to Beyonce being polite, polished and poised, your senses might go into shock and awe when you get a load of this new song from her titled “Bow Down / I Been On.”

The trash-talking, ratchet anthem borrows from Beyonce’s hometown Houston as she asserts her dominance of the game.

I know when you were little girls you dreamt of being in my world
Don’t forget it, don’t forget it
Respect that, bow down, bitches!

MAN DOWN! MAN DOWN! I think that was a lethal shot at Keri Hilson.

Later on, Beyonce spits through a chopped and screwed filter about her reign never letting up. Back up now, Rihanna.

I heard your boo was talkin’ lip
I told my crew to smack that trick, smack that trick
Guess what they did? Smack that trick

I’m the number one chick I on’t need no hype
The capital B means I’m bout that life, The capital B means I’m bout that life
I been on, I been on, I been on,
Tell me who gon’ take me off, take me off?

Does the beat during “I Been On” sound familiar? It should, because it’s the instrumental that was featured in the commercials for the Mrs. Carter Show tour.

So this swagger anthem sounds more like the intro to her new album than a legit single, but damn. Beyonce is making it clear that she’s not here to play no games. Hold on to your wigs, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride.

Listen to the new Beyonce track “Bow Down / I Been On” below:

[Hat tip: Beyonce]

The BeyHive has some stans who are willing to go beyond the extra mile to prove their love for Beyonce. And some fans see fit to include Beyonce in nearly every part of their lives. Even their wedding day.

Atlanta bride Tori Williams reenacted Beyonce’s performances for her husband as part of the reception festivities for their wedding is most definitely a certified gold-star member of her local B-Unit chapter.

Dressed in a glittery blazer inspired by the outfit Beyonce wore for the 2011 VMAs, the bride made a dramatic entrance to “Run the World” and then transitioned into “End of Time” and closed out with “Love on Top.”

While Williams did shake her groove thing and study the Queen’s choreography closely, she was smart enough not to attempt to sing the actual lyrics. She kept it cute and lip-synched.

Watch the video of the one woman Bey-spired wedding performance here:

Truth be told, the performance was a bit TOO long. She could’ve cut out a few of those dance breaks and saved us a lot of headache. But congratulations to the happy couple on their wedding nuptials. May they be as happy and successful as the real Beyonce and Jay-Z.

Keri Hilson has had it up to HERE with those mean ol’ Beyonce stans who continue to bash her on Twitter, and she took to the popular social networking site the other day to vent about how tired she is of seeing all of the nasty things people have to say about her in her @mentions and replies.

For those who are unaware, Beyonce’s diehard fans have a strong beef with the “Turning Me On” singer/songwriter dating back to about four years ago when Hilson released a track titled “Turning Me Off” — a perceived diss towards Beyonce and Ciara.

Since then, Hilson has also seemingly dissed Beyonce on other occasions too, like one time in 2011 when she did a video drop for a magazine, but refused to hold up their cover because Beyonce was on it, and another when she ignored questions from a photographer about Beyonce, but responded to his compliment of her dress.

And though Hilson has made it known that she has no beef with Beyonce, or any other female singers for that matter (like Ciara?), Beyonce’s crazy stans just won’t lay off, and continue to lambast her every move on Twitter … and now it appears as though Ms. Keri Baby has had enough.

Last week, Hilson tweeted the following before she went to bed:

I guess sometimes you just gotta let people “burn and learn.” And then deal with the pain of consequence on their own.

— Keri Hilson (@KeriHilson) March 5, 2013

miss me with the drama.

— Keri Hilson (@KeriHilson) March 5, 2013

And apparently, the Beyhive (Beyonce’s fans) took that as a diss to either them or their girl, or both, and fired off insults towards her. Once Keri woke up and read the tweets, she took to Twitter again and responded to them in a series of messages:

It’s TOO much!! Please! Is everything I tweet gonna be “intentionally misinterpreted” as a statement abt someone/drama I know nothing about?

You have no idea what your hateful words could do to someone’s spirit. Years of verbal abuse from strangers all day long. Enough is enough!

I’m here for MY FANS! I’m stronger than you imagine, but waking up/goin to bed to your ugliness is just TOO MUCH, kids. I get it, ok? You can stop now.

As far as WHATEVER ur really mad about, I had my reasons. It’s been yrs! Just chalk it up to your ignorance of my reality and LET…IT…GO.

As for my mistakes, God has dealt with me.

She ended her Twitter rant with:

I’m at peace. I’m fine. I’m fulfilled. Truly happy. Grateful. Ready. Stepping back in. The best is yet to come…..don’t balee me juh watch!

— Keri Hilson (@KeriHilson) March 5, 2013

Of course Keri’s “moment of clarity,” as our friends over at C+D hilariously put it, didn’t go over so well with Beyonce’s fans, who refused to back down on their attacks against Keri, and their nasty (but still hilarious) tweets about her continued to pour in:

@kerihilson YOUR REASON IS YOU ARE PRESSED THAT BEYONCE IS & ALWAYS HAS BEEN SUPERIOR TO YOUR FLOP ASS SELF. IT WONT CHANGE NEITHER #DEAL

— KingB (@IAM__CRAIG) March 5, 2013

@kerihilson We won’t stop until you issue an official apology for even considering to talk about Beyonce.

— ?ll?? (@CallumDaviex) March 5, 2013

@kerihilson You stupid bitch. You dissed Bey for no reason, accept the consequences and apologise to her. Stop being a fucking pussy

— Kris + 52 days? (@RunThaWorld) March 5, 2013

Yes he did, you never refuse to hold a magazine with Beyoncé on it. RT @kerihilson: As for my mistakes, God has dealt with me.

— A$AP Sissy (@ShugSlavery) March 5, 2013

But…. God hasn’t erased you from life yet… So God HASN’T dealt w/ it.. RT @kerihilson: As for my mistakes, God has dealt with me.

— YUNG FUCKNG RAPUNXEL (@Khalilology_603) March 5, 2013

BeyHive* “@kerihilson: As for my mistakes, God has dealt with me.”

— Ororo Monroe(@KilliousBey) March 5, 2013

*checks Billboard charts* He has indeed. –> RT @kerihilson: As for my mistakes, God has dealt with me.

— The Unassigned. (@Tha_Phoenix) March 5, 2013

Like your music missed the charts RT @kerihilson: miss me with the drama.

— Beyoncè † Lady Gaga (@Beyonce_Miami) March 5, 2013

Like You Missed The Grammys? RT @kerihilson miss me with the drama.

— T O T O (@TheRealToto1) March 5, 2013

@kerihilson You’re a flop.

— Peter (@AMENHOOKER) March 5, 2013

There’s a lesson to be learned in all of this. Don’t start none. Won’t be none.