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Showing posts with label Beyonce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beyonce. Show all posts
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Beyonce Criticized for 'Run the World (Girls)' Performance
Beyonce is catching flack for her performance at the Billboard Music Awards last Sunday.
Before accepting the honorary Millennium Award, Sasha Fierce lively-uped the stage with her first
television performance of 'Run the World (Girls).' As she danced, images projected on a giant white screen behind her. However, some say the production looked too similar to one put on by Italian pop star Lorella Cuccarini last year.
Media artist and film director Kenzo Digital designed the graphics for the performance and admitted Beyonce and co. were inspired by Cuccarini, but charges the concept has been around since the '80s. "[The Cuccarini artists] are awesome and do incredible work as well, but there are a lot of different inspirations for where our piece came from," Kenzo explained to The Amp.
"...It's just a bare white screen. It's a technique in video art since the '80s in terms of frontal projection and interactive things. That's really nothing new. It's not even a new technology. It's just an incredibly simple, awesome storytelling device, and with a performer like Beyonce it becomes incredibly powerful."
Kenzo also commended Beyonce on her work ethic. "There was no visual guide," he points out. "Her eye line was straight into the crowd, engaging the crowd. That's just her amazing abilities as a performer."
'Run the World (Girls)' is the lead single from Beyonce's forthcoming album, '4,' slated for release this summer. Another track from the album, titled 'Till the End of Time,' surfaced online yesterday.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Beyonce to Receive Billboard Millennium Award
Although Beyonce Knowles may already don the title of Queen B, Billboard is making it official, awarding the superstar with 2011's Billboard Millennium Award.
Knowles, who has been topping Billboard's charts since 2003, will be honored May 22 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, hosted by funny man, Ken Jeong. Her influence on the industry as a Sasha Fierce performer, actress and producer has cast her as a true living legend -- only magnified by her union with equally influential music master, Jay Z.
The 'Single Ladies' singer will also be accompanied by her peers, Cee Lo Green, Nicki Minaj, Pitbull, The Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum and Taio Cruz who will all perform at the show.
Born and bred as a founding force behind Destiny's Child, she had us all saying her name before she went solo. From there, Knowles has gone on to win 16 Grammy Awards and shattered Billboard records with hits like, 'Beautiful Liar.'
It's no doubt that Knowles knows how to 'Run The World (Girls)' and her fourth studio album, set for release later this year, will continue to lead her from Destiny to reality.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Beyonce Surprises Middle School Dance Group (VIDEO)
Last week, not many teens could say they've danced side-by-side with Beyonce. Now, thanks to the pop star's surprise visit to a Harlem middle school on Tuesday, a group of girls have a memory to last a lifetime.
A dance group at Harlem's PS 161 Pedro Albizu Campos Middle School was performing a routine to Beyonce's 'Move Your Body/Get Me Bodied' Monday afternoon. When singer herself joined the group mid-dance, the surprised girls squealed with delight, but didn't miss a beat.
According beverage company WAT-AHH, Beyonce's surprise visit is part of a partnership with WAH-TAHH and NAB Education Foundation for the 'Let's Move! Flash Workout' event dedicated to fighting childhood obesity.
Watch Beyonce surprise the dance group and join the routine (around the 1:30 mark).
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Beyonce and Jay-Z Invited to Perform at the Royal Reception
It has been reported that Prince William and Kate Middleton have asked Beyoncé and her husband rap legend Jay-Z to perform at their wedding reception.
According to The Daily Star, a source close to the royal couple said, "Both William and Kate are massive fans of Beyoncé and Jay-Z. They really wanted to make their big day even more special and what better way than by getting pop royalty to perform at the party?"
The source continued, "Will and Kate will have an official reception for hundreds of dignitaries before throwing a less formal bash for loved-ones. They both wanted to ditch traditions and make it more personal for them."
Beyoncé is currently in Europe where she is promoting her new single 'Girls Who Run the World' and Jay-Z is accompanying her.
The source is sure that it would be "highly likely" that the power couple would accept the invite to perform at the royal reception adding. "After all, who would turn down a once-in-a- lifetime gig like that?" the source said.
The palace has refused to neither confirm nor deny whether Beyonce and Jay-Z have accepted the invitation to perform.
A few days ago, a "selected" list of royals and celebs who are confirmed as wedding guests had been revealed.
Brits David and Victoria Beckham and Sir Elton John were no surprises, but the list also confirmed the attendance of director Guy Ritchie, singer Joss Stone, Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe and quirky 'Mr. Bean' star Rowan Atkinson.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Photo : Beyonce Goes Goofy in Disneyland
It's known to be the happiest place on earth, so why not embrace it?
Beyonce let out her inner child as she donned some floppy ears yesterday. The singer was spotted
wearing a Goofy hat while spending some time at Disneyland Paris with her nephew Daniel. The two road the infamous Big Thunder Mountain and played with some toys on the streets that Mickey Mouse roams.
Just yesterday Beyonce and her hubby Jay-Z were snapped by paparazzi having dinner with their nephew, to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Beyonce about Adele : (Adele's Music Is Like 'Listening to God')
In the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone magazine, Grammy-winning British singer Adele reveals that Beyonce's alter ego Sasha Fierce helped her overcome her performance anxiety.
The voluptuous 'Rolling in the Deep' singer said that she was inspired not only by Beyonce's fierce twin, but by a chance meeting with the singer, who told her she had the voice of God. "I was about to meet Beyonce and I had a full-blown anxiety attack," Adele explained. "Then [Beyonce] popped in looking gorgeous, and said, 'You're amazing! When I listen to you I feel like I'm listening to God."
Adele revealed that moment of truth came later, when she found herself crying hysterically on a balcony, alone. "'What would [Beyonce's alter ego] Sasha Fierce do?'" Adele recalled asking herself. "That's when Sasha Carter was born," she concluded, referring to her own Sasha Fierce/June Carter-inspired power persona.
The Destiny's Child frontwoman was previously rumored to be recording with Adele back in 2009, when she lavished praise on the 22-year-old singer, and reportedly invited her into the studio to record.
"Beyonce loves Adele's voice and her music," a source told British newspaper The Sun. "Adele is really excited -- she grew up listening to Destiny's Child and they are still her favourite group. It's her dream to record with Beyonce."
Though the collaboration has yet to materialize, Adele's acclaimed sophomore album, '21,' is in stores now, and has sold over a million copies in the U.S. since its February release.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Video + Photo : Beyonce's On Set for New Music Video "Girls (Who Run The World)"
It looks like Beyonce brought the fierceness to the set of her latest music video, rumored to be for the single 'Til the End of the World.'
The curvaceous beauty showed some killer attitude, donning serious gladiator wear as she led her army of colorful, scantily clad ladies.
There was talk last month that Beyonce might have a single ready for radio by the end of April, and with these photos surfacing, the chances are looking pretty good.
These photos are only a sneak peek into what Beyonce has in store for us, and we already can't wait!
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