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She’s probably the only one though… it seems that Beyonce still can’t wrap her head around how many awards she managed to win at this year’s Grammy Awards. This is what Beyonce said on the matter: “I am still overwhelmed by Grammy night. I can’t believe I set a record. I am so thankful to everyone – my family, my friends, the label. I have worked so hard and it seems that it all paid off in that one night. I am still shaking.” The label had something to do with Beyonce’s success? Strange… awards are usually given for value, not origin, are they not? Well, this certainly explains a few things, now doesn’t it?

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Well, everybody has to do something with their time. But this is not a new occupation for Beyonce, no! She’s already done it and now she’s here to tell everybody that she’s damn proud of it too! This is what Beyonce said regarding her music: “I am most proud of having written songs that became anthems for young women. I realize that in these songs I am saying so much of what young women want to say.” Yeah, but that must mean that some of the young women who Beyonce inspired so much might be getting on in years… and they might not be so into her music as before. After all, you have to stay in tune with the times!

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The MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 took place in Berlin, Germany at the O2 World arena. The show was hosted by Katy Perry,

MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 Winners Full List:

Best Video
Beyonce – Single Ladies

Best Female
Beyonce

Best Group
Tokio Hotel

Best Push Artist
Pixie Lott

Best Male
Eminem

Best New Act
Lady Gaga

Best Alternative
Placebo

Best World Stage Performance
Linkin Park

Best Song
Beyonce – Halo

Best Rock
Green Day

Best Urban
Jay-Z

Best Live Act
U2

Best European Act
maNga

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Probably after he got bored of being such a successful rapper and business man, Jay-Z decided he might seek out other talents with which to amuse himself… and perhaps profit from them a bit. Jay-Z said the following about his new career direction: “I’ve got a whole plan. I’m gonna get me a little Serato set, some DJ software. I’m gonna work on that for six months, then I’m gonna find out which DJ makes the most and charge double and tour, do bar mitzvahs, weddings.” For a successful business man such as Jay-Z, that’s not much of a plan. But hey, there comes a time in every man’s life when he should just settle down with his own DJ board and have some R&R… Beyonce can do all of the singing from now on, anyway.

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It seems that a track list for Lady GaGa’s upcoming release, “The Fame Monster”, has been made public and one of the tracks is listed as featuring Beyonce. Now, while all of this is probably mutually advantageous, why would Beyonce actually accept to have her name on Lady GaGa’s release when that release is called “The Fame Monster”? This is the really puzzling issue here. But then again it’s not like she’s going to be noticing the correlation between the two… probably the ones who will be buying it will not be aware of the subtle irony there either, but Lady GaGa knows… probably.

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Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson lead the nominations at this year’s American Music Awards

Full List of Nominees:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kings of Leon
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Eminem
Michael Jackson

POP/ROCK – Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Michael Jackson
T.I.

POP/ROCK – Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift

POP/ROCK – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Kings of Leon
Nickelback

POP/ROCK – Favorite Album
Fame – Lady Gaga
Number Ones – Michael Jackson
Fearless – Taylor Swift

COUNTRY – Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Darius Rucker
Keith Urban

COUNTRY – Favorite Female Artist
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

COUNTRY – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
Zac Brown Band

COUNTRY – Favorite Album
Unstoppable – Rascal Flatts
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Foundation – Zac Brown Band

RAP/HIP-HOP – Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Jay-Z
T.I.

RAP/HIP-HOP – Favorite Album
Relapse – Eminem
Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
Paper Trail – T.I.

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Male Artist
Jamie Foxx
Michael Jackson
Maxwell

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce
Keyshia Cole
Keri Hilson

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Day26
Mary Mary

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Album
I Am…Sasha Fierce – Beyonce
The E.N.D. – The Black Eyed Peas
Number Ones – Michael Jackson

SOUNDTRACKS – Favorite Album
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Hannah Montana 3
Twilight Soundtrack

ALTERNATIVE ROCK – Favorite Artist
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Shinedown

ADULT CONTEMPORARY – Favorite Artist
Daughtry
Jason Mraz
Taylor Swift

LATIN – Favorite Artist
Aventura
Luis Fonsi
Wisin Y Yandel

CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL – Favorite Artist
Jeremy Camp
Brandon Heath
Mary Mary

American Music Awards, Beyonce, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift

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Beyonce Knowles has been slapped with a fierce court battle with Abercrombie & Fitch because the clothing company claims that there’s something stinky about the singer’s soon to be released fragrance line. A&F filed a federal lawsuit against Beyonce, claiming her upcoming line of products called ‘Sasha Fierce’, which includes a fragrance, is a knock-off of their own line of perfumes which is simply called ‘Fierce’. In the suit, A&F claims that they sent Beyonce a cease and desist letter in 2008 when she started applying for ‘Sasha Fierce’ trademarks. Here’s the thing though, both Beyonce’s camp and Coty, the company working with her on the fragrance, says that the fragrance line doesn’t carry the name ‘Sasha Fierce’ and that the name is still actually being decided upon.
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Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’ picked up the award for ‘Video of the Year’ at the 2009 MTV VMAs, beating out Britney Spears, Eminem, Kanye West and Lady Gaga. The 28-year old singer said “Thank you. I remember being 17-years-old, up for my first MTV Award with Destiny’s Child and it was one of the most exciting moments in my life. So I’d like Taylor [Swift] to come out and have her moment.” Earlier that night, Kanye interrupted Taylor’s acceptance of the Best Female Video award to proclaim that Beyonce had the best video. The country singer finally got her time in the spotlight saying “I’d like to thank all the fans on Twitter and MySpace and everyone who came out to my shows this summer. Thank you so much!”

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MTV Video Music Awards 2009 winners:

BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Beyonce, Best Video of the Year

BEST NEW ARTIST
Lady Gaga

BEST MALE VIDEO
T.I. featuring Rihanna, “Live Your Life”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Taylor Swift, “You Belong With Me”

BEST POP VIDEO
Britney Spears, “Womanizer”

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Eminem, “We Made You”

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Green Day, “21 Guns”

BEST VIDEO (THAT SHOULD HAVE WON A MOONMAN)
Beastie Boys, “Sabotage”

BEST BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO
Matt and Kim, “Lessons Learned”

Beyonce, Britney Spears, Eminem, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, T.I., Taylor Swift

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Beyonce is featured on the June 2009 cover of Self Magazine. In the interview, the singer shares her secrets about how she stays in shape while on tour, including her diet and fitness regimes. Beyonce does admit to cheating every once in a while though. She said “When I’m completely overwhelmed and tired, comfort food helps. I’ll want to have some ice cream. Or when the tour is behind, I’m like, I just want some Krispy Kremes! [Because] there’s too much good food out there to never indulge. When I’m off, I feel like I’ve earned [the right] to eat what I want, and I give myself a certain amount of time.”

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You would think that diva behaviour is a very strong function of gender… but some people just show up and decide to make an exception of themselves. Jay-Z is one of those people. When he performs, his list of requests doesn’t hold back at all and it includes: a chauffeured Maybach, a room heated to exactly 72 degrees Fahrenheit, ample supplies of very specific alcoholic drinks and the list goes on. Still, at least his fees are a little lower than the usual absurd amounts others ask for. Supposedly he was paid 750 000 dollars for his last concert and he didn’t even get the car or the booze. Still, Jay-Z seems to be quite the diva… I wonder if Beyonce has anything to do with this.

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Beyonce is becoming a bit too much of a diva for her own good. Albertina, the acclaimed art museum located in Vienna, Austria, had arranged for a private tour for the singer while she was in town for a performance last week. But instead of showing up herself, Beyonce sent a lookalike to go in her place. And where was Miss Sasha Fierce while all of that was going down? Beyonce was spotted out and about shopping! Reps for the museum are mighty pissed at the swap and plan to take it up with her management. Maybe Beyonce was partaking in some much needed retail therapy. Reports say that her concert in Vienna last week was only half full.

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In this economic gloom we can always count on celebrities to come out with a idea that will change the fortune of other people and that’s exactly what singer Beyonce has taken on herself to do. The singer has announced the launching of an online $250,000 dance contest.

All Beyonce fans and otherwise are invited, basically its an open competition where you are required to submit videos of oneself dancing to the singer’s “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” hit. The best entry that impresses the most stands to win a cool $250,000 additionally that video will feature during Beyonce’s upcoming world tour.

Now that’s what I would really call star power, these people earn millions from album sales and other contracts and even royalties so why not share it with those who contribute to your success – your fans.

But my advice is that there should be top 5 winners and the winning amount be shared amongst the 5 best so at least 5 people get something for creating cool videos.

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Beyonce proved that she is every bit as fierce as her alter ego when she let it all hang out in an Elie Saab dress on the red carpet of the Golden Globes. Look at that rack! She even threw in some leg exposure. Can she even breathe in that dress? The singer and actress’ song ‘Once in a Lifetime’ from her latest movie ‘Cadillac Records’ was up for an award. Unfortunately, she didn’t win. I wonder when she’s going to get nominated and/or win an award for her acting chops. It seems that her acting career has more legs than her singing career does at the moment. As long as Rihanna is around, it’s going to be tough on her music.

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Beyonce looked glamorous in Donna Karan as she performed for the 2008 Christmas in Rockefeller Center which aired on NBC last week. Joining the 27-year old triple threat to light the world’s most famous Christmas Tree in New York City was her sister Solange Knowles, Miley Cyrus, Faith Hill, Rascall Flatts, Tony Bennett and David Cook. Britney Spears was supposed to be there to perform or at least appear but she ended up just filming a segment for the TV special. Oh well, at least she still made good on being on the card instead of just canceling on them.

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TRL has gone and said goodbye to this generation as it held its final show inside the MTV Times Square studio in New York City. The finale of the show was called Total Finale Live and was hosted by TRL’s original host Carson Daly along with Damien Fahey. The show also featured performances from some of the most notable names from the past decade including Beyonce, Fall Out Boy, 50 Cent and the Backstreet Boys. Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, JC Chasez, Taylor Swift, Kid Rock, Hilary Duff, Diddy and more were also at the studio in support of the finale.

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Justin Timberlake and Beyonce made a duet performance on stage during the Conde Nast Media Group’s 2008 Fashion Rocks at Radio City Music Hall in New York City last week. The duo performed Marvin Gaye’s ‘Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing’ at the event. Considering it’s a music and fashion event, I’m surprised that Justin decided to wear a short tie and rolled up jeans on the red carpet. It’s not like him to make a miss when it comes to fashion. He looks ridiculous. That or he’s getting affected by seeing pictures of Katie Holmes wearing rolled up jeans. It’s ridiculous really.

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Beyonce sits down before her concert in Washington, DC and lets out that she’s going to begin recording a new album in December!

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What goes up must come down. Literally.

Mika got a little to hyper and happy during a concert of his in Tokyo earlier in the week. The ‘Love Today’ singer jumped up on his percussionists drum set to dance a little and even bang away on the set a bit. Unfortunately, gravity took its toll and he fell right on top of his drummer.

Like true entertainers though, the show must go on. They instantly brushed it off and kept on playing as if nothing happened.

But I’m sure that through the magic of YouTube, we can all witness the somewhat comical incident.

Beyonce, Celebs, Concert Tour, Mika, Music, Music Artists, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Song, TV Show, YouTube

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Beyonce was the undisputed leader heading into Tuesday’s BET Awards. The 25-year-old singer-actress had a leading six nominations – twice as many as any other nominee, including female R&B artist, collaboration, video of the year and the viewers’ choice award. She really sings well and by the grace of God she always remains on top of the charts. Though her first album was better than the second one, yet all the music she creates it truly awesome and fantastic. It would not be a surprise if she comes on top in 3-4 categories at the awards. She better be carrying a bag or something similar to take the awards home.

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