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NEWS ABOUT: Beyonce

Beyonce stories: 66 news summaries

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 Nails: New Glam Accessories 

Celebs from Beyonce to Seal show off their polish

Jul 13, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want to accessorize like the stars, but can’t afford diamonds? Never fear: Fingernails are the new, subtler fashion accessory. “You can just get a bottle of nail polish and you're on the trend wagon,” one nail guru tells USA Today. The top celeb nail trends:
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entertainment • fashion • celebrity • Beyonce • Jennifer Lopez • Rihanna • manicure • trend • pedicure • fingernail • Seal • Jay-ZTV • Solange Knowles

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Boyle's Dream 
 May Move to 
 Dance Floor 

Plus, Beyonce launches fashion line, and more

Jul 1, 09 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - What’s next for Britain’s Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle? Maybe some remixing. “A dance mix of ‘I Dreamed A Dream’ would go down a storm in the clubs,” a member of a UK dance group tells the Mirror. Elsewhere:
  • Beyoncé’s alter ego,
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entertainment • fashion • Dallas Cowboys • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • Tony Romo • Beyonce • Jessica Simpson • Guy Ritchie • Jessica Biel • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • Jay-ZTV • Tina Knowles • Sasha Fierce

 Michelle, Daughters 
 Take in Beyoncé 
 Concert 

First family takes in concert while Prez does publicity

Jun 25, 09 8:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Most of the first family took in a Beyoncé concert last night in Washington, ABC News reports. The first lady took Sasha, Malia, friends from Chicago, and even some staffers along. They may have even caught a glimpse of President Obama, who was wrapping up a health care discussion—Rolling ... More »

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entertainment • Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • celebrity • concert • singer • Beyonce • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • women's issues

(Newser) - Angelina Jolie has dethroned Oprah as the world's most powerful celebrity, says Forbes in its annual top 100 list. Oprah may make more money, but Jolie's constant media buzz and string of blockbusters give her the edge. Here's the top 10:
  1. Angelina Jolie
  2. Oprah
  3. Madonna
  4. Beyoncé
  5. Tiger Woods
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Angelina Jolie • Steven Spielberg • Kobe Bryant • Brad Pitt • Tiger Woods • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Jennifer Aniston • Bruce Springsteen • Beyonce • Madonna • Forbes magazine

MUSIC REVIEW

 Ciara Lost on Fantasy Ride 


May 21, 09 1:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ciara's tiny voice can't survive in the spaces her producers leave on her new album, Fantasy Ride, but the disc does provide a few fascinating diversions. Some critical opinions:
  • "That's what you get with Fantasy Ride," Tom Breihan writes on Pitchfork. "A few brilliant left turns
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entertainment • hip-hop • singer • Beyonce • music review • album • R&B • Jay-ZTV • Ciara

Entrepreneur's Vintage Shades Slide Up the A-List

His vintage custom
shades take celebs
by storm

May 13, 09 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shades are a precious necessity for paparazzi-wary celebs, but Jack Bernstein has no sympathy. The vintage-sunglasses peddler demands top dollar—up to $25,000—for his tricked-out eyewear, often scooped up at flea markets, American Way magazine reports. With his own Los Angeles shop and an upcoming line, Bernstein has... More »

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entertainment • fashion • Brad Pitt • John Travolta • celebrity • Beyonce • Gwen Stefani • Fergie • fashion designer • Jay-Z • sunglasses • Jack Bernstein • Jay-ZTV

BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP

 Box Office 
 Obsessed 
 With Beyoncé 


Apr 26, 09 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beyoncé Knowles’ Obsessed clobbered rivals in this weekend’s box office prizefight, banking $28.5 million, Entertainment Weekly reports. 17 Again stayed pretty with $11.7 million, while Fighting ($11.4 million) demolished The Soloist ($9.7 million) in the battle for third. Disney’s Earth orbited into fifth with... More »

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entertainment • film • Earth • box office • Beyonce • Entertainment Weekly

MOVIE REVIEW

 Obsessed? Don't Be 

Beyoncé vehicle about office affair misses the mark

Apr 24, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Obsessed, a thriller in which Ali Larter, as a temp in Idris Elba’s office, attempts to steal him away from wife Beyoncé, opens today. Having added a racial slant to the usual office love triangle story, the film has “can’t-miss hot-buttons built into it,” writes Roger... More »

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film • affair • Beyonce • Idris Elba • Ali Larter

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Paris, Doug 
 Plan 'Mini Parises' 

Plus, K-Fed to wed, and more

Apr 6, 09 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Here’s a scary thought: Doug Reinhardt, AKA Mr Paris Hilton, would “love to have some mini Parises one day,” according to the Mirror. Paris herself told the tab, “I'd love to have children, that's what completes your life.” Elsewhere:
  • The Mirror also claims Kevin
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Britney Spears • Kevin Federline • Paris Hilton • celebrity • Jennifer Aniston • Beyonce • Doug Reinhardt

GLOSSIES

 Beyoncé: 
 A Star 
 En Route 
 to Legend 



Multi-talented star is the anti-Britney Spears

Mar 17, 09 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - She’s a music icon and a movie star in the making, but Beyoncé has a new job: role model for the First Daughters. After Beyoncé’s inauguration performance, Michelle Obama “told me she was very happy that her girls have someone like me to look up to,... More »

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music • Michelle Obama • celebrity • Beyonce • celebrity interview • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama

 Etta 'Just Kidding' 
 About Beyoncé Diss 

'Big-eared' prez 'might not ever like me,' James laments

Feb 6, 09 9:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Etta James was just trying to be funny when she vowed to whup Beyoncé’s ass for singing "her song" at the inauguration, the Daily News reports. “I've always had that comedian kind of attitude,” James said, insisting she only kept up the insults because her... More »

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Barack Obama • music • joke • celebrity • concert • Beyonce • rants • Etta James

 Etta James 
 Disses 
 Beyonce, 
 Obama 

Singing legend claims pop star stole her song at inauguration

Feb 5, 09 8:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Etta James has a message for “the great Beyoncé”: She’s “gonna get her ass whupped.” The legendary singer was none too pleased that Beyoncé performed her signature tune, “At Last,” at an inaugural ball, the Daily News reports. James—whom Beyoncé portrayed in... More »

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Barack Obama • music • concert • Beyonce • rants • Etta James • performance

music review

 Fierce? Nah, 
 She's Just 
 Too Good 


Feb 2, 09 5:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Beyoncé’s new album, I Am…Sasha Fierce, “is something of a mess," Sasha Frere-Jones writes in the New Yorker. Musically, Beyoncé belongs in the "Genius Lounge," but her fierce alter-ego only emerges on the record to offer tame advice. "... More »

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music • pop music • Beyonce • Sasha Frere-Jones • album • rhythm and blues • President Obama

Put a Ring on This: Obama Likes 'Single Ladies'

No, silly—the Beyoncé song (and video!)

Jan 28, 09 1:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Maybe at the next inauguration, Barack Obama will provide the musical entertainment. As the then-president-elect hobnobbed with the stars who appeared at the Jan. 18 concert at the Lincoln Memorial, John Legend caught him on video as he and wife Michelle greeted Beyoncé. “Mr. President, you didn’t tell... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • Justin Timberlake • Beyonce • President Obama • inaugural events • John Legend • Lincoln Memorial • Obama dancing

MUSIC REVIEW

55-Year-Old Singer Leaves Pop Tarts in
the Dust

Beyoncé, Swift should hear Lucinda Williams

Jan 26, 09 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Beyoncé and Taylor Swift ought to get real and hear 55-year-old songstress Lucinda Williams, David Hajdu writes in the New Republic. Reviewing albums by all three, Hajdu dismisses Beyoncé's "bipolar" attempt to drum up musical personas, and warns Swift against such concoctions as her star rises. Williams' album,... More »

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pop music • country music • Beyonce • Lucinda Williams • Taylor Swift

 Top Celeb Power Couples 

Brangelina have some stiff competition

Jan 24, 09 6:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Brad and Angelina's Oscar nods have confirmed their status as Earth's top power couple, Ben Kaplan writes in the National Post. But they better watch out for these contenders:
  • Sacha Baron Cohen & Isla Fisher: Borat’s alter-ego has a Bruno film on way, and Fisher’s red locks
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Barack Obama • Angelina Jolie • Hollywood • Brad Pitt • Tom Cruise • Michelle Obama • Katie Holmes • celebrity • Beyonce • Sacha Baron Cohen • Isla Fisher • couples • Jay-Z • Kate Winslet • Sam Mendes

 Crowds Thrill to 'Obamastock' 

Obamas attend services at historic church

Jan 18, 09 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A free inauguration concert that one attendee dubbed "Obamastock" kicked off today before tens of thousands of excited but chilly visitors in Washington, DC, the Washington Post reports. Fans sat patiently on blankets and waited in long security checkpoint lines as Denzel Washington took the stage to announce Bruce... More »

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Barack Obama • church • concert • Bruce Springsteen • Beyonce • Denzel Washington • inauguration • President Obama • inaugural events

Beyoncé Will Sing for Obamas' Inaugural Dance

Sing will also join many other performers for inauguration's Neighborhood Ball

Jan 16, 09 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Beyoncé will sing for the Obamas' first dance on inauguration night, the AP reports. The inaugural committee is tight-lipped about the specifics—"It is our hope that we can keep the song secret until the moment,” a rep said—but it's a good bet the singer/actress will be... More »

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Barack Obama • Stevie Wonder • Beyonce • inauguration • Will.i.am • Jay-Z • President Obama • Inauguration Day • neighborhood

 Beyoncé, 
 Bono, Boss 
 Headline 
 Inaugural Show 

Pop stars will share stage with jazz, opera legends at Lincoln Memorial

Jan 13, 09 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Two days before Barack Obama becomes president, 19 musicians will kick off the inaugural festivities with a free public concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Bruce Springsteen, Bono, and Beyoncé will perform alongside jazz legend Herbie Hancock and opera superstar Renée Fleming, Billboard reports. The concert, called We... More »

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Barack Obama • Bono • concert • Bruce Springsteen • Beyonce • Herbie Hancock • inauguration • Renee Fleming

Beyoncé Hit Is Soundtrack
for More Market Chaos: Prof

Analysis of pop charts finds steady songs predict turbulent finance

Jan 12, 09 2:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Beyoncé’s smash hit "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" might be the harbinger of continued chaos in the financial markets, the Guardian reports. Hit songs with steady, regular rhythms—or “low beat variance”—throughout correlate with volatility in the American markets, an NYU professor... More »

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music • depression • recession • hip-hop • Beyonce • economy • financial crisis • R&B

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