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GLOSSIES

 2008's Top 10 Singles 

Beyoncé heads Rolling Stone list of the year's best tunes

Dec 20, 08 3:41 AM CST
(Newser) - When it comes to belting out the single of the year, Beyoncé ran (wedding) rings around the competition, says Rolling Stone, which lists its top 10:
  1. Beyoncé, Single Ladies: "Irresistible and exuberant."
  2. Santogold, LES Artistes: "New Wave guitar hook of the year."
  3. MGMT,
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Beck • Kanye West • Beyonce • Lil Wayne • Coldplay • TI • My Morning Jacket • Estelle • MGMT • Santogold • Blitzen Trapper • Best of 2008 • Lil Wayne jail • Lil Wayne pleads guilty

movie review

 Cadillac Is Quite a Ride 

Top-notch music, performances powers the story of Chess Records

Dec 5, 08 10:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Cadillac Records may play fast and loose with historical fact, but you can't fault the tunes that fuel it, say critics. The "rollicking and insightful celebration of Chicago blues in its hectic golden age" tells the story of Chess Records and bluesmen like Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters, writes... More »

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movie review • Beyonce • Adrien Brody • movies • Chuck Berry • Howlin' Wolf • Etta James • Muddy Waters

 Brown, Kanye Storm AMAs 

Rihanna takes 2 trophies; star lineup performs

Nov 24, 08 6:56 AM CST
(AP) - Chris Brown was the big winner, but it was Kanye West's night at the American Music Awards. Instead of his typical tantrum—a trend West started four years ago when he lost the favorite new artist prize—the rapper claimed two trophies last night and called on his colleagues to... More »

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music • Kanye West • Beyonce • Miley Cyrus • Rihanna • New Kids on the Block • Chris Brown • American Music Awards

Beyoncé, Jay-Z Top List of Hollywood Power Couples

Cruises, Beckhams, Smiths, Brangelina also on Forbes rundown

Nov 22, 08 2:46 AM CST
(Newser) - With "an $82 million hip-hop brand and an $80 million R&B empire" in their collective pocket, Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z take the top spot on Forbes' list of highest-earning celeb mates. The runners-up:
  • Will and Jada Pinkett Smith earned a cumulative $85 million from June 2007–June
... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • David Beckham • Beyonce • Will Smith • Posh Spice • Jay-Z • Brangelina • celebrity marriage • Forbes magazine

 Beyoncé Wants to 
 Serenade Obama 

Singer volunteers for inauguration performance

Nov 20, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Beyoncé has her eye on her next big performance: Barack Obama’s inauguration. “Of course I’d love to,” she told People when asked about performing at the event. “Who wouldn’t?” Sasha Fierce will definitely attend the swearing-in, whether performing or not. “I want to... More »

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Barack Obama • music • celebrity • Beyonce • inauguration • Election 2008 • Inauguration Day

NEW RELEASE

 Beyoncé 
 More Gimmicky 
 Than Fierce 

Diva shows split personality on new double album

Nov 18, 08 11:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Beyoncé’s latest, I Am … Sasha Fierce, consists of two discs: one with “some lovely ballads” and the other “aggressive, sexual, and, well, fierce,” writes Leah Greenblatt in Entertainment Weekly. But despite a few gems, “the collection might have been better served had she... More »

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music • pop music • Beyonce • music review

(Newser) - Justin Timberlake donned a leotard and heels for a surprise guest appearance on Saturday Night Live this weekend, People reports. The singer played one of three incompetent backup dancers, reuniting with real-life duet partner Beyoncé—who ultimately fired the trio. JT rubbed up against Beyoncé and repeatedly intoned a... More »

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Saturday Night Live • television • music • dance • celebrity • Justin Timberlake • Beyonce • Paul Rudd

Beyoncé Wants to Be Wonder Woman

Aspiring superhero ready to try on Amazon's outfit for size

Nov 8, 08 3:36 AM CST
(Newser) - There’s no film in the works yet, but Beyoncé has made her intentions clear: She wants to be the first big-screen Wonder Woman. The star shared her ambitions with DC Comics and Warner Bros. after being wowed by Linda Carter’s original costume at superhero-themed museum exhibition earlier this... More »

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superhero • DC Comics • comics • Beyonce • action movie • Wonder Woman

 Divas Renew Royal Rumble 




Oct 10, 08 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Aretha Franklin-Tina Turner feud has taken another dissonant turn, USA Today reports. Beyoncé referred to Turner as "the queen" at the Grammy Awards—yes, that was 8 months ago—and Turner stirred things up again last week, saying: "There were so many kings and queens there... More »

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celebrity • feud • Aretha Franklin • Beyonce • Grammy Awards • Tina Turner • Queen of Soul

 Beyoncé on Secret Wedding: We Didn't Need a Photo Op

Opens up about wedding for first time

Oct 9, 08 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Essence magazine got the famously tight-lipped Beyonce talking about her top-secret nuptials to Jay-Z—her first public acknowledgment that the wedding even took place. “What Jay and I have is real. It's not about interviews or getting the right photo op,” the 27-year-old says in an interview excerpted... More »

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Beyonce • Jay-Z • celebrity interview • celebrity marriage

(Newser) - L’Oreal says it didn't lighten Beyonce’s skin tone for an ad for its Feria hair color brand, the AP reports. Media outlets have been abuzz since TMZ juxtaposed the ad—running in Elle,  Allure, and Essence magazines—with a photo of the star in which she seems... More »

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celebrity • L'Oreal • Beyonce • advertising campaign

 Oprah Tops Powerful
 Celebs List Again 

Talk show maven edges out Tiger, Jolie

Jun 12, 08 11:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forbes ranks the 100 most powerful celebs of 2008 (complete with tweens), and Oprah leads the pack for the second year running. Stars are judged on the size of their paychecks and media clout, including their showing on the Internet. Here's how the A-listers stacked up:
  1. Oprah Winfrey
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media • Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Tiger Woods • JK Rowling • Johnny Depp • list • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • David Beckham • Beyonce • Forbes • The Police • rich • Jay-Z

 Is Beyoncé
 Eating
 For Two? 

Pregnancy rumors heightened by star's recent weight gain

May 13, 08 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Is Beyoncé starting to show? Friends of the hush-hush songbird, who won't even admit she married hip-hop impresario Jay-Z last month, say the newlywed is expecting the couple's first child. "When she gains weight, she normally does the Def Jam detox, but not now," a source told the... More »

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Beyonce • rumor • celebrity pregnancy • Jay-Z

 Foxy Megan Tops Sexiest List 

Transformers star rockets to top of FHM poll

Apr 24, 08 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Transformers hottie Megan Fox has topped FHM's list of 2008's 100 sexiest women, E! Online reports. Megan bumps last year's winner, Jessica Alba, down to third place, with Jessica Biel coming second. Scarlett Johansson, Angelina Jolie, and Beyonce make the list, with Britney Spears coming in at  No. 100. More »

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Angelina Jolie • Scarlett Johansson • Beyonce • Jessica Alba • men's magazines • Megan Fox

 It's Official: Jay-Z, 
 Beyoncé  Hitched! 

Stars keep silent but file their marriage license

Apr 22, 08 4:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even though Jay-Z and Beyoncé still haven't publicly confirmed rumors about their not-so-secret wedding, the couple has filed their marriage license in Scarsdale, NY, People magazine reports. The license lists the wedding date as April 4. Beyoncé has been seen since the ceremony on tour with Jay-Z sporting a large... More »

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marriage • wedding • hip-hop • Beyonce • engagement ring • Jay-Z • marriage license

 Is Beyoncé Ready to Retire? 

She plans to scout talent for Jay-Z, says her cuz

Apr 15, 08 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Beyoncé has finally tied the knot with Jay-Z, does that mean she's all set for retirement? That's what cousin Angelica Knowles tells the New York Daily News. Though Beyoncé will finish work on a new album, after that she plans to give her vocal chords a break and... More »

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music • MTV Movie Awards • Beyonce • Grammy Awards • Jay-Z • Carter Music Group

 Jay-Z and Beyoncé Tie the Knot 

Singer and rapper had been together 6 years

Apr 5, 08 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Beyoncé and Jay-Z got married last night, People reports, in a small ceremony followed by a lavish party for about 30 at the rapper’s Tribeca penthouse. “Jay wanted it to be a really private affair—friends and family,” a source tells People. For the do, the... More »

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New York City • marriage • celebrity • wedding • Beyonce • party • Jay-Z

 Beyonce, Jay-Z to Wed? 

Hotties get marriage license in New York

Apr 2, 08 9:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Looks like Beyonce and Jay-Z could be headed to the altar. The power couple, an item since 2002, took out a marriage license yesterday morning in New York's Scarsdale,  People magazine reports. The license is good for 60 days. Beyonce’s rep had no comment, and a spokesman for... More »

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celebrity • wedding • hip-hop • Beyonce • Jay-Z • marriage license

Aretha to Beyonce: I Am Queen

Queen of Soul slams 'cheap shot' at Grammys

Feb 13, 08 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) - R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Find out what it means, Beyonce. That's the message "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin fired off after baby-diva Beyonce introduced singer Tina Turner as "the queen" at the Grammys. Turner is sometimes called the queen of rock 'n' roll, but Franklin wasn't having it. "I am... More »

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celebrity • Aretha Franklin • Beyonce • Grammy Awards • Tina Turner • Queen of Soul

Music's 10 Top-Grossing Divas

Madonna, Barbra, and Celine top list of richest female artists

Feb 3, 08 10:49 AM CST
(Newser) - The Material Girl earned her epithet this year, raking in $72 million on her "Confessions" tour. Madonna nabbed the top spot on Forbes' new list of top-grossing female artists from mid 2006 to mid 2007, reports the Daily Telegraph:
  1. Madonna, $72 million
  2. Barbra Streisand, $60 million
  3. Celine Dion,
... More »

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music • list • Beyonce • Gwen Stefani • Forbes • Madonna • Celine Dion • Barbra Streisand • Christina Aguilera • female artists • Shakira • Mariah Carey

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