Ladies, your new anthem has arrived in a tight, five-minute package of tribal beats and marimbas. And if you're not on your feet, shaking your hips by the end, something is wrong. Bey has teased us with snippets from her upcoming album for a couple of months now, through Pepsi and H&M commercials, and today we're finally a real taste of what to expect. "Grown Woman" is basically the nicer, less abrasive…Read more
UPDATE: Get your first listen here with this soundtrack sampler. Pretty exciting stuff, huh? Say what you will about Baz Luhrmann's over-the-top directing style, and the fact that his type of pacing is more suited towards breathtaking spectacles instead of the slow-burn of Fitzgerald, but the man certainly knows how to craft a soundtrack. (The Romeo + Juliet CD is still one of the better compilations of…Read more
Guys, guys. It's Monday. SXSW just ended, the U.S. is nursing a St. Patrick's Day hangover, and March is unseasonably cold...but Beyoncé just released a new song, which somehow un-Garfields all of our Monday woes, and wholly cheers the heart. Yet, "Bow Down/I've Been On" isn't a "Halo"-style ballad or a "Girls" pop banger. Here, Beyoncé reminds you that, despite singing at the inauguration, killing it at…Read more
A recent proposal under review by the New York Police Department is uniting two of our most passionate causes: Gun control and the reduction of gun-related violence, and spreading the love of the all-powerful Beyoncé. Michael Williams, (not to be confused with Michelle Williams), head of production company Family Tree Entertainment, is attempting to launch a gun buyback program in conjunction with the NYPD…Read more
UPDATE: Because no embargo can stop Bey's power from bursting onto the Internet, more photos from inside the March issue of Vogue have leaked. The Queen lounges in red, looking regal, and generally minding her own royal business. What with her documentary debuting on HBO this weekend, and tickets pretty much instantly selling out for the U.S. leg of her giant world tour, Mrs. Carter is all over the press…Read more
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