Beyonce is facing more backlash from Islamic groups. Just last month, Muslim leaders in Malaysia led protests against Beyonce’s sexy on-stage performance. The diva subsequently scrapped her concert in the capital, Kuala Lumpur. Now conservative Muslims in Egypt fear Beyonce’s upcoming “Sasha Fierce” show will threaten the country’s “social peace and stability.”
The superstar is due to bring her I Am… World Tour to the mostly Muslim nation this evening, but strict Islamic groups have complained to the government, branding the show an “insolent sex party” that must be stopped.
“Why are you encouraging this insolent sex party? You are accused of disturbing social peace and stability, encouraging vice and debauchery,” a representative for opposition group Muslim Brotherhood wrote in a letter to authorities.
Beyonce picked up awards for Best Song for “Halo” and Best Female and Best Video for “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” at Thursday’s MTV Europe Music Awards in Berlin — but there was only one person she wanted to thank. Beyonce thanked her husband, Jay-Z, who also performed at the event, while accepting a prize for her hit single and video “Single Ladies,” according to MTV U.K.
“There is only one person I want to thank and that is Jay for putting a ring on it,” she said.
Please pass the pumpkin pie, Bee! Sasha Fierce diva is hosting Thanksgiving this year with her own primetime concert special on ABC. I Am…Yours, airing the evening of Nov. 26, will feature behind the scenes footage of Beyoncé, as well as performances from her recent Las Vegas concerts.
The Oscar-winner racked his brain when asked for his favorite tune of 2009 backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary concert on Thursday, but Tom finally settled on Beyonce’s No. 1 smash, “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It.),” MTV News reports. Read the rest of this entry »
British singer Cheryl Cole was left completely starstruck after meeting singer-actress-superstar Beyonce Knowles-Carter.
The Girls Aloud stunner admits she acted like a starstruck fan when she was first introduced to the singer on Britain’s talent show The X Factor last year.
“I turned into a fool when I saw Beyonce, I couldn’t speak to her. I really embarrassed myself. When I saw Jay-Z the other week I did the same. I didn’t know whether it was because I’d built it up in my head, but when he approached me I started screaming Jay-Z and then turned my back on him,” Cheryl tells TheList.com. Read the rest of this entry »
Two of the biggest pop divas in music today are joining forces. Former VMA rivals Beyonce and Lady Gaga are going half on an upcoming music video that will accompany Bey’s new single, “Video Phone,” industry tattles snitch. “On Oct. 7, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé were working on the video together at a studio in NYC,” a spywitness reveals in the October 26 issue of Life & Style. “Everything on the set was being kept very hush-hush, and security was extremely tight.”
The girls — both known for their elaborate costumes and action-packed stage shows — and the video promises plenty of that, sources say: “In the video, Beyoncé wears a feathered dress. And of course Lady Gaga wears something wild. The fashion is sick and insane.”
Papa Knowles Was A Rolling Stone…A Los Angeles woman has filed a paternity suit against music mogul Mathew Knowles, father of R&B superstar Beyonce Knowles-Carter and singer Solange Knowles.
According to a scoop from TMZ.com, Alexsandra Wright, who is in her late 30s and six months pregnant, filed a petition for child support in Los Angeles Superior Court last week, claiming Mathew is the father of her unborn child. The expectant mother is represented by attorney Neal Hersh.
Mathew and wife Tina Knowles have been married since 1980.
Beyonce was honored with a “Woman of the Year” prize at Billboard Magazine’s annual Women In Music Luncheon at The Pierre Hotel in New York City on Friday.
The “Sasha Fierce” star — best known for her smash singles “Woman Like Me,” “Deja Vu,” and “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” — was accompanied to today’s ceremony by her parents, Mathew and Tina Knowles, and former Destiny’s Child bandmate Michelle Williams.
“I am the luckiest woman in the world,” the platinum-selling singer said as she accepted her award. Pop sensation Lady Gaga was honored as Billboard’s “Rising Star of the Year” at today’s event.
An organization of Muslim students has urged authorities to ban Beyonce’s upcoming concert in the nation, because they doubt the R&B songbird will adhere to the country’s strict dress code.
The National Union of Malaysian Islamic Students (PKPIM) is disappointed over the support led out to Oct 25 gig by some parties in the conservative nation.
“We doubt whether she will obey the 15.2 and 15.3 codes set by the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission while performing,” says group secretary Khairul Anuar Musa.
Beyonce Knowles has been accused of behaving like a Melrose Place Superdiva after reportedly tossing Lindsay Lohan out of her dressing room at the F1 rocks concert in Singapore over the weekend.
Knowles joined the Black Eyed Peas at the three-day concert event celebrating the Singapore Grand Prix, and had ordered her entourage to get her the largest dressing area backstage. However, Lindsay, who was hosting the event for a British TV network, had already claimed the room for herself. A battle ensued between the two stars, and La Lohan actress was later told she’d have to vacate.
This incident has infuriated Lindsay, who told Britain’s Daily Mirror: “It was a strange night. Everyone was being aggressive and bothering me. I really didn’t like it.”
