Beyonce has landed a multimillion dollar deal to launch her own perfume with fragrance house Coty — the company behind signature scents by Sarah Jessica Parker, Gwen Stefani, and Halle Berry. On Tuesday, Coty Inc. Chief Executive Officer Bernd Beetz announced the signing of the singer/actress/pop culture icon, who will develop, market and unveil an exclusive Beyonce fragrance for the brand.
Taylor Swift praised Beyonce Knowles-Carter for her graciousness during a post-ceremony press conference for Sunday night’s 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. Taylor was publicly humiliated while accepting her first-ever moonman, after Kanye West made history by storming the stage during Taylor’s speech and telling the crowd that he believed Beyonce was the true winner in the Best Female Video category.
“Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’m gonna let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time,” he shouted.
Kanye’s characteristically childish outburst was greeted by boos and jeers from the Radio City Music Hall crowd, as a mortified Beyonce looked on from the audience. Taylor stood speechless as she held back tears as fans began chanting her name in support. Kanye was promptly asked to leave the ceremony by network execs.
But Beyonce, always a class act, saved the day by inviting Taylor on-stage to finish delivering her speech while accepting the Video of the Year trophy for her hit 2008 single “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It).” Read the rest of this entry »
Beyonce won the Video of the Year moonman for her 2008 video “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” at Sunday night’s 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York; but instead of offering a long-winded acceptance speech, the R&B hitmaker gave the microphone to country crooner Taylor Swift, who accepted her award for Best Female Video.
Earlier in the night, Taylor was callouslly ambushed by Kanye West — who declared it was Beyonce who deserved the award — in the middle of her thank you notes.
“[I remember] I was up for my first MTV award with Destiny’s Child and it was one of the most exciting moments of my life,” Beyonce said. “So I’d like for Taylor to come out and have her moment.”
Taylor then took the stage in a red dress that matched Beyonce’s, thanking the fans “on Twitter and MySpace and everyone who came out to my shows this summer,” as well as those who had worked on her video for “You Belong With Me.”
In case you needed further confirmation that Kanye West is a total asshat, feast your eyes on Exhibit A: The outspoken rapper interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for Best Female Video at MTV’s 2009 Video Music Awards to declare that Beyonce’s popular “Single Ladies” music video should have received the award instead.
A speechless Taylor, visibly shaken, left the stage following the outburst.
MTV should have blackballed him after he severed a blood vessel when Britney Spears was invited to open the VMAs in Las Vegas back in 2007.
Jay-Z has worked hard to keep the intimate details of his marriage to R&B star Beyonce private, but leave it to the Queen of Talk to convince the hip-hop mogul to open up –at least about date night!
“I’m gonna get killed for this, but I’ll tell you anyway,” Hov reveals in a new interview for the October issue of Oprah Magazine. “There’s a great pizza spot we go to every Sunday. It’s our tradition. It’s a small place in Brooklyn, you can bring your own wine, and there are candles there. It’s a nice date.”
Jay-Z will release his much-anticipated new album, The Blueprint 3, on Fri., Sept. 11.
Beyonce will get her “Dream On” at the 26th annual MTV Video Music Awards next month.
MTV just announced that the R&B megastar has been tapped to perform her current charttoping single, “Sweet Dreams,” at the ceremony in New York Sept. 13.
Beyonce and Lady Gaga are nominated for nine trophies at this year’s VMAs.
Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z, Green Day, Taylor Swift, Pink, and Lady Gaga are also scheduled to perform.
The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, hosted by Russell Brand, will air live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 9PM ET.
We still have a few months to get through before 2009 is just another memory, but Billboard Magazine has already selected its pick for “Woman of the Year” — singing superstar Beyonce.
The R&B diva will be honored with the coveted title during the publication’s annual Women In Music event in New York City on Oct. 2.
Police had to be called after one of Jay-Z and Beyonce’s burly bruisers went bananas on Croatian paps, who were eagerly trying to snap photographs of the couple’s romantic evening out in Dubrovnik on Wednesday.
The bodyguard allegedly punched and kicked 57-year-old Dragon Banovic after warning him not to film the couple.
