Beyonce will be singing the song to Barack and Michelle Obama’s first dance on inauguration night even though a Presidential Inaugural Committee spokeswoman had said:
“It is our hope that we can keep the song secret until the moment,”
Umm not anymore! Thanks to Beyonce we all now know what she’s going to be singing. She let the cat out of the bag, did someone forget to tell her it was supposed to be kept hush?
In a new statement, Beyonce reveals:
“I am so honored that I will be performing for President Obama and the First Lady. To sing At Last while they have their first dance is a dream come true.”
She adds:
“I could not be more honored and excited that they have asked me to be part of this moment in history.”
She’ll also be performing at the Neighborhood Ball airing on ABC along with her husband Jay-Z, along with, Alicia Keyes, Faith Hill, Mariah Carey, Maroon 5, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, Stevie Wonder, Sting, and will.i.am.
Beyonce gave us way too much information on how she gets into character as her alter ego Sasha Fierce in issue #56 of V Magazine, which goes on sale this week. Here she is on the cover. Editor-in-chief Stephen Gan raved about her when he said this:
“Beyonce is a true icon of our time and V Magazine loves everything that she represents, including her new album which lands in about a week! Bruce Weber has captured her classic beauty as well as her fierce onstage persona.”
She had this to say about her alter ego:
“When I’m onstage,” says Beyonce of Sasha, “I’m aggressive and strong and not afraid of my sexuality. The tone of my voice gets different, and I’m fearless. I’m just a different person. It’s a way for me to differentiate what I do onstage from who I really am. It’s a way for me to not lose myself, to keep my life in perspective, because it’s really hard sometimes to stay on Earth when you’re a celebrity.”
She rambled on:
“It’s funny because right before the show I’m under the stage making sure my double-stick is in the right place, my pack is turned on, and my shoes have the stickies on the bottom so I don’t slip—all of these things that are so not glamorous. Then I take my last sip of water, clear my throat, close my eyes, and tell myself, You are fierce. You are fierce. You are fierce! And the second I take that first step and hear that crowd, I kind of transform. By the time I get up to the stage, I’m in the zone. I don’t feel anything anymore. Like if I’m in pain or if I’m nervous it kind of becomes, I don’t know how to describe it, I become that other thing. It’s like I’m ready for war.”
So she says, although I really do think that she is a bit over the top about this alter ego/publicity stunt character/charade. She is a very talented and hard working performer, but let’s face it, if people in general started going on about having alter egos, most would suggest they get evaluated by a shrink!
To kick off her new film, Cadillac Records, Beyonce and her mother Tina Knowles made a special appearance at the 59th Street Bloomingdale’s in New York City today.
Anyone who bought a dress from their House of Deréon Dress collection received an autographed copy of the Cadillac Records soundtrack featuring Beyoncé (a month before the release of the album).
The Cadillac Records movie premiere is on Monday, December 1st with it hitting theatres on Friday, December 5th.
I’m not loving B’s hairstyle but the dress so suits her womanly curves. She looks fabulous.
“I am really proud that I am one of the artists that has the opportunity to be on magazine covers and to be in the movies, and I do think that I’m opening doors for more black women, just like Halle [Berry] and Diana Ross opened doors for me” says the birthday girl in an interview for October’s issue of British Marie Claire.
Her new album drops in November and she talked about the direction she wants to take with her career:
“I’m over being a pop star,” she says. “I don’t wanna be a hot girl. I wanna be iconic. And I feel like I’ve accomplished a lot. I feel like I’m highly respected, which is more important than any award or any amount of records,” she adds. “And I feel like there comes a point when being a pop star is not enough.
She talked about having an onstage alter ego, “Sasha,” saying that there were:
“things I do when performing I would never do normally. As “Sasha,” I have out-of-body experiences. If I cut my leg, if I fall, I don’t even feel it. I’m so fearless, I’m not aware of my face or my body.”
ooooook… doesn’t she realize that having dual personalities is NOT normal?
She is back to eating healthy again because before she arrived for her Marie Claire shoot, her catering needs were:
“No chips, no candy, no desserts, no junk food, no fried food.”
Wonder if she is going to have a bite of birthday cake today?!
Here is a peek at one of the pieces from Beyonce and her mom Tina Knowles’ jewelry line. They have partnered with Carolee, the same company that also produces jewelry for Lauren by Ralph Lauren, ABS by Allen Schwartz and Brooks Brothers.
The mother and daughter team are creating a complete collection of jewels which includes earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings. They’ll be made of man-made pearls, crystals and various metals.
“I am so passionate about jewelry. As both a designer and a stylist, I know the important role jewelry plays in completing your total look, ” Tina Knowles said in a released statement.
The prices range from $16- $68 which is really affordable. Check out The House of Dereon’s new jewelry collection at major department and specialty stores which should hit stores next Spring 2009.
I’m not into snakes so this piece is not something I’d wear, I’ll have to check out the rest of the collection when it comes out. Now that I think of it, I rarely ever see Beyonce in any HOD clothing. Why is that?
We all wondered why Beyonce and Jay Z rushed to get married so quickly once the news broke about their engagement. Well we all figured that B must have been knocked up. Why else would Jay Z all of a sudden propose after such a long time. It seemed as though they were never going to get married at one point.
I bet she was fed up of not being married so skipped a few pills and bam! -Baby in the oven! Jay Z proposed they rushed the wedding and now they will wait for a few months to ‘announce’ the news.
A source said, “Beyonce is 100% pregnant.” They also claim that Beyonce and Jay-Z got married so quickly because of Beyonce’s strong Christian beliefs. If Beyonce beliefs were so strong, why would she even be having sex before marriage hmm?
Seems like everyone and their dog is pregnant. There are rumors swirling around that Beyonce is with child! Obviously Jay Z is the father unless Beyonce has been a Naughty Girl. Apparently Beyonce wants to keep the news under wraps which is usual for celebrities because they love to keep us guessing. A source said that :
“Beyonce is giving nothing away. She’s always been close to her parents and open about wanting a large family of her own one day.”
I guess we will just have to wait and see if B is the next celebrity to push out a baby. This outfit she is wearing is not severely skin tight so maybe we are on to something.
Beyonce was a bootyful vision at the American Music Awards over the weekend. She received a well deserved award for International Star of the Year. I’ve been to one of her concerts and she works it real good.
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