The Houston Equal Rights Ordinance — a proposal that would have allowed men to enter women’s bathrooms, showers, and changing areas based on gender identification — was soundly defeated by Houston voters at the ballot box last week. According to one advocate for the now-defunct proposal, pop star Beyoncé bears at least some of the blame for its failure.
First Lady Michelle Obama is out with her first Spotify playlist, featuring female artists in celebration of the “International Day of the Girl.” The songs feature some questionable lyrics.
Beyoncé and Coldplay rocked out, First Lady Michelle Obama launched a new girls’ education initiative, and Leonardo DiCaprio warned of the dangers of climate change as tens of thousands gathered for the fourth annual Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park on Saturday.
First Lady Michelle Obama couldn’t ask for a better role model for her family than Beyoncé Knowles, and while Michelle is known to spend lavishly, so is her hero.
First Lady Michelle Obama sat down with rapper Wale for a rapid-fire interview last week in which she revealed what she’d choose to do if she wasn’t the president’s wife.
The Melbourne skyline will soon look drastically different, now that a skyscraper inspired by Beyoncé has been approved for construction.
Beyoncé celebrated last week’s landmark Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage a little bit later than her peers.
Jay-Z and Beyoncé quietly donated tens of thousands of dollars to pay bail for protesters arrested in Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore, according to an author and collaborator close to the couple.
Last month, Jay-Z and a handful of some of the biggest names in music teamed up to launch Tidal, a new artist-owned streaming music service that would compete with household names like Pandora and Spotify. The concept seemed promising; a new
Celebrities, heeding Benjamin Franklin’s advice that “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” are buying up new “top-level” domain names like .porn to prevent cybersquatters or extortionists from besmirching their reputations and/or selling them later for a much higher price.
The Queen of Pop revealed that she is jealous of pop superstar Beyoncés relationship with President Obama, saying that if only she were married to Jay Z, she would “score an invitation” to the White House.
Album of the Year Grammy-winning artist Beck’s father worked on a Beyoncé album in 2006, the Hollywood Reporter confirmed Thursday. Maybe, now that it is known that his dad worked on an album for his Beyoncé, Kanye West will finally concede that Beck is a “real artist.”
A 21-year-old aspiring rapper is suing Jay-Z, claiming to be the rap mogul’s son from a previous relationship.
Untouched photographs from Beyonce’s 2013 L’Oreal ad campaign hit the web Wednesday, which demonstrate the star in her more natural state, but some users on social media were not very receptive…cue Kanye West. Many of the photos reveal a less
Sunday night’s Grammy Awards broadcast was relatively uneventful. Sam Smith won four statues, Taylor Swift danced in her front-row seat (and didn’t win anything), and Pharell Williams brought “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” to his Hans Zimmer-tweaked rendition of “Happy.”
On E! Network’s post-Grammys coverage, Kanye West followed up on what was an apparent effort to repeat his 2009 MTV Video Music Awards folly, in which he interrupted Taylor Swift and said Beyoncé deserved the year’s best female video award.
Alternative rock artist Beck took home the Album of the Year award at the 2015 Grammys, and as he accepted the accolade, a special guest joined him on stage: Kanye West, and he isn’t happy about it. Beck seemed as
Apparently singer Beyoncé is so “crazy in love” with her nutritional choices, she and trainer Marcos Borges have announced they’re launching a vegan meal delivery service.
Hip hop power couple Beyoncé and Jay Z took time over the holidays to give U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Kuwait a memorable New Year’s Eve.
Beyonce and Jay-Z came under fire from an animal rights group after taking photos with a tiger cub during a recent trip to Thailand.
Country-turned pop star Taylor Swift took the top spot for the third year in a row. This year, she donated of the proceeds of her single “Welcome to New York” to the New York City Public School system.
According to People, the two chart toppers performed the “hands up, don’t shoot” gesture popularized in protests over the death of Ferguson teenager Michael Brown as they celebrated Jay Z’s 45th birthday in Iceland.
Jay-Z and Beyonce just lost out on a $70 million mansion in Beverly Hills to Markus Persson, aka “Notch,” the Swedish creator of the video game Minecraft. The opulent home, complete with a car showroom, move theater, candy room, and
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 (UPI) — Beyoncé and Jay Z have been sued by a Hungarian singer who claims her voice is sampled without her permission in the couple’s hit single “Drunk In Love.” Beyonce, 33, released the track on
In what might be one of the more unusual celebrity/product partnerships in recent years, R&B singer Usher’s new single, “Clueless,” will be the prize at the bottom of specially-marked boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios sold exclusively at Walmart. The song
“FEMINIST” blared the stage behind Beyoncé at MTV’s Video Music Awards in August this year. No true megastar would feel the need to declare themselves on the subject one way or another, but the stunt was typical of the neediest,
Musician, feminist, and political activist Annie Lennox went on the record in an interview with Entertainment Tonight last week to clarify what she meant when she said that Beyonce was a “feminist lite” who took the word feminism “hostage” in
A Houston-based radio station has decided to lay off 47 of its employees and retire its news broadcasting program to stream around the clock Beyoncé hits instead. News92 FM Reports the News for the Last Time – Changes to an
British musician Annie Lennox, who is a longtime feminist and political activist, told PrideSource why she believes that Beyoncé is a “feminist lite” or “L-I-T-E” who uses the word as an outlet for self-promotion. She called Beyoncé’s August performance at the
Beyonce and Jay-Z, who together have sold millions of albums, are reportedly eyeing a Beverly Hills estate that is estimated at $85 million. TMZ reported that “Jay and Bey” have made multiple visits to a 23,000 square foot mansion that
Michelle Obama, also known as @FLOTUS on social media, sent a birthday tweet to her role model and friend, Beyoncé, this afternoon. Happy Birthday, @Beyonce! You’re an incredible role model, a phenomenal mother, and a wonderful friend. Hope you have an amazing day!
From the fever swamps of MSNBC comes the latest burlesque performance of death-cult “feminism,” as Melissa Harris-Perry rapturously imagines pop singer Beyonce could have performed in front of a giant illuminated sign reading “HANDS UP, DON’T SHOOT” (the mantra of
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI said Monday it was addressing allegations that online accounts of several celebrities, including Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence, had been hacked, leading to the posting of their nude photographs online. The agency did not say what
(AP) They don’t call her Queen Bey for nothing. Beyonce not only stole the show at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night with many of the world’s top female pop stars in attendance hustling for our attention, she
The Parents Television Council doesn’t want MTV to hit the rewind button next week. The music channel’s VMA telecast from last year introduced the uber-sexualized reboot of Miley Cyrus’ career. Her twerk-heavy romp with Robin Thicke trashed her family-friendly image
San Diego resident Roberto Alcaraz-Garnica was arrested Saturday night at a Beyoncé and Jay-Z concert for allegedly groping a young woman and biting off her boyfriend’s fingertip. Reports and accounts of the incident state the 25-year-old Alcaraz-Garnica allegedly sexually assaulted
In a video featuring cameos from actors Sean Penn, Jake Gyllenhaal, Don Cheadle and others and directed by Melina Matsoukas, a four-minute video titled “Run” is a fake movie trailer which features Jay-Z’s and Beyonce as outlaw lovers on a
On ABC’s “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg said that Jay-Z had the “right” to hit his sister-in-law Solange Knowles back when she was hitting and kicking him in a hotel elevator. “I think Solange was ready for him to do
NEW YORK (AP) — The Standard Hotel in New York City says it is investigating the leak of a security video that appears to show Beyonce’s sister, Solange, attacking Jay Z. Asked about the video on Monday by The Associated
A simple elevator ride turned into a fist fight last week involving two of the biggest musicians on the planet. Rapper Jay-Z and Beyoncé were riding on an elevator May 5 at a Met Gala after party in New York