Author: Jason

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Beyonce has set a record for the most wins by a female in one night at the Grammys as she won six awards, including best female pop performance and song of the year for her anthem “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It).” Beyonce was Sunday night’s top nominee with 10 nods. Her wins also included best contemporary R&B album for “I Am … Sasha Fierce.” Beyonce had previously been tied for most wins by a female at a Grammys with Alison Krauss, Norah Jones, Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse.

• Female R&B Vocal Solo – Single Ladies
• Traditional R&B Vocal Performance – At Last
• R&B Song – Single Ladies
• Contemporary R&B Album – I Am… Sasha Fierce
• Song of the Year – Single Ladies
• Best Female Pop Vocal Performance – Halo

Beyoncé is currently at an undisclosed location filming the video for Telephone. Click on the image below to see a behind the scenes picture from the video set.

Please note, for now this is just a rumor.  We’ll confirm or deny when official news comes in – Jason

Beyoncé, Usher, and Taylor Swift might just end up on Quincy Jones’ forthcoming remake of “We Are The World”. While an official list of names taking part in the recording Monday has not been revealed, sources say the trio, along with John Legend and Natalie Cole could be making contributions to the song. Released in 1985, “We Are The World” featured Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, and Diana Ross, among others. Proceeds from the forthcoming version will go towards Haiti relief efforts.

Be sure to tune into the Wendy Williams Show today, with special guest JaQuel Knight. Our girl is discussed. If anyone could record it, please send it on to me at [email protected]!

Melanie Fiona still cries when she thinks about her ex-boyfriend. He is the main reference in her R&B smash, the haunting ballad It Kills Me”  “I hope he’s happy,” Fiona said with a laugh in a recent interview. The tune, which has spent its fifth consecutive week on top of Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart, is up for best female R&B vocal performance at Sunday’s Grammy Awards. Though other nominees include Jazmine Sullivan, Ledisi and Lalah Hathaway — it’s Beyonce’s rousing anthem “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)” that will be Fiona’s top competitor. “Single Ladies” is also up for song of the year. “I could say, ‘You know what, yeah, she’s going to win.’ And also at the same time, I could be like, ‘I had no idea I’d be Grammy-nominated,’” Fiona said. “If I don’t win the Grammy, that’s OK ’cause the company I’m in feels like a Grammy (win) already. And that’s Beyonce — like I have to pay a lot more dues before I get to Beyonce’s status,” she added.

A Haiti charity album featuring stars including Madonna and U2 has debuted at No 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The all-star Hope For Haiti Now record, which also features Beyonce and other celebs, is the first digital-only album to hit the top spot in the US chart. Nielsen SoundScan said the compilation CD of performances from last week’s charity telethon sold 171,000 units over the weekend. More than 80 million people tuned in for the telethon in aid of victims of the earthquake in Haiti, which organisers have said raised 66 million dollars. The event, which was also streamed live online, featured appearances by Brad Pitt and other stars who encouraged people to make donations.

For those of you waiting for some news on the Telephone video, as the title suggests, it IS being shot TODAY. Word has it that Tyrese is playing the love interest. I don’t want to give too much away, but expect the unexpected. The video has a very interesting treatment, so can’t wait to see how they bring it all together! We’ll keep you posted if any more news comes about.

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards promises to be a big night of music this Sunday, and CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller recently sat down with this year’s top nominee, Beyoncé Knowles. Miller said Beyoncé just may have had the hottest year in music. The singer nabbed 10 nominations and capped a decade of accomplishment with a solo career that just keeps soaring. She’s got more Grammy nods than any performer this year, and now Beyoncé is Billboard magazine’s Female Artist of the Decade. Miller told Knowles, “We’re talking 23 songs on Billboard’s Hot 100 — five of them went to No. 1. You’re now named Billboard’s Female Artist of the Decade — not the year — the decade.” Knowles responded, “Wow. It’s — it’s really — you know, I don’t even know how to respond to that.”

According to Billboard magazine, her most recent album, “I Am…Sasha Fierce” sold six million copies, grossed nearly $60 million from concerts, and helped take Beyoncé to No. 4 on Forbes’ list of entertainers with earnings of $87 million last year. “I didn’t wake up and become famous,” she said. “I started out without a tour bus, having the seat in the back of the awards show, at the Grammys. And every year, gradually we had to work and we became stronger and more people acknowledged us. But it was a lot of tears, a lot of sacrifice, a lot of hard work that went into my career.” Knowles’ time with Destiny’s Child led to success as a solo artist, actress and face of fashion.

So what does the star consider her biggest achievement? Singing “At Last” at President Obama’s inauguration last January. “That was probably my proudest moment and my most emotional,” she said. “It was everything mixed into one.” Miller asked, “Do you want to go back and perhaps do something special for the White House?” Knowles replied, “Oh please. Of course. Did you ask that? Of course.” “Or been there, done that?” Miller said. “Oh, yeah right,” she said, “Of course I’d love to, but unfortunately, I’ve been on tour for a year.” But Knowles said she’s back now — “hint hint.”

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Whether performing for the president or for a recent benefit for Haiti, Knowles, at just 28 years old, has maintained an appeal that has endured for more than a decade. How does she stay so focused? Knowles said, “I have a lot of honesty around me, which I think everyone can if that’s what they choose to have.” Among those closest to the star is Tina Knowles, Beyoncé’s mother and business partner at their fashion label, “House of Dereon. It’s great, because I get to spend time with her,” she said. “I mean, we’re mother and daughter, so we disagree sometimes, she gets on my nerves, I get on her nerves. But I love her so much and I have so much respect for her.” Aside from creating couture, the two have collaborated on the wardrobe Beyoncé wears on-stage and in her videos. For instance, in her video “All the Single Ladies,” she wears one of her mother’s costumes. “The night before the shoot, I said, ‘Mom, I want you to make a bodysuit — three black bodysuits.’ We stayed up all night making them.” Now, the music superstar is using her fashion sense to step up her game and reach a whole new generation of fans through video games. Her first is called “Style Savvy,” for the Nintendo DSI. Players aim to give their game character high style.

However, it’s the music that’s made Beyoncé a brand, and remains her favorite thing to do. She said, “I don’t know how not to do what I love, which is music. I love it so much that it’s not — it’s not like my job, it’s just what I was born to do.” You can catch the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards on CBS this Sunday night at 8 p.m. Eastern / 7 p.m. Central. In addition to a Beyoncé performance, Mary J. Blige and Andrea Bocelli will perform together live in a special fundraising segment for Haiti relief.

Hailed as the Renaissance woman of the decade, Beyoncé has already conquered music, film and fashion and now brings her one-of-a-kind style, spirit and confidence to her first-ever fragrance. A captivating scent that exudes passion and unleashes a spirited fire within, Beyoncé Heat embodies the trendsetting vision and effortless chic of pop culture’s most emulated icon. On February 2nd, New Yorkers will catch the fever as Beyoncé turns up the heat in Union Square. To celebrate the launch of her debut fragrance, Beyoncé Heat, the visionary artist is illuminating the central destination with fiery red light and smoky fog, infusing the winter landscape with a steamy, sexy aura that embodies Beyoncé’s unique appeal. The unprecedented, spectacular display will vividly capture the spirit of Beyoncé Heat, creating a dramatic play of light that promises to turn heads and pique curiosity. The radiant spotlights transforming Union Square will serve as a luminous backdrop to the Beyoncé Heat launch party, where luminaries from the worlds of music, film, and media will gather to toast Beyoncé’s latest venture. Beyoncé Heat eau de parfum fragrance notes: Feminine and irresistible, the floral, fruity, woody scent features rare, sensual flowers. Beyoncé Heat opens with a radiant floral bouquet of magnolia, neroli and red vanilla orchid balanced with a kiss of luscious blush peach. At its heart, almond macaroon, sweet honeysuckle nectar and crème de musk combine to create an exquisitely sensual experience. Finally, warm and sexy notes of giant sequoia milkwood, tonka bean and amber linger to seduce the senses.

Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott of the country music group Lady Antebellum are getting excited — and a little nervous — to perform at the Grammys this Sunday Jan. 31. “It changes on a minute-to-minute basis,” Hillary explains exclusively to OK!. The country pop trio is nominated for two Grammy Awards including Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals and Best Country Song. “I think now that we have a performance slot we feel a little pressure to put on a good performance,” Charles explains to OK! “It’s going to be not just the country market likely listening to us for the first time and this will be their introduction to our music and seeing us live so we want to nail it. With the success of Need You Now through the roof, we feel like this could be our chance to take it to the next level if we have a good performance.” When can we expect to see Lady Antebellum perform Sunday? “I think we’re right before or right after Beyoncé,” Charles says of when we can expect to see their performance. “We’re before or after and it’s really scary no matter how you shake it,” Hillary adds.

Tune in to 60 Minutes this Sunday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. ET/PT to find out. Click here to see a preview.

Set to appear on the show are:

• Beyoncé
• State of the Union analysis
• Review of Apple’s NEW iPad
• Five ways to improve your sex life