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Beyonce Can’t Dodge ‘Formation’ Lawsuit
Beyonce’s legal team is going to have to work a little harder to slay a copyright infringement lawsuit over her hit “Formation.” Spoken word from the late Anthony Barre — also known as Messy Mya — is featured on the song, and his estate sued in February for copyright infringement, among other claims. Barre’s voice is heard saying “What happened at the New Orleans,” “Bitch, I’m back by popular demand” and “Oh yeah baby. I like that.” His sister, Angel Barre, claims the samples infringe the rights in two works of her brother’s performance art, “A 27 Piece Huh?” and “Booking the Hoes from New Wildings.” A Louisiana federal judge…
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Beyonce’s “Formation” Wins Grammy
Add a Grammy to Beyonce’s ever-increasing list of accomplishments. After announcing that she’s pregnant with twins, Beyonce is poised to clean up at the 59th Grammys, and she’s starting off strong with a Best Music Video win for “Formation.” The award is Beyonce’s first at the 59th Grammys; she has 9 nominations and has won a total of 21 throughout her career. “Formation” is the first single off of Beyonce’s 2016 Lemonade. SOURCE: VLADTV
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DJ Khaled Added To Beyoncé’s Formation World Tour
DJ Khaled has just told the world that he has been added to Beyoncé‘s Formation World Tour. DJ Khaled shared the news via his Instagram page this afternoon. While the video makes his addition look like it is a DJ Khaled tour featuring Beyoncé, he wrote a very appreciative caption thanking King Bey immensely. Today I proudly announce a major milestone in my career. Today’s announcement is a major accomplishment in my life. In other words it’s a major achievement alert!!!! I am proud to announce that I, DJ Khaled will be on tour with the icon, Beyoncé!!!!! Fan luv, when I tell you that prayer is the so powerful, please…
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Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” Trailer For HBO
Pucker up, Beyhive!! Beyoncé dropped a cryptic teaser Saturday for “Lemonade,” a “world premiere event” airing 9 p.m. next Saturday on HBO. The 20-second clip, posted to the singer’s YouTube and social media accounts, has Beyoncé in tight braids and a brown fur coat ever so slowly lifting her head into view. The video dramatically cuts to black before she shows her face. “What am I gonna do, love?” she breathes in a voiceover. The always mysterious singer’s announcement makes sense in light of an odd trio of captionless, lemon-related photos she posted Sept. 20: one of her happily sniffing a fresh lemon, another flashing a goblet of yellow drink, and a…
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The Eyez of the Beholder
What you see is not always a depiction of what is being displayed but more often a reflection of one’s own thoughts, beliefs, and intelligence levels. For instance, the picture above– what do you see? When I first came across this image on Facebook at first glance my only thought was wow what a beautiful chocolate model and creative family photo. I scrolled on really didn’t think anymore about it until I kept seeing and discovered social media had deemed the picture “controversial”. Personally, I initially didn’t understand where the shock and outrage was coming from until I read some of the comments which expressed disgust with this beautiful woman because…
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Beyoncé Responds to ‘Formation’ Backlash
Beyoncé is set to be featured on the cover of the latest issue of Elle Magazine, and she took the time to address various criticism, including backlash towards her latest music video, “Formation.” When the video initially released, it geared fans up for a new album from the singer after being away for some time. However, many were not pleased with images in Beyoncé’s video, which made references to the Black Lives Matter movement, along with critiquing police officers’ excessive use of force. The singer didn’t shy away from those who were upset, saying: “I mean, I’m an artist and I think the most powerful art is usually misunderstood. But…
