Posts Tagged ‘Beyonce’

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

Meet Beyonce’s opening act for the European leg of the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, R&B crooner Luke James. This isn’t his first time at the rodeo though. The New Orleans-based artist actually joined Queen B onstage once before, opening for her in Atlantic City last year.

Getting his start singing background for Tyrese, and later, writing songs for the likes of Chris Brown, Britney Spears, Keri Hilson, and Justin Bieber (among others), Luke signed with super producer Danja and released his mixtape, #Luke, in 2011. His mixtape single I Want You earned him a Best R&B Performance nomination at the 2013 Grammy Awards.

Recently, Luke released a track called I.O.U., which serves as the second single off his forthcoming Made To Love disc, which drops later this year.

Video for I.O.U. below.

I suspect big things from this dude!

(That sounded dirty, and for once, I totally didn’t mean it that way!)

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

This just in! Not only did Beyonce fake-sing, she also fake-scalped. Yes, you read that correctly. The same with the faux singing, what appeared to be real, luxurious hair coming out of the top of her head was actually strands of locks taken from an Indian tribe in the Far East and inserted into — get this — a weave!

Oh, the horror!

Leave. Beyonce. Alone.

By: Rob Brayl
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For every douchebag out there, there’s a song that can get you through the situation. This unknown, unreleased Bey track is one of my personal favorites: “I got the new haircut, the one you said wouldn’t look no good… Took that job you said I could not get, wore that dress you said I’d never fit in.”

The more you know…

By: Rob Brayl
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By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

In conjunction with World Humanitarian Day, Beyonce will release a video for her stunningly beautiful ballad, I Was Here. Ahead of the release, she’s encouraging fans to spread the positive message and to take a stand at whd-iwashere.org.

The video will premiere on World Humanitarian Day (August 19th), and was shot in front of a live audience at the U.N.’s General Assembly Hall.

Says Queen B: “We all see the headlines, and we think, what can I really do to help? World Humanitarian Day is an opportunity for all of us to work together to make a difference. This is our time to leave our mark on the world and show that we were here and we care.”

Watch Bey’s inspiring World Humanitarian Day campaign video below.

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

Ok, not to be THAT person, but I’ve been a Frank Ocean fan long before his coming out made him appear on everyone’s Facebook newsfeed over the past week… To prove my point, check out THIS post that I wrote forever and a day ago, properly titled ‘Frank Ocean, I’m In Love With Chu’. I mean, hello. And although, I thought I couldn’t love him more, the R&B singer/songwriter took my borderline obsession to a whole ‘notha level with the bravery he exuded in his coming out letter.

In case you’ve been living under a rock/are a Southern Baptist (ha), Frank Ocean posted an open letter on his Tumblr page, where he admitted to the fact that his first love was actually a man. Since his painfully honest blog post (which, let’s face it, could change the face of hip-hop), Frank Ocean has received an outpouring of support from friends like Tyler, The Creator, Russell Simmons, fans/family, and now Beyonce herself.

Beyonce and Frank Ocean first developed a friendship when working together on her stunning song I Miss You. To show love + support to Frank for his brave and beautiful decision to be open about his sexuality and life, the always-classy Miss Knowles wrote some simple yet touching words and dedicated them to Frank; covering the words over a black and white shot of Frank Ocean, she wrote: “Be fearless. Be honest. Be generous. Be brave. Be poetic. Be open. Be free. Be yourself. Be in love. Be happy. Be inspiration.”

Beyutiful! (Ok, that’s corny. But f*ck it!)

Frank’s forthcoming LP Channel Orange is set to drop on July 17th.

By: Rob Brayl
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i-D online recently spoke to pop singer Cheryl Cole and confirmed her love for two things: Beyonce and men with tattoos.

Said the beautiful Miss Cole: “I love Beyonce. I just think she’s such a beautiful person inside and out. Aside from what she does on stage — which is just incredible — I like her as a woman. She’s empowering.”

The UK pop starlet also spoke on how she’s attracted to men with ink: “It’s like body art, and I think it’s reflective of somebody’s personality. I don’t know what it is. I’m always attracted to people with body art.”

Um, hello! We’re practically the same person!

Saucy new track Make You Go, available on A Million Lights – Super Deluxe Edition, out today in the UK! + the above-mentioned interview following.

By: Rob Brayl
For BiggerThanBeyonce.Com

Beautiful bonus track (one of my all-time favorites) + a behind-the-scenes look at Beyonce’s World’s Most Beautiful cover shoot following.

By: Rob Brayl
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Not everyone can cover Beyonce like a champ! But then again, not everyone is up-and-coming singer-songwriter LP. Like numerous other artists in the business (Bruno Mars, anyone?), L.A.-based LP got her start writing songs for some pretty big names. Most recently, she helped to co-write Rihanna’s feel-good single Cheers (Drink to That).

If the vocals of Linda Perry and Stevie Nicks had a lovechild, the offspring would be LP. Yes, that’s an uberphat (I think I just made up a word) compliment!

LP’s debut five-song CD + DVD package, titled Into The Wild (Live At EastWest Studios), is set to drop on April 24th. You can also catch her television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live on April 25th.

Prepare for takeoff!

By: Rob Brayl
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At less than a week old, Blue Ivy Carter is already making chart history, thanks to a slick feature on daddy Jay-Z’s Glory. (Some kids have all the luck.)

According to Billboard, Baby Blue (or B.I.C., as Beyonce/Jay-Z’s daughter is credited on the track) is the youngest person to ever land on the chart in history. The track is currently sitting at #74 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Since Blue Ivy was born late on Saturday, it is likely that she was only hours old when her voice was recorded for the song.

The heartfelt song about fatherhood was produced by Pharrell.

With references to Bey’s previous miscarriage and his own absent father, Jay-Z doesn’t hold back the heartbreak on the otherwise joyous tune.

Personally, I find this vulnerable side of Jay-Z to be completely refreshing!

Congrats to Beyonce and Jay-Z on the birth of their baby girl!

By: Rob Brayl
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I was lucky enough to be in the audience while this was being shot. Yup, I was there! Get it? I was there! Anyways, I totally cried. The song is Beyonce’s most moving, in my opinion — so feeling that, while being there in the moment was emotional overload. I’m not even kidding.

Beyonce’s Live At Roseland: Elements of 4 DVD is out now!

See the beautiful moment transpire below.

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By: Rob Brayl
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The Horrors recently hit up BBC Radio 1, covering Beyonce’s Best Thing I Never Had. The arrangement mixed with frontman Faris Badwan’s vocals sends the breakup anthem into a disheveled indie rock state of mind.

It’s random, bizarre and unexpected, and that’s what makes it so cool.

I dig.

By: Rob Brayl
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Ok, Gaga makes one creepy old man! Adele’s WTF face in the audience was priceless and my thoughts exactly. But what else is new? Same ridiculous crap.

Nicki Minaj’s outfit is epic…epically HORRENDOUS. Gurl bye.

Pitbull… Get it, papi! Latinos always bring the heat!

Adele’s performance, with nothing but a microphone and a piano, has exposed the sham that is 90% of the other acts that have performed so far tonight. The woman knows real music, heartbreak, and what true beauty is all about. Gorgeous!

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Ok, not to sound mean but I definitely think Taylor Lautner has tasted the rainbow!

SOUTHERN PRIDE! GO BRITNEY & BEYONCE!

Amy Winehouse, RIP.

OMGOMGOMG DRAKE, my baby daddy!!!

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Lil Wayne, for the love of God! Please pull your pants up!