Beyoncé

[Hugo]

Jealous ha world domination is coming

When was it ever gone?

Stars pay tribute to 'Queen' Beyonce at VMAs

[AndiIversen]

Btw, Beyonce will pass Madonna soon for Most wins Overall (as a Solo+Destiny's Child) at the MTV's VMAs, maybe even next year? what do you guys think I think it's pretty much a done deal since I don't see M being nominated anymore but B still has a lot of room to grow

[Pompeii]

Jealous ha world domination is coming

[Isurrender]

Ok, I'lll say it. Hope I dont get ripped to shreds: I wasn't really impressed with this performance.

You never happy tho.

[IVyoncé]

The world premiere of That's How You Like It

Slaying On The Sun [2015 reversed remix - featuring Blue Ivy]

[lmca1990]

The world premiere of That's How You Like It

[IVyoncé]

confused about this new single

[NejcIV]

what new single are they talking about????

[flsilva]

So she is waiting till September to release Flawless? :-?

[Hugo]

[IVyoncé]

Beyoncé's isolated vocals from last night's performance:

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/bey...1626491492/all

What kind of flawless vocals

She slays so hard

[Hugo]

Beyoncé's isolated vocals from last night's performance:

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/bey...1626491492/all

What kind of flawless vocals

GOD

[flsilva]

Beyoncé's isolated vocals from last night's performance:

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/bey...1626491492/all

What kind of flawless vocals

[Hugo]

Kelly, Usher and Stan Smith on Beyoncé

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LSAMUKRhHHM

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Beyonce in the press room

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l13gikH8pD4

[IVyoncé]

Blue's choreography though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA7gdlvErhE

auntie Kelly laughing at her cuteness

[lmca1990]

Blue's choreography though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bA7gdlvErhE

[Hugo]

BEST: Beyoncé Is the Boss

In 16 minutes, Beyoncé easily obliterated the 120 that had come before. "MTV, welcome to my world," she proclaimed two songs into a 14-track sprint through her latest album, Beyoncé, that drew from her spectacular On the Run tour. Last year, Justin Timberlake worked up a sweat onstage for 15 minutes before accepting the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award; Bey did him one better (clocking in at 16 minutes) while simultaneously flicking off rumors of a troubled marriage by kissing her "beloved" Jay Z at the conclusion of the performance with their adorable daughter Blue Ivy in the tableau, too. But the real point of her appearance was to remind the world she breathes the rarified air of an elite set of artists who do more than sing and dance flawlessly: they visualize performances on a higher level, too. The artistry of her set, the precision of her choreography, the flawlessness of her vocals, the fierceness of her feminism (a word she spelled out in big, capital letters, lest anyone forget where she stands) — this was a next-level display of entertainment brilliance that MTV couldn't even cap off with a "goodnight!" The show ended because nothing was fit to follow Queen B.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists ... l-20140825

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MTV 2014 VMAs: Watch The Best (and Worst) Performances

1. Beyonce, Beyonce Medley

As if anyone else threatened the top spot. The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards felt like a prelude to the Beyonce Show: lots of admirable performances in various genres, but nothing on the level she recently reached with her sneak-attack visual album. Instead of backtracking through her discography the way that Justin Timberlake did when he won the Video Vanguard Award in 2013, Beyonce's performance belonged strictly to the present, racing through an album named after its creator to reflect her current mindset, beliefs and emotions. She was sultry during "Partition," empathetic on "Blue," all encompassing for "XO." But more than anything, she was relentless, making sure each piece of choreography was perfectly composed and each facial expression ferociously realized. Beyonce is a breathtaking performer, but she's also a 32-year-old wife and mother whom we collectively worry is happy. So when Jay Z appeared with Blue Ivy in his arms and called his quote-unquote estranged partner the world's "greatest living entertainer," it was the perfect way to polish off a career highlight -- an artistic triumph giving way to personal satisfaction.

When Beyonce walked offstage following her performance, joined by the Video Vanguard Award and her superstar family, the MTV Video Music Awards abruptly ended, because nothing could follow what Beyonce had done. It was, in a word, flawless.

http://www.billboard.com/articles/event ... rformances

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MTV Video Music Awards 2014: Beyonce shows the stars how it's done

Who booked all the amateur acts to open for Beyoncé?

Amateurs, anyway, is what Beyoncé made a room full of stars look like when she closed the MTV Video Music Awards, broadcast live Sunday night from the Forum in Inglewood. Onstage for nearly 20 minutes, the singer moved inexorably through an ambitious, complicated performance that touched on most of her self-titled album from last year. When it was over, her husband, Jay Z -- the guilty party in a never-ending stream of tabloid reports about the unraveling of their marriage -- brought their 2-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, to her, for a warm family hug. He brought a trophy, as well: the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, presented to Beyoncé in recognition of her impact on the form.

Finally, there was the name of an artist she might've recognized from her own league.

Would the production that preceded Beyoncé's mini-concert have seemed as lackluster without her to measure it against? It's impossible to say. But there's no denying that this year's edition of the VMAs -- an awards show celebrated for its anything-goes factor -- felt decidedly tame, especially as compared with the 2013 edition, which climaxed with Miley Cyrus' transformative twerk-a-thon.

Ariana Grande opened the show by emerging from a spaceship to sing her song "Break Free," a thrilling stadium-rave jam with Cyrus-style lyrics about hard-won liberation. Here, though, Grande's voice sounded tinny and small as she struck exaggerated poses that suggested someone dancing along to the VMAs at home rather than performing on the program itself.

Nicki Minaj enlivened the number when she took over to do "Anaconda," her raunchy riff on Sir Mix-A-Lot's "Baby Got Back." But the song's lyrics were so heavily edited for television that you were mostly impressed by Minaj's ability to commit the changes to memory -- a sign of professionalism, for sure, but not exactly a revelation. The same went for the British singer Jessie J, who in joining Grande and Minaj to belt out the chorus of "Bang Bang" demonstrated why she continues to find work but hasn't quite broken through on her own.

Another dogged striver, Rita Ora, turned up to sing the hook in "Black Widow," her wan duet with the Australian rapper Iggy Azalea. And speaking of Australia, 5 Seconds of Summer -- well, actually, let's not speak of this Sydney-based pop-punk troupe at all, so dull and witless was its slog through the acoustic ballad "Amnesia." (That no one forced these guys to do "She Looks So Perfect," their lovably coarse summer hit, ranks as some kind of talent-management disaster.)

Taylor Swift, characteristically, was smarter in using the highly watched VMAs to promote "Shake It Off," the self-conscious pop-crossover single she released just last week. But though her performance was a slick and knowing ode to Madonna's iconic "Material Girl" video, it felt indistinct in a way that Swift's notional country songs rarely do; it could easily have come from another artist, something this master diarist rarely allows us to say.

Several acts made deeper impacts. Sam Smith was a model of centered intensity as he looked directly into the camera during "Stay With Me," his beseeching torch song. Katy Perry lived up to her pop-savvy reputation by wearing a floor-length denim gown modeled after one Britney Spears wore to the American Music Awards in 2001. (Perry's date, the absurdist rapper Riff Raff, wore a denim suit in his role as Spears' ex, Justin Timberlake.)

And after announcing last week to much fanfare that she'd appear again on the VMAs, Cyrus brilliantly upended expectations by sending a young homeless man to accept her award for video of the year. As the man exhorted the entertainment industry to address the homeless situation in the United States, Cyrus looked on in apparent tears, an enfant terrible turned grown-up bleeding heart.

Yet even that surprising move had only a fraction of the gravitas that Beyoncé brought to her grand finale. A sort of rapid-fire digest of her portion of the shared stadium tour she's on with Jay Z, the performance pulled from all manner of sounds and styles, juxtaposing harsh electronic beats and rubbery neo-soul bass, staccato hip-hop rhythms and sweeping vocal melodies. It had dancing that was equally expansive, with severe head-snapping choreography giving way to the singer's writhing on a pole. And then there was Beyoncé's bedazzled leotard, a costume at once flashier and more refined than anybody else's on Sunday.

The show business was, as one of her songs put it, flawless. But what really set her apart was the lifelike range of feeling she was using all that technique to put across. A lover's sexual hunger, a mother's tender devotion, a feminist's impatience with small minds -- Beyoncé embodied them all in a way that made the rest of the VMAs feel brittle and one-dimensional.

"I'm so full," she said as she embraced her family and soaked in the crowd's adulation. You can add self-knowledge to her list of attributes.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/mu ... story.html

[IVyoncé]

Katy Perry getting her life during DrIL
https://vine.co/v/Mlu0Jbb2W1t

also a gif of it, including Sam Smith also getting his life

ONLY KING B

[ThaInfo1]

OMG just watching the performance again. I think I need to call off work to cry. Lord thank you for Beyoncé. She has given me my life back so many times. We praise your holy name... Amen!!!

I ended my day with that performance and then started it with it.

Beyonce....girl...

ugh...

[HouseTargaryen]

OMG just watching the performance again. I think I need to call off work to cry. Lord thank you for Beyoncé. She has given me my life back so many times. We praise your holy name... Amen!!!

[Hugo]

Official.

MTV VMA: VIDEO VANGUARD (MEDLEY) (HD)

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2014 MTV VMA highlights: Blue Ivy takes the stage, Miley Cyrus grows up

Los Angeles (CNN) -- You could call it "the year of the rear" at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards, although last year's chief twerker chose a higher path.
While Nicki Minaj and her collaborators paid tribute to their assets with song and dance, Miley Cyrus stood offstage and watched as a young homeless man accepted her best music video award.
These might have been the most memorable moments of the night if not for Beyonce and her daughter, Blue Ivy, stealing the show.
Here are four highlights from the show at the Forum in Inglewood, California, on Sunday night.

1. Beyonce and Blue Ivy steal the show. Beyonce's 2-year-old daughter gave her own performance while sitting in her father's lap and watching her mother onstage Sunday. Blue Ivy's facial expressions and hand gestures suggested she inherited the music gene.

Blue Ivy applauded her mommy as daddy Jay Z carried her onstage at the end of Beyonce's 16-minute performance. Jay Z handed his wife the MTV Michael Jackson Vanguard Award while declaring that she was "the greatest living entertainer." Blue Ivy is heard saying "Mommy!"
"I'm so full," Beyonce said, as the audience began chanting. "I have nothing to say, but I'm filled with so much gratitude."
The family hug that followed could be one of the most loving and memorable moments ever on the VMA stage.
Even the stars were struck by Beyonce's daughter. Katy Perry tweeted: "OMG BLUE IVY JUST PERSONALLY WAVED AT ME. MY LIFE IS OVER."

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/25/showb ... ?hpt=en_c1

[Hugo]

Back to being a mess and feeling worthless. King

[Hugo]

Beyoncé Lite ?@BeyonceLite 1m
Beyoncé, Jay Z and Blue Ivy on the cover of New York Daily News

Working link, anyone? Gotta watch it again

1080P

THANK YOU!! I cried again

Thanks urbanmusik!! Rewatching for the first time.

[IVyoncé]

Why MTV didn’t give Beyoncé Video of the Year or Best Female Video

Interesting article by The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morn ... ale-video/

I think they are very accurate. Awardshows like these ar eta the end of the day also broadcasted televisionshows, so to keep everyone pleased, they can't give all awards to the one that actually deserves it.

Pretty good article and I agree with a lot.

[Hugo]

Why MTV didn’t give Beyoncé Video of the Year or Best Female Video



Interesting article by The Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morn ... ale-video/