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Jan 30 2013 01:13 PM ET

Beyonce is a sexy referee in new Super Bowl pic -- PHOTO

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Countdown to touchdown update: Beyoncé has uploaded the above photo to her Tumblr, and the pic shows she is all ready for the big game.

Well, maybe. The hottest woman of the century is rocking a no-longer-just-for-Halloween sexy referee uniform, complete with thigh-high leather stiletto boots. Which means Bey probably isn’t going to be subbing in for one of the Ravens. There’s been no official word about what the singer’s Super Bowl performance will entail (fingers crossed for a Jay-Z appearance!), although rumors are flying Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams will be joining her onstage for a “Bootylicious” Destiny’s Child reunion.

What songs are you hoping Beyoncé performs on Sunday?

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Lip-sync-gate continues: Inaugural official says Beyonce didn’t sing anthem live

Jan 28 2013 12:22 PM ET

Beyonce-gate 2013: Sen. Schumer still has not received apology

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We’re now a week out from Beyoncé-gate, but more victims are still coming forward.

Today’s individual? New York Senator Chuck Schumer, who was seen grinning and applauding behind Bey during her inauguration performance. Schumer is credited as the person who actually got Beyoncé and Jay-Z to show up at the inauguration, which he was in charge of planning.

Sen. Schumer told the New York Post this morning that the singer still hasn’t apologized to him personally. “I have not heard from her before, during or after,” Schumer said after he was asked if Beyoncé had called him to give a musical mea culpa. “She did not talk to me at all. I didn’t say any words to her, period.” READ FULL STORY »

Jan 25 2013 01:36 PM ET

Beyonce Super Bowl set list reportedly leaks. What do you want to hear at halftime?

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With the inauguration and Beyoncé-gate behind us, (Right? We’ve all moved on?) Countdown to Touchdown can officially commence – and that means plenty of speculation about what Queen Bey will be performing for her big Super Bowl show.

Us Weekly published a leaked set list, which says Bey will open the show with “Crazy In Love,” then midway through, be joined by Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams for a Destiny’s Child mini-set that will include “Bills, Bills, Bills” and “Survivor,” as well as new song/kind of snoozefest “Nuclear.” Those ladies will then disappear and Beyoncé will continue being Beyoncé for a few more minutes. A rep for Beyoncé did not return EW’s request for comment. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 24 2013 09:54 AM ET

Lip-sync-gate continues: Inaugural official says Beyonce didn't sing anthem live

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Well, that settles it (maybe, possibly, probably not): According to CNN, an unnamed inaugural official has confirmed that Beyoncé lip-synched while performing the “Star-Spangled Banner” on Monday.

“Because she didn’t have time to rehearse with the Marine Band, she decided to use her recording with the Marine Band,” the official said, noting that the singer didn’t arrive in Washington D.C. until late Sunday night. The official doesn’t know why Beyoncé elected not to sing live — by all accounts, “she was spot on” in her pre-recording session, and “she’s actually a very good live singer.” There’s apparently no word on why Bey ripped out her earpiece mid-song, either.

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Jan 23 2013 02:14 PM ET

Great moments in lip-synching, from The Beatles to Jennifer Hudson -- VIDEO

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There’s a silver lining to yesterday’s whole Beyoncé lip-synching debacle: If Bey did, in fact, mouth the words to the national anthem at Monday’s inauguration, at least she’s in good company.

As Jennifer Lopez noted on The Daily Show last night, basically every major musician has relied on pre-recorded tracks at some point — even giants like The Beatles, Michael Jackson, and Whitney Houston. (Not to mention lesser beings like Ashlee Simpson and Milli Vanilli.) So in honor of the earpiece-removal that scandalized a nation, let’s look back at some of music history’s most memorable lip-synching moments — both famous and infamous.

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Jan 23 2013 09:53 AM ET

Jennifer Lopez defends lip-synching: 'All performers do it at some point' -- VIDEO

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As lip-sync-gate rages on, Beyoncé still hasn’t responded to requests for comment or released a statement about whether her Inauguration Day vocals were live or pre-recorded. But either way, Bey can count on the support of her peers — i.e. fellow megastars who understand that sometimes, lip-synching is a necessary evil.

Jennifer Lopez didn’t exactly defend Queen B’s honor while visiting The Daily Show last night — but she did acknowledge that basically every musician has to rely on pre-recorded tracks in certain contexts. “You know, sometimes it happens,” she explained to Jon Stewart. “When you’re in certain stadiums and in certain venues, they do pre-record things.” She also cited Whitney Houston’s iconic “Star-Spangled Banner” as proof that even the greatest singers lip-sync sometimes — “All performers do have to do it at some point.”

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Jan 22 2013 02:13 PM ET

Beyonce reportedly lip-syncs national anthem: Why we shouldn't care

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Here’s a truth bomb that will rock you to your very core: Sometimes, at big, important events, singers don’t actually sing.

An artist may choose to mouth along to a pre-recorded track during a “live” performance for any number of reasons. Maybe the weather is bad; maybe she simply isn’t feeling well. Whatever the excuse, though, lip-synching is about as ubiquitous as the common cold — especially if the singer in question happens to be performing “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Jennifer Hudson did it at Super Bowl XLIII in 2009. Whitney Houston also did it when delivering her definitive version of the anthem in 1991.

Which brings us to Beyoncé, who reportedly used a pre-recorded track when she sang the national anthem at yesterday’s presidential inauguration.  READ FULL STORY »

Jan 22 2013 01:02 PM ET

Rep. Peter King has no idea who Jay-Z is

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New-York-PostGeneral consensus: Earpiece or no earpiece, Beyoncé crushed it at the inauguration yesterday. (UPDATE: Maybe!)

That explains why the cover of today’s New York Post printed the headline “First Couple” alongside a photo of music’s undisputed power couple. The joke, of course, being that — all due respect to the Obamas — every inauguration attendee was really most excited to snap a picture of Bey and Jay. Well… almost every one.

As Buzzfeed points out, in the Post photo Rep. Peter King (far right) happily joined in the DIY paparazzi moment. Only problem: King later tweeted that he had no clue who the nice man escorting Beyoncé was. “Anybody who looked important I took a picture of at inauguration. I didn’t know who the guy beside @Beyonce was,” he explained, linking to the Post cover. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 8 2013 02:16 PM ET

Kanye West considers Beyonce and Jay-Z his 'FAM'

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Mr. Kardashian has spoken!

Yesterday, the rapper posted a photo on Twitter of what he calls his “FAM”: him, Kim Kardashian, Jay-Z, and Beyoncé together in a cropped Getty Image, Gawker reports. Noticeably absent is Beyonce’s actual sister, Solange, who appeared in the original photo.

West currently has more than 9 million followers on Twitter, but the only person he follows is his baby-mama, Kim. This is the only visible post on his homepage.

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Jan 7 2013 01:05 PM ET

Bow down: Blue Ivy Carter turns one today

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What do you get a baby who has everything?

It’s Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s daughter Blue Ivy Carter’s first birthday today, and I’m assuming she already owns anything and everything I could think to get her for the big day — save for a trademarked name. Even her parents couldn’t pull that off. Despite that minor setback, Blue had a pretty glamorous, high-profile first year, even though she only made a few (mostly yacht-based) appearances. She also guested on Dad’s rap single hours after she was born, was a shopping companion for Mom, and set the bar for how cute one could look wearing a concert T-shirt.

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