LOS ANGELES – Beyonce Knowles hates the smell of her husband "right now".
The singer-and-actress is currently expecting her first child with spouse Jay-Z and admits pregnancy is affecting her sense of smell so can no longer stand the fragrance the hip-hop superstar wears.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Beyoncé Knowles has finally broken her silence about Kanye West famously interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at last month's MTV Video Music Awards.
NEW YORK — Lady Gaga and Beyoncé Knowles each scored a whopping nine nominations to lead the field for the 2009 MTV Video Music Award nominations, organizers announced Tuesday.
Both Lady Gaga ("Poker Face") and Beyoncé ("Single Ladies") will compete for Video of the Year honors in a group that also includes Britney Spears' "Womanizer," Eminem's "We Made You" and Kanye West's "Love Lockdown." Spears will be looking to repeat as champion after winning the title last year for "Piece of Me."
"I'm excited and honored to be tied for most nominated for the VMAs," said Beyoncé. "I've been blessed this year to have 'Single Ladies' become a video people really connected with and responded to. I've spent so much time watching all the great versions people created all around the world. It's beautiful to feel you touch people and bring a song to life with a video."
"After years of hustle in New York City, where we made our art videos in bars, myself and the Haus of Gaga are honored to receive nine nominations for the 2009 VMAs," said Lady Gaga and the Haus. "We believe in the immensity and the promise of 'showbiz' and will continue to give it mouth-to-mouth, till its vomiting return. All you need is a camcorder, a flashlight, and one truly GREAT idea."
Spears followed just behind with seven nominations and she remains the favorite in the eyes of returning VMA host Russell Brand.
"Obviously, all these people are worthy nominees, but I realize that Britney perhaps wrote 'Womanizer' about me, so I'd like that to win," said Brand, who announced the nominees in a video message.
A fierce battle between Eminem and West would appear to be looming at this year's event. Both artists garnered four nods apiece, in each of the same categories. Eminem holds a decisive edge in the showdown, having four a staggering nine Moonmen to West's two.
Among the artists receiving their first VMA nominations were the Puerto Rican duo Wisin Y Yandel, rapper Drake and rockers Kings of Leon.
This year's VMA's will take place on Sept. 13 in locations around New York City, including Radio City Music Hall. Among the performers announced to date are British rockers Muse, pop sensation Pink, reunited rockers Green Day and country star Taylor Swift, who will take the stage at the 26th annual event for the first time.
LONDON — Beyoncé Knowles had a little company Tuesday night as she wrapped up her sold-out gigs at London's O2 Arena.
With her concert nearing closing time, Beyoncé was joined on stage by 80's pop star George Michael. Together, the duo performed a duet of Beyoncé's hit No. 1 song, "If I Were a Boy."
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Beyoncé Knowles hit a hit note over the weekend as her new movie, "Obsessed," topped the weekend box office, according to studio estimates released Sunday.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Long considered one of the most glamorous stars in showbiz, Beyoncé Knowles admits it's a different story at home with her husband, music mogul Jay-Z.
"I'm a little messy," the 27-year-old star confesses in the April issue of Ebony. "Oh, yeah. Whenever I'm out in public, I have to be put together. When I get home, I rebel against it and I don't want to take care of anything. I drop it."
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Music legend Etta James didn't mince words when it came to discussing her feelings for Beyoncé.
Appearing in concert on Jan. 28 in Seattle, James lashed out at the music star for singing her signature song, "At Last," at Barack Obama's Neighborhood Inaugural Ball.
LOS ANGELES — She may have been rising to fame, but Beyoncé says she and her fellow Destiny's Child bandmates were living a "sheltered" life, free of parties and indulging in their success.
"There are a lot of things I never did," the 27-year-old stars tells Elle, "because I believe in watching those true Hollywood stories and I see how easy it is to lose track of your life. Think about Marilyn Monroe."
Beyoncé credits much of that success to the days she spent sweeping the floor at her mother's Houston hair salon, a venue ripe for some juicy lyrics.
"Women in a hair salon are more open than men in a barbershop," she explains to the magazine. "They'll look at fashion magazines and listen to Anita Baker and talk about men cheatin' on them. That's juicier than any barbershop."
"I would be listening to what the women were saying, and I would give my two cents on what they should do. I would say, 'I think he's lying.' I was just a little girl, but I would say, 'That doesn’t sound right.' My mom would want to pop me upside my head, and she'd say, 'You better get out of here, girl!' "
Beyoncé is currently starring on the big screen as Etta James in "Cadillac Records." She quietly donated her salary from the film to charity, something her mother, Tina, says would have been a golden opportunity to promote so as to not come across as a "diva" in the public eye. Her "Cadillac" co-star, Idris Elba, says the musician was anything but that on set.
"She was open to anything that helped the work," he tells Elle. "With one scene, I'd be in her ear before it got going, and it was irritating the f*** out of her. But that helped her walk into the scene blazing."
At some point, Beyoncé brought her role of Etta home with her, which led to her husband of eight months, Jay-Z, suggesting, "You better go get a hotel."
As for what's next in her career, Beyoncé says mastering the art of relaxation just might be her next career move.
"Being this huge pop star is not my focus right now," she says. "I've done that. I wanted to sell a million records, and I sold a million records. I wanted to go platinum; I went platinum. I've been working nonstop since I was 15. I don't even know how to chill out."
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Beyoncé Knowles is finally opening up about her April wedding to music mogul Jay-Z, saying it wasn't a shock that the longtime lovers finally decided to walk down the aisle.
"We've been together a long time," the 27-year-old singer shares in the November issue of Essence. "We always knew it would happen."
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Beyoncé returned to the airwaves on Wednesday, debuting two songs off her upcoming third studio album.
The 27-year-old singer appeared on Ryan Seacrest's KISS-FM radio show in the morning, where listeners were treated to the ballad "If I Were a Boy."
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — While she's achieved great success in both music and film, Beyoncé Knowles says the fire to dream big still burns inside of her.
