Ever since it was announced that Beyoncé had given birth to her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, the Twittersphere and blogosphere have been alight with reactions, jokes, and even music. Let’s take a look at how the internet responded to the joyous news. -Blue Ivy’s father, Jay-Z, released a song on SoundCloud called “Glory.” The song also features Blue Ivy’s voice. You can listen to it here. -Seconds after it was announced what Beyoncé and Jay-Z named their daughter, Twitter hashtags #IvyBlue and #NamesBetterThanIvyBlue were created, with tons of people making jokes about the baby’s name. Of course, these hashtags were created when it was still thought that the baby’s name…

If you are not a triple threat artist, breaking into the pop genre can be a bit taxing. Yes, typically a triple threat entails being a singer, dancer and actress, but when just discussing the music industry, you should take out actress and insert theatrical performer. A theatrical artist means something a bit bigger than just being a dancer; it means incorporating acting qualities throughout a show or concert. For example, when an artist genuinely cries while singing a ballad. Get It? This substitute is entirely necessary because let’s face it how many singers actually have acting chops? Sorry, Justin Timberlake and Beyonce, but “Friends With Benefits” and “Austin Powers:…

One of the biggest stories that had yet to make the news was the gender of Beyonce’s child. Now, allegedly, news of the gender has been released. Let the media frenzy begin. According to AOL, a source close to Beyonce and Jay Z have given the scoop on the child the singer will give birth to. According to the source, Beyonce is having a girl! Whoo! (To be fair, I would have said “Whoo!” either way.) “Beyonce is thrilled she’s having a daughter,” said the source, according to In Touch. “She and her mother are so close, and she’s wanted to have that relationship with her own child.” According to…

After the latest interview and music video Beyoncé has released, people have been wildly speculating if the singer’s baby bump is actually real. When Beyoncé appeared on Australian talk show “Sunday Night HD,” her middle appeared to deflate as she sat down, making people speculate if she had a surrogate who was actually pregnant for her while she masqueraded as being with child, according to ABC News. Also helping fuel the rumor is a scene from her music video “Countdown” where you can clearly see her showing off her belly, and then later in the video, she’s in Audrey Hepburn garb, no discernible belly present at all. I’m not a…

Beyoncé is coming under some heavy fire after the release of her Beyonce’s latest music video, “Countdown.” Several people are now saying that Beyonce might have stolen some of the choreography from Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s “Rosas danst Rosas.” De Keersmaeker has released a response about Beyoncé using her choreography, saying, “Like so many people, I was extremely surprised when I got a message through Facebook about the special appearance of my two choreographies in Beyoncé’s new video clip ‘Countdown’…People asked me if I’m angry or honored. Neither, on the one hand, I am glad that ‘Rosas danst Rosas’ can perhaps reach a mass audience which such a…

The Huffington Post has reported on Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s baby will be born in February of next year. Beyoncé revealed in her interview with Australian news magazine show “Sunday Night” that she’s at the right point in her life to be ready to have a child. “It has already changed my life,” she said. “My husband and I have been together for 10 years, all of my twenties. I just feel like it’s time and I’m very grateful that God has blessed me with the biggest gift any human being can have…If it’s any time, right now is the time, and I’m so happy.” She does look extremely happy in…

Beyonce knows how to make a good music video, and the latest one, “Countdown,” directed by Adria Petty, proves she and her team are still at the top of the game when it comes to making an entertaining video. Popdust reviewed the music video, saying the concept worked with the video “quite brilliantly.” “A song as energetic, jubilant, and almost distractingly frenetic as Beyonce’s ‘Countdown’ certainly deserves a video to match, and luckily for both her and us, that’s exactly what she delivered,” said the site. The video features a frantic mish-mash of colors, big hats, and Audrey Hepburn/”Flashdance”/Tina Turner/Supremes dancing, posing, and, of course, singing. The video is as…

Simon Cowell has already been known for his brash, unfiltered way of speaking about things. Sometimes (or, most times, I guess), he lacks tact–he told Lionel Ritchie he didn’t like his music when the singer was a guest judge on a season of “American Idol” and he just told a contestant on “The X Factor” that she had a routine that he felt was like an early version of Nicole Scherzinger–who’s also a judge on the show. But this time around, his comments forced he and his team to do some damage control. According to AOL Music, Cowell allegedly told The Mirror that Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Beyonce lack…

In some ways, we have been enjoying the direction the music world has taken since the start of the 21st Century. Growing up, we were often drawn to underground music due to the pop and emotionless tunes that cluttered the surface. As time passes, more and more “above ground artists” are beginning to appeal to us because they are expressing the 90s musical traits we once fell for, which mainly included aspects of the theatrical world. For example, with mainstream artists like Lady Gaga, Adele and Beyonce, you don’t just hear catchy choruses. Their tracks more notably include layers of emotion that are able to channel through to listeners. The…

Rumors had been swirling a long time about Beyonce being pregnant, but now it’s confirmed! Beyonce showed up at the MTV VMAs in a flowing orange gown and showing off her stomach. But the news of her being pregnant really hit home after she performed on the VMA stage, opening her magenta sequined jacket to show her belly, which looked like it was being held in by extremely fabulous maternity pants. Once she did this, the crowd went bananas, including Kanye West, who congratulated her husband Jay Z in the audience. According to CNN’s Marquee Blog, Beyonce was asked about the rumors on Piers Morgan Tonight. On the show, she…