Beyonce has released her father, Matthew Knowles, from his duties as her manager, ending their professional relationship that started in the 1990s when she was in Destiny’s Child, CNN.com is reporting. But the 16-time Grammy winner said in a statement that she is only parting ways with her father on a business level. She added that she loves him and she’s grateful for the impact he made on her career. Matthew added that the decision was mutual, as his record label, Music World Entertainment, will now focus on gospel and inspirational artists. He added that he and Beyonce did great things together, and “I know that she will continue to  [ Read More ]

Spurred on by the announcement Rihanna made about not starring in “The Bodyguard” remake, movie ticketing site MovieTickets.com released the results from a poll they held to see who their readers would would want to see fill the roll Whitney Houston originated in the film. According to the poll, which had over 16,000 people participating, an overwhelming number want to see Jennifer Hudson take on the role–51 percent, in fact. The runner-up was Beyonce with 25 percent. Other singers considered were Christina Aguilera at 15 percent and Lea Michele at 9 percent. From a selling standpoint, Jennifer Hudson would be a great choice. I remember in one other article about  [ Read More ]

Remember the 1954 Judy Garland classic ‘A Star is Born’? Well, it would appear that the film is going to receive a 21st century update. According to Deadline, Oscar-winner and veteran director Clint Eastwood will direct pop star Beyonce in a remake of ‘A Star is Born’. Naturally, news of this pairing has taken the internet by storm, mostly from shock. The mind boggles at the news, but what’s even more boggling is finding out what actor will play alongside Beyonce. E! has been throwing out potential names such as Robert Pattinson, Jay Z (Beyonce’s husband in real life), and Usher. Personally, I think a Denzel Washington or even someone  [ Read More ]

Coming up on the one-year anniversary of interrupting Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for her first MTV Video Music Award (VMA) for Best Female Video for ‘You Belong With Me,’ saying Beyonce should have won for ‘Single Ladies,’ Kanye West is apologizing to Swift again. Access Hollywood is reporting that on the morning of September 4, the rapper posted dozens of tweets in under one hour, including a new apology to Swift. Lying relatively low since the incident, West tweeted “I’m sorry Taylor.” He then said that while he tried to stay away from the subject on Twitter, he wanted to let people know about the “major repercussions” he has suffered  [ Read More ]

New York, NY (August 3, 2010) — From pop to rock to hip-hop, today’s hottest artists will vie for the coveted Moonman award at the “2010 MTV Video Music Awards.” MTV today announced the nominees with Lady Gaga leading the way with an incredible thirteen nods including “Best Pop Video,” “Best Female Video” and “Best Dance Music Video” for her global chart-topping hit “Bad Romance.” No stranger to breaking records, Gaga can now boast having the most nominations ever in a single VMA as well as being the first female artist nominated for two different videos in the “Video of the Year” category for “Bad Romance” and “Telephone” featuring Beyoncé.  [ Read More ]

MTV recently announced the complete list of nominees for the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards listed below. The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards will air live on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 9PM and on Sunday, September 20 at 5pm ET with Spanish subtitles on MTV. MTV will announce additional performers, nominees and presenters on a later date. Viewers can vote for general VMAs categories, including “Best New Artist,” by visiting vma.mtv.com beginning Tuesday, August 4. “Best New Artist” voting continues through the show, live on September 13. In addition, Verizon Wireless subscribers can vote by texting VMA to 97979 (standard message rates apply.) Following are the nominees for the  [ Read More ]

Gail Simone, the writer of the current run of DC’s renowned “Wonder Woman” title, recently talked a bit with io9.com about the sudden surge of rumors surrounding a “Wonder Woman” movie, particularly ones about pop singer Beyonce’s desire to star, and McG taking the director’s chair. “In general, I’m very skeptical of any fake irony when dealing with Wonder Woman. If we’re getting some kind of post-modern satire of the Lynda Carter series, I’d rather they just pass on the whole idea entirely. Christopher Reeve showed that the noble characters work best when played nobly. Winking at the audience insults everyone involved” she says in regards to any adaptation being  [ Read More ]