Julianne Hough
Before becoming a two-time winner on DWTS, Julianne Hough was one of the Million Dollar Dancers on the 2006 ABC game show Show Me the Money.
Jamie Chung
Before getting into the acting business, Jamie Chung appeared on The Real World: San Diego, the 14th season of MTV’s The Real World, back in 2004.
Lily Allen is throwing some shade at Beyonce amid the release of her album Cowboy Carter.
The 38-year-old singer and actress, who is married to Stranger Things actor David Harbour, had some harsh comments to make during an appearance on a podcast this week.
“Have you heard the Beyoncé album?” Miss Me? podcast host Miquita Oliver asked.
“I’ve heard a few bits,” Lily answered. “The Miley Cyrus one and I listened to the Blackbird one… I have to listen to the whole thing from start to finish.”
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After Miquita pointed out that Beyonce “looks great,” Lily said that the superstar must be “getting some help.”
“She’s got a great team of stylists, great hair people, she works out, [she’s] got access to the best personal trainers in the world—She’s Beyoncé,” Lily said.
Lily then explained why she found the “Jolene” cover on the album to be “very weird.”
“It’s quite an interesting thing to do when you’re trying to tackle a new genre, and you just choose the biggest song in that genre to cover,” she said.
Beyonce just released another new song!
Paul McCartney is addressing Beyoncé’s cover of “Blackbird,” featured on her new album Cowboy Carter.
“Blackbird” comes from the double album by The Beatles also known as The White Album. The song was written by Paul and John Lennon, and was inspired by the Civil Rights movement in America in the ’50s and ’60s.
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“I am so happy with @beyonce’s version of my song ‘Blackbird’. I think she does a magnificent version of it and it reinforces the civil rights message that inspired me to write the song in the first place,” he said on social media.
“I think Beyoncé has done a fab version and would urge anyone who has not heard it yet to check it out. You are going to love it!”
“I spoke to her on FaceTime and she thanked me for writing it and letting her do it,” he continued.
“I told her the pleasure was all mine and I thought she had done a killer version of the song. When I saw the footage on the television in the early 60s of the Black girls being turned away from school, I found it shocking and I can’t believe that still in these days there are places where this kind of thing is happening right now. Anything my song and Beyoncé’s fabulous version can do to ease racial tension would be a great thing and makes me very proud.”
She also just surprise dropped a new remix!
Beyoncé has new music out!
Nearly a week after release of her new album Cowboy Carter, the 42-year-old entertainer dropped her new “Texas Hold ‘Em” (Pony Up) Remix at midnight on Thursday (April 4).
In the new verse of the remix, Beyoncé sings, “Woke up this mornin’, my heart keeps racin’ / Straight to the bottom, we all need salvation (Come take it to the floor now, ooh) / Need you to in this drought, take me downtown / Gon leave the truck, whiskey, baby Let’s get weekend wasted / Might as well just throw it all (Woo-woo)”
Keep reading to find out more…Cowboy Carter is also known as Act II in Beyoncé‘s trilogy project, which began with Renaissance in 2022. The country album has been in the works ever since the entertainer teamed up with The Chicks for a performance of “Daddy Lessons” at the 2016 CMA Awards, a performance which received backlash from country music fans who didn’t want her to be in the genre.
Earlier this week, Beyoncé made a rare public appearance to receive a major award.
You can download “Texas Hold ‘Em” (Pony Up) Remix off of iTunes here and listen to it below!
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“We’re your Dreamgirls!”
Jennifer Hudson and Beyoncé had a mini Dreamgirls reunion earlier this week while attending the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Dolby Theater on Monday (April 1) in Hollywood.
Jennifer was in attendance to help pay tribute to Cher, who received the Icon Award, while Beyoncé was there to receive the Innovator Award, which was presented to her by Stevie Wonder.
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“I am so happy I got to be there to cheer on my Dreamgirls sister as she received the @iheartradio Innovator Award!!! 💜 Congratulations on such a well deserved recognition! Love u @beyonce !!!”: Jennifer captioned a post of their reunion.
The talk show host included a video of them meeting up backstage and instantly going into a hug. Aww!
This year marks the 18-year anniversary since Dreamgirls was released in theaters. Jennifer won several awards for her performance as Effie White, including an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress!
The last time we saw JHud and Beyoncé reuniting was in 2018 at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Awards party.
Michelle Obama is singing her praises for Beyoncé!
On Tuesday (April 2), the 60-year-old former First Lady took to Instagram to sing her praises for the 42-year-old entertainer following the release of her new album, Cowboy Carter.
Keep reading to find out more…“@Beyonce, you are a record-breaker and history-maker,” Michelle wrote. “With Cowboy Carter, you have changed the game once again by helping redefine a music genre and transform our culture. I am so proud of you!”
“Cowboy Carter is a reminder that despite everything we’ve been through to be heard, seen, and recognized, we can still dance, sing, and be who we are unapologetically,” Michelle continued. “This album reminds us that we ALL have power. There’s power in our history, in our joy, and in our votes — and we can each use our own gifts and talents to make our voices heard on the issues that matter most to us.”
Michelle then referenced Beyoncé‘s song “Ya Ya” where she encourages fans to get out and vote.
“Together, we can stand up for what we believe in, and we must do that at the ballot box this year,” Michelle wrote. “The issues that impact us most are on the ballot across the country — from equal pay and racial justice to reproductive healthcare and climate change. And as Queen Bey says at the end of Ya Ya, we need to ‘keep the faith’ and ‘VOTE!’”
“You can register to vote with @WhenWeAllVote in the time it takes you to listen to your favorite song on the album. Visit WhenWeAllVote.org to register now,” Michelle concluded.
Find out what Vice President Kamala Harris said about Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter here!
Beyoncé is a winner!
Following the release of her critically acclaimed new album Cowboy Carter, the 42-year-old entertainer was honored with the Innovator Award at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday (April 1) at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
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While being honored by the legendary Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé walked out on stage in a black leather jumpsuit paired with a black cowboy with gold detailing.
“Tonight, you called me an innovator and for that, I’m very grateful,” Beyoncé said in her acceptance speech. “Innovation starts with a dream. But then you have to execute that dream and that role can be very bumpy.”
“Being an innovator is saying what everyone believes is impossible,” she continued. “Being an innovator often means being criticized, which often will test your mental strength. Being an innovator is leaning on faith, trusting that God will catch you and guide you.”
Beyoncé then went on to name several Black artists “who defied any label placed upon them,” including Rosetta Tharpe, Linda Martell, Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, and Stevie.
“Thank you for executing your dream so we could all follow,” Beyoncé added before thanking her team, husband Jay-Z, and her “three beautiful children” who inspire her.
Congrats Bey!!
FYI: Beyoncé is wearing an outfit by Versace.
