beyoncé
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Beyoncé And Jay-Z Headline the 2018 Global Citizen Festival to Honor Nelson Mandela's Legacy
At a respectable hour—2:47 p.m. EST on Sunday, to be exact—Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z’s philanthropy and benevolence blessed the world with a performance during the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. Unlike Beychella, which aired at an ungodly hour, Beyoncé and the father of her children hopped on South Africa’s…
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Beauty and Fashion Keep Rihanna in the Top 10 of Forbes' Highest Paid Women in Music
Never knock your side hustle. That’s the lesson to be learned from the music industry’s—and now, the fashion and beauty industry’s—favorite bad gal, who has increased her net worth through the runaway successes of Fenty Beauty and Savage x Fenty. How else can you explain Rihanna’s maintaining the seventh place spot on Forbes’ Highest Paid…
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Once Again, George Zimmerman Avoids Jail Time, This Time for Stalking Charge
If there’s one thing Florida just can’t bring itself to do, it’s put George Zimmerman’s lumpy, sentient-trash-bag ass in jail. On Tuesday, after Zimmerman’s attorney pleaded no contest to stalking charges stemming from a Jay-Z-produced documentary on the life and death of Trayvon Martin, the black teen Zimmerman killed in 2012, a Seminole County judge…
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Independent Woman: Beyoncé Buys Out Ivy Park Co-Founder, Amid Charges of His Misconduct
Beyoncé’s Ivy Park activewear line is one of the lower profile of her many ventures. The two-year old line, available at retailers such as Nordstrom and Foot Locker, among others, will soon be leaving the shelves of English-based fast-fashion juggernaut Topshop. Launched in 2016 with the retailer’s chairman, Sir Philip Green, Ivy Park is now…
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Under the Influence: If Every Vote Counts, How Much Should a Celebrity Endorsement?
It was the kind of Hail Mary some pray for—like a last-minute, death-row pardon. But when Beyoncé publicly threw her support behind Texas senatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke, reactions were mixed, to say the least. Self-affirmed stans of the superstar praised their queen, while others understandably asked why she’d waited until the eleventh hour to use…
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She Hath Spoken: Beyoncé Drops Last-Minute Endorsement for Beto O'Rourke
Leave it to Beyoncé to debut an eleventh-hour drop—though this time, it wasn’t a surprise single. Instead, the Queen gave a last-minute endorsement to Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke, who’s challenging Republican Senator Ted Cruz today in the midterms in her home state of Texas where, according to The Cut, she is notably still registered…
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Halloween's Champion: Beyoncé's 2nd Costume Paid Tribute to an American Hero
We called it. Proving, once again, that too much is never enough when it comes to Halloween, Beyoncé debuted a second costume on Wednesday night, this time with a little help from husband Jay-Z. In a tribute to Olympic track and field greatness, Beyoncé costumed herself as the late, great, always glamorous Florence Griffith-Joyner, fondly…
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Halloween, Celebrity Style: Beyoncé Goes Braxton, Al Roker Claps Back and More
Who doesn’t love Halloween? Okay, plenty of people—including The Root’s beloved editor-in-chief, Danielle Belton (she doesn’t like being scared). But for those of us who do (like Michael Harriot, who considers it his favorite holiday and starts planning his costume the day after Christmas), the 31st of each October (and its adjacent weekends) is the…
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Beyoncé Wore Gray Lipstick. If You Now Want To, Here’s Some Help
Can’t stop, won’t stop. Though it’s only been a few weeks since her epic On the Run II tour with husband Jay-Z, Beyoncé has shown no signs of slowing down, even for a moment. In the weeks since, the superstar has found time to sing at the annual City of Hope gala in Los Angeles,…
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Smoke x Mirrors: Kelly Rowland Debuts a New Collab (It's Not the One You're Expecting)
After weeks of teasing a possible duet with BFF and fellow former Destiny’s Child member Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland has indeed dropped a new collaboration … and it’s all smoke and mirrors. No, for real. It’s a collaboration with eyewear brand Smoke x Mirrors. The singer has released a 10-piece, four-frame limited capsule collection, available exclusively…