
The Houston Equal Rights Ordinance — a proposal that would have allowed men to enter women’s bathrooms, showers, and changing areas based on gender identification — was soundly defeated by Houston voters at the ballot box last week. According to one advocate for the now-defunct proposal, pop star Beyoncé bears at least some of the blame for its failure.
by Daniel Nussbaum8 Nov 2015, 1:30 PM PST0

First Lady Michelle Obama is out with her first Spotify playlist, featuring female artists in celebration of the “International Day of the Girl.” The songs feature some questionable lyrics.
by Dr. Susan Berry20 Oct 2015, 9:22 AM PST0

Beyoncé and Coldplay rocked out, First Lady Michelle Obama launched a new girls’ education initiative, and Leonardo DiCaprio warned of the dangers of climate change as tens of thousands gathered for the fourth annual Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park on Saturday.
by Daniel Nussbaum27 Sep 2015, 6:42 AM PST0

First Lady Michelle Obama couldn’t ask for a better role model for her family than Beyoncé Knowles, and while Michelle is known to spend lavishly, so is her hero.
by Kelli Serio4 Aug 2015, 10:41 AM PST0

First Lady Michelle Obama sat down with rapper Wale for a rapid-fire interview last week in which she revealed what she’d choose to do if she wasn’t the president’s wife.
by Daniel Nussbaum2 Aug 2015, 5:24 PM PST0

The Melbourne skyline will soon look drastically different, now that a skyscraper inspired by Beyoncé has been approved for construction.
by Kelli Serio6 Jul 2015, 1:40 PM PST0

Beyoncé celebrated last week’s landmark Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage a little bit later than her peers.
by Daniel Nussbaum1 Jul 2015, 2:40 PM PST0

Jay-Z and Beyoncé quietly donated tens of thousands of dollars to pay bail for protesters arrested in Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore, according to an author and collaborator close to the couple.
by Daniel Nussbaum18 May 2015, 8:59 AM PST0

Last month, Jay-Z and a handful of some of the biggest names in music teamed up to launch Tidal, a new artist-owned streaming music service that would compete with household names like Pandora and Spotify. The concept seemed promising; a new
by Daniel Nussbaum22 Apr 2015, 1:29 PM PST0

Celebrities, heeding Benjamin Franklin’s advice that “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” are buying up new “top-level” domain names like .porn to prevent cybersquatters or extortionists from besmirching their reputations and/or selling them later for a much higher price.
by Robert Wilde14 Apr 2015, 7:39 AM PST0

The Queen of Pop revealed that she is jealous of pop superstar Beyoncés relationship with President Obama, saying that if only she were married to Jay Z, she would “score an invitation” to the White House.
by Daniel Nussbaum23 Mar 2015, 1:01 PM PST0

Album of the Year Grammy-winning artist Beck’s father worked on a Beyoncé album in 2006, the Hollywood Reporter confirmed Thursday. Maybe, now that it is known that his dad worked on an album for his Beyoncé, Kanye West will finally concede that Beck is a “real artist.”
by Daniel Nussbaum6 Mar 2015, 11:49 AM PST0

A 21-year-old aspiring rapper is suing Jay-Z, claiming to be the rap mogul’s son from a previous relationship.
by Daniel Nussbaum19 Feb 2015, 2:11 PM PST0

Untouched photographs from Beyonce’s 2013 L’Oreal ad campaign hit the web Wednesday, which demonstrate the star in her more natural state, but some users on social media were not very receptive…cue Kanye West. Many of the photos reveal a less
by Kelli Serio19 Feb 2015, 6:57 AM PST0

Sunday night’s Grammy Awards broadcast was relatively uneventful. Sam Smith won four statues, Taylor Swift danced in her front-row seat (and didn’t win anything), and Pharell Williams brought “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” to his Hans Zimmer-tweaked rendition of “Happy.”
by Daniel Nussbaum10 Feb 2015, 12:04 PM PST0

On E! Network’s post-Grammys coverage, Kanye West followed up on what was an apparent effort to repeat his 2009 MTV Video Music Awards folly, in which he interrupted Taylor Swift and said Beyoncé deserved the year’s best female video award.
by Jeff Poor8 Feb 2015, 10:55 PM PST0

Alternative rock artist Beck took home the Album of the Year award at the 2015 Grammys, and as he accepted the accolade, a special guest joined him on stage: Kanye West, and he isn’t happy about it. Beck seemed as
by Kipp Jones8 Feb 2015, 10:24 PM PST0

Apparently singer Beyoncé is so “crazy in love” with her nutritional choices, she and trainer Marcos Borges have announced they’re launching a vegan meal delivery service.
by Kipp Jones2 Feb 2015, 3:35 PM PST0

Hip hop power couple Beyoncé and Jay Z took time over the holidays to give U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Kuwait a memorable New Year’s Eve.
by Kelli Serio7 Jan 2015, 1:07 PM PST0

Beyonce and Jay-Z came under fire from an animal rights group after taking photos with a tiger cub during a recent trip to Thailand.
by Daniel Nussbaum6 Jan 2015, 2:37 PM PST0

Country-turned pop star Taylor Swift took the top spot for the third year in a row. This year, she donated of the proceeds of her single “Welcome to New York” to the New York City Public School system.
by Kelli Serio30 Dec 2014, 12:44 PM PST0

According to People, the two chart toppers performed the “hands up, don’t shoot” gesture popularized in protests over the death of Ferguson teenager Michael Brown as they celebrated Jay Z’s 45th birthday in Iceland.
by Ezra Dulis27 Dec 2014, 1:19 AM PST0

Jay-Z and Beyonce just lost out on a $70 million mansion in Beverly Hills to Markus Persson, aka “Notch,” the Swedish creator of the video game Minecraft. The opulent home, complete with a car showroom, move theater, candy room, and
by Daniel Nussbaum22 Dec 2014, 12:26 PM PST0

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 (UPI) — Beyoncé and Jay Z have been sued by a Hungarian singer who claims her voice is sampled without her permission in the couple’s hit single “Drunk In Love.” Beyonce, 33, released the track on
by Breitbart London16 Dec 2014, 2:42 PM PST0

In what might be one of the more unusual celebrity/product partnerships in recent years, R&B singer Usher’s new single, “Clueless,” will be the prize at the bottom of specially-marked boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios sold exclusively at Walmart. The song
by Daniel Nussbaum11 Nov 2014, 6:55 AM PST0