Beyoncé

Preview 2009 - Pop Music

8 Jan 2009

‘Pop is back!’, Same Difference exclaim in typically camp fashion on the advert for their not-so-innovatively-titled debut, erm, Pop. Simon Cowell’s karaoke factory might not be the best example of it, but their statement is bang on. Strictly speaking…

Kelly Rowland lands music award

Music Gossip

10 Feb 2012

Kelly Rowland has been honoured at the Black Women in Music awards. The 30-year-old singer performed her Grammy-nominated single 'Motivation' at the annual event, hosted by Essence magazine, and picked up the Rising Icon accolade at the…

Jay-Z wants Adele interview

Music Gossip

28 Jun 2011

Jay-Z is "keen" to work with Adele. The hip-hop star met the 'Rolling in the Deep' hitmaker for lunch in London to discuss a possible collaboration and the rapper thinks the pair can make a "massive record" together after she made him laugh…

Beyoncé added to T in the Park 2011 line-up

The global pop star joins an already impressive bill at Scottish festival

5 May 2011

Pop sensation Beyoncé has been added to the T in the Park bill, which is taking place at Balado from 8–10 July. She will join a host of acts such as Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and many more. Beyoncé is now one of the best-selling artists…

Singles & Downloads

30 Oct 2008

You know times are tough when you have to resort to Tony Christie to get you through the day. OK, the climate’s shagged and the banks are collapsing, but it’s the piffling amount of brilliant tracks that’s really getting my goat this issue. What? Us…

Chris Brown up for five Soul Train Awards

Music Gossip

25 Oct 2011

Chris Brown has been nominated for five prizes at the Soul Train Awards. The 'Next 2 You' singer is up for Best Male R&B/Soul Artist, Album of the Year for 'F.A.M.E.', Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year for 'Look at Me Now' (featuring Busta Rhymes and…

Aloe Blacc's aero inspiration

Music Gossip

6 Oct 2011

Aloe Blacc writes most of his lyrics on airplanes. The 'I Need A Dollar' hitmaker is at his most relaxed when in the air, away from distractions, and likes to put all the time he spends travelling to good use. He told NME magazine: "To get my…

Beyonce batting U2 for UK Festival Awards crown

Music Gossip

16 Sep 2011

Beyonce, U2, Foo Fighters and Muse are battling it out to be named Headliner of the Year at the UK Festival Awards. All acts who headlined festivals in the UK in 2011 are in the running for the awards - including Linkin Park, Pulp The Eagles and…

Review - T in the Park 2011

All the rain, mud and rock action from Scotland's biggest music festival

8 Aug 2011

Saturday Ke$ha proves trashy entertainment with a set that refuses to take itself seriously. A party up glam stomp though a series of electro pop hits that while low on art is high on glitter and cheap thrills (and inexplicably includes a six-foot…

T in the Park - Balado, Kinross, Fri 8–Sun 10 July 2011

Beyonce, Pulp, Lady North and Tom Jones among highlights

21 Jul 2011

A city-sized piss-up spread across seven stages, T in the Park has grown to almost incomprehensible proportions. With the territory comes an obligation to please everybody some of the time, something which inevitably has a habit of leaving fans of…

Beyoncé - 4

Fun, but new ground remains unbroken

13 Jul 2011

(Sony) Spectacular and summer-defining festival appearances notwithstanding, Beyoncé Knowles’ albums have so far failed to entirely capitalise on her unerring ability to work a solid gold, 24-carat pop classic when she’s given one (see: ‘Crazy in…

Beyoncé - A profile of the colossus of popular culture

There's great acts at 2011's music festivals, but there’s only one icon

28 Jun 2011

When The List first set eyes on Beyoncé in the flesh, it is fair to say that there were fireworks. You might well call them pyrotechnics – this was the Brit Awards, 2001, and she was onstage with Destiny’s Child – but as flames engulfed the rostrum and…

Jay-Z had no special requests

Music Gossip

18 Jun 2011

Emily Eavis says Jay-Z was one of the most down-to-earth acts to have performed at Glastonbury. The hip-hop superstar headlined the world-famous festival in 2008 and while the decision caused outrage is some parts, the organiser - daughter of…

Beyonce nervous about Glastonbury

Music Gossip

2 Jun 2011

Beyonce is feeling "so nervous" about headlining Glastonbury. The 'Single Ladies' singer - who will perform on the show's Pyramid Stage as the closing act of the UK festival in Somerset, South West England, on Sunday 26 June - has been feeling…

The Phantom Band and Lucky Me pick 2011 music festival highlights

Modeselektor, Bronto Skylift, Ango and Machinedrum among picks

30 May 2011

Found We toured with them recently and they blew me away every night I saw them. Great music by a great bunch of lads, I’ll be around singing my heart out to this. T in the Park Echo and the Bunnymen I stole my brother Joe’s tape of Songs to…

Jennifer Hudson admires collaborators

Music Gossip

8 May 2011

Jennifer Hudson is a "fan" of her collaborators. The singer-and-actress still gets star-struck by celebrities she has performed with, including Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo and 'Dreamgirls' co-star Beyonce Knowles but tries not to let their famous status get…

Beyonce recording with Rihanna

Music Gossip

21 Apr 2011

Beyonce Knowles is set to collaborate with Rihanna on her new album. The 'Halo' singer - who released new single 'Run The World (Girls)' today (21.04.11) - has asked the 'S&M' star to record a duet for her new, as yet untitled record, set to be…

Beyonce working with Frank Ocean

Music Gossip

23 Mar 2011

Beyonce Knowles has worked with producer Frank Ocean on her new album. The Odd Future band member - who has previously made tracks with Justin Bieber and Brandy - posted a picture of the 'Halo' hitmaker working on her fourth solo record with him on…

Beyonce Knowles collaborates with Sleigh Bells

Music Gossip

25 Jan 2011

Beyonce Knowles has recorded with noise pop duo Sleigh Bells for her upcoming record. US DJ and producer Diplo said he invited the group - made up of producer and guitarist Derek E. Miller and singer Alexis Krauss - to the studio while he was working…

Willow Smith advised by Jay-Z and Beyonce

Music Gossip

12 Dec 2010

Willow Smith gets advice from Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles. The 10-year-old singer - whose parents are actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith - has been told by the famous couple to enjoy her experiences of chart success. Asked which celebrities…

Beyonce creating her own genre

Music Gossip

19 Nov 2010

Beyonce wants to create her own genre of music. The 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)' singer is presently working on new tracks for the follow up to her 2008 'I Am... Sasha Fierce' album, and is planning to make her own entirely new genre of music…

Obsessed

28 May 2009

Beyoncé Knowles may have star billing in this Fatal Attraction upgrade, but it’s not her who goes ‘Crazy in Love’ in Obsessed. Steve Shill’s glossy but vacuous drama features Final Destination star Ali Larter unleashing her inner bunny boiler alter ego…

Autumn Music Preview 08 - Future music

18 Sep 2008

Limbering up well in advance for the run-up to Christmas (yes, it’s only September and we’ve already dropped the C-word), all manner of superstar acts are crawling out the woodwork to release long awaited albums. Oasis pave the way with their seventh…