Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Beyonce - "Halo" & "Diva" Videos

The new "HALO" and "DIVA" videos can be downloaded, now exclusively from iTunes.

"Halo"


"Diva"

Monday, December 22, 2008

'Halo' & 'Diva' Covers

Here's the covers for Beyonce's new singles, "Halo" & "Diva":


CLICK HERE to download the HALO video.


CLICK HERE to download the DIVA video.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Beyonce Q&A - Additional Questions from AOL Sessions


AOL: When was the last time you were completely alone?


Beyonce: The last time I was completely alone was probably yesterday. I have my moments alone — it’s important. Every morning I try to lay in bed and try to think about what I did the day before and what I have to do. I do my own therapy and analyzing, so I can be smarter, stronger and a better woman.

AOL: The ‘I Am’ portion of the album is pretty emotional. When was the last time you cried?

Beyonce: ‘I Am’ — that portion of the record is very emotional, very touching and very vulnerable. I’m an emotional person. I’m really sensitive. Whenever there’s someone in the room crying, I cry. When I watch a Hallmark commercial, I cry. I think it’s one of my gifts; I’m able to connect emotionally to people and it doesn’t take a lot.

AOL: What would your mother say is your worst habit?

Beyonce: My mother would say my worst habit is definitely being messy. They call me Hurricane Beyonce — whenever I walk in a room, you give it about 10 minutes, my purse, my shoes — everything — is all over the place. I’m extremely organized with my work. I’m very detail-oriented and a little bit crazy. So when I come home I don’t want to think about anything. I don’t want to be put together. I just completely destroy everything.

AOL: I heard you’re a pretty good Connect Four player. What’s your secret talent or party trick?

Beyonce: I’m a pretty good Connect Four player. I think I’m the champion. I don’t want to talk too much but I really can back it up. I know people are like, “Yeah, right.” Everybody thought, “OK, that’s the rumor, but let’s try.” I beat quite a few legends.

AOL: Any possibility of a Destiny’s Child reunion?

Beyonce: Destiny’s Child — actually my cousin just had a birthday and all the girls, we flew into New York. We had a party bus and we went to see this show called ‘Fuerzabruta.’ It was amazing. It was so great to see the girls and we stayed up all night, we played musical chairs.We see each other all the time. I heard some stuff that Kelly [Rowland] is doing for her record — Michelle [Williams]’s album is out. They’re my girls. Whenever they need me I’m here, and whenever I need them, they’re here for me. Maybe one day. We always have our surprise performances every year, so we’ll see what happens.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Beyonce On X Factor

Beyonce & Alex - "Listen" Live:


"If I Were A Boy" Live:

Thursday, December 11, 2008

BEYONCE'S "I AM..." WORLD TOUR 2009 - EUROPEAN DATES


European dates have been announced for Beyonce's "I AM..." World Tour, beginning Sunday, April 26 in Croatia and running through Sunday May 31 at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast (please see itinerary following).

The most heavily anticipated concert event of the year, Beyonce's "I AM..." Tour will mark the artist's first full-length concerts since 2007's sold-out "The Beyonce Experience" and will premiere live performances of songs from I AM...SASHA FIERCE, her latest international #1 chart-topping album.

A #1 best-seller in the United States and Japan, I AM...SASHA FIERCE features the singles "If I Were A Boy" (#1 UK airplay/singles, #1 Norway singles, #1 Sweden singles, #1 South Africa airplay, #1 Korea airplay, #1 Brazil airplay and #1 Denmark digital singles) and "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," which hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 & R&B charts best-selling album and has spent three weeks at #1 on Germany's airplay-based club charts.

The world-renowned top designer, director and photographer Thierry Mugler will work as creative advisor and costume designer on Beyonce's "I AM..." Tour.

Beyonce's new concert production promises to showcase the music and film superstar, along with her extraordinary all-female band, performing musical hits, classics, and surprises in a newly-created high-tech state-of-the-art concert environment.

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"I AM…" WORLD TOUR 2009 - EUROPEAN DATES

Apr 26 - Zagreb, Croatia - Arena
Apr 28 - Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle
Apr 29 - Budapest, Hungary - Arena
Apr 30 - Prague, Czech Republic - The O2
May 2 - Rotterdam, Holland - Ahoy
May 5 - Paris, France - Bercy
May 6 - Strasbourg, France - Zenith
May 7 - Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpalais
May 8 - Berlin, Germany - The 02
May 10 - Herning, Denmark - MCH Arena
May 11 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Scandinavium
May 13 - Stockholm, Sweden - Globen
May 15 - Koln, Germany - Arena
May 16 - Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion
May 18 - Lisbon, Portugal - Atlantico
May 19 - Madrid, Spain - Palacio Desportes
May 20 - Barcelona, Spain - Palau St Jordi
May 23 - Birmingham, UK - NIA
May 25 - London, UK - The 02
May 27 - Manchester, UK - MEN
May 29 - Dublin, Ireland - The O2
May 31 - Belfast, UK - Odyssey Arena

Friday, December 5, 2008

CADILLAC RECORDS in Theatres Nationwide!!


The highly anticipated motion picture starring Beyoncé Knowles, Adrian Brody, and Jeffrey Wright hits theatres nationwide today. This film is too special to be missed!

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Beyonce Performs @ Rockefeller Center

"Ave Maria" Live:

Beyonce on the Cover of Giant Magazine

Here's a few photos and an excerpt of the article from Beyonce's issue of Giant:




Beyonce: Portrait of a Lady
By GIANT Dec 4, 2008

The Renaissance woman is a marvel. But despite a life in the spotlight and the drives of obsessed fans, few people genuinely know Beyoncé Giselle Knowles. The words of those loved her best and longest, we present Sasha Fierce, Jay-Z’s bride, a dynamic musician, a skillful actress and an adored daughter. The icon.

You have to understand,” Jay-Z told me in 2003,before Beyonce was his wife, when they were still getting to know each other, while they were negotiating their relationship with the public.” I don’t even like for people to know what my girl looks like…. and now I’m in a relationship with Michael Jackson!”

At the time, it wasn’t clear if Jay had a case of the love goggles. Sure, led by Beyoncé, Destiny’s Child hit the stratosphere in 2001, picking up Grammys, breaking Billboard records and churning out fun, girl-power R&B dance hits. (They wouldn’t be named bestselling girl group of all time until 2005, after they’d reunited in 2004 to record Destiny Fulfilled). But MJ? The greatest of all time? This was at a point when you couldn’t read an article on the group without Beyoncé being described as “bootylicious.” - DREAM HAMPTON

FOR THE FULL STORY, CHECK OUT THE NEW DECEMBER/JANUARY ISSUE OF GIANT ON NEWSSTANDS NOW!

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

'Cadillac Records' Soundtrack In Stores Now!


Standard Edition:
1. I’m A Man (Jeffrey Wright)
2. At Last (Beyonce)
3. No Particular Place To Go (Mos Def)
4. I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man (Jeffrey Wright)
5. Once In A Lifetime (Beyonce)
6. Let’s Take A Walk (Raphael Saadiq)
7. 6 O’Clock Blues (Solange)
8. Nadine (Mos Def)
9. The Sound (Mary Mary)
10. Last Night (Little Walter)
11. I’d Rather Go Blind (Beyonce)
12. My Babe (Columbus Short)
13. Bridging The Gap (Nas featuring Olu Dara)


Deluxe Edition:
Disc 1
1. I'm A Man (Jeffrey Wright)
2. At Last (Beyoncé)
3. No Particular Place To Go (Mos Def)
4. I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man (Jeffrey Wright)
5. Once In A Lifetime (Beyoncé)
6. Let's Take A Walk (Raphael Saadiq)
7. 6 O'Clock Blues (Solange)
8. Nadine (Mos Def)
9. Sound (Mary Mary)
10. Last Night (Little Walter)
11. I'd Rather Go Blind (Beyoncé)
12. My Babe (Coco Short)
13. Bridging The Gap (Olu Dara, Nas)

Disc 2
1. Maybellene (Mos Def)
2. Forty Days & Forty Nights (Buddy Guy)
3. Trust In Me (Beyoncé)
4. Juke (SOUL7, Kim Wilson)
5. Smokestack Lightnin'
6. Promised Land (Mos Def)
7. All I Could Do Was Cry (Beyoncé)
8. Surfin' USA (Will Lee Voices)
9. My Babe (Elvis Presley)
10. I Can't Be Satisfied (Jeffrey Wright)
11. Come On (Mos Def)
12. Country Blues (Bill Sims, Jeffrey Wright)
13. Evolution Of A Man (Al Kapone, Q-Tip)

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Beyonce On Tyra Banks Show

Interview Part I:


Interview Part II:


Interview Part III:


Interview Part IV:


"If I Were A Boy" Live:


"Single Ladies" Live:

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Beyonce On The Today Show

"Crazy In Love" Live:


"If I Were A Boy" Live:


"Single Ladies" Live:


"At Last" Live:

Beyonce Starts 'Fierce' Atop Album Chart


Beyonce scores her third straight No. 1 debut on The Billboard 200 this week as the double-disc "I Am ... Sasha Fierce" (Music World/Columbia) shifts a whopping 482,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The album, split between material credited to Beyonce and her new alter-ego Sasha Fierce, has already spawned the hits "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)." Beyonce's 2003 solo debut, "Dangerously in Love," started with 317,000, while 2006's "B-Day" moved 541,000.

Source: Billboard.com

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Beyonce on Ellen Degeneres Show

"Single Ladies" Live:


Interview Part 1:


Interview Part 2:


"Flaws And All" Live:

Beyonce and UPTOWN Magazine's Best of 2008


NEW YORK, Nov 25, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Winter 2008/2009 issue of UPTOWN Magazine (on newsstands December 8th) takes an in-depth look into African Americans at the top of their game in the entertainment, fashion, sports and political arenas, as judged by a panel of experts.


"Barack Obama's election has brought African Americans front and center in American life," said Len Burnett, Co-Founder and Group Publisher. "UPTOWN's Winter Issue honors the Obamas, NY Governor David Patterson, Kobe Bryant, Tyra Banks and cover girl Beyonce Knowles as shining examples of African American success."

UPTOWN Magazine is the only luxury lifestyle company targeting the growing Affluent African American (AAA) market. UPTOWN is currently published quarterly nationally with regional issues in NYC, Atlanta, Washington DC and Chicago. In 2009, UPTOWN will expand to include a Charlotte edition and increase to six issues per year. Uptown's circulation will grow to 200,000 and a readership of 800,000.

The Winter 2008/2009 issue also marks UPTOWN's second largest advertising revenue issue to date. As many print titles have struggled to retain ad sales, UPTOWN has grown exponentially. UPTOWN's combination of integrated marketing programs as well as a unique product offering has proven to be a great vehicle for luxury brands such as Maserati, Tiffany, Aston Martin, Veuve Clicquot, Lexus and many others.

Other features include "Life in the Spotlight," an interview with cover girl and newlywed Beyonce Knowles, a holiday gift guide for the Fashionista, Style Guy and New Homeowners in your life, tips on upgrading your holiday bash and an interview with George Tillman, Director of the upcoming Biggie Smalls biopic.

SOURCE: Uptown Media Group

Cadillac Records Soundtrack Available Dec. 2nd



The soundtrack for the motion picture Cadillac Records
Features many songs performed by Beyonce including "At Last"
Plus music by Raphael Saadiq, Solange, Mos Def, Mary Mary,
Buddy Guy, Elvis Presley, and more!

The soundtrack hits stores December 2nd.
The movie hits theaters December 5th.

Written and Directed by Darnell Martin, Cadillac Records, chronicles the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists. The film stars Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess, Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, Columbus Short as Little Walter, Mos Def as Chuck Berry and Beyoncé Knowles as Etta James. Rounding out the cast are Gabrielle Union, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Cedric The Entertainer, Eamonn Walker and Tammy Blanchard. “Cadillac Records” has been produced by Andrew Lack and Sofia Sondervan for Sony BMG Film and Executive Produced by Beyoncé Knowles and Marc Levin.

In this tale of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950's Chicago, CADILLAC RECORDS follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter and Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.

View the movie trailer below:

Monday, November 24, 2008

Beyonce On "Diva" Set

Here's pictures and videos of Beyonce on the set of her new music video "Diva". She will also shoot the video for the song "Halo" as well.





Thursday, November 20, 2008

Beyonce & Jay-Z: Hollywood's Top-Earning Couple

What happens when you marry an $82 million hip-hop brand and an $80 million R&B empire? You get Hollywood's best-paid power couple.

Thanks to a monster year filled with music, movies, fashion and endorsement deals, Jay Z and his new bride, Beyoncé Knowles, collectively raked in $162 million between June 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008. The jaw-dropping sum garners them bragging rights atop our first annual ranking of Hollywood's Top-Earning Couples.

No. 1: Shawn (Jay Z) Carter and Beyoncé Knowles
Total: $162 million


Any way you slice it, the chart-topping newlyweds have had a monster year. He banked $82 million by signing a $150 million 10-year recording, touring and merchandising deal with concert promoter Live Nation and releasing his second platinum comeback CD, American Gangster. She raked in $80 million, thanks to an entertainment empire including fashion, film and publishing deals as well as a concert tour that sold $50 million in tickets and endorsement deals with L'Oréal, Direct TV and American Express, among others.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Official Websites Now Updated!



Check out Beyonce’s official fan club & official website, at Beyonce.com, BeyonceOnline.com. They have been updated with a new look and lots of great new features, such as exclusive videos & blogs!

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

I AM... Sasha Fierce In Stores Now!!!!!!!

Standard Edition




Disc I: I AM...
1. If I Were A Boy
2. Halo
3. Disappear
4. Broken-Hearted Girl
5. Ave Maria
6. Satellites

Disc II: Sasha Fierce
1. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
2. Radio
3. Diva
4. Sweet Dreams
5. Video Phone


Deluxe Edition




Disc I: I AM...
1. If I Were A Boy
2. Halo
3. Disappear
4. Broken-Hearted Girl
5. Ave Maria
6. Smash Into You
7. Satellites
8. That's Why You're Beautiful


Disc II: Sasha Fierce
1. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
2. Radio
3. Diva
4. Sweet Dreams
5. Video Phone
6. Hello
7. Ego
8. Scared Of Lonely

Monday, November 17, 2008

Beyonce Live @ AOL Sessions

"If I Were A Boy" Live:


"Single Ladies" Live:


"At Last" Live:


"Irreplaceable" Live:


"Me, Myself, & I" Live:

Beyonce On TRL Finale

"If I Were A Boy"/"Single Ladies"/"Crazy In Love" Medley:

Beyonce On SNL

"If I Were A Boy" Live:



Skit:



"Single Ladies" Live:

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Beyoncé Debuts New Album Online



Good news, Beyoncé fans: You don't have to wait until Nov. 18 to hear the R&B singer's new album, I Am . . . Sasha Fierce. All 16 tracks from the double album are streaming right now on the singer's official MySpace page.

"I am happy that my fans will get to listen to my new album first at MySpace," Beyoncé says in a statement. "I have put my heart and soul into I Am … Sasha Fierce and cannot wait to hear the feedback from the fans."

Named for the singer's spicy alter-ego, the double album – and the singer's third solo disc – finds her broadening her sound. As Beyoncé tells it, the disc "allows me to take more risks and really step out of myself, or shall I say, step more into myself, and reveal a side of me that people [who] only know me see."

Among the innovative sonic moments on the album, "Diva" presents an aggressive, hip-hop flavored sound with its chirpy, repetitive verse: "Diva is a female version of a hustler." Other songs like "Sweet Dreams" and "Halo" position Beyoncé's voice over synthesizer-flecked melodies. And "Radio" takes her into full-on dance-music territory with a club-ready rush of a beat.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Beyonce Graces Japanese Magazines & New Promo Pic



Beyonce gushes with pride after Obama election!!!!


NEW YORK (AP) — Attention, Mr. president-elect: Come Inauguration Day, Beyonce is at your service.

"I'm there. I can't wait. I feel like all of us, we're ready to do whatever we have to do. Whatever they want — if they need me to volunteer, they need me to sing, I'm there, and I'm ready," a giddy Beyonce said in an interview the day after Barack Obama made history in becoming the nation's first elected black president.

The singer couldn't stop beaming after Obama's win over Republican John McCain on Tuesday. In fact, she was so inspired, she wore a blue suit and tie in honor of Obama — with stiletto heels that were red, white and blue.

"I've never been so patriotic!" she laughed. "I'm just beyond excited."

Beyonce was supposed to be in Japan on Election Night to promote her upcoming album, "I Am ... Sasha Fierce," but decided to postpone it at the last minute.

"I said, 'What am I doing? I'm completely making a bad decision. I have to go home, I'm gonna kill myself if I'm not home in America,'" she said. "I knew I needed to be here."

After going with hubby Jay-Z, Diddy, Mary J. Blige and others to states like Pennsylvania, Florida, and Ohio just before the election, she watched the returns Tuesday night with family and friends in her home. She was not only inspired by Obama, but McCain's concession as well: "McCain's speech was so classy."

The 27-year-old said the win was particularly important for the inspiration it gave to African-Americans.

"My nephew, who is 4, when we say, 'You can do whatever, you can be whatever,' it's not cliche. You have no doubt that it's not true," she said.

The election even brought Beyonce to tears, though she says it was the good kind: "I fell asleep crying and smiling at the same time," she laughed. I woke up with mascara running and a smile on my face!"

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

EXCLUSIVE NEWS: BARACK OBAMA WINS THE ELECTION!



Sen. Barack Obama speaks to over 125,000 crowd members in Chicago’s Grant Park, minutes after being elected the 44th president of the United States, becoming the nation’s first black person to be elected president.

Obama, the son of a black father from Kenya and a white mother from Kansas and a first-term Democratic senator from Illinois, defeated second-time Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain. The election proved even more victorious for Democrats, which now have the majority in both the House and Senate, the first time since 1994.

In case you missed it, check out President-Elect Obama’s acceptance speech.



Beyonce On Billboard!!!


Saturday, November 1, 2008

Monday, October 27, 2008

New Promo Pictures

Here's a few new promotional photos of Beyonce:








Friday, October 24, 2008

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Beyonce Reveals Title and Details About Double Album


Press Release Source: Music World Music/Columbia Records

Beyonce Reveals Title and Details About Her Forthcoming Double Album 'I Am... Sasha Fierce' Available Everywhere Tuesday, November 18

Wednesday October 22, 6:33 pm ET


NEW YORK, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Music World Music/Columbia Records is releasing I Am... Sasha Fierce, the new full-length double album from the international superstar and cultural icon Beyonce on Tuesday, November 18.

"The new record is a double album and has two covers, like a magazine would have two covers," Beyonce revealed. "One of the covers is named I Am... and the second cover is named Sasha Fierce. That is my alter ego and now she has a last name. I have someone else that takes over when it's time for me to work and when I'm on stage, this alter ego that I've created that kind of protects me and who I really am. That's why half the record, I Am..., is about who I am underneath all the makeup, underneath the lights, and underneath all the exciting star drama. And Sasha Fierce is the fun, more sensual, more aggressive, more outspoken side and more glamorous side that comes out when I'm working and when I'm on the stage. The double album allows me to take more risks and really step out of myself, or shall I say, step more into myself, and reveal a side of me that people only know me see."

One of 2008's most hotly anticipated new album releases, Beyonce's new album is the artist's first new studio collection since the Grammy-winning multi-platinum-selling B'Day debuted at #1 on charts around the world shortly after its international release on September 4, 2006 (in celebration of Beyonce's 25th birthday).

Beyonce's fans got their first taste of the two sides of I Am... Sasha Fierce with the simultaneous release in early October of "If I Were A Boy" (from I Am...) and "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" (from Sasha Fierce).

Songs on Beyonce's I Am... include "If I Were A Boy," "Halo," "Disappear," "Broken Hearted Girl," "Ave Maria," and "Satellites." Beyonce's Sasha Fierce performances include "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," "Radio," "Diva," "Sweet Dreams," and "Video Phone."

I Am... Sasha Fierce is Executive Produced by Beyonce Knowles and Mathew Knowles for Music World Productions, Inc.

www.beyonceonline.com

Thursday, October 16, 2008

"I AM... Sasha Fierce" Cover & Track Listing!!

I AM... Sasha Fierce




Disc I:
1. If I Were A Boy
2. Halo
3. Disappear
4. Broken-Hearted Girl
5. Ave Maria
6. Satellites

Disc II:
1. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
2. Radio
3. Diva
4. Sweet Dreams
5. Video Phone



I AM... Sasha Fierce (Deluxe Edition)



Disc I:
1. If I Were A Boy
2. Halo
3. Disappear
4. Broken-Hearted Girl
5. Ave Maria
6. Smash Into You
7. Satellites
8. That's Why You're Beautiful
9. Save The Hero (Itunes)


Disc II:
1. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
2. Radio
3. Diva
4. Sweet Dreams
5. Video Phone
6. Hello
7. Ego
8. Scared Of Lonely
9. Why Don't You Love Me (Itunes)

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

BEYONCÉ PREMIERES TWO VIDEOS ACROSS MTV NETWORKS


BEYONCÉ IS BURNING UP THE AIR WAVES WITH TWO VIDEO PREMIERES EXCLUSIVELY ACROSS MTV NETWORKS

New York, NY, October 13, 2008 – This week, Beyoncé Knowles will stage a takeover of MTV Networks with the multiplatform release of the highly anticipated videos “Single Ladies” and “If I Were A Boy” from her forthcoming album. MTVN is pulling out all the stops for one of the most recognizable artists of our time by highlighting the video across our networks.

Premiere information for “Single Ladies” and “If I Were A Boy” includes:

“Single Ladies” will make its MTV debut on Monday night as the credits roll on the 9:30 ET/PT episode of “The Hills,” just before tonight’s new episode (10:00pm ET/PT) makes its debut. The episode is appropriately themed, as it involves an old flame that regrets ending a relationship.

MTV Jams has determined that “Single Ladies” and “If I Were A Boy” will be given the honor of being named the “Jam Of The Week” this week, meaning viewers will have a chance to catch the videos every hour this week.

If MTV and MTV Jams wasn’t enough, MTV HITS, MTV TR3S, MTV2 and LOGO will spin the “Single Ladies” and “If I Were A Boy” videos throughout the week.

MTV Hits will go through the “hits,” as decided by Beyoncé. Beginning at 3:00pm ET/PT today, MTV Hits will show Beyoncé’s Artist Collection, which includes videos that reign supreme for her. The countdown special shares videos that inspire and entertain the superstar.

The web will also be ablaze with Beyoncé when she dominates the Rhapsody, MTV.com and MTV2.com home pages. These sites will be the headquarters for the “Single Ladies” video before and after the premiere, with additional coverage on MTV’s Buzzworthy blog and elsewhere on MTV.com.


Just a year after her last appearance, Beyoncé will drop by the MTV studio on Tuesday, October 14th to premiere the two videos for the last time on Total Request Live. During the show, Beyoncé will discuss her latest project and give fans a look at what they can expect from her in the near future.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Beyonce Turns The Tables In 'Boy' Video



Beyonce will release videos for her two new singles "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" via MTV, BET, VH1 and Fuse on Monday (Oct. 13). The two songs were released to radio this week and are the first from her forthcoming, as-yet-untitled album, due Nov. 18 via Music World/Columbia.

"It's kind of like 'Freaky Friday'," Beyonce tells Billboard of the concept behind the "If I Were a Boy" clip, where she plays a police officer. "In the beginning of the video, my husband makes me breakfast and he's excited about it, and I kind of don't have time to eat. As a police officer, I have a male partner and the video goes through our days. My husband's at work and has attractive girls flirting with him but he declines their advances. I have a guy flirting with me, and I flirt back."

Beyonce says the clip will depict common things that men do to hurt their significant others, like not answering their phone.

"It's about all of the little things that mean so much in a relationship," says Beyonce. "At the end of the clip, you realize that I was acting out his life, and it all starts over again. He was a cop and everything that happened was really him doing the same thing to me."

Both videos were directed by Jake Nava, who previously helmed Beyonce's "Baby Boy" featuring Sean Paul.

Beyonce Unveils New Singles!


The wait is over! Beyonce has released her new singles "If I Were A Boy" and "Single Ladies"


To listen to them in full-length, head over to Clear Channel Music for the world premieres

http://www.iheartmusic.com/cc-common/mfeatures/beyonce4OD/