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Beyonce Delivered A Baby Girl Last Week?
Rumors of Beyonce’s baby birth have been greatly exaggerated.
The singer’s sister, Solange, shot down Twitter-fueled chatter that she delivered a baby girl last week, and named her Tiana-May Carter.
“Shout out to my sister for being THE cutest pregnant woman ever!” wrote Solange in a coy tweet on Sunday. Further evidence: a still-pregnant Beyonce and her rap mogul-husband Jay-Z (real name: Shawn Carter) were sighted having dinner together in New York City’s Brooklyn borough on Saturday and then ringing in the New Year at a Solange-hosted house party.
As for those rumors, they snowballed Friday following dubious headlines on the gossip website Media Take Out, claiming Beyonce was scheduled to go into labor in the Big Apple on Wednesday after reserving St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital’s “luxury labor and delivery floor” for the occasion. The site claimed it had confirmation from a pair of nurses at the hospital, but they’ve been wrong before: In 2010, Media Take Out sparked false Beyonce pregnancy alarms and, last year, it cited a source as claiming that the singer wore a faux baby bump. (Beyonce denied the allegations.)
THR reached out to representatives for Beyonce and Jay-Z, but they didn’t respond to requests for comment.
The “Single Ladies” singer declared the news in August on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards, flaunting her belly in a very public — and genuinely surprising — display of confirmation. Beyonce immediately became Twitter trending topic around the world, sparking a record-breaking 8,868 tweets per second after the announcement.
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Billboard Mini-Magazine Dedicated To Country Music
Even given the 100 year-plus timeline of Billboard Magazine, there is always room for a little more history. Coming up next week, the magazine plows into more uncharted territory.
Billboard and marketing agency ‘stache media announced today (Dec. 20) the launch of the first-ever Billboard mini-magazine dedicated to country music. This special fan-focused publication will be available exclusively in Target stores nationwide on Tuesday, Dec. 27, for $4.99.
The mini-magazine will feature two collectible covers — one featuring Jason Aldean and the other with The Zac Brown Band. There are 48 pages of artist interviews and reviews, as well as a 2012 fold-out calendar, and an accompanying CD that features artists such as Trace Adkins, Montgomery Gentry, Thompson Square, as well as both Aldean and the Zac Brown Band.
“From ‘The 615,’ Billboard.com’s new country music blog, to the Country charts, Billboard has a deep connection with the country music community, and we’re excited to partner with ‘stache media to expand the brand’s coverage of this genre through this new mini-magazine,” says Lisa Ryan Howard, Publisher of Billboard.
In the past, ‘stache media has partnered with magazines ranging from SPIN, Alternative Press and Revolver for projects. Linking up with Billboard is a good fit, says the group’s SVP of Marketing Tony Bruno. “Because of the brand’s prominence and the credibility of the magazine, we are able to expose the country music scene to an even wider audience,” he says.
The Billboard mini-magazine will be prominently featured in the music section at all Target retail stores nationwide, and are also available at Target.com/billboardcountry. For more information visit Facebook.com/TheDirtRoad where fans also have a chance to win a $1,000 shopping spree at Target and other prizes.
Taylor Swift On Billboard Magazine December 10, 2011
Kara Gause wishes some other members of the entertainment industry would understand their impact on youngsters as well as Taylor Swift does.
As a parent of girls, I often wonder what kind of positive role models will be at the forefront of entertainment as my kids get older. Fingers crossed Taylor Swift is still among them.
She might not be up for Album of the Year at the 2012 Grammys, but country music artist Taylor Swift is more than feeling the love from Billboard. At just 21, she is the youngest woman ever to be named the magazine’s “Woman of the Year.” It’s no wonder, too, with her latest album “Speak Now” being certified platinum many times over. Swift has dominated the music scene for the last 6 years, most notably being only the second woman to be crowned the Country Music Association’s “Entertainer of the Year” twice, after Barbara Mandrell. Yes, Mandrell. It’s been that long since a woman has dominated country music.
And thank goodness it’s Swift who’s conquering the world instead of some lesser role model. As a mother of two girls, I’m starting to really think about what the entertainment world is putting out there for them. Could there possibly be a better image to imitate than Swift’s? One of intelligence and creativity, honesty and lightheartedness.
It’s a responsibility Swift does not take lightly. “One of the things that is a huge part of making music and putting it out into the world is understanding that you now have a role in shaping the lives of the next generation,” she tells Billboard magazine in the December 10 issue. “And you can either accept that role or deny it and ignore it and say it’s a parent’s job to raise their kids.”
Ahem. Are you paying attention, Miley Cyrus?
Swift continues, “But the reality is what you say matters. If you’re a singer and on TV and in the living room of some 12-year-old girl, she’s watching what you’re wearing and saying and doing.” Case in point: The soon-to-be 22-year-old admits she wanted to be Faith Hill as a girl. “For me, when Faith Hill performed on an awards show, everything mattered–everything she said, did, wore, I tried to copy it. That’s what little girls do, so there is a big responsibility and I take it very seriously.”
Breathe deeply, fellow Mamas. That’s an air of refreshment right there.
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