The Big Pink Cover Beyoncé

After Solange covered Dirty Projectors, a band on Domino, it's only fair the Londoners who sing "Dominos" have a go at a song by Knowles' sister. Fitting into A Brief History Of Love's romantic aesthetic, they put their mark on... CONTINUE READING THE BIG PINK COVER BEYONCé»

Posted on November 20, 2009 in MP3 (6 comments)
Tags: Beyoncé | Freelance Whales | The Big Pink

VMAs 2009: Kanye Is SOOOOO SORRY

Janet, New Moon, Gaga being even more terrifying than usual ... What a night(mare). Of course Gayfish stole the show. Until Taylor Swift stole it back (good looking out Beyoncé). Also Matt & Kim won an award? Videogum breaks it... CONTINUE READING VMAS 2009: KANYE IS SOOOOO SORRY»

Michael McDonald Covers Grizzly Bear

One day after closing out this year's Pool Parties (with Jay-Z and Beyoncé in attendance), Grizzly Bear continue crossing over in every direction with today's release of the "While You Wait" single ... with a b-side where Rossen's vocal is... CONTINUE READING MICHAEL MCDONALD COVERS GRIZZLY BEAR»

New Antony & The Johnsons Video - "Crazy In Love"

Always a show-stopper, Antony Hegarty's cover of Beyoncé's Hot 100 jam "Crazy In Love" is a masterclass on how to cover a song: with its rearrangement and reinterpretation, this version projects the mirror-imaged flip side to the sentiment B and... CONTINUE READING NEW ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS VIDEO - "CRAZY IN LOVE"»

Posted on August 14, 2009 in Video (18 comments)
Tags: Antony And The Johnsons | Antony Hegarty | Beyoncé | of Montreal

MTV Reveals 2009 VMA Nominees

Beyoncé and Gaga lead with 9 noms each, Britney got 7, and Kanye, Eminem, and Coldplay nabbed 4. Event airs live 9/13 from NYC with returning host Russell Brand and performances by Taylor Swift, Pink, Green Day, and Muse. Bat... CONTINUE READING MTV REVEALS 2009 VMA NOMINEES»

Posted on August 4, 2009 (9 comments)
Tags: Beyoncé | DOOM | Lady Gaga | MTV Video Music Awards

Beyoncé's Dad Addresses Haterz

In response to today's revelation that Beyoncé can't sing, manager/dad Matthew Knowles says, "That would be like questioning if Kobe Bryant could shoot a jump shot. The vocals were obviously altered." So there.... CONTINUE READING BEYONCé'S DAD ADDRESSES HATERZ»

Posted on April 22, 2009 (10 comments)
Tags: Beyoncé | Depeche Mode | Howard Stern | Midnight Juggernauts

Pattern Is Movement Cover Beyoncé

Antony has his own show-stopping version of "Crazy In Love," now Stereo-favorites Pattern Is Movement throw their twist on his take, building on "the beauty of Antony and the swagger of Beyoncé." It's arty, dark, and got a fat backbeat.... CONTINUE READING PATTERN IS MOVEMENT COVER BEYONCé»

Posted on April 9, 2009 in MP3 (0 comments)
Tags: Atlas Sound | Beyoncé | CMJ | Memory Cassette | Pattern Is Movement

Kanye West, Beyoncé Play Obama Inaugural Balls

Yesterday we got a new president. Maybe you didn't realize because of the total dearth of media coverage, but don't worry that's why you come to Stereogum.com. After President Barack Obama's inauguration there were 10 official balls, including the Neighborhood... CONTINUE READING KANYE WEST, BEYONCé PLAY OBAMA INAUGURAL BALLS»

Posted on January 21, 2009 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Barack Obama | Beyoncé | Etta James | Kanye West | Ted Leo

U2, Springsteen Play Inaugural Celebration At Lincoln Memorial

Barack Obama was the eighth most frequently tagged "artist" on Stereogum in the past twelve months. That makes him even more popular than Animal Collective around here, and deservedly so: Animal Collective may have just released their finest album, but... CONTINUE READING U2, SPRINGSTEEN PLAY INAUGURAL CELEBRATION AT LINCOLN MEMORIAL »

New Beyoncé Videos - "Halo" & "Diva"

It'd be unfair for anyone to expect B-town to repeat the choreographic cross-cultural moment of "Single Ladies" so quickly. So why not take a page from sunglasses mannequin KanYe West's playbook. Venetian shades? Meet Sasha's drapes. Two new clips from... CONTINUE READING NEW BEYONCé VIDEOS - "HALO" & "DIVA"»

Posted on December 23, 2008 in Video (17 comments)
Tags: Beyoncé | Suckers

Beyoncé Vs. Fleet Foxes

You can't escape "Single Ladies." No matter what your bookmarks tell you, Fleet Foxes aren't quite as ubiquitous, though they certainly rule the land of indie-rock year end lists. We recently heard Beyoncé get mashed with Tom Petty for "If... CONTINUE READING BEYONCé VS. FLEET FOXES»

Posted on December 22, 2008 in MP3 (40 comments)
Tags: Beyoncé | Fleet Foxes | The Drums

Beyonce Vs. Tom Petty - "If I Were A Free Fallin' Boy"

For "If I Were A Free Fallin' Boy," DJ Earworm -- the guy who put Kanye's Auto-Tune in Radiohead's tune -- mashes together Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'" and Beyoncé's "If I Were A Boy," and returns with a song with... CONTINUE READING BEYONCE VS. TOM PETTY - "IF I WERE A FREE FALLIN' BOY"»

Posted on December 8, 2008 in MP3, Video (7 comments)
Tags: Beyoncé | DJ Earworm | Sonic Youth | Tom Petty

Boy Beyoncés Clog The YouTubes

Beyoncé's "If I Were A Boy" poses the eternal question, what if I feel the desperate need to record myself singing this song and put it up on YouTube, but I AM a boy? Will all my friends think that... CONTINUE READING BOY BEYONCéS CLOG THE YOUTUBES»

Posted on November 25, 2008 in Video (1 comments)
Tags: Beyoncé | White Rabbits

2008 American Music Awards: Just The Good Parts

Good being relative, of course. AMA stands for Auto-Tune Music Award so it wasn't long before Kanye was onstage. Upon accepting his first ever AMA, for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album, Kanye urged his contemporaries to join him in pushing the pop... CONTINUE READING 2008 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS: JUST THE GOOD PARTS»

The Four Greatest Performances Of The 2008 Grammys

Maybe "great" is too strong a word. And five is too high a number for a list like this. If you missed the ceremony, we don't blame you (no Wire spoilers, please), but we can't condone spending more than twenty... CONTINUE READING THE FOUR GREATEST PERFORMANCES OF THE 2008 GRAMMYS»

Liveblogging The 2008 Grammys

Welcome to Stereogum's sarcastic play-by-play of the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. We're moments before showtime and Amy Winehouse has already won Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and a new set of teeth. Tonight promises an exciting... CONTINUE READING LIVEBLOGGING THE 2008 GRAMMYS»

Beyoncé Beats Kanye At Connect Four (9 Times Out Of 10)

Here's your picture of the day: Some background:When I was in Europe I would play this game for hours and hours... it helped me zone out. Everybody would get envolved... Derrick Dudley (Common's manager) and Consequence were the best other... CONTINUE READING BEYONCé BEATS KANYE AT CONNECT FOUR (9 TIMES OUT OF 10)»

Posted on January 3, 2008 (16 comments)
Tags: Beyoncé | Kanye West | The Wire

Beyoncé & Sugarland Perform "Irreplaceable" @ AMAs

If you tuned into the Jimmy Kimmel-hosted American Music Awards, on top of that of Montreal T-Mobile spot and a wiseass JT-via-satellite, you might have caught Georgia country crew Sugarland and Beyoncé fiddling through a bluegrassy "Irreplaceable." Sugarland's been doing... CONTINUE READING BEYONCé & SUGARLAND PERFORM "IRREPLACEABLE" @ AMAS»

"YouTube Shouldn't Have Removed The 'Beyonce Fall' Video"

Most of you know Beyoncé took an impromptu stage dive during performance last week. Good news: She was ringing the alarm at the time. Bad news: After Sony/BMG circulated a "takedown request," citing copyright infringement, the folks at Google/YouTube started... CONTINUE READING "YOUTUBE SHOULDN'T HAVE REMOVED THE 'BEYONCE FALL' VIDEO"»

Posted on July 31, 2007 in Video (14 comments)
Tags: Beyoncé

New Beyoncé Video - "Upgrade U"

A few observations about Beyoncé's new vid for the Prince-ly titled "Upgrade U." First, something about her expressions and sideway stares are recalling Ashanti, when the style mimicking is usually the other way around. Also, her Hova persona is better... CONTINUE READING NEW BEYONCé VIDEO - "UPGRADE U"»

Posted on March 1, 2007 in Video (30 comments)
Tags: Beyoncé | Jay-Z

Lily Allen Talks "It"

Ahh, the customary right of passage for every girl-of-the-moment: Talk trash on "It" girls past. TeenPeople.com put Lily to the test.TeenPeople.com: You've been labeled an 'It' girl so we were wondering what you thought of some of the others that... CONTINUE READING LILY ALLEN TALKS "IT"»

New Jay-Z (Featuring Chris Martin) - "Beach Chair"

Jigga's Kingdom Come was just one of a few notable leaks this weekend, and it marks the end of the least-retired retirement in human history. Self-lauding is nothing new to the rap game, but in the case of Jay-Z, you... CONTINUE READING NEW JAY-Z (FEATURING CHRIS MARTIN) - "BEACH CHAIR"»

New Beyonce Video - "Irreplacable"

Here's the vid for what easily would be our favorite song from Beyonce's record if we'd heard it yet. It's clear why her man-steak is reluctant to leave destiny's child (aside from no longer getting to see her in bra... CONTINUE READING NEW BEYONCE VIDEO - "IRREPLACABLE"»

Posted on October 6, 2006 (186 comments)
Tags: Beyoncé | Jay-Z

Jay-Z And Gwyneth Paltrow Together At Last

Hey, if Kate Moss can do it... Via NME.com:Jay-Z was joined onstage tonight (September 27) by special guests Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow on vocals as he played the second of his two London shows this week. The surprise came... CONTINUE READING JAY-Z AND GWYNETH PALTROW TOGETHER AT LAST»

Posted on September 27, 2006 (15 comments)
Tags: Beyoncé | Coldplay | Jay-Z

Beyonce's Dad Responds To Online Petition

Matthew Knowles is pissed. So he's issued this ill-conceived press release:"It is apparent that there is a consistent plan by some to create chaos around Beyonce's B'Day album release on Sept 5 in the US. First, it was a petition... CONTINUE READING BEYONCE'S DAD RESPONDS TO ONLINE PETITION»

Posted on August 24, 2006 (77 comments)
Tags: Beyoncé