Sean Carter, aka Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z, opened the superstar couple’s On the Run tour in Miami this past week wearing the quintessential shoe brand of hip-hop: Timberland. The 40-year-old boot makers, who rose to fashion popularity in the 90’s, has famously been a mainstay of Jay and Bey’s closets. The duo even recently added it to daughter Blue Ivy’s collection so that even the littlest Carter can be on trend. Jay debuted several looks on stage, including his favorite Rodarte women’s-turned-men’s-jersey proving that guys can rock women’s wear as long as it’s coupled with some sensible man-jewelry and a fresh pair of black Timbs.
A truth about Beyoncé that has long been accepted — but continually affirmed — is that she is one red hot mama. Strip away the makeup and take her out of the city: what your left with is still pure, unfiltered gorgeousness. Luckily for all of us not-Beyoncé’s, she’s got an expertly curated Tumblr which includes some recent shots of her family vacation in Dominican Republic. Having just wrapped the European leg of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour and her six year anniversary to hip-hop royalty, Bey decided to grab the hubz, baby Blue, and left the make-up at home.
If you’ve ever dipped into the wormhole that is Beyoncé’s Tumblr, you’ve likely noted that her behind-the-scenes escapades rival even her most-expertly crafted performances (minus this!). So it’s no surprise—albeit certainly a delight—that Beyoncé has shared with us some vacation photos from her recent trip to Jamaica. Good news for us all: She wore a lot of bathing suits. Better news: Someone (Jay? Is Blue old enough to even hold a camera?) snapped some bikini-clad photos of the Blow songbird. Her cherry red bikini is ***flawless, as is everything else that hugs her body. But that white leopard bikini is sure to erect (pause) conversations on the message boards. Let’s not delay this any longer and get to the good-goods:
Erase any “Best of” round-ups from your recent memory.
Q-tip’s out. Get those ear drums pristine.
By now, we’re in the aftermath.
It’s been a little over ten hours and although the something-more-royal-than dust has settled, Queen B is still sitting atop her thrown in full freeze; the stare: icy. So, yes, Beyoncé went and pulled the stuntiest of stunt moves, dropping an entire “visual album” out of thin air after a year of will she/won’t she.
The not-at-all-highly-anticipated-out-of-lack-of-knowing-it-existed album is out today, exclusively on iTunes, and is comprised of 14 songs and 17 videos. Collabs with Jay-Z, Drake, Frank Ocean, and Blue Ivy are spread across the album with a slew of somebody producers including Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Sia, Pharrell, Miguel, Ryan Tedder, The-Dream, Hit-Boy, etc (and we mean etcetera).
In a statement: “Now people only listen to a few seconds of song on the iPods and they don’t really invest in the whole experience. It’s all about the single, and the hype. It’s so much that gets between the music and the art and the fans. I felt like, I don’t want anybody to get the message, when my record is coming out. I just want this to come out when it’s ready and from me to my fans.”
On track to decimate, 80,000 copies of the album were sold in the first 3 hours of sale ALONE.
Making the world a better place isn’t Bey’s job, it’s just ancillary wonderment that happens as a result of being a Queen of an order as esteemed as hers. In addition to running the world, Beyoncé has unveiled a 2014 calendar, and in doing so, made all digital calendars soon-to-be obsolete.
“THE NEW YEAR IS COMING SOON,
IT’S TIME TO GET PREPARED WITH THE FIRST EVER OFFICIAL BEYONCÉ CALENDAR.
LET BEYONCÉ HELP YOU SCHEDULE YOUR DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES WITH HER NEW 2014 CALENDAR.
EACH MONTH HAS A UNIQUE BEAUTIFUL PHOTO OF BEYONCÉ .”
Poetry to the ears of her legions of fans, who will no doubt run this world thing off the digi-shelves like they did her last perfume, Heat. Not wanting to deal with any sort of countdown, the calendar goes on sale today, retailing for $15, and is available via her Tumblr blog shop, shop.beyonce.com.
