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Beyoncé reportedly shot another music video yesterday. Molly ann Walker (@Mollyannwakawak) tweeted the following:

"Scenic painting while @Beyonce is shooting a music video next door. I feel like my dreams are being pummeled by an impenetrable bouncer."

She also posted two pictures from the set:

"#beyonce was down there. https://instagram.com/p/dpsJzjnN5B/"

"#beyonce was also over there https://instagram.com/p/dpsQConN5Q/"

Yesterday Beyonce filmed a music video directed by Terry Richardson at Coney Island in Brooklyn for a new song reportedly called "XO".

Celebrities, media and music industry tastemakers converged at the Manhattan Center’s Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on August 22 to watch the 2013 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards. The star-studded event, formerly known as the BMI Urban Awards, celebrated the songwriters, producers and publishers of the most-performed R&B/hip-hop songs of the previous year. With 16 songs winning the Most Performed Award, one of them is "Party" from Beyonce's album 4!

Valentino ♍ (@_titovalentino) revealed on Twitter that Beyonce and Jay-Z were casting for a video yestarday:

Valentino ♍ @_titovalentino 14 Aug
Beyonce & jay z casting. Let me kno if interested

Brianna Delpech @eeezybreeezy 14 Aug
@_titovalentino like you play Jay-Z and I play Beyonce?

Valentino ♍ @_titovalentino 14 Aug
@eeezybreeezy lmfao well that sounds better. But no. It's for their video tomorrow

The couple also filmed the video yesterday. Lorena's Worth (@lorenasworth) instagrammed a picture of Beyonce and a girl on the set with a caption that was since deleted: "The music video star with our star @divergirlll amazing experience, amazing music, coming out in 4 months! We were there first!". The girl from the picture revealed the following: "OMG I just met Beyonce and Jay-Z shooting a video in my backyard that doesn't come out for 4 months ahhhhh". Lorena's Worth also posted a picture of Jay-Z on the set.

Beyonce posted one picture from the set on her Instagram as well. Neal Farinah, her hairstylist, reposted it twice, first with the caption "Ig.sneak peak ." and then "In 2days. Surprise."

UPDATE: The girl that posted a group picture with Beyonce and other girls confirmed that the video is for a new song!

Yesterday DJ Harris (‏@Dj__Harris) tweeted the following message: "I'm working on the set of Beyonce's new music video today an tomorrow. #Grind"

Jeremy Bauman (@JB_For_3_) tweeted a picture of the set with the caption: "Ain't got to do w/ sports but on set of Beyonce's new music video today w/ @Dj__Harris .. my GMa's house #bhive".

Bea Åkerlund, Jonas Åkerlund's wife, instagrammed a picture of herself at an undisclosed location, which looks exactly like the one on the photo posted by Jeremy Bauman, with the caption "#hardatwork".

What seems to confirm that this is the set of Beyonce's video is the fact that the same day Ty Hunter, her stylist, posted a picture of himself and Bea.

What is more, Matt Kosar (@mattrjk) tweeted the following: "Spoiler alert: Beyonce's next music video will feature her winning a high school beauty pageant. Look for the trophies I supplied."

And according to Hollyhoood (@hollyhoodprod), today the video set will be moved to a high school in Brooklyn: "beyonce shooting video at bishop loughlin tomm....if anybody interested in going....."

UPDATE: Hollyhoood tweeted even more info about the video:

"#Beyonce fans putting pressure on me on twitter .lollllll. yeah she here doing a video directed by melina matsoukas.."

"@HelloKennedi she doing a two day video . Yesterday was rye and today in bk .. factssss"

Rumors that Beyoncé is crazy behind schedule when it comes to putting out her next album have been greatly exaggerated.

The songstress' camp is shooting down a story in The Hollywood Reporter that surfaced Wednesday and quoted a source as saying that Beyoncé has shelved more than 50 songs she's been working on and decided to start over because she's unhappy with the direction of the record and has yet to find a theme.

Her rep confirms to E! News that Queen B has never scheduled a release date for the new material and that she's been busy recording the tracks while on the road for her Mrs. Carter World Tour.

So any chatter to the contrary is all a bunch of hooey.

What sparked the rep's denial was partly the report's suggestion that executives at her label, Columbia, have been growing increasingly jittery regarding Beyoncé's desire to work on the album while juggling the rigors of a global trek.

Especially since her last disc was 2011's 4, the production for which she oversaw on her own without label supervision and which is her lowest-selling album to date, having moved 1.4 million copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan. It also failed to score a top 10 hit.

Contrast that effort with 2008's I Am…Sasha Fierce, which sold 3 million and spawned the No. 1 hit "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and perhaps it's not surprising to hear the 31-year-old superstar is taking her sweet time with the follow-up given the pressure to deliver bigger sales as expectations soar.

Beyoncé has been nominated in one category for this year's MTV Video Music Awards:

Best Video with A Social Message
Beyoncé - "I Was Here"
Kelly Clarkson - "People Like Us"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Mary Lambert - "Same Love"
Miguel - "Candles In The Sun"
Snoop Lion f/ Drake and Cori B. - "No Guns Allowed"

Be sure to vote for her here!

Jay-Z has been all about "new rules," but even Hov finds comfort in going back to tried-and-true methods. On Tuesday (July 9), Jigga dropped his Magna Carta ... Holy Grail at retail, hoisted an RIAA-certified platinum plaque (Beyonce congratulated him on her official website) and visited his old friend Angie Martinez, touching on a wide range of topics at the New York radio personality's Hot 97 .

Hov talked about his new album of, course, but he also addressed Monday's Twitter spree, daughter Blue Ivy and wifey Beyoncé (and her wealth of unreleased material).

"Right now, Bey has 100,000 amazing songs, just playing 'em," Jay revealed of the singer's much-anticipated album. To which an astonished Martinez asked, "And what do you guys do, just listen to it in the speaker for yourself?" Jay laughed saying, "Yeah, dance to it in our socks!"

While Jay does touch on his fears of fatherhood on MCHG's "Jay Z Blue," he told Martinez that he'd like to have more kids. "Absolutely, God willing," he said, cracking a joke about the number of children he'd like to have and his new role as a sports agent : "Get this little basketball team going. ... It's all part of the elaborate plan."

The rapper and business mogul was charming throughout the interview. He shot down the notion that he and Bey would ever do a Best of Both Worlds-style duet album and praised his pal Kanye West for his work on Yeezus. "I love it," he said of West's experimental LP. "It's polarizing because it's art. That's what art is; it forces you to have an opinion."

J Rock, who was backstage at BET Experience, posted a picture of Beyonce, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams in front of a laptop with the caption: "Pic from the end of the night last night.... Beyonce, Kelly & Michelle watching rough copy of her #GrownWoman video #Beyonce #DestinysChild #DC3". Chris Grant also posted a picture from the same night: "Shout out to the boss @beyonce for the Bday hug! Lol #25thBday Thanks so much."

Gerrick D. Kennedy, The Los Angeles Times journalist, tweeted the following:

While ya'll keep linking this fan made version of "Standing on the Sun" a source tells me @beyonce is reshooting the video in LA tonight

— Gerrick D. Kennedy (@GerrickKennedy) June 28, 2013

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) hosted its 26th annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 27, 3013 in Los Angeles, CA. The star-studded event, which was attended by hundreds of songwriters, recording artists and music industry leaders, paid special tribute to Usher and Kendrick Lamar, and honored the songwriters and publishers of the most performed ASCAP songs on the 2012 R&B/Hip-Hop, Rap and Gospel charts.

Top awards were handed out to:

Songwriters of the Year: Ty “2 Chainz” Epps, Noah “40” Shebib
Publisher of the Year: Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Song: “Love On Top” written by Beyoncé Gisselle Knowles, Terius “The Dream” Nash, Shea Taylor
Top Rap Song: “The Motto” written by Noah “40 Shebib”
Top Gospel Song: “Let the Church Say Amen” written by Andraé Crouch

Jay-Z continues to unveil the lyrics that will be heard in a few days on his Magna Carta Holy Grail album. Today we get a glimpse at Hov’s penmanship on the track which features his wife Beyonce. Judging by the song title, it’s safe to assume that it’s a follow up to their ’03 Bonnie & Clyde track which was a smash hit. Click here to read the lyrics.

UPDATE: Beyonce will be featured on one more song, "BBC", along with Nas, Justin Timberlake, Swizz Beats, Pharrell and Timbaland. Check out the lyrics here.

Nxeexk posted a photo of Beyonce and Jay-Z in the recording studio: "top illest experience by far - being in a personal setting with Jay in the studio creating. Travis made (2) hits from scratch with him for Magna Carta. Beyonce came through last night played her album for us. Travis will be working on her album too. Just great vibes these past two days in the stu! And a strong overall week. We taking things up a few notches. #newrules"

Mally Roncal, Beyonce's make up artist, posted a picture with the singer from the set of an unknown project: "Had the pleasure and honor of working with and spending the day with my sweet and kind friend @beyonce! It's always such a beautiful day when we are together! May God continue to bless you. XXX"

On June 24 Beyonce's sister Solange was celebrating her 27th birthday. The singer wished her a happy birthday and posted a picture of the two of them as children. She wrote on her official website:

"Hey Sis,
I'm Wishing you the happiest of Birthdays today - you make me so proud!!! - Your SIS"

If you’ve ever been to a Beyonce concert than you’ve seen Ashley Everett on stage hitting every move in unison with the performer.

At the tender age of 17, the red-headed beauty made her first adult decision between two life changing paths: Going to one of the biggest schools (Juilliard) in the world, or staying on tour and focus on being a professional dancer. She doesn’t regret her decision for a second (could you blame her?), but when she recounts her choices, she often says “my life would be so different.”

This is just the beginning for Ms. Everett. The dancer starred in the pilot episode of Hit The Floorand will make more appearances once she’s done touring. Get to know the lady who spends almost as much time with BaddieBey as Jay andBlue Ivy, and lean in as she talks about working with H&M, juggling a long distance relationship, and advice for dancers.

What was your first day like working with Beyonce, if you can remember?
I was so young, I was like 17. The first job I did was when Bday came out and she was shooting all these videos for a video DVD for the album. They asked me to come to LA and I was there with all these dancers who were shooting videos in 10 days. It was really overwhelming for me at 17. I was looking at like “wow, omg that’s really that person!” I felt like I was at a big convention of professional dancers and I was trying to keep up with everybody. They asked me to do two videos, I did “Greenlight” and “Get me Bodied”.

What’s the hardest part in keeping up with Beyonce?
She’s definitely a hard worker and that forces us to work hard. All that woman knows is work.

To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Beyonce's debut album "Dangerously in Love", the singer posted never-before-seen images from the set of three iconic videos: "Crazy in Love", "Baby Boy" and "Me, Myself and I". You can check them out in the gallery and watch a fan tribute video under the cut.

Ne-Yo has revealed that Beyoncé is still trying to figure out her new album.

The singer, who is working with Queen B on her fifth studio set, has told Billboard that the former Destiny's Child star hasn't finished the LP yet - despite fans hoping for its release in the near future.

Ne-Yo explained: "I'm still putting stuff together for Beyoncé's album. They're still trying to figure out what they want that to be, which I'm not mad at.

"Beyoncé's the kind of artist where you're not gonna see it till it's right. And her fans - they love her so they'll be patient."

Beyonce is “definitely ratchet,” says The Dream. Naysayers doubt the authenticity of what some see as Bey’s proud new ratchet phase. Others who’ve followed her career from day one say she’s clearly always been this way. So is The Dream responsible for all this ratchetness?

The Dream couldn’t stop talking about ratchet in our sit down with him to discuss all things IV Play. He loves all things ratchet including his song “Turnt” featuring Beyonce and 2 Chainz, which he says is absolutely ratchet. Not only is Bey his self-proclaimed sister, Dream’s working on Bey’s forthcoming album, so he’d obviously have the inside scoop on Bey’s ratchet ways. We had to know if he put her up to the “Ratchet” gold hoop earrings she rocked on Instagram, or her cursing in songs like “Bow Down” (which he didn’t write or produce) or her rocking a gold grill while showing her support for the president. But per Dream, that’s all Bey. “I think it’s about being comfortable being where you are at a certain time,” he said. “Bey is bigger than life. I can’t even imagine this guy, Terius Nash, being that big and having to hold all this ratchet in.”

The Houston chanteuse has had it in her for quite some time. YouTube some of her early Destiny’s Child interviews, particularly the one where she’s eating grapes during a freaking interview. We love this by the way. And let’s not forget her favorite restaurant is Popeye’s. As far as her telling “bitches” to “bow down,” Dream says every now and then you have to get some things off your chest. “Sometimes you just got to let a little steam off. Turn up.” Bey loves a good turn up. After all, she was spotted at NYC’s Grits and Biscuits party, y’all. Straight ratchet!

Beyonce has unveiled her latest power ballad online.

New song 'Rise Up' is taken from 'Epic', the upcoming animated film to which Beyonce lends her spoken voice to as character Queen Tara.

It's a shift from her recent high-adrenaline tracks such as 'Grown Woman', but the lyrics still champions girl-power.

Whether 'Rise Up' - co-written by Sia and produced by Hit-Boy and Chase N. Cashe - will appear on Beyonce's new album is, of course, yet to be seen.

Take a listen to the positive song below.

9th Wonder: “Jay called me in May of 2004. I was home cleaning up, and Jay called me on the phone! He called me! I mean Jay just don’t be calling motherfuckers. He was like, ‘Yo, man, I want you to send that beat CD you gave me to Destiny’s Child.’

“I can’t tell you that much about that record. That was a record that I gave to the boys and they put Wayne on it and that’s all I know.

”Now at the time, I hadn’t bought one Destiny’s Child record in my life. Everybody else was a big Beyonce fan, but this girl LeToya was who stood out to me. And she wasn’t in the group anymore. So once again, it wasn’t something I expected.

”I sent out the beat CD that day, then Teresa LaBarbera from Jive called me, and Angie, who’s Beyonce’s cousin called me. My second daughter was born on June 7, 2004. On June 28, I was in L.A. for three days with Beyonce, Kelly, and Michelle.

“I cut three records with them, while I was out there. I had the beat for ‘Is She The Reason,’ but for ‘Girl” and ‘Game Over,’ I actually brought samples in, and made them when I was at the session. ‘Is She The Reason’ is one of my favorite records that I ever did. I just made that beat at home.

”I just flipped a Melba Moore sample, and I didn’t know it was going to be an R&B joint. I had no idea. I played that record, and Beyonce said, ‘I like your beats, but your beats need bridges in them because this is R&B. I want our music to sound like The Emotions, the group from the ‘70s.’ So I was like, ‘Word up!’

”So I tried to figure out a way to make them sound like The Emotions, but keep it up to date. Now one of my favorite R&B groups is SWV, so I was like, ‘Why don’t I try to SWV these girls.’ That’s what ‘Is She The Reason’ is. Actually, same thing goes for ‘Girl,’ and ‘Game Over.’ Because that’s the style of sound I really loved.

“That was one of the best sessions I ever have been in, man. The girls were real cool, real laid-back, and hilarious, and they’re God-fearing girls. Beyonce would sing all night long. We’d be in that joint sleeping. Sean Garrett wrote those songs, and made it real special. And the records we cut are the records we kept.”