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Despite what you've heard, demand appears high for Jay Z and Beyonce's On The Run tour.

Multiple published reports that the upcoming Jay-Z/Beyonce co-headlining stadium tour -- set to begin in Miami on June 25 and wrap in San Francisco Aug. 5 -- is struggling, or that ticket sales are "dismal," are inaccurate, Billboard has learned.

Sources close to the Live Nation-produced tour tell Billboard that, as of June 17, the tour has racked up about $86 million in ticket sales and is on a pace to gross close to $100 million from just 19 shows. The source says attendance is on a pace to top 850,000 tickets sold, and a Live Nation rep confirmed to Billboard last night that the tour is indeed nearing that threshold. That’s a whopping nightly take of $5.2 million, and an average attendance of nearly 45,000 per show -- well more than two sold-out arena shows would generate in any given market. Numerous shows are sold out, and Live Nation cites "unprecedented" VIP and platinum ticket sales.

Two days later, Live Nation offered this statement to Billboard: "The On The Run Tour opens next Wednesday in Miami’s Sun Life Stadium to over 48,000 fans, then rolls to Cincinnati to a sellout crowd of more than 37,000 fans, and on July 1st more than 50,000 fans will pack Boston’s Gillette Stadium. With sellout nights across North America, these first three shows are indicative of the strong demand. Overall, the tour has sold well over 750,000 tickets, grossing more than $90 million, and has unprecedented VIP and Platinum ticket sales."

Those types of numbers would make On The Run one of the most successful tours of the year, with quite possibly the highest per-show average in terms of gross and attendance of any tour on the road this year. That is not unexpected; while both Beyonce and Jay-Z toured extensively in 2013, their audiences do not completely overlap, and their profile as music’s “power couple” gives the pairing the type of “event” status coveted in the live music industry.

Beyonce is nominated in two categories for the 2014 Teen Choice Awards! The winners will be announced live Sunday, August 10, on Fox. Voting is open now at www.teenchoiceawards.com.

Choice Female Artist
Beyoncé
Miley Cyrus
Ariana Grande
Lorde
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift

Choice Female Hottie
Beyoncé
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Kendall Jenner
Rihanna
Bella Thorne

Michelle Williams is premiering the music video for her latest single "Say Yes" featuring Beyonce and Kelly Rowland on Wednesday, June 18 on Good Morning America! Make sure to tune in to ABC tomorrow to catch the premiere and listen to the song again below.

Beyonce introduced her first fragrance Heat in 2010, followed by a collection of editions such as Heat Ultimate Elixir from 2010, Heat Rush from 2010, Midnight Heat from 2012 and Heat Mrs. Carter Show World Tour from 2013. Heat Wild Orchid is a new release that comes out in summer of 2014, announced as an enticing, mouth-watering fragrance that emits a fierce, feminine energy.

Honorine Blanc, who put emphasizes on accord of Butterfly Orchid that allegedly possesses aphrodisiac powers, signs the exotic floral - fruity-woody composition. The fragrance opens with fruity trio of pomegranate, coconut water and boysenberry. Bold floral bouquet of butterfly orchid, blooming magnolia and honeysuckle is the heart. Blonde woods, skin musk and amber contribute to the overall impression of a sensual perfume.

Photographer of the advertising campaign is Michael Thompson. The fragrance is available as 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum.

WHO: BEYONCÉ AND JAY Z
WHAT: "ON THE RUN TOUR: BEYONCÉ AND JAY Z" to exclusively visit Paris, France. Only European city.
WHEN: September 12 and 13
WHERE: Stade de France, Paris

HOW: Members of Beyoncé's Fan Club will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Tuesday, June 17 at 8:00 am local time. For additional details visit, www.beyonce.com/tour.

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, June 17 at 10:00 am local time.

Tickets for the "ON THE RUN TOUR: BEYONCÉ AND JAY Z" at Paris' Stade de France go on sale to the general public starting Thursday, June 19 at www.livenation.fr.

"ON THE RUN TOUR: BEYONCÉ AND JAY Z," in partnership with #BeyGOOD, will donate €1 from every ticket purchased to the Shawn Carter Foundation to support students.

Beyoncé is releasing her latest album on vinyl! The official "BEYONCÉ" vinyl will be available on June 23, 2014. Head over to Amazon to pre-order it now!

Beyonce and Jay-Z will play two nights at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium this Summer as part of their anticipated "On The Run Tour."

According to organizers, demand has been so great for their Friday, July 11 date that a second show has been set for Saturday, July 12.

Tickets for the anticipated concert go on sale this Saturday, June 7 at 10 am. Beyonce fan club members will be granted access to pre-sale tickets beginning today, Thursday, June 5, at 8 am ET.

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CHIME FOR CHANGE co-founders Frida Giannini and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reunited at the Gucci Fifth Avenue flagship store, together with co-host T Magazine Editor-in-Chief Deborah Needleman, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of The Sound of Change Live.

The two co-founders came together with Gucci President and CEO Patrizio di Marco, James Franco, Blake Lively, Pedro Andrade, CHIME FOR CHANGE Managing Editor Mariane Pearl, and CHIME FOR CHANGE Advisory Board members Alyse Nelson, Caryl Stern and Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy on Tuesday June 3, 2014 to reflect on the impact of the CHIME FOR CHANGE campaign in its first year and to raise further funds to support projects focused on Education, Health and Justice for girls and women.

To commemorate the anniversary, Beyoncé committed to donating $500,000 to fund CHIME FOR CHANGE projects for girls and women in the areas of Education, Health and Justice as follows:

Beyoncé covers the latest issue of T, The New York Times Style Magazine, on stands Sunday, June 15th and online now. Read the full article and see the photoshoot below.

The Woman on Top of the World
A few years ago, Beyoncé Knowles was like any other record-breaking pop star in an already crowded field. Then something changed.

If you’ve ever seen Beyoncé Knowles astride a concert stage or a red carpet, you know she is a woman with a flair for dramatic entrances. But no previous coup de théâtre prepared the world for the arrival of the singer’s fifth full-length solo record, “Beyoncé,” the “visual album” that airdropped onto iTunes at midnight on Dec. 13, 2013. For months, the music press had seethed with speculation about Beyoncé’s delayed record release, with rumors of disastrous studio sessions and dozens of scrapped songs. “There is utter disarray in Beyoncé’s camp,” the website MediaTakeOut.com hissed. It was an unheard-of turn of events for Beyoncé, whose career had been a testament to, as it were, array: a regal, orderly parade from hit to hit, milestone to milestone, strength to strength.

Michelle Williams' "Say Yes" featuring Beyoncé & Kelly Rowland is available on iTunes starting today! Below, you can watch a lyric video for the song.

MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) has revealed the nominees for Best International Act at the 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) 2014. The five nominees competing in the category include hip hop star Drake (Canada), R&B goddess Beyoncé (USA), R&B stunner Rihanna (Barbados), singer songwriter Pharrell (USA) and pop phenomenon Miley Cyrus (USA).

The MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) KwaZulu-Natal takes place at the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC), on Saturday 7 June and will be broadcast around the world on MTV, MTV Base, BET International and affiliate stations. The 2014 MTV Africa Music Awards is brought to you by KwaZulu-Natal Province and supported by Absolut and the City of Durban. South Africa Tourism is also a key partner to the awards.

The winners of Best International Act will be revealed during the live telecast of MAMA 2014 on 7 June at the ICC, Durban. To vote for the winner of Best International Act, go to mama.mtv.com.

Tickets for On The Run Tour: Beyoncé and JAY Z at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ on July 11 are finally going on sale! Check out all the details below.

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Beyonce.com and VIP Package Presales
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Chase® Cardmember Presale
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After a three-year hiatus, the massive World Music Awards returned on May 27 with a decked out ceremony in Monaco. Beyonce was nominated solo and with Destiny's Child in 13 categories and took home Best R&B Act! However, she wasn't there to claim the award.

Forbes has released their "World's 100 Most Powerful Women" list and Beyonce ranks at #17, ahead of many leaders in the business and political worlds, including House of Representative Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour.

The rankings measured 250 potential candidates in three different categories: money (obviously), global media mentions and "spheres of influence," which essentially translates to personal brand power.

#17 Beyonce Knowles
Earnings: $53 Million (As of June 2013)

Beyonce is a woman who's had no shortage of big years, but 2013 was one for the record books. The 32-year-old superstar capped off a banner year that included singing for the president, performing at the Super Bowl, and headlining the most profitable tour of the year by shocking the world with a surprise "visual album" in December. The album is iTunes' fastest-selling album ever, moving 828,773 units in the first three days. She wrapped up the "Mrs. Carter" world tour in the spring, and will hit the road again this summer -- this time joined by Mr. Carter, husband Jay Z. The duo topped Forbes list of the highest-earning celebrity couples last year, with Beyonce out-earning the hip-hop mogul by $11 million. The singer is also embracing her role as an icon of women's empowerment, declaring that "gender equality is a myth" in an essay for The Shriver Report, throwing her weight behind Sheryl Sandberg's campaign to "Ban Bossy," and sampling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's TED talk, "We should all be feminists," on her new album.

"BEYONCÉ," the visual album, will be screened during the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival on June 13 at 6:30pm! Read the full event description below:

I See Music: Exploring Beyonce's Visual Album
Music Videos
Program Running Time is 79 min

A simultaneous audio/visual experience showcasing the non-linear short films that illustrate the songs on Beyonce's recent release followed by an extended talk with the creators and directors of those videos, focusing on the artistry of the creation process and the tones and themes expressed throughout– Confirmed panelists include Beyonce's creative director Todd Tourso, visual album producer Erinn Williams, and directors Melina Matsoukas and Jonas Akerlund–

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Listen to the new Michelle Williams single "Say Yes" featuring Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland below!

UPDATE: The official version of the song will be available on iTunes on June 2. Pre-order now!

Jay Z, Beyonce and Solange say "families have problems and we're no different" after a video leaked of Beyonce's sister attacking the rap mogul in a hotel elevator.

In an exclusive statement to The Associated Press on Thursday, the trio said they have worked through their differences and moved on since the video emerged this week showing Solange kicking Jay Z as Beyonce looked on.

"As a result of the public release of the elevator security footage from Monday, May 5th, there has been a great deal of speculation about what triggered the unfortunate incident. But the most important thing is that our family has worked through it," the statement said. "Jay and Solange each assume their share of responsibility for what has occurred. They both acknowledge their role in this private matter that has played out in the public. They both have apologized to each other and we have moved forward as a united family."

It was the first comment the performers had made since the website TMZ posted the 3-minute video on Monday, saying it was shot last week inside the Standard Hotel. The video, which does not have audio, shows Solange attacking Jay Z in Beyonce's presence; a security guard intervenes. The footage shows the performers in the outfits they wore to the Met Gala.

"The reports of Solange being intoxicated or displaying erratic behavior throughout that evening are simply false," the statement continued. "At the end of the day families have problems and we're no different. We love each other and above all we are family. We've put this behind us and hope everyone else will do the same."

The hotel said Wednesday it had fired the person who recorded the video.

BET has announced the nominees for the 2014 BET Awards. Beyoncé and Jay Z take the lead with four nominations each. Beyoncé is nominated for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Best Collaboration ("Drunk In Love"), and Video of the Year twice ("Partition," "Drunk In Love").

Besides being nominated alongside Beyoncé for Video of the Year and twice for Best Collaboration, Jay is also nominated for Best Male Hip Hop Artist.

"This year's nominees represent the best of the culture," says Stephen Hill, BET's President of Music Programming and Specials via a press release. "It's great to see our talented new artist's right alongside our more beloved ones with long careers. We appreciate our BET Awards nomination committee, over 300 strong, for their efforts and congratulate all the nominees."

The host for the BET Awards will be announced tonight (May 14) during 106 & Park at 6pm EST.

The award show will air live from Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, June 29 at 8pm EST.

UPDATE: Beyonce and Jay-Z are also nominated with "Drunk in Love" for the Coca-Cola Viewers’ Choice Award. Vote here!

Beyonce and Jay-Z announced a second concert at the AT & T Park in San Francisco on August 6, as well as a second concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on August 3. Tickets go on sale for the general public on Friday, May 16 at 11:00 AM PDT on Ticketmaster. Below, you'll find details about the presales.

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It looks like Tim Witherspoon, manager of former Destiny’s Child star Kelly Rowland, is about to put a ring on it. Rowland and Witherspoon seem ready to say “I do” in Costa Rica this weekend, and the rest of the Destiny’s Child crew will be on hand for the ceremony.

The Immigration Administration confirmed to the daily La NaciĂłn that Beyoncé Knowles is back in Costa Rica, along with Rowland and Michelle Williams, the third member of the multiplatinum-certified “Bootylicious“ group. The R&B trio arrived at Daniel Oduber international airport in Liberia, Guanacaste on Thursday, the newspaper reported.

No word yet on whether Beyoncé’s husband, rap mogul Jay-Z, will attend.

Queen Bey visited Costa Rica last time in November on vacation with Jay-Z and their daughter, Blue Ivy. The first family of hip-hop and R & B visited Arenal Volcano and the beach in Guanacaste.