Ah, Beyonce. I’m disappointed! But I’m disappointed because the rumor mill was working overtime last week, with multiple sources claiming that FLOTUS Michelle Obama had scored her second Vogue cover, the March “Power Issue”. Considering Anna Wintour is so tight with the Obamas (Wintour was one of Obama’s top bundlers/fundraisers), I really was expecting to see a cover full of first lady bangs. But instead I get Beyonce! Just as well. If I had a Vogue cover full of bangs, I wouldn’t know what to say about it.
So Beyonce covers the March “Power Issue” it seems. I guess it’s not completely 100% – this wasn’t leaked by Vogue or anything, and God knows, it could be Photoshopped, although I don’t think it is. I think Bey is just continuing on her path of total world and media domination. Allegedly, Beyonce will be at tonight’s Grammys. Remember when everybody thought she would be at last year’s Grammys too? She and Jay-Z released Blue Ivy’s first photos and everybody was expecting them to show up but they never came. Probably because Bey knew she’d be losing big-time to Adele. Speaking of, Adele is going to be there too, allegedly. You know Beyonce and Adele are sort of close, right? Adele has said that they’ve met several times and she (Adele) loves Bey.
So, will Beyonce be able to achieve complete Grammy domination if people like Rihanna, Adele, Taylor Swift and The Black Keys are around? Oooh, I had forgotten about The Black Keys. They’re my favorite!!! Anyway, this is your Open Post to discuss all things Grammys. We’ll have lots of coverage tomorrow, in addition to lots of BAFTA coverage too.
Cover courtesy of Vogue, additional photos courtesy of Beyonce’s Tumblr.
World domination is right, though I think that’s just how music changed over the years. If you don’t have a side source of income these days you’re not dominating. Same way everyone has a perfume, its just about extra income and branding. The bigger the brand the more of the music world and general culture you dominate.
Beyonce just tries to be ahead of everyone and I think what little ground she lost while pregnant (ironic) is what is pushing her to act like she runs it all.
Due to your post,I think I figured out why singers like Beyonce,Taylor Swift etc.. grate on my nerves….these artists have lost touch with what their craft is all about and that is music. I am so tired of the Kardashian culture where everything is about PR and branding and being connected to every product known to mankind. With these artists,it is all about the money and fame and less about the music.
I agree, Garvels. For years it’s been a given that an artist’s image & looks are a big part of their career, but now it seems like it’s practically the ONLY thing. And most of the time when you read people’s opinions about an artist on a site like this or any entertainment site, the majority of opinions are based on what people perceive of the artist’s personal life and/or “brand”, not what they think of their music or their work (this applies to actors as well as music artists, I think). It’s sad.
I’m not a fan, but Beyonce looks lovely on that cover.
+1 (and i’m not a fan either).
Oh so lovely…
http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedceleb/the-unflattering-photos-beyonces-publicist-doesnt-want-you-t
I’m so PO’d that no channel is playing the Grammys today in New Zealand. I really, really, really wanted to watch it for Frank Ocean and Adele.
I hope that Frank Ocean wins everything that he is nominated for, especially anything that is up against Fist Clown!
Try this, live stream:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/watch-live-55th-annual-grammy-awards-live-stream/
if it doesn’t work, try other live streams (just type in Grammys Live Stream ;p
good luck
Thanks! I’ll give it a go.
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Hey ladies! I rarely post but i know you guys a tech savvy. CBS advertised that they would do live streaming of the show. But the website is only doing a backstage directors cut. And the link you gave is only a review/ commentary. When i googled Grammy’s live stream only misleading links came up. Do you guys have any alternate links i would greatly appreciate it. 😀 *sorry about long post*
Yay! CB makes awards shows so fun!
Beyonce has always seemed weak to me. Boring and weak. A vain, bleh person.
OMG and that superbowl performance! ARGH shes always swinging her weave up and down and around like a lunatic.
What was with that? When Jay Z told her she needed to Swing to win over the power players in Hollywood I think she got a lil confused…
@Ronnie, who wrote: ” ARGH shes always swinging her weave up and down and around like a lunatic.”
Tina Turner and the Ikettes did that for years and no one complained. Tina and the girls shook and swung their hair/weaves/wigs ‘and’ their butts and gyrated their way around the stage, in short dresses up to their assets, no less … no one said boo.
Did guys see Amber Rose? She looks ready to pop! And very happy.
Gosh! so tired of hearing about Beyhasbeen….seriously this girl seems to have nothing but air between the ears
Call bey whatever you like, but ‘has been’? Really?
Indeed. Her career would’ve been done and dusted years ago if she didn’t have Obama’s coat tails to hang on to.
Yes cause usually when your last album gets certified platinum 2 months after it’s release it’s a huge sign your career is done and the only way to keep it alive is to sing the national anthem for the President.
@Nina
Correction – she wasn’t very much “alive” when she decided to lip-sync the National Anthem.
Dead sure give away for a career going downhill – sitting next to and collaborating with Justin Timberlake.
She’s been hanging on to his coat tails for longer than that.
And she didn’t SING the anthem.
I’m just gonna let you believe that Bey needs Obama to stay relevant [weirdest thing I’ve heard]. Lol, cause Obama’s followers and critics are just so interested in an r&b / pop singer.
Weirdest thing you’ve ever heard? That’s rich coming from someone who calls lip syncing singing.
I didn’t catch the inauguration and I never disagreed with you saying it was lip syncing. That’s besides the point anyway. My bad, her “performance” for the President keeps her relevant. Right.
No not just singing at the inauguration, Nina. But I already addressed that statement. You’re going around in circles now.
Jack White!!!!!!!
As one commenter said earlier this week, I’d point my heels to Jesus for him 🙂
Hahaha that’s a hilarious expression! Yeah, he’s just so…. rhrrawwwggghh. I saw him live and man, oh man. So sexy live!
I can’t get over what they did with her mouth. This is just another underwhelming Vogue cover. I can’t recall the last time vogue has had an interesting cover subject (besides Meryl) it’s always a bunch of self absorbed, milquetoast starlets with nothing outstanding or inspirational about them. I can’t wait until Wintours reign of terror (boredom) is over. She’s so overrated. Plus, there is something very unlikable about beyonce. Oh and this woman claims she is 31? Righttttt.
She is 31. This is Beyonce and Destiny’s Child on Star Search in 1993 at age 11 and 12. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWXPl18psZA
http://sandrarose.com/2008/11/gabrielle-union-beyonce-and-i-have-been-friends-since-we-were-teenagers-but-isnt-gabby-36/
yeah def 31
Sandra Rose is your source? LMAO! I gave you PROOF that Beyonce is 31.
This is what Gabrielle Union actually said:
“I’ve known her since she was a teenager!” actress Gabrielle Union tells People.com of her close friend Beyonce.
http://theurbandaily.com/80732/gabrielle-union-shocked-by-sasha-fierce/
Once again, here is a video of a 12 year old Beyonce in 1993 on Star Search Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWXPl18psZA
Holy leg, JLo!
LOL at JLo doing ‘The Leg’.
La Jolie really did start a trend didn’t she lol.
JLo can carry it off, though. She’s over 40 and she still has some great legs.
Beyonce is boring and predictable, love that they Photoshopped her Blake lively laugh lines though! Makes her look better and who doesn’t want to look good on vogue?
Haha those laugh lines
Congrats B on Vogue cover.Jay-z and B will be on front row next to Justin and Jessica.So get ready.LOl Haters gone Hate Good Luck Frank Ocean and Miguel.Later
JLO Wow!!! Soooo hot!
Amber Rose looked really beautiful!!!
Didn’t AR seem so sweet and happy? They seemed excited. 🙂
They do seem happy and he’s so involved with the birth. Very cute.
J-LO and her Angelina leg stuck out. LOL. I wish she would stop the same old look, tanning and lighter hair. I would love to see her back to her paler untanned skin and very dark hair for a change.
I think the claim Beyonce didn’t attend the Grammys last year because “she would lose big time to Adele” is false. If I remember correctly Beyonce either had no nominations or was in only r&b categories. They wouldn’t be head to head. Is Beyonce even nominated this year? Her last album came out a couple of years ago. So no she won’t be dominating this year.
Can we talk about how ten kinds of ugly Swifty’s dress is?
I liked it fine. A very pretty dress on her.
What ugly? It was a very pretty dress and she was wearing the hell out of it.
Rihanna got it right for once. That red dress was gorgeous.
Beyonce — fail.
Don’t get me started on poor Adele looking like a stuffed ottoman.
JLo — damned if she didn’t carry it off. She’s still got a slammin’ body and some great legs. If I had it I’d flaunt it too.
Katy Perry — wow! On anybody else that dress might have been a disaster but on her it looked absolutely terrific.
Hate the girl not the dress! i cant stand swifty but thats no reason to hate on perfectly good fashion, its not the dress’s fault she tarnished it
Goyte! Two awards and counting.
Goyte tops it off by winning the record of the year for a total of three awards. But someone needs to tell LL Cool J that Goyte is from Victoria Australia. Not Bruges in Belgium.
So sorry to hijack this post BUT I AM STILL DANCING OVER HERE that Emmanuelle Riva won the BAFTA for best actress. Onward to an Oscar upset!!!!! yes!!!!
Honestly that would be awesome. I love jlaw, but it’s boring when the best actress is “locked down.” I like competition, I like the idea of not knowing. It increases the fun and gives me a reason to watch or care about the oscars. Although I highly doubt there will be an upset this year. Jlaw has weinstein and it’s very likely he’s putting forth ALL his energy on her oscar nom since she has the best chance of getting it out of all the oscar noms for slp.
I am SO HAPPY about Emmanuelle Riva! This was so RIGHT is so many ways I cannot even begin to count.
Of course, what I really want i surprise victory for Sally Field at the Oscars….
I’m all for Emmanuelle Riva and Sally Fields this year at the Oscars, really for upsets in general. I would love to witness another “Tommy Lee Jones is Not Amused” face a la the Golden Globes if Christoph Waltz took the Oscar instead (may happen…). Or if DDL lost to Joaquin Phoenix (not going to happen, but I want to see his speech!).
Irishae: YES! to everything you said. That would be amazing.
@Irishae
Absolutely! What you said.
I want –
Riva
Sally (or anyone other than AnnE)
Joaquin
Robert De Niro.
Kelly Rowland is slammin in that dress.
Kelly Rowland is perfection! I kinda even like Katy Perry’s dress too.
LOVE Katy Perry’s dress! She’s got some boobage to die for!
Is there something wrong with Faith Hill’s mouth? Dental surgery?
It’s weird, but I thought the same thing regarding her teeth. She’s one of those women also that need to have another five pounds on in their 40s or their face shows its age.
She had clear braces for a while. She may still have them.
Thank you, Shelly. 🙂
Oh, Adele. Girl, no. You look like an old musty pillow in grandma the Cat Lady’s house. ><
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/02/11/article-2276746-177D5BBD000005DC-669_632x805.jpg
I was prepared to hate it, but I actually love her dress! I think it’s age appropriate, refreshing, and yeah daring. But my definition of daring is probably very conservative. I love it adele!
I agree.
Oh dear, Love Adele but just no to that dress.
I usually cant sit thru these award shows since its been pretty much the same 6-7 ppl the past cpl years but I want to see Mumford & Sons and Alabama Shakes. hope Adele wins too but I dont think she’s performing.
yes yes yes. mumford and sons and especially alabama shakes. god i’ve been listening to their album non-stop for almost two weeks now. amazing amazing music.
I can’t begin to deal with that dress.
Katy perry looks so much better when she isn’t wearing ridiculous costumes. Not really a fan of her but I like her dress, even with her boobs hanging out!
Rhianna’s dress is soooo pretty on her. Perfection.
Rihanna I can see your nipple rings! Pasties are your friend
Rihanna’s dress was perfection….but why did we have to see her nips?? Come on Ri Ri.
They’ve done that over the years in fashion for many red carpets. It didn’t bother me. Rhianna is the sexiest popstar out there (Yes, Beyonce, I’m saying it). It shows all these young women running out and getting big boob jobs that small boobs like Rhianna, J-LO and Beyonce are sexy, too.
I don’t like JLO’s look at all. I hate that high ponytail bun.
Adele made a terrible choice. It looks like a rug kind of. Don’t like it.
Rihanna looked great in red.. I missed most of the RC. OH well.
Rihanna is beautiful.
Im really hoping for Jack White to win for Blunderbuss, he is due to win….Faith Hill looks like cocaine has caused her some dental problems.
Jack White! Definitely due to win.
I noticed that too. What was up with her mouth and face……I think she just had some work done on her face…bizarre.
I agree Nev… She is stunning & looked incredible. I hate to say it, she seems so happy & i know it’s because of Chris B. She is just glowing & content.
Taylor lipsynching and singing along to a heavy backing track or backup singers in places to an awful teen song hit as the opening. Yawn.
I have actually avoided ever hearing that song before…its pretty terrible.
Did Taylor Swift just lip 90% of that song?
Taylor, stop walking around like that. And if you’re going to try to hold out a note…
well, nevermind, maybe you shouldn’t.
I found Beyonce’s jumpsuit or whatever it was boring.
I loved it. It was simple and clean. Love the hair too. She usually goes overboard. I love that she went for a low key look.
Me too. I figured we’d been for another LOOK AT ME dress 2 sizes too small. I love her outfit and want to steal it.
Adele looks like a hot mess but I still love her.Breezy looks good cleaned up in all white
JLO is perfection!!!
I can understand why Beyonce gets on a lot of people’s nerves. Personally, I am disappointed in her choice to wear leather and fur. She has a lot of money and access to other non-animal materials for her clothing. She is in a position to make a strong statement against it…but I guess she thinks it’s an acceptable practice to wear the fur and skin of other animals…
That being said, I rather enjoy her music and voice. She reminds me of Diana Ross. I think my favourite song of Bey’s is “I Was Here”…the song has a lot of meaning in it and showcases her powerful voice. I also enjoyed her in Destiny’s Child and think she is an okay actress. And of course, she is a pretty lady.
As for the Grammy’s – well, I applaud the memo to performers and presenters about having to dress modestly. I am so tired of people dressing like trash/whores at award shows. I think it is an occasion for one to dress as nice as possible, as a show of respect for the awards.
I just watched the opening act and monologue of LL Cool J…I think Taylor Swift is adorable, but honestly, her voice/presence is not strong enough for her to be the opening act. It made me wish that they could have revived Michael Jackson (80s era MJ) to open the show and had a photo of Taylor, instead of vise versa! MJ’s 1988 performance was beyond amazing! Here’s hoping the rest of the show is decent…
Bey is on my last nerve, but I think she is very talented and drven. And one of my favorite songs is I Was Here of hers also. She performed all those songs off 4 exellently in promotions. I wouldn’t compare her to Diana Ross, though.
I agree with everything you said. I think Beyonce has potential that she isn’t tapping into. She could be much more–and I don’t mean MOAR weaves! or MOAR fierce! –but more “substance.” To do that she needs to get over herself and it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen anytime soon.
Miranda’s dress is not flattering on her from the waist down. The dress is too short and tight for her hips and legs. But she has such a pretty face and never heavily caked-on makeup like Carrie Underwood.
I agree. I wonder why she chose it. Really unflattering for an otherwise pretty lady.
Love Miranda, but will agree that her performance dress did her figure no favors.
Did anyone else notice that her manicure also changed between the red carpet and the stage?? Awesome!
Wow! Didn’t notice the manicure change. Well spotted, InVain!
I know Faith Hill has braces, and I guess I understand her reasoning behind it…BUT WHAT IN THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH HER MOUTH?
The length was too short, just unflattering.
Kaiser, I’m glad you like The Black Keys, I love them too. Good luck to them, Jack White, & Alabama Shakes. Kelly Rowland is wearing the hell outta that sexy dress. I don’t understand J Lo’s “look”. Rihanna looks pretty! Faith Hill said she was having problems w/ her teeth & had to get braces a few months back.
i love them too ,iam glad they won
Who do we blame for this mess? The Grammy people, CBS, crappy musicians? It’s really bad this year!
My hubby and I just said the same thing! And we haven’t watched in years, so we’re kinda like, “Ah, now I remember why I stopped watching.” But it’s even worse now.
Whoa…is it just me, or does Faith Hill look out-of-it?
No, it’s not just you! I think Faith needs a 90 day “vacation”
Thanks Marjalane. I thought maybe I was seeing incorrectly. If true, I hope she gets that vacay. At least 30 days, if not a full 90.
I think Wiz Khalifa is a way better match for Amber Rose than Kanye West. She seems happy and alive and so loved, with Kanye she seemed devoid of life and personality and that’s obviously not her natural state of being. Wiz looks like a doting partner and father to be, I kind of love him.
Did any of you guys see the interview where Chris Brown admits his music is gimmicky and that he could do better and hopes to? I hate him but that was surprisingly mature and humble. Reminds me of when and why I used to like him as an artist.
It’s true. Artists have no choice but to play into EDM (electronic dance music) if they want to stay relevant. I don’t listen to the radio but I turned it to the hip hop station the other day and they were playing Swedish House Mafia.
I agree. I’m not going to be a Chris Brown stan any time in this lifetime after what he did but I was surprised to see him openly state that. I’d be surprised to see any mainstream artists say something like that but especially the terminally immature Chris Brown.
I can’t decide how I feel about Beyonce. While I do think she is beautiful and talented, I don’t really love her music and her voice gets on my nerves. She has a lot of good things going on but yet I feel she is kind of gimmicky as well.
The turnaround time never made sense for Flotus to cover this issue, based on when the shoot took place. Her cover had to be at least two months out, issues are planned way in advance, and there’s no way they shoot a cover last minute like that.
Mostly boring fashion on the red carpet, Kelly Rowland’s body is insane, & Rihanna looked really good as well, understated but pretty.
Did JT really deserve such a large introduction? I feel let down!
Can Bey not read a prompter?
Very underwhelmed by Justin.
Normally, I’m a huge JT fan…(go on hate some, I know I’m in a minority here at CB) but yeaaa….I wasn’t impressed….
Hope the rest of the songs on his album are better.
Btw, why can’t they snub Chris Brown OUT of the grammys. He’s so gross.
Oh, I’ll admit it too :). I tried for a long time to not like him, like I tried to not like George Clooney. Sigh, but they both won me over. For me it was JT’s HBO concert he did years ago. The new song is horrific! I’m not surprised though, he is only making this album to fulfill a contract. Not the best way to creatively motivate.
I am a huge JT fan also. I played his last album into the ground. I enjoy Suit and Tie for R & B slow groove music, but it was never going to be a big event live at the Grammy’s no matter how much he tried to make it.
Frank Ocean for the win. Yay.
Yeah Congrats Frank and Miguel on first Grammys
Everything about Rih is on point right now. Hair color works so well with the red dress & makeup.
JLo has never looked worse… What a let down
J.Lo is both funny-embarrassing and sad-embarrassing at the same time. I’m not sure if I should be amused or mortified for her.
All that hype build up and interviews. I thought Justin was pretty bad. He was copying Michael Jackson’s move all over the place. And that song is just so terrible. I guess it is suppose to be cool but it just hit a flat note. Even Jay joining him on stage was just so uninteresting.
Totally agree!
YAY!! Congrats to Frank on his first Grammy, awesome!
Word.
Whoa..Kelly Clarkson seems to have raided Adele’s closet prior to the show…no wonder Adele was left to wear that outdoor tablecloth monstrosity.
The long black dress would have looked so much nicer on Kelly without the wide horizontal stripe. If you wanted draw attention to a tiny waist, this sparkly highlight would have been perfect.
Yahoo,Black Keys won!
woo hoo!
Love me some Frank Ocean but Orange was not as good as Kaleidoscope and you can tell Miguel stole his and The Weeknd’s sound. Adorn is about 4 years old not sure why it’s now getting played. Hmm
Rhianna was amazing on Stay. She is so pretty.
The Black Keys won something…yay!!!
They won quite a few Grammys actually, and they deserved to win too, great album.
Omg.. Hearing Kelly clarkson sing is really making me realize how little talent most of these other ladies have. Her performance is flawless!
Didn’t Bruno Mars have a similar stage style or whatever you would call it last year to what Justin Timberlake was doing tonight?
I remember thinking bruno mars performance was just amazing. But I just remember it was oldies style but I can’t remember anything else for some reason.
Also I think Kelly Rowland looked 1000000 times better than Beyonce.
Yes he did. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fviQQ03fq0I
Justin trying to copy, but Bruno did it better.
Thank you.
Bruno Mars is sooo talented and amazing.
I LOOOOOVED when Bruno performed with Janelle monae.
Love Bruno Mars!!!!
+1
I just wanted to share that I started the grammys an hour and a half behind on my pvr and I’m almost caught up due to the crazy amount of commercial.
Everyone looks pretty good. The live music selection is great this year. And there’s jack white, he’d totally my spooky love. We’d talk about deep stuff, laugh at ourselves, play some harmonica then turn my heels up to Jesus. (Huge nod to whoever came up with that one;))
Nothing to say about Bey but you guys should download Solange’s new cd. It is so freakin good and it sounds so “Prince-y” which is awesome. Solange is definitely the edgier and cooler sister
Yeah! True is perfection!
Bob Marley tribute was tight!!!!
It was really great. A lot of great performances this year.
I know they have been together for mths now -drama and all- but it’s strange seeing Chris brown and Rihanna together at the damn grammys! And the pic is everywhere now.
Prince… Do i need to say anything else? What an icon!
Weird…I just made a Prince reference up thread!
Jack White – tore it up!!!
Is Allison Williams making a John Mayer sandwich w/ k perry? That might work.
One word: WHADDUP!
Miranda Lambert in the mini dress is a travesty. Cover up, please.
Bruno Mars … Travis Barrker … Chick Corea …Kelly Clarkson … Carrie Underwood and Justin Timberlake KILLED !!!!!!! That is real music
Frank Ocean SUCKED
World domination…who the she thinks she is? Michael Jackson??
I am convinced this Vogue cover is fake. I think a fan super-imposed parts of her face with someone else’s…can’t figure out who though. The bottom half of that face does not belong to Beyonce. If this cover is real, we have truly entered an era where people think fans are stupid.
i love it. the ever intimidating Beyoncé possé. tee-hee!