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Clint Eastwood has revealed that Beyonce is not confirmed to star in his new flick, A Star Is Born, despite the star being named as the lead female over the last year.

Beyonce was said to be getting ready to shoot scenes for the remake of the classic movie in 2011, however, production was said to have been postponed when she announced her pregnancy last summer.

However, Clint says that no one has yet been confirmed for roles and there is still the chance that another actress could take Bey's spot.

"She’s great. I don’t know if she’s available, but we’ve talked a little bit," Clint told E! News.

Meanwhile, the legendary actor confirmed recent reports that Hangover star Bradley Cooper was being considered for the lead male role.

"We were talking to Bradley Cooper. We’ve talked to several people, and we probably won’t address that one till next year. Early next year," Clint added.

Laura Carmichael is enjoying the perks of Downton Abbey's success in America and has developed a massive crush while spending time in the US - the Brit star is crazy about Beyonce Knowles.

'I have such a huge girl crush on Beyonce,' admits Laura, 25.

'She's just so sexy and inspirational and she makes no secret of the fact she works hard.

'If I'm feeling discouraged or at a low ebb I ask myself, "What would Beyonce do?" and I know she would go to the gym or the supermarket.'

The actress, who plays prim and proper Lady Edith Crawley in the ITV drama, was lucky enough to find herself within reaching distance of her idol at The Met Ball in New York.

But, poor Laura was so astounded that she couldn't muster up the courage to approach Beyonce, instead making do with admiring her Givenchy couture dress from a distance.

'I was so overcome in her presence,' Laura tells You, 'I was unable to move.'

Alicia Keys has publicly spoken out about her missing collaboration with fellow music star Beyoncé.

The pair recorded and filmed a music video together for the song 'Put it in a Love Song' in 2010, but the track was cancelled as a single before the video could be released.

In an interview with Essence magazine, Keys addressed the reasons behind pulling the highly-anticipated video, which featured herself and Beyoncé wearing colorful African prints in Brazil.

She said: "Sometimes with creative things all comes together and it's , and sometimes things almost come together and it's better to just leave it.

"We had a ball shooting the video. It just so happens that the whole thing, for some reason or another, didn't quite come together, so we just decided to leave it."

Beyonce attends the Jay-Z And Beyonce Summer Ends With D'USSE Cognac Cocktails Celebration at La Marina Restaurant Bar Beach Lounge on September 23, 2012 in New York City. [+ 10]

Beyoncé's album "4" nabs its fourth top 10 hit single on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart this week as "Dance For You" sashays 13-10. It's the sixth cut from "4" to reach the tally, following "Run the World (Girls)" (No. 30), "Best Thing I Never Had" (No. 4), "Party" (No. 2), "Countdown" (No. 12) and "Love On Top" (No. 1)."

It marks the third time Bey' has claimed a quartet of top 10s from a single album. Her debut set "Dangerously In Love" and its follow-up, "B'Day," both notched four top 10s.

"Dance For You" also gives Beyoncé her 19th top 10 as a soloist, extending her lead for the most top 10s among female artists since 2000. Alicia Keys is a distant second with 14 top 10s in that time span, though she seems close to earning her 15th in the coming weeks.

More impressively, on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop airplay chart (viewable on billboard.biz), "Dance For You" marks her fifth top 10 -- the first time she's claimed five top 10s on that tally from one album.

Beyonce Knowles is lending her voice for a good cause. The former Destiny's Child star is set to take the stage at Alicia Keys' annual Black Ball concert, which will benefit the "A Woman's Worth" songstress' Keep a Child Alive foundation concerned with people affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.

Joining Queen Bey as a musical performer at the event will be Carole King. In a statement, Keys gushes that the folk rock artist has "blazed the trail for women in the music industry," before adding, "Women will be rocking the house this year."

Keys, Angelique Kidjo and rock band Alabama Shakes are among others who will sing at the gala, which will honor Oprah Winfrey and Kidjo for their philanthropic efforts. To take place November 1 at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom, the event has Whoopi Goldberg on board as the host.

The nominations for Centric's 2012 Soul Train Awards were unveiled Thursday, September 19th and Beyonce is nominated in two categories:

Best R&B/Soul Female Artist
Beyoncé
Estelle
Keyshia Cole
Mary J. Blige
Melanie Fiona

Best Dance Performance
Beyoncé- “Love On Top”
Chris Brown- “Turn Up The Music”
Nicki Minaj- “Starships”
Rihanna- “Where Have You Been”
Usher- “Scream”

I added a new wallpaper and a few avatars. I refreshed most of the old animations and added some new ones. I also moved all our LiveJournal icons to the newly opened Icon Archive and added 10 new icons made by Olitunia. Enjoy!

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Sean Paul is no stranger to hit records, and his latest LP, Tomahawk Technique, will no doubt house its fair share of memorable cuts. Still, no matter what the season, one of SP's biggest tracks will also be "Baby Boy," his 2003 collaboration with Beyoncé. Not only did the track earn the pair some major airplay and RIAA hardware, it also got the rumor mill spinning.

Though Sean Paul appeared in the track's video, which was directed by Jake Nava, he and the pop queen were filmed separately. "The whole direction of the video was sold to me as, 'You're in a dream world,' " Sean Paul said when he appeared on "RapFix Live" on September 12. "It was not a big deal to me, but it really blew up into crazy stuff."

When SP wasn't onstage with Beyoncé for her 2003 MTV VMA performance, many speculated that B's now-hubby Jay-Z had blocked the Jamaica-born dancehall star from getting his shine on. But on "RapFix Live," Sean Paul denied those rumors.

"That's a rumor that started. I've known Jay-Z from before I knew her," he said, recalling a time that he sat in Hov's former Roc-A-Fella offices getting lessons on radio politics from the iconic MC.

They say there is no such thing as bad publicity, so rather than address the rumor, Sean Paul just let it linger. "The general public blew it up in certain things. I just remained quiet about it for years because it was doing its work. There was just a lot of controversy," he said. "She's an amazing artist, the song was at #1 for like nine weeks, so that was a very special time for me and for dancehall."

It's close to Election Day and all need fall fashions. Get Beyoncé's new Runway to Win to support Barack Obama here!

Hip-hop supercouple Jay Z and Beyonce boosted Barack Obama's re-election campaign by generating $4 million (£2.5 million) at a New York City fundraiser for the U.S. President on Tuesday (18Sep12).

One hundred Vip guests paid $40,000 (£25,000) each to attend the exclusive event, held at the rapper's 40/40 Club in Manhattan.

Beyonce, in a red cocktail dress, took to the stage to introduce the President, who wants four more years in the White House.

She told guests, "I can't tell you how proud we are to host tonight's event with President Obama. We believe in his vision."

Obama joked to the audience that his wife, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters Malia, 14, and Sasha, 11, were "mad at me because they aren't here", before telling his hosts, "To Jay and B, thank you so much for your friendship. Beyonce could not be a better role model for our daughters because she carries herself with such class and poise and has so much talent."

He then pointed out the similarities he shares with Jay Z, quipping, "We both have daughters and our wives are more popular than we are. So, you know, we've got a little bond there. It's hard but it's Ok."

Obama will face Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in the upcoming November (12) elections.

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The new Destiny's Child compilation, "Playlist: The Very Best of Destiny's Child", will be released on October 9, 2012. Check out the tracklist below and pre-order it here.

1. Bootylicious
2. Bug A Boo (H-town Screwed Mix) (#1's Edit)
3. Emotion (The Neptunes Remix)
4. Jumpin' Jumpin'
5. Independent Women Part I (#1's Edit)
6. Say My Name (#1's Edit)
7. No No No Part 2 - Featuring Wyclef Jean
8. Survivor (#1's Edit)
9. Lose My Breath
10. So Good
11. Girl
12. Bills Bills Bills (#1's Edit)
13. Soldier (Radio Edit) - Featuring T.I. & Lil Wayne
14. Illusion

Following the footsteps of MTV Europe Music Awards, another prize-giving event Mobo Awards unveils its own nominees for 2012. The annual show, which is held to recognize artists of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music, pits Beyonce Knowles against her own husband Jay-Z in Best International Act category.

Best International Act
Azealia Banks
Beyonce Knowles
Drake
Frank Ocean
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Nas
Ne-Yo
Nicki Minaj
Rick Ross
Rihanna

I've been working on the interact section of the site and I created some new subpages:

- Fashion Face-Off, where you can see Beyonce and other celebrities in the same outfits
- Best look and Best hairstyle, where you can vote for your favorite look and hairstyle
- Fans collections - where you can submit photos of your collection of Bee stuff

I chose a Fan of the Month for August and September and you can apply for the title for next months!
I totally revamped our Fanlisting, be sure to join it!
Also, remember to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter!

By a stroke of luck, I was seated next to one of Beyonce's stylists, Raquel Smith, at the Chado Ralph Rucci fashion show this week in New York. Of course, who wouldn't take this opportunity to pry into what one of pop's most fashionable will be wearing this year?

While we awaited the start of the show, Raquel shared with me her go-to brands for dressing the style icon, post-baby fashion, and what it's like to work for the Queen B.

TW: What sort of styles are you focusing on this year for Beyonce?

Raquel: We are focusing on more figured looks for her to show off her silhouette after she had the baby—we're just trying to show off her body.

TW: How was it trying to style her when she was pregnant, what were your tactics?

Raquel: At first it was very tricky because we were trying to keep it a secret, but we just found beautiful blouses and baggy slacks, loafers, some mid-heels, to not really show what was going on but keep her trendy and stylish.

TW: What are your go-to brands for her?

Raquel: For the shoes, Christian Louboutin, Manolo, Jimmy Choo, and Gucci. For jackets, Balmain and Barbara Bui.

Votes aren't too hard to come by when you have music's hottest couple on your team.

Megastars Beyoncé and Jay-Z are onboard to host a fundraiser for President Barack Obama in New York City on September 18. The Obama campaign emailed their mailing list a message from Beyoncé on Thursday morning.

The note read:

"I usually don't email you -- but I have an amazing invitation I have to share.

Jay and I will be meeting up with President Obama for an evening in NYC sometime soon. And we want you to be there!

Until midnight tonight, if you pitch in $25 or whatever you can, you'll be automatically entered to be flown out to join us.

I've had the honor of meeting President Obama and the First Lady a few times -- and believe me -- it's an opportunity you don't want to miss.

Don't worry about the airfare and hotel, it's taken care of. And you can bring a guest.

But the countdown is on -- this opportunity ends at midnight:

Beyonce wished Jennifer Hudson a happy birthday with a picture posted on her Tumblr page. Check it out below.

Jay-Z and wife Beyoncé will host a fund-raiser for President Obama at the “Watch the Throne” rapper’s 40/40 Club on Sept. 18. We hear the event will be intimate and capped at 100 guests who will shell out $40,000 per ticket to dine with the commander-in-chief and hip-hop royal. Earlier the same day, Obama is scheduled to attend a reception where families can pose for a photo with him for a $12,500 contribution. A rep for Jay-Z’s West 25th Street club had no comment. We’re told the campaign stop will be Obama’s last in New York before the election.

Kanye Storms the Stage and Interrupts Taylor Swift (2009)
Toffler: “There’s no way any of us could have predicted that — we didn’t orchestrate it. He came with a bottle of alcohol, so he was in a festive mood to begin with. But we all were in shock in the truck when he walked up on stage and took the mic from Taylor. I remember turning to one of the producers and going, ‘Do we not have security?’ we don’t put those big bulky guys on camera in front of the talent. Maybe this guy thought Kanye belonged on the stage.
I said to our line producer, ‘You need to go talk to Kanye and probably have him exit the building, and I will go deal with Taylor.’ And she was about to perform right after that break! She was a champ. I would be lying if I said she and her mom weren’t crying when I saw them, but she pulled it together. This was one of the most absurd VMA moments for me, having to talk to her and her mom, and they’re crying and upset, and this was her first time on the VMAs, and she had been used to working on country shows with polite artists. This was a little bit more chaotic than she was used to. And then I walked back behind the stage to find Beyoncé crying about the incident. Ultimately I talked to her and her dad and then went back to Taylor after her performance, and an hour later Beyoncé brought Taylor back out so she could have her moment.

Beyoncé’s Pregnant Pause (2011)
“I remember Beyoncé showed up to rehearsal, and she was wearing really loose clothing. We like to know the wardrobe choices that our artists are making — we’ve learned the hard way sometimes. I remember asking her manager about it, and she said, ‘Don’t worry, she’ll show you the day of.’
She said to our director that she didn’t want to have a cutaway. She said, ‘Take a close-up of me at the end of the song. No audience applauding shot—I want you tight on me.’ That is what we knew. And then on the red carpet, she had kind of indicated what was going on. It wasn’t until an hour before the show that we figured it out, and the rest of the world figured it out. Most of the artists didn’t know, and we got that great of Kanye after the reveal with Jay.”