Talk:Beyoncé

Current photo

Shouldn't the main photo be a candid photo rather than the current one from a Time magazine photoshoot? Just curious! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.102.100.67 (talk) 08:19, 25 May 2012 (UTC)

Yeah, it should be. The infobox photo is for identification purposes so having a unusual hairdo and pose is not appropriate for that photo. --MarsRover (talk) 17:45, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

Philanthropy

Beyoncé joins global aid organizations to highlight World Humanitarian Day, 19 August 2012

http://reliefweb.int/report/world/beyonc%C3%A9-joins-global-aid-organizations-highlight-world-humanitarian-day-19-august-2012 http://www.beyonce.com/news/a-message-from-beyonce http://www.whdiwashere.org/ http://www.unocha.org/

The World Humanitarian Day music video for Beyoncé’s song “I Was Here” will be filmed in the UN General Assembly Hall in New York in front of a live audience. It will be released globally on 19 August. Beyoncé and songwriter Diane Warren are donating the video to the campaign. The campaign website, which is launched today, provides everyone with an opportunity to unite and share his or her individual acts of good. On 19 August, the campaign aims to reach 1 billion people in a day with a single message.

“We all see the headlines and we think what can I really do to help?”, said Beyoncé. “World Humanitarian Day is an opportunity for all of us to work together to make a difference. This is our time to leave our mark on the world and show that we were here and we care.”

On the eve of her live performance for her video in honor of World Humanitarian Day, Beyoncé meets Secretary General Ban Ki moon at the UN General Assembly Hall. http://www.beyonce.com/news/we-are-here http://www.beyonce.com/news/i-was-here http://act.mtv.com/posts/beyonce-i-was-here-behind-the-scenes-world-humanitarian-day-united-nations/?tw_p=twt — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.93.166.177 (talk) 14:12, 11 August 2012 (UTC)

 Done Oz ^talk 00:03, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

UPDATE THIS! Beyoncé reached 1,132,204,261 people to do something good for someone else!! https://www.thunderclap.it/whd-iwashere — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.93.166.177 (talk) 14:34, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

PLEASE YOU NEED TO PUT THIS IN PRESENT WORDS, AND NOT IN THE PAST! She already do this, and surpassed over billion messages! "On July 27, 2012 it was revealed that Knowles would be releasing a music video for "I Was Here" as part of a global launch of World Humanitarian Day, held by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).[308] The video, which was directed by Kenzo Digital and Sophie Muller was filmed in front of a live audience at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on August 10.[309][310] It premiered on August 18.[310] The campaign aims to reach 1 billion people with a single message when it launches." http://www.beyonce.com/news/drop-your-pin The premierer on August 18, for philanthropy it doesn't seem important here...

 Done Oz ^talk 22:36, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

2012: Motherhood and upcoming projects - NEW ALBUM

Beyonce starts work on new album

BEYONCE has been holed up in a studio in New York working on her next album with Kanye West and hubby Jay-Z’s producer Hit-Boy. And the singer is taking no chances with her new material being leaked. A source said: “She’s spent thousands hiring out the whole studios. She’s got security on the doors to ensure no one hears a whisper. “She’s being strict with proceedings too, putting in 14-hour days declaring nobody leaves until it’s perfect.”

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/4470885/Beyonce-starts-work-on-new-album.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.93.166.177 (talk) 23:43, 4 August 2012 (UTC)

 Done Oz ^talk 00:03, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

The World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couple

• [1]

Jivesh1205 (Talk) 04:37, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

 Done Oz ^talk 00:03, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

Music's Top 10 Couples

• 2) JAY-Z AND BEYONCE SOURCE. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 17:28, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

Lol. Mariah has about as much as both of them combined :)--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 10:13, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

Philanthropy

Beyoncé facebook: "A new version of my song "I Miss You" is featured on the new album from Artists Project Earth, called ‘Rhythms Del Mundo Africa’. Sales of the album support some really great projects all over the world, tackling climate change and natural disaster relief. Click here to find out more. www.rhythmsdelmundo.org "

http://www.rhythmsdelmundo.org/

In addition to this, all proceeds generated will be donated to Artists Project Earth (APE) to help them continue the incredible work they do, create a better world by bringing the power of music and the arts to 21st century challenges. APE support effective projects and awareness-raising initiatives to combat climate change, and raise funds for natural disaster relief. - http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/rdm

Artists Project Earth has funded over 300 projects and awareness-raising initiatives around the world that combat climate change and develop local resilience and solutions to climate injustice – and gives emergency funding for natural disaster relief. - http://www.apeuk.org/ape

Image

can we change the main image to file: Beyonce_Knowles_2012_BET_awards.jpg ? - I have changed it a few times but after a few hours it gets put back to the current image. I think the image i'm suggesting should be used as it is much more recent and as a biography of a living person I think the image used should at least be of the person in this current year. Also, I don't think the current image is appropriate due to it being from a magazine shoot and the hair blowing in her face makes it harder to identify --Lolcakes25 (talk) 01:30, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

I kept changing it back to the previous image because I thought the image you uploaded was a copyright violation. But on your talk page you said "it's from Beyoncé's official website and has a free license". If that's true, then I'll leave the current image. Oz ^talk 07:55, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

• Agree - I reverted to your version. Having a magazine/photo-shoot/screenshot/airbrushed photo is absurd.--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 01:54, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

• It's not absurd if it is a free licensed image. — Tomica (talk) 13:19, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

Its not showing a fair and truthful representation of what the artist looks like...--CallMeNathan • Talk2Me 23:17, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

• Agree - As someone said in another talk page: "it's not that you look at the picture and say 'whoa that's Beyoncé' " —Gheiratina ^{(Touch~^)} 00:46, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

For reference only, Google search results

• "Beyoncé Knowles" -Beyonce About 3,630,000 results
• "Beyonce Knowles" -Beyoncé About 20,000,000 results

The results above show quite clearly that "Beyonce Knowles" is the general use in English sources. According to WP:DIACRITICS we should follow the majority of sources, not the most accurate, therefore according to WP:AT this article should be moved to "Beyonce Knowles" and her accent removed from the title. In ictu oculi (talk) 17:51, 28 August 2012 (UTC)

...However there is no intention/need for discussion on this. This is just a marker giving equivalent search results to those applied to various non-British/American names with accents. Cheers. In ictu oculi (talk) 10:13, 29 August 2012 (UTC)

Vanity Fair's "THE POWERS THAT BE"

• Jay-Z and Beyoncé - 8 http://www.vanityfair.com/business/new-establishment/2012/the-powers-that-be/08-jay-z-and-beyonce

Silencio faz bem (talk) 18:37, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Beyoncé named ‘Hottest Mom in America’ by Us magazine

http://thegrio.com/2012/09/06/beyonce-named-hottest-mom-in-america-by-us-magazine/#s:beyonce-sexy-mom-1

Azealia Banks too

• And I love Beyonce – she's the queen of everything. She's the most remarkable performer and musician. And this is just my humble opinion, but I just think she's better than everyone else making music right now. Jivesh1205 (Talk) 16:30, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

To add

• [2] Jivesh1205 (Talk) 17:43, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

 Done — Oz (talk) 01:08, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

Beyoncé - Super Bowl 2013!!!

http://www.beyonce.com/news/countdown-to-touchdown http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/10/16/beyonce-nfl-super-bowl-halftime-show/ http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2012/10/beyonce-super-bowl-halftime-performer http://www.forbes.com/sites/lancemadden/2012/10/16/beyonce-to-headline-2013-super-bowl-halftime-show/

Beyonce will perform! Fev. 3, 2013! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.93.166.177 (talk) 20:51, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

 Done — Oz (talk) 21:12, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

Surrogate motherhood rumors

There is some evidence out there that Beyonce's pregnancy was via a surrogate mother. Whether or not this is actually true we should at least mention the rumors then Beyonce's denials so that this article doesn't read like a press release.--71.190.16.143 (talk) 21:47, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

-Elizabeth Sneed, "Proof that Beyonce Used a Surrogate Mother", Hollywood Reporter, October 2011. -Anya Leon, Mom & Babies: Surrocacy Rumors Were 'Just Crazy', People, 4/29/12. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.190.16.143 (talk) 22:03, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

No. This has been discussed before (see Talk:Beyoncé Knowles/Archive 8#The whole fake pregnancy thing). — Oz (talk) 21:59, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

"No", what? That discussion lasted exactly a day. Could we reopen it?--71.190.16.143 (talk) 22:10, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

"No" it won't be added. Rumors/gossip are not encyclopedic and should NOT be included in biography articles. — Oz (talk) 22:20, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

But the careers of such celebrities ARE based on rumor and gossip. Some of the content in here, although not gossip and no doubt impressive, I wouldn't say is encyclopedic.

-For example: "In addition, data from Google Insights showed that the most searched for term from August 29, 2011 to September 4, 2011 was 'Beyonce pregnant' which reached 'breakout' levels – a term used by Google to describe a search with an increase of over 5,000 percent." even though we already have:

-"The Huffington Post later confirmed that Knowles was 5 months pregnant and her pregnancy announcement had broken the 'most tweets per second recorded for a single event' Twitter record, receiving 8,868 tweets per second."

I mean, are we a celebrity press service or what?--71.190.16.143 (talk) 22:47, 16 October 2012 (UTC)

If you have GOOD, CONVINCING evidence to re-open the discussion, I see no reason why not. As stated in Wikipedia's rules here.--Aichikawa (talk) 17:33, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

I do. Note from her article she gave birth early January 2012. Calculate then, that Blue Ivy was conceived early April 2011.

1. This is her, late June 2011, when she was nearly 3 months pregnant, on the French X-Factor. This page confirms the date of that performance as 6/28/11. In Europe they write it "28/06/11." Notice the table dance in heels, and jumping off the table. Why would a celebrity with a high-risk pregnancy really be performing so strenuously?

2. This is her on Good Morning America, a mere four days later. And another clip from the same show. Watch that at 1:30. Here is a source about her height. So those heels are 4 to 5 inches.

3. Here she is again, in Ireland, about a week later. Look at the video at 0:29, 1:12, and 2:14. At 1:12 you will see that her thighs are skinnier than the backup singer's on the left. Here is a link to the Wikipedia page that gives evidence of the dates for Oxegen that year.

4. This story gives the date of the video shoot for the song "Party," August 2, 2011, so she was almost 4 months pregnant. Look at her then.

5. This is perhaps the most laughable. After she shows that she is allegedly pregnant at the Video Music Awards, which we say "gets 8,868 tweets per second", she is photographed at a Tory Burch opening like this. Both BET and this source show the date as Sept. 13 or 14, or when she is 5-and-a-half months pregnant. This is what pregnancy at the end of second trimester, which means at the end of 6 months, is supposed to look like.--24.103.25.189 (talk) 19:40, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

Regarding #5, it doesn't necessarily mean that the belly of 5-and-a-half months pregnant look the same in every woman. It is an individualized process, every pregnancy is different, even in the same woman. My sister who was pregnant at 7 months, no one ever noticed her pregnancy including me. Let others response to your other evidences. :) jmarkfrancia (talk) 10:07, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

Judging by the photo of you, this makes perfect sense as your sister is likely also be skinny. But Beyonce is not. Which adds to her charm but would less likely produce a figure like your sister's. Look, I'm a fan as anyone else. Please wait while I add more examples.--24.103.25.189 (talk) 15:21, 20 October 2012 (UTC)

2012: Motherhood and upcoming projects + Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 1 2012 - BEYONCE PERFORMANCE LIVE AT KEEP A CHILD ALIVE'S BLACKBALL - Celebrating the power of women and the promise of an AIDS-free Africa. http://keepachildalive.org/the-black-ball/2012-ny/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.93.166.177 (talk) 20:02, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

 Done — Oz (talk) 01:10, 27 October 2012 (UTC)

Broadway Sings Beyonce Concert

A handful of young Broadway stars will lend their powerful vocal chops to Broadway Sings Beyonce, a one-night-only concert at (Le) Poisson Rouge in the West Village on December 3. The event will feature songs from Beyonce’s catalogue, with music direction and arrangements by Joshua Stephen Kartes. The concert will feature over 15 cover songs to celebrate the pop icon’s greatest hits, including “Halo”, “Single Ladies”, “Love On Top”, and “Irreplaceable”. The performers will be accompanied by a full band, which will be orchestrated, arranged, and directed by Joshua Stephen Kartes.

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/165180/andy-mientus-jason-gotay-emma-hunton-and-more-set-for-broadway-sings-beyonce-concert/ http://www.lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/broadway-sings-beyonce/ http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/broadway?before=1351801527 http://beyonceindonesia.tumblr.com/post/34775998121/broadway-to-pay-tribute-to-beyonce-with-broadway-sings