http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:44:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/10/beyonce-and-jay-z-share-pictures-of-blue-ivy-carter/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/10/beyonce-and-jay-z-share-pictures-of-blue-ivy-carter/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:48:11 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=175314 A month after her birth, Beyonce and Jay-Z have shared a pictures of their daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. Opting not to sell the pics to a supermarket glossy, the couple posted the family portraits on … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/10/beyonce-and-jay-z-share-pictures-of-blue-ivy-carter/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/video-jay-z-performs-at-carnegie-hall/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/video-jay-z-performs-at-carnegie-hall/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:42:17 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=173912 Last night, Jay-Z performed the first of two planned benefit shows at New York’s Carnegie Hall, backed by an orchestra and the Illadelphonics, an ensemble featuring Questlove and Bilal. Liza Minnelli was there. Over the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/video-jay-z-performs-at-carnegie-hall/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/27/rutgers-university-to-offer-beyonce-class/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/27/rutgers-university-to-offer-beyonce-class/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:49:02 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=171624 The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University in New Jersey will soon be offering a course called Politicizing Beyonce. Doctoral student Kevin Allred developed the class after finding his Women’s Studies 101 … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/27/rutgers-university-to-offer-beyonce-class/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/beyonce-has-not-done-any-press-since-giving-birth/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/beyonce-has-not-done-any-press-since-giving-birth/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:20:19 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=169073 A rep for Beyonce has told Access Hollywood that B’s post-pregnancy interview in UK tabloid Star Magazine is “completely made up.” An editor at the magazine responded: “It is not made up or fictitious at … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/beyonce-has-not-done-any-press-since-giving-birth/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/17/did-jay-z-vow-to-stop-saying-bitch/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/17/did-jay-z-vow-to-stop-saying-bitch/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:10:32 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=168732 Sources from the Huffington Post to Vibe are reporting that Jay-Z has penned a poem for his daughter, Blue Ivy Carter in which he vows to cease using the pejorative, “bitch.” Read an excerpt from … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/17/did-jay-z-vow-to-stop-saying-bitch/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/beyonce-and-her-mom-made-a-t-shirt-for-obama/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/beyonce-and-her-mom-made-a-t-shirt-for-obama/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:30:54 +0000 Drew Millard http://www.thefader.com/?p=167924 Beyonce can do anything, right? Yes, obviously. So when America’s favorite new mom and her mother Tina designed a high-end T-shirt in support of Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, you gratefully accept this. Is the T-shirt … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/beyonce-and-her-mom-made-a-t-shirt-for-obama/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/blue-ivy-carter-is-already-making-history/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/blue-ivy-carter-is-already-making-history/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:49:02 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=167846 On Monday, Jay-Z dropped, “Glory,” a love letter featuring coos and cries from his and Beyonce’s newborn, Blue Ivy. The song will debut at #74 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, making the days-old child … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/blue-ivy-carter-is-already-making-history/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/10/shop-looks-for-beyonce-and-jay-zs-baby-blue-ivy/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/10/shop-looks-for-beyonce-and-jay-zs-baby-blue-ivy/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:30:52 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=167055 If you don’t have any gold, frankincense or myrrh handy to bring to the blessed Beyonce baby, we’ve compiled some super stylish clothes to shop for Blue Ivy. Note: stay away from Bob Marley onesies … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/10/shop-looks-for-beyonce-and-jay-zs-baby-blue-ivy/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/stream-jay-z-glory/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/stream-jay-z-glory/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:29:43 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=166810 Jay-Z’s latest creation: “Glory,” a song for his and Beyonce’s newborn daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. Listen to it over at his site, Life+Times. On the track, often media-shy Jay shares that the couple suffered a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/stream-jay-z-glory/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/download-seven-new-gucci-mane-tracks/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/download-seven-new-gucci-mane-tracks/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:06:39 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=166633 Over the weekend, Gucci Mane hopped on a bunch of your favorite songs from the past six months and gave them his own spin. His Trap Back tape drops on February 5th. Download: Gucci Mane, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/download-seven-new-gucci-mane-tracks/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/08/beyonce-gave-birth-to-a-girl/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/08/beyonce-gave-birth-to-a-girl/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:20:38 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=166574 The Houston Chronicle reports that: Beyonce has given birth to a girl early this evening in New York, says a close source. Baby and mom are doing fine. The long-awaited princess is named, spectacularly, Ivy … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/08/beyonce-gave-birth-to-a-girl/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/29/is-beyonce-in-labor/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/29/is-beyonce-in-labor/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:44:12 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=165010 The UK Daily Mail says Beyonce is “moments away from giving birth.” According to a handful of unconfirmed reports, Beyonce rented out half of the New York’s St. Lukes Roosevelt hospital’s plushy Labor and Delivery … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/29/is-beyonce-in-labor/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/19/a-year-in-music-alex-frank/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/19/a-year-in-music-alex-frank/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:31 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=164221 It’s difficult to differentiate a year in music from just a year. Beyonce exists because we hear her at the gym, Bill Callahan is important because he sings about America while we’re abroad, the first … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/19/a-year-in-music-alex-frank/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/02/beyonces-dad-starts-a-new-girl-group/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/02/beyonces-dad-starts-a-new-girl-group/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:45:56 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=159589 Hoping for God’s blessing again, Beyonce’s dad and former manager Matthew Knowles has put together a post-Destiny’s Child British girl group with another spiritually-ordained moniker: From Above. Maybe lightning really will strike twice—Monique, Ashley, Daisey, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/02/beyonces-dad-starts-a-new-girl-group/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/30/is-beyonce-and-jay-zs-baby-due-in-december/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/30/is-beyonce-and-jay-zs-baby-due-in-december/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:58:50 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=158740 We already know that Beyonce and Jay-Z are having a girl, but more news about their latest collaboration has arrived via an on-set video of Beyonce at her “Countdown” shoot. “Hello, it’s September 23rd,” she … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/30/is-beyonce-and-jay-zs-baby-due-in-december/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/25/video-beyonce-dance-for-you/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/25/video-beyonce-dance-for-you/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:49:49 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=157643 Beyonce’s done Hepburn, she’s done SWV-style house party jamming and now she’s taking on black and white cop noir with her latest, “Dance For You.” The clip features a writhing and pumping Bey performing a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/25/video-beyonce-dance-for-you/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/17/finally-pictures-of-beyonces-wedding-dress/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/17/finally-pictures-of-beyonces-wedding-dress/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:45:56 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=156191 Especially considering what a spectacle that other royal wedding was last year, New York’s reigning couple Beyonce and Jay-Z‘s nuptials were a low-key affair. They never even officially announced their marriage, which was cool and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/17/finally-pictures-of-beyonces-wedding-dress/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/17/mary-j-blige-f-beyonce-love-a-woman-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/17/mary-j-blige-f-beyonce-love-a-woman-mp3/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:34:57 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=156090 Take heed lady-lovers: The queen of hip hop soul Mary J. Blige has linked up with the king Beyonce for “Love a Woman,” a primer for those ready to take their relationship into grown and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/17/mary-j-blige-f-beyonce-love-a-woman-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/17/watch-beyonce-perform-end-of-time-at-roseland-ballroom/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/17/watch-beyonce-perform-end-of-time-at-roseland-ballroom/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:15:40 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=155892 Over the summer, Beyonce performed for a stretch of nights at New York’s Roseland Ballroom—a small venue for so much star power. Here is a mash-up of her performances of the Diplo-produced “End of Time” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/17/watch-beyonce-perform-end-of-time-at-roseland-ballroom/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/04/beyonce-and-jay-z-are-having-a-girl/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/04/beyonce-and-jay-z-are-having-a-girl/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:54:51 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=152622 Auntie Kelly let it slip: Bey and Jay are having a girl. While in London at the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women of the Year Awards, Kelly told Bang Showbiz she’s having a hard time shopping for … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/04/beyonce-and-jay-z-are-having-a-girl/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/26/video-beyonce-feat-j-cole-party-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/26/video-beyonce-feat-j-cole-party-remix/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:09:20 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=149402 This video is no “Countdown”, but Beyonce has already done six videos off this damn album, and they can’t all be an opus. One majorly positive part of this clip is the hairstyles: sister Solange … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/26/video-beyonce-feat-j-cole-party-remix/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/17/video-beyonce-love-on-top/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/17/video-beyonce-love-on-top/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:19:28 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=146425 Pre trimester three, Beyonce’s popping out videos. Following the mild controversy surrounding her excellent, reference-heavy video for “Countdown,” with “Love on Top,” a straightforward play on New Edition’s sunny “If It Isn’t Love,” she released … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/17/video-beyonce-love-on-top/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/11/beyonce-accused-of-plagarism/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/11/beyonce-accused-of-plagarism/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:50:06 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=144749 Last week Beyonce released what could possibly be her best video yet, the hypercolor extravaganza “Countdown.” We heard jokes that it looked like it was art directed by Opening Ceremony, then heard the fact that … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/11/beyonce-accused-of-plagarism/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/07/video-beyonce-countdown/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/07/video-beyonce-countdown/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:29:49 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=144185 “Countdown” is the best Beyonce video in awhile, as good as “Single Ladies” or better. It’s got successfully modified modern dance, big smiles and one showstopping maternity dress. Second (first?) trimester B pulls out a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/07/video-beyonce-countdown/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/31/oh-shit-ru-paul-and-beyonce-together-on-a-t-shirt/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/31/oh-shit-ru-paul-and-beyonce-together-on-a-t-shirt/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:30:50 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=135716 Yo, have you heard Beyonce’s pregnant? YES YOU HAVE BECAUSE IT’S ALL ANYONE EVER TALKS ABOUT. We understand the excitement, it’s something truly American and wonderful to look forward to at a moment when most … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/31/oh-shit-ru-paul-and-beyonce-together-on-a-t-shirt/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/29/beyonce-is-pregnant/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/29/beyonce-is-pregnant/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:50:44 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=134990 Last night, Beyonce arrived at the VMAs in a draped red gown, grabbing a bump in her belly. MTV tweeted a “formal” announcement on her behalf. In place of a cigar, they gifted her hubbie … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/29/beyonce-is-pregnant/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/26/video-beyonce-11/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/26/video-beyonce-11/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:02:08 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=134862 Beyonce directed the video for her arena ballad “1+1.” In it, she turns herself out. Reaching for her raspy register in full-body gloss, she relaxes her head, rolls it back on her neck and weeps … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/26/video-beyonce-11/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/29/video-beyonce-performs-best-thing-i-never-had-on-jimmy-fallon/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/29/video-beyonce-performs-best-thing-i-never-had-on-jimmy-fallon/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:24:00 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=129321 Beyonce must be so used to performing in spanx bodysuits, six-inch heels and headdresses that we wonder if it’s more of a challenge for her to just chill on stage and belt out a song. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/29/video-beyonce-performs-best-thing-i-never-had-on-jimmy-fallon/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/28/beyonce-is-writing-a-cookbook/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/28/beyonce-is-writing-a-cookbook/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:30:42 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=129106 British paper the Daily Mirror reports that Beyonce’s planning a family album style cookbook, to feature recipes inspired by her mother Tina’s “collard greens, cornbread, mac ’n’ cheese and fried chicken” spreads. Such a book … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/28/beyonce-is-writing-a-cookbook/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/25/jay-z-and-kanye-west-are-calling-themselves-the-throne-performing-in-east-rutherford-nj-twice/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/25/jay-z-and-kanye-west-are-calling-themselves-the-throne-performing-in-east-rutherford-nj-twice/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:00:12 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=128167 Billboard is reporting that Jay-Z and Kanye West have re-dubbed themselves The Throne, clarifying for anyone still unsure who exactly they’re supposed to be watching when the duo’s collaborative album comes out August 8th. About … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/25/jay-z-and-kanye-west-are-calling-themselves-the-throne-performing-in-east-rutherford-nj-twice/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/12/boy-stop-beyonces-dad-swears-he-didnt-steal-from-her/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/12/boy-stop-beyonces-dad-swears-he-didnt-steal-from-her/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:00:11 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=125142 Matthew Knowles, father and former manager of great American show runner Beyonce, is trying to prove that he didn’t steal anything from her. In March, Beyonce announced she was dropping Knowles as her manager and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/12/boy-stop-beyonces-dad-swears-he-didnt-steal-from-her/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/08/video-beyonce-best-thing-i-never-had/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/08/video-beyonce-best-thing-i-never-had/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:08:20 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=124659 We postulated once that Beyonce was a mini-Michelle Obama, her democratic principles of hard work and love for the people firmly in tact. But B is a modern woman, rife with all kinds of conflicting … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/08/video-beyonce-best-thing-i-never-had/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/01/beyonce-for-every-american-kid/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/01/beyonce-for-every-american-kid/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:13:01 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=123520 Yesterday, Beyonce showed up at at East Harlem’s Target to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the store’s existence. Some kids (and a grip of their moms and/or Target employees) were set up, performing a dance … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/01/beyonce-for-every-american-kid/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/27/see-beyonce-work-prince-and-kings-of-leon-at-glastonbury/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/27/see-beyonce-work-prince-and-kings-of-leon-at-glastonbury/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:23:59 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=122240 In last week’s New Yorker, Sasha Frere Jones called Beyonce, “a quiet meritocrat, celebrating the pleasure of doing things well and not making a particularly big deal of it.” Last night, attendees at England’s Glastonbury … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/27/see-beyonce-work-prince-and-kings-of-leon-at-glastonbury/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/26/this-week-in-the-fader-june-26-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/26/this-week-in-the-fader-june-26-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:44:39 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=122225 ** We ran into Drake in Brooklyn! He told us the official single from Take Care will drop sooner, not later. He’s playing generous in the meantime—this week releasing his own version “Trust Issues” and, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/26/this-week-in-the-fader-june-26-2011-edition/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/stream-beyonce-schoolin-life-prod-by-the-dream/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/stream-beyonce-schoolin-life-prod-by-the-dream/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:07:24 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=121744 Beyonce rides in on a badass Yamaha with this one, shouting out generations of forebears and growling through a guttural first-verse muthafucka. Produced and written by our favorite Twitter re-adopter The-Dream and taken from a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/stream-beyonce-schoolin-life-prod-by-the-dream/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/12/this-week-in-the-fader-june-12-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/12/this-week-in-the-fader-june-12-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:53:46 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=119496 ** Beyonce, Kanye and Andre 3000 begged us to relax with their effortless jam “Party.” ** We welcomed back The Rapture and their new single “How Deep is Your Love?” ** With his new teaser … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/12/this-week-in-the-fader-june-12-2011-edition/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/09/beyonce-responds-to-her-album-leak/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/09/beyonce-responds-to-her-album-leak/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:37:51 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=119098 Beyonce isn’t much for the internet, maintaining a certain mystique by not having Twitter and keeping her personal life out of Facebook photo albums. But the internet is tough to keep on lockdown, even for … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/09/beyonce-responds-to-her-album-leak/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/08/beyonces-entire-album-4-leaks-online-countdown-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/08/beyonces-entire-album-4-leaks-online-countdown-mp3/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:23:00 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=118725 Yesterday, following the leak of “Party” and the Boyz II Men-sampling(!) track “Countdown,” a complete, 12-track CDQ leak of Beyonce’s new album 4 has emerged online. 4 isn’t scheduled to hit iTunes/big box stores till … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/08/beyonces-entire-album-4-leaks-online-countdown-mp3/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/07/beyonce-f-andre-3000-party-prod-by-kanye-west-consequence-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/07/beyonce-f-andre-3000-party-prod-by-kanye-west-consequence-mp3/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:52:44 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=118336 Beyonce, Andre 3000 and Kanye West fill their own shoes, turning in an effortless lunch-in-the-park jammer, as much an ode to a midday party state of mind as it is to actually exerting your wildness. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/07/beyonce-f-andre-3000-party-prod-by-kanye-west-consequence-mp3/feed/ 37 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/01/beyonce-best-thing-i-never-had-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/01/beyonce-best-thing-i-never-had-mp3/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:02:00 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=117013 This is the fourth song we’ve heard from Beyonce’s forthcoming record, and each has been super different. B’s cooking in the kitchen trying to find what she should serve to radio playlists, and on the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/01/beyonce-best-thing-i-never-had-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/29/this-week-in-the-fader-may-29-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/29/this-week-in-the-fader-may-29-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 29 May 2011 15:00:49 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=116625 ** Beyonce appeared with TLC (!!) on American Idol and released two new songs: the ballad “1+1″ (her favorite) and the shit-storm “Till the End of Time” (ours). ** Soulja Boy and Lloyd united for … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/29/this-week-in-the-fader-may-29-2011-edition/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/beyonce-11-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/beyonce-11-mp3/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 14:06:42 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=116034 Last night, the fighting ladies of American Idol (Pia Toscano, Karen Rodriguez, Naima Adedapo, Ashthon Jones, Thia Megia and Haley Reinhart) eked out a medley of Beyonce solo classics. Then Beyonce rose from behind them … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/beyonce-11-mp3/feed/ 10 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/23/beyonce-til-the-end-of-time-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/23/beyonce-til-the-end-of-time-mp3/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 22:55:44 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=115056 This song has so much shit going on that it’s hard to know where to start. Beyonce pretty much threw in everything but the kitchen sink—marching band beats, obtuse vocal samples (trend alert: same Jai … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/23/beyonce-til-the-end-of-time-mp3/feed/ 11 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/23/beyonce-role-model-of-this-millennium-ran-the-billboard-music-awards/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/23/beyonce-role-model-of-this-millennium-ran-the-billboard-music-awards/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 14:16:19 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=114873 At last night’s Billboard Music Awards, Beyonce was awarded Billboard’s Millennium Award. Before performing a high octane rendition of “Run The World (Girls),” she was congratulated by a parade of legends. Of the group—that included … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/23/beyonce-role-model-of-this-millennium-ran-the-billboard-music-awards/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/11/live-high-society-goes-apeshit-for-kanye-and-jay-z/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/11/live-high-society-goes-apeshit-for-kanye-and-jay-z/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 18:00:22 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=111916 We were not invited to the MOMA’s annual Party in the Garden last night. But lots of people were—700 folks for dinner and 1500 guests at Kanye West‘s epic after-party performance. It was glamorous, everyone … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/11/live-high-society-goes-apeshit-for-kanye-and-jay-z/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/04/beyonce-teases-new-lady-filled-video-for-run-the-world-girls/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/04/beyonce-teases-new-lady-filled-video-for-run-the-world-girls/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 17:35:07 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=109666 There’s a second teaser clip for the video for Beyonce’s newest song “Girls (Who Run the World)”. It gives a solid taste of B’s concept, something akin to female empowerment through the lens of well-accessorized, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/04/beyonce-teases-new-lady-filled-video-for-run-the-world-girls/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/03/fader-ladies-outshined-everyone-at-the-met-gala-last-night/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/03/fader-ladies-outshined-everyone-at-the-met-gala-last-night/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 16:50:00 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=109187 The Met Costume Institute Gala is the giant benefit that Anna Wintour hosts every year for the fanciest folks in New York, and this year, quite a few FADER-beloved ladies walked the red carpet, outshining, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/03/fader-ladies-outshined-everyone-at-the-met-gala-last-night/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/01/this-week-in-the-fader-may-1-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/01/this-week-in-the-fader-may-1-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 14:02:17 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=108740 ** Diddy and his Dirty Money girls performed last Friday at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. After, Diddy’s camp paid the NYPD to escort his car to Jersey, where he got paid a ton for a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/01/this-week-in-the-fader-may-1-2011-edition/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/27/beyonce-gets-bodied-for-michelle-obama-school-kids-in-new-video/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/27/beyonce-gets-bodied-for-michelle-obama-school-kids-in-new-video/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:56:22 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=107900 Wonder if Beyonce could’ve been Michelle Obama if she set her sites on a different goal from a young age. She’s got the poise, the arms, the love and partnership of a smart dude whose … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/27/beyonce-gets-bodied-for-michelle-obama-school-kids-in-new-video/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/22/suite903-fabolous-the-soul-tape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/22/suite903-fabolous-the-soul-tape/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 22:00:23 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.thefader.com/?p=107128 Now that we have evidence that Beyonce is not pregnant and plans to unleash a serious tranny army this summer, I can stop having full-on panic attacks. While Bey was belting over “Pon De Floor,” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/22/suite903-fabolous-the-soul-tape/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/19/new-beyonce-arrives-prematurely-girls-who-run-the-world/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/19/new-beyonce-arrives-prematurely-girls-who-run-the-world/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:03:48 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=106343 If/since Beyonce can do anything, could she return with better than an attempt to mainstream Diplo and Switch‘s experimental dance/humper freakout “Pon De Floor” ? She did it with their blessing—the Major Lazer boys re-tailored … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/19/new-beyonce-arrives-prematurely-girls-who-run-the-world/feed/ 12 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/07/the-grammys-dont-give-a-fuck-about-the-grammys/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/07/the-grammys-dont-give-a-fuck-about-the-grammys/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:40:46 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=103901 Following last year’s Grammy Awards, music industry illuminati Steve Stoute published an open letter to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the New York Times arguing that, “the Grammy Awards have clearly … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/07/the-grammys-dont-give-a-fuck-about-the-grammys/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/29/beyonce-finally-done-with-her-daddy-after-all-these-years/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/29/beyonce-finally-done-with-her-daddy-after-all-these-years/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:25:10 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=102209 Last night, Beyonce’s publicist Yvette Noel-Schure released a statement to The Associated Press announcing that Beyonce will no longer share the profits of her Protestant wurrkk ethic with her father Matthew Knowles. Beyonce says she … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/29/beyonce-finally-done-with-her-daddy-after-all-these-years/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/14/beyonce/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/14/beyonce/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:30:42 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=98987 Over the weekend the assorted actors of Odd Future covered Billboard and got compared to Terence Trent D’Arby. Maybe your friends also said annoying, polarizing things about them in bars? Here’s Beyonce’s seasoned take: Better … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/14/beyonce/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/11/suite903-a-guide-to-saaaangin/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/11/suite903-a-guide-to-saaaangin/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:27 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.thefader.com/?p=98642 This week in a moment of weakness I finally listened to Kim Kardashian’s new song Jam. The one word that I could think to describe it was “elementary,” because it sounds like a six year … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/11/suite903-a-guide-to-saaaangin/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/08/five-reasons-to-lovehate-paltrow-record-deal/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/08/five-reasons-to-lovehate-paltrow-record-deal/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:00:56 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=98014 Word on the rumor mill is that America’s favorite sweetheart, Gwyneth Paltrow, is in advanced talks with Atlantic Records about a full-length hang her publicity tour. Here’s a list of five media antics we’re anticipating/cringing … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/08/five-reasons-to-lovehate-paltrow-record-deal/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/suite903-stop-the-madness/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/suite903-stop-the-madness/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:00:53 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.thefader.com/?p=96796 When I read on my twitter timeline that Charlie Sheen was going to be on 20/20 all I could think was: This sounds more epic than the Whitney and Bobby interview. In my mind, up … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/04/suite903-stop-the-madness/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/14/exlusive-jessie-ware-and-samphas-valentines-day-fader-mix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/14/exlusive-jessie-ware-and-samphas-valentines-day-fader-mix-mp3/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:00:46 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=91221 When I’m alone in my room, sometimes I stare at the wall, and in the back of my mind I hear my conscience call, telling me I need a girl who’s as sweet as a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/14/exlusive-jessie-ware-and-samphas-valentines-day-fader-mix-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/01/video-rihanna-sm/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/01/video-rihanna-sm/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:00:14 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.thefader.com/?p=89066 Dear Rihanna, Thank you for the wonderful display of spring/summer 2011 (we see you in your Prada boa!). Pop candy Madominatrix suits you well. Sex smells awful even with a cherry on top, but we … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/01/video-rihanna-sm/feed/ 2