Beyonce Makes First Appearance Post-Baby

The first pictures of Beyonce have emerged since the birth of her daughter Blue Ivy, who was born four weeks ago. Beyonce was out to celebrate hubby Jay-Z’s first show at Carnegie Hall.

Wearing a form-fitting red dress, she hit up a post-show party held at Jay’s 40/40 Club in New York City. And while Beyoncé could have premiered her post-baby body on a splashy red carpet, celebrity experts note that the more understated move is very B.

For the appearance, Beyoncé wore a bright red Temperley London dress, Christian Louboutin heels and an Alexander McQueen clutch.

Check out the hot mama!

Adele, Beyonce and Chris Brown all up for NAACP Awards

A number of R&B and hip-hop world royalty are among the nominees for this year’s NAACP Image Awards.

Anthony Hamilton, Bruno Mars, Cee Lo Green, Chris Brown and Common will vie for the title of Outstanding Male Artist at the 43rd annual ceremony, while the women’s category includes Beyonce, Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott, Ledisi and Mary J. Blige.

In the Outstanding Album category, Beyonce’s “4″ faces Brown’s “Fame,” Hudson’s “I Remember Me,” Lupe Fiasco’s “Lasers” and Scott’s “The Light of the Sun.”

While the awards traditionally celebrate “the accomplishments of people of color,” the unstoppable Adele earned Outstanding Song and Music Video nods for single “Someone Like You.”

Among the non-musical categories, upcoming Grammy Awards host LL Cool J scored a nod for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for his role on “NCIS: Los Angeles.”

Beyonce’s Booty Gets Her a Fly Named After Her

A newly discovered horse fly in Australia was so “bootylicious” with its golden-haired bottom, that researcher, Bryan Lessard, chose to name the insect after Beyoncé.

Lessard says he wanted to pay respect to the insect’s beauty by naming it Scaptia (Plinthina) beyonceae. Lessard said Beyoncé would be “in the nature history books forever” and that the fly now bearing her name is “pretty bootylicious” with its golden backside.

The fly was captured in 1981, the same year Beyonce was born.

The description of the fly was earlier published in the Australian Journal of Entomology, but the results were announced last week.

Lessard says he hasn’t heard from Beyoncé, but he is a fan and hopes she will take his scientific gesture as a compliment. He also said the name was picked to help draw attention to the importance of his field and the need for more researchers to catalog and study insects.

Beyonce’s Baby Makes Billboard Chart History

Less than one week old, Blue Ivy, the baby daughter of Beyonce and Jay-Z, has become the youngest person ever to be credited on the U.S. Billboard chart.

The sweet infant sounds of Blue Ivy Carter, who entered the world in New York on January 7, are featured on the new single “Glory” released by proud dad Jay-Z on Monday.

The track made its debut on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart this week at No. 74 — the chart’s highest new entry — with the newborn credited as “featuring B.I.C.”, Billboard said on Wednesday.

Jay-Z, 42, released “Glory” just 48 hours after the birth of the music industry power couple’s first baby.

Beyonce and Baby Blue Ivy – First Picture!

We have the first picture of Beyonce with her new baby, Blue Ivy!

Beyonce sure looks incredible for just having given birth!

Beyonce, Jay-Z Have Baby Girl “Blue Ivy”

Superstar Beyonce gave birth to a baby girl this past weekend in New York. The first child of the singer and rapper and mogul Jay Z was given the name Blue Ivy Carter, taking Jay Z’s last name.

Speculations have been made about the origins of the name, but no comment has come from Jay Z or Beyonce about the baby’s name.

Melanie Amaro Wins American X Factor

19-year old Melanie Amaro from Sunrise, Florida, was crowned champion of Fox’s “The X Factor” on Thursday (December 22), winning a $5 million recording contract and a spot in a Pepsi commercial that will air during next year’s Super Bowl.

Amaro beat out 30-year-old Columbus, Ohio, contestant Josh Krajcik for the title of “X Factor” winner. Chris Rene, the 28-year-old from Santa Cruz, California, came in third place.

When the results were read, an emotional Amaro exclaimed, “Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God!” She was swarmed by members of her family, and “X Factor” host Steve Jones struggled to get a word from her. After performing Beyoncé’;'s “Listen,” Amaro said, “God is good,” and thanked her fans.

“Thank you so much, thank you. I’m just, I’m so happy and I don’t know what to say,” she said. “This is something I’ve wanted for all my life!”

Amaro’s victory was especially sweet considering she was technically eliminated from the competition after Simon Cowell sent her home following one of the early rounds. Deciding he had made a mistake, Cowell paid a personal visit to her home and invited her to rejoin the competition.

In the end, Cowell was pleased with his decision, as well as America’s choice of Amaro as its first “X Factor” winner. “We came here to find a superstar, we found a superstar. Thank you to everyone who supported the show,” Cowell said. He called Krajcik “a worthy runner-up.”

Krajcik, the husky, self-described burrito slinger, congratulated Amaro on her victory. “Melanie deserves it, she has a wonderful voice,” he said. “I’ve had such an incredible experience here. I got to be myself and sing what I wanted to sing. I couldn’t be happier.”

Thursday’s results show followed Wednesday’s performance episode, when the three finalists performed duets with superstar acts: Amaro with R. Kelly, Krajcik with Alanis Morissette and Rene with Avril Lavigne. Following the show, Cowell heavily endorsed Amaro to be the winner.

The top 12 finalists opened the show with a group performance of Lady Gaga’s “The Edge of Glory.” The top three contestants also performed holiday songs, with Amaro doing “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Rene crooning “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” and Krajcik taking on the Eagles’ “Please Come Home for Christmas.”

Lady Gaga Tops Forbes List of Highest Earning Women

Lady Gaga crushed her female musician competitors in 2011, at the top of a list of highest earning women with an estimated $90 million in income, according to a Forbes.com survey.

Gaga made more than double her nearest rival, country/pop artist Taylor Swift, thanks to multiple endorsement deals and an estimated $1.3 million nightly gross ticket sales from her concert tour.

Swift earned about $45 million, thanks to her hit album “Speak Now”, perfume line, and other deals, just ahead of “Teenage Dream” singer Katy Perry with $44 million.

Forbes.com drew up its list from data on pre-tax income compiled through record sales, touring data and interviews with music lawyers, managers and concert promoters.

Beyonce’s 2011 income dipped to an estimated $35 million, mostly because of her relatively small amount of touring this year, but her new album “4″, fashion line, and two fragrances helped to put her in 4th place.

Rihanna rounded out the top 5, earning an estimated $29 million from sales of her album “Loud”, and endorsements from cosmetics company CoverGirl.

Beyonce Discusses Pregnancy Cravings on 20/20

In a 20/20 interview with Katie Couric to air of Friday night, Beyonce addresses the rumors about what she has been craving during her pregnancy.

Beyonce told Couric that she hasn’t had those typical late-night urges during her pregnancy.

“Not really anything crazy,” Beyonce said. “I’ve read that I like ketchup on everything,” she added, adding that the rumor is not true. When Couric tried to confirm other Internet rumors about what the singer is supposedly making husband Jay-Z rush out for at 2 in the morning, Beyonce said the wildest one is also not true.

“I also read that you like ice cream with hot chili sauce,” Couric said. “Yeah, that’s very strange,” responded Beyonce. “Is that true?” Couric asked. “No it is not. I was on a plane and the flight attendant came and was like, ‘I have your hot sauce and pickles and bananas.’ I was like, ‘That is absolutely disgusting, what are you doing?’ He’s like, ‘I read it on the Internet.’ ”

When Couric asked the question everyone wants to know, whether she the baby is a boy or a girl, Beyonce smiled and put her finger up to her mouth and gave a coy, “hmmm.”

Lady Gaga to Open and Close Grammy Nomination Show

Pop superstar Lady Gaga will be both the opening and closing act on Wednesday night’s (November 30) Grammy Nominations Live!! telecast.

Gaga tweeted about the news after her rehearsals, revealing that one of her two performances would be a collaborative effort, tweeting, “I am so excited to open and close the Grammy Nomination concert tomorrow night! What a blast rehearsing with Jennifer [Nettles] and Kristian [Bush]. Sugarland!”

Gaga and Sugarland will share the stage with a host of other big-name acts, including Rihanna, Usher, Lupe Fiasco, Ludacris and country crooner Jason Aldean. The event will once again be hosted by LL Cool J, who this year will also take part in a special tribute to the classic hip-hop track “The Message,” joining Rick Ross, Common and members of the Furious Five.

Catch the special performance — along with Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Usher, Ludacris, Sugarland and more — at 10 p.m. ET/PT tonight on CBS.

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