Yes, there’s a such thing as Beyonce overload. It happens every time she walks down the street hints at new music on the horizon. Actually, we’re going to be frank. Anything Bey does saturates the Internet and media at an obnoxious level that would make the real Queen uncomfortable. You’d think ‘King Bey’ was truly her title opposed to a playful endearment. Read more…

Forty-three looks good on Jay-Z. Popping bottles are in order for Jigga man, but not Cristal since “I used to drink Cristal, the muh’f*cker’s racist/So I switched gold bottles on to that Spade sh*t.” The man has a lot to celebrate this year if for one reason alone: Blue Ivy Carter. Of course when you and a legion of your fans have likened you to the status of god–hence the Hov moniker–toasting to the good life for a plethora of achievements are in order. Jay’s an elder statesman at this point in his career. He’s fresher than guys half his age. We’re celebrating his b-day with five things Hov does at 43 that make him one of the coolest guys in the game. Read more…

New teaser for Beyoncé‘s self-directed HBO documentary begins with Beyoncé saying “I always battle with how much I reveal about myself” and ends with her pretty much revealing it all — assuming that we are all on the same page, understanding “it all” to mean “Bey’s bare Baby Blue filled belly.” Because everything else that flashes by in the 30-seconds — a sleepy-eyed and make-up free Beyoncé, Beyoncé in nothing but a towel, Beyoncé on stage, Beyoncé in the studio, Beyoncé hugging Jay-Z — will feel familiar to even the most casual of the Bey-hive observers. But this, this is as far as we can tell something new and actually revealing for fans to feast their eyes on:

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Who gon’ check me boo? – Sheree Whitfield of RHOA

Biting your tongue, opt for the more PC response. For what? That’s for new artists. When you’re T-Boz from TLC–one of the best selling girl groups of all time–you’ve seen too much in the music industry to tip toe around questions that could potentially tick off other artists. T-Boz sat down with Max of This Is Max while over in London for the MOBO awards. Max must’ve known T-Boz would give unfiltered answers to what she thinks about the current state of artists and Nicki Minaj as a judge on American Idol. T-Boz didn’t disappoint. She went in! Read more…

When Beyonce isn’t sitting courtside at a Brooklyn Nets game, or gyrating on stage alongside her hubby she’s penning letters to the president. Bey’s support for President Obama dates back to 2008. As an avid supporter she campaigned for then Senator Obama and was later rewarded the opportunity of a lifetime to sing at the president’s inauguration while he and the First Lady slow danced. Never underestimate the power of a singer who creates a “Single Ladies” anthem. Read more…

Fronds up! A group of scientists from Duke University announced this week that they have named a newly discovered genus of ferns after Lady Gaga. The scientists say “Gaga” was an obvious choice, as the ferns have a “somewhat fluid definitions of gender” and because the sequence GAGA shows up in each varieties’ DNA sequencing. Perhaps less scientific, Kathleen Pryer, director of the school’s herbarium, cops to being a fan of the Mother Monster: “We think that her second album, Born This Way, is enormously empowering, especially for disenfranchised people and communities like LGBT, ethnic groups, women — and scientists who study odd ferns!” Black, white beige or fern greenCause, baby, you were born/spawned/germinated this way.

As it turns out, scientists aren’t just eyeball to the microscope all the time’ if these pop star organisms are any indication, they tend to have good taste in music, too. Read more…