On December 21, 2007 the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the 2006 trial court decision dismissing a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against BeyoncĂ© and the co-authors of the Grammy® Award-winning, number one hit song “Baby Boy.”

In response to the appellate court’s decision, BeyoncĂ© said, “It’s unfortunate that we had to endure this long legal process but I am hopeful this decision will allow all of us that were involved to finally move on.”

The plaintiff, Jennifer Armour, asserted in the lawsuit that her former manager submitted demo recordings of a song to Mathew Knowles (President, Music World Entertainment), representatives of BeyoncĂ©’s record label Columbia Records, a division of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, and others, in late February or early March 2003. She discovered in the litigation, however, that the writing and recording of “Baby Boy” was substantially complete before Armour claimed to have submitted her demo recording.

The trial court dismissed the plaintiff’s case because, the court determined, no reasonable person could conclude that the two songs sounded substantially similar to one another. The appellate court did not reach that question, but instead upheld the dismissal of the case on the grounds that “Baby Boy” was in existence before Armour allegedly submitted her demos.

Defendants named in the lawsuit included BeyoncĂ©, Jay-Z, Scott Storch, Robert Waller, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Hitco Music Publishing, TVT Music, and Notting Dale Songs, all of whom were represented by Henry (”Hank”) J. Fasthoff, IV of Stumpf Farrimond.

Grammy nominations were announced an hour ago and Beyonce received 2! I think that she should definetly win Record of the Year, Irreplaceable really deserves it.

Record Of The Year:
“Irreplaceable” - BeyoncĂ©
“The Pretender” - Foo Fighters
“Umbrella” - Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z
“What Goes Around…Comes Around” - Justin Timberlake
“Rehab” - Amy Winehouse

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:
“Steppin’ Out” - Tony Bennett & Christina Aguilera
“Beautiful Liar” - BeyoncĂ© & Shakira
“Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)” - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
“The Sweet Escape” - Gwen Stefani & Akon
“Give It To Me” - Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake

I’ve added 27 High Quality pictures of Beyonce doing a signing in South Korea today. Looks like she had a great time!

      

Beyoncé is planning to switch musical direction on her third solo album.

The singer is reportedly prepared to ditch her usual heavy R’n'B for a more dancefloor-orientated LP.

The former Destiny’s Child star has hired Brighton dance act Freemasons to work on some tracks for the record.

Freemasons’ James Wiltshire told the Daily Star: “The album is going to be huge.

“It will rival anything the likes of Britney and Rihanna have done recently. BeyoncĂ© and her team can see where mistakes were made on the last album.

“It was very American, very R’n'B and stripped back. They want to go for a more international sound this time.”

“I’m supposed to be on vacation, but I’ve been in the studio because that’s what I love to do. I don’t feel like it’s my job. It’s a blessing for me to be able to do what I love. That’s how it is for everyone who loves music. I knew it would be difficult for him because it’s a part of our makeup.”

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Beyonce’s Live Album will be out on NOVEMBER 27, 2007. The album will be tracks from The Beyonce Experience, I’m pretty sure at least. We have very scarce information on the album right now…hopefully we’ll get more! Also, the new date for The Beyonce Experience Live DVD will be out on NOVEMBER 20, 2007!! I can’t wait! I might even have to miss school those 2 days so I can watch em all day haha! I have some pictures from that night that I’ve been meaning to upload for like 3-4 weeks, that’ll all be this weekend!

Pre-order the album HERE!

This interview took place in Washington D.C. on August 9th, 2007!

As a member of Destiny’s Child, Beyonce established herself as a Rhythm and Blues megastar. The group released eight albums and had four Number One singles on Billboard magazine’s pop chart before disbanding in 2005. Knowles continued a solo career that began in 2002. Her current tour opened in Sweden on May 3rd.

Knowles described her tour.

“I’ve been to Japan, all over Europe, and now we’re in America. I’ve met some amazing people and it’s really been a blast [fun time].”

Knowles’ success continues to grow. Along with an Oscar nomination for her role as Deena Jones in “Dreamgirls”, 10 Grammy Awards, her seven nominations lead the upcoming MTV Music Video Awards.

“I know it’s crazy. I didn’t even read it (about the MTV Awards nominations). I just saw it in the paper yesterday. I was like, ‘Are you serious? I had no idea.’ It really means a lot to me.”

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NEW YORK — Any monetary remuneration aside, BeyoncĂ© Knowles gets one major perk from being the celebrity face of Giorgio Armani’s Emporio Armani Diamonds fragrance.
Tons, and she means tons, of very expensive clothes, gratis.

“Now that I’m doing these appearances, they bring me racks of clothes — and I get to keep them,” she says with a giggle. “All of them. Even the ones I don’t wear that day. I have storage here and in Houston — I have to ship a lot of the clothes. It’s too many great clothes. I’ve got no complaints. It’s so cool.”

How many Armani gowns does she own? Knowles is stumped. “A hundred. A lot? It’s very cool.”

So is being the first celebrity face of an Armani scent for Knowles, who loves smelling good. “I feel the sexiest after I take a shower, and I have on my lotion and perfume and my pajamas,” says the singer, 25, who is dating rapper Jay-Z. “I feel comfortable, and I feel like I smell good. I love it.”

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But if Knowles could bottle up any aroma in the world, “it would be my mom’s food,” she says. “When I walk into her house in Houston, it’s the most comforting smell. It makes me feel like a kid again. I can’t cook. My mom makes really good gumbo — we’re Creole. And she makes really good soul food. Yams, they smell so good.”

Earlier Thursday, Knowles was mobbed by lines of fans at a meet-and-greet in the Macy’s beauty department. She treated each fan, middle-aged women to tween girls, like a long-lost best friend. It’s a lesson she learned from Will Smith during a signing with him for the Men in Black soundtrack when she was 15.

“He was so nice to every person. I watched him. I knew he had to be tired, and I couldn’t believe how nice he was,” she says.

“We were the last people he met. I said, ‘I don’t care if I ever get that famous: I will always be like him.’ I always try to be as nice to the first person as to the last person and will make eye contact.”

Knowles, who’s in the middle of her BeyoncĂ© Experience world tour, just earned seven MTV Video Music Awards nominations. And she’s still dancing in stilettos after falling down the stairs at her Orlando show while performing Ring the Alarm. Videos of the spectacular accident made the rounds on the Internet after being posted on YouTube.com, even though the star playfully asked the audience not to post it.

“Yeah!” she says of her high heels. “I have blisters and my feet are turning into crazy-looking feet, but it’s worth it. I guess.”

She plans on releasing a new album next summer, and then she will throw herself back into a movie role, preferably “something a little darker, but still a musical.” Adds the Dreamgirls star: “That’s my niche. I’m able to connect the drama with the music.”