Aretha Franklin has lashed out at Beyonce Knowles for giving Tina Turner her Queen of Soul tag at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (10Feb08). The R.E.S.P.E.C.T. singer, who was honoured with the Grammy MusiCares Person of The Year award, was stunned when Beyonce introduced her duet partner as the Queen of Soul. Franklin is known throughout the world at the Queen, and she felt more than a little snubbed. And, in a brief statement, Franklin snaps, “I am not sure of whose toes I may have stepped on or whose ego I may have bruised between the Grammy writers and Beyonce, however I dismissed it as a cheap shot for controversy.”
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I’ve been waiting for this for weeks and I capped it! This episode of The Tyra Show is just all about Beyonce! The hour-long episode features Tyra going backstage and around getting a personal tour by Beyonce herself! It also includes a House of Dereon Fashion Show and baby Julez! There’s so many things in the episode of Tyra that I love. She even sold t-shirts to fans, put on the Ring the Alarm Coat, toured Bee’s tour bus and more! I do apologize for thefile size of each part. The reason they’re so large is because they’re so long. If anyone would prefer, I could upload .RM files for Real Media Player. Also, continue reading if you’re not familiar with the downloaded file type. I know a lot of you have been wondering what a .RAR file is…Enjoy! Oh! P.S. I knew these pictures would have something to do with the Tyra Show. Click HERE to view our Exclusive Photos of Beyonce and Tyra filming this episode given to us by the person who took them!

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The Beyoncé Experience
Our chat fest with Beyoncé and Tina Knowles went into overtime and we couldn’t fit the whole info-packed interview in the magazine. So here’s more of what this dynamic mother/daughter fashion team had to say about their hip clothing line. Plus, Tina’s styling tips.

COSMO: How did your House of Dereon line come to be?
BEYONCÉ: My fans kept asking where they could get clothes like Destiny’s Child’s, so it was only natural for us to do a clothing line. I was adamant about not putting my name on something that I didn’t love. I wanted to make sure it was true and honest and really something that we designed.

COSMO: Do you design with your daughter’s style in mind?
TINA: The dresses definitely reflect Beyoncé’s taste and style.

COSMO: What’s most important to you when designing something with your name behind it?
BEYONCÉ: I’m adamant about fit. I’ve worn dresses from all different price ranges, and the thing that couture dresses have in common is that the fit is amazing.

COSMO: Does your music inspire the designs?
BEYONCÉ: Definitely. I always talk about fashion in my lyrics. The clothes aren’t made for the stage, but they’re made for women who want to feel like superstars and have eyes on them when they walk into a room.

COSMO: Have you ever had a wardrobe malfunctions on stage?
BEYONCÉ: I recently fell down the stairs because my heel got caught in the hem of my coat. But really, I’ve fallen down the stairs a lot of times, so I can’t only blame it on the coat! TINA: Remember the time, you were maybe 15, I had you in those really tall platforms and you fell? You got right back up like it was a turn, and nobody knew.

Read more of the interview and Tina’s styling tips after the jump..

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