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Beyonce Announces North American Tour Dates

Beyonce Knowles has just announced her 2007 North American tour dates for a series of concerts beginning Friday, July 6, at the Superdome in New Orleans.

“The Beyonce Experience (promoted by Samsung and L’Oreal Paris),” kicks off April 10 in Tokyo and is currently set to run stateside through September. The chart-topping contemporary R&B soul singer Robin Thicke will appear as support act on Beyonce’s North American tour.

Beyoncé and Shakira Shake It Well Together

In a recent interview with People, Beyoncé Knowles confessed that she was taught how to belly dance by Shakira.

The 25-year-old star, who teamed up with Shakira to record the new track ‘Beautiful Liar,’ had nothing but compliments for her teacher.

Jay-Z and Beyonce Starting New Label?

Rumors that Jay-Z is parting ways with DefJam records seem to be coming true. According to MediaTakeout, Jay-Z will soon announce that he’s leaving his lofty position at Def Jam to create a new label with Beyonce Knowles. With wedding rumors for the pair, it looks like 2007 is shaping up to be quite the year for the hip-hop mogul and his singer-actress girlfriend.

According to the MediaTakeout report (also reported through various underground music news sources), a key person involved with the new label has said that it will launch early next year.

Adam Sandler, Beyonce, and Pirates Win At Kids’ Choice

Believe it or not, the Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards are a force to be reckoned with.  With celebrities like Nicole Kidman, Jessica Alba, Ben Stiller, and Orlando Bloom in attendance, the KCA command serious star power.

The show aired live on Nickelodeon on Saturday night and was hosted by Justin Timberlake. The winners of the Kids’ Choice Awards are selected using all of the different Nickelodeon digital platforms, including voting online through Nick.com or even texting in votes, like they do on American Idol. 

Beyonce Dodges Lawsuit

Beyonce Knowles plays a secret agent in “Austin Power’s Goldmember.” Looks like her “Foxy Cleopatra” skills came in handy in the real world as well.  Knowles has been saved from a $1.5 million lawsuit, and she couldn’t be happier.

Greg Walker of Icon Entertainment was suing the bootylicious singer and her mom Tina for $1.5 million.  He claimed that they did not pay his commission for arranging the $15 million deal for their House of Dereon fashion line.