Global superstar Beyonce Knowles has given birth to a baby girl. The Crazy in Love singer and her husband, rapper Jay-Z, aka Shawn Carter, have named their daughter Blue Ivy Carter - she was born on Saturday 7 January, 2012.

With speculation that Beyonce had given birth over the New Year weekend – Twitter rumours exploded that she had given birth to a girl and named her ‘Tiana- May’.  With no confirmation to support the claims meant that the media and the couple’s fans were left on tenterhooks for over a week until they finally revealed on Sunday that Beyonce had given birth on Saturday night.

Typically celebrity, the couple have given their daughter an unusual name. Blue Ivy has sentimental value for the couple as Ivy is based on the couple’s love of the number 4. With Beyonce’s birthday on the 4^th of September, Jay-Z’s  the 4^th of December, the couple married on the 4^th of April and finally with Beyonce’s most recent album called ‘4’, the couple decided to use the roman numeral IV (which they both have tattooed to their wedding fingers) to incorporate into the middle name Ivy. The name Blue is rumoured to be from Jay-Z’s collection of Blueprint albums.

With the most powerful couple in the music industry as parents, it is no doubt that Blue Ivy will be a superstar baby. She has already trended on Twitter and been tweeted about by celebrity friends of Beyonce and Jay-Z, including Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyonce’s sister Solange Knowles, both highlighting how loved she is going to be.

It has been reported that despite the birth of her first child Beyonce will continue to work hard and do the work that she loves. Beyonce’s hard working attitude has always been reflected in her music and any project she is involved in, so it is no surprise that she doesn’t want to stop working or slow down any time soon.

Beyonce and Jay-Z are the first celebrities to have a child in 2012, but they may not be the only big names to become first time parents this year. Speculation has surrounded Sienna Miller and boyfriend Tom Sturridge, with claims that the she is pregnant and rumours of an engagement. It is yet to be confirmed but it may be that Beyonce won’t be the only first time mum in celebville this year.

Posted: January 10th, 2012 under Beyonce, Jay-Z, Uncategorized.
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Beyoncé is the latest star rumoured to be headlining this year’s Glastonbury festival.

Last year, due to a back injury to their front man Bono, U2 had to pull out of their scheduled headline performance on June 25th at the fortieth Glastonbury festival. The band said they were “heartbroken” and in October they posted a message on their website, saying: “Looking at the tour dates – there is a gap in the band’s schedule ahead of the East Lansing show on June 26th, which would make the Friday night a possibility.” This was followed by a recommendation to U2 fans to try & get tickets. The group have also released a new song titled ‘Glastonbury’ which includes the line: “There are some things you just can’t control; sometimes you just can’t let go.” Founder & organizer of the festival, Michael Eavis was reportedly delighted back in November 2009 when U2 agreed to their first appearance at Glastonbury following his twenty six year quest to get them to headline the festival. So after last year’s disappointing pullout maybe this will finally be the year.

It has also been reported that Coldplay have agreed to perform at the festival & will headline the event on the Saturday. No strangers to Glastonbury, Coldplay also headlined back in 2005.

Eavis has reportedly said that his headliner for Sunday night would be “an American artist that I’ve been wanting for yonks and yonks”. It is strongly rumoured that this artist is to be Beyoncé. The artist has not previously performed at the event but attended the festival in 2008 when her husband Jay-Z headlined, winning over the previously sceptical festival goers in the process. While many may regard her inclusion in the line up as a sell out at what many view as an alternative festival, others will undoubtedly approve if her 2009 UK tour is anything to go by. Those who made it to any of her performances report show stopping live shows with amazing vocals & endless costume changes. The entertainment she offers could well be seen as a counterbalance to the heavier performances of the likes ofU2 & Coldplay.

The line up for this year’s festival is not due to be announced until the spring & festival organizers will neither confirm nor deny the rumours. Tickets for the festival, which went on sale on October 3rd, are all sold out

Posted: February 11th, 2011 under Beyonce.
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