Source: Beyoncé’s ’4′ Release Date Pushed Back
According to a record label source, the June 24 release date for Beyoncé’s ’4′ album has been pushed back — but not for the reason you think.
A confidential informant at the record label, who begged to remain anonymous, said Beyoncé and her husband Jay Z sat in on an emergency meeting yesterday with several key execs at Columbia Records to discuss, not only the album’s leak, but also the rampant criticism from her gay fans, such as blogger Perez Hilton, who are unhappy with the lack of club music on her new album.
’4′ leaked online in its entirety on June 7, three weeks before its scheduled release date. Beyoncé’s publicist addressed the leak on Bey’s Facebook page on June 9.
“My music was leaked and while this is not how I wanted to present my new songs, I appreciate the positive response from my fans,” her publicist wrote.
But in reality, Beyoncé and her management team are worried about the lack of gay support for her more mature, ballad-heavy CD. “They’re taking the album off the [release list] and retooling it,” said my source. “They’re going to add 2 more songs with a club beat to send the gays to the dance floor.”
My source tells me that the new release date will be announced either today or Monday.
Meanwhile, enjoy the following scans from Beyoncé’s Dazed & Confused cover story.
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade Are Having Problems at Home
NBA Superstars Dwyane Wade and LeBron James have their backs against the wall in the 2011 NBA Finals. After losing another nail biter to the Dallas Mavericks last night, the Miami Heat are down 3 games to 2.
In order to win the best of 7 series, the Heat must win the next 2 games convincingly in Miami. That won’t be easy because the team’s main stars — LeBron and D. Wade are having trouble at home.
Wade and James have not been on their ‘A’ games since game 2 of the Finals when their tight defense collapsed and allowed the Mavs to score 18 points to their 2 points in the final 6 minutes of the game. Since then, LeBron has struggled to find his jump shot and D. Wade’s mind seems to be elsewhere.
Every straight man’s weakness is his woman. In the case of Wade and James, both men suffer from abandonment syndrome caused by the absence of their mothers in their developing years. Such men will always have difficulty bonding with women throughout their lives. Especially when they are dealing with women who have issues of their own.
If a man’s ego is not being propped up at home, he can’t perform well outside of the home.
There are unconfirmed rumors that LeBron’s girlfriend, Savannah Brinson, slept with Washington Wizards forward Rashard Lewis last weekend in Miami.
Bret Lockett Poses for NOH8 Gay Marriage Campaign
24-year-old New England Patriot Bret Lockett is the latest professional athlete to pose for Adam Bouska’s NOH8 gay marriage campaign.
The NOH8 campaign posters features gay and bi celebrities and athletes posing with duct tape across their lips in silent protest of Proposition 8, a Constitutional amendment that doesn’t recognize gay marriage in California.
Lockett, who claims he had an affair with Kim Kardashian, is also a part-time model and rapper who dropped a forgettable hip hop track last month.
He told gay sports blog Outsports that he posed for the NOH8 campaign because he was bullied in high school.
“It’s a sad thing. And it’s not just being gay. There are kids who kill themselves for being a nerd or being fat. There’s not enough support in life today. We need to start lifting people up instead of trying to bring them down.”
Khloé Kardashian On Kim Cheating Rumors: “This Person is Crazy”
Kim Kardashian’s little sis, Khloé breaks her silence on the “sad” rumors that Kim Kardashian cheated on her fiance, Kris Humphries.
But despite receiving a cease & desist letter from Kim’s lawyers, Lockett tells TMZ.com that he has emails, text messages and cell phone photos that proves he was intimate with Kim before she announced her engagement to Humphries.
He has yet to produce the evidence.
In an interview with E! News, Khloé slammed New England Patriot Brett Lockett’s wild claims that he cheated with Kim while she was dating Humphries.
“I have…honestly… never heard of him. I think [he's], crazy,” Khloé told E! News’ Michael Yo at Forbes’ Celebrity 100 celebration last night. “I don’t even know if you know this story,” she asked her husband, Lamar Odom, who responded, “No,” and shook his head.
“It’s so weird that people these days can just say, like complete strangers, ‘Oh my god, he’s been seeing her for five months,’ and this and that, he’s crazy,” Khloé said. “I think it’s very…it’s sad.”
Sadder still: “I think he really believes that he’s been with her.”
Girl, 5, Drowned Toddler Because He Cried Too Much
This is why you don’t leave small children unattended, even for a minute. Especially If you suspect that one of those children might be a sociopath.
A five-year-old girl dragged a toddler to a bathtub and drowned him because he made too much noise and cried too much, according to police.
It was at first thought that the death of 18-month-old Jermane Johnson Jr was an accidental drowning at a relative’s home in Kansas.But after social workers questioned the girl who was in the house with him, she told them that she didn’t like the toddler because he ‘made too much noise’, and ‘cried too much’, police said.
She then indicated that she drowned him on purpose, police said.Kansas City police and local juvenile court officials said they could not remember ever investigating such a serious case involving such a young suspect.
New Music: Drake – Marvin’s Room
This right here is why Drake is my favorite rapper. The Canadian-born rapper just dropped a new track, “Marvin’s Room”, off his upcoming album titled Take Care, dropping in October.
In “Marvin’s Room”, a conceited rapper misses that one chick who thinks she found the right man, so she is no longer available. “I’m jus’ sayin’ you can do better,” he tells her in a drunken phone call.
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F*ck that n*gga that you love so bad
I know you still think about the times we had
I say, f*ck that n*gga that you think you’ve found
And since you picked up I know he’s not around
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Update:
The man in this picture with Drake is Chilly Gonzales, the talented musician who played the piano on “Marvin’s Room”. He also played on “Outro” from Drake’s excellent “So Far Gone” mixtape. Follow him on Twitter @ChillyGonzales
When Twitter Goes Horribly Wrong…
Kids today are so disrespectful, even to an NBA legend like Dominique Wilkins. He can’t help who he falls in love with. So she’s a little bit masculine. So what? That doesn’t mean she’s a he.
Do better, parents! If your child has a Twitter or Facebook page — shut it down today. Unless you don’t mind your children being exposed to every personality disorder known to man. There is nothing “social” about social networking websites!
