My absolute favorite from Beyonce’s 4 and one of the best pop songs of the year and just general best best best.

Beyonce performs 4’s current ballad of note, “Best Thing I Never Had”, with The Roots on Fallon, above. Caution: Pop star at work.

What? Beyonce’s 4 just got Dreamed up. So hard. “Schoolin’ Life”, one of three 4 Target only Deluxe Edition bonus tracks, just became one of the best parts of Bey’s already very lovable fourth LP. The-Dream brings some serious Love King to the party (see what I did), below via Fader.
4 (the regular edition) is [...]

Or 1/2 2011, depending on if phrasing/math/logic is important to you. This list is somewhat in order, but it’s not really in order. Also, #1 is definitely in order. Some favorites missing here work better in album mode (or came out in 2010, e.g.: Smith Westerns), and will see you later on the Best Albums [...]

The new Beyonce just got real. 4 is due June 28. (2DB)
Beyonce “Party” feat. Andre 3000 (Prod. by Kanye & Consequence)

Above, Beyonce’s new desert army dancing clip for the Major Lazer sampling “Run the World (Girls)” video, with a sweet intro remix likely put together by Switch (who produced the track). Who run the world? Beyonce. 4 is due June 28. (Vulture)

I remember Diplo tweeting about being in the studio with Beyonce a few months ago, and expected an original beat to appear for her upcoming LP (TBA), but it turns out that a Major Lazer “Pon De Floor” sampling might have been the extent of their time together. Not that I’m even a little disappointed [...]

I’m Socrates but my skin more chocolatey.

“See Me Now” by Kanye West feat. Beyonce and Charlie Wilson

Another single off of I Am… Sasha Fierce, internets.
“Why Don’t You Love Me” is a bonus track from Beyonce’s Sasha Fierce Deluxe Edition (she may be out of songs after this one) co-written by her and her sister, Solange. The highlight comes at around the 3:20 mark, when Beyonce, dressed in a french maid’s outfit, [...]

Bono, The Edge, Rihanna, and Jay-Z performed their song written with Swizz Beats at the Hope for Haiti Now benefit Friday night. The performance of “Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)” is above, and the official mp3 of the studio version of the track is available on iTunes with 100% of the proceeds going to Partners in [...]