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After taking a break for a while following the end of her I Am...Yours tour, Beyonce Knowles is now back in the studio to make another studio album. The former member of Destiny's Child has The-Dream helping her for this new effort. Confirming the news is The-Dream himself. In a recent interview, the Grammy-winning musician talked about working on a reality show and helping Rihanna with her next album in addition to hitting studio with Beyonce.

"I'm working on a reality show, I'm working with this girl name Kasha who's here today. We'll probably get her album done within the week," he told Singersroom. "Ciara's already started on her project ['Basic Instinct']. You know, Rihanna, Beyonce, the same beautiful people every year. It's a cycle. We've gotta get that money."

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Directed by Melina Matsoukas, "Why Don't You Love Me" music video from Beyonce Knowles has been premiered. It features the Grammy-winning singer as "B.B. Homemaker" who does everything in the house from cooking, washing dishes, doing laundry, scrubbing the floor and even fixing a car.

Though so, Beyonce seems to be unhappy as she is questioning her lover "why don't you need me?" and "why don't you love me?". She is crying on the phone with thick mascara running down her face and her hand holding a glass of martini. At one point, Beyonce is seen dusting off her 16 Golden Gramophones she earned during her singing career.

"Why Don't You Love Me" is a pre-order bonus track from Beyonce's latest studio album "I Am...Sasha Fierce". Co-written by Beyonce and her sister Solange Knowles, the song peaked at No. 1 on Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

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Beyonce Knowles recently said during an interview that she would like to collaborate with unsigned artists for her next year release. She said the idea was inspired by her sister/singer Solange Knowles.

"There's so many people I'd like to work with still, but I'd like to maybe go outside of the box," Beyonce told The Observer. "My sister [Solange] has put me on to bands like [indie group] Of Montreal and some other different types of artists. I would love to do something like that on my next album."

Beyonce Knowles announced her plan to release a fourth solo studio album during her last U.K. stop of "I Am..." tour in Nottingham earlier this month.

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These are the set of photos of Beyonce Knowles by the legendary photographer Ellen Von Unwerth for “Giant Magazine”, published this January. Ellen Von Unwerth has previously photographed the entertainment industry’s biggest and finest celebrities, and you can often tell her work apart from the others: the photos are revealing, bold and sensual in a subtle way.

Beyonce most recently starred in the movie “Notorious” which opened last month. The movie is about the life of the late rapper The Notorious B.I.G. Meanwhile, legendary singer Etta James has made light of the comments she made about Beyonce for performing her hit single “At Last” for President Obama.

Beyonce Knowles as her alter ego Sasha Fierce has recently released her video for one of her latest singles "Halo". This soulful track now has a video just as powerful as the song itself. The video depicts Beyonce and an inevitably breathtaking man who truly look as though they are deeply in love.

Throughout the video it cuts into scenes of Beyonce in a bodysuit (obviously looking fabulous) dancing in a studio while her love watches her admirably. It is certainly worth a watch and a listen as the flawless Beyonce uses her incredible vocal and performing talents to create yet another hit.

First it was Britney Spears. Now it seems Beyoncé Knowles has also flung herself off the deep end of the crazy cliff. Well, not quite. But the singer’s latest, I Am… Sasha Fierce, introduces the world to Beyoncé’s saucy other personality  as if the sultry former child of destiny wasn’t feisty enough.

Split between two discs, one titled I Am…, which, naturally, represents the singer herself, and the other, Sasha Fierce, is certainly an attempt to thoroughly examine the singer’s inner desires. In the end, however, neither album fully grasps the concept it tries to reach, and I Am… Sasha Fierce is somewhat schizophrenic.

In an attempt to fully explore the duality of Beyoncé’s character, both albums grasp to stay within their respective personas, and the result is stagnation. “Broken-Hearted Girl,” just one of many emotional ballads on I Am never reaches the emotional heights it aims at.

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Beyonce Knowles has recorded over 70 songs for her new album.The 'Crazy in Love' singer has been working on the record for over a year and says she wants to show off as many sides of her as possible.

She wrote on her official website: "I have recorded over 70 songs and have created a sound that reveals all of me. I am in a different place right now and I wanted people to see the many sides of me."

"I have worked on this album for close to one year. I have poured my heart and soul into it. It is my baby. It is the most time I have spent on any project since my first records as a member of Destiny's Child."Beyonce is rumoured to be planning a world tour in support of the as-yet unnamed album next spring. The record is due for release next month.

"I have recorded over 70 songs and have created a sound that reveals all of me,” Knowles said in a statement on her official website.

Beyonce Knowles has recorded over 70 songs for her new album, after spending nearly a year laying down tracks in the studio.

"I have worked on this album for close to one year. I have poured my heart and soul into it. It is my baby. It is the most time I have spent on any project since my first records as a member of Destiny's Child," she added.

On top of the hint that was placed by her group mate Kelly Rowland about next year's possible reunion of Destiny's Child, Beyonce Knowles has been working on her upcoming third solo effort. She is reportedly working with rapper Kanye West in the album, which is allegedly scheduled to drop with title "Virtuoso Intellect".

Beyonce has also reportedly included producers Rodney Jerkins, The Neptunes, and The-Dream in a list of her possible collaborators for the album. Unfortunately, there is no available confirmation about her work with the stars.

Furthermore, her upcoming album is believed to include her song entitled "Beautiful Nightmare" as one of the U.S. bonus tracks. The single is supposedly scheduled for release on iTunes on September 12 but has been leaked months before. Beyonce's next album is reportedly scheduled for an international full release on November 11 while the domestic edition is set to drop a week later on November 18.

Elsewhere, Beyonce has another project of recording an anthem called "Just Stand Up". She is going to team up with a dozen of the world's most accomplished female recording artists, such as Rihanna and Mariah Carey to support a cancer campaign. The single will be available for digital download on September 2.

"Essence Music Festival, Volume 1" in Stores Today; Exclusively in Wal-Mart Stores Through July 28th; as of July 29th the Release Will Be Available at All Retailers as Well as Online at Many Digital Retailers

Solange Knowles, Lyfe Jennings and Trin-i-tee 5:7 Confirmed to Perform During the 2008 Essence Music Festival

You can now take your music memories home with you. "Essence Music Festival, Volume 1" was released June 17, 2008 on Mathew Knowles' Music World Music. The CD features studio recordings of music performed at the Essence Music Festival's triumphant 2007 return to New Orleans, LA, last year. This release is the first in a series of CDs and DVDs featuring music and live performances from Essence Music Festivals from the past, present, future as well as other compilations that will is sold exclusively in store at Wal-Mart nationwide through July 28th; as of July 29th the release will be available at all retailers as well as many digital retailers online.

The new release will be for sale at this year's Essence Music Festival in New Orleans at the Wal-Mart booth located inside the Convention Center. The first 300 customers to purchase "Essence Music Festival, Volume 1" will receive a limited edition t-shirt.

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