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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Countdown! Beyonce's 'Video Phone (Extended Remix)' Featuring Lady Gaga Will Premiere On MTV & MTV.com Thursday, November 5

The countdown is ON to the exclusive premiere of Beyonce featuring Lady Gaga's "Video Phone (Extended Remix)" video, off of Beyonce's upcoming I Am...Sasha Fierce" Deluxe Edition CD/ DVD release, due out November 23.

Beyonce's hush-hush, lock-and-key "Video Phone (Extended Remix)" video, directed by Hype Williams, features Lady Gaga, who's added an extra verse to the track. The "Video Phone (Extended Remix)" video, which was shot in Brooklyn, is all but being protected by federal marshals at this point, but all we know is that it features outrageous fashion, and that it'll probably surpass the hype once it finally premieres on MTV and MTV.com on Thursday, November 5 at 5:30pm ET.

We can't give you much more "Video Phone (Extended Remix)" until then, but just like Beyonce's all up in her video phone technology, we've got a flashy piece of tech too -- the "Video Phone (Extended Remix)" video premiere countdown clock. Grab it, and embed it on your favorite social network space of choice and show your Beyonce and Gaga love. And watch MTV's complete collection of Beyonce and Lady Gaga videos.

Friday, February 6, 2009

Etta's Slap Stings Obamas

Beyonce also smarting over 'At Last' originator's blast

Though no one is commenting officially, I've learned both Beyonce and President and Mrs. Obama were stunned by music legend Etta James' strong verbal whiplashing over Beyonce singing ''At Last'' to the Obamas for their first inaugural ball dance.

''It never crossed anyone's mind that there was anything inappropriate about Beyonce singing that song,'' admitted a White House insider Thursday. ''First of all, the message of the song was so perfect. Beyonce sang it in the ['Cadillac Records'] film, and I don't think the people organizing that event even knew Etta was still performing. ... I'm sure some of the younger people involved didn't even know she is still alive!''

That said, a number of people deeply involved in the Inaugural festivities admitted Thursday it might have been better to have Beyonce and James sing ''At Last'' as a duet. But one key member of the Obama camp huffed, ''From Etta's slam of Barack in Seattle, it sounds like she didn't even vote for him. ... You've got to remember that Beyonce was a strong and loyal supporter of the president and his campaign.''

The source was talking about James' sarcastic comment on Jan. 28 to her Seattle audience about ''your president, the one with the big ears. ... Wait a minute, he ain't my president. He might be yours, he ain't my president.''

Given that James, 71, earlier had seemed supportive of Beyonce playing her in ''Cadillac Records'' -- the film loosely based on Chicago's own Chess Records -- her verbal attack on the young superstar also was surprising.

''The great Beyonce ... I can't stand Beyonce,'' said James, calling ''At Last'' her own song ''that I've been singing forever.''

It is true James was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 for her rendition of the song, which she recorded in 1961 and made her own. However, James neither wrote ''At Last' nor was the first artist to record it. The song was written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren and first recorded by Ray Eberle and Pat Friday.

• As for James' biting remarks, a couple of family members have been quoted as saying they may have been the result of ''over-medication'' for an undisclosed ailment.