Beyonce and Jay Z named the most powerful couple in the world
The Hov and Bey top Billboard Power 100
- 'Grown Woman': First off, Beyonce: WHY ISN'T THIS TRACK FEATURED ON THE ALBUM? The video is a warm nostalgic number, a great splicing of cute old footage of Bey with current clips of her dancing her bum off. The best bit is at the end, where it goes all glitchy and spacey and Beyonce and her mother Tina are sitting regally on a sofa, looking like more attractive versions of the Queen and the Queen Mother.
by Andrew Trendell | Photos by WENN
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Beyonce and Jay Z have been given the daunting title of the most powerful people in world (of music), topping Billboard's 2014 Power 100 list.
The married couple and musical powerhouse ranked ahead of the owners and CEOs of major record labels and live music promoters.
Explaining The Hov and Bey's top ranking, Billboard said: "Leveraging their star power to release new albums in unprecedented ways—Jay Z through Samsung and Beyoncé through iTunes—they instantly changed how the industry and fans thought about interacting with music. He gave his album away; she charged a premium price for hers. But they both used the element of surprise to restore the excitement that used to accompany a new release, before that impact was dulled by the endless thunder of carefully plotted promotion.
"In short, they proved that content truly is king. Or, in this case, king and queen."
The Billboard top 10 was:
1 Jay Z and Beyoncé, artists
2 Lucian Grainge, CEO and chairman, Universal Music Group
3 Coran Capshaw, founder and owner, Red Light Management
4 Michael Rapino, CEO, Live Nation Entertainment
5 Martin Bandier, chairman and CEO, Sony/ATV Music Publishing
6 Doug Morris, chairman and CEO, Sony Music Entertainment
7 Irving Azoff, chairman and CEO, Azoff MSG Entertainment 8 Len Blavatnik, vice-chairman and owner, Warner Music Group
9 Rob Light, managing partner/head of music, Creative Artists Agency
10 Jimmy Iovine, chairman, Interscope Geffen A&M; co-founder and CEO, Beats Electronics
Watch the video for 'Drunk In Love' by Beyonce feat. Jay Z below
Jay Z and Beyonce will be performing the track at the Grammys this weekend, before Beyonce returns to the UK for a full tour later this year:
February 20 - SSE Hydro Arena, Glasgow
February 21 - SSE Hydro Arena, Glasgow
February 23 - LG Arena, Birmingham
February 24 - LG Arena, Birmingham
February 25 - Manchester Arena, Manchester
February 26 - Manchester Arena, Manchester
February 28 - The O2, London
March 1 - The O2, London
March 2 - The O2, London
March 4 - The O2, London
March 5 - The O2, London
March 6 - The O2, London
March 8 - The O2, Dublin
March 9 - The O2, Dublin
March 11 - The O2, Dublin
Tickets are on sale now. For more information vist Gigwise gig tickets.
Below: the best bits from all 17 of Beyonce's new videos
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