Beyoncé has officially become a vital part of the Disney family. It looks like the superstar’s stint as Nala in the 2019 live action remake of The Lion King, as well as helming the film’s official soundtrack, was not a one-time endeavour with the Mouse House. Although she has already been secured for the soundtrack of the upcoming sequel to 2018’s Black Panther, Beyoncé has become “a major player for Disney and is the perfect fit for their brand.” That’s why, according to The Sun‘s sources, Disney has offered Bey a £80million deal—approximately $100 million USD—for two more projects along with Black Panther 2.

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“As part of the deal,” the source revealed, “they are also trying to get her team to agree to have Beyoncé voicing some of the new documentaries coming to Disney Plus. After the success of having Meghan Markle voicing the film Elephant on the platform, they have projects coming up which align perfectly with Beyoncé’s brand.” While “negotiations are still ongoing,” the source confirms that “the final details that are being thrashed out now.”

Back in April, Bey participated in the ABC’s Disney Family Singalong where she sang “When You Wish Upon A Star” from the Disney film, Pinocchio. During her appearance, she noted that she is “very proud and honoured to be a part of the Disney family.”

Beyoncé used her speech during Barack and Michelle Obama’s “Dear Class of 2020” YouTube virtual graduation ceremony to address protesters, sexism in the music industry, and more.

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After thanking the Obama’s for the platform and congratulating the graduating class of 2020, Beyoncé spoke about the death of George Floyd, Ahmaud Abery, and Bronna Talyor: “Thank you for using your collective voice and letting the worlds know that black lives matter,” she said. “The killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and so many others have left us all broken. It has left the entire country searching for answers. We’ve seen that our collective hearts, when put to positive action, could start the wheels of change. Real change has started with you, this new generation of high school and college graduates who we celebrate today.”

From there, Beyoncé discussed the role of women in the entertainment industry: “The entertainment business is still very sexist,” she explained. “It’s still very male-dominated and as a woman, I did not see enough female role models given the opportunity to what I knew I had to do. To run my label and management company, to direct my films and produce my tours, that meant ownership—owning my masters, owning my art, owning my future, and writing my own story. Not enough black women had a seat at the table. So I had to go and chop down that wood and build my own table. Then I had to invite the best there was to have a seat. That meant hiring women, men outsiders, underdogs, people that were overlook and waiting to be seen.”

Check out the rest of Beyoncé’s speech below.

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The death of Breonna Taylor is among the recent murders at the hands of the police that have called for an imminent change in police conduct. Her murder has gained attention over the past few weeks since protests erupted across North America in support of Black Lives Matter. Breonna was murdered in March. Months later, her family, friends, and supporters of all social backgrounds have called for justice.

Yesterday would’ve marked Breonna Taylor’s 27th birthday. Many took to social media calling for charges to be laid against the officers involved in her murder including Beyoncé. Sharing an animation wishing Breonna a happy birthday, she captioned the photo, “Justice for Breonna. Click the link in my bio to take action.” Her bio redirects you to a petition demanding justice for Breonna Taylor that you can go to here.

At this point, no charges have been laid against the officers but the family did file a wrongful death lawsuit. Additionally, the FBI is now doing an investigation into her death. Police shot her eight times during a no-knock warrant after entering her home. Her boyfriend thought they were intruders and began firing shots at them. Police then open fired and killed Breonna Taylor with eight shots.

If you’re looking for more information on how you can help, we’ve shared a list of organizations you can donate to and petitions you can sign.

Beyoncé has chimed in once more on the police killing of George Floyd, this time with a message about how to properly fight for justice. As folks across the country and around the world continue to protest police brutality and racial injustice in the wake of George’s murder, many have come forward to criticize the manner in which some have chosen to express their outrage. Some expressed their disapproval for looting and violence, while others pointed out that the focus should be on the injustice and not how some are choosing to fight against it. On Wednesday (June 3rd), Beyoncé posted a photo of a massive crowd of protestors gathered in Minneapolis as they marched for George Floyd, and included a message about seeking justice.

“The world came together for George Floyd,” she wrote. “We know there is a long road ahead. Let’s remain aligned and focused in our call for real justice.” Beyoncé shared this message shortly after the three former officers involved in George Floyd’s death had officially been charged with aiding and abetting second degree murder and manslaughter. Former officer Derek Chauvin’s charge for third degree murder was also raised to second degree murder.

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Earlier this week, in the midst of these ongoing protests, Beyoncé posted a video in which she expressed the collective need to get justice for George and all victims of this fatal police brutality. “No more senseless killings of human beings,” she said. “There have been too many times that we’ve seen these violent killings with no consequences.” She then encouraged her followers to sign the petitions in her bio seeking justice for George.

Megan Thee Stallion recently made history with the success of “Savage” and its subsequent remix featuring Beyonce. Meg’s previously stated that working with B would be her dream collaboration, though, without an actual debut album to her name, she still made it happen. Largely due to her Roc Nation management, she recently sat down with Entertainment Tonight where she explained how the remix came about.

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Initially receiving a text from someone on her team confirming that Queen B would hop on the remix, she explained that she texted Jay numerous times thanking him for getting the remix to come to life. “After I heard the song, I texted Jay-Z like five times like, ‘Oh my god, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.’ And then Beyonce texted me the next day. I was like, ‘Oh my god, Beyonce got my number.’… She texted me two, three times the next day and the day after that. I’m like, ‘Girl, I’m friends with Beyonce.”

Megan Thee Stallion also spoke on the importance of seeing herself, Doja Cat, Beyonce and Nicki Minaj hold down the the top two spots on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Four women toppin’ the charts? When was the last time? Like, four Black women, at that,” Meg said. “We really out here doing the damn thing.”

Peep the full clip below. 

The Knowles-Carters may be international superstars, but they’re always standing on the side of justice when it comes to issues that pertain to marginalized communities. In the wake of America’s disruptive response to the police-involved murder of George Floyd, Beyoncé has released a public service announcement where she pleads with the public to show their support by signing one of four petitions.

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“We need justice for George Floyd,” Beyoncé said in the video. “We all witnessed his murder in broad daylight. We’re broken and we’re disgusted. We cannot normalize this pain. I’m not only speaking to people of color. If you’re white, black, brown, or anything in between, I’m sure you feel hopeless by the racism going on in America right now. No more senseless killings of human beings. No more seeing people of color as less than human. We can no longer look away. George is all of our family in humanity. He’s our family because he’s a fellow American. There have been too many times that we’ve seen these violent killings with no consequences. Yes, someone’s been charged, but justice is far from being achieved. Please sign the petition. Continue to pray for peace, compassion, and healing for our country.”

She advised viewers to click the link in her bio that takes them to her website where they can support the #WeCantBreathe movement by signing the petitions of Color of Change, Change.org, We Can’t Breath National, or the NAACP. Watch her video below.

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This is a monumental moment for Megan Thee Stallion. The rookie rapper has had a whirlwind two years as she’s risen through the ranks to become one of the most sought after artists in the industry, and it was recently announced that she received her first No. 1 single. With the help of Beyoncé, who hopped on the remix to “Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion has reached a goal that she previously only dreamed of accomplishing. To help celebrate, Beyoncé made sure that Megan felt special.

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Megan Thee Stallion posted a Boomerang video of her floral arrangement from Bey along with a card that reads, “Congrats on your number on queen, Love B.” Over the clip Megan wrote, “We did that, thank you queen.” Meanwhile, in another post on her Instagram page, Meg showed off her acting skills by remaking a scene from Scary Movie. It’s obviously one of her favorites because she penned in the caption that she’s still wishing for a role in another installment of the series, if the opportunity ever presented itself.

“I wish they still made ‘Scary Movie’ so I could be in it ? I love Brenda !!! @tiktok,” the rapper wrote. Check out the posts below.

The Billboard Hot 100 was a whole mess last week as Tekashi 6ix9ine was battling Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande for the top spot on the chart. Fast forward seven days and neither one of those two songs, "GOOBA" and "Stuck With U", are even in the Top 10. 

For the first time ever, Megan Thee Stallion has a #1 single as "Savage" with Beyoncé has officially been launched to the top. In its tenth week on the Hot 100, the song rises four spots to reach #1. 

After Lana Del Rey posted a controversial message on Instagram earlier this week that led to an explosive wave of backlash, the singer has doubled down on her stance and issued yet another response to the critics. On Thursday (May 21st), Lana found herself in hot water after she shared her feelings on the criticism she’s received for her lyrical content over the years. Although it appeared that her intention was to point out how her critics have always claimed that her music, which often explores unhealthy and toxic relationships, “glamourizes abuse,” Lana called out a handful of fellow female artists who are mostly women of colour, essentially framing her argument as though she was the only victim of this unfair treatment.

She was promptly dragged through the mud before commenting on the post to clarify her stance and denounce accusations of racism.

Now, she’s issued a more formal response in a separate post, where she continues to insist she’s not being racist and merely self-advocating “for the more delicate and often dismissed, softer female personality.” She also implied that, along with the odd public response she received from one of the women mentioned, Doja Cat, she also received a private response from Ariana Grande, another one of the names dropped in the original post.

“A couple of final notes on my ‘controversial post’ that’s not controversial at all,” she begins. “Despite the feedback I’ve heard from several people that I mentioned in a complimentary way, whether it be Ariana or Doja Cat – I want to say that I remain firm in my clarity and stance in that what I was writing about was the importance of self advocacy for the more delicate and often dismissed softer female personality, and that there does have to be room for that type in what will inevitably become a new wave/3rd wave of feminism that is rapidly approaching. Watch!”

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“Perhaps I could’ve given more context to my post by mentioning the title of the second book that would be out next March called ‘behind the iron gates- insights from an institution,'” she continues. “I’m sorry that the folks who I can only assume are super trump/pence supporters or hyper liberals or flip-flopping headline grabbing critics can’t read and want to make it a race war, when in fact the issue was with *female critics and *female alternative artists who are dissociated from their own fragility and sexuality and berate more sexually liberated artists like myself and the women I mentioned.”

“But in truth making it about race says so much more about you than it does about me,” she claims. “You want the drama, you don’t want to believe that a woman could be beautiful, strong and fragile at the same time, loving and all inclusive by making personal reparations simply of the joy of doing it it. Nothing new here in your reaction. Same as ten years ago when a million think pieces came out about me feigning emotional fragility or lying about coming from no money when that was the truth. My aim and my message are clear. That I have control of my own story. If the women I mention don’t wanna be associated with me that’s absolutely fine by me.”

No one expected for the Cancel Culture to come for Lana Del Rey, but after she penned a lengthy open letter, things took a turn on Thursday (May 21). In the note, Lana Del  Rey writes that throughout her career, she’s been criticized for her lyrical content. She pens songs about staying in relationships that aren’t healthy or other matters that critics claim are glorifying abuse because, according to the singer, they come from a woman writing about her truth. In turn, in Lana’s recent controversial letter, she stated that because other female artists like Beyoncé, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Cardi B, Kehlani, Ariana Grande, and Camila Cabello have been allowed to own their truths and top the charts by singing about whatever they want, it’s time for people to stop shaming her for doing the same thing.

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Immediately, people began to comment that Lana Del Rey was shading all of the women she listed in her letter, and because they’re all women of color, the singer was labeled as a racist. While it seemed as if she was looking to speak about allowing women to express themselves however they like, Cancel Culture went wild and blasted Lana Del Rey throughout all social media platforms for being shady.

The Shade Room shared a screenshot of a comment Lana reportedly left on Instagram about the controversy. “Bro. This is sad to make it about a WOC issue when I’m talking about my favorite singers. I could’ve literally said anyone but I picked my favorite f*cking people,” she wrote. “And this is the problem with society today, not everything is about whatever you want it to be. It’s exactly the point of my post – there are certain women that culture doesn’t want to have a voice it may not have to do with race I don’t know what it has to do with. I don’t’ care anymore but don’t ever ever ever ever bro- call me racist because that is bullsh*t.” Check it out below.