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Posted: 9/26/08 at 12:15am
http://www.metroweekly.com/nightlife/soundwaves/?ak=3795
BEYONCE'S DÉJÀ VU... Deborah Cox replaced Toni Braxton when she took to the Broadway stage in the starring role of AIDA -- a role Heather Headley originated. But none of them are apparently big enough to carry Disney's planned movie musical, due in 2010. Instead, Beyonce is in talks to star as Aida, and Christina Aguilera in the supporting role of Amneris. Just ask any of her former colleagues in Destiny's Child: You just can't get away from Beyonce these days. To think the 27-year-old is only beginning to truly conquer film. Soon enough, we'll see the Dreamgirls' star turn as blues singer Etta James in Cadillac Records.
But Beyonce has pretty much stayed in the recorded-music limelight ever since she released her last album two years ago. B-Day spawned no fewer than six hits. Now, she's ready with her third solo set, which will drop one week after Cox's The Promise. Timbaland is purportedly the lead producer on the as-yet-untitled album, which will also feature Justin Timberlake, although Billboard reports it's unclear in what capacity, and the magazine offered few other details other than that we'll hear two singles from the set in less than two weeks: 'If I Were A Boy' and 'Single Ladies.' In case you didn't know, the now-Mrs. Jay-Z is neither....
BEYONCE'S DÉJÀ VU... Deborah Cox replaced Toni Braxton when she took to the Broadway stage in the starring role of AIDA -- a role Heather Headley originated. But none of them are apparently big enough to carry Disney's planned movie musical, due in 2010. Instead, Beyonce is in talks to star as Aida, and Christina Aguilera in the supporting role of Amneris. Just ask any of her former colleagues in Destiny's Child: You just can't get away from Beyonce these days. To think the 27-year-old is only beginning to truly conquer film. Soon enough, we'll see the Dreamgirls' star turn as blues singer Etta James in Cadillac Records.
But Beyonce has pretty much stayed in the recorded-music limelight ever since she released her last album two years ago. B-Day spawned no fewer than six hits. Now, she's ready with her third solo set, which will drop one week after Cox's The Promise. Timbaland is purportedly the lead producer on the as-yet-untitled album, which will also feature Justin Timberlake, although Billboard reports it's unclear in what capacity, and the magazine offered few other details other than that we'll hear two singles from the set in less than two weeks: 'If I Were A Boy' and 'Single Ladies.' In case you didn't know, the now-Mrs. Jay-Z is neither....
So this means a lot to me. 
