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Beyonce drops daddy Matthew Knowles as manager
2 years ago
(HMG Celebrity News) – Beyonce has announced that she has demoted Matthew Knowles to just daddy, as his services as her manager are no longer needed.
Daddy Knowles has been Beyonce’s manager since she debuted as a teen in the multiplatinum-selling group Destiny’s Child in the late 1990s and throughout her superstar career as a solo artist. But now, he’s out. Beyonce’s publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, told the AP in a statement Monday that the Grammy-winning singer and her father have parted ways “on a business level.”
More >Beyonce says in the statement that she is grateful for the role her
Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feelin” First Song To Hit 6 Million Downloads
2 years ago
The Black Eyed Peas set a new record this week when their hit song “I Gotta Feelin” reached 6 million purchased digital downloads, becoming the first song to reach that level.
“I Gotta Feelin” was penned by group leader Will.i.am and was one of the groups first hits from their multiplatinum selling LP The E.N.D. which was released in 2009.
According to PopCrunch The Black Eyed Peas are no strangers to digital download records, in February 2005 their song “Let’s Get It Started” became the first song to reach the 500,000 mark.
More >“We came out in ‘98 and our career, if you would look at it on