HopefulDreamers: 2011 VMAs

Clearly, the #1 show stopper of the night was Beyonce announcing her pregnancy. Seems like that’s all the whole world is talking about this morning. How cool is it to be the center of attention while you are yet in the womb? Imagine the pressure. Anyway, I figure I might as well throw my two cents in! Now before I say anything else, let me say this… I think Beyonce is a great entertainer. She is one of the best, maybe safe to say the best in her genre presently. She is a very hard worker and rightfully deserves all she has accomplished thus far. Plus I really like her songs! They are catchy and fun to sing, dance to, and have a good ol’ time while imagining I can also be Sasha fierce for a moment. So! NO hating here. I'm a fan! However, I was somewhat irritated with how she announced her pregnancy last night.

First of all! That baby bump is not one that should have skipped the watchful eyes of paparazzi! Considering Beyonce has been performing at several shows out in the public promoting her new album “4”, how in the world did not one media outlet break the news first?! How did she pull that off? While her performance last night did not disappoint as usual, I was not impressed with the mic drop at the end and rubbing of her belly followed by the cameras on Jay-Z and Kanye West acting silly and childish in my opinion. Your wife is pregnant… Okay? I thought that was what followed after marriage. The chic is smart though, she has successfully branded herself in such a way that some people go crazy over getting such news about her. She was all that was being discussed on facebook last night, she was the number one trending topic on twitter(still trending), and when I logged onto my yahoo homepage… of course it was none other than Bey as the main story! Fantasia just announced that she was pregnant. Who gave a hoot? I didn't even hear about her on my local news!

Here’s my “main concern” though. Why now? Especially when she just put out her fourth album? We all know Beyonce to be a very career crazed individual. Clearly with the nature of her profession, I would assume she is well educated on contraceptives. I mean she waited three years. She got married to her husband Jay-Z in 2008. I don’t want to believe this pregnancy was a mistake. Prior to releasing her new album “4”, Beyonce went on a 9 months hiatus! According to her, it is the longest break she has taken since she started her music career with Destiny’s Child in the late 1990s. Why did she not get pregnant during her break?! Catching my drift here? So what does this mean? No touring for “4”? I hope not! I saw Beyonce in concert a couple of years ago and honestly it is one of the best concerts I have ever been to! I got my money’s worth! I was so totally looking forward to her next concert! Now what?! Let’s see what happens. I won’t be surprised if Bey tours with her big belly and all. After all, Alicia Keys was jumping on top of pianos right before she had her son. You can do the same too! Right Bey?

I do wish the parents-to-be the best and I hope this journey is as exciting as it should be for them. Here is her performance from last night.

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