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Beyonce begins 8th week atop Hot 100

NEW YORK - Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" begins an eighth week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 but barely edges out Fall Out Boy's "This Ain't a Scene, It's An Arms Race," which debuts at No. 2 thanks to 162,000 digital downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan. This is the highest bow for a band since radio-only titles joined the chart in December 1998.

The last group to start as well or better was Aerosmith, who debuted at No. 1 under prior Hot 100 rules with "I Don't Want To Miss a Thing" in September 1998. In addition, the download totals for "This Ain't a Scene" are the largest opening-week tally for a group since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital sales in 2003.

The song also soars 86-1 on the Pop 100, bumping "Irreplaceable" to No. 2. It is drawn from Fall Out Boy's new album, "Infinity on High," which arrives Feb. 6 via Island Def Jam.

Back on the Hot 100, Nelly Furtado's "Say It Right" reaches a new peak with a 4-3 climb, while Akon's "I Wanna Love You" featuring Snoop Dogg drops 2-4. Jim Jones' "We Fly High" is up 6-5, followed by Daughtry's "It's Not Over," which rockets 21-6 and is the chart's greatest digital gainer. As reported yesterday (Jan. 24), Daughtry's self-titled RCA debut ascended to No. 1 on The Billboard 200 in its ninth chart week.

Fergie's "Fergalicious" drops 3-7, and Akon's "Smack That" featuring Eminem is down 5-8. The Fray's "How To Save a Life" (7-9) and My Chemical Romance's "Welcome to the Black Parade" (9-10) round out the Hot 100's upper echelon. Advertisement

At No. 14, Corbin Bleu debuts with "Push It to the Limit" from Disney's "Jump In!" soundtrack. The cut also opens at No. 5 on Hot Digital Songs, having shifted 77,000 downloads. The next highest debut on the Hot 100 is Nickelback's "If Everyone Cared" at No. 50.

"Irreplaceable" also loses footing on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where it had spent nine weeks at No. 1. For five of those, Ciara's "Promise" was in the runner-up spot, but this week at takes over atop the tally, earning the artist her second solo No. 1 on the chart. She was also featured on Bow Wow's No. 1 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs hit, "Like You."

On Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart, Hector "El Father" has the new No. 1 with "Sola," dethroning Mana's "Bendita Tu Luz," which slips to No. 4. Rodney Atkins' "Watching You" remains No. 1 for a second week on Hot Country Songs, while Rihanna's "We Ride" jumps 2-1 to rule the Hot Dance Music/ Club Play chart.

Beyoncé and Shakira to duet

Singers team up to sing about two-faced men
Beyoncé Knowles and Shakira are teaming up for a duet.
The singers are collaborating on a track called Beautiful Liar which will feature on the special-edition
reissue of Beyoncé's latest solo album, B'Day.
Beyoncé - who is currently starring in Dreamgirls - reckons that deciding to work with Shakira was
easy, because she's always been a fan of her music.
'I've always loved her and I've always wanted to work with her,' she says, 'and the song fits perfectly.'
Beautiful Liar tells the story of two women who stand up to a double-dealing man who is trying to bed
them both.
'Instead of them fighting, they're saying, "He's a beautiful liar, let's not fight, let's stick together - forget
him!"' Beyoncé explained to MTV. 'I think it's a great concept.'
Before becoming a global superstar as a solo artist and acclaimed acctress, Beyoncé was the lead singer
of Destiny's Child. The reissue of B'Day will also come with a DVD featuring five new videos.

Beyonce Knowles and Shakira teaming up for a duet

The 'Bootylicious' diva and the hip-shaking Latino singer are collaborating on a track called 'Beautiful
Liar' which will feature on the special-edition reissue of Beyoncé's latest solo album, 'B'Day'.
Beyoncé - who is currently starring in Dreamgirls - said that deciding to work with Shakira was easy,
because she's always been a fan of her music.
Beyoncé said: "I've always loved her and I've always wanted to work with her and the song fits
perfectly."
'Beautiful Liar' tells the story of two women who stand up to a double-dealing man who is trying to bed
them both.
Beyoncé explained to MTV: "It basically talks about two women. The same guy is trying to get at both
of them but instead of them fighting, they're saying, 'He's a beautiful liar, let's not fight, let's stick
together - forget him!' I think it's a great concept."
Before becoming a global superstar as a solo artist and acclaimed actress, Beyoncé was the lead singer
of Destiny's Child. The reissue of 'B'Day' will also come with a DVD featuring five new videos.

Beyoncé and Shakira to duet

LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - Beyoncé Knowles and Shakira are teaming up for a duet.
The 'Bootylicious' diva and the hip-shaking Latino singer are collaborating on a track called 'Beautiful
Liar' which will feature on the special-edition reissue of Beyoncé's latest solo album, 'B'Day'.
Beyoncé - who is currently starring in 'Dreamgirls' - said that deciding to work with Shakira was easy,
because she's always been a fan of her music.
Beyoncé said: "I've always loved her and I've always wanted to work with her and the song fits
perfectly."
'Beautiful Liar' tells the story of two women who stand up to a double-dealing man who is trying to bed
them both.
Beyoncé explained to MTV: "It basically talks about two women. The same guy is trying to get at both
of them but instead of them fighting, they're saying, 'He's a beautiful liar, let's not fight, let's stick
together - forget him!' I think it's a great concept." Before becoming a global superstar as a solo artist
and acclaimed acctress, Beyoncé was the lead singer of Destiny's Child. The reissue of 'B'Day' will also
come with a DVD featuring five new videos.

Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and Patricia flash their Diamond Right Hand Ring

Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, and Patricia Arquette 'Raise their right hand ring for Africa' at the 2007
Golden Globes and help fund African charities

Beyonce wears a 25-carat grey, yellow and white Diamond Right Hand Ring by Lorraine Schwartz and
contributes $10,000 for the Link-A-Child organization as part of the "Raise Your Right Hand Ring for
Africa" program. (PRNewsFoto/Diamond Information Center)
Today the Diamond Information Center (DIC) announced that Beyonce, Jeenifer Lopex and Patricia
Arquette helped support the Raise Your Right Hand Ring for Africa campaign at the 64th Annual
Golden Globe Awards(R) red carpet, generating $30,000 for three special projects that will directly
benefit the people and communities in Africa. The three leading ladies wore a Diamond Right Hand
Ring designed by Lorraine Schwartz, diamond jeweler based in New York.

Beyonce wears a 25-carat grey, yellow and white Diamond Right Hand Ring by Lorraine Schwartz and
contributes $10,000 for the Link-A-Child organization as part of the "Raise Your Right Hand Ring for
Africa" program. (PRNewsFoto/Diamond Information Center)
Beyonce, 2007 Golden Globes nominee for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -
Musical or Comedy', wore a spectacular 25-carat grey, yellow and white Diamond Right Hand Ring by
diamond jeweler, Lorraine Schwartz is contributing $10,000 to Link-A-Child, a project Beyonce
personally visited. Link-A-Child is a not-for-profit organization that serves to care for the more than 7
million child orphans and motherless babies in Africa who are abandoned.
Beyoncé, dressed in a sparkly gold gown, also wore Lorraine Schwartz ivory bangle and dangling
earrings, both set with multicolored diamonds.

Jennifer Lopez proudly supports "Raise Your Right Hand Ring for Africa" at the 2007 Golden Globe
Awards(R) by wearing a 30-carat yellow Diamond Right Hand Ring by Lorraine Schwartz.
(PRNewsFoto/Diamond Information Center)
Actress/Singer Jennifer Lopez, who also wore a 30-carat yellow Diamond Right Hand Ring by Lorraine
Schwartz, has not yet disclosed which project her 10,000 will support. Details will be available shortly.

Jennifer Lopez proudly supports "Raise Your Right Hand Ring for Africa" at the 2007 Golden Globe
Awards(R) by wearing a 30-carat yellow Diamond Right Hand Ring by Lorraine Schwartz.
(PRNewsFoto/Diamond Information Center)
Jennifer Lopez in a pulled back hairdo also showed off Lorraine Schwartz yellow and white diamond
earrings set in yellow and black gold.

Patricia Arquette, 2007 Golden Globes nominee for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Television
Series - Drama" wears a Platinum, Onyx and Diamond Right Hand Ring by diamond jeweler to the

stars, Neil Lane, raising $10,000 for CARE International. (PRNewsFoto/Diamond Information Center,
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Patricia Arquette, 2007 Golden Globes nominee for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Television
Series - Drama', wore a Platinum, Onyx and Diamond Right Hand Ring by diamond jeweler to the stars,
Neil Lane. Patricia is donating the $10,000 generated to CARE International, a leading humanitarian
organization fighting global poverty.

Patricia Arquette, 2007 Golden Globes nominee for 'Best Performance by an Actress in a Television
Series - Drama" wears a Platinum, Onyx and Diamond Right Hand Ring by diamond jeweler to the
stars, Neil Lane, raising $10,000 for CARE International. (PRNewsFoto/Diamond Information Center,
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
"It's a beautiful feeling to wear a magnificent Diamond Right Hand Ring and at the same time support
these extremely important African causes," said New Yok based diamond jeweler Lorraine Schwartz.
"I love being involved in the glitter and glamour of Hollywood during award season," said Neil Lane,
owner of Neil Lane Jewelry in Los Angeles.
"Being able to participate in a program that gives back makes what I do with diamonds all the more
rewarding."
Raise Your Right Hand Ring for Africa is part of the diamond industry's ongoing efforts to raise star-
powered support for important projects and causes that are vital to the continued prosperity of key
diamond-producing nations around the world, particularly southern Africa. The tradition started four
years back.
The DIC has invited Hollywood's leading female nominees and presenters to proudly wear a Diamond
Right Hand Ring on this year's red carpet for any of the 2007 awards shows: Golden Globes, 49th
Annual GRAMMY Awards or Academy Awards. A $10,000 donation will be granted in their name to a
special project or cause of their choice benefiting Africa. The diamond industry hopes to generate up to
$100,000 in donations through Hollywood ladies for important social projects or causes in Africa during
the 2007 award season.
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I've always loved Shakira: Beyonce

DOUBLE TAKE: Beyonce was happy to record the song with Shakira and she is proud of the lyrics.
London: Singer-actress Beyonce Knowles is all praise for Shakira and says she is the perfect person to
join her in the female empowerment duet Beautiful Liar.
Beyonce was happy to record the song with Shakira and she is proud of the lyrics, about women coming
together to reject the advances of a dishonest lover.

"I have always loved her and I've always wanted to work with her and the song fits perfectly,”
Contactmusic.com quoted her as saying.

"It basically talks about two women - the same guy is trying to get at both of them but instead of them
fighting, they're saying, He's a beautiful liar, let's not fight, let's stick together. Forget him! I think it's a
great concept,” she added.

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