Beyoncé and André 3000 duet on their highly-anticipated remake of Amy Winehouse’s 2007 song “Back to Black.” A snippet of their dark and haunting collaboration, which appears on The Great Gatsby soundtrack, has surfaced. The OutKast legend takes his time rapping his verse, while Queen B burns slow with her seductive vocals.

Due May 7, the soundtrack also includes contributions from Jay-Z, will.i.am, Fergie, Q-Tip, Lana Del Rey, Gotye, Florence + The Machine, The xx, and Emeli Sandé.

Listen to 90 seconds of their steamy cover below.

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Ciara has been in the headlines for her relationship with Future as well as her beef with Rihanna. During a visit to “The Cipha Sounds & Rosenberg Show with K. Foxx” on Hot 97, she faced prying questions from the hosts, who were hoping to get a rise out of her. She addressed her spat with Rihanna (“I don’t know what she’s on”) and praised Beyoncé (“She’s a beast”). Plus, find out why she decided to rename her album.

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Jay-Z has TIME on his side. The hip-hop mogul has been named one of the Most Influential People in the World alongside Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, Frank Ocean, Miguel, and Christina Aguilera.

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Luke James is packing his bags and heading overseas. Beyoncé has personally chosen the New Orleans singer as the opening act for the European leg of “The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour.”

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Bow down, Belgrade. Beyoncé pulled out all the stops during the kickoff to “The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour” in Belgrade, Serbia, on Monday. A sold-out crowd of 20,000 packed into the Kombank Arena to witness the first of 65 dates on her globe-trotting trek. There were plenty of show-stopping moments including costume changes, choreography, pyrotechnics, and hit after hit.

The 31-year-old pop icon stormed the stage in a white beaded dress to her anthem “Run the World (Girls),” marching into “End of Time” with her troop of dancers.

Queen B turned heads in a dazzling wardrobe by designers including Emilio Pucci, Dsquared2, Givenchy, and Ralph & Russo, with shoes by Stuart Weitzman. She strut across the stage in a racy gold sequined bodysuit (complete with nipples) and flew over the audience in a Swarovski-studded blue bodysuit by Vrettos Vrettakos.

She didn’t debut any new material, pulling from her past four solo albums and one Destiny’s Child song (“Survivor”). The unforgettable evening closed with Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” and “Halo.”

“Thank ya’ll for being such a beautiful audience,” said B, who was presented with the Serbian flag. “I’ll never forget my first show. I’ll never forget all of these beautiful faces. I had such a good time tonight.”

The tour will travel throughout Europe in April and May before making its way to North America on June 28.

Check out more photos and video from B’s big night below.

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Drake gives us two songs in one day. After dropping “No New Friends” with DJ Khaled, Drizzy speaks to the ladies on “Girls Love Beyoncé.” He opens up about his love life (“I’ve been avoiding commitment”) and puts the call out for a special lady on the vulnerable R&B jam, produced by Noah “40” Shebib.

“I need someone that will help me think of someone besides myself/ I need someone I leave through the front door with ’cause we don’t want to hide no more,” sings October’s Very Own.

James Fauntleroy pays homage to B by singing the lyrics to Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name” on the hook.

In a recent interview, Drake revealed that the track will not appear on his upcoming album Nothing Was the Same.

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Holy, B! As she gets ready to launch her world tour tonight in Belgrade, Serbia, Beyoncé is burning up in H&M’s summer collection. Blue Ivy’s hot mama shows off her banging body while modeling colorful bikinis and beachwear.

She poses on the beach and by the pool in the skin-baring campaign, which was shot by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin in Nassau, Bahamas. The upcoming commercial was directed by Jonas Åkerlund and features a new Beyoncé song, “Standing on the Sun.”

As part of her partnership with the clothing retailer, the pop icon will appear in television and print ads introducing “Beyoncé as Mrs. Carter in H&M,” promoting the idea that women can be strong, vulnerable, sensual, maternal, fun, flirtatious. The clothing will be available beginning May in H&M stores worldwide and online.

Check out more photos from the sizzling shoot below.

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Season 12 of “American Idol” is heating up. During last night’s show, the top six contestants performed songs they wish they wrote. Houston native Amber Holcomb chose to cover Beyoncé’s “Love on Top,” and it paid off, receiving praise from the judges.

“Beyoncé, you better look out honey child, wherever you at,” said Nicki Minaj. “You gave me everything I ever wanted in life, honey child. Werk!”

But it was Candice Glover who earned the biggest applause of the night with her performance of The Cure’s “Lovesong,” prompting Mariah Carey to get out of her seat and throw glitter on her.

Watch both ladies’ performances below.

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