With gay marriage in the spotlight, celebrities are showing their support on social media. Beyoncé has taken a stand for marriage equality by posting a handwritten note on her Instagram page.

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Music’s biggests stars are aligning for a great cause. Beyoncé will headline Chime for Change’s “The Sound of Change Live” global concert on June 1 at Twickenham Stadium in London, with performances from John Legend, Rita Ora, Iggy Azalea, and Timbaland.

A red-hot Iggy and Legend were on hand to make the announcement at a press conference in London on Tuesday.

Chime for Change, whose founding committee includes Beyoncé, Gucci Creative Director Frida Giannini, and actress Salma Hayek Pinault, is a global campaign to raise funds and awareness for girls’ and women’s empowerment.

Other artists on the bill include Florence + the Machine, Ellie Goulding, Haim, and more to be announced.

Tickets are on sale now.

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Beyoncé is preparing for an Epic role. The pop icon rules over the forest as Queen Tara in 20th Century Fox’s animated 3D film. In the second official trailer, we get another peek at the peaceful queen, along with other characters including a frog named Bufo, voiced by Pitbull.

“I’ve always imagined being in an animated film. I’ve always wanted to be a queen,” said B. “Queen Tara is very important in Epic. She’s preserved the beauty of her natural world and the safety of her people.”

The fantasy-adventure film, which also stars Colin Farrell, Steven Tyler, and Aziz Ansari, follows the battle between good and evil in the forest.

Epic opens in theaters on May 24. Watch the new trailer below.

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Beyoncé pays homage to her Houston roots on “Bow Down/I Been On,” and now she’s reportedly taking it to the next level with a remix featuring some H-town rap all-stars.

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The Beyoncé takeover continues. The global superstar is heating up the summer in a new campaign for H&M.

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There has been much talk about Beyoncé’s new anthem “Bow Down.” Now the producer behind the song, Hit-Boy, explains how he made the beat for B in his “Beat Breakdown” video series. The hitmaker, who won a Grammy for “Ni**as in Paris,” plays the instrumental on his keyboard, adding hi-hats, snares, bells, and some of that “original Hit-Boy bounce.”

“B wanted me to make it crazy bouncy, but add the lightheartedness with the crazy R&B chords,” he said.

Watch the beat master cook up some heat for B in the lab.

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Keyshia Cole’s mouth is getting her in more trouble. The outspoken songstress has put Beyoncé’s new song “Bow Down” on blast.

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Bow down, bitches. Beyoncé is back. When you least expected it, the pop icon returns with snippets of two brand new songs. Queen B reclaims her throne on the Hit-Boy-produced “Bow Down,” telling the competition to have a seat.

“I took some time to live my life/ But don’t think I’m just his little wife/ Don’t get it twisted, get it twisted/ This my shit, bow down, bitches,” Mrs. Carter proclaims on the heavy-hitting anthem.

The song segues into another one called “I Been On,” helmed by Polow Da Don, Timbaland, and Planet VI. A thuggish B pays homage to her Houston roots, chopping and screwing her voice while shouting out H-town legends Willie D, Pimp C, and UGK.

“I heard your boo was talking lip/ I told my crew to smack that trick,” she raps, adding, “The capital B means I’m ’bout that life.”

Hear B like you’ve never heard her before.

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