Beyoncé's New Visual Album

Christmas came early with Beyonce’s surprise release of her fifth and latest album. 30 second video teasers for the tracks are available via her VEVO channel. However, my absolute favorite has to be Yoncé featuring Jourdan Dunn, Chanel Iman, and Joan Smalls. Goodbye Sasha Fierce, hello high fashion Yoncé.

Beyoncé sports many different looks in her video and is on point as usual. The fact that she’s already filmed 17 videos to accompany each track is an amazing feat in itself coupled with the fact that her album hit #1 in 72 countries within the first day. Great collaborations on her self-titled album range from Drake to Frank Ocean to Jay Z, of course, and even Blue Ivy!

It’s safe to say Queen Bey is killing the game. Without any promotion, single releases, album covers, she avoided the possibility of an album leak and gave her fans something they could never have expected. I’ve already bought this album (of course) and you better too unless you want to experience a serious case of FOMO!

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Victoria Secret Fashion Show 2013

As usual, last night’s annual VS Fashion Show did not disappoint. Despite my shock at hearing the words Taylor Swift, Fall Out Boy, and Victoria’s Secret mentioned in the same sentence, all three meshed pretty smoothly on the night. The show’s fun and flirty vibe was contagious, ensuring that while every girl wanted to be an Angel, every guy just wanted one.

Ignoring Taylor Swift’s attempts to outshine the Angels and Miranda Kerr’s absence, the costumes were as impeccable as ever and the models’ individual personalities shone through. The white diamond cutout sandals sported by some of the Angels, as seen on Candice Swanepoel above, were a personal favorite as were the notoriously elaborate angel wings.

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