Billboard honours Beyonce with top-notch award
May 23rd, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Las Vegas, May 23 (IANS) Beyonce Knowles has bagged this year’s Billboard Millennium Award.
From First Lady Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey to Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder, the Who’s Who of the industry were there to laud the R&B; star.
“You are so much more than just a pop star or an icon; you represent the dream,” Lady Gaga, who collaborated with the 29-year-old pop sensation in “Telephone” said.
“I can remember when she was a kid and she saw Whitney Houston and she said ‘One day I’m gonna do that’, proud mom Tina Knowles said, holding back her tears.
Owner of 16 Grammies, Beyonce grooved to her new single “Run the World (Girls). Other prominent winners included teen icon Justin Beiber, Eminem and Taylor Swift, ContactMusic reported.
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