BEYONCE COVERS FLAUNT MAGAZINE



She's au naturel.

A flawless Beyoncé appears sans makeup donning just a bra on the cover of Flaunt magazine's CALIFUK issue.

It's one of 12 intimate photos that are featured in the glossy's spread of Queen Bey, who is featured poolside in bras and underwear made by designers La Perla, REHAB, and Orlebar Brown.

Any magazine Beyonce graces outsells Kim Kardashian and Rihanna covers combined or so they say? Photographers describe Beyonce as unsurpassed, deceptive and soulless. I believe it.

This month Beyonce covers Flaunt magazine. And as is her right as one of the privileged few, she mumbles nary a word inside the magazine.

The photo shoot took place in Los Angeles and was snapped by Bey’s photographer, Robin Harper.

Flaunt‘s editors convinced Beyonce to share her thoughts with their readers — on paper.

Details:

Blouse ROSETTA GETTY
Bra and underwear LA PERLA
BEYONCE’s own necklace (worn throughout)
Photograph: ROBIN HARPER
Stylist ZERINA AKERS
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The singer recently celebrated her 34th birthday on Sept. 4th and scenes from her performance at the 2015 Budweiser Made in America concert over the weekend became an instant viral sensation.

SEASON 3 MARY JANE (PREVIEW) JILL SCOTT, LORETTA DEVINE AND MORE GUEST STAR

Missing Mary Jane? It’s time to start the official countdown to season three, which EW can announce will premiere on Tuesday, Oct. 20 in its new time slot at 9 p.m. ET on BET.

Next season will involve a lot of changes for our heroine, who finds herself battling interlopers in both her personal and professional life.

The new time slot isn’t the new thing about the Gabrielle Union-starrer about a cable news anchor juggling career, family and romance. Loretta Devine (Grey’s Anatomy) and singer-actress Jill Scott (The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency) will join the hard-hitting series as guest stars this season, EW has learned exclusively. 

Devine — who earned an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress for her work as Adele Webber on Grey’s — will play Cecilia, a bookstore owner whose car was hit by Mary Jane’s vehicle in the OMG-what-just-happened car accident that occurred in the last moments of the season 2 finale. It seems as theirs isn’t an accident that results in MJ simply handing over her insurance info, since Cecilia will extort her for a whopping $25,000. And that won’t be the end of their relationship, as later in the 10-episode series, the two characters will unexpectedly grow close when Cecilia “offers MJ unwanted, but invaluable, pieces of advice and wisdom,” says BET.

Season 3 will pick up immediately after last season’s finale saw a newly promoted MJ discover the truth about Lisa (Latarsha Rose) and her ex David (Stephen Bishop)’s relationship just moments after she broke up with Sheldon (Gary Dourdan). The upcoming season will find an injured Mary Jane “sidelined at work when a beautiful young Latina anchor, Marisol, shines as her replacement, while she is out on medical leave,” says BET. Though Mary Jane manages to save her job (whew!), she later embarks on a “life cleanse” that makes her rethink her career path and personal life. 

READY...? ‘EMPIRE’ DEBUTS NEW MUSIC FROM SEASON 2

Art imitates life—Columbia Records has shared two new songs off the forthcoming soundtrack to the second season of “Empire,” which is almost as anticipated as the show itself.

“No Doubt About It” is an uptempo club track, with Jussie Smollett (Jamal Lyon) collaborating with none other than Pitbull. Ne-Yo has a writing credit on the song, as well. The other, “Ain’t About the Money,” features both Smollett and Yazz (Hakeem Lyon). It’s more of a slow-burn R&B track, though it has serious chart potential as well.

The soundtrack is due this fall, while Season 2 of “Empire” premieres Sept. 23 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.