May 2011 27

… This is more like it Bey. Channel your Prince inspirations, this is so Purple. Sheesh. This sounds good, the best thing I’ve heard from 4 yet. Power ballad type ish. Do it.

And despite still not warming to ‘Run the World (Girls)’, Beyonce proved her super stardom (not that she needed to) with her Billboard performance – everyone (including Gaga (as someone known for her performance set ups)) got shamed.

After the jump, you can check Bey performing this very song on American Idol, as well as a video Jay-Z posted up on his blog of his wife rehearsing for the show…

Download: Beyonce – ’1+1′

 

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