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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Music Break: African American Music Appreciation Month, Day 23

Communities are split on their feelings about Beyonce, but one thing you cannot deny is that she is a trend setter. She had thousands of women singing "to the left to the left" and "if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it"




Fast Facts:
The tune is Knowles' fifth solo single to peak at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked in the top 10 in various countries.

The song was ranked #1 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the Best 100 Singles of 2008 and number two on MTV's list of the Best Songs of 2008.

The choreography-driven video achieved great success, prompting a legion of imitations and parodies, and started a major dance craze.

The song's music video was nominated in nine categories for the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards and won three, including Best Choreography and Video of the Year.

It also won Video of the Year at the 2009 BET Awards, the 2009 MOBO awards, and the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards. It won the Song of the Year at the 2009 Soul Train Awards, and won Song of the Year, Best R&B Song, and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards ceremony.

"Single Ladies" is ranked as the number two Best Song of the Decade in Rolling Stone magazine's Reader's Poll.The song appeared at number 50 on the magazine's critics' list of the 100 Best Songs of the Decade.

Just for laughs, click here to check out Justin's parody of the video for SNL.

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