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Beyoncé Takes Over Union Square Tonight
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Jen Carlson
Published Feb 2, 2010
Modified Feb 2, 2010
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[UPDATE BELOW] All the single ladies (and whoever), Grammy-award winning Beyoncé Knowles has a new perfume out! Exciting, right? Anyway, in order to get you to buy it, DNA Info reports that she's playing a free show for the people tonight, right in Union Square. But is she? Every other listing has simply stated that "the visionary artist is illuminating the central destination with fiery red light and smoky fog... an unprecedented, spectacular display will vividly capture the spirit of Beyoncé Heat." That is significantly less exciting. We'll get to the bottom of this, in the meantime, she is having a private launch party tonight at 15 Union Square, where sister Solange will be deejaying; and tomorrow she's making an appearance at Macy's Herald Square at 5 p.m. In any case, if Union Square looks like it's on fire between 6 p.m. and 12 a.m., don't worry, it's just the glow of marketing.
UPDATE: An editor at DNAInfo has told us, "After checking with several of the PR people connected with the event it was unclear whether she would be there... now they are in agreement that she’s not expected to appear at the light show. We’ve updated our story accordingly."
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