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Beyonce Inspired By Michael Jackson, Lauryn Hill For New Album

'I'm mixing every type of genre that I love,' singer says of follow-up to I Am ... Sasha Fierce.
By Jocelyn Vena


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Recently Beyoncé revealed that she wants to make her "own genre of music" for her next album. So when MTV News caught up with the singer at the New York screening of her concert special, "I Am ... World Tour," we asked her to clarify what exactly it is that she's creating in the studio.

"Well, I wouldn't say I'm inventing a new genre," she said. "I'm mixing every type of genre that I love and I'm inspired by every type of genre."

Beyoncé went on to say that people should throw any preconceived notions about the follow-up to 2008's I Am ... Sasha Fierce out the window. "I'm not in a box," she said. "It's not R&B. It's not typically pop. It's not rock. It's just everything I love all mixed together in my own little gumbo of music."

The singer says that quite a motley crew of musicians have inspired the album. "Definitely Fela Kuti, the Stylistics. How random, right?" she laughed. "So many people ... Lauryn Hill, Stevie Wonder, of course, Michael Jackson's Off the Wall ... all of those things I'm kind of mixing together."

For the album, Beyoncé has been hitting the studio with many of her usual collaborators including Ne-Yo, Sean Garrett and Jim Jonsin. And her mom, Tina Knowles, has given the tracks she's heard so far her seal of approval, saying, "Of course [I heard it]. It's amazing. It's so amazing!"

Are you looking forward to new music from Beyoncé? Let us know in the comments!

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The Old Spice Guy Returns!

The Old Spice Guy Returns!

We didn't realize how much we'd missed Isaiah Mustafa until he came back to us. Yes, Mustafa -- better known as the Old Spice Guy -- has returned to remind us that he is still "the man your man could smell like." In the new Web-only commercial, he is funny, eloquent and (of course) shirtless. Watch it below!

Did you get lost in those striking brown eyes? We did, too.

This YouTube spot is Mustafa's first commercial since he took a hiatus six months ago. The actor and former NFL player has been busy launching a movie career, including a small part in the Jennifer Aniston comedy Horrible Bosses and a big part in Tyler Perry's new Madea movie, Madea's Big Happy Family. From this commercial, it sounds like he'll also be starring in a new series of Old Spice ads -- and that suits him (and us) just fine.

"I'm okay with being the Old Spice Guy," Mustafa told Newsweek in December, "because before I was the Old Spice Guy, I was the guy looking for work on his couch."

Isaiah, you're on your way to a hot career -- but if you ever find yourself falling on hard times again, we know a lot of ladies who would gladly offer you a couch!

Are you glad the Old Spice Guy is back? Chime in below!

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