Beyonce At VMAs And More Public Baby Reveals Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj have also taken to live audiences to break the news.

 

Beyoncé set Twitter on fire when she hinted on the VMA black carpet that she was set to make a big announcement, placing a hand on her stomach. Speculation turned into overwhelming joy when the pop superstar announced her pregnancy at the end of her "Love on Top" performance by unbuttoning her sparkling blazer and rubbing her noticeable bump.Bey's public announcement came as a bit of a surprise, given that the songstress usually gets media-shy when asked anything about her personal life during interviews. MTV News reached out to pop-culture expert Rob Shuter, columnist for HuffPost Celebrity, for his thoughts on how she revealed the big news. "I thought it was so brilliant that somebody as private as Beyoncé and Jay-Z would make their own rules to address the fact that she's clearly pregnant," he said.Shuter explained that the power couple's private nature made the revelation all the more joyous. "I love that this couple who has made it a policy to not talk about their personal life would once again do that, let us in on this huge secret, without ever really uttering any words.

 

 

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MTV 2011 VMA recap: Beyonce pregnant, Gaga goes Gaguy

Lady Gaga and Beyonce perform Sunday at the 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards. (Getty Images)

11:28 p.m. CDT, August 28, 2011

I'm not sure how they manage to do year after year, but MTV's Video Music Awards got a little weirder again. Still, Beyonce upstaged the 28th annual event Sunday by showing off her baby bump on the black carpet (it was black, not red—not sure why).

The 29-year-old singer is pregnant, expecting her first child with rap superstar hubby Jay-Z. After bringing the house down with her standout performance later in the night, she clutched her belly to repeat the news, clearly delighting Jay-Z and Kanye West in the audience.

Red Hot Chili Peppers take over Fuse

This is a big week for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The veteran rockers' album, "I'm With You," drops Tuesday, Aug. 30, with good buzz around it. The L.A. band also takes over the music network Fuse all day Tuesday. Beginning at 5 a.m., Fuse will give fans 24 hours of Peppers programming that leads to a special concert, "Fuse Presents: Red Hot Chili Peppers Live from the Roxy." The concert, airing at 8 p.m., was filmed Aug. 22 at the Roxy Theatre in L.A., where band members performed songs from their 28-year-career and from the new album. You can check out the photos from the show below. Prior to the concert special, Fuse host Toure sits down with band members for an in-depth interview titled "Red Hot Chili Peppers: On The Record with Fuse." That begins at 7:30 p.m. For more information, photos and other news, go to the Red Hot Chili Peppers page at the Fuse website. Fuse can be found at DirecTV 339; check local listings for it on your system.

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