Los Angeles, Feb 3 - Singer Beyonce Knowles is being offered a $500 million five-year deal to join the television music competition "The X Factor" as a judge.

According to showbiz. com, music mogul Simon Cowell is keen to make his show as interesting as possible, so he is offering the whopping amount to the singer, who recently gave birth to her first child with husband Jay-Z.

London, Feb 3 : Simon Cowell has reportedly offered Beyonce an incredible 100 million dollars per year if she signs up as a judge for five seasons of ‘X Factor USA’.

The 52-year-old talent show boss seems keen to snag the world famous superstar in his bid to revive the talent show when it returns later this year.

There are currently two empty seats on the judging panel after Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger were axed.

Washington, Jan 30 : Beyonce's hometown of Houston, Texas, will pay tribute to the pop star by building a monument in her honour.

Developers at Armdeonce Ventures are designing a statue, which will highlight the 30-year-old singer's life and showcase memorabilia from her career.

London, Jan 28 - After a rare fly was recently named after Beyonce Knowles by Australian researchers, the singer's life has become a new course at US' Rutgers University.

Lecturer Kevin Allred has signed up to teach 'Politicising Beyonce' as part of the school's women's and gender studies curriculum, reports contactmusic. com.

The class offers New Jersey students the chance to watch the pop star's music videos and explore how her image and music has impacted the world.

London, Jan 24 - Actress Jessica Alba has advised singer Beyonce Knowles to sell pictures of her daughter to the press.

The 30-year-old Alba previously struck a deal with a magazine to publish pictures of her daughter Honor after her birth in 2008 to prevent a surge in attention from the paparazzi.

She has now urged Beyonce to follow her lead so that she can "control" the rush for the first snaps of her child.

Beyonce, 30, gave birth to Blue Ivy Carter Jan 12.

London, Jan 18 : Beyonce, who recently gave birth to daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, has defended her decision to employ extra security personnel at the hospital where she gave birth, insisting she needed added protection for the sake of her daughter.

The superstar singer and her husband Jay-Z welcomed their first child, at the Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City on 7 January.

Washington, Jan 17 : Beyonce Knowles has admitted that she felt an “instant connection” with her daughter Blue Ivy, who was born earlier this month.

The ‘Halo’ hitmaker, who gave birth to her first child with husband Jay-Z earlier this month also admitted that the experience was overwhelming.

London, Jan 15 : Blue Ivy Carter, who has had tons of money splurged on her by parents Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z, is dubbed among the celebrity kids who have been spoilt rotten.

The R and B queen and the rapper’s tot is only a week old but she has already amassed gifts and a wardrobe worth millions of euro.

London, Jan 15 - Singer Lady Gaga has gifted Beyonce Knowles' newborn girl a special baby suit, with the words "Little Monster" encrusted on it.

"Little Monster", the nickname Gaga uses for her fans, is encrusted in pink diamante, on the dress.

According to friends, Gaga included a note instructing the baby, Blue Ivy Carter, to wear it to her first Lady Gaga concert, reports thesun. co. uk.

London, Jan 14 : Beyonce and her rapper husband Jay-Z donated more than 100,000 dollars to the hospital where their daughter was delivered before she was born, according to reports.

The power couple of R’n’B and Hip Hop music have reportedly given the money to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York last year, and quite some time before the singer gave birth to Blue Ivy Carter this month.

London, Jan 14 - Singer Beyonce Knowles has designed a T-shirt to raise money for US President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.

The 30-year-old, who gave birth to daughter Blue Ivy Jan 7, is one of 22 people to get involved in the Runway to Win campaign by creating a garment, reports contactmusic. com.

London, Jan 13 : Singer Beyonce Knowles has designed a T-shirt to support the Obama campaign.

The R and B star's 45-dollar crew-neck top will help to raise crucial funds for the 2012 re-election effort.

The former Destiny's Child member, who last week became a parent for the first time with rapper husband Jay-Z, is one of more than 20 designers fashioning garments for well-wishers to buy.

London, Jan 12: Celebrity parents Jay Z and Beyonce have reportedly decided to donate a major portion of the presents, that baby Carter has received to charity.

The millionaire duo has been showered with gifts for their new-born daughter Blue Ivy Carter from celebrity pals, including TV queen Oprah Winfrey.

London, Jan 12 : Beyonce Knowles and her rapper hubby Jay-Z want to make the first music video in space.

Record executives are inquiring behind the scenes about filming on one of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic craft.

Flights on the six-seater ships, due to launch later this year, will cost 780,000 pounds each and blast passengers 70,000ft into the Earth’s atmosphere.

London, Jan 12 - Singer Beyonce and Jay Z's baby girl is making pop chart history after becoming the youngest ever to be credited on a Billboard Hot 100 hit.

Little Blue Ivy Carter was just hours old when father Jay Z recorded her crying and added it to the end of his new tune "Glory", which he released to the internet Jan 9 and the song is already a hit.

New York, Jan 11 : Hospital officials confirmed that Beyonce and Jay-Z have taken their newborn daughter home from New York's Lennox Hill Hospital, where she was born on January 7.

A procession of vehicles with blacked-out windows made a speedy exit from the hospital's side gate in the wee hours of Tuesday, witnesses said.

Two black SUVs motored quickly out of the facility's E. 76th Street loading dock at 1:30 am.

New York, Jan 10 : Beyonce and Jay-Z’s unconventional choice of baby name has caused many to wonder if there is some significance behind the name ‘Blue Ivy Carter’.

While the two singers haven’t explained their choice publicly, the first and the middle name do appear to carry some meaning for the couple.

Jay-Z’s three ‘Blueprint’ albums are rap classics, and he rhymed that his “favorite hue is Jay-Z Blue”, in Young Jeezy’s 2005 song ‘Go Crazy’.

Washington, Jan 10 : Beyonce and Jay-Z, who are basking in the joys of parenthood, have described their feelings on the birth of their daughter as being ‘in heaven’.

The couple gave a joint statement confirming the news of their daughter’s birth.

“We are happy to announce the arrival of our beautiful daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, born on Saturday, January 7, 2012,” People. com quoted them as saying in the statement.

Washington, Jan 10 : Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z have splashed out over 1.5 million dollars for newly born Blue Ivy, which includes buying a gold rocking horse worth 600,000 dollars.

The couple, who became parents to the girl on Saturday have reportedly spent over 1.5 million dollar on toys and equipment for the little one, including a 15,000 dollar high chair and a 30,000 dollar playhouse.

New York, Jan 10 :Singer Beyonce Knowles has bought a $3,500 crib for her newborn daughter, Ivy Blue.The 30-year-old went with her sister Solange Knowles and mom Tina when to purchase the luxurious crib in November last year. According to a source, the singer has also purchased a mattress to fit the crib, reports usmagazine. com.

London, Jan 9 - Singers Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z, who welcomed their first child together, reportedly caused a havoc in the hospital during delivery.

The 30-year-old gave birth to a baby girl at Manhattan's Lenox Hill hospital Saturday night and the couple rented out an entire floor for which they reportedly shelled out $1.3 million.

New York, Jan 9 : A man at the hospital where Beyonce gave birth to her daughter, has said that the pop star’s security have prevented him and his wife from seeing their twin daughters who were born prematurely.

Beyonce gave birth to Blue Ivy Carter, Saturday night on the sixth floor of the Lennox Hill hospital, near the NICU (Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit).

London, Jan 9 : Beyonce Knowles has given birth to a baby girl, but it is not yet clear whether the baby's name is Ivy Blue Carter or Blue Ivy.

According to reports, the pop star gave birth in a New York hospital with her husband Jay Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, by her side.

Celebrity friends took to Twitter to congratulate the couple on the birth although they themselves have not issued any official confirmation of the baby's arrival.