Beyonce Kicks Off Tour As Sasha Fierce (PHOTOS)

Beyonce kicked off the US leg of her international solo tour 'I Am' as alter-ego Sasha Fierce in Madison Square Garden in New York on Sunday night. Husband Jay-Z made a cameo to help her sing the show's opener, 'Crazy In Love.'

The singer was supposed to perform on Saturday at New York's M2 nightclub but backed out because she said she was too busy. Club owner Joey Morrissey is threatening a million-dollar lawsuit; Beyonce's label says she never had a contract with the club.

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[aliciaronson]

Beyonce knowles looks nice.
Check out her photo gallery:
http://celebrise.com/photo/list/2636/beyonce_knowles

[Leblova]

Is anyone else sick of this "Sasha Fierce" bollocks?

[imfedup]

I'm sick of alter egos in general.

[AmericanWarrior]

YUMMM.... Ice-cream.­......Yumm­mm...... Sexy......­.....Yummy­..........­.

[wonder6789]

Sacha Baron Cohen ! The guy is simply brilliant... where will he stop??

[mollymac]

Is she still wearing dead animals so she can look "cool"?

[malodorousgit]

I don't see anything wrong with her nose. She looks beautiful. I like the sort of fetish-burlesque look of her costume, although I don't fully understand what's going on with it around the hips. but come on, who could not find her sexy?

[Pippen]

Sad hype and lots of money and paid fans = modestly talented hack with subpar looks and zero originality.

She needs to scrap the whole effort and start over on her own to earn respect. She's a corporate hype commercial.

[queotic]

"Paid fans"??? Wow, what a ridiculous accusation.

[Pippen]

Event promoters pay young teens to yell and scream and flood the first row of seating to give the appearance there is a demand on the product. But, the entertainer has a sayso whether this practice is followed. Bey signs off on it every time. She's a walking hype machine.

[DeeW]

Wow - she looks fantabulous. And she has talent - great combination.

[huffyISaHottie]

they cant hide her hips no matter what they do...and shame on them for trying...she's drop dead hot..as for her talent....i'm sure she has tons of fans..i'm not one....this girl does'nt hold a candle to christina aguilera in terms of singing talent

[queotic]

Who says they're trying to hide her hips?

[coco51]

If you went to her concert you'd think different. I was somewhat skeptical but having seen her in NYC on Sunday night and looking back on live performances at the Oscar and other venues where the creme de la creme of entertainment are in attendance I realize she's got pipes and is one of the quitessential entertainer which is what all performers aspire to be.

[littlebrowngirl]

Diana Ross whats her fan back!

[dkuz09]

whaa???

[ABCD]

99.9% of haters are jealous and/or have self confidence issues!

Sasha Fierce I will be in the house July 3rd in New Orleans! I can not wait! You always always give a great show!

[faithnj]

listen....I like her, but come on. Getting a nose job (or two?) is just craziness....she didn't need to do that. that's not hating-- that's appreciating what she had naturally, vs. what a doctor could do. hating is doing the Michael Jackson thing to your self. Surely she should have had more self-confidence then that.

[DeeW]

I never noticed she had plastic surgery so it can't be all that bad. Besides, she looks fantastic.

[queotic]

Exactly! While I don't think she has a particularly strong voice, she does have a pleasant voice, great songs that most women can identify with, can dance her @$$ off and has tons of class. Never mind the haters Sasha Fierce!

[avenue]

I like Beyonce. She's hot and can actually sing. Hard to find the combo of the two in today's young artists.

[mollymac]

What does "hot" have to do with it? Why do all you guys consider "hot" to be the ultimate in talent levels. Men also call Sarah Palin "hot" and she is a national disaster! Little head much?

[hacksto]

Isn't this whole alter-ego bit a little ridiculous? All she's done is change her hair. And she is no great singer in the first place.

I mean, the woman is basically named 'Bouncy', you know what I mean? Her alter ego is what - Feminist Barbie?

[kmilford]

She is an ego driven diva with little discernible talent other than self promotion. She will continue to do well in the United States (same mo).

[coco51]

I guess the US is the world for you, huh? Her shows were sold-out for all her European tour.

[queotic]

Isn't this whole hating-on-Beyonce bit a little ridiculous?

[Rubyslippers]

Agreed. I don't get it.

[LuckyLT2]

WHACKNESS at it's finest!!

[AngelFace43]

I love that Beyonce is not stick-figu­re-thin...­but the gal is beginning to seriously flirt with being plain old way too heavy as opposed to curvy.

[cyjames1975]

If she can still move the way she does, for as long as she does in concert, I don't think you need to worry about her fitness. And isn't that what's important?

[queotic]

How is she "heavy"? The woman has a six pack and muscles bulging.

[Rubyslippers]

Well, what did you look like when you tried a bit of the choreography in "Single Ladies?" In your leotard with high heels. (Try it. It's harder than it looks)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mVEGfH4s5g
I think she smokes. She's dancing next to some very athletic women in this video and she looks fine.
I have seen the photos of her heavier, but so what. When you work hard you deserve to rest hard. She seems disciplined enough to lose it when she wants to. I've been working on that last 10 pounds for over two decades now.