There were a lot of things which surprised us in 2013.
Some people died in Game of Thrones, a 16 year old chick from New Zealand ravaged the charts all over the world, people actually started liking the Royal Family again, and China actually landed something on the moon (the jury is still out on that one).
However spectacular those surprises are, some of the single biggest surprises came from Queen B this year.
The year started with a not too healthy surprise from Ms. Knowles. She was caught lip syncing to the American national anthem at the Presidential Inauguration. A month after she surprised us all with her performance at the Superbowl Halftime Show. It was no surprise she was playing but the surprise came when she was joined on stage by ex – Destiny’s Child band members, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams.
Her next biggest surprise came when Queen B and Jay Z (now without the hyphen) visited Cuba for their 5th wedding anniversary. Some Republicans in congress criticised them, but diehard fans stood by the couple.
The next gut punching surprise came when she announced she’d kick off her Ms. Carter World Tour in Belgrade, Serbia. One July morning she surprised her Australian fans and announced she’d be coming down under.
Maybe the thing which surprised me the most from Ms Knowles was how good she was live! I went into the concert expecting something special, but when I came out I was mesmerised. She commanded her crew on stage similar to a general would a battlefield.
Her stage presents was amazing. Her singing and dancing was amazing. She even did thing thing where she looked like she was going to kill everyone. It was incredible.
How far do you reckon Beyonce is willing to go in order to keep her bootylicious figure and surprise the world at the same time? If you guessed she’d go vegan for 22 days, you are correct! With her husband in tie, the couple have surprised the food world and gone vegan for 22 days.
Perhaps the most surprising surprise that every surprised in 2013 came less than a week ago. Beyonce suddenly released a super secret, super surprise. She’d been recording an album whilst on tour, and it was ready for release.
Her super secret surprise album is self titled and has 14 brand new songs. To add to this explosive surprise bomb, she has included 17 brand new music videos.
I think Beyonce has loaded too many surprises into 2013. Will there be many more surprises from her in 2014? Will she cram another couple of surprises into the year that is left of 2013? Maybe she will take a break? We will just have to wait to be surprised.
Keegan Thomson Journalist 