NEWSBeyoncé Receives Millennium Award at Billboard Awards
May 23 2011, Published 1:35 p.m. ET
She came. She saw. And oh boy, did she conquer! Last night during the Billboard Awards, it seemed like Beyonce's star shined a whole lot brighter than all the others when she received the show's highest honor, the Billboard Millennium Award!
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Last night prior to the introduction of the artist simply known as Beyonce, First Lady Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, Bono, Barbra Streisand and "Single Ladies" producer The-Dream chimed in on the powerhouse of talent during the Billboard Music Awards.
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The First Lady proclaimed (via PopEeater): "I'm very proud of the women she is, the role model she provides to so many women and I truly congratulate her tonight on all her success."
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As if the accolades weren't enough, Beyonce did what she does best: Perform! She followed it up with "Run the World (Girls)," the hot single from her upcoming album 4 which will be released this summer. Rock on!
