: 封面：http://www.billboard.com/photos/stylus//1100089-beyonce-cover-617.jpg 来自百度网友的翻译：http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=1077173277（BY 2胖儿） : Beyoncé: The Billboard Music Awards Q&A : Our Millennium Award Recipient Discusses Her Amazing Career & Anticipated New : Album : by Ray Rogers : In the next chapter of her career, Beyoncé certainly seems dedicated to : breaking new ground. It takes guts for one of the world's biggest pop stars : to release such a stridently unconventional single as the militaristic, : beat-driven "Run the World (Girls)," built around a freaky sample from : relatively obscure indie favorites Major Lazer's club hit, "Pon de Floor." 进入事业的另一篇章，Beyonce又再一次超越自我。 作为一位世界流行音乐巨星是需要很大勇气去发行一首非主流并充满军事概念鼓点强劲的 单曲Run the World (Girls)，它取样了一首很受欢迎的独立音乐人Major Lazer的Pon de Floor。 : That's just the first salvo in the unexpected collage of sonic textures and : unique song structures on her new album, which features edgy new : collaborators like Switch (who makes up half of Major Lazer) along with : established hitmakers like The-Dream. "There's nothing safe about it, I know : that much," says The-Dream, who cowrote Beyoncé's career-redefining anthem, : "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," and was called in to help pen the new : album's lead single. "That [kind of song treatment] would never happen with : any other artist of her stature, male or female." 这是她个人最新专辑的第一瞥，这张专辑是由Beyonce的新合作人独立音乐人Switch和着 名的作曲红人 The-Dream。“我非常清楚这首歌曲是很冒险的”Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)写手The-Dream说，“像Beyonce这样地位的歌手是不可能会敢做这种歌曲的 ，无论男女”。 : It's a sentiment Beyoncé seems keenly aware of herself. "I feel like my job : in the industry is to push the limits, and I have to constantly evolve," : Beyoncé explains of her new direction, while she's being chauffeured from a : photo shoot on Long Island to a Manhattan recording studio for a meeting with : the new creative team she's assembled. This independent woman, rounding the : corner to the big 3-0 this year, happily married to Jay-Z, has taken the : reins of her career like never before, and she wants it known that she is the : one calling the shots. Her forthcoming solo album, "4," was made this past : year without the guidance of Matthew Knowles, her father and longtime : manager. She announced on March 28 this year that the two parted ways "on a : business level." Raising a clenched fist on the cover of her new single, "Run : the World (Girls)," Beyoncé clearly transmits her trademark message of : female empowerment. Beyonce是很了解自己的，“我觉得在歌坛的我工作目的就是推开界限，进入新的境界” ，当她从在长岛的片场完成拍摄赶去曼哈顿录音室去和新的团队会面时，她说出了自己想 法。 这位独立的女性，终於来到了三十而立的年龄，婚姻幸福美满，成为自己事业的主心骨， 她想让大众知道是她自己掌控着一切。 在过去的一年中没有了作为经纪人的父亲Matthew Knowles的指导，她的个人第四章专辑 《4》终於制作完成。她在4月28日宣布她的父亲和自己再也没有生意上的关系。 在她最新单曲Run the World (Girls)的封面上，握紧拳头的姿势清楚地表明了她女权主 义的思想。 : In this exclusive first interview about her next phase, the star took a look : ahead at the thrilling new sounds and creative endeavors in store for her, : while also reminiscing about the many milestones along the way that have : earned her Billboard's Millennium Award. 在这新时期的第一次专访中，这位歌星回顾了过去几年那些令人激动的歌曲，那些付出的 艰辛，当然还有那些曾经得到的里程碑式的成就，这是使她获得了今年美国公告牌新千年 大奖。 : Whenever you put out a new song, it seems to generate a catchphrase. Is that : something you think about? 无论你什麽时候发行新的歌曲，都会成为一个新的流行语言。这是你想要的吗？ : That's what I always want to do - I'm attracted to songs that will become a : dinner conversation! [laughs] With "Single Ladies," clearly I'd just gotten : married, and people want to get married every day - then there was the whole : Justin Timberlake thing [recreating the video] on "Saturday Night Live," and : it was also the year YouTube blew up. With "Irreplaceable," the aggressive : lyrics, the acoustic guitar, and the 808 [drum machine] - those things don't : typically go together, and it sounded fresh. "Crazy in Love" was another one : of those classic : moments in pop culture that none of us expected. I asked Jay to get on the : song the night before I had to turn my album in - thank God he did. It still : never gets old, no matter how many times I sing it. 这就是我想要的，我希望的我的歌曲能成为大家晚餐上和谈论的话题[笑]。 像"单身女郎"，当然我结婚了，人人都期待婚姻，上次在“Saturday Night Live”JT恶 搞的视频在UTUBE上老火了。 像“Irreplaceable”那给力的歌词，简单的吉他，808鼓点，这些一般都不被看过搭配， 但是听起来很新鲜。 "Crazy in Love"则又是让流行界为之一振，我们真的没有想到。在专辑完成的前一晚， 我求JayZ帮我唱rap，谢天谢地他答应了。不管我唱了它多少次，它永远不会退流行。 : The new single, "Run the World (Girls)," is a very bold statement for you. 对於新歌Run the World (Girls)，我真的觉得你好敢。 : It's definitely riskier than something a bit more...simple. I just heard the : track and loved that it was so different: it felt a bit African, a bit : electronic and futuristic. It reminded me of what I love, which is mixing : different cultures and eras -- things that typically don't go together -- to : create a new sound. I can never be safe; I always try and go against the : grain. As soon as I accomplish one thing, I just set a higher goal. That's : how I've gotten to where I am. 这肯定比一些普通的歌曲要危险一些。当我听到这首歌的时候，我就爱死了。这歌很不同 ，有一点非洲，有一点电子，有一点未来感。这让我想起了我的最爱，就是把一切不会搭 在一起的不同文化和不同时期的元素混合起来，创造出一个新的感觉。我从来都不保守。 我一直在冒险。一旦我完成了一件事，我就会追求更高的目标。这让我走到了现在这个位 置。 : The new album is called "4." Aside from this being your fourth solo album, : what significance does that number hold? 新专辑叫做《4》。除了是你个人第四张专辑的意思，还有其他的意义吗？ : We all have special numbers in our lives, and 4 is that for me. It's the day : I was born. My mother's birthday, and a lot of my friends' birthdays, are on : the fourth; April 4 is my wedding date. 我们每个人都有自己特殊的数字，4就是我的特殊数字。是我出生的日子，我母亲的生日 ，我很多朋友的生日都有4. 而4月4日又是我的结婚日期。 : How did the creative process begin with the new body of work? 新专辑是如何创作的呢？ : I recorded more than 60 songs: everything I ever wanted to try, I just did : it. I started off being inspired by [Afrobeat music pioneer] Fela Kuti. I : actually worked with the band from "Fela!" [the hit Broadway musical based on : his life] for a couple of days, just to get the feel for the soul and heart : of his music; it's so sexy, and has a great groove you get lost in. I loved : his drums, all the horns, how everything was on the one. What I learned most : from Fela was artistic freedom: he just felt the spirit. I also found a lot : of inspiration in '90s R&B, Earth, Wind & Fire, DeBarge, Lionel Richie, Teena : Marie... I listened to a lot of Jackson 5 and New Edition, but also Adele, : Florence + the Machine, and Prince. Add in my hip-hop influences, and you can : hear how broad it is. I also gave myself more freedom to really belt out some : songs, and bring soul singing back: I used a lot of the brassiness and : grittiness in my voice that people hear in my live performances, but not : necessarily on my records. 我录过60多首歌：任何我想尝试的东西，我都试过了。这次我的灵感来自Fela Kuti[Afrobeat音乐的创作人]。我实际上是和Fela!乐队合作了一段时间，感受到他对音 乐的灵魂和感情。太性感了，你会迷失掉自己的。 我爱他的鼓，所有的号声，万宗归一的感觉。我从Fela那里学来最多的是艺术的自由：他 可以感受那种精神。我还从90年代的R&B, Earth, Wind & Fire, DeBarge, Lionel Richie, Teena Marie得到了很多灵感。我听了很多Jackson 5和New Edition的歌曲，还 有Adele,Florence + the Machine, 和Prince。 加上我的Hip-Hop的感觉，你就能听到它是那麽的博大精深。我也给自己很多空间去飙了 一些歌曲，把灵乐的感觉带回来：我用了很多的大家在我原来的唱片听不到但在现场表演 能听到坚韧强劲唱腔的感觉。 : You're an icon of female empowerment. What does power mean to you? 你是女权主义的象徵。权力对你来说意味着什麽？ : Power means happiness, power means hard work and sacrifice. To me, it's about : setting a good example, and not abusing your power! You still have to have : humility: I've seen how you can lead by example, and not by fear. My visit to : Egypt was a really big inspiration for me. Once the sun went down, I saw not : one woman; it was shocking and fascinating to me, because it was so extreme. : I saw thousands of men walking down the street, socializing in bars, praying : in mosques - and no women. I felt really proud when I performed and saw the : strength that the women were getting through the music. I remember being in : Japan when Destiny's Child put out "Independent Women," and women there were : saying how proud they were to have their own jobs, their own independent : thinking, their own goals. It made me feel so good, and I realized that one : of my responsibilities was to inspire women in a deeper way. 权力意味着幸福，权力意味着要努力工作要学会做出牺牲。 对於我来说，是树立一个积极向上的形象，而不是滥用权力。 你还是要懂得谦虚：我知道一个形象对人的影响有多大 埃及之行让我感触极深。一旦太阳下山了，我就再也看不到一个女人。 我非常的震惊也觉得好奇，因为这件事情也太极端了。 我在街上看到成千上万的男人，在酒吧聊天，在清真寺祈祷，但是没有一个女人。 当我在表演，看到那些女人因为我的音乐而得到力量的时候，我非常的自豪。 我记得当时在日本天命真女演唱Independent Women的时候，那里的女人说她们有自己的 工作，有独立的思想，有自己的目标，她们是多麽的骄傲！ 这让我感觉极好，这让我意识到我的责任就是更深地影响和激励女士们。 : You're always on the go. Do you ever get downtime? 你一直都在前进，有没有想过休息一下？ : I got a day off to take my nephew to Disneyland, which was so much fun. I : haven't done anything like that in probably 10 years - the last time I was at : a theme park was with Destiny's Child! We rode all the rides, some of them : twice, and it was my nephew's first time on a roller coaster. There were : thousands of people there because it was Easter, but everyone was really : polite and respectful, and let us walk around and have a great time. I had on : the biggest Goofy hat! [laughs] It was supposed to be a disguise, with this : big brim that covered my face, and floppy ears on the sides, but by the end : of the trip I realized that people knew I was making a fool of myself in this : hat. [laughs] It was a really nice memory for me. 我有休息陪我的侄子去迪士尼玩，太好玩了。我得有10年没去过了，上一次在主题公园也 是天命真女表演的时候！我们骑了所有的木马玩具，有些玩了两次，这也是我的侄子第一 次坐过山车。因为是复活节所以有好多人在，但所有人都很有礼貌，让我们能自由的玩， 很开心，我带着一个巨大的高菲帽子[笑]，两边有大耳朵，但是最後我才发现人们都在笑 我。真是美好的记忆啊。 : This is your first record that you've made without your father managing you. : What sort of options opened up that may be different than before? 这是你第一次在没有爸爸经纪人的情况下制作歌曲。有什麽更自由的选择，和以前不同的 吗？ : It's not that anything bad happened between us. My family has my support : always, and they support me, but when you've been working with the same : people for 15 years, it's natural to eventually have your own ideas. I : believe that parents prepare their kids for the moment that they're on their : own: at this point, I'm taking everything my dad and my mother have taught : me, and I'm able to do things my way. We were at a point where we'd learned : so much from each other, and now it's exciting for me to do this on my own : and hire my own team. I've started managing myself. 我们之间并没有发生什麽不合的事情。我的家庭一直都很支持我。但是当你一直和同样得 人工作了15年之後，很自然的是你会有自己的想法了。我相信父母都会希望看到自己孩子 独立的那一天：所以我学会了爸妈交给我的一切，我也有能力可以用我的方式工作了。我 们互相都学到了很多东西，现在我可以自己工作雇佣我的团队是很令我激动的。我要开始 经营我自己了。 : Your film career recently took an interesting turn. You've gone from : "Dreamgirls" to "Cadillac Records" to "Obsessed," and now you're working with : Clint Eastwood on the latest remake of "A Star is Born." 你的电影事业最近变得很有趣。从《梦幻女郎》到《蓝调传奇》再到《鬼迷心窍》，你现 在在和Clint Eastwood合作《星梦泪痕》吗？ : It's a dream come true; I'm still in shock that it's really going to happen. : Clint Eastwood is clearly the absolute best, and I'm so honored and humbled. : I was in no rush to do another movie unless it was the right film, and I : didn't even want to touch "A Star is Born" unless it was with him. I actually : learned that this project was in existence, and kind of claimed it. I want to : get to work right now! 真是梦想成真。我想在都不敢相信这真的发生了。Clint Eastwood真的是最棒的，我真的 很荣幸和他工作。我不会着急去拍某部电影除非我真的喜欢它，如果不是因为他，我是不 会参演《星梦泪痕》的。我现在知道这个电影已经要开拍了，我真想现在就去拍！ （後面的部分好像还没翻完。） : "A Star is Born" is an appropriate choice, as it follows the rise of a female : singer to stardom. What have been your milestones on the way up? : I would say when Destiny's Child worked with Wyclef Jean on "No, No, No Part : 2" - we were so young and green and in awe of everything, and couldn't wait : to sing for him. And winning our Grammy for "Say My Name" was incredible. I : remember hearing the song on the radio for the first time: I felt like "Wow, : this sounds like a classic - something that will be around forever." Those : melodies and that fast, staccato way of singing created a new style; it : inspired a whole movement in R&B. Being part of that was amazing. : After all those achievements, what was it like going solo? : Scary and empowering! Everyone in the group was very nervous, and terrified : to do things on our own. We missed each other; it was hard having to make : your own decisions and not have someone there to say, "I agree" or "I don't : agree." But going through that is a part of life; it was a big first step for : me, but one of many first steps I'm sure I'll have. I kind of feel like that : now again. : I'm approaching 30, and finally took a break in my life, which I've never : had. I took more than a year off: I traveled around, spent time with my : husband, woke up in my own bed, ate whatever I wanted, went to museums and : Broadway plays, watched documentaries, and just had life experiences. I never : get to go to concerts because I'm usually performing, so I saw so many shows : - great bands, like Muse and Rage Against the Machine, that also inspired the : album. There were a lot of artists I'd never been exposed to: I'm like a : sponge and soak everything up, and I learned so much from watching these : great performers. Having time to grow as a human being was really inspiring, : and gave me a lot to pull from. I'm excited about growing: I can just have : fun, and the artistic freedom to do whatever I want. At this point, I really : know who I am, and don't feel like I have to put myself in a box. I'm not : afraid of taking risks - no one can define me. : http://www.billboard.com/#/features/ : beyonce-q-a-the-billboard-music-awards-millennium-1005176882.story : 缩址：http://tinyurl.com/4yd32y2 --

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