NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/
Music World/ Columbia Records) -
Beyonce is inviting her fans to create their own versions of her phenomenal "
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" clip for the official "
Single Ladies" dance video contest. Contestants should adhere precisely to the iconic "
Single Ladies" dance routine performed by
Beyonce and her two dancers in the original clip - no new choreography should be added.
The grand prize winner of Beyonce's "Single Ladies" dance video contest will receive $2500.00 (US) and have the winning video shown during Beyonce's "I Am..." World Tour 2009.
The "Single Ladies" dance video contest is open to all Beyonce fans 18-and-older in the United States, the UK and Japan as well as the following territories: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada (excluding Quebec province), Hong Kong, Ireland, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore and Switzerland.
All submissions should be shot in either QuickTime (.mov) or AVI format in either High Definition (1080p or 720p) or Standard Definition (720x480 pixels or 640x480 pixels) in a standard frame rate (23.98fps, 25fps, 29.97fps or 30fps) on a data DVD-ROM (not a playable DVD).
Contestants should include their full name(s), address, and phone number and address submissions to:
"Single Ladies"
8033 Sunset Blvd. No 948
Los Angeles, CA 90046
Submissions must be postmarked no later than March 6, 2009.
All video submissions become the property of Music World Entertainment/Sony Music Entertainment.
Please see full rules for the "Single Ladies" dance video contest at: www.beyonceonline.com.
Lensed in black and white, Beyonce's video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" features the artist in leotard and high-heels, with a pair of similar-dressed back-up dancers, engaged in an intricate dance routine incorporating a variety of styles - including hip-hop, jazz, vogue, club, tap and more.
While Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)," with its themes of accountability and female empowerment, became an international chart-topper and ranked as No 1 on Rolling Stone's 100 Best Singles of 2008, the artist's stark and iconic video for the song achieved its own independent notoriety when its intricate choreography launched what the Toronto Star called "the first major dance craze of both the new millennium and the Internet." Parodied by Beyonce on "Saturday Night Live" with Justin Timberlake, Andy Samberg, and Bobby Moynihan, the "Single Ladies" dance routine has been recreated in thousands of user-created YouTube videos and counts President Barack Obama among its adherents.
