By Karu F. Daniels, AOL Black Voices

Could the 'B-Day' celebration over for Beyonce, already ?
Maybe.
Though the lead single 'Beautiful Liar' -- a smoldering duet with Spanish pop siren Shakira -- continues to dominate music charts and radio airwaves around the world, there are reports that the actual opus it appears on may be halted from further distribution.
On the specially re-packaged 'B'Day - Deluxe Edition' album and video anthology -- released just three weeks ago -- there's a "new" song titled 'Still in Love (Kissing You)' which is the cause for much controversy for modern day superdiva.
Des'Ree, a former chart-topping diva in her own right (most famous for her signature track 'You Gotta Be'), has legal rights to sue Beyonce and her label Sony Music Group -- ironically the same company the British chanteuse recorded for in the 1990s.
And she's doing just that.
Although the singer's team was able to get permission to use the song from Des'ree's reps, there were specific restrictions, which included not releasing a video for the track and not changing the title of the song, both of which Beyonce has done.
A legal battle has ensued.
Both parties have now agreed to "engage in no further distribution" of the album or video anthology with the song in question, at least until a preliminary injunction hearing May 4, reports MTV Radio Networks.
A rep from Beyoncé's camp told The BV Newswire "there is no truth to this."


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By: Ted on 7/22/2007 7:32PM
Fati,
Please get in touch with your San Jose friend. It's been too long!
And it's time to dance and sing together again.
How can you forget?
Please complete:Mahal...
Missing you,
424el...
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