Beyonce is still full of surprises: the superstar quietly uploaded a deliriously fun music video to YouTube on Friday to accompany her new track “7/11.”
Filmed on a top floor in a Los Angeles hotel, and what may or may not be her current Malibu rental pad, the clip is entirely shot and staged by Beyonce herself.
She and a gaggle of her “On The Run” tour dancers don sweatshirts and underwear, bust out twerk-filled dance routines and guzzle from red Solo cups in the montage.
Trending on Twitter within minutes, the video demands repeat viewing.
But TheWrap looked a bit closer and found 7 gems you may have missed at first sight. Starting with …
A Blue Ivy Cameo
For a split second, Bey and Jay’s progeny makes an appearance wiggling on (what else?) a queen-size bed, as her mom does splits and jumps. This marks the second music video appearance for the two-year-old, the first for her eponymous track “Blue.”
Drug store secret weapon
While shots of her bathroom are littered with luxurious beauty products, we clocked a pharmacy favorite that reminds us of the pageant girl in Bey: Lubriderm. We highlighted the bottle for you, can you see its halo? The intense moisturizer will run you about $9 and it works like a dream on skin, lips and hair. And we know her close pal Gwyneth Paltrow loves a pharmacy.
Room Service The Right Way
No crudite or micro cheeseboard. Beyonce knows how to keep her body tight, and has no qualms in going right for the sliders.
Owning Her Flaws
Sure, she’s Flawless. But Beyonce does have a dirty little secret — literally.
“She’s a slob,” her Destiny’s Child bandmate Kelly Rowland has said of Mrs. Carter, and her clutter shows up in the video for the world to see. Housekeeping!
Recycled Fashion?
In a move that would make the Duchess of Cambridge proud, Bey seems to recycle a look from January’s Grammy awards. While strutting down a hallway, we glimpse her in a long white dress overlay adorned with bold floral patterns similar to the one she rocked to the award show. And speaking of fashion …
More Beyonce merchandise on the way?
When dropping a secret video album in the middle of the night last December, an online store quickly popped up at Beyonce’s official site offering goods designed with lyrics from the new tracks. Baseball caps, tees and letterman jackets with lyrics like “Surfboard” and “Cake By The Pound” are available.
In “7/11” we glimpse a sweater with a holiday vibe and the lyrics “all I’m really asking for is you,” from a track called “Mine” on said album. Could we get more Bey merch in time for Christmas?
Blue Ivy’s Red Luxury Car
Be jealous or feel lazy seeing the Carter family already has their massive Christmas tree on display. Also, revel in the slick classic car Blue Ivy will race around the compound come Christmas morning.
“7/11” debuted with another new track, “Ring Off,” as part of a deluxe edition re-release of Beyonce’s fifth, self-titled album.