Superstar and cultural icon Beyonce is extending her 2009 “I AM…” World Tour to South America for a series of live concerts beginning Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Parque Planeta in Florianopolis, Brazil. The two-week run will end in the Caribbean on the island of Trinidad on Thursday, February 18, 2010 (see itinerary following).

The tour dates mark the first time the international entertainer will perform live concerts in South America. Fans in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru will finally get the chance to see the show that critics around the world have called “spectacular” and “dazzling.” Recently the “I AM…” World Tour was named the world’s #1 concert attraction by Billboard Magazine’s Hot Tour rankings.

On sale dates for four Brazilian shows have been determined. Sao Paulo will go on sale on December 19 followed Florianopolis on December 21, Salvador on December 22 and Rio de Janeiro on January 5. Further on-sale details for Trinidad and the other cities will be available on her official site, www.beyonceonline.com.

The “I AM…” World Tour in South America and The Caribbean

Thu 2/4 Florianopolis, Brazil Parque Planeta
Sat 2/6 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Maracana Stadium
Sun 2/7 Sao Paulo, Brazil Pacaembu Stadium
Wed 2/10 Salvador, Brazil Parque de Exposicoes
Fri 2/12 Buenos Aires, Argentina Hipodromo de San Isidro
Sun 2/14 Santiago, Chile Arena Movistar
Tue 2/16 Lima, Peru Explanada del Estadio Monumental
Thu 2/18 Port of Spain, Trinidad Queen’s Park

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How could we possibly have gotten through this brutal bummer of a decade without Beyoncé. Calling her a mere R&B diva is, at this point, almost an insult: With grace and grit, Beyoncé has become the reigning queen of pop…

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Billboard also compiled a list of the most weeks at #1 per single. Black Eyed Peas, as no surprise, have the #1 and #2 singles with the most weeks at #1. ‘Boom Boom Pow’ logged 12 weeks, and ‘I Gotta Feeling’ logged 14 weeks. The list (technically speaking) features twelve tracks, but only four spots. The #1 spot tied for most weeks with 14, #2 with 12 weeks, #3 with 11 weeks, and finally #4 with 10 weeks.

The two artists that have two entries each are Black Eyed Peas with the two in 2009, and Beyonce as part of Destiny’s Child in 2000/2001, with ‘Independent Women Part I’, and as a solo artist in 2006/2007 with ‘Irreplaceable’.

The list is as follows:

1. (Tie) Black Eyed Peas ‘I Gotta Feeling’ & Mariah Carey ‘We Belong Together’

2. (Tie) Black Eyed Peas ‘Boom Boom Pow’ & Eminem ‘Lose Youself’ & Usher, Lil Jon & Ludacris ‘Yeah!’

3. Destiny’s Child ‘Independent Women Part I’

4. (Tie) Ashanti ‘Foolish’ & Beyonce ‘Irreplaceable’ & Flo Rida & T-Pain ‘Low’ & Kanye West & Jamie Foxx ‘Gold Digger’ & Nelly & Kelly Rowland ‘Dilemma’ & Santana & The Product G&B ‘Maria Maria’

Other mentions:

9 Weeks: 50 Cent ‘In Da Club’ (2003), 50 Cent w/Olivia ‘Candy Shop’ (2005), Beyonce w/Sean Paul ‘Baby Boy’ (2003), Mario ‘Let Me Love You’ (2005), OutKast ‘Hey Ya!’ (2003).

8 Weeks: Beyonce w/Jay Z ‘Crazy in Love’ (2003).

7 weeks: Ciara w/ Petey Pablo ‘Goodies’ (2004) Janet Jackson ‘All For You’ (2001), Justin Timberlake w/Timbaland ‘Sexy Back’ (2006), Katy Perry ‘I Kissed a Girl’ (2008), Nelly ‘Hot in Herre’ (2002), Rihanna w/Jay Z ‘Umbrella’ (2007), T.I. ‘Whatever You Like’ (2008), Usher ‘Burn’ (2004).

6 weeks: Flo Rida w/Ke$ha ‘Right Round’ (2009), Jennifer Lopez w/Ja Rule ‘Ain’t It Funny’ (2002), Nelly Furtado w/Timbaland ‘Promiscuous’ (2006), Usher w/Alicia Keys ‘My Boo’ (2004).

Dewi, one of the contestants of the Dutch version of Popstars, sang Beyonce’s I Am… Yours version of Halo this weekend. Watch the video below.

#2 – Beyoncé

As Kanye West infamously pointed out at the 2009 VMAs, Beyonce made one of the best videos of all-time. “Out of all my videos, (”Single Ladies”) was the least expensive and took the least amount of time, and it ended up being the most iconic,” Billboard’s 2009 Woman of the Year reflects. “But once we got on the set, it was like, wait a minute. This is something special.” Not only did the ubiquitous clip inspire thousands of YouTube imitations, it also helped push her “I Am… Sasha Fierce” album to last over a year on the Billboard 200 chart.