Beyonce Bans Photographers, Provides Exclusive ‘Mrs. Carter’ Footage

Beyonce has banned all photographers from snapping professional photos of her during her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, but she is giving back by providing some exclusive footage of the tour on her official website.

Beyonce’s latest tour was without a doubt one of the most anticipated events in music today and most of her shows managed to sell out before Queen Bey even landed in the first city.

So with so much anticipation around the event, some people have been wondering why there aren’t more photos of Mrs. Carter on stage singing her heart out or showing off those dance moves.

Well Baddie Bey has banned all media from taking any photos or video of her concerts and instead is working with Parkwood Entertainment who will be offering media outlets 3-5 pre-approved images of the show after each concert.

Rumor has it that the strict photography rule is a direct result of Beyonce’s unflattering photos from the Super Bowl performance this year and quite frankly if it is, we’re a bit disappointed with the R&B star.

Anyway, she’s making it up to the rest of the Bey Hive by putting out a video of some of the shows best moments.

The edited footage gives fans a look at her risqué nipple costumes, usual fierce dance moves, high flying antics as she soars over the crowd in a sexy catwoman-ish suit, and much more.

She ends the video by slowing it down with a performance of Halo where you see the megastar sitting down with her eyes closed on stage.

With 65 shows to perform all together, Mrs. Carter certainly has her work cut out for her as she is scheduled to bring the Mrs. Carter Show to Paris on Wednesday.

As for the States, Beyonce won’t be coming back to the U.S until June.

For now, however, you can satisfy your unquenchable Beyonce thirst by checking out the Mrs. Carter Show footage below (better make those 90 seconds last):

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