Many were impressed when Beyoncé thanked fired Destiny's
Child members LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson in her Billboard Music Awards
acceptance speech Sunday night when she received the Millennium Award.
But her acknowledgments included a major omission: Italian
singer, dancer, actress, and television host Lorella Cuccarini, who appears to
have inspired Beyoncé's show-stealing performance of her new song "Run The World (Girls)."
In February 2010, Lorella took the stage at the 60th
Sanremo Music Festival in Italy
and delivered a show before a white screen and digital accompaniments that has
drawn undeniable comparisons to Beyoncé's Billboard Music Awards performance.
As Lorella danced, the backdrop was filled with computerized
birds, a bouncing ball, a red staff, a set of wings, a series of drums, and an
army of choreographed clones, all of which also appeared in Beyoncé's set.
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