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    Beyoncé's baby bump featured in truly, deeply excellent new video

    By | Parenting – Fri, Oct 7, 2011 5:17 PM EDT

    Photo courtesy of MTVPhoto courtesy of MTVIt's not often that we here at Shine are rendered giddily speechless by a pop icon performing on a certain Music Television network, but-oh my goodness!-Beyoncé's new video for her new song "Countdown" is no regular MTV experience. Clad in an array of chic, retro-sleek, poppy outfits that flash vividly among wildly colorful screens, Ms B's performance here is exuberant, beautiful, stylish, and filled with a kind of wonderfulness we haven't seen in a video since maybe, well, forever.

    On top of all this, the lady shows off her burgeoning belly throughout, making pregnancy look sexy and strong, and decidedly not like some weird, dated "delicate condition." It's inspiring and, quite simply, badass.

    Photo courtesy of MTVPhoto courtesy of MTV
    Here's a preview of "Countdown." Happy Friday!

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