Queen Bey Debuts "XO" Performance In Chicago, Hits Vegan Restaurant + Crosses 500K "Beyonce" Albums Sold

Beyonce surprised Chicago on her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour stop last night with the very first performance of her new song "XO".  Check it inside, plus her vegan stop in the Chi…and already going GOLD with her new album!

Beyonce told the crowd last night that this is the first time…and something she’ll ever forget.  Mrs. C. belted out her new song "XO" for the Chi-town audience and had them sing along with her.  And it sounded fab.

Plus, she had a new outfit for her new performance.  Loves it.

And Bey has lots to celebrate as her "Beyonce" visual album is at the 500,000 albums sold mark just 48 hours after its iTunes exclusive release!

Hits Daily Double reports:

he Beyoncé sneak attack on iTunes has become the story of the industry and possibly a game-changing new strategy to sell records. The early release as an iTunes exclusive, with no tracks for sale and no Spotify to bastardize sales, the "visual album" has sold approximately 500k album downloads in its first 48 hours, with no end in sight and will easily debut #1. What was looking like a pretty dull Christmas release season has been hit by a bolt of lightning. The surprise release has been heralded by social media everywhere and covered by every major television news network. She has created her own publicity and the project reached its audience through word of mouth–the most powerful of all sales tools.

Talk about changing the game in a totally unprecedented way.  Only Bey.  Respect.

P.S.  She’s not letting all this album celebration ruin her 22-day vegan challenge.  She rolled into the city on Friday and stopped by a restaurant called Karyn’s Cooked.  And the pop diva made sure to meet the owner & renowned raw/vegan expert Karyn Calabrese.  She has two other vegan restaurants as well and is 66!

Bey & Karyn snapped the pic above.  Cute.

As for Jay, he rolled to Vegas on Friday for a swanky party at the posh Hakkasan restaurant.  He was suited up and having some fun with the fellas while celebrating his MCHG tour.  But….he made sure to only nosh on vegan treats throughout the night. Check the pics HERE.

Photos: Beyonce’s Tumblr/Karyn Calabrese

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