Celebrity Mound

Last week, Mathew Knowles broke the news that Beyoncé will embark on a 110-date world tour that will begin in April 2009 and trek through Canada, Europe, the U.S. (with a one-week stint in Las Vegas), Mexico, South America, Japan, Africa, and Australia. But what you didn’t hear was that Beyoncé won’t be the only Knowles on the road.

Discussions are under way for Solange to join her big sis’ on tour. After seeing the elder Knowles rock arenas, fans would be able to go to a more intimate location and watch Solange perform at an official “after-party.” Specific details have yet to be announced.

Beyoncé is scheduled to release her third album I Am… Sasha Fierce on November 18th, while Solange’s sophomore release SoL-AngeL and The Hadley St. Dreams is available now.

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It must be hard being the baby sister of one of the biggest-selling music artists of all time, and Solange Knowles is clearly feeling the heat.

A sour-faced Knowles appeared on the Las Vegas daytime FOX entertainment show “More” on Wednesday to promote her new album, “Sol-Angel & The Hadley St. Dreams,” and was clearly peeved when the anchor introduced her as B’s sister.

We’re told that the publicity team behind the album has banned media outlets from even mentioning Solange’s sister’s name and under no circumstances were any Beyonce-related questions allowed. Oops.

But if that wasn’t bad enough, the 22-year-old started the live satellite interview by flipping out and telling off the surprised anchor by referring to her as “unprofessional.”

Just minutes before her interview, the station ran a tease piece on the breaking news that the Vegas branch of Jay-Z’s club 40/40 was officially closing down. So Solange started complaining about being linked to her “brother-in-law’s establishment” until a producer interrupted and told her that the tease wasn’t live and hadn’t even run yet. Another oops!

Apparently, Knowles’ peeps were apologetic about the diva-like outburst, although no official statement was made and a request for comment was not immediately returned.

A source close to Solange told Pop Tarts that the songstress hasn’t really had any media training, is “coddled” by her label and is spoiled to the point that she gets whatever she wants.

We’ve also been warned that quite a few FOX outlets have gotten an attitude from Knowles as she apparently isn’t a fan of the network, but is still willing to use us to promote her album. …

But back to Jay-Z, it seems the closure of his 40/40 club comes as no surprise due to the numerous problems involving staffing and liquor licenses that the venue has encountered since it opened on Dec. 30 last year.

“A lot of things didn’t add up. They got that liquor license oddly fast,” a source said. “And in Vegas, if the staff aren’t treated right, they just move to the next bar.”

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Mathew Knowles and Solange Knowles

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These ladies know how to celebrate! Beyoncé Knowles threw a dance party for Solange’s 22nd birthday Monday night that brought out pals Ludacris, Ne-Yo, Mario and Destiny Child’s Michelle Williams.

Guests danced to tracks like Prince’s “Kiss” and Bob Marley’s “Could You Be Loved” spun by Lindsay Lohan pal DJ Samantha Ronson, as the birthday girl grabbed a microphone and called people to the floor. Lohan sat close to the deejay booth early on, but left before most guests arrived at the Hollywood Hills mansion at 11 p.m.

On Solange’s request, Ronson kept the tunes in the family, playing nearly every hit in Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z’s catalogs including “Big Pimpin’” (as Solange played a tambourine and Beyoncé showed off her best moves) and “Dirt Off Your Shoulder.” When Beyoncé’s “Get Me Bodied” played, revelers circled around the Knowles sisters as they reenacted dance moves from the song’s video.

Champagne flowed as guests noshed on barbecue chicken, cornbread, greens and mac and cheese (served buffet-style). Rock band Chester French took the stage playing an instrumental version of “What About Dre,” and finished their set with a rocked out version of “Happy Birthday.” Cupcakes with large white candles were passed through the crowd as everyone sang to Solange, who blew out the candles and banged on her tambourine.

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Solange Knowles knows the challenge of being a famous teen mother.

Knowles, now 21, welcomed son Daniel in 2004 at the age of 18 (she split with husband, former college football player Daniel Smith, after the baby was born).

“I’m sure a lot of people perceived that I was gonna be a young, irresponsible mom,” Knowles told Usmagazine.com during a recent visit.

But Knowles pointed out, “I think that there are some moms who are 35 who are just as irresponsible.”

What advice does she have for the 17-year-old mom-to-be Jamie Lynn Spears?

“You just have to make the best decisions for you,” Knowles said. “You have to decide what’s best for you.

“Who are we to say what’s right and wrong for a person?”

To focus on raising her son, Knowles said she “moved to the country for a year” without any nannies or babysitters.

“My parents lived on a whole opposite part of the world,” she said. “My son has been my focus ever since the day he was born.”

“He’s been the light of my life,” she added, “the inspiration behind everything.”

Solange Knowles visited the New York offices of Us Weekly Wednesday but played coy when asked about the recent big event in her life: sister Beyoncé’s wedding.

Does Beyoncé like being married? “I have no idea!” she responded.

Solange attended Beyonce and Jay-Z’s hush-hush nuptials in NYC Friday night, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue, on newsstands now.

When complimented about the skirt she wore to the wedding, she only replied, “It was a cute dress.”

Was it a fun night? “What night are you talking about?” she replied. “Friday? Hmm. Friday. I really don’t [know].”

The wedding aside, Solange did comment about Beyonce and her family.

“She’s always pretty, she’s always beautiful,” she said when asked about Us’ cover story on Beyonce’s nuptials.

“Family is family, and we’re all [a] very tight knit, protective family,” she added.

Tuesday night Beyoncé turned up in the front row at Jay-Z’s sold out show in Atlanta, though there was no mention of their wedding.

“It made the apartment like a heaven, like a palace,” florist Amy Vongpitaka, owner of NYC’s Amy’s Orchids, told Us of the decorations. “You walked in, and it was all flowers — everything white and creamy.”

In the new issue, Us Weekly reports on the singer’s two dresses, what their first dance song was, the celebrity guests and just how tall the wedding cake was (hint: 5-foot-8!).

Beyonce Knowles’ sister Solange is to take over as the pop superstar’s manager once their father Mathew Knowles steps aside in five years time.

Solange, who has enjoyed pop success of her own, has revealed she’s the heiress to the music mogul’s MusicWorld empire, which also includes a record label.

The pretty 20-year-old explains, “In five years I’ll be answering those calls. I’ll be the president and CEO.”

In the meantime, talented Solange, who has also acted in a string of movies, is busy pitching songs she has written to stars like Reba McIntyre and Celine Dion.