Bey released a shot of herself and Blue Ivy hitting a Bahamas beach this week onto her Tumblr page.

Before she gets back to business, Beyoncé enjoyed some fun in the sun with her family during their winter break in the Bahamas. Mama Bey showed off hertoned abs as she held hands with her daughter Blue Ivy, who turned one thismonth. Both mother and daughter looked refreshed as they strolled on the sand. Bey shared the candid pic on her Tumblr page. Although not pictured,Jay-Z was also there, snapping a photo of his daughter playing UNO in their plush pad. “Last day of vacation, playing UNO,” he wrote on his blog Life+Times. (Rap-Up)

This also comes days after the singer’s steamy new GQ photo shoot images surfaced online.

The hardest working woman in the entertainment business is back in full effect! Beyonce Knowles had peoples’s heads turning and mouths running as her very sexy February 2013 GQ cover hit the net. She’s been named GQ magazine’s #1 Hottest Woman of the 21st Century. Beyonce has gotten herself back in better shape than she ever been, were liking the extra pounds on her. Bey’s pics from her newest GQ football-inspired shoot are out, and she gives everyone a glimpse of what to expect from the Halftime show at the 2013 Superbowl. (Gossip Daily)

The R&B diva will have to throw on some clothes later this monthwhen she travels to Washington, D.C. for President Barack Obama‘s inauguration.

Pop stars Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Clarkson and folk veteranJames Taylor will perform at Barack Obama’s inauguration as he officially begins his second term as US president. “Their music is often at the heart of the American story and speaks to folks across the country,” Mr Obama said. Cuban-American Richard Blanco will be the 2013 inaugural poet at the event, in Washington DC on 21 January. (BBC UK)

Knowles-Carter will stay busy at the start of 2013 with plans to perform at Super Bowl XLVII in early February.

At some point after her Super Bowl XLVII halftime performance on February 3rd (of which Pepsi is a sponsor), the singer will appear in a new TV ad for the soft drink, which will also feature her face on a limited-edition run of soda cans. The deal will also involve sponsorship of her tour next year (Beyoncé is expected to release a new album at some point in 2013), along with a multi-million dollar fund for Beyoncé’s creative projects, even if they have no obvious connection to Pepsi. Lee Anne Callahan-Longo, general manager of Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment, said those collaborative projects could include live events, videos or “a cool photo shoot,” but are still at the early stages of development. (Rolling Stone)