Beyoncé debuts new video for Love on Top

On August 28, during her MTV Video Music Awards performance, pop star Beyonce dropped her microphone at the end of the song, opened her jacket to reveal to the world that she was expecting her first child.

With the baby due in February, she seems to be trying to accomplish as much as possible before her maternity leave. The video for Love on Top debuted Saturday, less than two weeks after the video premiere of Countdown.

The song is the latest single from her album 4, and inspired by Etta James, whom the singer portrayed in the movie Cadillac Records.

“When I played Etta James it was the most I’d learned about myself until the recording of this album. When I went into the studio I used the same passion, honesty, and approach with my vocals I channeled as Etta James. It does not sound like the vocals on my past albums. It’s a lot rawer. It comes from a deep place.”

The singer posted the following statement to her official website: “I am excited to give my Australian fans the World Premiere of “Love On Top”!

The video was inspired by the 1980s music video If It Isn’t Love by American band New Edition.

“…I remember seeing videos from New Edition, The Jackson 5 and the Temptations, bands I love for their beautiful harmonies, and precise choreography and I always wanted to make a video and be part of a boy group myself,” she revealed.