In celebration of landing one of the covers of Time's "Most Influential People" issue, Beyoncé has released her "Pretty Hurts" music video, which was previously only available with the purchase of her self-titled visual album.

In the Melina Matsoukas-directed piece, Mrs. Carter-Knowles is portrayed as a beauty pageant contestant exploring the correlation of outer beauty and happiness.

"It represents all of the things women go through to keep up with the pressure that society puts on us. I wanted to tap into the world of competition," Beyoncé said in an exclusive behind-the-scenes clip before receiving a faux facelift and Botox injections. "Some of the things young women go through is just really heartbreaking for me."

While the concept for the video was conceived from society's view on beauty and the extremes some women go to to attain it, Matsoukas said she also pulled some of her inspiration from Queen B herself.

"I was definitely inspired by this image she has as a child where she's in front of her fireplace that has these trophies all over it," Matsoukas said, regarding one of the scenes where a current day Bey trashes an accolade-filled room. "I wanted to recreate that and have her break them. You know, show that it doesn't really advance you to get these awards, that it's just based on outer beauty."

"When you get this trophy, and you're looking at it, is it worth it?" Beyoncé asked. "That song represents finding that thing in the world that makes you truly happy."

You might not have heard yet, but Tom Hardy is one the verge of becoming a massive, massive star. His indie film, "Mad Max: Fury Road."

A common thread that has run through Hardy's role in movies like "The Dark Knight Rises," "Locke" and presumably "Mad Max" is his unique chooses when it comes to his voice.

When it comes to his method, Hardy told MTV News what we pretty much already knew at this point. "Voice is key."

Now, we have to assume that sentiment also applies to "Mad Max," but Hardy wouldn't discuss what he's going for, accent-wise, in the world of the post-apocalyptic Outback.

"You're going to get a really bunk answer here because I can't say anything due to contractual obligations," Hardy said.

But he will have to do something with his voice, and Hardy knows that if he's going to keep the career he already has, he can't do Bane every time.

"In reality, I can't keep turning up with the same voice," he said. "People might not like them and go, 'Oh, that's not real.' If I keep turning up with the same voice, I might last about five more minutes. Do you know what I mean?" If I'm the guy with the silly voices, that's fine. As long as I keep working, I'll find a voice you like."

"Mad Max: Fury Road" hits theaters on May 15, 2015.

They always say "You are your biggest critic." According to Lupita Nyong'o, the saying is true for her too — except for her, it's a little different.

This time, baby Lupita is the skeptical one.

Nyong'o posted an adorable #TBT on Instagram (April 24), the same day as news broke that she signed on for "The Jungle Book" with Scarlett Johansson. It still seems like Lupita is in shock that she was named Most Beautiful on Wednesday by People magazine.

Guess she proved herself wrong.

The reign of Beyoncé has only just begun. Time magazine has revealed their annual list of the 100 Most Influential People, and it should come as no surprise that Mrs. Carter has landed on one of the covers.

Bey rewrote the rules in 2013, beginning with performances at President Obama's inauguration and the Super Bowl, which led into a sold-out international jaunt that she dubbed The Mrs. Carter Show.

In December she dropped her self-titled album out of thin air, tossing out old music industry standards and introducing a new model that multiple artists have tried to duplicate since then.

The 32-year-old appears on the black-and-white cover wearing a two-piece swimsuit with a sheer cover up, striking the perfect balance between sexy and sophisticated. It'd be easy to wax poetic about Bey all day, but these GIFs also reiterate why she's simply the baddest.

She Reminds Us That Working Moms Can Still Run The World

In addition to being an insanely talented entertainer, Bey is also a dedicated wife and mother to her daughter Blue Ivy (who has already visited more countries that most of us will in an entire lifetime). Blue has been Beyonce's "road dog" while she continues to tour the world.

She Dances So Hard That The Lights Go Out

Because unless you were really a hardcore fan of the San Francisco 49ers or the Baltimore Ravens, nothing that happened during the entire Super Bowl was as important as Beyonce's performance. Except, maybe the temporary Superdome blackout that she caused by dancing so hard.

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