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Beyonce's announcement that she is pregnant has boosted the sales of her recent album '4'.
The singer confirmed she was expecting her first baby with husband Jay-Z on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) in Los Angeles last weekend.
Sales of '4', which had been slow before Sunday (August 28), have sky-rocketed in response to the announcement.
'Love On Top', the song Beyonce performed at the VMAs, is currently at number six on the iTunes songs chart, while the album is at number 10.
As previously reported on Gigwise, Beyonce's announcement that she was pregnant set a new Twitter record.She then showed her bump off again during her performance at the bash.
The announcement prompted a flood of tweeting, with a record 8,868 tweets per second – the most ever for a single event.
The previous record was made in July during the Women's World Cup final. The USA's defeat at the hands of Japan prompted 7,196 tweets a second.
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