Beyoncé Knowles is expecting her second child with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, sources confirmed exclusively to E! News.

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The “Countdown” singer had sparked rampant pregnancy rumors after she canceled a performance in Antwerp, Belgium, part of her global “Mrs. Carter World Tour,” citing “dehydration and exhaustion.”

But rumors were flying a week earlier at the exclusive New York Met Gala, where the 31-year-old songstress wore a custom-made Givenchy dress that was cinched at the waist. (photo below)

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The conspicuous choice of wardrobe, which featured a black snakeskin bodice and patterned, high-waisted skirt, would be particularly forgiving to a growing baby bump.The child will be younger sibling to Blue Ivy Carter, the couple’s 15-month-old daughter who was born in January 2012 at a Manhattan hospital.

via NY Daily News