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  • JAY-Z Joins Beyoncé On Stage in Paris

    JAY-Z Joins Beyoncé On Stage in Paris

    Surprise Performance Marks First Live Appearance Together in Six Years

    JAY-Z made a surprise appearance at Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour stop in Paris over the weekend, thrilling fans during the final night of her three-show run in the French capital. The iconic couple, who haven’t shared the stage since 2018, reunited to perform their timeless hits “Crazy in Love” and a mash-up of “Drunk in Love” and “Partition.” Jay also delivered a solo performance of “N-ggas in Paris,” notably without Kanye West.

    While the moment celebrated musical unity, it came against a backdrop of tension involving former collaborator Kanye West. The Chicago rapper, once a close ally of both artists, recently posted on X expressing regret and a desire to apologize to JAY-Z. “All my dreams have been about apologizing to Jay Z,” he wrote, signaling a possible attempt to reconcile.

    However, the path to forgiveness may be complicated. Earlier this year, West faced severe backlash for offensive comments targeting JAY-Z and Beyoncé’s children. Despite deleting the posts, his remarks drew widespread condemnation.

    Neither JAY-Z nor Beyoncé have publicly responded to West’s statements. For now, the Carters seem focused on their artistry—delivering unforgettable moments for fans worldwide.

  • Billboard Names Beyoncé the Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century, Ahead of Taylor Swift

    Billboard Names Beyoncé the Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century, Ahead of Taylor Swift

    With the first quarter of this century passing through, Beyoncé has been declared by Billboard to be the greatest pop star of this century

    This week, the paper published the number one of their selection after a countdown from 25, with Swift coming second. As impressive as Swift is in the number game, Billboard reasoned that Beyoncé’s influence and achievements were too deep by far to measure.

    “Few can match her in key areas of pop success-from commercial success through performance skills to critical acclaim and iconic cultural moments-in this time.” The magazine said, “Even Taylor Swift, who is ahead of Beyoncé in most areas, has not had enough time to match the size of Beyoncé’s 25-year dominance.”

  • Beyoncé refutes IRS’ claims that she owes $2M in taxes

    Beyoncé refutes IRS’ claims that she owes $2M in taxes

    Bey challenges IRS’ claims

    Beyoncé is not having it that she owes IRS $2M in taxes. Forbes reported that Bey received a Notice of Defiance that claimed she owes $805,850 for 2018, as well as $161,170 in penalties. She is also expected to pay $1,442,747 for 2019, and $288,549.40 in penalties.

    Per Page Six, Bey filed a petition challenging IRS that the agency ignored the fact that she has donated millions of dollars to charitable organizations in two years. Beyoncé’s legal team says IRS should’ve waived her since she “acted reasonably and in good faith.”

    https://twitter.com/Rap/status/1651957338654273536?s=20

    “We are working with the IRS and anticipate that the matter will be resolved shortly,” Beyoncé’s lawyer Michael C. Cohen said in a statement.

  • Beyoncé and Balmain join forces for Renaissance couture collection

    Beyoncé and Balmain join forces for Renaissance couture collection

    Bey and Balmain unveil their new collection

    Beyoncé partners with Balmain for Renaissance couture collection to compliment her latest album. Designed with help of Olivier Rousteing, the collection was unveiled on Vogue’s latest cover. Rousteing explained that he sketched the collection while listening to Bey’s album.

    The venture has been in the works for the past five months and comes with 16 designs to correspond to the 16 songs on the album.

    “I was sketching and sketching as I listened, and sometimes you can’t control the emotion of your sketch,” Rousteing said. “And I started to imagine the sketches inside her album, how they would relate to the songs and the lyrics. It wasn’t something I was supposed to be doing but I was just inspired by the music to do it. And that’s how this started.”

    He added, “I contacted Marni [Senofonte, Beyoncé’s stylist] and B. And I said, ‘Honestly, I want to create a couture collection with you.’ And they were like, ‘Wow, that’s a big surprise.”

  • Beyoncé and Ivy Park end deal with Adidas

    Beyoncé and Ivy Park end deal with Adidas

    Bey, Ivy Park part ways with Adidas

    Beyoncé and her Ivy Park brand have reportedly terminated their deal with Adidas. Per a report by The Hollywood Reporter, “a source close to the situation” claims Bey and Adidas “mutually agreed to part ways.” The multi-award-wining singer has allegedly been having “major creative differences” with the giant brand.

    THR adds that “there has apparently been major creative differences between Ivy Park and Adidas, and Beyoncé is excitedly looking to reclaim her brand, chart her own path and maintain creative freedom.”

  • Shy Glizzy recalls when Beyoncé performed his song “Awesome”: “that sh*t was big

    Shy Glizzy recalls when Beyoncé performed his song “Awesome”: “that sh*t was big

    Glizzy says Queen Bey dancing to his breakout hit was a “big moment”

    Shy Glizzy remembers the time in 2015 when Beyoncé covered his song “Awesome” live onstage as a decisive moment in his career. During an interview on DJ Akademiks’ Off The Record podcast, the Washington D.C native reflected on how he learned that Bey had performed his track at the Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park.

    “Nah, she didn’t even call me, she just did that s**t. I don’t even know how it happened,” Jefe said when Ak asked if Bey called him before the performance. “That s**t just was going viral, and I’m like ‘What the f**k?’ ‘Cause I don’t watch s**t like that. I seen that s**t on the Internet, I was like ‘Damn, that’s crazy.’ Then they brung me out on her tour when she came to the city. So that was even bigger. N***a seen Jay, all of them, Beyoncé. That s**t was big, man, that was definitely a big moment. That was a highlight of my career, one of them.”

  • Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, SZA, made some of Barack Obama’s favorite songs of 2022

    Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, SZA, made some of Barack Obama’s favorite songs of 2022

    Barack Obama shares his favorite songs of 2022

    Former U.S. president Barack Obama revealed his favorite songs of 2022 over the weekend. On the list that features around two dozen of songs, Kendrick Lamar’s “The Heart Part 5,” Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul,” SZA’s “Shirt,” Lizzo’s “About That Time,” and Ari Lennox’s “POF” appear.

    Other songs that were among Obama’s favorites include, Burna Boy’s “Last Last,” Koffee’s “Pull Up,” Rema’s “Calm Down,” as well as Omar Apollo’s “Tamagotchi.”

    You can peep the full list of the tracks that impressed Obama this year above.

  • Beyoncé to go on Renaissance world tour in 2023

    Beyoncé to go on Renaissance world tour in 2023

    Beyoncé set to go on her first world trek in years

    Beyoncé and her hubby Jay-Z attended WACO (Where Art Can Occur) Theater’s fifth annual Wearable Art Gala in Santa Monica, California, on Saturday (October 22) where she announced her anticipated Renaissance world tour which will commence in 2023.

    During the event, a $20k package was offered that included “2 First Class International United Airline Polaris tickets to select cities, with 3-Night hotel accommodations at a Marriott Property.” Another offer was two concert tickets and a guided backstage tour with Bey’s mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson, who’s the founder of the event.

    The tour will be in support of the multi-award-winning singer’s seventh studio album, Renaissance, released in July via Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records.

    The last time Beyoncé was on the road was in 2018, when she trekked with Jay-Z on On The Run II Tour.

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