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Beyoncé has surprised fans in France by bringing out Jay-Z to perform a number of songs together – check out footage of the moment below.
Last night (June 22), Beyoncé performed her third and final concert at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France to close out the European leg of her ongoing ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour. To make the moment even more special, Beyoncé surprised audience members by bringing out her husband and rapper Jay-Z.
Besides marking the final show of the European ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour, it also served as the first time that the couple have performed onstage together in seven years. They last performed together back in 2018 as part of their co-headlining ‘On The Run II’ tour.
Together, the couple performed their duet ‘Crazy In Love’, and Jay-Z’s ‘N***** In Paris’. The latter track notably removed any mentions of the highly controversial Kanye West, as Jay-Z rapped over all of his former collaborator’s verses, and swapped out the lyric “Just might let you meet Ye” to “Just might let you meet me“.
Following ‘N***** In Paris’, Jay-Z disappeared offstage, while Beyoncé transitioned into ‘Drunk In Love’ and ‘Partition’. Check out fan-shot footage of the performance below.
Just days before Jay-Z’s surprise appearance, Beyoncé surprised fans in the same venue by bringing out Miley Cyrus to perform their collaboration ‘II Most Wanted’ together for the first time ever.
“I’m so excited because I wanted to do something very special for you guys,” Beyoncé said. “I could not do it without this young lady’s help, so I want you to scream as loud as you can. I wan’t y’all for this icon. I’m your biggest fan. I’m so grateful to watch you, to sing with you, Miss Miley Cyrus.”
Beyoncé’s first London date at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier this month earned her a glowing five-star review, with Nick Levine writing for NME: “As a performer, she remains pretty much flawless – who else can sing from a bucking mechanical bull without missing a note? And as a creator of stadium spectacle, she keeps getting better. No one leaving this show will be removing their cowboy hat on the ride home.”
Fontaines D.C. have teamed up with Rosalía for their new collaboration, Where Is Gone?.
The song features on the Irish rock band's forthcoming album, Dopamine Chamber, which arrives on Friday (16.10.26). For guitarist Carlos O’Connell, working with the Spanish superstar is particularly special because of his own Spanish roots.
He explained: “I’ve admired Rosalía ever since her debut album, which I thought was absolutely beautiful.
“What excited me most was the way she continued to preserve Spain's musical traditions, something that felt spiritually connected to what we've been trying to achieve with Irish music. Having roots in both countries, it's been really special to witness. "She's an artist who has continued to amaze me at every point in her career.”
Frontman Grian Chatten has also described the collaboration with Rosalía as one of the most memorable achievements of his career.
He revealed that he felt "humbled" when she agreed to lend her voice to the band's album.
Speaking to NPR, Grian said: “I've always felt there's something almost like a single big idea that I'm personally trying to communicate to the world before I get old and die, if that makes sense. There's one thing I think I'll spend my life trying to express. I have a feeling she has a similar outlook. … I mean, she's an amazing arranger, composer and lyricist. It means so much that she wanted to sing on something we'd put together. It's definitely one of the highlights of my career.”
Rosalía's links to Irish rock music extend beyond Fontaines D.C. She also offered inspiration and helped develop the Spanish lyrics for U2's The Mirror Maker (Rosalía), a track from their forthcoming album, Carnaval de Luz.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, she spoke about frontman Bono, saying: “I don't know him personally, but he sent me a text explaining that he was working on a new project and had written a song called The Mirror Maker."
Rosalía joked that Bono had invented a few words of his own.
She recalled telling him: “I wasn't sure what to make of it, but I told him he could create his own language if he wanted to.”
She described the opportunity to collaborate with the 66 year old music veteran as a real privilege.
She added: “Bono is a legend.
“It's amazing.”
Bono recently revealed that he was worried about seeming like a stalker when he reached out to Rosalía to ask whether he could name the song after her.
