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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.”
Perry Farrell has released another public apology following an on-stage confrontation involving his bandmate Dave Navarro.
The Jane's Addiction frontman was involved in a physical altercation with guitarist Dave Navarro last year during a live performance, an incident that prompted the band to cancel their reunion tour and eventually led to their split.
“I'd like to address what happened on stage last year,” Perry, 66, said in a statement shared across both his personal Instagram account and Jane's Addiction’s official page. “I've reflected on it and know I didn't handle myself the way I should have. I apologize to our patrons and my bandmates for losing my temper and for disrupting the show.”
He went on to admit that he did not meet fan expectations and described himself as deeply remorseful toward everyone impacted by the incident.
“Jane's Addiction has been at the center of my life for decades. The band, the songs, the patrons, and the impact that we've had on music and culture mean more to me than any words I could ever possibly write down,” he shared.
“My aim has always been to give our audience the best possible show, something real, honest and positive. In Boston, we fell short of that, and I'm truly sorry to everyone who was impacted.”
Jane's Addiction also issued its own statement regarding the altercation, which ultimately led to the group’s remaining members filing a lawsuit against Perry alleging assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract.
“Today we are here to announce that we have come together one last time to resolve our differences, so that the legacy of Jane's Addiction will remain the work the four of us created together,” the band wrote, signaling that the group would not move forward with Perry. “We now look forward to the future as we embark on our separate musical and creative endeavors.”
