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Beyoncé will unveil the concert film for her record-breaking Renaissance tour in London tonight (Thursday 30 November), with Taylor Swift among the high-profile guests.
The Lemonade artist turned up to support Swift’s own concert film for her Eras tour when it premiered in Hollywood in October. Swift later paid moving tribute to Beyoncé, praising her as a “guiding light” who had taught her to “break rules and defy industry norms”.
Renaissance, A Film by Beyoncé will chart the huge undertaking of the US artist’s tour supporting her Grammy-winning 2022 album, Renaissance. Produced, written and directed by the singer, it will intersperse footage of concerts taking place around the world with backstage scenes and intimate moments between Beyoncé and her family.
Around 2.7 million concertgoers are estimated to have attended the Renaissance tour over the course of five months, while Billboard reports that the shows have grossed close to half a billion dollars worldwide.
The film’s description reads: “It is about Beyoncé’s intention, hard work, involvement in every aspect of the production, her creative mind and purpose to create her legacy, and master her craft.”
Beyonce’s mum says her daughter is ‘really mean’ during stressful performance moments
Tina Knowles is spilling the beans on how her daughter, Beyoncé, acts when she’s under a time crunch to change outfits.
On Tuesday 31 October, Knowles appeared on Sherri’s Halloween Renaissance, where she admitted that her daughter is “really mean” in the middle of her outfit changes during her Renaissance World Tour. She went on to joke about Queen Bey’s attitude.
(Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup for Parkwood/Shutterstock)
During singer’s Renaissance World Tour she had four stylists
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British socialite and model Emma Thynn at the premiere:
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Taylor Swift supports Beyoncé at London premiere of Renaissance
Taylor Swift has arrived at the London premiere of Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour movie.
Ahead of tonight’s screening, there had been rumours swirling that the “Anti-Hero” singer would likely show her support after Beyoncé turned up for the Los Angeles premiere of Swift’s Eras Tour concert movie.
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Beyoncé clip cited as reason singer rarely does interviews resurfaces
A clip dubbed the reason singer Beyonce rarely does interviews anymore has resurfaced.
The ITN interview shows a reporter asking Destiny’s Child about the foot and mouth epidemic back in 2001.
The trio were on the red carpet at the prestigious Brit Awards when they were asked about the news. The girls appear baffled by the question.
Beyonce replies: “We don’t know anything about that, all we know is we just got here.”
Kelly Rowland adds: “Some tests should be run so this can stop!”
Many fans claim the interview in question is the reason the singer rarely does interviews anymore.
Beyonce quizzed on the foot and mouth disease outbreak in resurfaced clip
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Joe Biden calls Beyoncé ‘Britney’ before confusing her with Taylor Swift
“Now, just to get here, Liberty and Bell had to beat some tough odds, a competition,” Biden, 81, said of this year’s turkeys.
“They had to work hard to show patience and be willing to travel over a thousand miles,” he said.
“You could say even this is harder than getting a ticket to the Renaissance tour, or, for Britney’s tour she’s down in – it’s kind of warm in Brazil right now.”
Biden confuses Beyonce, Britney and Taylor Swift in Thanksgiving joke
President Biden made the confused comments during the annual White House turkey pardon
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World premiere of ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’
(Roisin O’Connor for The Independent)
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Beyoncé takes over Leicester Square
If you didn’t already know: It’s Beyoncé’s world, and we’re just living in it.
The Independent’s music correspondent Roisin O’Connor is on the ground at the Renaissance film premiere in London. Here are a few of her snapshots of the incredible setup:
World premiere of ‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’
(Roisin O’Connor for The Independent)
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