Why did Taylor Swift's London concerts sell out, but Beyonce's didn't? Because Mum and Dad aren't paying for the Beyonce tickets
The younger star may have snatched the crown, but the Cowboy Carter diva still reigns
Londoners will have noticed the swarm of cowboy hat-clad fans storming the Overground this week? The Beyhive are in town. They're here for Beyonce's Cowboy Carter album tour.
Her pivot to country music has been globally praised and is it surprising given everything she's touched in the past three decades has practically turned to gold? But despite that, there's a fly in the ointment.
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Why did Taylor Swift's London concerts sell out, but Beyonce's didn't? Because Mum and Dad aren't paying for the Beyonce tickets
The younger star may have snatched the crown, but the Cowboy Carter diva still reigns Londoners will have noticed the swarm of cowboy hat-clad fans storming the Overground this week? The Beyhive are in town. They're here for Beyonce's Cowboy Carter album tour. Her pivot to country music has been globally praised and is it surprising given everything she's touched in the past three decades has practically turned to gold? But despite that, there's a fly in the ointment.
