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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour Setlist: Every Song From the First Show
'Five Nights of Beyoncé!' That was the tagline trumpeted across television and radio throughout Los Angeles ahead of the Monday night (April 28) kick-off for the 35-time Grammy winner's highly anticipated Cowboy Carter Tour at SoFi Stadium in neighboring Inglewood, Calif. More from Billboard Yeat Sets 2025 Australian Dates for The Bell Down Under Tour Ye Releases 'Donda 2' Album to Streaming Services for First Time Fugazi Are Bringing Their Extensive Live Series to Streaming The 32-market stadium tour — across nine cities in the U.S. and Europe — borrows its name from Beyoncé's eighth studio album. Released in March 2024, the country-themed project is the second act in a three-album arc that launched with Act 1: Renaissance in 2022. Featuring a mix of R&B, folk, blues and Americana, Cowboy Carter presented guest turns and cameos by country legends Dolly Parton, Linda Martell and Willie Nelson, contemporary stars Miley Cyrus and Post Malone, and emerging Black country artists such as Shaboozey, Tanner Adell and Brittney Spencer. (Not to mention a cast of stellar musicians from Stevie Wonder and Nile Rodgers to Jon Batiste, Gary Clark Jr. and Rhiannon Giddens.) Powered by hits and fan faves like 'Texas Hold 'Em' (her ninth Billboard Hot 100 No. 1), covers of Parton's 'Jolene' and the Beatles' 'Blackbird' plus 'Levii's Jeans (with Malone) and 'Ya Ya,' Cowboy Carter garnered a leading 11 nominations for the 67th Grammy Awards. The album ultimately won three gold gramophones: best country duo/group performance for 'II Most Wanted' (with Cyrus), best country album (the first Black artist to claim that honor) and album of the year — an honor that had long eluded Beyoncé, making her the first Black female to win that marquee category since Ms. Lauryn Hill in 1999. Beyoncé last visited SoFi Stadium when she brought her Renaissance World Tour to the venue. She played three sold-out nights at the venue in September 2023, highlights of which included a surprise appearance by Diana Ross who led the audience in singing 'Happy Birthday' to Beyoncé. On Christmas Day last year, Beyoncé gave fans a glimpse of what might be in store for the Cowboy Carter Tour when she performed several tracks with special guests like Post Malone, Shaboozey and daughter Blue Ivy for the halftime show during the Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans football game at Houston's NRG Stadium. Here's a look at Beyoncé's opening night setlist for the Cowboy Carter Tour. Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) The American national anthem (lyrics 1814; adopted 1931) Album: Lemonade (2016) 'YA YA'; Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) 'Why Don't You Love Me'; Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008) Album: Renaissance (2022) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Lemonade (2016) Single to promote Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (2023) Album: I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) 'SWEET HONEY BUCKIIN''; Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) 'Summer Renaissance' & 'Pure/Honey'; Album: Renaissance (2022) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Lemonade (2016) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Renaissance (2022) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Renaissance (2022) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Renaissance (2022) Album: Renaissance (2022) Album: Renaissance (2022) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Dangerously in Love (2003) Album: Renaissance (2022) Maze featuring Frankie Beverly cover (1981) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Album: Cowboy Carter (2024) Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Express Tribune
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
JENNIE rocked 1992 archival Mugler for her Coachella weekend two set
Jennie changed her look for the second weekend of Coachella 2025 but stayed true to her Western-inspired theme. For her Sunday set, the Blackpink star wore a full Mugler ensemble, showcasing standout archival pieces from the fashion house. Her outfit centred around a buckled wrap coat dress from Thierry Mugler's iconic spring 1992 Les Cow-boys collection. She paired it with striking red vinyl shorts, blending high fashion with rodeo flair. The Les Cow-boys line was a bold homage to motorcycle and Western culture, featuring statement-making designs such as fringe skirts, cowhide suits, and leather chaps. Jennie isn't the first pop icon to tap into the collection's legacy. Back in 2008, Beyoncé wore a motorcycle-style bustier from Les Cow-boys while promoting her album 'I Am…Sasha Fierce.' Stylist Park Min Hee was behind Jennie's latest Coachella transformation. On 11 April, Min Hee had already dressed Jennie in another Western-inspired look for weekend one of the festival. That ensemble featured a crocodile-embossed jacket and matching bra top from Georges Hobeika's autumn 2025 collection, completed with custom mini shorts by Cotton Candy LA. Min Hee has played a pivotal role in shaping Blackpink's fashion since 2017, including styling the group in custom Mugler during their 2023 Coachella appearance as headliners. Jennie's weekend two set included 12 songs, among them fan favourites like 'Mantra,' 'F.T.S.,' 'Like JENNIE,' and a surprise on-stage collaboration with Kali Uchis for 'Damn Right.' Outside of her performances, Jennie continues to represent Chanel globally. Since 2017, she has fronted campaigns for the luxury label, promoting its fashion and beauty lines across the world.
The Independent
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Keri Hilson shares revelation about Beyonce ‘diss track'
Singer Keri Hilson has claimed that she was pushed into releasing her infamous 2009 'diss track' against Beyoncé. The Georgia-born musician, who began her career as a backing vocalist in the early Noughties before signing a record deal as a solo artist, said she now regrets the remix of 'Turnin' Me On' – but 'not in the way people would think'. 'That's a song I actually didn't write,' she told The Breakfast Club podcast. 'Those are not my words.' The lyrics in question were widely interpreted to take a swipe at Beyoncé, who had just released her third studio album, I Am… Sasha Fierce, and was riding high as one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. Hilson, meanwhile, was building up to the release of her debut album, In a Perfect World, while she was signed to Interscope Records under the producers Timbaland and Polow da Don. She told the podcast hosts that Polow was determined for her to record a remix, leading to her having to take days off from touring with Lil Wayne to return to the studio and write a new verse. However, she was stunned to find that Polow had apparently already prepared lyrics from another writer: 'I cam into the studio and he plays me this verse,' she recalled. 'Automatically, I was like, 'I'm not saying that.' That was my position.' The verse in question featured the lyrics: 'Your vision cloudy if you think that you're the best/ You can dance, she can sing, but she need to move it to the left, left/ She need to go have some babies/ She needs to sit down, she fake/ I ain't turning it off, I'm stay turning it on/ Go 'head and tell these folks how long I've been writing your songs.' Hilson claimed that, at the time, she realised the lyrics were 'shady', but didn't know who the songwriter was calling out, yet was still opposed to them. She alleged that she initially rejected the verse but was pushed into recording the remix regardless. Hilson said she was eventually told that if she recorded the verse she was given, she could also write her own, and a final decision would be made when those involved compared the two versions. While she did this, the original version of the remix was apparently leaked days later. As the song received a backlash from fans who deduced she was taking shots at artists such as Beyoncé or Ciara, Hilson said she protected the others involved in the song. 'I protected [Polow]. I protected the girl that wrote it, who went on to become famous,' she said. 'I protected everyone in the story so I have to eat that and I'm still eating it to this day. It's like I've worn the scarlet letter.' 'When you go against your intuition, you always pay for it,' she later said. 'You have to fight for what you feel.' Hilson said she ran into Beyoncé at the BET Awards not long after the track was released, and that the 'Deja Vu' star came over and introduced herself, but they have never spoken about the song. 'I would love to do that,' she said. 'To clear it up for sure, and give her the respect I always felt she deserved, from me. But also because I'm curious, 'What were you told about it?'' Shortly after Hilson's appearance on the show, singer-songwriter and producer Esther Dean, who has written hit songs for musicians including Rihanna, Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Beyoncé herself, posted an apology. 'I submitted a lot of verses for that remix. One got picked, and it was co-written with Keri,' she wrote on Instagram. 'Looking back, it was childish and didn't age well. I see how it hurt people, especially women, and I take full accountability. I'm sorry for my part in it. Growth is real, and so is this apology.' The Independent has contacted Polow, Interscope and Timbaland's representative for comment.
