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Daily Mail
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Beyonce's daughter Blue Ivy's gruelling rehearsals for Cowboy Carter tour
Beyonce and Jay-Z's daughter, Blue Ivy, can shake off ' nepo baby ' claims after she underwent months of intense training to prove she is worthy of a place in her mom's dance troupe. The 13-year-old prodigy left fans slack-jawed when she showcased her impressive moves, on the opening night of Beyonce's Cowboy Carter tour in California on Monday. Daily Mail can reveal she spent hours a day rehearsing for nearly six months with choreographer Amari Marshall, all while juggling school. Our source said: 'She's been around Bey's choreographers since she was a baby which is where she picked up her love of dance. 'She has been training with Amari, and they started rehearsing just before Christmas. 'She rehearsed for six hours a day in between school work and has been watching her mum's videos on YouTube. 'She recently got into the Destiny Fulfilled era. Lose My Breath is one of her favorite videos. She has a newfound respect for how hard Beyonce works. Her mom is her hero.' The gruelling training paid off with the crowd erupting as Blue Ivy joined her mum for Formation, America Has a Problem, Deja Vu, and Protector - which also saw her seven-year-old sister Rumi take the stage. 'Blue even had a hand in some of the creative direction of this tour,' the source said. Marshall, 31, praised the young teen hours after her Cowboy Carter debut, claiming 'she is the moment'. 'I am just a vessel and I'm here to spread love,' she wrote alongside a video of the teen. 'Watching her shine in her runway walk made my runway heart sing. I'm so happy I was able to work with her, choreograph her twist and step because SHE IS THE MOMENT. Pls know that walk is allllllll HER.' The choreographer even said there is no special treatment for Blue Ivy. 'She's received no special treatment but some of the choreography was changed so it could be child friendly,' said the insider. Beyoncé and Jay-Z were reportedly 'apprehensive' about her featuring, but eventually agreed to her pleas to take part. 'Bey and Jay were apprehensive about having her in the public eye and only agreed to her request to perform because her grades are good,' said the insider. 'They want a well-rounded kid so performing is as important to them as her grades.' Their apprehension no doubt stems from the criticism Blue Ivy received after Renaissance which saw her join her mum for songs My Power and Black Parade. A then 11-year-old Blue Ivy was cruelly mocked for her 'underwhelming' and 'uncoordinated' performance, with one critic claiming: 'Just being Beyonce's daughter isn't enough.' Apprehension: 'Bey and Jay were apprehensive about having her in the public eye and only agreed to her request to perform because her grades are good,' said the insider Marshall previously revealed how she would feed Blue Ivy 'positive reinforced affirmations' and would give her a 'thumbs up' as much as she could. 'I always told her as we progress it's going to get better, but we have to stay committed to the rehearsals and to tune out what everybody's saying,' she recalled of their time together during an interview on the Toure Show last year. 'I wanted to always let her know that you have your own identity and your name is your name. Your reputation is yours because you built that even though you come from a Heritage of phenomenal, incredible people you're going to have your own legacy.' Blue Ivy, who is scheduled to feature in around half of the 32 Cowboy Carter tour dates, made her musical debut on dad Jay-Z's 2012 single Glory, becoming the youngest person in history to ever chart on Billboard.
Daily Mail
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Inside Beyonce's daughter Blue Ivy's gruelling rehearsals for Cowboy Carter tour as tickets remain unsold
Beyoncé and Jay-Z's daughter Blue Ivy can shake off 'nepo baby' claims after undergoing months of intense training to prove that she is more than worthy of a place in her mum's dance troupe. The 13-year-old prodigy left fans slack-jawed when she showcased her impressive moves – strutting down a runway and whipping her long braids – on the opening night of Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour at California 's SoFi Stadium on Monday night. Daily Mail can reveal she spent hours a day rehearsing for nearly six months with choreographer to the stars, Amari Marshall, all while juggling school. 'She's been around Bey's choreographers since she was a baby which is where she picked up her love of dance,' said our source. 'She has been training with Amari, and they started rehearsing just before Christmas. She rehearsed for six hours a day in between school work and has been watching her mum's videos on YouTube. 'She recently got into the Destiny Fulfilled era. Lose My Breath is one of her favorite videos. She has a newfound respect for how hard Beyoncé works. Her mum is her hero.' The gruelling training paid off with the crowd erupting as Blue Ivy joined her mum for Formation, America Has a Problem, Deja Vu and Protector – which also saw her seven-year-old sister Rumi take the stage. 'Blue even had a hand in some of the creative direction of this tour,' the source said. Marshall, 31, known professionally as AmariMonster, praised the young teen hours after her Cowboy Carter debut, claiming 'she is the moment.' 'I am just a vessel and I'm here to spread love,' she wrote alongside a video of the teen. 'Watching her shine in her runway walk made my runway heart sing. I'm so happy I was able to work with her, choreograph her twist and step because SHE IS THE MOMENT. Pls know that walk is allllllll HER.' Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Marshall made her debut in Monsters of Hip Hop before going on to work with Janet Jackson and Lady Gaga. She also worked on Rihanna's Super Bowl Halftime Show. The choreographer, who is managed by her mum, struck up a relationship with Beyoncé after auditioning to be a dancer for her history-making Coachella headline performances in 2018, landing the gig alongside her sister. Beyoncé later appointed her Co-Dance Captain for her $579million Renaissance Tour. 'You're working for the best and she expects the best out of you,' Marshall told Sherri Shepherd of the 56-date tour last year. 'You've got to be on your game, you've got to be on time, you've got to eat right… we're talking about long hours for every day of the week.' And there is no special treatment for Blue Ivy, who was put through her paces ahead of her mum's latest tour. 'Bey and Jay were apprehensive about having her in the public eye and only agreed to her request to perform because her grades are good,' said the insider 'She's received no special treatment but some of the choreography was changed so it could be child friendly,' said the insider. Beyoncé and Jay-Z were reportedly 'apprehensive' about her featuring, but eventually agreed to her pleas to take part. 'Bey and Jay were apprehensive about having her in the public eye and only agreed to her request to perform because her grades are good,' said the insider. 'They want a well-rounded kid so performing is as important to them as her grades.' Their apprehension no doubt stems from the criticism Blue Ivy received after Renaissance which saw her join her mum for songs My Power and Black Parade. A then 11-year-old Blue Ivy was cruelly mocked for her 'underwhelming' and 'uncoordinated' performance, with one critic claiming: 'Just being Beyonce's daughter isn't enough.' Marshall previously revealed how she would feed Blue Ivy 'positive reinforced affirmations' and would give her a 'thumbs up' as much as she could. 'I always told her as we progress it's going to get better, but we have to stay committed to the rehearsals and to tune out what everybody's saying,' she recalled of their time together during an interview on the Toure Show last year. 'I wanted to always let her know that you have your own identity and your name is your name. Your reputation is yours because you built that even though you come from a Heritage of phenomenal, incredible people you're going to have your own legacy.' Blue Ivy, who is scheduled to feature in around half of the 32 Cowboy Carter tour dates, made her musical debut on dad Jay-Z's 2012 single Glory, becoming the youngest person in history to ever chart on Billboard. In 2019, she featured on Beyoncé's Lion King single Brown Skin Girl, which reached No. 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. Last year, she made her big screen debut as the voice of Kiara in Mufasa: The Lion King. Her latest performance comes four months after she danced with her mum during the halftime show at the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans' Christmas game in December. Her growing star power, coupled with the outpouring of support for Blue Ivy following the opening night of Cowboy Carter could help to shift tickets. Beyoncé is struggling compared to her previous stadium tours with swathes of seating still available for upcoming dates this week, many of which are resale. Despite the speculation, however, the tour's promoter Live Nation confirmed in a statement that the tour is 94 percent sold out across all dates.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Destiny's Child star left 'crying' over first class plane passenger's behaviour: 'The audacity'
Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams has shared her horror over a first class passenger's behaviour during a recent flight. The singer, 44, was mortified when the flier sitting behind her on an American Airlines flight to New York City rested their bare foot in the small gap between her seat and the window. Williams called out the passenger's 'audacity' as she shared a photo of his foot on Instagram on Sunday. "I PROMISE YOU BETTA GETCHO FOOT FROM ME!!!! Y'all this is happening neowwwwwwww on my flight and I am crying real tears!!" she wrote. "For those asking…….. YES I am sitting in the first class cabin……a lot of AUDACITY resides in that booking class……. OBVIOUSLY!! #seat3F the f is for feet." Her Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland commented, 'NAWWWWWW!!!!' while fellow bandmate Beyonce's mother, Tina Knowles, wrote: 'I'm so sorry that you have to go through that!!!! Accidentally waste some ice cold Coke on him. I bet you he'll move them then.' Williams revealed she later resolved the issue by 'elbowing' the flier's foot out the way and added: 'Now I gotta take my coat to the cleaners." The Lose My Breath hitmaker also shared a video explaining the incident on Instagram when she got home. She kicked off the clip by singing Rich Tolbert's hit, Defeated, but changing the spelling to "defeeted" in reference to her experience. "I made it out, I made it out alright!' she sang to the camera, before telling fans: "I was almost defeated with someone's feet, do you hear me Niecy Nash, do you hear me? "I didn't know, it tried to take me out. I said wait a minute you ever think you see something out of your peripheral vision. I looked down... I'm itching. "I don't matter to me what class you fly, I still like Southwest, I was in first class. My seat was 3F - I didn't know the F was going to be for feet.' She added: "I was crying real tears. He was friendly though. He actually helped take my bag off the overhead bin, and I said thank you." The singer then explained: "I flew home to Chicago, Illinois. I had to be in my hometown of Rockford, Illinois over the weekend for a death in my family.' She was due back in New York to perform as Viola Van Horn in her Broadway show, Death Becomes Her, an adaptation of the 1992 Meryl Streep film, and joked that she 'almost didn't make it because of a foot'. She said the person who died was an incredibly important figure in her life. "He mentored my brother and if he hadn't mentored my brother, I don't think, I would have fallen in love with music the way I have and he's married to my cousin,' she shared. "But I'm glad to be home and I just wanted you all to know 'I made it out, I made it out all right'."
Fox News
07-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Singer Michelle Williams cries 'real tears' after in-flight disaster: 'A lot of audacity'
Michelle Williams said "No, No, No" to an airplane passenger with poor etiquette. The Destiny's Child singer shared a distressed message on social media after a random bare foot appeared on the armrest of her first-class seat. After safely landing, Williams, 45, sang how happy she was to have "made it out alright," but that she was still "itchy" from the experience. The "Survivor" musician posted an image of the barefoot passenger's toes, which creeped up behind her while she was flying back to New York from Chicago. "I promise you betta getcho foot from me," Williams captioned a post on Instagram. The passenger's bare foot appeared to be resting against the airplane and along her armrest. "Y'all this is happening neowwwwwwww on my flight and I am crying real tears!!" She clarified in the comments that she was "sitting in the first class cabin." "A lot of audacity resides in that booking class … obviously!!" Williams wrote before adding "#seat3F the f is for feet." Later on, Williams wrote, "I elbowed 'it!' Now I gotta take my coat to the cleaners!!!" The "Lose My Breath" singer had even more to say about the in-flight incident once she was on the ground, and sang how she "made it out alright" in a video shared on Instagram. "The devil is a liar, god is exalted, never be defeated," Williams told her followers. "Y'all I was almost defeated … almost defeated with somebody's feet." "Ya'll, I was itching. I'm itching. A little object of some sort. And it don't matter to me what class you fly, I don't care. I still like Southwest, so, you're not gonna shame me into whatever class it was. I was flying first class." She added, "I had to be home for a death in my family, so I'm flying back to New York. I almost didn't make it because of a foot. No seriously, I just wanted to address that. "I was crying real tears. He was friendly though. He actually helped take my bag off the overhead bin, and I said thank you." Williams found fame as a part of the Destiny's Child trio. She's currently starring on Broadway as Viola Van Horn in "Death Becomes Her."
