Fans are up in arms over Beyoncé’s return to the stage.
Over the weekend, the pop superstar headlined a private concert at the opening of luxury hotel Atlantis The Royal in Dubai, for which she was reportedly paid 24 million, according to the BBC.
Read More: Beyoncé’s First Concert In Four Years Features Blue Ivy Onstage In Dubai
Even with a no-phones policy at the 1,500 seat concert, plenty of footage from the show ended up on social media.
The concert was Beyoncé’s first in over 4 years, which had many fans excited, but also drew sharp criticism for her choice of venue.
Much of the criticism centred on Dubai’s strict laws against LGBTQ people and same-sex relationships, with many posing out how Beyoncé’s latest album, Renaissance, was celebrated for honouring and taking inspiration from the queer community and LGBTQ icons.
No beef but I’m struggling to understand why Beyoncé,...
Over the weekend, the pop superstar headlined a private concert at the opening of luxury hotel Atlantis The Royal in Dubai, for which she was reportedly paid 24 million, according to the BBC.
Read More: Beyoncé’s First Concert In Four Years Features Blue Ivy Onstage In Dubai
Even with a no-phones policy at the 1,500 seat concert, plenty of footage from the show ended up on social media.
The concert was Beyoncé’s first in over 4 years, which had many fans excited, but also drew sharp criticism for her choice of venue.
Much of the criticism centred on Dubai’s strict laws against LGBTQ people and same-sex relationships, with many posing out how Beyoncé’s latest album, Renaissance, was celebrated for honouring and taking inspiration from the queer community and LGBTQ icons.
No beef but I’m struggling to understand why Beyoncé,...
- 1/23/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
Taron Egerton’s “Rocketman,” the biopic about Elton John’s life and career, premiered to thunderous applause and a standing ovation Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival.
“Just hit the world Premiere of #RocketMan at #Cannes2019 & boy you are in for a treat,” one viewer wrote on Twitter. “What a wonderfully acted & directed treat of a brilliant story.”
Another audience member tweeted: “Taron Edgerton [sic] is absolutely brilliant, wow.”
Also Read: 'Rocketman' Lands Early Preview Screenings Through Fandango
John and Egerton then took the stage after the premiere to sing “Rocket Man.”
Elton and Taron singing #Rocketman pic.twitter.com/AtmoLXgB0D
— Rebecca Keegan (@ThatRebecca) May 16, 2019
Egerton stars as Elton John in the biopic. “Bohemian Rhapsody” director Dexter Fletcher helms the musical fantasy written by Lee Hall and also starring Jamie Bell, Richard Madden and Bryce Dallas Howard.
“Rocketman” will hit theaters in the United States on May 31.
See the first reactions below.
“Just hit the world Premiere of #RocketMan at #Cannes2019 & boy you are in for a treat,” one viewer wrote on Twitter. “What a wonderfully acted & directed treat of a brilliant story.”
Another audience member tweeted: “Taron Edgerton [sic] is absolutely brilliant, wow.”
Also Read: 'Rocketman' Lands Early Preview Screenings Through Fandango
John and Egerton then took the stage after the premiere to sing “Rocket Man.”
Elton and Taron singing #Rocketman pic.twitter.com/AtmoLXgB0D
— Rebecca Keegan (@ThatRebecca) May 16, 2019
Egerton stars as Elton John in the biopic. “Bohemian Rhapsody” director Dexter Fletcher helms the musical fantasy written by Lee Hall and also starring Jamie Bell, Richard Madden and Bryce Dallas Howard.
“Rocketman” will hit theaters in the United States on May 31.
See the first reactions below.
- 5/16/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
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