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On the Run Tour: Beyonce and Jay Z

Beyonce and Jay Z perform live in Paris at Stade de France during their 2014 "On the Run Tour." Beyonce and Jay Z perform live in Paris at Stade de France during their 2014 "On the Run Tour." Beyonce and Jay Z perform live in Paris at Stade de France during their 2014 "On the Run Tour."

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s On the Run Tour II Makes Marriage Look Like Performance Art

The last time Beyoncé and Jay-Z toured together , their marriage was in peril, though they could’ve fooled the crowd. Weeks earlier, in May 2014, Beyoncé sister Solange was caught on tape physically accosting her own brother-in-law, Jay-Z, in front of Beyoncé in an elevator after the Met Gala. The tour that followed was pre-planned damage control, though it wasn’t immediately clear then what, exactly, was broken. “We’ve put this behind us and hope everyone else will do the same,” the Carters said in their one and only statement on the incident shortly after the news broke. In that same statement they referred to themselves as a “united family” and what could hold up the front of unity better than a joint tour? They ran through 21 shows over the course of three months performing a marriage, sharing never-before-seen private footage from their wedding, from Beyoncé’s first pregnancy, and from their life together.

Fast forward four years and we know now it was all for show. In the years since that tour, both Beyoncé and Jay-Z have released two sides of the story of what happened to their marriage, on her soul-baring Lemonade and his repentant 4:44 , then have recently rewritten that history on their joint album, this year’s Love Is Everything , to complete the trilogy. It would’ve been easy after On the Run to excuse what happened that night in that elevator as just a drunken tiff between in-laws, but to do so would’ve been to run from the truth. It also wouldn’t have explained why Beyoncé sang her heartbreaking jilted lover’s ballad “Resentment” on that tour in a wedding dress and sobbed throughout like she was working through pain in real-time. Three years later, Jay-Z told us why on 4:44’ s bonus track “MaNyfaCedGod,” admitting that’d we’d been witness to their live marriage counseling that whole tour:

“On the Run, we took a hundred together More than the money, it was the fact that we done it together Uh, healing in real time ’Song Cry’ to ‘Resentment,’ that was real crying”

Beyoncé and Jay-Z returned to MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Thursday night for the second iteration of their On the Run Tour , hitting all the same stadiums they visited the first run. But just as opening sets from Chloe X Halle and DJ Khaled had finished up, fans were evacuated from the stadium seats as the threat of severe lightning loomed overhead. The storms caused an hour-plus weather delay that pushed the start of the show well past 11 p.m. The only force more powerful than Beyoncé, it seems, is Mother Nature.

The On the Run tour that followed is now a mirror image of its original, with their newer works from the trilogy – “Formation,” “The Story of O.J.,” “Apeshit” – saved until the show’s second act. It’s still broken up with a short film, this one inspired by the 1973 Senegalese classic, Touki Bouki, a take on Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s greatest inspiration, Bonnie and Clyde. And there are still mammoth set pieces, including what becomes a stained glass backdrop to mimic the church in their “Family Feud” video, parallel moving catwalks on both sides of the runway for them each to perform on separately, and a floating stage in its third act cribbed from Kanye West’s Saint Pablo tour that unfortunately isn’t nearly as impressive as his invention.

What’s changed is the energy. Now that the curtain has been dropped on their marriage, peddling it to us now with PDA and home videos from their vow renewal is a tougher sell. Beyoncé does a lot of the work of repairing her husband’s image for him by playing the doting alpha wife while he plays her inferior. Anytime she would leave him with the stage and her band (the same genius marching ensemble from Beychella ) to himself to perform his 4:44 songs, especially its title track, her fans – the overwhelming majority of the crowd this time compared to the first tour – took a seat.

Mostly, the performance of husband and wife works here as well as it did on Everything Is Love because they aren’t chasing perfection on this tour and are willing to put their marital setbacks behind them while also acknowledging that they were there all along. The awkward tension has been diffused. Now, when Beyoncé sings “Resentment,” she does it in a billowing tangerine dress and belts more from her gut than her heart; all that pain isn’t as urgent or real as her love for him — however much its been tested — still is. And when Jay-Z raps “Song Cry” right before “Resentment,” just as he did on the first tour, he now ends it with that same verse from “MaNyfaCedGod” that revealed why On the Run ever existed in the first place: It’s for the fans to have a First Family to believe in, but it’s Beyoncé and Jay-Z, as a couple, that need convincing the most.

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It's Official: Beyoncé, Jay-Z Announce On The Run II Tour

The GRAMMY winners will spend the summer on tour in Europe and the United States

After much speculation — and a Ticketmaster leak — it's finally official. Beyoncé and Jay-Z are heading back on tour.

The power couple are teaming for On The Run II, which will take them across arenas and stadiums in Europe and the United States this summer.

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On The Run II will kick off in Europe in Cardiff, Wales, on June 6, with the 15-date leg extending until July 17 in Nice, France. 

The 21-concert U.S. leg will commence June 25 in Cleveland. Hova and Bey will then hit up Washington, D.C., Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Los Angeles. The tour is scheduled to wrap with a Canadian date on Oct. 2 in Vancouver. 

Tickets go on pre-sale March 14 via the  Beyhive  and Tidal, and will then be available March 19 through  LiveNation .  Catching Up On Music News Powered By The Recording Academy Just Got Easier. Have A Google Home Device? "Talk To GRAMMYs"

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Beyond Country: All The Genres Beyoncé Explores On 'Cowboy Carter'

On 'COWBOY CARTER,' Beyoncé is free. Her eighth studio album is an unbridled exploration of musical genres — from country to opera and R&B — that celebrates the fluidity of music and her Texas roots.

"Genres are a funny little concept, aren't they? In theory, they have a simple definition that's easy to understand. But in practice, well, some may feel confined."

With those words, spoken on "SPAGHETTII" by Linda Martell — the first commercially successful Black female artist in country music and the first to play the Grand Ole Opry solo — Beyoncé provides a proxy response to her original call on Instagram 10 days before COWBOY CARTER was released: "This ain’t a Country album. This is a “Beyoncé” album." 

She delivered on that promise with intent. Through a mix of homage and innovation, Beyoncé's latest is a 27-track testament to her boundless musicality and draws  from a rich aural palette. In addition to its country leanings, COWBOY CARTER includes everything from the soulful depths of gospel to the intricate layers of opera. 

Beyoncé's stance is clear: she's not here to fit into a box. From the heartfelt tribute in "BLACKBIIRD" to the genre-blurring tracks like "YA YA," Beyoncé uses her platform to elevate the conversation around genre, culture, and history. She doesn't claim country music; she illuminates its roots and wings, celebrating the Black artists who've shaped its essence.

The collective album proves no genre was created or remains in isolation. It's a concept stoked in the words of the opening track, "AMERIICAN REQUIEM" when Beyonce reflects, "Nothing really ends / For things to stay the same they have to change again." For country, and all popular genres of music to exist they have to evolve. No sound ever stays the same.

COWBOY CARTER's narrative arc, from "AMERICAN REQUIEM" to "AMEN," is a journey through American music's heart and soul, paying tribute to its origins while charting a path forward. This album isn't just an exploration of musical heritage; it's an act of freedom and a declaration of the multifaceted influence of Black culture on American pop culture.

Here's a closer look at some of some of the musical genres touched on in act ii, the second release of an anticipated trilogy by Beyoncé, the most GRAMMY-winning artist of all-time: 

Before COWBOY CARTER was even released, Beyoncé sparked critical discussion over the role of herself and all Black artists in country music . Yet COWBOY CARTER doesn't stake a claim on country music. Rather, it spotlights the genre through collaborations with legends and modern icons , while championing the message that country music, like all popular American music and culture, has always been built on the labor and love of Black lives. 

It's a reckoning acknowledged not only by Beyoncé's personal connection to country music growing up in Texas, but the role Black artists have played in country music rooted in gospel, blues, and folk music. 

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Country legends, Dolly Parton ("DOLLY P", "JOLENE," and "TYRANT"), Willie Nelson ("SMOKE HOUR" and "SMOKE HOUR II"), and Martell ("SPAGHETTII and "THE LINDA MARTELL SHOW") serve mainly as spoken-word collaborators, becoming MCs for Queen Bey. Some of the most prolific country music legends receiving her in a space where she has been made to feel unwelcome in music (most notably with the racism surrounding her 2016 CMA performance of "Daddy Lessons" with the Dixie Chicks ) provides a prolific release of industry levies. Martell, a woman who trod the dark country road before Bey, finally getting her much-deserved dues appears as an almost pre-ordained and poetic act of justice. 

"BLACKBIIRD," a version of the Beatles ' civil rights era song of encouragement and hope for the struggle of Black women is led softly by Beyoncé, backed by a quartet of Black female contemporary country songbirds: Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy, and Reyna Roberts. 

Beyoncé holds space for others, using the power of her star to shine a light on those around her. These inclusions rebuke nay-sayers who quipped pre-release that she was stealing attention from other Black country artists. It also flies in the faces that shunned and discriminated against her, serving as an example of how to do better. The reality that Beyoncé wasn't stealing a spotlight, but building a stage for fellow artists, is a case study in how success for one begets success for others. 

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Gospel, Blues, & Folk (American Roots)

As is Beyoncé's way, she mounts a case for country music with evidence to back up her testimony. She meanders a course through a sequence of styles that serve as the genre's foundation: gospel, blues, and folk music.

"AMERIICAN REQUIEM" and "AMEN" bookend the album with gospel-inspired lyrics and choir vocals. The opener sets up a reflective sermon buoyed by  the sounds of a reverberating church organ, while the closer, with its introspective lyrics, pleads for mercy and redemption. The main verse on "AMEN", "This house was built with blood and bone/ The statues they made were beautiful/ But they were lies of stone," is complemented by a blend of piano, and choral harmonies. 

Hymnal references are interlaced throughout the album, particularly in songs like "II HANDS II HEAVEN" and in the lyrical nuances on "JUST FOR FUN." In the later track, Beyoncé's voice soars with gratitude in a powerful delivery of the lines, "Time heals everything / I don't need anything / Hallelujah, I pray to her." 

The gospel-inspired, blues-based "16 CARRIAGES" reflects the rich history of country songs borrowing from the blues while simultaneously calling back to songs sung by field laborers in the colonial American South. "Sixteen dollars, workin' all day/ Ain't got time to waste, I got art to make" serves as the exhausted plea of an artist working tirelessly long hours in dedication to a better life. 

Rhiannon Giddens , a celebrated musician-scholar, two-time GRAMMY winner, and Pulitzer Prize recipient, infuses "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" with her profound understanding of American folk, country, and blues. She plays the viola and banjo, the latter tracing its origins to Sub-Saharan West Africa and the lutes of ancient Egypt. Through her skilled plucking and bending of the strings, Giddens bridges the rich musical heritage of Africa and the South with the soul of country, blues, and folk music.

Pop, Funk, Soul & Rock 'n' Roll  

All in, Beyoncé is a pop star who is wrestling with labels placed on her 27-year career in COWBOY CARTER . Fittingly, she brings in two other pop artists known for swimming in the brackish water between country and pop, Miley Cyrus and Post Malone . Her intentional inclusion of two artists who have blurred genres without much cross-examination begs the question, Why should Beyoncé's sound be segregated to a different realm? 

On "YA YA" Linda Martell returns as the listener's sonic sentinel, introducing the track like a lesson plan: "This particular tune stretches across a range of genres. And that’s what makes it a unique listening experience." The tune sinks into the strummed chords of Nancy Sinatra 's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" before leaping into a fiery dance track that features reimagined lyrics from the Beach Boys , with soulful vocal flourishes and breaks that show the throughline connection between '60s era rock, funk, and pop music.

Robert Randolph lends his hands on "16 CARRIAGES" with a funk-infused grapple on his pedal-steel guitar. It's a style he honed through his early years touring and recording with his family band and later in his career as an in-demand collaborator working with names including the Allman Brothers , and Norah Jones . 

The lesson is solidified as the album transitions into an interlude on "OH LOUISIANA," featuring a sped-up sample of a classic track by Chuck Berry. This moment emphasizes the pop superstar's nod to civil rights era music history, spotlighting a controversial artist celebrated for his pioneering contributions to rock 'n' roll. (It's a part of music history Beyoncé knows well, after starring as Etta James in the 2008 film Cadillac Records , a veiled biopic of the legendary Chicago label Chess Records.)

Classical & Opera

Opera was missing from many listeners' Beyoncé Bingo card, but didn't surprise those that know her background. Beyoncé was trained for over a decade starting at an early age by her voice teacher David Lee Brewer, a retired opera singer who once lived with the Knowles family. 

COWBOY CARTER gives sing-along fans a 101 opera class with "DAUGHTER." In Italian, Beyoncé sings passages from the 1783 Italian opera "Caro Mio Ben," composed by Giuseppe Tommaso Giovanni Giordani. The aria is a classic piece of vocal training that fittingly shows off her full range — taking us back to the earliest days of her vocal teachings.

Hip-Hop & R&B

Midway through the album on "SPAGHETTII" Beyoncé announces, "I ain't no regular singer, now come get everythin' you came for," landing right where expectations have confined her: in the throes of a romping beat, experimenting with sounds that blend hip-hop with R&B and soul. The track notably highlights the talent of Nigerian American singer/rapper Shaboozey, who also shows up to the rodeo on "SWEET HONEY BUCKIN'" brandishing his unique mix of hip-hop, folk-pop, and country music. 

Beyoncé worked with longtime collaborator Raphael Saadiq on this album, a career legend in the R&B industry, who lends his mark to several tracks on which he wrote, produced, and played multiple instruments. Beyoncé also utilizes the Louisiana songwriter Willie Jones on "JUST FOR FUN," an artist who draws on a contemporary blend of country, Southern rap, and R&B in the hymnal ballad. 

The violin-heavy "TYRANT" and "SPAGHETTII" both underscore hip-hop's long love affair with the classical string instrument (See: Common 's " Be ," and Wu Tang Clan 's " Reunited " as the tip of that particular iceberg) with a blend of soulful R&B lyrics paired with beat-based instrumentalization. 

In a world quick to draw lines and label sounds, Beyoncé's COWBOY CARTER stands as a vibrant mosaic of musical influence and innovation. Ultimately, Beyoncé's COWBOY CARTER isn't seeking anyone's acceptance. As a Texan once told she didn't belong, her critical response claps back at this exclusion.  It's also a reminder that in the hands of a true artist, music is limitless.

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Beyoncé's New Album 'Cowboy Carter' Is Here: Check Out The Featured Artists, Cover Songs, And Tracklist

Beyoncé's highly anticipated 'COWBOY CARTER' opens up a Pandora's box of American lore, and the deep connections between Blackness and country music. Here's the rundown of the album's featured artists, cover songs and tracklisting.

Beyoncé 's act ii is upon us — say hello to COWBOY CARTER .

On March 29, the 32-time GRAMMY winner unleashed the follow-up to her acclaimed 2022 album, RENAISSANCE . While COWBOY CARTER hints "Bey goes country," the LP is more of a psychedelic opus, with glimmers of country twang and style.

Across a sprawling 27-song tracklist of inspired originals flecked with covers and interpolations, Queen Bey takes us on a rodeo ride through so many musical universes, paying homage to the Beatles , Chuck Berry , Willie Nelson , Dolly Parton , Linda Martell, and more.

Clearly, there's a treasure trove here — more than enough to keep the Beyhive abuzz throughout 2024. GRAMMY.com is here to help you pore over every twangy lick, mega-guest star and lyrical implication. 

As you dive into Beyoncé's astonishing new album, read on for some of the fundamentals of COWBOY CARTER.

The Tracklisting

Two days prior to COWBOY CARTER 's release, Bey released the tracklist — fittingly, in the form of a rodeo poster. And much to the delight of the Beyhive, it's nearly double the length of its 16-track predecessor, RENAISSANCE .

Check out the rodeo poster, as well as the complete track listing, below.

AMERIICAN REQUIEM

16 CARRIAGES

SMOKE HOUR WILLIE NELSON

TEXAS HOLD 'EM

ALLIGATOR TEARS

SMOKE HOUR II

JUST FOR FUN

II MOST WANTED

LEVII'S JEANS

THE LINDA MARTELL SHOW

OH LOUISIANA

DESERT EAGLE

RIIVERDANCE

II HANDS II HEAVEN

SWEET HONEY BUCKIIN'

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The Cover Songs

Among two dozen dazzling Beyoncé originals,   COWBOY CARTER   features covers of the Beatles' "Blackbird," Dolly Parton's "Jolene" and Chuck Berry's "Oh Louisiana."

"BLACKBIIRD" (retitled from "Blackbird," with an   act ii   flavor) is a   Paul McCartney   song, credited to Lennon-McCartney and featured on 1968's   The Beatles , commonly known as   The White Album . The song's civil rights inspiration makes it more than a worthy selection: the use of McCartney's original guitar and foot-tapping track makes it especially ear-grabbing.

"JOLENE" is a Dolly Parton classic, similarly given symphonic heft by Bey; Parton offers a radio-like intro on the   COWBOY CARTER   rendition.

In Parton's pre-"JOLENE" intro, "DOLLY P," she connects "Jolene" to Bey's immortal line "Becky with the good hair" from the   Lemonade   track "Sorry": "You know that hussy with the good hair you sing about? Reminded me of someone I knew back when, except she has flamin' locks of auburn hair. Bless her heart. Just a hair of a different color, but it hurts just the same."

"OH LOUISIANA" is a Chuck Berry deep cut from 1971's undersung   San Francisco Dues ; a flicker of Berry's "Maybellene" appears in "SMOKE HOUR WILLIE NELSON," which also features interpolations of Roy Hamilton's "Don't Let Go" and Sister Rosetta Tharpe's "Down By The River Side."

Similarly, "YA YA" contains glimmers of Tommaso Giordani's "Caro Mio Ben,"   Lee Hazelwood 's "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'," and   the Beach Boys ' "Good Vibrations."

Beyoncé has always displayed razor-sharp intent with her collaborators, and   COWBOY CARTER   is no exception.

The featured guests highlight a slew of   rising Black stars   in the   country scene . "BLACKBIIRD" spotlights four budding female artists, Brittney Spencer, Renya Roberts, Tanner Addell and Tiera Kennedy; Willie Jones shows off his chops on "JUST FOR FUN"; and country-rap fusionist Shaboozey stars on two tracks, "SPAGHETTII" and "SWEET HONEY BUCKIIN.'"

She also welcomes two country-loving pop stars,   Miley Cyrus   and   Post Malone , who make appearances on "II MOST WANTED" and "LEVII'S JEANS," respectively. And along with Parton, Beyoncé honors two more country greats with two aptly titled homages: fellow Texan   Willie Nelson   appears on "SMOKE HOUR WILLIE NELSON" and "SMOKE HOUR II," and trailblazer Linda Martell "The Linda Martell Show"

Perhaps Beyoncé's cutest collaborator is her six-year-old daughter, Rumi Carter, who makes her adorable debut on "PROTECTOR."

With that, venture forth into   COWBOY CARTER   — another quintessentially Bey statement of purpose and prowess.

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GRAMMY Rewind: Watch Beyoncé Win A GRAMMY For "Halo" During Her Record-Setting Night In 2010

As you dive into Beyoncé's new album, 'COWBOY CARTER,' revisit the moment Queen Bey won a GRAMMY for "Halo," one of six golden gramophones she won in 2010.

Amongst Beyoncé 's expansive catalog, "Halo" is easily one of her most iconic songs. Today, the 2009 single is her most-streamed song on Spotify; it was her first video to reach one billion views on YouTube; and it helped her set one of her GRAMMY records in 2010.

In this episode of GRAMMY Rewind , watch the superstar take the stage to accept Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Halo" in 2010 — the year she became the first female artist to win six GRAMMYs in one night.

"This has been such an amazing night for me, and I'd love to thank the GRAMMYs," she said, admitting she was nervous before taking a deep breath.

Before leaving the stage, Beyoncé took a second to thank two more special groups: "I'd love to thank my family for all of their support, including my husband. I love you. And I'd like to thank all of my fans for their support over the years."

The five other awards Beyoncé took home that night were for the coveted Song Of The Year ("Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)") and four R&B Categories: Best Contemporary R&B Album ( I Am... Sasha Fierce ), Best R&B Song ("Single Ladies"), Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("Single Ladies"), and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance (for her cover of Etta James' "At Last"). 

As of 2024, Beyoncé has won the most GRAMMY Awards in history with 32 wins.

Press play on the video above to relive Queen Bey's "Halo" win for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and check back to GRAMMY.com for more new episodes of GRAMMY Rewind.

Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' is part of a proud lineage of artists, from Ringo Starr to Tina Turner, who have bravely taken a left turn into country's homespun, heart-on-sleeve aesthetic.

When Beyoncé announced her upcoming album, Cowboy Carter , with the drop of two distinctly country tracks, she broke both genre and barriers. Not only did Queen Bey continue to prove she can do just about anything, but she joined a long tradition of country music crossover albums.

Country music is, like all genres, a construct, designed by marketing companies around the advent of widely-disseminated recorded music, to sell albums. But in the roughly 100 intervening years, genre has dictated much about the who and how of music making.

In the racially segregated America of the 1920s, music was no exception. Marketing companies began to distinguish between "race records" (blues, R&B, and gospel) intended for Black audiences and hillbilly music (country and Western), sold to white listeners. The decision still echoes through music genre stereotypes today.

But Black people have always been a part of country music, a message that's gained recognition in recent years — in part because of advocacy work by those like Rhiannon Giddens , who plays banjo and viola on "Texas Hold 'Em," one of two singles Beyoncé released in advance of Cowboy Carter.

And since rigid genre rules' inception, many artists from Lil Nas X to Bruce Springsteen have periodically dabbled in or even crossed over to country music.

In honor of Beyoncé's foray, here are eight times musicians from other genres tried out country music.

Ray Charles — Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music (1962)

In 1962, the soul music pioneer crossed the genre divide to cut a swingin' two-volume, 14-track revue of country and western music.

Part history lesson and part demonstration of Charles' unparalleled musicianship, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music covers country songs by major country artists of the era, including Hank Williams , Don Gibson, and Eddy Arnold. An instant success, the record topped album sales charts and was Charles' first atop the Billboard Hot 200 charts.

Ringo Starr — Beaucoups of Blues (1970)

The Beatles ' drummer loves country music. Ringo Starr cut this album, which sounds like something you'd two-step the night away to at a honky tonk, as his second solo project. He was inspired by pedal steel guitar player and producer Pete Drake, who worked on George Harrison 's All Things Must Pass .

With Drake's help, Starr draws out a classic honky tonk sound — pedal steel, country fiddle, and bar room piano — to round out the album.

Beaucoups includes a textbook country heartbreak song, "Fastest Growing Heartache in the West," a bluesy ramblin' man ballad, "$15 Draw," and a surprisingly sweet love song to a sex worker, "Woman Of The Night."

The Pointer Sisters — Fairytale (1974)

Remembered for their R&B hits like "I'm So Excited" and "Jump (For My Love)", the Pointer Sisters dropped "Fairytale," a classic country heartbreak song into the middle of their second studio album, That's A Plenty.

Full of honky tonk pedal steel and fiddle, the track earned the band a GRAMMY award for Country and Western Vocal Performance Group or Duo in 1975, beating out Willie Nelson , Kris Kristofferson , Bobby Bare , and the Statler Brothers ; they were the first, and to date, only Black women to receive the award.

The same year the song came out, the Pointer Sisters also became the first Black group to play the Grand Ole Opry, arriving to find a group of protesters holding signs with messages like 'Keep country, country!'

Tina Turner — Tina Turns the Country On! (1974)

Also in 1974, Tina Turner cut her first solo album, Tina Turns the Country On!, while she was still performing with then-husband Ike Turner as the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.

Containing the seeds of the powerful, riveting voice she'd fully let loose in her long solo career after separating from her abusive husband, the album presents a stripped down, mellow Turner.

She covers songs like Kris Kristofferson's "Help Me Make It Through The Night" and Bob Dylan 's "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You," and delivers a soaring rendition of Dolly Parton's "There Will Always Be Music."

Turner was nominated for a GRAMMY award for the album, but in Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female, category.

The Beastie Boys — Country Mike's Greatest Hits (1999)

This Beastie Boys cut only a few hundred copies (most reports say 300) of this spoof country album — reputedly conceived of as a Christmas present for friends and family, and never officially released.

Presenting the supposed greatest hits of a slightly dodgy, enigmatic character – Country Mike, who shares a name with band member "Mike D" Diamond — the album sounds like vintage steel guitar country. Think Hank Williams and Jimmy Rodgers with a dash of musical oddballs Louden Wainwright III and David Allen Coe's humor and funk.

Country Mike appears just briefly in the liner notes of the band's anthology album, The Sounds of Silence, (which also includes two of the album's tracks: "Railroad Blues" and "Country Mike's Theme"), as part of an alternate universe wherein Mike temporarily lost his memory when he was hit on the head.

"The psychologists told us that if we didn't play along with Mike's fantasy, he could be in grave danger," the notes read. "This song ('Railroad Blues') is one of the many that we made during that tragic period of time."

Cyndi Lauper — Detour (2016)

The "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" singer enjoyed herself thoroughly by deviating from her typical style with 2016's Detour.

Road tripping into country music land, Lauper covered country songs of the 1950s and 1960s, including Marty Robbins ' "Begging You," Patsy Montana's "I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart" and Dolly Parton's "Hard Candy Christmas" with guest appearances by Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, and Vince Gill.

Jaret Ray Reddick — Just Woke Up (2022)

It might be hard to imagine the Bowling for Soup frontman, known for teenage pop-punk angst hits like "Girl all the Bad Guys Want" and "Punk Rock 101" crooning country ballads.

But in 2022, under the name Jaret Ray Reddick, he cut his solo debut, Just Woke Up. Drawing inspiration from Reddick's native Texas, the steel guitar and twang driven album features duets with Uncle Cracker, Cody Canada, Frank Turner, and Stephen Egerton.

Self-effacing and personable as ever, Reddick heads off questions about the viability of his country music with the album's first track, "Way More Country," acknowledging the questions listeners might have:

"I sing in a punk rock band/ And I know every word to that Eminem song "Stan"/ And I've got about a hundred and ten tattoos / But I'm way more country than you."

Bing Crosby — "Pistol Packin' Mama" (Single, 1943)

Legendary crooner of classic Christmas Carols and American standards, Bing Crosby decided to try his hand at country music with his cover of Al Dexter's "Pistol Packin' Mama," the first country song to appear on Billboard's charts.

The song, which tells the story of a man begging his woman not to shoot him when she discovers him out on the town fooling around, has since also been covered by Willie Nelson, Hoyt Axton, and John Prine .

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Beyonce And Jay-Z’s ‘On The Run II’ Tour Is The Rare Sequel That’s Better Than The Original

The pitch-black, football field-sized LED screen cracked open at the middle and slowly spread apart. Two figures, two of the most famous human beings on the planet, dressed from head to toe in all white descended from the top of the screen to the floor on an elevator, just like angels presaging the rapture. With their hands clasped tightly around one another’s, they advanced from the rear to the lip of the stage; unspeaking, unwavering. 60,000 people stood on their feet, screaming and stomping and even tearing up at their mere sight of them, ready to receive whatever good news they might bring. Then she drew the microphone to her lips.

“You’d take the clothes off my back and I’d let you,” Beyonce cooed, reprising the opening line of the song “Holy Grail,” originally sung on record by Justin Timberlake. “You’d steal the food right out my mouth and I’d watch you eat it / And I still don’t know why… why I love you so much.” As she sang, her paramour, her business partner, the father of her children — Rumi, Sir, and Blue Ivy – the man who won her heart when she was only 19, then years later shattered it in a million pieces with an act of seemingly unforgivable indiscretion , one of the greatest rappers of all time, Jay-Z stood holding that hand, gazing around at the dark void where thousands of curious faces looked down upon them both.

The key of the song changed, and he turned to face her. “I just can’t crack your code,” she admitted in the next stanza. He turned to look out at us. “You ready?” he shouted. Then all together, “Sippin’ from you cup ‘til it runneth over / Holy Grail!” An explosion of fireworks ripped into the sky as Beyonce ran her fingers through her hair, looked out and glowered. Welcome to On The Run II.

The first On The Run tour, which kicked off four years ago back in 2014, was a concert the likes of which had never really been seen before. In the wake of a leaked video which showed Beyonce’s sister Solange attacking Jay in an elevator after a Met Gala afterparty, the couple hit the road for a 19-date swing through some of the largest and most prestigious sports arenas in North America. I caught their show at Safeco Field in Seattle and ended up dedicating an entire chapter to their capstone appearance in Paris for my book Lighters In The Sky: The Greatest Concert Of All-Time . It was an incredible show filled with ornate vignettes, dancers, fireworks; everything you could want from a combined live performance staged by two of the most important and popular artists of the 21st century. Nevertheless, the drama that played out in front of the masses each and every night paled in comparison to the real-life turmoil going on behind the scenes.

We, as spectators, back in 2014, assumed that Beyonce, must have been going through it, but the real depth of her anger, betrayal and sadness didn’t fully reveal itself until two years later when she dropped her earth-shattering sixth solo album Lemonade . That’s when we learned all about “Becky with the good hair.” When we heard her say in exasperated tones, “What a wicked way to treat the girl that loves you.” When she proudly declared, “You ain’t married to no average b*tch boy.” That last sentiment might just be the understatement of the century.

To his credit, Jay made amends, both in real life and on record. His 2017 album 4:44 is close to one of the best Jay-Z album — nothing can unseat The Blueprint in my mind — but it certainly remains his most revealing. Over ten tracks, Jay cops to everything – “You almost went Eric Benét / Let the baddest girl in the world get away” – and essentially begs for forgiveness. “I apologize,” he raps in the opening track. “I suck at love, I think I need a do-over,” before contemplating the seemingly inconceivable. “What if you over my sh*t?”

Of course, it never came to that. Beyonce did get over Jay-Z’s sh*t and they remained together, as friends, lovers, parents, and partners, which is pretty great, because the world is a more interesting place when they’re both conquering it together. In 2018 they even rolled out a joint album Everything Is Love , seemingly completing a gripping, emotional, narrative circle that began with Lemonade. And what better way to celebrate the end of this up-and-down era than a proper tour? The kind that would make their first tour feel like a community theater production.

Let’s just get this out of the way right here: Though Jay-Z is arguably the most skillful and commercially successful rapper in history, most of the people inside Soldier Field in Chicago on this warm August evening would’ve shown up whether his name was on the marquee or not. Actually, they did just that on back to back nights, at this very venue when Beyonce brought her Formation world tour here just two years earlier. It appeared that the majority of the crowd was made up of women, reflecting Beyonce’s hard-earned status as a feminist icon, which shone through most poignantly when she played a portion of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s poignant essay “We Should All Be Feminists” right after her song “Run The World (Girls).”

Despite all of that, Jay’s presence was an immensely welcome addition and across two-and-a half hours, the pair regaled the crowd with a near-nonstop showcase of some of the biggest hits of the last two decades. The phrase “awe-inspiring” gets thrown around pretty casually, but On The Run II quite literally inspires awe. I spent the majority of the show with my brow raised, my eyes widened, and my mouth alternating between a broad smile and a slackened hang; that’s when I wasn’t screaming out the choruses to “Drunk In Love,” “Run This Town,” “Big Pimpin,’” or “99 Problems.” The addition of many of the musicians from Beyonce’s now-iconic headlining set at Coachella — especially the horn players, but also the drummer, and two different guitarists — also did so much to enhance the actual music blasting out of the dozens of speakers at triple-digit decibels.

As opposed to the first On The Run tour, this second iteration featured fewer solo spots between Jay and Bey, and a lot more time spent on stage together. With a joint album out, this naturally makes a lot of sense, but even in moments when their respective presences weren’t required, they each remained in plain view of the crowd, often acting as a hype person for whoever happened to be taking the lead at the moment. Though, I do believe Jay disappeared more often for outfit changes — I couldn’t tell you exactly how many headbands he used, but it had to have been more than five — Beyonce’s were far, far more impressive.

As a writer, the great gift of Beyonce is that there is no string of adjectives I could use to describe her abilities that could ever be accused of being overly hyperbolic. The way she belts out “Freedom,” the way she dances during “Crazy In Love,” the way she plays with the camera during “Don’t Hurt Yourself,” the way she full-on sprints from the top of the catwalk to the back of the stage in a massive orange dress after “Resentment,” the way she raps a mile a minute during the set-closer “Apesh*t,” is all constantly astonishing. There is seemingly nothing she can’t do better than anyone else. She is genuinely the Michael Jackson of the modern era; an artist whose music and performance acumen has literally defined a generation.

The denouement of the show, the emotional climax, came near the very end with a performance of Jay’s song “Young Forever.” As Beyonce serenaded the masses, and Jay rapped his ass off, a montage of tender, candid footage from their personal lives broadcast on the big screen behind them. We saw their children. We saw their trips around the world. We saw them renew their wedding vows. They actually pulled this exact same move before during the first On The Run tour, promising at the time just beforehand that “This Is Real Life.” We only know now how much of that joy was a shame. Tonight however, the disclaimer wasn’t even necessary. We knew.

There’s a massive canon of breathtakingly terrible follow-up efforts in the world of popular art. Speed II: Cruise Control and Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter IV spring to mind as particularly egregious examples. Sequels, by their very nature, are always judged against the quality and impact of the original, and most often fail to measure up in either regard, usually because they sacrifice poignant narrative and basic character development in the service of outlandish spectacle.

Jay-Z and Beyonce’s second On The Run tour definitely had more flash — where have we seen that floating stage before ? — more pyro, and more pizzaz than the original, but it also had something even more important: a stronger central theme. In 2014, Beyonce and Jay-Z were actors pretending to be outlaws trying to outrun their own personal turmoil. In 2018, they were real partners hand in hand, ready to take on the world together. One where, at least for now, everything is love.

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Beyonce Confirms On The Run II Tour With JAY-Z

It's official: Beyoncé has announced that she and Jay-Z are heading back out on the road for the On The Run II tour.

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It’s official: Beyonce  and JAY-Z are heading back out on the road for the On The Run II Tour. After a Ticketmaster glitch teased a joint Bey/Jay tour last week, Beyonce took to Instagram to confirm the news Monday morning (March 12). 

In a swoon of a video set to Sean Paul’s “I’m Still in Love with You,” clips of the smitten Carters performing together and cuddling off-stage recall their first On The Run tour, which took them across North America and France in the summer of 2014.

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Tickets go on pre-sale March 14 through the  Beyhive  and TIDAL, and are widely available March 19 through LiveNation. On The Run II begins in Europe in Cardiff, Wales on June 6; the American leg kicks off on June 25 in Cleveland. Tickets for the these dates and the rest of the tour are available  here .

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June 06            Cardiff, UK @ Principality Stadium June 09            Glasgow, UK @ Hampden Park June 13            Manchester, UK @ Etihad Stadium June 15            London, UK @ London Stadium June 19            Amsterdam, NL @ Amsterdam Arena June 23            Copenhagen, DK @ Parken Stadium June 25            Stockholm, SW @ Friends Arena June 28            Berlin, DE @ Olympiastadion June 30            Warsaw, PL @ Stadion Narodowy July 03              Cologne, DE @ RheinEnergieStadion July 06              Milan, IT @ San Siro July 08              Rome, IT @ Stadio Olimpico July 11              Barcelona, ES @ Olympic Stadium July 14              Paris, FR @ Stade de France July 17              Nice, FR @ Allianz Riviera

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July 25              Cleveland, OH @ FirstEnergy Stadium July 28              Washington, DC @ FedEx Field July 30              Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field Aug. 02             E. Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium Aug. 05             Boston, MA @ Gillette Stadium Aug. 08             Minneapolis, MN @ US Bank Stadium Aug. 10             Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field  Aug. 13             Detroit, MI @ Ford Field Aug. 18             Buffalo, NY @ New Era Field Aug. 23             Nashville, TN @ Vanderbilt Stadium Aug. 25             Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes Benz Stadium  Aug. 29             Orlando, FL @ Camping World Stadium Aug. 31             Miami, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium  Sept. 11            Arlington, TX @ AT&T Stadium Sept. 13            New Orleans, LA @ Mercedes-Benz Superdome Sept. 15            Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium Sept. 19            Phoenix, AZ @ University of Phoenix Stadium  Sept. 22            Los Angeles, CA @ Rose Bowl Sept. 27            San Diego, CA @ SDCCU Stadium  Sept. 29            Santa Clara, CA @ Levi’s Stadium                                        Oct. 02              Vancouver, BC @ BC Place

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Want to behold the glory that is ' On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z ' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Jonas Åkerlund-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out. Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z' right now, here are some details about the Parkwood Entertainment music flick. Released September 20th, 2014, 'On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z' stars Beyoncé , Jay-Z , Nicki Minaj , Venzella Joy Williams The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 35 min, and received a user score of 79 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 29 experienced users. Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Beyoncé and Jay Z perform live in Paris at Stade de France during their 2014 "On the Run Tour."" .

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The musical power couple’s two and a half hour show aired last night (September 20, 2014) on the cable network and there were quite a few surprises.

While the HBO special unfortunately didn’t show any behind-the-scenes footage (no pregnancy announcement, no backstage Blue Ivy sightings), the concert had plenty of cool moments from the stage.

From random slow-motion footage, which highlighted crazy Bey dance moves and thrilled audience reaction shots, to at least one guest appearance, the HBO ‘On The Run’ special was everything Beyonce’ fans dreamed of and more…

VIDEO: Beyonce & Jay-Z – On The Run (HBO)

Another buzz-worthy moment included Beyonce’s much-discussed version of “Resentment.”

And last but not least, the one that got audiences most excited was the last 10 minutes of the show, when Beyonce (wearing an American flag dress) and Jay Z hit the stage together to perform “On the Run (Part 2),” “Young Forever” and “Halo,” while adorable Carter family home movies played in the background.

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How to use the Moscow Metro (PHOTOS+INFOGRAPHICS)

It’s really convenient to use the Moscow Metro and city trains. They operate from 5:30 in the morning to 1:00 at night and you can pay for them with the same ‘Troika’ ticket card. Indeed, the map of the subway looks complex. But that’s only at first glance.

For starters, let’s separate the underground metro from surface city trains. The underground map is marked by bright solid lines, while the lines of surface routes are marked by two parallel lines with a white gap in between.

Underground metro system

It has two ring lines – the brown Koltsevaya, or Circle line (5) and the new Bolshaya Koltsevaya line (Big Circle Line) colored turquoise (number 11). These rings cross all other underground metro lines, so if you need to reach another line from the outskirts – it’s convenient to use one of the ring lines.

Circle Line

We can consider that the center of the city is inside of the ring line (5). Also there’s a multitude of transfers from one line to another within the brown ring. The record holder is Biblioteka Imeni Lenina – Arbatskaya – Alexandrovsky Sad – Borovitskaya. These whole four lines crossed in one place (right next to the Moscow Kremlin). Also, you can reach the Kremlin quickly and conveniently from stations Okhotny Ryad – Teatralnaya – Ploshchad Revolyutsii, which also have transfers between each other.

Big Circle Line

You can also reach the Vnukovo Airport right by metro! The corresponding station of the Solntsevskaya Line (8A) was opened in September 2023.

How does the underground metro operate?

Pykhtino metro station, opened in 2023

The intervals between trains are really small – on average about 2 minutes; during rush hour, they run even more often. So you don’t need to run and squeeze yourself into closing doors (that’s also dangerous). Just wait for the next train, it’ll arrive quickly. Unlike the subway systems of other cities – the trains run along single lines, without branching away. So you can just board the train in the required direction without worrying that you will go somewhere you didn’t intend to.

There are only two exceptions:

• From Alexandrovsky Sad Station of the light-blue line trains run either to Mezhdunarodnaya Station (where Moscow City is located, where a lot of businessmen go) or to Pionerskaya.
• Bolshaya Koltsevaya line also has the so-called fork branching: from Savelovskaya Station to the Business Center (also to Moscow City).

Sometimes you can hear an announcement ‘This train runs to the station…’ If you need to go further, you simply need to get off at the station the train is bound for, and wait for the next train. Perhaps, this train just needs to go to the depot.

Surface routes:

Apart from the underground metro itself, the new map marks suburban trains. You can tell them apart immediately – these lines are indicated with two parallel lines with a white gap in between.

1) MCC: Moscow Central Circle (14)

Moscow Central Circle (MCC)

Let’s take a look at the map again and find a red circle, situated between the underground Koltsevaya (5) and Bolshaya Koltsevaya (11) lines. This is the Moscow Central Circle (14) or simply MCC.

This is a surface urban train that circles around the city. There are stations from where you can transfer to the underground metro. However, these transfers usually are not as short as between subway stations. Sometimes you’ll need about 10 minutes of walking to transfer.

So we don’t recommend you to use MCC purely as a transfer route. In addition, the interval between trains on MCC is longer than in the metro, and can reach 4-8 minutes, depending on the time of day.

However, a big advantage of the MCC is that it has a lot of stations that are far removed from the metro, and which are most conveniently reached specifically by the MCC.

2) Moscow Central Diameters (MCD)

Moscow Central Diameters (MCD)

Moscow diameters on the metro map are the longest lines that cross the entire city (hence, they are called diameters). They are reminiscent of urban trains, like S-Bahn in Berlin or Vienna or RER in Paris.

Those are suburban train lines that run from suburbs (from the Moscow Region, marked as a green shadow on the map) and, crossing the entire city, are bound for suburbs on the other side of the city. At some of the stations of a diameter you can get off and transfer to the metro or the MCC. During rush hour, MCD trains run with an interval of 5-7 minutes.

D1 – Belorussko-Savyolovsky Yellow Diameter runs from Odintsovo Station south-west from Moscow through Moscow City and Belorussky railway station to Sheremetyevo Airport and to Lobnya Station in the north.

D2 – Kursko-Rizhsky Pink Diameter runs from the Moscow Region city of Podolsk in the south through Kursky railway station, Three Station Square (Leningradsky, Kazansky, Yaroslavsky), and Rizhsky railway station to the village of Nakhabino in the north-west.

D3 – Leningradsko-Kazansky Orange Diameter runs from Ippodrom Station in the south-east (the city of Ramenskoye) to Zelenograd in the north.

D4 – Kaluzhsko-Nizhegorodsky Green Diameter runs from the city of Aprelevka in the south-west through Moscow City, Belorussky, Savelovsky, and Kursky railway stations, as well as through Three Station Square (Leningradsky, Kazansky, Yaroslavsky) to Zheleznodorozhnaya Station in the city of Balashikha in the east.

A fifth MCD line is also projected, which is promised to be finished by 2028. It will connect the south (Domodedovo) and the north (Pushkino).

3) Moscow Monorail

Moscow Monorail (highlighted above) and Light metro (bottom)

Look for the only monorail line in Russia to the north from the center of Moscow. It’s not just a surface line, it’s an elevated line that stands on piles. It’s a short line (13) that operates in an excursion mode – from it, you can get a beautiful view of the Ostankino TV Tower, for example.

Once per half an hour, the train runs from Timiryazevskaya Station (which is near the station of the same name on the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya (9) line, which is the gray metro line) to Ulitsa Sergeya Eisensteina Station, which is located next to the entrance to the VDNKh park and to the VDNKh metro station of the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya (6) metro line.

4) Light metro

Butovskaya (12) line in the south of Moscow runs from Buninskaya Alleya Station to Bitsevsky Park Station; from it, you can make a transfer to the gray Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya (9) line and the orange Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya (6) line. This line runs mostly on the surface, entering a tunnel, but is considered a part of the subway (hence, this line is marked with a solid line as other metro lines).

A useful piece of advice

The Moscow Metro website has an interactive map with all metro lines, MCC, and diameters. With it, you can build a route from the departure station to the destination station, take a look at all travel options and where you can make necessary transfers.

How to pay the fare

The convenience of the Moscow transportation system is that you only need the Troika card for travel with any type of public transport, be it the metro, suburban trains, or buses/trams. You can purchase it in ticket offices or from machines at stations. Also in souvenir shops and in the metro internet store you can purchase keychains, bracelets, and rings that work like a Troika card, as well as Troika cards with a unique and custom design.

Troika design dedicated to the 875th anniversary of Moscow

You can top up your card by simply adding a particular amount of money – or purchase the Unified ticket for 60 travels or unified unlimited ticket for 1/3/30/90/365 days.

The deposit price of the Troika card is 80 rubles, and you can get it back when returning the card to the ticket office. The validity period of the card is 5 years, so you can save it for future travels.

One MCC, MCD (in the city center), and metro trip costs 54 rubles. Transfers in the metro, MCC, or between diameters are free within 90 minutes. The fare on MCD in the suburbs costs 71 rubles.

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Shakira Announces First Run Of Dates On Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour Kicking Off November 2 In Palm Desert, CA

GENERAL ONSALE BEGINS MONDAY, APRIL 22 AT SHAKIRA.COM

On the heels of her chart-topping new album, GRAMMY®, and Latin GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Shakira has just announced the first string dates on her highly anticipated world tour, “ Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour,” promoted by Live Nation, with 14 arena shows across North America kicking off this fall . The tour’s first leg will start on November 2 in Palm Desert, CA, and includes stops in Los Angeles, Miami, Toronto, Brooklyn, Chicago and more. See below for full tour routing. Known for her dynamic and high-energy performances, Shakira will bring tracks from her new album and her legendary catalog of hits to life on stage.

TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale (details below) beginning Wednesday, April 17. The artist presale will begin Friday, April 19 at 10am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Monday, April 22 at 10am local time at shakira.com .

PRESALE: Citi is the official card of the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour in the U.S. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, April 17 at 10am local time until Sunday, April 21 at 10pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com .

VIP: Fans can also purchase VIP Packages, which may include premium tickets, a meet & greet and photo op with Shakira, an autographed item, access to the pre-show VIP lounge, an exclusive VIP merch item & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com .

Shakira first hinted at the tour during her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last month. On Friday, the global superstar surprised fans at Coachella when she appeared during Bizarrap’s set to perform their global smash hit “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” and “La Fuerte,” both featured on her new album. Before exiting the stage, Shakira teased the tour news to a roaring crowd.

Coachella marks the second time in the last month that Shakira has surprised fans with a showstopping performance. Last month, following the album release, Shakira shut down New York City’s Times Square giving a crowd of 40,000+ fans a peek into the energy of her live shows when she performed at the TSX Stage. The performance included her iconic hits like “Hips Don’t Lie,” “Te Felicito/TQG,” and “Session 53,” as well as “Puntería” and “Cómo Dónde y Cuándo” from her new album.

The tour is in support of her new album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran , which in 24 hours of its release became the most streamed album of the year with over 10 billion, and was certified 7x platinum. The album debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Latin Album and Latin Pop Album Charts, while “ Puntería” with Cardi B holds the #1 spot on both the Billboard Latin Airplay and Latin Pop Airplay charts . Listen to the album HERE !

This is Shakira’s first tour since 2018, when she wowed fans at sold out stadiums and arenas around the planet with the El Dorado World Tour, cementing her reputation as “an international pop goddess” (Rolling Stone).

Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour Routing

Sat Nov 02 – Palm Desert, CA – Acrisure Arena

Thu Nov 07 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center

Sat Nov 09 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum

Sat Nov 16 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center

Sun Nov 17 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

Wed Nov 20 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center

Sat Nov 23 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center

Mon Nov 25 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena

Sat Nov 30 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena

Thu Dec 05 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center

Sun Dec 08 – Boston, MA – TD Garden

Tue Dec 10 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre

Sat Dec 14 – Chicago, IL – United Center

Sun Dec 15 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena

About Shakira

Shakira is a Colombian singer-songwriter and multi-GRAMMY® award winner. She has sold over 95 million records worldwide and has won numerous awards including three GRAMMYs®, twelve Latin GRAMMYs®, and multiple World Music Awards, American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards, to name a few. She is the most-viewed female Latin artist, and one of the top-10 artists of all time on YouTube with over 27 billion cumulative views, and the most-streamed female Latin artist of all time on Spotify.

Most recently, Shakira released her twelfth studio album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran to rave reviews. The album is a dazzling testament to her resilience and strength, as well as music’s power to transform the most trying experiences into precious moments. In the first 24 hours it was released, the album became the most streamed album 2024 and was certified 7x Platinum.

Shakira’s previous album El Dorado ranked #1 on iTunes in 37 Countries, won Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2017 Latin GRAMMY® Awards, and Best Latin Pop Album at the 2018 GRAMMY® Awards. With over 12 billion streams, it is one of the most-streamed female albums of all time. In 24 hours, “SHAKIRA || BZRP Music Sessions #53” made history both on Spotify with over 14 million streams and on YouTube with over 52 million views. The song debuted at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is another historic moment for Shakira as she is the first solo woman to debut in the Top 10 on the chart with a song recorded in Spanish. It is also the Spanish language song with the most streams in a single day in Spotify history. In September, Shakira received the MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards and in honor of her award put on a breathtaking performance of her greatest hits.

Less than a week after releasing her critically acclaimed new album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, Shakira surprised a crowd of over 40,000 people, the largest audience for a performance in Times Square, with a mesmerizing performance at the TSX Stage. Watch HERE .

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If you’re a fan of Future, there’s no better time than the present.

In addition to dropping a new album on April 12, the popular rapper just announced his 27-concert arena ‘We Trust You Tour’ with producer Metro Boomin.

Midway through the summer run, the Hip-Hop icons are slated to drop into Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Thursday, Aug. 15.

On this jaunt, fans can expect to hear tracks from the duo’s aforementioned No. 1 record “We Don’t Trust You,” which includes guest spots from big-name collaborators like J. Cole, A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd, Ty Dolla $ign, and Lil Baby.

For those that can’t wait to catch Future and Metro Boomin go hard live this year — maybe with some help from their high-profile friends — tickets can be scooped up for all ‘We Trust You Tour’ concerts as soon as today.

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On April 12, Future and Metro Boomin dropped their electric two-disc album “We Don’t Trust You.”

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Isaiah Rashad has revealed the second leg of his highly successful Cilvia Demo 10-Year Anniversary Tour, commemorating his debut extended play, released via Top Dawg Entertainment in 2014. Produced by Live Nation, the 13-date run follows the sold-out first leg and concludes on February 2 in San Francisco.

The tour’s second leg kicks off on Monday, May 20, in Houston at the House of Blues, with stops in Dallas, Atlanta, Charlotte, New York, Chicago, and more before concluding on Friday, June 7, in Boston at Citizens House of Blues.

Tickets for the tour will be available through various presales, starting with a Citi presale on April 19. An artist presale will begin on April 17 at 10 AM local time, with additional presales running throughout the week. The general on-sale starts on Friday, April 19 at 10 AM local time on ticketmaster.com.

Citi card members will have access to presale tickets through the Citi Entertainment program from April 17 at 11 AM local time until April 19 at 9 AM local time. VIP packages will also be available, including general admission tickets, early entry, and access to the pre-show soundcheck with Isaiah Rashad. For more information, visit vipnation.com.

CILVIA DEMO 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR – PART TWO TOUR DATES:

Mon May 20 – Houston, TX – House of Blues Houston

Tue May 21 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre

Wed May 22 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas

Fri May 24 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle

Sat May 25 – Chattanooga, TN – The Signal

Sun May 26 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works

Tue May 28 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte

Wed May 29 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz

Thu May 30 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring

Sat Jun 01 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17

Mon Jun 03 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s

Tue Jun 04 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues Chicago

Fri Jun 07 – Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues Boston

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