Miss out on Beyoncé and Jay Z's "On The Run Tour" this summer? Well you're in luck! HBO and Roc Nation announced today that the concert special for the tour will air September 20th on the premium channel. See the trailer for the TV special below:
FOXBOROUGH, MA - JULY 1: Beyoncé and JAY Z perform on the On The Run Tour at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Mason Poole/Parkwood Entertainment/PictureGroup)
What’s better than a solo Beyoncé concert? A Beyoncé and Jay Z concert.
Beyoncé and Jay Z brought their hugely successful “On The Run” tour to Gillette Stadium Tuesday night for a sold-out crowd of over 50,000. If there is one concert in your life you have to see, then definitely it’s this one.
The show opened up with one of the couple’s first songs, “Bonnie And Clyde,” which lit the crowd on fire. Going into the tour, I was slightly concerned that it just would be a typical joint tour, where the two artists each take the stage for half the time. To my delight, the show was executed perfectly as a joint performance. After the first song, Bey and Jay switched off, doing their hits like “Crazy In Love,” “Tom Ford,” and more.
FOXBOROUGH, MA - JULY 1: Beyoncé performs on the On The Run Tour at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Mason Poole/Parkwood Entertainment/PictureGroup)
Seeing Beyoncé for the second time in several months, fresh off her “Mrs. Carter Show World Tour”, I was excited to see her doing songs off her new, self-titled album. Queen Bey sexily danced and grinded through “Flawless,” “Yoncé,” and “Partition” (among others).
The focus of the night, however, wasn’t solely Beyoncé or Jay Z, but rather on their relationship to one another. In recent news, gossip magazines have claimed that Jay has been cheating on Bey, which would be very hard to believe after seeing this show. There was an obvious connection between them, and the whole audience knew it, especially during Jay Z’s “Young Forever,” when the two sang to each other while walking to the center stage.
As I noted back in December at the “Mrs. Carter Show,” Bey really does have a connection with her fans, as does Jay Z. The stage had a setup in the center of the stadium, which both stars used as way to get closer to their fans. In fact, Jay actually took a few minutes to walk onto that stage just to look at “all the sexy ladies.” There, he freestyled an intro to his wife’s “Partition.” That’s not the only time that they collaborated on something not officially recorded. Bey joined in, with perhaps my favorite moment of the night, by singing Justin Timberlake’s part in Jay Z’s “Holy Grail.”
Respect that, bow-down bitches.
Jay Z just posted a movie trailer for a never-to-be-released movie, featuring Jay and Bey on the run from the law (guest starring Sean Penn, Don Cheadle, Guillermo Díaz, Emmy Rossum, Jake Gyllenhaal, Blake Lively, Rashida Jones and Kidada Jones) to his social media accounts. While it's a perfect promo for their hit collab "On The Run", why can't it just be a real movie?
Credit: Live Nation Entertainment
BREAKING NEWS: Beyoncé and Jay Z announced officially today that they are embarking on a summer stadium tour! Dubbed the "On The Run Tour", the Carter couple will hit over 16 cities across the U.S. And Canada. Check the official dates below:
June 25: Miami, FL
June 28: Cincinnati, OH
July 1: Foxborough, MA
July 5: Philadelphia, PA
July 7: Baltimore, MD
July 9: Toronto, ONT
July 11: East Rutherford, NJ
July 15: Atlanta, GA
July 18: Houston, TX
July 20: New Orleans, LA
July 22: Dallas, TX
July 24: Chicago, IL
July 27: Winnipeg, MB
July 30: Seattle, WA
Aug. 2: Los Angeles CA
Aug. 5: San Francisco, CA
Tickets go onsale Friday, May 2nd on Ticketmaster.
Last night, the biggest stars in the Music Industry gathered at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for the 56th Grammy Awards Show. The show, which aired on CBS, was full of performances and long acceptance speeches, but there were two performances that stood out: Beyoncé and Jay Z, and Kendrick Lamar with Imagine Dragons. Jay and Bey opened the show with a knockout performance of Drunk In Love (seen below). However, Imagine Dragons and Kendrick stole the show. Their performance consisted of a melody of "Radioactive" and "M.A.A.D City". Peep both performances below:
Check the full winner list below:
Album Of The Year:
"Random Access Memories" — Daft Punk
Record Of The Year:
"Get Lucky" — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
Song Of The Year:
"Royals" — Joel Little & Ella Yelich O'Connor, songwriters (Lorde)
Best New Artist:
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Best Pop Solo Performance:
"Royals" — Lorde
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
"Get Lucky" — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
Best Pop Vocal Album:
"Unorthodox Jukebox" -- Bruno Mars
Best Pop Instrumental Album:
"Steppin' Out" -- Herb Alpert
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
"To Be Loved" -- Michael Bublé
Best Dance/Electronica Album:
Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
Best Dance Recording
"Clarity" -- Zedd Featuring Foxes
Best Rock Performance:
"Radioactive" — Imagine Dragons
Best Rock Album:
"Celebration Day" — Led Zeppelin
Best Metal Performance
"God Is Dead?" -- Black Sabbath
Best Rock Song
"Cut Me Some Slack" -- Dave Grohl, Paul McCartney, Krist Novoselic & Pat Smear, songwriters (Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear)
Best Alternative Music Album
"Modern Vampires Of The City" -- Vampire Weekend
Best R&B Performance:
"Something" — Snarky Puppy With Lalah Hathaway
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
"Unapologetic" — Rihanna
Best R&B Album:
Girl On Fire — Alicia Keys
Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Please Come Home -- Gary Clark Jr.
Best R&B Song (A Songwriters Award)
"Pusher Love Girl" -- James Fauntleroy, Jerome Harmon, Timothy Mosley & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake)
Best Rap Performance:
"Thrift Shop" — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
"Holy Grail" — Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
Best Rap Album:
The Heist — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Best Rap Song
"Thrift Shop" -- Ben Haggerty & Ryan Lewis, songwriters (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz)
Best Country Solo Performance:
"Wagon Wheel" — Darius Rucker
Best Country Album:
Same Trailer Different Park — Kacey Musgraves
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"From This Valley" -- The Civil Wars
Best Country Song (A Songwriters Award)
"Merry Go 'Round" -- Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
Best New Age Album
"Love's River" -- Laura Sullivan
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue — Terri Lyne Carrington
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
"Orbits" -- Wayne Shorter, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
"Liquid Spirit" -- Gregory Porter
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
"Night In Calisia" -- Randy Brecker, Włodek Pawlik Trio & Kalisz Philharmonic
Best Latin Jazz Album
"Song For Maura" -- Paquito D'Rivera And Trio Corrente
Best Gospel Album:
Greater Than (Live) — Tye Tribbett
Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
"Break Every Chain [Live]" -- Tasha Cobbs
Best Gospel Song
"If He Did It Before... Same God [Live]" -- Tye Tribbett, songwriter (Tye Tribbett)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
"Overcomer" -- David Garcia, Ben Glover & Christopher Stevens, songwriters (Mandisa)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
"Overcomer" -- Mandisa
Best Latin Pop Album
"Vida" -- Draco Rosa
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
"Treinta Días" -- La Santa Cecilia
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
"A Mi Manera" -- Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Pacific Mambo Orchestra — Pacific Mambo Orchestra
Best Americana Album:
Love Has Come For You — Steve Martin & Edie Brickell
Best Bluegrass Album
"The Streets Of Baltimore" -- Del McCoury Band
Best Blues Album
"Get Up!" -- Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite
Best Folk Album
"My Favorite Picture Of You" -- Guy Clark
Best Regional Roots Music Album
"Dockside Sessions" -- Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
Best Reggae Album
"Ziggy Marley In Concert" -- Ziggy Marley
Best World Music Album (tie)
"Savor Flamenco" -- Gipsy Kings
"Live: Singing For Peace Around The World" -- Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Best Children's Album
"Throw A Penny In The Wishing Well" -- Jennifer Gasoi
Best Spoken Word Album
"America Again: Re-becoming The Greatness We Never Weren't" -- Stephen Colbert
Best Comedy Album:
"Calm Down Gurrl" — Kathy Griffin
Best Musical Theater Album
"Kinky Boots"
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Sound City: Real To Reel
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Skyfall -- Thomas Newman, composer
Best Song Written For Visual Media
"Skyfall" from "Skyfall"-- Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth, songwriters (Adele)
Best Instrumental Composition
Pensamientos For Solo Alto Saxophone And Chamber Orchestra -- Clare Fischer, composer (The Clare Fischer Orchestra)
Best Instrumental Arrangement
On Green Dolphin Street-- Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band)
Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)
Swing Low -- Gil Goldstein, arranger (Bobby McFerrin & Esperanza Spalding)
Best Recording Package
Long Night Moon -- Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition) -- Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney And Wings)
Best Album Notes
Afro Blue Impressions (Remastered & Expanded) -- Neil Tesser, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
Best Historical Album (tie)
Charlie Is My Darling - Ireland 1965
The Complete Sussex And Columbia Albums
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Random Access Memories -- Peter Franco, Mick Guzauski, Florian Lagatta & Daniel Lerner, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Daft Punk)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Pharrell Williams
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) -- Cedric Gervais, remixer (Lana Del Rey)
Best Surround Sound Album
Live Kisses -- Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Tommy LiPuma, surround producer (Paul McCartney)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Winter Morning Walks -- David Frost, Brian Losch & Tim Martyn, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Dawn Upshaw, Maria Schneider, Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)
Producer Of The Year, Classical
David Frost
Best Orchestral Performance
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 -- Osmo Vänskä, conductor (Minnesota Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording
Adès: The Tempest
Best Choral Performance
Pärt: Adam's Lament -- Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor (Tui Hirv & Rainer Vilu; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Sinfonietta Riga & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Latvian Radio Choir & Vox Clamantis)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Roomful Of Teeth -- Brad Wells & Roomful Of Teeth
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Corigliano: Conjurer - Concerto For Percussionist & String Orchestra -- Evelyn Glennie; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
Best Classical Vocal Solo
Winter Morning Walks -- Dawn Upshaw (Maria Schneider; Jay Anderson, Frank Kimbrough & Scott Robinson; Australian Chamber Orchestra & St. Paul Chamber Orchestra)
Best Classical Compendium
Hindemith: Violinkonzert; Symphonic Metamorphosis; Konzertmusik -- Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Schneider, Maria: Winter Morning Walks -- Maria Schneider, composer
Best Music Video
Suit & Tie -- Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z (David Fincher, video director; Timory King, video producer)
Best Music Film
Live Kisses -- Paul McCartney (Jonas Akerlund, video director; Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine & Scott Rodger, video producers)
