Beyoncé has introduced that she’s going to tour behind Cowboy Carter this 12 months, confirming rumors that started with a teaser announcement—finally delayed because of the Los Angeles wildfires—final month. No dates or cities have but been introduced; solely a photo and temporary graphic accompany the information. The announcement comes on the day of the Grammys ceremony, the place Beyoncé is competing for her first-ever Album of the 12 months win.
The forthcoming run shall be simply the seventh headlining tour of Beyoncé’s profession. It follows 2023’s huge Renaissance World Tour, which included 56 stops and visitor appearances from Kendrick Lamar and Megan Thee Stallion, grossing a whopping $592 million. Then Beyoncé rolled all of it up into a movie that topped the U.S. box office and snuck a brand new tune, “My House,” into the top credit. Followers didn’t have to attend as lengthy for a follow-up tour right now as they did again then—that Renaissance outing was her first headlining tour in seven years.
Beyoncé shared a since-deleted teaser of right now’s announcement instantly after her Christmas Day halftime show, amid the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens’ recreation at NRG Stadium. In a clip shared on her social channels, she waved the Stars and Stripes in a cowboy hat whereas sitting astride a horse, in a spin on her Cowboy Carter getups. Since that document’s launch final March, Beyoncé received concerned within the Kamala Harris ill-fated election campaign, shared a Baywatch-themed get-out-the-vote video, and acquired a bunch of nominations for subsequent month’s Grammy Awards.
Examine Cowboy Carter’s “II Fingers II Heaven” in Pitchfork’s rundown of “The 100 Best Songs of 2024.”
