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Did Beyoncé or someone on her team rip off artist Hajime Sorayama with her Renaissance tour visuals?
Spotted on TMZ, Sorayama called out Beyoncé on social media when he posted some of his artwork alongside her Renaissance tour visuals, saying she and her team didn’t contact him for permission.
“Yo @beyonce You should have asked me ‘officially’ so that I could make much better work for you as like my man @theweeknd,” the post read per TMZ’s reporting.
According to the celebrity gossip site, many people were under the impression that Queen Bey got permission to copy Sorayama’s work, but that was not the case.
His angry post doesn’t indicate if he plans on taking legal action against Beyoncé and the people behind her tour, but that doesn’t mean he won’t.
Social media has been reacting to the news. Of course, the hive has their queen’s back, alluding to Sorayama biting off Mugler.
“Mugler was the one who made Beyoncé’s OG robot suit in the early 2000s … this was just petty and incorrect. Huge ego for what exactly?” one user on X, formerly Twitter, wrote in response.
While others are reveling in the fact that someone has the guts to call out Beyoncé for something.
“Seeing Hajime Sorayama call out Beyoncé saying she did a shit job stealing his designs makes me happy,” another post read.
We are willing to bet that Beyoncé crossed her Ts and dotted her Is to ensure something like this wouldn’t happen. Someone on her team either dropped the ball, or this is a big nothing.
In the gallery below, you can see more reactions to Beyoncé allegedly ripping off Hajime Sorayama.
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Beyoncé is closing out 2023 with a box office win thanks to her Renaissance concert film.
Spotted on Variety, Beyoncé can now add Queen of the Box Office to her still-growing list of accomplishments. Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé won the weekend at US theaters with a $21 million debut, slightly ahead of expectations.
Beyhive members who put on their best Renaissance looks once again to head to theaters to watch Renaissance helped the Houston singer join the ranks of Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” ($92.9 million), 2008’s “Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert” ($31.1 million), 2011’s “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never” and 2009’s “Michael Jackson: This Is It” ($23.2 million).
Beyoncé’s $21 million domestic box office debut was a massive win for the movie theater industry that was already reeling following “flops” by Marvel Studios’ The Marvels, Disney Animation’s Wish, and Ridley Scott’s latest epic Napoleon starring Joaquin Phoenix as the French emperor and military commander.
In a quote shared by Variety, the head of movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment, David A. Gross, said about the film’s performance, “This is an excellent domestic opening for a concert film. There are natural comparisons to Taylor Swift’s recent film, but these are very different artists and audiences.”
While Beyoncé can celebrate her film’s success in the US, that was not the case overseas. The concert film did not meet expectations, only bringing in $6.4 million in 94 territories and earning $27.4 million globally.
There is still time to improve on those numbers.
Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé is being distributed by AMC Theatres, with the “Cuff It” singer taking 50% of box office earnings while the exhibitors pocket the rest of the earnings per Variety.
These numbers pale compared to Queen Bey’s $549 million worldwide she made from her world tour.
Still, her box office win is nothing to dismiss.
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All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Beyoncé is feeling the cozy vibes. The Grammy winner donned a wintry white, oversize teddy coat while in London on Wednesday […]
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Everyone knows that if you come for Beyoncé or her baby, Blue Ivy, the BeyHive will be on your a**! But that doesn’t mean that Blue Ivy isn’t aware of the negativity that comes with being in the spotlight, and apparently it actually pushes her to be better at what she does.
According to the New York Times, in her new film, Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, Beyoncé explained how she reacted to Blue’s request to join her on stage as a backup dancer (she said “no”) and the fallout that came after she relented and eventually let her be a part of her choreographed crew. As many know, Blue’s initial performance wasn’t exactly up to par with the rest of Beyoncé’s squad, and unfortunately, social media let her know as much.
While big momma Bey might’ve wanted to shield her daughter from the negativity, Blue ultimately learned of the online criticism she was getting. Instead of letting it get her down and dissuade her from continuing to perform, it only motivated her to put in the work and get better at the craft. Props!
Everything culminated to Blue Ivy’s stellar performance alongside her mother in Paris, which surprised fans who delighted in the visibly improved dance skills that Blue worked so hard to correct.
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Even her grandmama, Ms. Tina Knowles, took to social media to praise her for doing her thing on stage and working hard to get better at her one-two step. “I am truly amazed by the courage that this brave, talented, beautiful 11 year old exhibited last night! There were almost 70,000 people in that audience. She danced with professional dancers, grown folks, she did complicated choreography and moves that they rehearsed for months ! She rehearsed and learned this in a little over a week,” Knowles said.
While we don’t know if this will lead to Blue pursuing a career in dancing, music or any other avenue of entertainment, at least we know she’ll put in that work to be the best she can be in that field. She’s a soldier, b.
Will you be checking out Beyoncé’s Renaissance film when it hits theaters this week? Let us know in the comments section below.
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A television show in Poland has gotten major flack for two Polish performers who performed Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar songs in blackface.
Social media users got upset as footage from the second episode of the current season of the Polish television show Twoja Twarz Brzmi Znajomo, their version of the reality competition show franchise, Your Face Sounds Familiar, revealed two of their competitors donning blackface. On the Sept. 9 show, singer Kuba Szmajkowski took the stage dressed like Kendrick Lamar to perform “Humble,” Lamar’s hit song from the Grammy Award-winning DAMN album.
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Szmajkowski also rapped the N-word during his performance. He had given fans of the show a preview of the look on his Instagram account, right down to a meager attempt to recreate Lamar’s signature cornrows.
Pola Gonciarz, an actress, also made the choice to don blackface to perform Beyoncé’s “If I Were A Boy” in the same episode. She also shared a look at her darkening her skin for the performance on Instagram, which received sharp condemnation in the comments. “Skin colour is NOT a costume! FFS!” one commenter wrote.
Numerous people online blasted Szmajkowski and Gonciarz online. “Oh no Kuba, this isn’t okay,” one comment stated. “Producers of this show, what were you thinking? Kuba is an amazing talent who could have had a massive career internationally. But now this performance is out there.”
Unfortunately, it’s not the show’s first ill-advised brush with blackface. Past guests have done so to perform as Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and Stevie Wonder. In 2021, Tomasz Ciachorowski donned blackface while performing as Kanye West. At the time, the program released a statement defending the action: “The intention of each star performing on the show, as well as of the whole production team, is to recreate the original performance in the most precise manner, while honoring the original artist.”
This time, however, the show’s parent company Endemol Shine struck a different tone. “Banijay condemns Endemol Shine Poland’s local execution of ‘Your Face Sounds Familiar,’ which contradicts our group’s global values,” a Banijay spokesperson said in a statement. “A subsequent internal investigation is underway and the appropriate measures will be taken.”
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The world holiday that is Beyoncé’s birthday went down during her Renaissance tour stop in Los Angeles, and as expected, it was a star-studded affair.
Instead of just having a private affair, the world’s most famous Virgo held a massive celebration during another packed Los Angeles show.
Everyone, including celebs, was in their most fabulous silver drip to celebrate Beyoncé’s birthday, which even featured a surprise appearance from the legendary Diana Ross.
TMZ reports Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Kris Jenner, North West, and Penelope Disick were in the crowd to celebrate Beyoncé turning 42 years old.
Queen Bey also brought out Kendrick Lamar to perform the remix of “America Has A Problem,” which was one of the many surprises from the night.
The night’s biggest surprise came when Diana Ross graced the stage to lead the crowd in singing Happy Birthday to the Houston native.
The celebrity gossip site also reports celeb couples Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, Zenday and Tom Holland, Hailey and Justin Bieber, plus “self-made billionaire” Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet, who were spotted in VIP locking lips.
Other big names in the crowd were Lizzo, Adele, Winnie Harlow, Vanessa Bryant, Rosario Dawson, Tom Sandoval, Keke Palmer, Chris Rock, Queen Latifah, Kerry Washington, Kelly Rowland, JAY-Z and Megan Markle.
It was a celebration of the ages at the SoFi Stadium that those who could attend will never forget. You can see more reactions to the epic night in the gallery below.
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Pittsburgh has a problem. The entire world is clamoring for a glimpse of Beyoncé’s eye-popping Renaissance World Tour, including the mayor of Steel City. In a statement posted to social media this week, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey wrote that he was “deeply disappointed” that Beyoncé made the difficult decision to cancel the tour’s stop in […]
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Black people’s relationship with America has never been without struggle. But as with most things in life, the Black community has found a way to turn tragedy into triumph.
Hip-Hop has often been a vehicle for folks to celebrate their joys and acknowledge their losses. In light of Independence Day, check out these Hip-Hop hits that honor and encourage the peace and liberation that Black folks deserve.
“This Is America”- Childish Gambino
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Gambino’s 2018 track highlights many of the complexities that come with being Black in America, while reminding folks to do what grandma said: “Get your money, black man.”
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