Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion.Photo:Ian West/PA Images via Getty; ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty
Ian West/PA Images via Getty; ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty
Beyoncé’s hometown show in Houston was the most savageRenaissancetour date yet.
The superstar, 42, brought her Renaissance World Tour to Houston on Saturday, andMegan Thee Stallion— who also hails from the Texas city — came out on stage as a special guest.
Fans captured footage of the surprise appearance, in which the two performed their collaboration “Savage (Remix).”
“I love you, Queen,” Beyoncé told Megan in onevideoshared on X, formerly known as Twitter. In response, the rapper stated, “I love you, Beyoncé.”
The Houston concert marked the first time the “Break My Soul” singer and Megan, 28, performed the 2020 hit together live.
The “WAP” rapper previously attended theRenaissanceTour as a fan. She wasspottedin the crowd next to Bey’s husbandJAY-Zat the Paris show in late May.
TheNew York Post’sPage Sixreported on Thursday that the “Body” rapper dropped out of the lineup at New York City’sGlobal Citizen Festivalwhen Queen Bey invited her to take the stage the same day at her Houston show.
Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion at the 2021 Grammy Awards.Kevin Winter/Getty
Kevin Winter/Getty
Last week, the music festival announced with a post onX(formerly known as Twitter) that the hip-hop star had to pull out “due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict."
Megan Thee Stallion (whose real name is Megan Pete) first released “Savage” on herSugaEP in March 2020. After the song went viral on TikTok, Beyoncé hopped on a remix of it in late April of that year. The collaboration propelled the song to even more success — reaching No. 1 on theHot 100andscoringthe duo best rap song and best rap performance at the 2021Grammy Awards.
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Whileaccepting the Grammyfor best rap song, the“Bongos”rapper expressed just how much of an icon she considered the “Cuff It” singer to be. “I definitely want to say thank you to Beyoncé,” she said. “If you know me, you have to know ever since I was little, you know that when I grow up I’m going to be like the rap-Beyoncé. That was my goal. I love her work ethic, I love how she is, I love the way she carried herself.”
She added, “Thank you, Beyoncé, for your encouraging words all the time.”
Megan Thee Stallion againopened upabout working with the 32-time Grammy winner inElle’s May 2023 issue.
She said, “I didn’t believe she was actually gonna do it, but she did it, and my mind was blown. I called my granny. Me and my manager was in my living room, going crazy.”
source: people.com
