Jay-Z’s other half switched up her style when she hit the stage at the star-studded event, trading in her gown for a pink leotard. At the concert, it was announced that Marley had become one of Tidal’s artist-owners. If the goal was to build a similar relationship between an audience and a streaming platform, Tidal still has a lot of work to do. I could hear them because there was no transitional music in between acts; the lights came up and the monitors were cut as the crew scrambled to adjust the minimal staging for the next artist.
However, once the main part of the show kicked in, with collaborations including rappers Meek Mill, Rick Ross and DJ Khalid, the spirit of the evening seemed secure.
With help from Nas, he performed his new single “Chains”, which protests the deaths of unarmed people of color killed by police or security officers. Online app to get the latest celebrity news on the go!
Queen B also joined Nicki Minaj in front of the crowd for their anthem “Feeling Myself”, which was the first time the duo performed the song live, according to the New York Daily News.
Minaj opted for a black, sleeveless number with fishnet stockings as the two dominated the stage, delivering racy dance moves and fierce glares.
Jay and Beyonce pleased fans as they collaborated on his hit with Justin Timberlake, Holy Grail, as they told the crowd it was their “favourite” track to perform together.
Election season is heating up, and thousands of concertgoers left the Barclays Center Tuesday night wondering why these two women can’t run the world. After catching the superstar’s Global Citizen Festival set at the end of September - during which she played a full set of solo stuff, tossing in Destiny’s Child songs for good measure - her Tidal appearance felt unnecessarily scant. But then, in the event’s most inexplicable instance of a one-song limit, Jonas was gone, leaving befuddled concertgoers grumbling about the conspicuously absent “Jealous”. Sounds awfully like what industry experts have been saying for the music service.
Jay Z’s Tidal is holding its biggest concert to date on Tuesday, and it’s all for charity.
