Major takeaways from Beyoncé’s Dubai Concert - from fees, LGBTQ backlash and her dress from Ukraine
Beyonce fees
After a break of four years, Beyonce made a comeback with her grand performance at the opening ceremony of the Dubai hotel, Atlantis The Royal. While her performance was hugely prised, the fees she took for the performance caused a stir online. As per the reports, the 41-year-old was paid $24 million for her performance.
During her one-hour concert, Beyonce performed 19 songs for the A-listers especially invited for the launch.
All support for Ukraine
Like her empowering singing, Beyoncé's stunning outfits always manage to make the headlines. After a dazzling performance, the 41-year-old songstress wrapped the night wearing a dress that was made by Ukrainian designer Ivan Frolov.
The shining pink minidress which was embroidered with diamonds and crystals was created in a workshop in the worn-torn country of Ukraine country Kyiv.
''The outfit was created in our workshop in Kyiv, Ukraine, during war and massive blackouts,” says Frolov, who is currently living and working in the Ukrainian capital.
Her rockstar!
As a special treat for the audience at the opening ceremony of the luxury hotel, Atlantis The Royal, Queen Bey brought her daughter Blue Ivy to the stage and together they set the stage on fire.
Beyonce, who was looking stunning in a yellow corset dress, made her first live performance in more than four years memorable as she performed a duet with Ivy on their track, 'Brown Skin Girl.'
"Where are all my brown-skinned girls? Give it up for my baby, my brown-skinned girl, Miss Blue Ivy Carter," the 41-year-old singer said as she welcomed her daughter on stage
Why not Renaissance?
Beyonce set the stage on the fire with her breathtaking performance in Dubai. However, what everyone missed was that singer didn't sing a single song from her recently released album Renaissance at her recent private concert.
The reason behind not singing the songs from the highly acclaimed album which celebrates the Black queer culture and community was the laws of the United Arab Emirates against same-sex relationships.
Fans were quick to call out the singer.
Controversial venue!
Beyonce made the on-stage return after the huge gap by choosing to perform at a lavish concert in Dubai. While many enjoyed her performances, some slammed Queen Bey for saying yes to performing in Dubai despite its anti-LGBTQ+ laws and the country's laws against human rights.
The singer is facing major criticism from her millions of fans who are from the LGBTQ+ community.
''Beyoncé is facing widespread criticism from her LGBTQ+ fanbase after she headlined a private concert in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, where homosexuality is illegal and punishable by death,'' one user wrote.
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