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Beyoncé Closes London Run by Thanking Paul McCartney for ‘Blackbird’

Her finale at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium marked a record-breaking residency with a genre-bending homage to the civil rights anthem ‘Blackbird’.

Beyoncé performing at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Monday during her Cowboy Carter tour.
Beyoncé performing at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Monday.

Overview

  • Beyoncé concluded her six-night Cowboy Carter residency on June 16, drawing over 275,000 fans and becoming Tottenham Hotspur Stadium’s highest-grossing artist.
  • She performed “Blackbiird,” her reinterpretation of The Beatles’ “Blackbird,” atop the original master track enriched with string flourishes and guest vocals.
  • In an Instagram post she praised McCartney’s songwriting as “one of the best songs ever made” and highlighted her custom Stella McCartney shirt.
  • Paul McCartney called her cover a “magnificent version” that reinforces the song’s civil rights message, and he and Beyoncé connected over FaceTime before the final show.
  • The tour, supporting her Grammy-winning country album Cowboy Carter, also featured tributes to music icons like Tina Turner and showcased her boundary-crossing country sound.