Why Beyonce initially didn’t allow Blue Ivy on the ‘Renaissance’ tour
Beyonce initially did not allow her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, to participate in the Renaissance World Tour.
“She told me she was ready to perform, and I said no,” Beyoncé, 42, said in her Renaissance: A Beyoncé Film concert documentary, per The New York Times.
Blue Ivy, 11, was originally going to appear alone on stage. However, Beyoncé had her daughter perform as a backup dancer during the tour, often taking part in the songs “My Power” and “Black Parade.” (In addition to Blue Ivy, the “Love on Top” singer shares 6-year-old twins Rumi and Sir with husband Jay Z.)
The former Destiny’s Child member shared that Blue Ivy was affected by social media criticism of her dancing. But instead of quitting, Blue Ivy impressed her mother as she trained even harder – and her progress was noticed by fans.
In September, a TikToker compared Blue Ivy’s dancing skills from the start of the tour to three months later — and she grew exponentially. In the first clip, Blue Ivy shyly danced with her mother during the song “My Power” in June. Just a few months later, in September, Blue Ivy was noticeably more confident and had mastered the choreography.
In August, former member of Beyoncé’s girl group Kelly Rowland spoke about Blue Ivy’s work ethic.
“I’m very proud,” said Rowland (42). E! News at the time. ‘She works very hard, period. But how could she not, you know? She sees her mother in action and she sees her father in action and how they… work hard in everything they do.”
The Renaissance tour is not the first time that Blue Ivy has performed on stage with her mother. In January, Beyoncé performed “Brown Skin Girl” with her daughter at a private concert in Dubai.
“If you love a brown-skinned woman, I want you to help us sing this,” Beyoncé told the crowd.
Blue Ivy received a writing credit on the song and appeared in the music video alongside her grandmother, Tina Knowlesand sister Rumi. When the music video won a Grammy Award in 2021, Blue Ivy became the second-youngest Grammy winner ever at age 9.
“I know my two daughters and son are watching,” Beyoncé said in her acceptance speech. “Blue, congratulations. She won a Grammy tonight. I’m so proud of you, and I’m so honored to be your mommy, all you mommies. You are my babies, and I am so proud of you all.”
Renaissance: A Beyoncé Film will hit theaters on Friday, December 1.