The launch of Dubai’s magnificent new Atlantis The Royal was marked by Beyoncé’s first full-length performance in five years. According to the celebrity news website TMZ, she received a whopping $24 million for the performance.
The one-hour performance was said to be the launching pad for Beyoncé’s upcoming Renaissance tour. It had a strict VIP guest-list, bringing together 1,000 audience members including UAE royalty, regional influencers and celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Ellen Pompeo, Rebel Wlson, Ronan Keating, Amir Khan among others, according to different reports.
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She performed a variety of classics from her enormous back catalogue in addition to a surprise appearance by her 11-year-old eldest daughter Blue Ivy. According to WWD, a fashion daily journal, the two sang a duet named “Brown Skin Girl.”
The rest of the set included hits like, ‘At Last,’ ‘XO,’ ‘Flaws and All,’ ‘Ave Maria,’ ‘Halo,’ ‘Beautiful Liar,’ ‘Crazy in Love,’ ‘Drunk in Love’ and more. No songs from ‘Renaissance’ were performed.
Her performance was followed by spectacular fireworks display and a DJ set from Swedish House Mafia, reported The National.
