Beyoncé, 24 million dollars for an hour of private concert in Dubai. It's controversy
The singer returns live after 5 years, but criticism rains. Also in the sights is the choice of the artist, champion of the US gay community, to say yes to the Emirates, where homosexual rights are denied
Beyoncé (from Instagram)
Beyoncé is back to performing live, almost five dwarfs after her last concert. But the exhibition sparks controversy.
In fact, the American singer took the stage for a private show open only to VIPs in a Dubai luxury resort.
All with a mind-boggling fee: 24 million dollars (over 22 million euros) for just over an hour of concert.
Business is business, sure. But what aroused the harshest reactions was above all the chosen location, namely the Arab Emirates, accused of not respecting freedoms and rights, starting with those of the LGBT+ community.
Indeed, Beyoncé is considered one of the champions of the battle for homosexual rights , so much so that her latest album – “Ranaissance”, released last year – is dedicated to black gay artists who “founded” disco music. But, from what is learned, the singer of "Renaissance", on the stage in Dubai, did not sing even one song present in "Renaissance": a choice that does not seem accidental.
And, as mentioned, the controversy broke out. Among the reactions, that of the American LGB Alliance, which defined Beyoncé's choice "a great disappointment" .
(Unioneonline/lf)
