Beyoncé Avoids Falling From Flying Car Due to Prop Malfunction

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Beyoncé wasn’t crying any alligator tears—despite her recent onstage mishap.

During the first of two Cowboy Carter shows at Houston’s NRG Stadium on June 28, the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer was involved in a scary incident in which she appeared to be stuck in a car suspended above the crowd after it began to tilt mid-air.

In a video shared to TikTok June 28, the 44-year-old abruptly stopped singing “16 Carriages” and instead started repeating, “Stop, stop, stop,” into the microphone.

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Once the music stopped, the Grammy winner remained suspended in the air while smiling down at the audience as they erupted in cheers.

And after a few moments, she calmly said, “Thank y’all for your patience,” before the car was finally lowered down to the center of the stadium.

“If ever I fall,” she said after returning to the stage, “I know y’all would catch me.”

After all, this isn’t the first time Beyoncé—who shares daughter Blue Ivy, 13, as well as twins Rumi and Sir, 7, with husband Jay Z—has been met with an onstage malfunction during the Cowboy Carter tour.

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While performing at SoFi Stadium in California last month, as seen in a video shared to TikTok at the time, the “Crazy in Love” singer was seen looking for her mark just before heading into her “Cozy” segment, which features her standing onstage as gold frames surround her.

But as she waited for the robotic arms to bring the frames around her upper body, she looked down to realize that her mark was nowhere to be seen. And though she looked visibly confused as the show went on, she managed to carefully complete her routine while narrowly avoiding being hit by the robotic props.

“She keep looking at the floor in disbelief,” one user commented under the video, while another added, “It’s a major safety hazard. Good for her for hitting her mark anyways.”

On another occasion, Blue Ivy prevented a potentially disastrous scene onstage last month after she unhooked an earring that nearly got caught in her mom’s hair mid-performance.

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But during a later performance of “I’m That Girl” in London June 5, Beyonce didn’t have her teenager to stop her golden chaps from slipping right off as she stomped along with her dancers.

Even so, she pulled her outfit back up without missing a beat as she sang, “Deadass.”

For more from the Cowboy Carter tour keep reading.

“Ameriican Requiem”

Within the first single on Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé lays it all out for her critics, seemingly referencing the backlash she faced after she performed at the CMA Awards in 2016.

“They used to say I spoke, ‘Too country’ / And the rejection came, said I wasn't, 'Country 'nough,'” she sings, “Said I wouldn't saddle up, but / If that ain't country, tell me, what is? / Plant my bare feet on solid ground for years / They don't, don't know how hard I had to fight for this.”

At the time, fans noted that the CMA Awards appeared to take down footage of her surprise performance alongside The Chicks. However, in a statement to E! News, the organization shared they took down a promotional clip instead.

“16 Carriages”

Along with “Texas Hold ‘Em,” the Grammy winner’s song “16 Carriages” was one of the two lead singles to come from her multi-faceted record. In the ballad, Beyoncé seems to sing about working from a young age and focusing on her dreams. After its release, her fans online classified it as one of her most personal songs yet.

“Sixteen carriages drivin’ away / While I watch them ride with my dreams away / To the summer sunset on a holy night / On a long back road, all the tears I find.”

“Protector”

One of her more melodic singles, “Protector” opens up with none other her daughter Rumi asking about a lullaby.

The singer—who is also mom to Rumi’s twin brother Sir and their oldest sibling Blue Ivy—reflects on her role as a mom. “Born to be a protector, mm-hmm / Even though I know someday you're gonna shine on your own.”

“I will be your projector, mm, mm-hmm / An apricot picked right off a given tree,” she notes. “I gave watеr to the soil / And now it feeds me, yeah, yеah (Yeah) / And there you are, shaded underneath it all / I feel proud of who I am /Because you need me.”

“Texas Hold ‘Em”

An instant hit that frankly needs no introduction: The up-tempo single “Texas Hold ‘Em” held onto the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking Beyoncé's ninth solo number one song. Not to mention, her hit also topped the Hot Country Songs chart, making the Destiny’s Child alum the first Black woman with a number one country song in Billboard history.

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“Dolly P” & “Jolene”

Not only did the Grammy winner take Dolly Parton’s hit “Jolene” and make it her own: “Jolene, I'm a woman too / Thе games you play are nothing new / So you don't want no hеat with me, Jolene,” but she also recruited the country star for an interlude that tipped its hat at another well-known character: Becky with the good hair.

“Hey miss Honey B, it's Dolly P,” Dolly says, “You know that hussy with the good hair you sing about? / Reminded me of someone I knew back when / Except she has flamin' locks of auburn hair / Bless her heart / Just a hair of a different color but it hurts just the same.”

Though Beyoncé made it clear that her take is more of a stern warning: “But you don't want this smoke, so shoot your shot with someone else (You heard me).”

“II Most Wanted”

The now Grammy-nominated collaboration with Miley Cyrus remains a favorite of fans, with the duo’s lyrics about being a “shotgun rider” becoming a standout instantly. Last June, the Hannah Montana star reflected on the writing process, sharing that she penned the song years before Beyoncé reached out about Cowboy Carter.

"I told her, 'We don’t have to get ­country; we are country,'” Miley told W Magazine. “'We’ve been country. You know, between you being from Texas and me being from Tennessee, so much of us is going to be in this song.(add single quotation) Getting to write a song, not just sing, for Beyonce was a dream come true."

Together on the track, they sing their notable chorus, “I'll be your shotgun rider 'til the day I die / Smoke out the window flyin' down the 405/ And I'll be your backseat baby / Drivin' you crazy anytime you like.”

“Sweet Honey Buckin'”

On this track, the 32-time Grammy winner made note of one snub that stood out noticeably during the 2024 Grammys: Her not winning Album of the Year for Renaissance.

In fact, when her husband Jay-Z took the stage that night, he couldn’t help but call it out then and there—a moment that she doesn’t hesitate to highlight.

“A-O-T-Y, I ain't win (Let's go) / I ain't stuntin' 'bout them,” she sings, “Take that s--t on the chin/ Come back and f--k up the pen (Yeah).”

“Levii's Jeans”

Her sultry collab with Post Malone was not only one of the songs that served to be a match made in heaven (“Boy, I'll let you be my Levi's jeans / So you can hug that ass all day long”)—but the singer would later strip down for a denim-filled campaign that September with the iconic clothing brand.

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