A SELECT group of Beyonce fans will be able to see her up close and personal when she next visits the UK.
I can reveal the Halo singer is planning to wow people with secret pop-up shows here.
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The superstar is gearing up to return with her seventh solo album, the first in six years.
Her team have been scouting out venues in the UK for her to perform special gigs to promote the new music.
A source said: “Beyonce’s new album is ready but this era will be like no other.
“She wrote most of the songs during the pandemic, when she was desperate to be with her fans and perform.
“This new record and campaign will be her most interactive one yet because she wants to reach out to the fans.
“It will focus on live experiences outside of touring, including intimate shows and pop-up performances.
“She is planning to spend a lot of time performing and promoting it in the UK, so there will be unique surprises in store for the British fans.
“People in her camp have scouted out venues for her to perform at when the music comes out and then there will be another huge tour later on.”
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Beyonce’s last solo outing, The Formation World Tour in 2016, saw her play seven shows at stadiums in the UK and Ireland.
Then she returned in 2018 accompanied by her husband Jay-Z for their joint On The Run II Tour, featuring five more stadium concerts in England, Scotland and Wales.
Fans were sent into overdrive earlier this week when Beyonce removed her profile picture from all of her social media accounts, suggesting they will soon be replaced by new images to usher in her new music.
But there has been no other news, so she is keeping everyone in suspense.
In December, the CEO of her label Sony confirmed the album would be released in 2022.
With only six months left of the year, it can’t be too far away.
MEANWHILE… BLUE’S THIS?
ALL daughters are embarrassed by their dads at some point or another – even if your father is Jay-Z.
Blue Ivy joined the rapper at a basketball game in San Francisco.
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She had blinging earrings and big hair – just like mum Beyonce in the early Noughties.
Ten-year-old Blue cringed at Jay as he wrapped his arm around his daughter and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
Cameras at the game caught the moment and Blue can be seen trying to pull away while saying: “Dad, my hair.”
GERI GETS UNI HONOUR
GERI HORNER is about to become Brainy Spice – by getting an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University.
The Spice Girl is being presented with the award in recognition of her work promoting and championing children, young people and women’s rights over the past 25 years.
Ginger will be presented with the degree at a ceremony in November, when more than 12,000 students will be graduating from the university.
The Bag It Up singer said: “It is a great privilege to receive this honorary award from Sheffield Hallam University.
“I sincerely believe education is a superpower, supporting young people with the confidence, perspective and experience to pursue their life goals and dreams.”
BTS TELL FANS: IT’S ALL OVER
BTS are following Little Mix’s lead by announcing they will go on an indefinite hiatus.
The seven-piece K-pop sensations delivered the shock news during a fan event yesterday, in which they said each member would be focusing on solo ventures.
Suga, who is in the group with RM, Jin, Jungkook, J-Hope, Jimin and V, said: “We’re going on a hiatus now.”
They said recent singles made them question their direction as a group and led to the decision to part ways.
RM added: “We have to accept that we’ve changed.
“For me, it was like the group BTS was within my grasp until On and Dynamite, but after Butter and Permission To Dance, I didn’t know what kind of group we were any more.”
They debuted in 2013 and became the quickest act to have five US No1 singles since Michael Jackson.
The band also performed sellout shows at London’s Wembley Stadium and had two No1 albums in the UK.
SMOOTH LOOK FOR DAKOTA
DAKOTA JOHNSON had to be on her best behaviour not to stain this white blazer dress as she walked the red carpet in New York.
The actress posed in the sophisticated outfit, complete with bejewelled spine, at the premiere of her new Apple TV+ series Cha Cha Real Smooth at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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It was a rare night away from Coldblay’s tour, as she has been supporting boyfriend Chris Martin at most of the dates on their US leg, which ended in Florida last night.
The group will bring the shows to London and Glasgow in August.
Guitarist Jonny Buckland said: “Our show is like 4th of July, crossed with a children’s birthday party, at Disneyland, in space.”
On the tour, the band walked out to one of Disney’s most famous theme tunes, although they had to get permission from the composer and movie director.
Chris said on US radio: “We actually wrote to John Williams and Steven Spielberg to use the ET Flying Theme.
“It was a nail-biting week of waiting.
“When you find the intro music that feels right for that tour, nothing else will do. So we’re so grateful to them.”
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LADY GAGA is in talks to play Harley Quinn opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the sequel to Joker.
But in a surprising twist, the follow-up film will be a musical.
That would be ideal for Gaga but may not thrill fans of the previous film.
Director Todd Phillips has been working on the project titled Joker: Folie à Deux, which refers to a medical term for a similar mental disorder that affects two or more people, usually from the same family.
Most recently, Harley Quinn has been played by Margot Robbie, including in last year’s The Suicide Squad.
The 2019 Joker had 11 Oscar nominations and made £890million at the box office.
But it has been claimed neither Joaquin, who was in the title role of Joker, or Gaga, have yet officially signed up to the film.
TAIKA’S RITA BAN
RITA ORA’s fiancé Taika Waititi has banned anyone from asking him about the singer while he is in the UK to promote his new animation adventure flick Lightyear.
The New Zealand-born actor and movie director issued strict orders at the London premiere on Monday evening – after being annoyed by TV host Phillip Schofield asking him on This Morning about the upcoming wedding.
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Taika, who voices the character Mo Morrison, swerved the question by pretending his earpiece wasn’t working.
A source said: “He joked it off on This Morning but the incident left him feeling far from happy.
“So he went to great lengths to make sure it didn’t happen again.
“Multiple publicists insisted he would walk off if her name was mentioned on the red carpet.
“Rita jetted into London a few days before the premiere so was in town to support him, but decided not to attend. They don’t want to speak about their nuptials yet.”
While the Let You Love Me singer was strictly off limits, Taika was happy to praise Disney bosses for reinstating a lesbian kiss into the Buzz Lightyear film after it was initially removed.
In an exclusive chat, he said: “I’m so pleased. It’s great.
“I didn’t even know about this until it had gone and come back. It’s fantastic.
“We can just normalise this stuff by showing it, we can get to a place where we don’t have to talk about it – when people go to the cinema and go, ‘And what? It’s fine’.
“If we can normalise that behaviour in these little steps with each movie, it means we are progressing.”
