*Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, responded to accusations that she shaded Janet Jackson’s VIP ticket prices for her current tour.
TMZ reports that Knowles liked a post criticizing the sky-high VIP ticket prices for Janet’s concerts. In a video response shared on Instagram, Knowles denied being messy and called Janet the “queen of production.”
“First of all, being on the other side of that, I know better than anyone what a great production cost,” she said in the clip. “It’s expensive. And I would never criticize another artist, let alone Janet Jackson who is the queen of production.”
Knowles made clear that she has much love for the Jackson family.
“I stay away from negativity,” she continued. “If you follow me then you know that I’m not involved in the mess. What I am guilty of is liking posts, going through when I’m in a big hurry and I don’t have time to really read and liking things because I trust that these are people that I follow. That was a big mistake. I will never do that again.”
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In the video’s caption, she wrote, “Jackson is an icon and I would never question another artist. I took Destiny’s Child to see Janet when they were 15 years old,” she shared.
“They always looked up to her and she opened doors for Beyonce. Why would I hate on her ? I know now not to be in a rush and to be very careful. (I learned my lesson) ! Especially when I have so much going on,” Ms. Tina continued. “I just wanted to clarify, she added, I do know that you can see people’s likes so I would be pretty dumb to do that.”
Watch her full remarks via the Instagram post above.
Meanwhile, Janet Jackson is one of the headliners for the 2024 Lovers & Friends Festival.
Usher is also slated to headline the event scheduled for May 4 at Las Vegas Festival Grounds.
Additional performers include Backstreet Boys, Lil Wayne, and Snoop Dogg. Additional performers are Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keys, Nas, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris, Nelly Furtado, Akon, T-Pain, Ja Rule, and M.I.A.
The other R&B and hip-hop stars confirmed for the festival are Eve, Ashanti, Ne-Yo, Nelly, Brandy, Monica, Kelly Rowland, Robin Thicke, Jeezy, Method Man and Redman, Tyrese, Craig David, Sean Paul, Keyshia Cole, Kelis, Mya, JoJo, Cam’ron, and Twista.
Registering on the festival’s website gives presale ticket access beginning Jan. 26 at 10 a.m. PT. General sales will follow via Ticketmaster.
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