Let's not jump to conclusions...
Jay-Z. The rapper spoke on the matter while attending a Q&A event at Columbia University on Tuesday night. A moderator for the event inquired whether the couple chose to stay seated to"convey a signal," to which Jay-Z responded in the negative.The moment was more closely tied to Beyoncé's reputation as an artist who pays close attention to details, Jay-Z explained."We got there, we were sitting, and now the show’s about to start.
“So we get there and we immediately jump into artist mode … now I’m really just looking at the show," He continued."Did the mic start? Was it too low to start?…I had to explain to them [that] as an artist, if you don’t feel the music, you can’t really reach that level.”observed appreciation for performance quality
, were so consumed by their close study of Lovato's performance that they didn't even realize that they were sitting down the entire time. The couple wasn't trying to make a statement, and Jay-Z felt that they didn't have to — the halftime show itself spoke for itself. “I didn’t have to make a silent protest," Jay-Z told the audience."If you look at the stage and the artists that we chose — Colombian [Shakira] and Puerto Rican J.Lo — we were making the loudest statement...given the context, I didn’t have to make a silent protest.”
On Sunday, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez became the first Latinas to perform on the halftime stage, and their solo and duet performances sent a loud message to everyone watching. Performing in Spanish in one of the largest immigrant hubs of the United States on one of the biggest platforms in the country? Yeah, I'd say that we got the message loud and clear.
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