She caused quite a stir with Homecoming, Beyonce Knowles-Carter's new Netflix documentary and accompanying 40-track live album. The film focused on her performance at Coachella 2018, when she became the first black woman to take the trendsetting California festival's top billing. Although the 2019 iteration is in full swing, and draws to a close tomorrow, everybody's too busy talking about Queen Bey instead.
More to come
Now, it seems, there's plenty more to come in the Halo singer's collaboration with the streaming giant, as there are two more projects to come, reports Variety. Overall, the three-project deal is said to be worth a whopping $60 million (Dh220.35m).
The first of the three specials was this behind-the-scenes documentary, which premiered on April 17 and gave fans an unprecedented glimpse into the secretive star's working life. It is said to have cost about $20 million. Beyonce was executive producer, writer and director.
'You make me so proud'
It was incredibly well received. Even Michelle Obama congratulated the Grammy Award-winning singer on Twitter, posting a video saying, “Hey, Queen! Girl, you have done it again, constantly raising the bar for us all and doing it flawlessly. I’d say I’m surprised but I know who you are. I’ve seen it up close and personal. Girl, you make me so proud, and I love you."
The former First Lady continued, adding: "I also love that your new Netflix film, Homecoming, is informed by the black leaders, thinkers, and poets who paved the way for folks like us. I love that it's both a celebration and a call to action. And I love that you're using this film to inspire the next generation of history-makers and record-breakers who'll run the world in the years ahead. So, to you my friend, I just want to say, keep telling the truth because you can do it in a way that no one else can."
Watch the full trailer of the documentary here:
More music and 'Lemonade'
The album that followed the documentary's release featured 40 songs in total, with a full live version of Beyonce's Coachella set from 2018, complete with cheering fans and Beyonce addressing the crowd. Jay Z and J Balvin also both feature, as well as her Destiny's Child band mates Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland.
Beyonce and Jay Z's eldest daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, also sings one song, Lift Every Voice and Sing. It is listed as "Blue's Version".
While Beyonce's representatives and Netflix have both declined to comment on the new revelations, what we do know is that Beyonce's 65-minute Lemonade film will also be available across all music streaming services on Tuesday, April 23, reports Variety. It'll mark the third anniversary of the film's debut on HBO and also the first time ever that all of Queen Bey's catalogue is available for streaming.
Netflix is seemingly continuing its foray into producing exclusive music content. Previous documentaries include Springsteen on Broadway, Gaga: Five Foot Two, and the Quincy Jones film Quincy.
The smuggler
Eldarir had arrived at JFK in January 2020 with three suitcases, containing goods he valued at $300, when he was directed to a search area.
Officers found 41 gold artefacts among the bags, including amulets from a funerary set which prepared the deceased for the afterlife.
Also found was a cartouche of a Ptolemaic king on a relief that was originally part of a royal building or temple.
The largest single group of items found in Eldarir’s cases were 400 shabtis, or figurines.
Khouli conviction
Khouli smuggled items into the US by making false declarations to customs about the country of origin and value of the items.
According to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he provided “false provenances which stated that [two] Egyptian antiquities were part of a collection assembled by Khouli's father in Israel in the 1960s” when in fact “Khouli acquired the Egyptian antiquities from other dealers”.
He was sentenced to one year of probation, six months of home confinement and 200 hours of community service in 2012 after admitting buying and smuggling Egyptian antiquities, including coffins, funerary boats and limestone figures.
For sale
A number of other items said to come from the collection of Ezeldeen Taha Eldarir are currently or recently for sale.
Their provenance is described in near identical terms as the British Museum shabti: bought from Salahaddin Sirmali, "authenticated and appraised" by Hossen Rashed, then imported to the US in 1948.
- An Egyptian Mummy mask dating from 700BC-30BC, is on offer for £11,807 ($15,275) online by a seller in Mexico
- A coffin lid dating back to 664BC-332BC was offered for sale by a Colorado-based art dealer, with a starting price of $65,000
- A shabti that was on sale through a Chicago-based coin dealer, dating from 1567BC-1085BC, is up for $1,950
Results
5pm: Warsan Lake – Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (Turf) 2,200m; Winner: Dhaw Al Reef, Sam Hitchcott (jockey), Abdallah Al Hammadi (trainer)
5.30pm: Al Quadra Lake – Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 1,600m; Winner: Mrouwah Al Gharbia, Sando Paiva, Abubakar Daud
6pm: Hatta Lake – Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 1,600m; Winner: AF Yatroq, George Buckell, Ernst Oertel
6.30pm: Wathba Stallions Cup – Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 1,600m; Winner: Ashton Tourettes, Adries de Vries, Ibrahim Aseel
7pm: Abu Dhabi Championship – Listed (PA) Dh180,000 (T) 1,600m; Winner: Bahar Muscat, Antonio Fresu, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami
7.30pm: Zakher Lake – Rated Conditions (TB) Dh80,000 (T) 1,400m; Winner: Alfareeq, Dane O’Neill, Musabah Al Muhairi.
F1 The Movie
Starring: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardem
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Rating: 4/5
World record transfers
1. Kylian Mbappe - to Real Madrid in 2017/18 - €180 million (Dh770.4m - if a deal goes through)
2. Paul Pogba - to Manchester United in 2016/17 - €105m
3. Gareth Bale - to Real Madrid in 2013/14 - €101m
4. Cristiano Ronaldo - to Real Madrid in 2009/10 - €94m
5. Gonzalo Higuain - to Juventus in 2016/17 - €90m
6. Neymar - to Barcelona in 2013/14 - €88.2m
7. Romelu Lukaku - to Manchester United in 2017/18 - €84.7m
8. Luis Suarez - to Barcelona in 2014/15 - €81.72m
9. Angel di Maria - to Manchester United in 2014/15 - €75m
10. James Rodriguez - to Real Madrid in 2014/15 - €75m
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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