It Couldn’t Bey: Internet Devastated by False Beyoncé DNC Rumors

THE INTERNET LET out a collective sob when Beyoncé’s publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, shut down rumors that the 32-time Grammy winner would be performing at the Democratic National Convention.

“At home watching and anticipating the VP’s historic speech,” wrote Noel-Schure prior to Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Nominee, taking the stage on Thursday. “Focus on the win and register to vote. Do not report rumors. FOCUS.”

Her post was seen as a direct reference to rampant speculation that the Renaissance star would appear at the four-day long event. Fueled by a TMZ report that Beyoncé would grace the stage on the final night of the DNC and X/Twitter verified accounts with large followings posting about the possible “surprise” (one account, @Angry_Staffer has since apologized), the rumor spread across nearly every social media platform and even had Democratic party organizers and Chicago government officials preparing for the possibility of Beyoncé’s arrival.

“It’s been crazy,” a person familiar with the matter told Rolling Stone earlier on Thursday. “People running the show and working here obviously will prepare for Beyoncépalooza… We just keep being told ‘I don’t know’ when this comes up,” added the source. “It has come up frequently.”

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It Couldn’t Bey: Internet Devastated by False Beyoncé DNC Rumors
Speculation over a possible Beyoncé performance at the DNC spread like wildfire this week
BY CHARISMA MADARANG, TOMÁS MIER
AUGUST 23, 2024
It Couldn’t Bey: Internet Devastated by False Beyoncé DNC Rumors
Beyoncé on July 29, 2023 in East Rutherford, NJ. KEVIN MAZUR/WIREIMAGE FOR PARKWOOD
THE INTERNET LET out a collective sob when Beyoncé’s publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, shut down rumors that the 32-time Grammy winner would be performing at the Democratic National Convention.

“At home watching and anticipating the VP’s historic speech,” wrote Noel-Schure prior to Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Nominee, taking the stage on Thursday. “Focus on the win and register to vote. Do not report rumors. FOCUS.”

Her post was seen as a direct reference to rampant speculation that the Renaissance star would appear at the four-day long event. Fueled by a TMZ report that Beyoncé would grace the stage on the final night of the DNC and X/Twitter verified accounts with large followings posting about the possible “surprise” (one account, @Angry_Staffer has since apologized), the rumor spread across nearly every social media platform and even had Democratic party organizers and Chicago government officials preparing for the possibility of Beyoncé’s arrival.

“It’s been crazy,” a person familiar with the matter told Rolling Stone earlier on Thursday. “People running the show and working here obviously will prepare for Beyoncépalooza… We just keep being told ‘I don’t know’ when this comes up,” added the source. “It has come up frequently.”

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As the news that Bey would not be making an appearance finally sunk in, the internet and Beyhive reacted with a flurry of memes and posts emanating devastation.

“Has TMZ ever been this wrong before?” wrote TV writer Ben Siemon. “This is a total failure of American intelligence. A special counsel needs to be assigned.”

Meanwhile, Adam Smith, the vice president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, joked, “It’s time to subpoena TMZ.”

Beyoncé fan accounts also expressed their supreme disappointment, including Beyoncé Press., which took to X to post a list of Bey-less events.