Queen Bey has an enormous fan in King Charles III!
The British monarch, 76, named Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” as one in all his favorite songs during his Monday, March 10, Apple Music 1 radio special, The King’s Music Room, and congratulated the singer on winning her first Album of the Yr award finally month’s Grammys.
Beyoncé won the celebrated award for her country album, Cowboy Carter, after missing out on the prize 4 times previously, including for her critically acclaimed Lemonade.
Introducing “Crazy in Love” on his one-off radio show, Charles deemed Beyoncé, 43, an artist “so exceptional that I couldn’t resist including her music.”
“She performed this song on the then–Prince’s Trust Fashion Rocks concert on the Royal Albert Hall in 2003. I wanted to incorporate an iconic musical moment from the various events which supported my Trust’s work over time,” he said.
As he began the track, he praised the “incomparable” singer and added, “I would love to congratulate her for winning her first Album of the Yr Grammy.”
King Charles and Beyoncé in 2003 Graham Picture Library/Getty Images
Closing Monday’s radio show, Charles also paid tribute to Diana Ross, one in all Beyoncé’s major musical inspirations. The king played Ross’ 1980 hit “Upside Down” and said, “This very last song is one in all my particular favorites. After I was much younger, it was unimaginable to not stand up and dance when it was played.”
During his Apple Music 1 radio show, Charles chosen tracks by Bob Marley & The Wailers, Kylie Minogue, Grace Jones and Michael Bublé in addition to more moderen artists resembling Raye and Davido.
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“Bob Marley would have been 80 this yr,” said Charles after he played “Could You Be Loved.” “I remember when he got here to London to perform after I was much younger, and I met him at some event … that marvelous, infectious energy after all he had, but additionally his deep sincerity and his profound concern for his community.”
Charles shared his specially curated personal playlist with Apple Music to mark Commonwealth Day on March 10.
Prince William, Princess Kate and more members of the royal family have an array of special skills of their arsenals. Kate — who married William in April 2011 — is a wonderful pianist after taking classes during childhood. “Kate got here for lessons when she was about 10 or 11, until she was 13, about 1993 […]
“Throughout my life, music has meant a terrific deal to me. I do know that can be the case for therefore many others,” Charles said in a video message announcing the project on Friday, March 7.
“It has that remarkable ability to bring glad memories flooding back from the deepest recesses of our memory, to comfort us in times of sadness, and to take us to overseas. But perhaps, above all, it may possibly lift our spirits to such a level, and all of the more so when it brings us together in celebration. In other words, it brings us joy,” he added.
