Stormzy has credited Beyoncé with inspiring him to enhance his stage presence.
The London rapper was reflecting on his 2019 Glastonbury efficiency in a brand new interview with Males’s Well being UK.
His headline slot got here three months after the discharge of Homecoming: A Movie by Beyoncé, the documentary live performance movie that tracked the journey to the singer’s acclaimed Coachella comeback present in 2018.
Stormzy shared that watching the movie impressed him to bear a bodily transformation forward of his stint at Worthy Farm, saying: ‘There’s an element in Beychella the place she talks about her food regimen, and I used to be considering, ‘Yeah, now I need a nutritionist’.
“I wish to be somebody who is ready to ship a reside set for 90 minutes with full vitality and never stutter on my vocal, not be out of breath, not have to take a break, simply be nearly like a superhuman on stage, the identical as I’ve seen Beyoncé,” he continued.
The rapper added that he was attempting to “get right into a form I’ve by no means been in in my life,” including: “I’m not somebody who grew up tremendous match. I’ve all the time simply been type of lavatory customary.
“I used to be taking my physique and my diet to this fully new place, whereas additionally attempting to create this flipping iconic, legendary set. I had headlined Wi-fi, however this was an entire new beast. This was pulling all of the stops out.”
In different Stormzy information, the rapper lately teamed up with Adidas for the following part of #Merky Soccer Careers partnership – this time launching a brand new on-line platform to assist Black youth discover careers in soccer.
First established in 2022, the mission was constructed to handle racial fairness within the soccer trade and supply alternatives for UK Black Heritage Youth to entry jobs within the sector. Since its launch, the motion has added 63 roles to the UK soccer trade for younger folks of UK Black Heritage, with 39 roles retained for prolonged intervals.
Elsewhere, the artist was lately introduced as the primary headliner for Roskilde Competition 2025, with the Danish non-profit competition returning for its 53rd version between June 28 and July 5 subsequent yr. Earlier than then, the rapper advised Vince Staples that he’s engaged on new music in a latest Q&A.
As for Beyoncé, in November she grew to become the most-nominated musician in Grammy historical past. She beforehand tied Jay-Z with 88 nominations apiece, however has since been nominated for a whopping 11 awards at subsequent yr’s Grammys, all for ‘Cowboy Carter’. She now holds a record-breaking 99 nominations and in 2023 broke the document for many Grammy wins, taking dwelling a complete of 32 trophies.
She’ll additionally quickly headline the NFL’s Christmas-day recreation Halftime Present, which will likely be broadcast reside on Netflix.