Jay-Z Hugs Daughter Blue Ivy, 14, After Piano Performance During His Los Angeles Concert

Jay-Z had a very special guest during his latest show in Los Angeles — his daughter Blue Ivy Carter. 

During Jay-Z’s concert at SoFi Stadium on Friday, October 23, he enlisted Blue Ivy, 14, for a brief piano performance, per footage shared by Variety. As Blue Ivy played the final note, Jay-Z, 56, pretended to bow down to her musical prowess. The father-daughter duo subsequently embraced in a sweet hug before Blue Ivy walked off stage.

Blue Ivy is the eldest daughter of Jay-Z and wife Beyoncé. (The couple, who have been married since 2008, also share 9-year-old twins Sir and Rumi.) 

As Blue Ivy has grown up, she’s followed in her parents’ musical footsteps. Jay-Z even brought the teen on stage at his July concert at Yankee Stadium in New York City, where she tickled the ivories for a rendition of “Feelin’ It.”

“Make some noise for the legendary Blue Ivy Carter,” Jay-Z shouted to the crowd at the time.

Jay-Z’s NYC concert kicked off his JAŸ-Z30 Tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary of his album Reasonable Doubt.

“I think the statement piece in a Jay-Z show is Jay-Z,” designer Willo Perron told Wired about planning the tour setup. “This is more about storytelling than it is about stage design.”

Perron explained that Jay-Z didn’t want an “ostentatious” setup, instead wanting to recreate the stages where he performed early in his career.

“Jay-Z sent me a video of an older concert, and I think the way that the stage was located, he was like, ‘Oh, it’s cool. People look like they’re onstage,’” Perron recalled. “I was like, ‘We should maybe just put people on stage.’”

Via: US Weekly