Jay-Z Brings Out Timberlake in Paris for 'Holy Grail' — SkimNews
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- Jay-Z brought out Justin Timberlake in Paris on Thursday for a rare live performance of "Holy Grail" from his 2013 album "Magna Carta Holy Grail," plus "Until the End of Time," originally a Timberlake-Beyonce duet.
- Jay-Z's London show the previous week featured a mini-Fugees reunion with Lauryn Hill and Wyclef, performing "Ready or Not," "Killing Me Softly," and "Fu-Gee-La."
- Idris Elba introduced the London show by reciting his intro from Jay-Z's 2007 "American Gangster" album, with South London rapper Giggs taking the stage after being shouted out.
- Beyonce watched from a stadium box on her birthday and released a 20th anniversary edition of her 2006 album "Bday" on Friday, though she did not appear onstage.
- Dave and Sampha joined Jay-Z onstage on the second Paris night.
- Jay-Z's three Yankee Stadium concerts in July featured 19 guests total, including Beyonce, Blue Ivy, Rihanna, Eminem, Nas, Alicia Keys, Pharrell, and Usher.
- Jay-Z has additional dates ahead: a Saturday Paris show, Paris' Stade de France on September 10, and Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium on October 23 and 24.
Why it matters: The Paris and London stops underscore the scope of Jay-Z's 2025 stage comeback: 19 guests at three Yankee Stadium shows in July, plus city-specific reunion moments abroad (Fugees in London, JT in Paris) demonstrate the tour is built as a career-celebrating showcase rather than a standard album cycle, with Beyonce's new anniversary reissue timed to her husband's birthday stop.
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