Beyonce Receives Stop & Desist Letter Over Cowboy Carter Tour

After kicking off the primary spherical of dates on her hotly-anticipated Cowboy Carter Tour this week, Beyoncé obtained a “stop and desist” letter from the proprietor of Las Vegas venue The Sphere, in line with a report from The New York Publish.

The difficulty got here from one of many many visuals that performed throughout the backdrop of her present. The video in query reveals a towering model of the singer strolling over the Las Vegas skyline, pending down to choose up a glowing orb that resembles the Sphere.

The enormous model of Beyoncé holds it within the palm of her hand and faucets it with one finger within the clip.

Footage of the second was shortly posted to TikTok, with some customers speculating that she is perhaps planning a Sphere residency.

However apparently, the venue itself wasn’t in on this specific planning element.

The Publish stories that Sphere Leisure Group — owned by James Dolan, who additionally owns the New York Knicks and is the CEO of Madison Sq. Backyard Leisure Group — wrote a “stop and desist” letter to Beyoncé’s manufacturing firm demanding that she cease utilizing the video.

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They accused Beyoncé of “prominently that includes and manipulating imagery” of the venue with out asking permission, and accused her of “impermissible use and violation” of mental property rights, which “has resulted in vital hypothesis that Beyoncé will finish her tour with a Sphere residency,” in line with a letter obtained by the Publish.

A supply tells Billboard that James Dolan was beforehand in talks with Beyoncé’s camp in regards to the singer probably performing on the Sphere. The supply says that Dolan was upset to see the video as a part of Beyoncé’s tour visuals.

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour is certainly coming to Las Vegas in 2025, although to not the Sphere: She’s booked to play two reveals on the metropolis’s Allegiant Stadium in July.