During Beyoncé’s recent show in Houston, the Grammy Award-winning artist encountered a frightening moment when her flying car prop tilted in mid-air.
The horrifying moment had been caught on camera by fans and later circulated online. In the clip, as Beyoncé makes her way through the crowd while performing her hit track, “16 Carriages,” aboard her flying car — which has become a popular segment throughout the show — things take a dark turn.
It appears that one of the rigs holding up the vehicle had broken, which resulted in the car tilting in the air. Beyoncé can be heard shouting, “Stop!” before adding, “Bring me down.”Luckily, the singer was able to be brought down safely to continue the rest of her show.
In other news, on a happier note, Billboard has ranked Beyoncé as the fourth most influential R&B artist of all time.
The Renaissance singer follows behind icons like Michael Jackson (No. 3), Aretha Franklin (No. 2), and Stevie Wonder (No. 1). The late, legendary, singer and diva, Whitney Houston, rounded out the group at No.5. The criteria for ranking included “vocal prowess, body of work, career longevity, industry achievements, game-changing influence, and enduring generational/cultural impact.”
“Billboard’s Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century also happens to be one of the Best R&B Artists of All Time. In fact, it’s her dedication to her R&B foundation that has helped her become one of music’s most innovative, impactful, and impressive artists,” the outlet wrote. “The 35-time Grammy-winning Houstonian first hit the Billboard charts as the lead vocalist of Destiny’s Child, the girl group in which she honed her now-signature staccato rap-singing, a vocal approach that can be heard in virtually every contemporary R&B song today.”
Other notable artists included in the list are: James Brown (No. 6), Prince (No. 7), Mariah Carey (No. 8), R. Kelly (No. 9), and Marvin Gaye (No. 10).
Last December, Billboard crowned Queen Bey as the greatest pop star of the 21st century. The publication said she’s “the century’s biggest pop star based on her full 25 years of influence, evolution, and impact.”
