Beyoncé had the whole family — including the the tens of thousands of Beyhive members at the second show of her Cowboy Carter Tour — congratulate Tina Knowles on her recent accomplishment Thursday night (May 1).
In a sweet moment from the performance at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer is joined on stage by her mom, whose memoir, Matriarch, debuted this week atop the New York Times nonfiction hardcover bestsellers list. Standing with an arm around her mom and joined by her own daughters, 13-year-old Blue Ivy and 7-year-old Rumi, Bey first praises the author for “working so hard on her book.”
“She has the No. 1 book on the New York Times bestsellers,” the 35-time Grammy winner continues proudly as Rumi jumps up and down excitedly, prompting big sister Blue to lovingly shush her. “Everybody, please say, ‘Congratulations, Mama T.’ One, two, three!’”
As the crowd indulges Bey’s request, Tina blows a kiss before exiting the stage with her granddaughters, holding Rumi’s hand.
The day prior, the Destiny’s Child alum had also personally congratulated her mom with a post on Instagram. “The Mama T was that good??” Bey wrote Wednesday (April 30). “You deserve it, I’m so proud!”
Tina’s achievement comes a little over a week after Matriarch hit shelves, giving fans an intimate look into her life raising one of music’s biggest stars as well as the designer’s battle with breast cancer in 2024. In addition to NYT‘s nonfiction hardcover bestsellers, the book is also No. 1 on the publication’s combined print and E-book nonfiction list.
Thursday’s performance marked the second of five shows slated for SoFi, after which Bey will travel around the United States and Europe through the end of July. The Cowboy Carter Tour kicked off three nights prior on April 28, featuring cameos from both Blue and Rumi during “Protector.”
Watch Bey’s Cowboy Carter Tour crowd join her in congratulating Mama T below.
