Beyoncé ‘will tour in 2025 after pushing back announcement’ amid Jay-Z rape lawsuit-Laura Harman-Entertainment – Metro

Beyonce is set to go on a stadium tour in March 2025 according to sources (Picture: Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood Entertainment)

Beyonce is reportedly set to announce her upcoming stadium tour after pushing the news back amid her husband Jay-Z’s rape lawsuit.

In early December, Beyonce’s husband Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, was accused of raping a teenager.

The rapper has denied accusations he raped a 13-year-old girl at the MTV Music Awards in 2000 along with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, as soon as allegations broke on December 8.

It has now been reported that Beyonce delayed her tour announcement for a ‘couple’ of weeks, but is ready to reveal all to fans soon.

A source told The Sun: ‘It’s been a very tough few months for Beyoncé but she’s laser-focused on making her upcoming tour a success.

‘The next few weeks are crucial as she will announce a new album and a new tour. The announcement was supposed to happen a couple of weeks ago but it was pushed back.

The couple have performed on stage together on several occasions (Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Parkwood Entertainment)

‘Despite Jay-Z being resolute in his denials and that the allegations are totally false, people are aware mud can stick.

‘Online chatter has claimed Beyoncé and Jay-Z have lost their power couple status, but Beyoncé is ready to remind the world why she’s one of the best.

‘The tour she’s planning is nothing short of spectacular, as is the album,’ the source claimed.

The artist’s last worldwide tour was the Renaissance World Tour in 2023 for her album of the same name.

Since this tour, she has released a new album titled Cowboy Carter which debuted on March 29, 2024.

The rapper has denied the allegations (Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images For Parkwood Entertainment)

In a previous statement on X, Carter said that he and Beyoncé will have to sit their children Blue Ivy, 12, and twins Rumi and Sir, seven, down as he’s expecting they’ll ask questions.

‘My wife and I will have to sit our children down, one of whom is at the age where her friends will surely see the press and ask questions about the nature of these claims, and explain the cruelty and greed of people. I mourn yet another loss of innocence,’ he said on X.

‘Children should not have to endure such at their young age. It is unfair to have to try to understand inexplicable degrees of malice meant to destroy families and human spirit.

‘My heart and support goes out to true victims in the world, who have to watch how their life story is dressed in costume for profitability by this ambulance chaser in a cheap suit.’

It has also been revealed that Carter has filed a motion to make the accuser reveal their identity after he denied raping the 13-year-old as inconsistencies in her story came to light.

Carter and Beyonce attended the world premiere of Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King in Hollywood this month (Picture: Lisa O’CONNOR / AFP/ Getty)

The suit only named Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, 55, when it was first filed in New York in October but was refiled recently to include Carter.

Despite the lawsuit, Beyonce and Carter have continued to put on a united front, supporting their daughter Blue Ivy on the red carpet for the Lion King sequel premiere days after the allegations broke.

Metro has reached out to Beyonce’s representatives for comment.

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