Beyoncé stepped into the New York premiere of Tyler Perry’s «Mea Culpa» in order to support the law and her good friend Kelly Rowland.
The «Single Ladies» singer took to Instagram to share photographs of Rowland’s big night, including a group shot with her bestie, her mom, Tina Knowles, her cousin, Angie Beyince, and her husband, Jay-Z. Rowland’s new movie debuts on Netflix Feb. 23.
«Dats my best friend! Dats my best friend!!!!! So proud of you Kelly,» Beyoncé captioned the Instagram carousel.
Earlier that day on Feb. 15, Rowland, who stopped by TODAY to promote her new film, had only great things to say about Beyoncé’s forthcoming country album, titled «act ii,» which is the follow-up to her Grammy-winning project » .»
«I’m so proud of her,» Rowland said. «I’m happy for her.»
The singer also confirmed that she is «working on new music.»
«That’s all I can tell you,» she said.
The «Coffee» singer regularly boasts about his Destiny’s Child bandmate form, calling his trendsetter who also won the album of the year Grammy «a couple times.»
In an interview s ET, when in the folder network for Feb. 6 Los Angeles premiere of «Bob Marley: One Love,» Rowland answered the question about how Beyoncé’s artistry is «ahead of the curve.»
«She is an icon, an icon that has been made, and this is for real. It’s because she starts trends,» Rowland said. «She is innovative, her thoughts are big and bright and she just jumps for them and does it.»
The «Motivation» singer also reacted to Jay-Z’s speech at the Grammys, where he shut out the Recording Academy for overlooking his wife, Beyoncé, for the coveted album of the year award.
«I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone, and never won album of the year,» he had said, seemingly referring to his wife. «I’m even by your own metrics, that doesn’t work.»
Rowland agreed, telling ET that Beyoncé’s albums are a reflection of her innovations and «should be really celebrated in that way — album of the year a couple times.»
The friendship between the 2 singers extends beyond three decades. The two went from living together, to performing together, to becoming aunts to each other’s children.
Rowland is 11 when she moved with Beyoncé and her family, the «Halo» singer’s mom, Tina Knowles, out in 2015 essay for TIME.
Prior to Rowland moving in, she and Beyoncé were already singing together at 9 in what would later become their legendary girl group Destiny’s Child, the «Cuff It» singer said in a 2004 interview.
The two have been best friends ever since, undoubtedly becoming closer with each life stage they tackle. They’re now both married with kids: Rowland, who shares 2 sons, Titan, 8, and Noah, 2, with husband Tim Weatherspoon; and Beyoncé, who shares 3 kids, Blue Ivy, 11, and 6-year-old twins, Rumi and Sir, with husband Jay-Z.
Rowland and Beyoncé form their brands of industrial music with Destiny’s Child, which primarily includes Michelle Williams as a third member, but LeToya Luckett, Farrah Franklin and LaTavia Roberson were members at various times. Outside of the group, Beyoncé and Rowland have continue to break barriers and shape trends only artists. When Beyoncé became the first Black woman to headline Coachella in 2018, Rowland and Michelle joined her in a hurried Destiny’s Child reunion.
Although the group has yet to announce if they will officially reunite for a sixth album, Rowland did acknowledge that she loves being on stage with her close friends.
«Of course I miss us being on stage,» Rowland said on TODAY in 2016, «but I don’t miss the ladies in that way (because) I see them all the time. We are still family. I call that they are the news letters, the bad news, OK news.
Here’s what Beyoncé and Rowland have known about their decades-long friendship over the years.
1999: ‘We always got to stay on top’
Beyoncé, Rowland and Luckett gave the performer an interview in 1999 in which he tried to describe any other. They took turns and Rowland was the one to describe Beyoncé.
«Beyoncé is like a group killer,» Rowland said. «She’s very caring. She’s very wise and she’s like the perfectionist. of it. We got to be ‘Destiny’s Child.’ We always got to stay on top.'»
«She’s very supportive,» Rowland added.
2004: ‘So close that you can’t explain it to people’
Beyoncé, Rowland and Williams reunite on the «Oprah Winfrey Show» in 2004 to discuss Destiny’s Child fifth and final album, which was released that year. They each had previously given only albums in addition to their group albums.
Beyoncé said in interview that her camera back together after only albums because they’ve always been friends first.
«We grew up together and we’ve been in this group since we were 9 years old,» Beyoncé said. «We’ve shared our memories and moments and some of our moments.
«It was important to maintain our friendship,» she said.
2009: ‘Destiny’s Child’ eleven threatened one of Solange’s bullies
Beyoncé shared her childhood story with David Letterman in 2009, in which it was said that the members of Destiny’s Child, which included Rowland, confront a student who was bullying her younger sister, Solange, who is 9 years old.
«Em mi and mi girls all showed up and we surrounded him,» Beyoncé recalled in the interview.
«We’re like, ‘You’ve been messing with my sister. I’m telling you — you’ve been warned,'» she declared. «And tell them ‘Destiny’s Child’ has warned you.»
«So we were real gangster,» she added, chuckling.
2016: ‘I’m excited for her’
Rowland found herself at Destiny’s Child reunion in 2016 interview with the «Breakfast Club» and said while she’s still close with Williams and Beyoncé, the idea about the group reuniting to make music doesn’t really come up in their conversation.
«The time I and Bey were together was like I think two weeks ago when I stopped by rehearsals and we talked about everything else,» she said. «We really, really do. We talk about play dates with the kids and we talk about vacations and new opportunities.»
At the time, Beyoncé was sneaking off to work on an album, which had been announced in the visual album «Lemonade.»
When asked about the album, Rowland said, «I’m very excited about it.»
«I’m excited for her, for everyone else,» she said.
2020: Beyoncé celebrated Rowland on Instagram
When Rowland released her single «Coffee» in 2020, Beyoncé did three posts on Instagram to mark the occasion. Two posts were clips from the music video and the third was a picture of Rowland.
«Get Your Coffee!» Beyoncé captioned the picture.
2022: ‘We both shine together’
Rowland and Beyoncé had appeared for all other «Destiny’s Child» days. In the survey by Hot 97 in 2022, their 11 again appear and Rowland takes the resignation of comparison, they note that his boot equally great.
«Light attracts light,» she said. «I am light. I am a beautiful, brown shining light. So, I don’t think anybody’s light dims anyone else’s. I think that when other people start to compare you, I think that that’s when it shows how dim ‘s» ourselves.»I don’t take somebody else trying to dim my light anymore — from anybody else. I love Bey. I know that she’s a light.
She then added that she dislikes, «when they just put one person in one place.»
«We both shine together,» she later added, while also noting, «That’s my family. We’re there for each other’s children’s births.»
Rowland says there was a time when other people’s comparisons of them did impact Rowland. But singing says she was able to overcome it.
«It’s had to mature and drink at my place, rent my place, realize my team and what I bring to the table,» she said.
2023: ‘Til the wheels fall off’
Rowland is known to celebrate Beyoncé on her Sept. 4 birthday with a sweet post honoring her bestie.
«Til the Wheels Fall Off!!» Rowland captioned the most recent Instagram post for Bey’s 42 birthday. I Love You!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY B!”
2024: ‘Honor her’
In Feb. 6 interview with ET, Rowland reacted to Jay-Z’s Grammy speech in which he shut up from the Recordada Academy for overlooking Beyoncé for a coveted album of the year award.
«I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone, and never won album of the year,» he had said, seemingly referring to his wife. «So even by your own metrics, that doesn’t work.»
Rowland agreed, telling the outlet that Beyoncé «should be really celebrated» and should have won «album of the year a couple times.»
The Destiny’s Child singer also responded to Beyoncé’s «gift» of being a trendsetter.
“She is an icon, an icon that has become an issue. It’s because she starts trends,» she said. «She is innovative, her thoughts are big and bright and she just jumps for them and does it. And I think that her albums are a reflection of that.»
The mother of the two notes that dismissed her close relationship and Beyoncé are «sister,» the assessment of the pop star is based on «the truth.»
«I’ve seen the blood, sweat and tears that she puts in the projects, and her thoughts and her heart and her passion and her soul,» she said. «But you know what, the way people honor her, and the way it can be seen for him.
«I think when you honor her and you are kind and you go out and you support the way people day for the movie, the way they wore all silver, that’s the way she sees that and I’m sure her heart is full, she added.
During an interview on TODAY Feb. 15, Rowland revealed she was back in the studio working on new material.
«I’m working on new music. That’s all I can tell you,» she said.
Also to fellow Beyoncé for that forthcoming country album, Act 2, which is part of this Grammy-winning album “Renaissance.” Beyoncé announced the album during the 2024 Super Bowl Feb. 11 and has released 2 singles from it, «Texas Hold ‘Em» and «16 Carriages.»
«I’m so proud of her,» she said when asked about Beyoncé’s new album. «So happy for her.»
Beyoncé returned lightning support that day by attending the New York premiere of Rowland’s new movie, «Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa,» which debuts on Netflix Feb. 23.
The “I Care” singer posted pictures of them on the Feb. 15 premiere the morning after. Beyoncé’s husband, Jay-Z, and her mother, Tina Knowles, were also in the group picture.
«Dats my best friend! Dates my best friend!!!!! So proud of you Kelly,» Beyoncé wrote.
