London rapper Stormzy has discussed how Beyoncé’s film Homecoming impacted his stage performance positively.
The emcee was reflecting on his 2019 Glastonbury Music Festival performance in a new interview with Men’s Health UK.
His appearance at the show is said to have happened three months after Beyoncé released the documentary, which highlighted her performance at the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, also known as Beychella.
According to Stormzy, the film inspired him to undergo a physical transformation ahead of his show at the Glastonbury Festival.
‘There’s a part in Beychella where she talks about her diet, and I was thinking, ‘Yeah, now I want a nutritionist.’.
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“I want to be someone who is able to deliver a live set for 90 minutes with full energy and not stutter on my vocal, not be out of breath, not need to take a break, and just be almost like a superhuman on stage, the same as I’ve seen Beyoncé,” he stated.
He added that the lessons from the documentary encouraged him to “get into a shape” he had “never” been before.
“I was taking my body and my nutrition to this entirely new place, while also trying to create this flipping iconic, legendary set…” he noted.
Last month, Stormy landed a new deal, collaborating with a new online platform to help Black youth find careers in football.
The singer would work with Adidas on the project known as the ‘Merky Football Careers’, which was first established in 2022.
The project, according to officials, aims to address “racial equity in the football industry and provide opportunities for UK Black Heritage Youth to access jobs in the sector.”
Since its inception, the project has reportedly added 63 roles to the UK football industry for young people of UK Black heritage.
The platform is expected to offer support to the young people who already have roles in football and help build a wider community for those who have applied for similar roles.
According to reports, young people would be able to find and apply for roles in the football industry through Merky FC’s recruitment partner “Diverse”. They will also receive career guidance and development and access to networking opportunities.
