Beyoncé Honors Tina Turner's "Strength and Resilience" After Her Death

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After Tina Turner died connected May 24, Beyoncé honored the Queen of Rock & Roll with a tribute successful which she expressed however she's "so grateful for your inspiration, and each the ways you person paved the way."

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Beyoncé is paying tribute to the precocious Tina Turner.

After learning the Queen of Rock & Roll died astatine property 83 connected May 24, the "Halo" vocalist penned a heartfelt connection successful her honor.

"My beloved queen. I emotion you endlessly," she wrote connected her website. "I'm truthful grateful for your inspiration, and each the ways you person paved the way. You are spot and resilience. You are the epitome of powerfulness and passion. We are each truthful fortunate to person witnessed your kindness and beauteous tone that volition everlastingly remain. Thank you for each you person done."

Along with note, Beyoncé shared a throwback photograph of her and Tina bowing to each different arsenic they held hands aft performing "Proud Mary" astatine the 2008 Grammys.

"I deliberation I'm gonna outcry astatine the extremity of the show due to the fact that truly it's similar those things that you really imagination of," the "Formation" artist had told The Oprah Winfrey Show during rehearsals for the event. "To really beryllium connected signifier with her is crazy, and I conscionable can't judge it."

Beyoncé besides sang the deed astatine the 2005 Kennedy Center Honors successful solemnisation of Tina being among that year's honorees and expressed her admiration for the "What's Love Got To Do With It" star.

"I'll ne'er hide the archetypal clip I saw you perform," she said connected the stage. "I ne'er successful my beingness saw a pistillate truthful powerful, truthful fearless, truthful fabulous—and those legs."

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Beyoncé was among the many stars to wage tribute, and Tina's bequest volition proceed to unrecorded on.

"With her euphony and her boundless passionateness for life, she enchanted millions of fans astir the satellite and inspired the stars of tomorrow," a station shared to "The Best" singer's Instagram relationship read. "Today we accidental goodbye to a beloved person who leaves america each her top work: her music. All our heartfelt compassion goes retired to her family. Tina, we volition miss you dearly."

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