All the Black Celebs Who Came to Beyoncé’s Three-Night LA Residency

From Meghan Markle to Tyler Perry and Keke Palmer, the Los Angeles Renaissance Tour stop brought together all of Black Hollywood's finest

Amira Castilla

Published

September 5, 2023

Photo: Getty Images Kevin Mazur / Contributor

Beyoncé celebrated her 42nd birthday while performing in Los Angeles, California, and all of our favorite Black celebs came out to party! From Diana Ross singing “Happy Birthday”, to Bey’s bestie Kelly Rowland hanging out with Meghan Markle and Kerry Washington, this weekend was a party.

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Diana Ross

Kerry Washington, Kelly Rowland, Meghan Markle

Tyler Perry and Tina Knowles

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Natalia Bryant

Tracee Ellis Ross

Halle Bailey and DDG

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Keke Palmer

The Union-Wade Family

Kendrick Lamar

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Zendaya and Tom Holland

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Chris Rock

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Storm Reid

Syrai and Brandy

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Karamo Brown and Lupita Nyong’o

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Anderson .Paak

Cynthia Bailey

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Quinta Brunson and Ayo Edibiri

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Issa Rae

Cynthia Erivo

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Lizzo

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