Jay-Z and Blue Ivy perform at SoFi concert
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The gist
Rapper Jay-Z opened his first of two SoFi Stadium shows with 14-year-old daughter Blue Ivy on piano.
The guest spot extends her run of onstage appearances with both parents.
Background
Jay-Z is a Brooklyn rapper and 25-time Grammy winner; the two-night SoFi engagement in Inglewood, California, is part of his "Jay-Z 30" series marking 30 years since his debut album Reasonable Doubt. Blue Ivy Carter is his and Beyoncé's 14-year-old eldest daughter, who has played piano with him before and danced on her mother's Renaissance and Cowboy Carter tours. The L.A. dates follow a trio of New York City shows in July, plus shows in Paris and London and a September HBO Max docuseries, JAY-Z in 8, with Rick Rubin.
How it unfolded
- Oct 23, 2026Jay-Z opened the first of two SoFi Stadium shows around 9:25 p.m. local time with "Hovi Baby," wearing a New York Yankees cap and shades.
- Oct 23, 2026Blue Ivy Carter, 14, was the first special guest, playing piano alongside her father on "The Story of O.J." and "Dead Presidents" before hugging him and leaving the stage.
- Oct 23, 2026Jay-Z told the crowd, "No, seriously, make some noise for the one and only Blue Ivy Carter tonight," and pretended to bow down to her as she finished.
- Oct 23, 2026Scarface joined on "This Can't Be Life" and the Geto Boys' "Mind Playing Tricks on Me"; the show closed with "God Did," featuring DJ Khaled and John Legend.
- Oct 23, 2026During "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" Jay-Z showed an image of the late Nipsey Hussle and mixed in "Hussle & Motivate."
- Oct 24, 2026The second and final SoFi Stadium show was scheduled for Saturday night.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Jay-Z praised his daughter from the stage, telling the crowd to "make some noise for the one and only Blue Ivy Carter tonight."
Still unverified
Rumors that Jay-Z will recommend himself as the Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show headliner at SoFi Stadium, and reports he will headline the 2027 Super Bowl halftime show there, remained unconfirmed as of Saturday afternoon.