Queen Bey has a huge fan in King Charles III!
The British monarch, 76, named Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” as one of his favorite songs during his Monday, March 10, Apple Music 1 radio special, The King’s Music Room, and congratulated the singer on winning her first Album of the Year award at last month’s Grammys.
Beyoncé won the prestigious award for her country album, Cowboy Carter, after missing out on the prize four times in the past, including for her critically acclaimed Lemonade.
Introducing “Crazy in Love” on his one-off radio show, Charles deemed Beyoncé, 43, an artist “so exceptional that I could not resist including her music.”
“She performed this song at the then–Prince’s Trust Fashion Rocks concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 2003. I wanted to include an iconic musical moment from the many events which supported my Trust’s work over the years,” he said.
As he began the track, he praised the “incomparable” singer and added, “I would like to congratulate her for winning her first Album of the Year Grammy.”
Closing Monday’s radio show, Charles also paid tribute to Diana Ross, one of Beyoncé’s major musical inspirations. The king played Ross’ 1980 hit “Upside Down” and said, “This very last song is one of my particular favorites. When I was much younger, it was impossible not to get up and dance when it was played.”
During his Apple Music 1 radio show, Charles selected tracks by Bob Marley & The Wailers, Kylie Minogue, Grace Jones and Michael Bublé as well as more recent artists such as Raye and Davido.
“Bob Marley would have been 80 this year,” said Charles after he played “Could You Be Loved.” “I remember when he came to London to perform when I was much younger, and I met him at some event … that marvelous, infectious energy of course he had, but also his deep sincerity and his profound concern for his community.”
Charles shared his specially curated personal playlist with Apple Music to mark Commonwealth Day on March 10.
“Throughout my life, music has meant a great deal to me. I know that is also the case for so many others,” Charles said in a video message announcing the project on Friday, March 7.
“It has that remarkable ability to bring happy memories flooding back from the deepest recesses of our memory, to comfort us in times of sadness, and to take us to distant places. But perhaps, above all, it can lift our spirits to such a degree, and all the more so when it brings us together in celebration. In other words, it brings us joy,” he added.
