Usher Wins April Fool's After Pulling Brutal Beyoncé Prank on His Fans at Dreamville Festival

Usher Wins April Fool's After Pulling Brutal Beyoncé Prank on His Fans at Dreamville Festival

  • Usher Raymond was crowned the king of April Fool's Day after pulling a hilarious prank on his fans
  • The star had attendees at the Dreamville Festival jumping with joy when he announced Beyoncé Knowles as his surprise act
  • Usher stood for some seconds, seemingly signalling for Yoncé to walk up to him before announcing that he was joking with the fans

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Usher had a brutal prank up his sleeve for his unsuspecting fans. The star was among the singers who graced the stage at the Dreamville Festival.

Usher plays Beyonce prank on his fans
Usher pulled an April Fool's Day prank for his fans during a performance. image: Getty Images.
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Usher pranks fans during Dreamville Festival performance

The My Boo hitmaker was among the singers lined up to perform at the festival. He paused his set to give a special announcement.

According to HuffPost, Usher told his fans he was about to bring a special guest to the stage. He noted that he had spoken about the surprise act during the interviews he did before the performance.

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The Dreamville Festival attendees went wild when the Yeah! singer announced Beyoncé as the surprise act. He said:

"I said I would have a special surprise for you tonight, ladies and gentlemen,” the R&B icon said from the stage at Dreamville Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina. “Put your hands together for the one, the only, Beyoncé."

Usher then pretended to be signalling for Beyoncé to walk towards him. He walked off stage as if to look for the Irreplaceable singer. The OMG hitmaker returned to the mic and announced that he had pranked the crowd. He said:

"April Fools."

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In more entertainment news, Briefly News reported that Beyoncé and Adidas have reportedly ended their business partnership after five years.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bey entered a creative partnership with the German sportswear company when she relaunched her luxury brand Ivy Park's activewear line.

The Lemonade hitmaker also founded a footwear line while working with Adidas, but there appeared to be creative differences between the two brands recently, and they decided to split.

Forbes reported in February 2023 that Ivy Park failed to meet sales set by Adidas. In 2022, the brand was expected to make over $250 million (R4 541 050 000,00) but only recorded $40 million (R726 946 000,00).

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Privie Kandi (Entertainment Editor) Privilege Kandi is an entertainment news editor (joined Briefly in 2022). A Journalism and Mass Communication graduate from the Christian College of Southern Africa (2016), she has been in the arts and entertainment industry for six years. Privie has worked for the Zimbabwe International Film and Festival Trust as a communications officer and a writer and TV producer for lifestyle and entertainment channel CME TV. She passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at privie.kandi@briefly.co.za.