{"id":2502240,"date":"2026-07-14T21:49:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2502240"},"modified":"2026-07-14T21:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:49:52","slug":"teyana-taylor-says-tech-issues-plagued-viral-performance-with-jay-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/teyana-taylor-says-tech-issues-plagued-viral-performance-with-jay-z\/","title":{"rendered":"Teyana Taylor says tech issues plagued viral performance with Jay-Z"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\">\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/07\/14\/USAT\/90919351007-trnd-teyana-taylor-responds.jpg?crop=1919,1079,x0,y0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>See Teyana Taylor&#8217;s response to criticism of her Jay-Z performance<\/p>\n<p>Teyana Taylor responded to online commentary about her performance at Jay-Z&#8217;s &#8220;Extra Inning&#8221; concert at Yankee Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Teyana Taylor addressed online commentary surrounding her performance on the third night of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/07\/13\/jay-z-rihanna-beyonce-more-after-hours-long-concert-delay-wait-yankee-stadium\/90897398007\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/07\/13\/jay-z-rihanna-beyonce-more-after-hours-long-concert-delay-wait-yankee-stadium\/90897398007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jay-Z&#8217;s Yankee Stadium residency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During the &#8220;Extra Innings&#8221; concert over the weekend, the Grammy-nominated entertainer appeared onstage alongside Jay-Z to sing the chorus of his 1996 song &#8220;Can&#8217;t Knock the Hustle.&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-autotag=\"1a8a01e8-b1c8-4cca-bdfe-fe55756d54a9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/entertainment\/music\/beyonce\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beyonc\u00e9<\/a> Knowles-Carter notably <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/07\/10\/jay-z-lights-up-yankee-stadium\/90884352007\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/07\/10\/jay-z-lights-up-yankee-stadium\/90884352007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">surprised fans<\/a> when she popped out to do the song with the emcee two nights before.<\/p>\n<p>Videos of Taylor&#8217;s performance went viral on social media, with some criticizing her effort. In an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DawhmEhDFGn\/?img_index=1\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DawhmEhDFGn\/?img_index=1\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram post on Monday, July 13<\/a>, Taylor shared photos from the night and a clip of her rehearsing the record, which was a single from Jay-Z&#8217;s debut album &#8220;Reasonable Doubt&#8221; featuring legendary songstress Mary J. Blige.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Gonna Love Me&#8221; singer clarified that she experienced technical issues, but expressed gratitude for the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The sound &amp; in-ears said &#8216;Not today.&#8217; But guess what?? The gratitude was louder than any mic could ever be. I may not have been able to hear a damnnnnn thanggggg. But one thing I could do was SEE,&#8221; Taylor wrote in the caption.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I got to see this lil Harlem girl stand beside the GOAT\u2026 in Yankee Stadium\u2026 in front of over 40,000 people who showed so much love,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;If you would\u2019ve told this lil Harlem girl that one day she\u2019d share a stage with JAY-Z in one of the most iconic stadiums in the world\u2026.she would\u2019ve never believed you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Who is Teyana Taylor? <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2026\/01\/12\/who-is-teyana-taylor-golden-globe-winner\/88142038007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Take a look at her career.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Taylor was one of many surprise guests during Jay-Z&#8217;s &#8216;Extra Innings&#8217; show<\/h2>\n<p>Jay-Z took over Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, for three nights to celebrate his acclaimed career and the anniversary of his albums, &#8220;Reasonable Doubt&#8221; and &#8220;The Blueprint.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Taylor, his &#8220;Extra Innings&#8221; show featured surprise performances from industry giants including Rihanna, Usher, Pharrell Williams, Jadakiss, Fat Joe and many more. Beyonc\u00e9 also had the Beyhive buzzing a second time when she performed &#8220;Drunk in Love&#8221; with Jay-Z.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor thanked Jay-Z for including her in what she called an &#8220;iconic night&#8221;: &#8220;Thank you for the opportunity, the trust, and the honor. I\u2019ll never take moments like this for granted &amp; I\u2019ll carry this one with me forever. Happy 30th anniversary to the albums that changed the culture forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@usatodayco.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See Teyana Taylor&#8217;s response to criticism of her Jay-Z performance Teyana Taylor responded to online commentary about her performance at Jay-Z&#8217;s &#8220;Extra Inning&#8221; concert at Yankee Stadium. Teyana Taylor addressed online commentary surrounding her performance on the third night of Jay-Z&#8217;s Yankee Stadium residency. 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