--- title: Beyonce Rips Out Earring During Concert, Continues to Sing description: Beyonce is the ultimate professional, which she confirmed when she continued a flawless performance despite ripping out her earring. canonical: https://time.com/4533139/beyonce-rips-out-earring-concert/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-17T16:15:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:42.794Z og:title: Watch Beyoncé Flawlessly Recover After Ripping Out Her Earring og:description: Not even blood can stop Queen Bey og:url: https://time.com/4533139/beyonce-rips-out-earring-concert/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt494d2af45ed894f7/6988aa36656a3f220bbcd795/beyonce-tidal-rips-out-earring.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIDAL X: 1015 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Beyoncé Flawlessly Recover After Ripping Out Her Earring twitter:description: Not even blood can stop Queen Bey twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt494d2af45ed894f7/6988aa36656a3f220bbcd795/beyonce-tidal-rips-out-earring.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Not Even a Bleeding Ear Can Stop Beyoncé From Giving a Flawless Performance  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 17, 2016 4:15 PM UTC  Beyonce attends TIDAL X: 1015 at Barclays Center on October 15, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic) Beyonce attends TIDAL X: 1015 at Barclays Center on October 15, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic)Shareif Ziyadat—FilmMagic  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Oct 17, 2016 4:15 PM UTC Wardrobe malfunctions affect even the best of us and that includes the [deity known as Beyoncé](http://time.com/4509962/beyonce-shawty-lo-tribute/). During this past weekend’s [Tidal charity concert](http://fortune.com/2016/04/26/tidal-beyonce-prince/) in Brooklyn, NY, the [_Lemonade_ ](http://time.com/4306316/beyonce-lemonade-black-woman-magic/)singer wore an extra-long braid that, while very fierce, ultimately ripped out her earring and left her ear openly bleeding. However, if there’s one thing Queen Bey excels at, it’s being the ultimate performer. She noticed that her ear was bleeding while she was singing “Haunted,” touched her ear, took a mere second to look at her blood-stained fingertips, and then continued singing without missing a beat because [she is Beyoncé.](http://time.com/4355484/beyonce-concert-fan-afro/) Watch the full clip below. > [](https://twitter.com/TheDailyBey/status/787466491046354945) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4533139/beyonce-rips-out-earring-concert/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4533139/beyonce-rips-out-earring-concert/"},"headline":"Not Even a Bleeding Ear Can Stop Beyoncé From Giving a Flawless Performance","datePublished":"2016-10-17T16:15:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:42.794Z","description":"A real pro","url":"https://time.com/4533139/beyonce-rips-out-earring-concert/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Music","Beyonce","celebrity","Culture","tidal"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt494d2af45ed894f7/6988aa36656a3f220bbcd795/beyonce-tidal-rips-out-earring.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt494d2af45ed894f7/6988aa36656a3f220bbcd795/beyonce-tidal-rips-out-earring.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TIDAL X: 1015","caption":"TIDAL X: 1015","creditText":"Shareif Ziyadat—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4533139/beyonce-rips-out-earring-concert/","name":"Not Even a Bleeding Ear Can Stop Beyoncé From Giving a Flawless Performance"}}]}] ```