Blake Lively is praising Taylor Swift and Beyoncé for empowering each other in the music industry.
The Gossip Girl alum shared a carousel of photos on Instagram Saturday from Beyoncé’s recent London premiere of her concert film, Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé. Lively and Swift both made appearances to support the “Cuff It” singer.
The actress also shared a powerful message on the importance of supporting women in the post’s caption. “When I grew up, women were always pit against one another,” Lively wrote. “It took me until adulthood to see that the instinct for women to lift each other up to their highest potential is the norm not the exception. Most of my best friends are women who would’ve been packaged to me as threats or competition. It’s our job to show younger generations the power in aligning rather than dividing.”
She continued, “All this to say, @beyonce and @taylorswift neither of you have to be threatened by my pop stardom. There’s space for us all. Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé. In theaters now …And even better than you can imagine.”
The Age of Adaline star’s comments came after a busy year for both Swift and Beyoncé, who each launched record-breaking world tours as well as their accompanying concert film releases.
Throughout it all, the two icons have had nothing but love and support for one another. Beyoncé previously attended the Los Angeles premiere of the Eras Tour concert film in October, which meant so much to the “Cruel Summer” singer.
“I’m so glad I’ll never know what my life would’ve been like without @beyonce‘s influence,” Swift wrote on Instagram after the premiere, along with a boomerang video of them inside the movie theater together. “The way she’s taught me and every artist out here to break rules and defy industry norms. Her generosity of spirit. Her resilience and versatility. She’s been a guiding light throughout my career and the fact that she showed up tonight was like an actual fairytale.”
While Swift wasn’t able to attend the Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé premiere in L.A. last Saturday since she was on tour, she made sure to not miss the concert film’s world premiere in London.
“Got invited to London by The Queen,” the Anti-Hero singer said on social media. “A Film by Beyoncé is in theaters now!!”
