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- Verizon released two ads that fans say hint at a Beyoncé Super Bowl commercial.
- The ads appear to include references to Beyoncé’s music and album art.
- Neither Verizon nor Beyoncé have confirmed the speculation on social media.
Why is Tony Hale squeezing lemons and talking to a silver disco horse in a Verizon commercial? For die-hard fans, all signs point to Beyoncé.
Verizon released two strange ads on Thursday and Friday, leading TikTok and X viewers to speculate that the superstar is involved with the company. Some say she could appear in a Super Bowl commercial.
“The Lemonade references? Will my house play in the end? Is Verizon one of the sponsors of the Renaissance World Tour? Are we really going to see you Beyoncé in a commercial during the Superbowl? one Beyonce fan account wrote in X.
In it first commercial Released Thursday, Hale appears surrounded by lemons.
“Hold. Do you want me to juice all these lemons myself? Hale says, lemon juicer in hand. “This better work.”
The line “Hold up,” fans speculated, could reference a song from Beyoncé’s 2016 studio album, “Lemonade,” hence the lemons.
“Wait, they don’t love you like I love you,” Beyoncé sings at the beginning of the anti-cheating anthem, supposedly inspired by Jay-Z’s infidelity.
The short clip ends with “2/11/24” in the center of a black screen (the date of this year’s Super Bowl) and a split second. song fragment Fans were quick to notice that the music at the end sounded very familiar to “My House,” a song Bey released in December that served as the closing credits of her film “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé.”
And just when Beyhive thought they couldn’t get any more publicity, Verizon released a second commercial On Friday, this time with a silver statue of a horse.
“Should we be in a Super Bowl commercial? Yay or Neigh,” Hale, who played Buster Bluth on the FOX comedy series “Arrested Development,” tells the horse. The lifeless horse doesn’t laugh at the joke and Hale walks away saying, “Okay, this is a problem.”
The same ending follows the commercial.
Beyoncé has not confirmed anything on her social media pages. Still, Beyhive pointed out that the “Love on Top” singer rides a similar-looking silver horse on the cover of her album “Renaissance.”
Bey previously worked with Verizon, which sponsored the Renaissance World Tour providing a platform for fans to purchase pre-sale tickets.
Representatives for Verizon and Beyoncé did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
Beyond anticipating the commercial, The fans are also waiting that queen bey could take the opportunity to announce a Residency in Las Vegas.
Usher, Mariah Careyand Adela They’ve all had successful Las Vegas residencies recently, and the Beyhive believes Beyoncé is next on that list.
Bey devotees also believe the residency will take place at the Las Vegas Sphere. Verizon also confirmed that she would advertise in the sphere in it Super Bowl weekend. The band U2’s residence at the Sphere was announced in a Last year’s Super Bowl ad.
U2’s residency ends in March and two residencies have been announced for 2024: phishingwho will have a residence of four days, and Dead and companywhich will offer 18 shows in May and June.
If Beyoncé does a Las Vegas residency, she could make millions. Usher allegedly made profits almost $19 million during their first Las Vegas residency in 2021, and U2 may have grossed $110 million during the first three months of their Sphere residency. Billboard reported.
“If this happens, I’m going to lose my mind… and probably spend most of my savings.” a tiktoker said whoever made the connection.
Representatives for The Sphere did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.