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Woman Who Photobombed Beyoncé During Grammy Weekend Speaks: ‘I Felt Like I Was Hugged by an Angel’
Talk about being in the right place at the right time.
Susan Monaghan, the woman behind the now infamous photo of a really surprised fan reacting to seeing Beyoncé and JAY-Z, has recounted her unlikely story in an interview with the Boston Globe.
The New Jersey resident was in Manhattan on Saturday night (Jan. 27) with family for her granddaughter’s gymnastics competition and to celebrate her daughter’s birthday when she said she headed up to her room alone as the rest of her family stayed behind.
Monaghan detailed that as she exited the elevator she saw photographers and security guards rushing by and she tried to step out of the way but found herself in a close encounter with a “handsome” man that she could not place at first.
“I’m thinking in my mind, ‘Who is this?’ And I looked at him and he looked tall, and thin, and had curly hair, and was really good-looking,” she said.
Monaghan did not realize that she happened to be staying at the same hotel where Clive Davis holds his iconic pre-Grammys party and then she saw Beyoncé and reacted as any mere normal person would when being blessed to come in such close contact with Queen Bey herself.
“I was like, ‘Oh, my God!’” Monaghan shared, recalling the moment when she realized how close she was to music’s biggest couple. “I looked at her and all I could think was, ‘No one is going to believe me. No one is going to believe me.’”
She even began shouting it out loud and that’s when the “Formation” singer flashed her a smile that Monaghan read as, “Don’t worry, it’s going to be OK.”
When asked why she believes Beyoncé included the picture of her among the numerous shots posted to Instagram, Monaghan shared “I think she posted it for me. So people would believe me.”
To see the hilarious shot — which was spoofed and talked about on late night shows all week — skip to the fourth picture in the photo series below.
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World Renowned Guitarists Jason Ji, Bernth, Lucas Richard Tchen & Celebrated Bassist Charles Berthoud @ Carnegie Hall Presenting “FINGER PICKIN’ GOOD 3/22/25 with Special Guest Stephen Bennett
Some of the coolest music ever celebrated will be featured LIVE @ the prestigious Zankel Hall @ Carnegie Hall (7th Ave NYC) on Saturday March 22, 2025 @ 7:30 PM. The program merges fingerstyle, classical, metal and folk influences, showcasing four distinct guitar styles and unveiling bold new possibilities for this dynamic and evolving genre with four of the most astonishing musicians in their craft: Jason Ji, Bernth, Lucas Richard Tchen, and Charles Berthoud.
Jason Ji is an internationally acclaimed and revered guitarist and Composer, recognized for his innovative, fingerstyle and classical guitar performances. He is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Berklee College of Music and has performed globally in arenas including Carnegie Hall, Agganis Arena and Perth Concert Hall. He was the only person from the US to be sent to take part in China’s Got Talent where he received 4 unanimous Yeses from the judges and is praised by artists including the legendary Nile Rodgers. He has also been a finalist for the Fingerstyle Guitar Championships, and is an endorsed artist for Godin Guitars.
Charles Berthoud is one of the most exciting and versatile bass players on the world stage today. He is recognized as one of the masters of the two-handed tapping technique, and is said to play bass like a piano, accompanying himself with multiple parts. He is a classically trained pianist and multi-instrumentalist, and he’s changing the way we think about the bass guitar.
Bernth is an Austrian guitarist, composer and sessions musician. Aside from his online presence on YouTube and Instagram, he is also known for his work with artists like David Hasselhoff, Seiler und Speer and others. He has also created an online guitar Academy, and has played sold out concerts are all over the globe.
Lucas Richard Tchen is a crossover classical guitarist with an amazing talent and passion for music who also attended Berklee College of Music. He hails from France and is of Asian descent. He bridges both playing approaches and blends, musical influences from folk, blues, gypsy swing, jazz manouche, flamingo, and boss’s nova styles.
The program also features a guest appearance by Stephen Bennett, the only person to have both won The International Fingerstyle Guitar Championships and the National Flatpicking Championships. They will also be joined by a string quartet.
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