Bill Gates responds Beyoncé’s ‘black Bill Gates’ lyric in ‘Formation’

"‘Are you serious? This is kind of a strange set of words here,'" says Microsoft billionaire

Bill Gates has responded to Beyonce giving him a shout out in her new single ‘Formation’.

The Microsoft billionaire gets a namecheck in the single when Beyoncé, who is rumoured to be releasing a new album in April, sings that she “might be a black Bill Gates in the making”

Speaking to Wired, Gates confirmed that he had heard the song but only because someone in his office tipped him off about it. “Yeah, I hadn’t realized that she did that until somebody in the office actually sent me a copy of the lyrics and I said, ‘Are you serious? This is kind of a strange set of words here.'”

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He went on to say he was “surprised” and added: “I’m not sure she said those words at the Super Bowl, though, did she?…I guess it’s nice that people consider me successful. I actually haven’t met Beyoncé. I guess I should do a Bing search and see if there are more uses of my name that I don’t know about.”

Beyoncé joined Coldplay during their high-profile appearance at the Super Bowl earlier this month (February 7), performing her new single ‘Formation’ 24 hours after releasing track and its politically charged video online.

Beyoncé Brings Protest Music Back: The Main ‘Formation’ Talking Points

Beyoncé will tour the UK during June and July. See below for Beyoncé’s full UK dates:

Sunderland, Stadium of Light (June 28)
Cardiff, Principality Stadium (30)
London, Wembley Stadium (July 2, 3)
Manchester, Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground (5)
Glasgow, Hampden Park (7)

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