Megan Thee Stallion Geeks Out Over Texting Beyoncé After "Savage" Success

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Megan Thee Stallion accepts the Powerhouse Award onstage during Billboard Women In Music 2019, presented by YouTube Music, on December 12, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

Megan Thee Stallion explains how the "Savage" remix came into fruition.

Megan Thee Stallion recently made history with the success of "Savage" and its subsequent remix featuring Beyonce. Meg's previously stated that working with B would be her dream collaboration, though, without an actual debut album to her name, she still made it happen. Largely due to her Roc Nation management, she recently sat down with Entertainment Tonight where she explained how the remix came about.

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Initially receiving a text from someone on her team confirming that Queen B would hop on the remix, she explained that she texted Jay numerous times thanking him for getting the remix to come to life. "After I heard the song, I texted Jay-Z like five times like, 'Oh my god, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.' And then Beyonce texted me the next day. I was like, 'Oh my god, Beyonce got my number.'... She texted me two, three times the next day and the day after that. I'm like, 'Girl, I'm friends with Beyonce."

Megan Thee Stallion also spoke on the importance of seeing herself, Doja Cat, Beyonce and Nicki Minaj hold down the the top two spots on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Four women toppin' the charts? When was the last time? Like, four Black women, at that," Meg said. "We really out here doing the damn thing."

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