Beyoncé thanks Stevie Wonder for Cowboy Carter cameo

Beyoncé has thanked Stevie Wonder for making a cameo on her new album, after he presented her with an award at a ceremony in Los Angeles.

The US singer-songwriter, wearing a black leather suit with a matching cowboy hat, was presented with the Innovator award by Wonder at iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday.

She thanked him for playing the harmonica during a cover of Dolly Parton’s Jolene on her new album Cowboy Carter, saying: “Whenever anyone asks me if there’s anyone that I could listen to for the rest of my life, it’s always you.”

She added: “Innovation starts with a dream, but then you have to execute that dream and that road can be very bumpy. Being an innovator is seeing what everyone believes is impossible. Being an innovator often means being criticised, which often will test your mental strength.”

She also thanked Rosetta Tharpe, Tracy Chapman, Linda Martell, Prince, André 3000, Tina Turner and Michael Jackson, who “defied any label placed upon them”, adding: “Thank you for executing your dream so we could all follow.”