Beatles icon Paul McCartney celebrates his 83rd birthday on June 18. In advance, he received a very special tribute from a prominent colleague: Beyoncé honored the musician with a special shirt on stage in London and with a heartfelt post.

Beyoncé thanks Paul McCartney for the 1968 Beatles song "Blackbird," which she covers as "Blackbiird" on her album 'Cowboy Carter.'

Beyoncé had a word of thanks for Sir Paul McCartney. As the music icon closed out the Cowboy Carter tour’s six-show run at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, she posted her gratitude to the former Beatle on her Instagram.