Editing Beyoncé (section)

== Life and career ==
=== Early life ===
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born at the Park Plaza Hospital in the [[Houston Museum District|Museum Park]] neighborhood of [[Houston]], Texas, on September 4, 1981.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Taraborrelli |first=J. Randy |author-link=J. Randy Taraborrelli |title=Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story |date=October 27, 2015 |publisher=[[Grand Central Publishing]] |isbn=978-1-4555-9034-6 |page=28}}</ref><ref name="s658">{{cite web | last=Garcia | first=Patricia | title=Bow Down: In Honor of Beyoncé's 33rd Birthday, 33 of Her Most Memorable Moments | website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=September 4, 2014 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-birthday-33-best-moments | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=December 23, 2009 |title=Beyoncé Knowles' name change |url=https://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2009/12/23/beyonce_knowles_name_change/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321085731/http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2009/12/23/beyonce_knowles_name_change/ |archive-date=March 21, 2013 |access-date=March 8, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref> Her mother, [[Tina Knowles]] ([[née]] Beyoncé; {{abbr|b.|born}} 1954), was a hairdresser and salon owner;<ref name="o613">{{cite web | last=Knowles | first=Tina | title='You Make Clothes for Them? They Will Do Anything For You': Tina Knowles Remembers Beyoncé and Solange’s Beloved Uncle Johnny | website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=April 21, 2025 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/tina-knowles-uncle-johnny | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref name="x268">{{cite web | last=Lee | first=Michelle | title=Beyoncé’s Mom, Tina Knowles, Treats the Singer's Dance Captain to a Cécred Hair Transformation | website=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=February 20, 2025 | url=https://people.com/beyonces-dance-captain-gets-cecred-hair-makeover-from-tina-knowles-video-11683489 | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> her father, [[Mathew Knowles]] (b. 1952), was a sales manager at [[Xerox]].<ref name="m347">{{cite web | last=Gabbatt | first=Adam | title=Can Beyoncé's dad make me a star? Inside a one-day fame 'bootcamp' | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=October 30, 2015 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/30/can-beyonce-mathew-knowles-make-me-a-star | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref name="t636">{{cite web | last=Andrews | first=Travis M. | last2=Ferguson | first2=Amber | title=Beyoncé's father takes on 'colorism': He dated her mother because he thought she was white | website=[[The Washington Post]] | url-access=subscription | date=February 5, 2018 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/02/05/beyonces-father-airs-colorism-he-dated-her-mother-because-he-thought-she-was-white/ | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> Mathew is African-American,<ref name="c134">{{cite web | last=Armstrong | first=Jenice | title=Beyonce's father talks about racism, colorism and rumors about who bit his daughter's face | website=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] | date=March 30, 2018 | url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/columnists/jenice_armstrong/who-bit-beyonce-mathew-knowles-racism-music-industry-jenice-armstrong-20180330.html | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> while Tina—an [[African-American]] [[Louisiana Creole]]—has African, French, Irish, and Native American ancestry.<ref name="t444">{{cite web | last=Hawgood | first=Alex | title=In Beyoncé’s Country, All Are Welcome | website=[[W (magazine)|W]] | date=March 29, 2024 | url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/beyonce-cowboy-carter-cover-story-photos | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref name="d979">{{cite web | last=Mata | first=William | title=Tina Knowles and all her children, including Beyoncé and Solange | website=[[London Evening Standard]] | date=April 25, 2025 | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/who-knowles-family-beyonce-tina-solange-kelly-rowland-b1224215.html | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref name="m552">{{cite web | last=Beresford | first=Jack | title=Beyoncé's little-known Irish heritage revealed | website=[[The Irish Post]] | date=September 4, 2018 | url=https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/beyonce-irish-159300 | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> Beyoncé researched her ancestry and discovered that she is descended from [[History of slavery in Louisiana|a slave]] owner who married his slave.<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Beyoncé in Her Own Words: Her Life, Her Body, Her Heritage|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-september-issue-2018| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-september-issue-2018| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|date=August 6, 2018|quote=I researched my ancestry recently and learned that I come from a slave owner who fell in love with and married a slave.}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her name is a tribute to her mother's maiden name.<ref name="c464">{{cite web | last=Rosario | first=Alexandra Del | title=Beyoncé's 'Beyincé' sash is no mere typo: Tina Knowles offered an explanation years ago | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | url-access=subscription | date=March 22, 2024 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-03-22/beyonce-beyince-tina-knowles-last-name-cowboy-carter | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> Beyoncé's younger sister, [[Solange Knowles|Solange]] (b. 1986), is also a singer and actress.<ref name="g024">{{cite web | last=Knoop | first=Iris | last2=Gall | first2=Nicholas | title=Solange Knowles revealed she suffers with Pots – a condition she called 'debilitating, confusing and lonely' | website=[[The Conversation]] | date=March 31, 2025 | url=https://theconversation.com/solange-knowles-revealed-she-suffers-with-pots-a-condition-she-called-debilitating-confusing-and-lonely-243878 | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref name="c938">{{cite web | last=Aizin | first=Rebecca | title=Beyoncé and Solange Knowles: Inside Their Sibling Relationship Over the Years | website=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=September 3, 2023 | url=https://people.com/all-about-beyonce-solange-knowles-sister-relationship-7568318 | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> 

Beyoncé was raised within multiple religious traditions, attending both St. John's United Methodist Church and St. Mary of the Purification Catholic Church in Houston.<ref name="a802">{{cite web | title=Beyoncé teams up with Houston pastor to help Harvey survivors | publisher=[[NBC News]] | date=September 10, 2017 | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/houston-pastor-beyonc-team-help-harvey-survivors-n799006 | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref name="p361">{{cite web | last=Sewing | first=Joy | title=Sewing: Beyoncé's homecoming is symbol of pride for Third Ward community | website=[[Houston Chronicle]] | date=September 28, 2023 | url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/article/beyonce-third-ward-pride-18392518.php | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> She received her early education at St. Mary's Catholic Montessori School in Houston, where she also enrolled in dance classes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Laird|first=Cheryl|date=November 11, 1990|title=A Knowles family Christmas|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/A-Knowles-family-Christmas-5475839.php| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/A-Knowles-family-Christmas-5475839.php| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=March 15, 2021|newspaper=Houston Chronicle}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her vocal talent was discovered when her dance instructor, Darlette Johnson, began humming a song and Beyoncé completed it, showing her ability to reach high-pitched notes.<ref name="k125">{{cite web | last=Devaney | first=Susan | first2=Radhika | last2=Seth | title=9 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Beyoncé | website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=July 27, 2022 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-things-you-didnt-know | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> Her passion for music and performance deepened after she won a school talent show at the age of seven by singing [[John Lennon]]'s "[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]", outperforming competitors aged fifteen and sixteen.<ref name="Biography Today">{{cite book|title=Biography Today|year=2010|page=[https://archive.org/details/biographytodayge0000unse_h7i3/page/10 10]|publisher=Omnigraphics|isbn=978-0-7808-1058-7|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/biographytodayge0000unse_h7i3/page/10}}</ref><ref name="People">{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé Knowles: Biography – Part 1|url=http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426055053/http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography|archive-date=April 26, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1990, a nine-year-old Beyoncé enrolled in Parker Elementary School, a music [[magnet school]] in Houston, where she performed with the school's choir.<ref name="k837">{{cite web | last=Ellen | first=Barbara | title=Beyoncé: the superstar who brought black power to the Super Bowl | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=February 14, 2016 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/14/beyonce-profile-black-power-super-bowl-civil-rights | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref name="r633">{{cite book | last=Pointer | first=Anna | title=Beyoncé: Running the World | publisher=[[Hodder & Stoughton]] | date=2014 | isbn=978-1-4736-0732-3 | oclc=893327856 | url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/893327856 | access-date=May 17, 2025 | page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=pLcWBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT26 26]}}</ref> She later attended the [[Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts]] and subsequently [[Alief Elsik High School]].<ref name="l182">{{cite web | last=Simmerman | first=Alexis | title=Happy birthday Beyoncé! Houston native turns 43 amid busy year | website=[[Austin American-Statesman]] | date=September 4, 2024 | url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2024/09/04/beyonce-birthday-texas-houston-native-43-sir-davis-whiskey-cowboy-carter/75069068007/ | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> Beyoncé was also a member of the choir at St. John's United Methodist Church where she sang her first [[Solo (music)|solo]] and was a [[solo (music)|soloist]] for two years.<ref name="a802"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Cameo: Fat Joe Interviews Beyoncé and Mike Epps|url=http://www.mtv.com/onair/moviehouse/cameo/16/index.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224081629/http://www.mtv.com/onair/moviehouse/cameo/16/index.jhtml|archive-date=February 24, 2008}}</ref>

=== 1990–2001: Career beginnings and Destiny's Child ===
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In 1990, Beyoncé met [[LaTavia Roberson]] while in an audition for an all-girl entertainment group.<ref name="Kaufman">{{cite news|last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Destiny's Child's Long Road To Fame (The Song Isn't Called 'Survivor' For Nothing) |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504044/20050613/destinys_child.jhtml |publisher=[[MTV News]]| date=June 13, 2005 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654NZ02Cg |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> They were placed in [[Girl's Tyme]] with three other girls, a group that performed rap and dance routines on Houston's talent show circuit.<ref name="People"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Kelly Rowland |url=http://articles.cnn.com/2006-02-27/travel/houston.kellyrowland_1_kelly-rowland-destiny-s-child-second-album?_s=PM:TRAVEL |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=February 27, 2006 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/657eCCCDw |archivedate=February 1, 2012}}</ref> [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] producer Arne Frager noticed them and later entered the group in ''[[Star Search]]'', the largest national talent show on television at the time. Although they lost, Beyoncé later attributed the failure to a poor song choice.<ref name="Farley">{{cite magazine|last=Farley|first=Christopher John|title=Music: Call Of The Child|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998976,00.html|magazine=Time|date=January 15, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130020409/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998976,00.html|archive-date=November 30, 2007}}</ref><ref name="a414">{{cite book | last=Elliott | first=Alan | title=Dreams That Built America | publisher=[[Thomas Nelson (publisher)|Thomas Nelson]] | date=2022 | isbn=978-0-7852-9699-7 | page=3}}</ref> In 1995, Beyoncé's father Mathew left his job to manage the group, which halved the family's income and led to them moving into separated apartments.<ref name="Kaufman"/><ref name="i064">{{cite web | last=Kim | first=Michelle | title=A Brief History Of Beyoncé And Her Father, Mathew Knowles | website=[[The Fader]] | date=April 25, 2016 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/04/25/beyonce-mathew-knowles-daddy-lessons-lemonade | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref name="z360">{{cite web | last=Hall | first=James | title=How Beyoncé makes her fortune – and how she spends it | website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | url-access=subscription | date=May 16, 2023 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/beyonce-billions-how-she-makes-it-spends-it/ | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> He reduced the group's lineup to four members, and they continued performing as an opening act for established R&B girl groups.<ref name="Kaufman"/> After being briefly signed by [[Elektra Records]] and later dropped, tensions led to a six-month separation of Beyoncé's parents.<ref name="g079">{{cite web | last=Robinson | first=Lisa | title=Beyoncé Knowles Profile | website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | date=September 30, 2013 | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2005/11/beyonce-knowles-profile-music-career?srsltid=AfmBOooxuS3JnHk9dtNnUfLzQYK80FZ-US1y1r_UbpTWdyYUHz86_rdY | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="r105">{{cite web | last=Hall | first=Michael | url-access=subscription | title=It's a Family Affair | website=[[Texas Monthly]] | date=April 1, 2004 | url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/its-a-family-affair/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> After the Knowles family later reunited, the group secured a contract with [[Columbia Records]], aided by talent scout [[Teresa LaBarbera Whites]].<ref name="Biography Today"/>

[[File:Destiny's Child Tour (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|alt=Destiny's child performing on stage as part of their 2005 tour|Beyoncé (center) performing as a member of Destiny's Child, during their 2005 [[Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It]] concert tour]]

The group adopted the name [[Destiny's Child]] in 1997, based upon a passage in the [[Book of Isaiah]].<ref name="p169">{{cite web | last=Snapes | first=Laura | title=Beyoncé's father producing Destiny's Child musical – told from his perspective | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=April 24, 2019 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/24/beyonces-father-producing-destinys-child-musical-told-from-his-perspective | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="n204">{{cite web | last=Kennedy | first=Gerrick D. | title=From Destiny's Child to music queenmaker: Kelly Rowland has a new handpicked girl group | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | url-access=subscription | date=June 7, 2016 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-chasing-destiny-20160607-snap-story.html | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> That year, they released their major-label debut song, "Killing Time", which appeared on [[Men in Black: The Album|the soundtrack]] for the film [[Men in Black (1997 film)|''Men in Black'']].<ref name="u523">{{cite web | last=O'Brien | first=Jon | title=Destiny's Child's Self-Titled Debut Album Turns 25: Songs Ranked From Worst to Best | website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 17, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/destinys-child-debut-album-songs-ranked/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> In November of that year, the group issued their debut single and first major hit, "[[No, No, No (Destiny's Child song)|No, No, No]]" followed by their [[Destiny's Child (album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1998, which established the group as a viable act in the music industry.<ref name="u523"/><ref name="u761">{{cite magazine | last=Sheffield | first=Rob | last2=Spanos | first2=Brittany | last3=Shaffer | first3=Claire | last4=Bernstein | first4=Jonathan | last5=Leight | first5=Elias | last6=Freeman | first6=Jon | last7=Grow | first7=Kory | last8=Greene | first8=Andy | last9=Hudak | first9=Joseph | last10=Ehrlich | first10=Brenna | last11=Blistein | first11=Jon | last12=Martoccio | first12=Angie | last13=Dolan | first13=Jon | last14=Newman | first14=Jason | last15=Portwood | first15=Jerry | title=The 100 Greatest Debut Singles of All Time | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=May 19, 2020 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/greatest-debut-songs-singles-990470/destinys-child-no-no-no-994984/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> In 1999, the group released their second studio album, ''[[The Writing's on the Wall]]'', which achieved multi-platinum status.<ref name="e616">{{cite magazine | last=Schewitz | first=Brett | title=Destiny's Child, 'The Writing’s on the Wall' (1999) | website=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 10, 2021 | url=https://www.rs500albums.com/300-251/291 | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> The album featured several hit singles, including "[[Bills, Bills, Bills]]"—their first number-one song on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]—"[[Jumpin', Jumpin']]", and "[[Say My Name]]".<ref name="o111">{{cite web | last=Breihan | first=Tom | title=The Number Ones: Destiny's Child's 'Bills, Bills, Bills' | website=[[Stereogum]] | date=July 13, 2022 | url=https://www.stereogum.com/2192553/the-number-ones-destinys-childs-bills-bills-bills/columns/the-number-ones/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="v185">{{cite magazine | last=Malone | first=Chris | title=Destiny's Child's 'The Writing's on the Wall' at 20: All the Tracks Ranked | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=July 27, 2019 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/destinys-childs-the-writings-on-the-wall-8523765/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> The lattermost also reached number one and remains one of their signature songs.<ref name="x284">{{cite web | last=Breihan | first=Tom | title=The Number Ones: Destiny's Child's 'Say My Name' | website=[[Stereogum]] | date=August 8, 2022 | url=https://www.stereogum.com/2194687/the-number-ones-destinys-childs-say-my-name/columns/the-number-ones/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> "Say My Name" earned two awards at the [[43rd Annual Grammy Awards|2001 Grammy Awards]]: [[Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]] and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]].<ref name="w394">{{cite web | last=Harwood | first=Erika | title=Beyoncé's Showstopping Grammy-Awards Style | website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | date=February 8, 2017 | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2017/02/beyonce-at-the-grammys | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> ''The Writing's on the Wall'' became one of the best-selling R&B albums of all time.<ref name="m095">{{cite web | last=Asaph | first=Katherine St. | title=Destiny’s Child: The Writing’s on the Wall | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=June 18, 2017 | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/destinys-child-the-writings-on-the-wall/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>

The remaining members of Destiny's Child—Beyoncé, [[Kelly Rowland]], and [[Michelle Williams (singer)|Michelle Williams]]—recorded "[[Independent Women Part I]]" in 2000, which was featured on the soundtrack of the film ''[[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|Charlie's Angels]]'' (2000). The song became the group's highest-charting single, spending eleven consecutive weeks at number one in the U.S.<ref name="z651">{{cite web | last=Breihan | first=Tom | title=The Number Ones: Destiny’s Child’s 'Independent Women Part 1' | website=[[Stereogum]] | date=September 5, 2022 | url=https://www.stereogum.com/2198112/the-number-ones-destinys-childs-independent-women-part-1/columns/the-number-ones/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> In early 2001, while Destiny's Child was completing work on their third album, Beyoncé secured a leading role in the MTV made-for-television film ''[[Carmen: A Hip Hopera]]'', starring alongside American actor [[Mekhi Phifer]]. Set in Philadelphia, the film is a 21st century interpretation of the 19th-century opera ''[[Carmen]]'' by French composer [[Georges Bizet]].<ref name="Kaufman"/> Upon its release in May 2001, Destiny's Child's third album, ''[[Survivor (Destiny's Child album)|Survivor]]'', debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling 663,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="l636">{{cite web | title=Destiny’s Child Holds Off Wings, Janet At No. 1 | website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=May 16, 2001 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-holds-off-wings-janet-at-no-1-79730/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> Around the same time, former members [[LeToya Luckett]] and Roberson filed a lawsuit, alleging that some of the album's content was directed at them.<ref name="m733">{{cite magazine | title=Ex-Destiny’s Child Members Sue Over 'Survivor' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 28, 2002 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ex-destinys-child-members-sue-over-survivor-76633/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="b219">{{cite web | last=Saraceno | first=Christina | title=Destiny's Lawsuit Settled | website=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=July 25, 2002 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/destinys-lawsuit-settled-186400/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> The album produced "[[Bootylicious]]" and the title track, "[[Survivor (Destiny's Child song)|Survivor]]", which peaked at number one and two in the United States, respectively.<ref name="e533">{{cite magazine | last=Malone | first=Chris | title=Lip Sync Herstory: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Destiny's Child's 'Survivor' | magazine=Billboard | date=June 8, 2020 | url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/destinys-child-survivor-lip-sync-herstory-9397866/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="d320">{{cite web | last=Breihan | first=Tom | title=The Number Ones: Destiny’s Child’s 'Bootylicious' | website=[[Stereogum]] | date=September 26, 2022 | url=https://www.stereogum.com/2200297/the-number-ones-destinys-childs-bootylicious/columns/the-number-ones/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> "Survivor" earned the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.<ref name="g739">{{cite web | title=Beyoncé's rise and rise – in pictures | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=July 12, 2018 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2016/apr/24/beyonce-knowles-rise-and-rise-in-pictures | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> Following the release of their holiday album, ''[[8 Days of Christmas]]'' (2001), Destiny's Child announced a hiatus to allow each member to pursue solo careers.<ref name="Kaufman"/>

=== 2002–2007: ''Dangerously in Love'', ''B'Day'', and ''Dreamgirls'' ===
[[File:Beyonce Baby Boy Dancing.jpg|thumb|left|Beyoncé performing "[[Baby Boy (Beyoncé song)|Baby Boy]]", which spent nine consecutive weeks at number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart<ref name="BabyBoy1" />| alt=A woman, flanked by two male dancers, holds a microphone in one hand as she dances]]
In July 2002, Beyoncé made her theatrical film debut, portraying the character [[Foxxy Cleopatra]] alongside [[Mike Myers]] in the comedy ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]''. The film debuted at number one at the U.S. box office and earned $73 million during its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite news|title=Austin Powers in Goldmember|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20020726/REVIEWS/207260301/1023|first=Roger|last=Ebert|date=July 26, 2002|access-date=February 25, 2011|archive-date=September 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914170515/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20020726%2FREVIEWS%2F207260301%2F1023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=austinpowers3.htm|title=Austin Powers in Goldmember|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=October 23, 2012|archive-date=October 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014052011/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=austinpowers3.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> To accompany the film, Beyoncé released "[[Work It Out (Beyoncé song)|Work It Out]]" as the lead single from its soundtrack.<ref name="g066">{{cite web | title=‘Austin Powers’ Soundtrack Shines With Stars | website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=June 28, 2002 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/austin-powers-soundtrack-shines-with-stars-75242/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> Beyoncé's hit as a solo artist was a feature on [[Jay-Z]]'s track "[['03 Bonnie & Clyde]]" from his album ''[[The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse]]'' (2002).<ref name="n442">{{cite web | first1=Sydney | last1=Urbanek | first2=Andrew | last2=Unterberger | title=Beyonce’s ‘Work It Out’: A Look Back at the Debut Solo Smash That Wasn't | website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=March 23, 2022 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/beyonce-work-it-out-debut-single-1235047771/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> The single peaked at number four on the Hot 100 chart.<ref name="v963">{{cite web | last=Aniftos | first=Rania | title=Beyoncé’s Billboard Hot 100 Top 10s From 'Crazy in Love' to 'Texas Hold 'Em' & 'Jolene' | website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=September 4, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-billboard-hot-100-top-10s-list/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> Beyoncé appeared as Jay-Z's girlfriend in the music video for the song, fueling speculation about a relationship.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé Knowles Biography|url=http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography|magazine=People|access-date=March 28, 2013|archive-date=April 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426055053/http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography}}</ref> She shared that they began dating when she was nineteen, after being friends for a year and a half before going on any dates.<ref name="y852">{{cite web | last=Lutkin | first=Aimée | title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Relationship Timeline | website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] | date=February 2, 2025 | url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a42714174/beyonce-jay-z-relationship-timeline/ | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>

On June 14, 2003, Beyoncé premiered songs from her debut solo album, ''[[Dangerously in Love]]'', during her first solo concert, which was broadcast as a [[pay-per-view]] television special.<ref name="Corey2">{{Cite web |last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Beyonce Pushes Up Release Date Of Solo Debut |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472224/20030602/Beyoncé_beyonce.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140228193909/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472224/20030602/Beyonc%C3%A9_beyonce.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 28, 2014 |publisher=MTV News |date=June 2, 2003 |access-date=May 8, 2008}}</ref> The album was officially released on June 24, 2003, following the solo releases of her Destiny's Child bandmates Williams and Rowland.<ref name="Kaufman"/><ref name="n433">{{cite web | last=Mckinney | first=Jessica | title=Markus Klinko on Beyonce’s Dangerously in Love Shoot | website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] | date=June 26, 2023 | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-mckinney/markus-klinko-beyonce-dangerously-in-love | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> ''Dangerously in Love'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 317,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="p938">{{cite web | last=Ramirez | first=Erika | title=Beyonce, 'Dangerously In Love': Classic Track-By-Track Review | website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=June 22, 2013 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/beyonce-dangerously-in-love-classic-track-by-track-review-1568019/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[Crazy in Love]]", featuring Jay-Z, became Beyoncé's first number-one single as a solo artist in the US.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Martens|first=Todds|title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z: 'Crazy' As Ever|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69469/beyonce-jay-z-crazy-as-ever| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69469/beyonce-jay-z-crazy-as-ever| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=Billboard|date=August 21, 2003|access-date=February 10, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The single "[[Baby Boy (Beyoncé song)|Baby Boy]]" also reached number one,<ref name="BabyBoy1">{{cite magazine|last=Martens|first=Todd|title='Stand Up' Ends 'Baby Boy' Reign|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67981/stand-up-ends-baby-boy-reign| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67981/stand-up-ends-baby-boy-reign| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=Billboard|date=November 28, 2003|access-date=April 2, 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref> while "[[Me, Myself and I (Beyoncé song)|Me, Myself and I]]" and "[[Naughty Girl (Beyoncé song)|Naughty Girl]]" both reached the top-five.<ref name="beyoncehot100">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/beyonce/chart-history/hot-100|title=Beyoncé Album and Song Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 13, 2011|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121090844/https://www.billboard.com/artist/beyonce/chart-history/hot-100/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album earned Beyoncé a then record-tying five awards at the [[46th Annual Grammy Awards]], including [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album|Best Contemporary R&B Album]] and Best R&B Song for "Crazy in Love".<ref name="2004 Grammys">{{cite news|last=Patel|first=Joseph|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484884/beyonce-wins-most-50-shut-out-at-grammys.jhtml|title=Beyoncé Wins Most, Outkast Shine, 50 Cent Shut Out at Grammys|publisher=MTV News|date=February 4, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220032646/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484884/beyonce-wins-most-50-shut-out-at-grammys.jhtml|archive-date=February 20, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> She later starred alongside [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]] in the musical comedy ''[[The Fighting Temptations]]'' (2003), portraying a single mother and the love interest of Gooding's character. It received mixed reviews from critics and [[box-office bomb|underperformed at the box office]].<ref name="c559">{{cite web | title=The Fighting Temptations | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fighting_temptations | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="j444">{{cite web | title=The Fighting Temptations | website=[[Box Office Mojo]] | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1330873857/ | language=eo | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> Beyoncé performed several songs for the [[The Fighting Temptations (soundtrack)|film's soundtrack]], including its two singles, "[[Fighting Temptation]]" and "[[Summertime (Beyoncé song)|Summertime]]".<ref name="j818">{{cite web | title=Beyonce Tunes Lead ‘Temptations’ Soundtrack | website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=August 13, 2003 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-tunes-lead-temptations-soundtrack-69559/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>

In November 2003, Beyoncé embarked on the [[Dangerously in Love Tour]] across Europe,<ref name="r168">{{cite web | last=Sager | first=Jessica | title=Beyoncé's Net Worth in 2025 and How She Earned Enough to 'Run the World' | website=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] | date=February 12, 2024 | url=https://parade.com/1138672/jessicasager/beyonce-net-worth/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> and later joined [[Missy Elliott]] and [[Alicia Keys]] for the [[Verizon Ladies First Tour]] in North America.<ref name="r846">{{cite book | last=Arenofsky | first=Janice | title=Beyoncé Knowles | publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]] | date=2009 | isbn=979-8-216-05273-9 | page=22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Patel|first=Joseph|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484659/beyonce-alicia-missy-plan-spring-tour.jhtml|title=Beyoncé, Alicia Keys And Missy Elliott Plan Spring Tour|date=January 28, 2004|publisher=MTV News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107140505/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484659/beyonce-alicia-missy-plan-spring-tour.jhtml|archive-date=November 7, 2012}}</ref> On February 1, 2004, she performed the [[American national anthem]] at [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]], held at [[Reliant Stadium]] in Houston.<ref name="t516">{{cite web | last=Sheffield | first=Rob | title=The 30 Most Memorable Super Bowl National Anthems | website=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 9, 2025 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-super-bowl-national-anthems-10706/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="s003">{{cite web | title=Beyoncé to perform at Super Bowl's half-time show, sources say | website=[[The Guardian]] | agency=[[Associated Press]] | date=October 16, 2012 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/oct/16/beyonce-super-bowl-half-time-show | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up to ''Dangerously in Love'' using several of the leftover tracks; this was put on hold so she could concentrate on recording Destiny's Child's final album, ''[[Destiny Fulfilled]]''.<ref name="JPatel">{{cite news|last=Patel|first=Joseph|title=Beyoncé Puts Off Second Solo LP To Reunite Destiny's Child|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484202/20040107/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|date=January 1, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115070521/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484202/20040107/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|archive-date=January 15, 2008}}</ref> Released on November 15, 2004, in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/destiny-fulfilled-mw0000261084| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.allmusic.com/album/destiny-fulfilled-mw0000261084| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Destiny Fulfilled – Destiny's Child|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=October 24, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and peaking at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref>{{cite news|last=Whitmire|first=Margo|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/65514/eminem-thankful-to-remain-no-1| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/65514/eminem-thankful-to-remain-no-1| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Eminem Thankful To Remain No. 1|newspaper=Billboard|date=November 24, 2004|access-date=October 24, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="riaadestinyschild">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS|title=Gold and Platinum – Destiny's Child|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=November 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626051113/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS|archive-date=June 26, 2007}}</ref> ''Destiny Fulfilled'' included the singles "[[Lose My Breath]]" and "[[Soldier (Destiny's Child song)|Soldier]]", both of which reached within the top five in the U.S.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/destiny%27s-child/chart-history/|title=Destiny's Child Album and Song Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 24, 2012|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121090834/https://www.billboard.com/artist/destiny%27s-child/chart-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> Destiny's Child embarked on a global concert tour titled [[Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It]]. It featured performances of many of the group's biggest hits, including "No, No, No" and "Say My Name", as well as selections from each member's solo career.<ref name="s756">{{cite web | title=Destiny fulfilled | website=[[The Age]] | date=April 20, 2005 | url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/destiny-fulfilled-20050420-ge00gb.html | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="b318"/> At the final stop of their European tour in [[Barcelona]] in June 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour.<ref name="b318">{{cite web | title=Destiny's Child To Split After Fall Tour | website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=June 12, 2005 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-to-split-after-fall-tour-62619/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="q991">{{cite web | last=Devenish | first=Colin | title=Destiny's Child to Split | website=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=June 13, 2005 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-to-split-180447/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> The group released their first compilation album, [[Number 1's (Destiny's Child album)|''#1's'']], in October and were honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in March 2006.<ref name="y518">{{cite web | last=Harvell | first=Jess | title=Destiny’s Child: #1's | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=October 26, 2005 | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2290-1s/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="m016">{{cite web | title=Destiny's Child in star ceremony | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=March 29, 2006 | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4856962.stm | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Beyonce.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|right|Beyoncé performing during [[the Beyoncé Experience]] tour in 2007]]

Beyoncé's second solo album, ''[[B'Day]]'', was released in the United States on September 4, 2006, to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday.<ref name="y215">{{cite web | last=Sullivan | first=Caroline | title=CD: Beyoncé, B'Day | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=September 1, 2006 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/sep/01/popandrock.urban1 | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="q242">{{cite web | last=Boucher | first=Geoff | title=A 'B'Day' present to and from Beyonce | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | url-access=subscription | date=September 14, 2006 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-sep-14-wk-album14-story.html | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 541,000 copies in its first week, making it her second consecutive number-one album in the U.S.<ref name="r060">{{cite web | last=Boardman | first=Madeline | title=Beyonce Makes History | website=[[HuffPost]] | date=December 18, 2013 | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beyonce-no-1-makes-history_n_4465471 | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="n758">{{cite web | title=Beyonce’s ‘B-Day’ Makes Big Bow At No. 1 | website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=September 13, 2006 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonces-b-day-makes-big-bow-at-no-1-57265/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[Déjà Vu (Beyoncé song)|Déjà Vu]]", featuring Jay-Z, reached number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.<ref name="u032">{{cite web | title=Furtado Still No. 1 But Beyonce, Fergie Heat Up | website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=August 3, 2006 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/furtado-still-no-1-but-beyonce-fergie-heat-up-57644/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> The second international single, "[[Irreplaceable]]", topped the charts in several territories worldwide, including the U.S.<ref name="v514">{{cite web | title=Beyonce ‘Irreplaceable’ At No. 1 On Hot 100 | website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=December 7, 2006 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-irreplaceable-at-no-1-on-hot-100-56500/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> ''B'Day'' also produced several additional singles, including "[[Ring the Alarm]]", "[[Get Me Bodied]]", and "[[Green Light (Beyoncé song)|Green Light]]".<ref name="z617">{{cite web | last=Cinquemani | first=Sal | title=Review: Beyoncé, 'B’Day' | website=[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]] | date=August 29, 2006 | url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/beyonce-bday/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="s313">{{cite web | last=Hiatt | first=Brian | title=B'Day | website=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=September 21, 2006 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/bday-250982/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> At the [[49th Annual Grammy Awards|2007 Grammy Awards]], ''B'Day'' received five nominations, including [[Best Contemporary R&B Album]]  and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]] and [[Best Rap/Sung Collaboration]] for "Déjà Vu".<ref name="g408"/> In 2008, the album garnered more nominations, including [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]] for "Irreplaceable".<ref name="m226">{{cite web | last=Grein | first=Paul | title=Beyonce Is 1 for 18 in the Grammys’ Big Four Categories: A Closer Look | website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 7, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-losing-grammy-big-four-categories-analysis/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>

Beyoncé's first acting role in 2006 was in the comedy film ''[[The Pink Panther]]'', in which she starred alongside [[Steve Martin]].<ref name="v979">{{cite web | last=Stevens | first=Dana | title=Steve Martin in The Pink Panther. | website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] | date=February 10, 2006 | url=https://slate.com/culture/2006/02/steve-martin-in-the-pink-panther.html | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> The film was a commercial success, grossing $158 million worldwide.<ref name="h558">{{cite web | last=McCarthy | first=Todd | title=The Pink Panther 2 | website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=February 5, 2009 | url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/the-pink-panther-2-2-1200473843/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> Her second film that year, ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]''—a cinematic adaptation of [[Dreamgirls|the 1981 Broadway musical]]—received critical acclaim and earned $154 million globally. Portraying a pop singer modeled after [[Diana Ross]], Beyoncé starred alongside [[Jennifer Hudson]], [[Jamie Foxx]], and [[Eddie Murphy]].<ref name="m019">{{cite web | last=Rooney | first=David | title=Dreamgirls | website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=November 30, 2006 | url=https://variety.com/2006/film/awards/dreamgirls-7-1200511727/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> In April 2007, Beyoncé embarked on [[the Beyoncé Experience]], her first worldwide concert tour, which visited 97 venues<ref>{{cite news|first=Deanne|last=Whitfield|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/10/27/malaysia039s-loss-indonesia039s-gain-beyonce-knowles-play-jakarta.html-0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705143856/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/10/27/malaysia039s-loss-indonesia039s-gain-beyonce-knowles-play-jakarta.html-0|archive-date=July 5, 2011|title=Malaysia's loss is Indonesia's gain: Beyoncé Knowles to play Jakarta|newspaper=[[The Jakarta Post]]|date=October 27, 2007|access-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref> and grossed over $24&nbsp;million.{{efn|The gross takings from the 29 shows which were reported to ''Billboard'' Boxscore totalled $24.9&nbsp;million; the tour comprised 96 concerts.<ref name="total">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EX4yD1pJCxUC&q=The%20Beyonc%C3%A9%20Experience%20tour%20boxscore&pg=RA1-PA38|title=Taking It Onstage|magazine=Billboard|first=Mariel|last=Concepcion|page=38|volume=121|number=39|date=October 3, 2009|issn=0006-2510|access-date=June 8, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304074550/https://books.google.com/books?id=EX4yD1pJCxUC&q=The%20Beyonc%C3%A9%20Experience%20tour%20boxscore&pg=RA1-PA38#v=snippet&q=The%20Beyonc%C3%A9%20Experience%20tour%20boxscore&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>|group="note"}} Beyoncé conducted pre-concert food donation drives during six major stops in conjunction with her pastor at St. John's and [[Feeding America|America's Second Harvest]]. At the same time, ''B'Day'' was re-released with five additional songs, including her duet with [[Shakira]] "[[Beautiful Liar]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/bday-deluxe-edition-mr0002778311| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/bday-deluxe-edition-mr0002778311| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=''B'Day'' (Deluxe Edition) – Beyoncé|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=October 24, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In June 2007, Beyoncé and Jay-Z announced their engagement.<ref name="t076">{{cite web | title=Beyonce and Jay-Z engaged | website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] | date=June 4, 2007 | url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/beyonce-and-jay-z-engaged/F4QMIV7IAPU3RJA6USLOHKNTX4/ | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>

=== 2008–2010: ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' and marriage ===
[[File:Beyonce in Vienna.jpg|thumb|left|Beyoncé performing during the [[I Am... (Beyoncé tour)|I Am... Tour]]|alt=A woman stands looking out to a crowd]]
On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé and Jay-Z married without publicity.<ref name="marriage">{{cite magazine|last=Helling|first=Steve|title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z File Signed Marriage License|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20194030,00.html|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=April 22, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422232922/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20194030,00.html|archive-date=April 22, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Inspired by their marriage, Beyoncé released ''[[I Am... Sasha Fierce]]'' in November 2008 and formally introduced her [[alter ego]] Sasha Fierce.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-amsasha-fierce-mw0000801448| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-amsasha-fierce-mw0000801448| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=I Am&nbsp;... Sasha Fierce|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=October 22, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It was met with mixed reviews from critics,<ref>{{cite news|date=April 12, 2009|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/is-beyonce-beyond-her-best/story-e6frfkp9-1225697057494| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.news.com.au/national/is-beyonce-beyond-her-best/story-e6frfkp9-1225697057494| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Is Beyoncé beyond her best?|agency=[[news.com.au]]|access-date=September 15, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> but sold 482,000 copies in its first week, debuting atop the ''Billboard'' 200, and giving Beyoncé her third consecutive number-one album in the U.S.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Jonathan|first=Cohen|date=November 26, 2008|title=Beyoncé Starts 'Fierce' Atop Album Chart|magazine=Billboard|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266192/beyonce-starts-fierce-atop-album-chart|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202232608/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/beyonce-starts-fierce-atop-album-chart-1003916959.story|archive-date=December 2, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> The album featured her fourth UK number-one single "[[If I Were a Boy]]" and her fifth U.S. number-one song "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/genre/randb-hip-hop/beyonce-starts-2009-atop-the-hot-100-1003926428.story|title=Beyoncé Starts 2009 Atop The Hot 100|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=January 1, 2009|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813005523/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/genre/randb-hip-hop/beyonce-starts-2009-atop-the-hot-100-1003926428.story|archive-date=August 13, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> "[[Halo (Beyoncé song)|Halo]]" achieved the accomplishment of becoming her longest-running Hot 100 single in her career,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/beyonc%E9/chart-history/hot-100|title=Beyoncé: Chart History by Weeks on Chart|access-date=May 4, 2013|archive-date=January 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116062708/https://www.billboard.com/c/music/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Halo{{" '}}s success in the U.S. helped Beyoncé attain more top-ten singles on the list than any other woman during the 2000s.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Don Omar: The Reggaeton Starts Plugs In For Digital Sales With 'IDon' And An iPhone App|date=April 25, 2009|magazine=Billboard|issn=0006-2510|volume=121|issue=16|page=41}}</ref>

The music video for "Single Ladies" has been parodied and imitated around the world, spawning the "first major dance craze" of the [[Internet age]] according to the ''[[Toronto Star]]''.<ref name="First dance craze">{{Cite news|last=Crawford|first=Trish|title=Beyoncé's single an anthem for women|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=January 23, 2009|url=https://www.thestar.com/living/article/575705|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202114052/http://www.thestar.com/living/article/575705|archive-date=February 2, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]], the video won three categories, including Video of the Year.<ref name="VMA">{{cite news |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Jayson |last2=Montgomery |first2=James |last3=Reid |first3=Shaheem |date=September 13, 2009 |title=Kanye West Crashes VMA Stage During Taylor Swift's Award Speech |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621389/kanye-west-crashes-vma-stage-during-taylor-swifts-award-speech.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621389/kanye-west-crashes-vma-stage-during-taylor-swifts-award-speech.jhtml |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=June 6, 2011 |publisher=MTV News}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In March 2009, Beyoncé embarked on the [[I Am... (Beyoncé tour)|I Am... Tour]], her second headlining worldwide concert tour, consisting of 108 shows, grossing $119.5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Casserly|first=Meghan|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/12/10/beyonce-knowles-50-million-pepsi-deal-takes-creative-cues-from-jay-z/|title=Beyoncé's $50&nbsp;Million Pepsi Deal Takes Creative Cues From Jay-Z|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=December 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210211310/http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/12/10/beyonce-knowles-50-million-pepsi-deal-takes-creative-cues-from-jay-z/|archive-date=December 10, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

Beyoncé further expanded her acting career, starring as [[blues]] singer [[Etta James]] in the 2008 musical biopic ''[[Cadillac Records]]''. Her performance in the film received praise from critics,<ref name="masterson">{{cite news|last=Masterson|first=Lawrie|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/insider/is-beyonce-beyond-her-best/story-e6frewt9-1225697057494| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/insider/is-beyonce-beyond-her-best/story-e6frewt9-1225697057494| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Is Beyoncé Beyond Her Best?|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=April 12, 2009|access-date=October 21, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and she garnered several nominations for her portrayal of James, including a [[Satellite Award]] nomination for [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress]], and an [[NAACP]] Image Award nomination for [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Supporting Actress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2008.shtml|title=2008 13th Annual Satellite Awards Nominees|publisher=[[International Press Academy]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202035312/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2008.shtml|archive-date=December 2, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/40/nom_movies.php|title=The 40th NAACP Image Awards|publisher=[[NAACP Image Award]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211235604/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/40/nom_movies.php|archive-date=February 11, 2009}}</ref> Beyoncé donated her entire salary from the film to Phoenix House, an organization of rehabilitation centers for heroin addicts around the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/Music/News/musicnews_beyoncedonatesalary_1.05.09.htm|title=Beyoncé Donates Movie Salary To Drug Treatment Centers|last=Harling|first=Danielle|date=January 5, 2007|publisher=[[Black Entertainment Television]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509164144/http://www.bet.com/Music/News/musicnews_beyoncedonatesalary_1.05.09.htm|archive-date=May 9, 2009}}</ref> Beyoncé starred opposite [[Ali Larter]] and [[Idris Elba]] in the thriller, ''[[Obsessed (2009 film)|Obsessed]]''. She played Sharon Charles, a mother and wife whose family is threatened by her husband's [[stalking|stalker]]. The film received negative reviews from critics,<ref>{{cite web|first=Hilary|last=Lewis|url=http://articles.businessinsider.com/2009-04-25/entertainment/29979486_1_slow-weekend-movies-opening-million-weekend |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118143013/http://articles.businessinsider.com/2009-04-25/entertainment/29979486_1_slow-weekend-movies-opening-million-weekend |archive-date=January 18, 2013|title=Box Office Preview: Audience ''Obsessed'' With Beyoncé|website=Business Insider|date=April 25, 2009|access-date=October 22, 2012}}</ref> and did well at the U.S. box office, grossing $68 million – $60 million more than ''Cadillac Records''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cadillacrecords.htm|title=Cadillac Records|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 29, 2013|archive-date=May 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510072447/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cadillacrecords.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>&nbsp;– on a budget of $20&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=obsessed.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 29, 2013|title=Obsessed|archive-date=May 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509020558/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=obsessed.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the [[52nd Annual Grammy Awards]], Beyoncé received ten nominations, tying with [[Lauryn Hill]] for most Grammy nominations in a single year by a female artist.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamb|first=Bill|url=http://top40.about.com/b/2009/12/04/beyonce-tied-with-lauryn-hill-for-most-grammy-nominations-in-a-single-year-by-a-female-artist.htm|title=Beyoncé Tied With Lauryn Hill For Most Grammy Nominations in a Single Year by a Female Artist |work=About.com Top 40 / Pop |publisher=About.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207090310/http://top40.about.com/b/2009/12/04/beyonce-tied-with-lauryn-hill-for-most-grammy-nominations-in-a-single-year-by-a-female-artist.htm|archive-date=December 7, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Beyoncé went on to win six of those nominations, [[Grammy Award records#Most Grammys won by a female artist in one night|breaking a record]] she previously tied in 2004 for the most Grammy awards won in a single night by a female artist with six. In 2010, Beyoncé provide guest vocals on [[Lady Gaga]]'s single "[[Telephone (song)|Telephone]]".<ref name="UKChartHistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/beyonce/|title=Artist Chart History – Beyoncé|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=October 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022203652/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/beyonce/|archive-date=October 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lady+GaGa+feat%2E+Beyonc%E9&titel=Telephone&cat=s|title=Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé – "Telephone"|publisher=australian-charts.com|access-date=October 21, 2012|archive-date=September 12, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140912072801/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lady+GaGa+feat.+Beyonc%E9&titel=Telephone&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref> The song topped the U.S. [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Pop Songs]] chart, becoming the sixth number-one for both Beyoncé and Gaga, tying them with [[Mariah Carey]] for most number-ones since the [[Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems|Nielsen]] Top 40 airplay chart launched in 1992.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958963/lady-gaga-beyonce-match-mariahs-record| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958963/lady-gaga-beyonce-match-mariahs-record| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Lady Gaga, Beyoncé Match Mariah's Record|date=March 15, 2010|access-date=March 18, 2010|magazine=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

=== 2010–2012: ''4'' and first child ===
Beyoncé announced a hiatus from her music career in January 2010, heeding her mother's advice, "to live life, to be inspired by things again".<ref name="hiatus">{{cite web|last=Sperling|first=Daniel|title=Beyoncé: 'Career break saved my sanity'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a332509/beyonce-career-break-saved-my-sanity.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a332509/beyonce-career-break-saved-my-sanity.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=Digital Spy|date=July 30, 2011|access-date=February 23, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-01-11-beyonce_N.htm| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-01-11-beyonce_N.htm| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé is poised to take a well-deserved break in 2010|first=Elysa|last=Gardner|access-date=August 1, 2011|date=January 28, 2010|newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> During the break, she and her father parted ways as business partners.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Gerrick D.|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/03/beyonce-severes-ties-management-ties-with-father.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/03/beyonce-severes-ties-management-ties-with-father.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Severs Management Ties with Father|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=March 28, 2011|access-date=August 1, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666719/beyonce-year-of-4.jhtml| url-status=dead | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666719/beyonce-year-of-4.jhtml| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Shrugs Off 'Fear' In 'Year Of 4'|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|publisher=MTV News|date=June 28, 2011|access-date=August 1, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé's musical break lasted nine months and saw her visit multiple European cities, the [[Great Wall of China]], the [[Egyptian pyramids]], Australia, [[Festivals in the United Kingdom|English music festivals]] and various museums and ballet performances.<ref name="hiatus" /><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Knowles|first=Beyoncé|title=Eat, Play, Love|url=http://www.essence.com/2012/05/03/beyonce-knowles-nyabj-award-essence-article-eat-play-love/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.essence.com/2012/05/03/beyonce-knowles-nyabj-award-essence-article-eat-play-love/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]|access-date=June 3, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> "Eat, Play, Love", a cover story written by Beyoncé for ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]'' that detailed her 2010 career break, won her a writing award from the [[National Association of Black Journalists|New York Association of Black Journalists]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Dillon|first=Nancy|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/beyonce-set-win-writing-award-york-association-black-journalists-article-1.1071559| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/beyonce-set-win-writing-award-york-association-black-journalists-article-1.1071559| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé set to win a writing award from the New York Association of Black Journalists|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=May 2, 2012|access-date=May 8, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Around this time, Beyoncé miscarried, describing it as "the saddest thing" she had ever endured.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/beyonc-documentary-describing-pain-and-trauma-of-miscarriage-airs-on-bbc-8495450.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331011153/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/beyonc-documentary-describing-pain-and-trauma-of-miscarriage-airs-on-bbc-8495450.html| archive-date=March 31, 2013|title=Beyoncé documentary describing 'pain and trauma' of miscarriage airs on BBC|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref> She returned to the studio and wrote music to cope with the loss.<ref name="Loss"/>

[[File:Beyonce (New York).jpg|right|thumb|upright|Beyoncé's performing during her [[4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé]] concert residency in August 2011|alt=The upper body of a woman is shown as she sings into a microphone]]
In April 2011, Beyoncé and Jay-Z traveled to [[Paris]] to shoot the album cover for her upcoming studio album, where she unexpectedly became pregnant.<ref name="Loss">{{cite news|last=Mathur|first=Aditi|title=You don't yet know what swag is / But you was made in Paris / And mama woke up the next day / And shot her album package.|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/baby-blue-ivy-carter-was-conceived-paris-beyonce-jay-z-officially-announce-birth-girl-video-glory| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.ibtimes.com/baby-blue-ivy-carter-was-conceived-paris-beyonce-jay-z-officially-announce-birth-girl-video-glory| archive-date=October 27, 2021|newspaper=[[International Business Times]]|access-date=April 10, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On June 26, 2011, she became the first solo female artist to headline the main Pyramid stage at the [[Glastonbury Festival 2011|2011 Glastonbury Festival]] in over twenty years.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/beyonce-to-headline-glastonbury-festival-115756999.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/beyonce-to-headline-glastonbury-festival-115756999.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé to Headline Glastonbury Festival|publisher=[[Columbia Records]]|date=February 10, 2011|access-date=February 12, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2011/jun/28/beyonce-headlining-glastonbury-girl-power| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2011/jun/28/beyonce-headlining-glastonbury-girl-power| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé headlining at Glastonbury was a great girl power moment|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|first=Sarah|last=Phillips|date=June 28, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Beyoncé 2011 Glastonbury performance|The performance]] was lauded, with several publications noting an ascension in Knowles' capabilities as a live performer. Other publications discussed the polarized attitude of the UK music establishment in response to a Black woman performing on the same stages and to the same crowd sizes that were past reserved for legacy rock acts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://journalofmusic.com/focus/why-beyonce-matters|title=Why Beyoncé Matters|website=The Journal of Music &#124; Music News, Reviews and Opinion|access-date=October 24, 2023|archive-date=November 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101172718/https://journalofmusic.com/focus/why-beyonce-matters|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/06/our_little_beyoncs_all_growns.html|title=Our Little Beyoncé's All Grown Up, and Other Observations From 4's Reviews|first=Amos|last=Barshad|date=June 30, 2011|website=Vulture|access-date=October 24, 2023|archive-date=November 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101171216/https://www.vulture.com/2011/06/our_little_beyoncs_all_growns.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her fourth studio album ''4'' was released two days prior in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/4-mw0002136254| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.allmusic.com/album/4-mw0002136254| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=''4'' – Beyoncé|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=October 22, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''4'' sold 310,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, giving Beyoncé her fourth consecutive number-one album in the U.S. The album was preceded by two of its singles "[[Run the World (Girls)]]" and "[[Best Thing I Never Had]]".<ref name="beyoncehot100" /><ref name="UKChartHistory" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9&titel=Run+The+World+%28Girls%29&cat=s|title=Beyoncé – Run the World (Girls)|publisher=australian-charts.com|access-date=October 22, 2012|archive-date=September 12, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140912184803/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9&titel=Run+The+World+(Girls)&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref> The fourth single "[[Love on Top]]" spent seven consecutive weeks at number one on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart, while peaking at number 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, the highest peak from the album.<ref>"Love on Top":
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In August, Beyoncé and Jay-Z attended the [[2011 MTV Video Music Awards]], at which she performed "[[Love On Top]]" and ended the performance by revealing her pregnancy.<ref name="mtv2011">{{cite news|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Beyoncé Puts 'Love On Top' At VMAs, Reveals Pregnancy|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669858/beyonce-vma-performance.jhtml| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923145926/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669858/beyonce-vma-performance.jhtml| archive-date=September 23, 2011|publisher=MTV News|access-date=April 10, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her appearance helped that year's MTV Video Music Awards become the most-watched broadcast in [[MTV]] history, pulling in 12.4&nbsp;million viewers;<ref name="Mitchell">{{cite news|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/08/30/beyonce-pregnant-vmas-love-on-top-album-sales-surge/?xrs=share_twitter|title=Beyoncé's Album Sees Sales Surge After VMA Performance Of 'Love On Top'|date=August 30, 2011|first=John|last=Mitchell|publisher=MTV Newsroom|access-date=August 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927020025/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/08/30/beyonce-pregnant-vmas-love-on-top-album-sales-surge/?xrs=share_twitter|archive-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref> the announcement was listed in ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' for "most tweets per second recorded for a single event" on [[Twitter]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Beyoncé pregnancy announcement at MTV VMA's sparks Twitter world record|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/beyonce-pregnancy-announcement-at-mtv-vmas-sparks-twitter-world-record/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203713/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/beyonce-pregnancy-announcement-at-mtv-vmas-sparks-twitter-world-record/| archive-date=October 29, 2013|publisher=[[Guinness World Records]]|access-date=March 23, 2013}}</ref> receiving 8,868 tweets per second<ref>{{cite news|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/29/beyonce-pregnancy-twiter-record-mtv-vmas_n_941064.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603060003/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/05/30/hm-pledges-to-only-use-healthy-models---beyonce-rumours| archive-date=June 3, 2013|title=Beyoncé Pregnancy: New Twitter Record Set At MTV VMAs|work=HuffPost|date=August 29, 2011|access-date=August 30, 2011|first=Catharine|last=Smith}}</ref> and "Beyonce pregnant" was the most [[Google (verb)|Googled]] phrase the week of August 29, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ph.news.yahoo.com/news-beyonc-pregnancy-grips-google-users-us-open-125354734.html|title=News of Beyoncé's pregnancy grips Google users, US Open, ESPN popular|date=September 5, 2011|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] (Philippines)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205652/http://ph.news.yahoo.com/news-beyonc-pregnancy-grips-google-users-us-open-125354734.html|archive-date=October 29, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> 

In late 2011, she took the stage at New York's [[Roseland Ballroom]] for four nights of special performances:<ref name="beyonceonline1">{{cite web|url=http://www.beyonceonline.com/us/news/beyonc%C3%A9-perform-4-intimate-nights-beyonc%C3%A9-concert-series-new-yorks-roseland-ballroom|title=Beyoncé To Perform '4 Intimate Nights With Beyoncé' At New York's Roseland Ballroom|publisher=Beyoncé.com|date=August 5, 2011|access-date=August 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217062541/http://www.beyonceonline.com/us/news/beyonc%C3%A9-perform-4-intimate-nights-beyonc%C3%A9-concert-series-new-yorks-roseland-ballroom|archive-date=February 17, 2012}}</ref> the 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé concerts saw the performance of her ''4'' album to a standing room only.<ref name="beyonceonline1" /> On August 1, 2011, the album was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA), having shipped 1&nbsp;million copies to retail stores.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Beyonce&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50/|title=Beyoncé's 4 Certified Platinum|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|date=August 1, 2011|access-date=August 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626051113/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS|archive-date=June 26, 2007}}</ref> By December 2015, it reached sales of 1.5&nbsp;million copies in the U.S.<ref name="4 US Sales">{{cite web|url=https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-ed-sheerans-transatlantic-1-202342797.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714231425/https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-ed-sheerans-transatlantic-1-202342797.html|archive-date=July 14, 2014|title=Chart Watch: Ed Sheeran's Transatlantic #1|publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]]|first=Paul|last=Grein|date=July 2, 2014|access-date=July 2, 2014}}</ref> The album reached one billion [[Spotify]] streams on February 5, 2018, making Beyoncé the first female artist to have three of their albums surpass one billion streams on the platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/08uc17/beyonce-breaks-spotify-record-as-4-hits-a-billion-streams| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.mtv.co.uk/beyonce/news/beyonce-breaks-spotify-record-as-4-hits-a-billion-streams| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Breaks Spotify Record as '4' Hits a Billion Streams|publisher=MTV|first=Sam|last=Prance|date=February 5, 2011|access-date=February 6, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to a daughter, [[Blue Ivy Carter|Blue Ivy]], at [[Lenox Hill Hospital]] in New York City.<ref name=BlueBirth>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/nyregion/after-birth-by-beyonce-patients-protest-celebrity-security-at-lenox-hill-hospital.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330170904/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/nyregion/after-birth-by-beyonce-patients-protest-celebrity-security-at-lenox-hill-hospital.html|url-status=live|archive-date=March 30, 2021|title=After Beyoncé Gives Birth, Patients Protest Celebrity Security at Lenox Hill Hospital|date=January 9, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Nina|last=Bernstein|access-date=February 18, 2017}}</ref> In June 2012, she [[Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live|performed for four nights]] at [[Revel Atlantic City]]'s Ovation Hall to celebrate the resort's opening, her first performances since giving birth to her daughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beyonce.com/news/fourth-show-added-at-revel|title=Fourth Show Added at Revel|publisher=Beyoncé.com|date=May 7, 2012|access-date=May 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510025938/http://www.beyonce.com/news/fourth-show-added-at-revel|archive-date=May 10, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Makarechi|first=Kia|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/beyonce-revel-concert-new-atlantic-city_n_1545181.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/beyonce-revel-concert-new-atlantic-city_n_1545181.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé, Revel: Singer's Atlantic City Concerts Mark First Return To Stage Since Blue Ivy Carter Was Born|work=HuffPost|date=May 25, 2012|access-date=October 22, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

=== 2013–2014: ''Beyoncé'' ===
[[File:The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour London (1).jpg|thumb|upright|left|Beyoncé performing at [[the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour]] in 2014]]
In January 2013, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem singing along with a pre-recorded track at President Obama's [[Second inauguration of Barack Obama|second inauguration]] in Washington, D.C.<ref name="secondinauguration">{{cite news|last=Richards|first=Chris|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/inauguration/beyonce-to-sing-the-star-spangled-banner-at-inauguration/2013/01/09/f343e4e4-5a75-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110152823/http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/inauguration/beyonce-to-sing-the-star-spangled-banner-at-inauguration/2013/01/09/f343e4e4-5a75-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html| archive-date=January 10, 2013|title=Beyoncé to sing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at inauguration|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 10, 2013|access-date=January 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/beyonc%C3%A9-answers-lip-sync-critics-at-super-bowl-presser-1.1385518|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201002813/http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2013/01/31/beyonce-super-bowl-halftime.html|archive-date=February 1, 2013|title=Beyoncé answers lip-sync critics at Super Bowl presser|agency=Associated Press|date=January 31, 2013|access-date=February 1, 2013|url-status=live|publisher=CBC News}}</ref> The following month, Beyoncé performed at the [[Super Bowl XLVII halftime show]], held at the [[Mercedes-Benz Superdome]] in [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/10/16/report-beyonce-to-perform-at-super-bowl-halftime-show/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/10/16/report-beyonce-to-perform-at-super-bowl-halftime-show/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé to Perform at Super Bowl Halftime Show|magazine=Rap-Up|date=October 16, 2012|access-date=October 17, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The performance stands as the second most tweeted about moment in history at 268,000 tweets per minute.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1713119/vma-ratings-record.jhtml| url-status=dead | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1713119/vma-ratings-record.jhtml| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=2013 VMAs Shatter Twitter Records| agency=[[MTV News]] |date=August 26, 2013|access-date=October 29, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her feature-length documentary film, ''[[Life Is But a Dream (film)|Life Is But a Dream]]'', first aired on [[HBO]] on February 16, 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/01/11/beyonce-reveals-herself-in-life-is-but-a-dream-hbo-documentary-trailer/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.rap-up.com/2013/01/11/beyonce-reveals-herself-in-life-is-but-a-dream-hbo-documentary-trailer/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Reveals Herself in 'Life Is But a Dream' HBO Documentary (Trailer)|magazine=Rap-Up|date=January 11, 2013|access-date=January 12, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film was co-directed by Beyoncé herself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/hbos-thoughts-on-beyonce-co-directing-her-documentary-2013-1| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.businessinsider.com/hbos-thoughts-on-beyonce-co-directing-her-documentary-2013-1| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=HBO Wasn't 'Crazy in Love' With Beyoncé Co-Directing Her Documentary|last=Acuna|first=Kirsten|website=[[Business Insider]]|date=January 23, 2013|access-date=May 20, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Beyoncé embarked on [[The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour]] on April 15 in [[Belgrade]], Serbia; the tour included 132 dates that ran through to March 2014. It became the one of the most successful tours of her career.<ref name="v541">{{cite magazine | last=Allen | first=Bob | title=Beyonce's Mrs. Carter Show Tops Hot Tours with $66.4 million Gross | magazine=Billboard | date=January 10, 2014 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonces-mrs-carter-show-tops-hot-tours-with-664-million-gross-5869535/ | access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref><ref name="y132">{{cite magazine | last=Ramirez | first=Erika | title=Beyonce Kicks Off Mrs. Carter Show World Tour | magazine=Billboard | date=April 16, 2013 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/beyonce-kicks-off-mrs-carter-show-world-tour-1558302/ | access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref><ref name="n111">{{cite web | title=Beyoncé Ugly Cries During Last Mrs. Carter Show Concert | publisher=[[E!]] | date=March 28, 2014 | url=https://www.eonline.com/news/526001/beyonce-breaks-down-in-tears-during-final-mrs-carter-show-concert-i-m-giving-y-all-an-ugly-cry | access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref> In May, Beyoncé's cover of [[Amy Winehouse]]'s "[[Back to Black (song)|Back to Black]]" with [[André 3000]] on ''[[The Great Gatsby (2013 film)|The Great Gatsby]]'' [[The Great Gatsby (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] was released.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Malkin|first=Marc|title=Beyoncé Covering Amy Winehouse for The Great Gatsby|date=April 2013|url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/403523/beyonc-covering-amy-winehouse-for-the-great-gatsby| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://uk.eonline.com/news/403523/beyonc-covering-amy-winehouse-for-the-great-gatsby| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=E!|access-date=April 2, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé voiced Queen Tara in the [[3D film|3D]] [[CGI animation|CGI animated]] film, ''[[Epic (2013 film)|Epic]]'', released by [[20th Century Fox]] on May 24,<ref>{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Beyoncé Cast As Queen Tara in 3-D Animated Film 'Epic'|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686213/beyonce-animated-3d-film-epic.jhtml| url-status=dead | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686213/beyonce-animated-3d-film-epic.jhtml| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=MTV News|date=May 31, 2012|access-date=June 1, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and recorded an original song for the film, "Rise Up", co-written with [[Sia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Beyoncé Creates Original Song "Rise Up" for the Upcoming Motion Picture EPIC|work=Yahoo Finance |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/beyonc-creates-original-song-rise-223700241.html|publisher=[[Yahoo! Finance]]|access-date=May 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607140602/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/beyonc-creates-original-song-rise-223700241.html|archive-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref>

On December 13, 2013, Beyoncé unexpectedly released her [[Beyoncé (album)|eponymous fifth studio album]] on the [[iTunes Store]] without any prior announcement or promotion. The album debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, giving Beyoncé her fifth consecutive number-one album in the U.S.<ref name=applePR>{{cite web|last=Ramsay|first=Jennifer|title=Beyoncé Shatters iTunes Store Records With 828,773 Albums Sold in Just Three Days|url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2013/12/16BEYONC-Shatters-iTunes-Store-Records-With-Over-828-773-Albums-Sold-in-Just-Three-Days.html|publisher=Apple Inc.|access-date=December 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216210459/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2013/12/16BEYONC-Shatters-iTunes-Store-Records-With-Over-828-773-Albums-Sold-in-Just-Three-Days.html|archive-date=December 16, 2013}}</ref> This made her the first woman in the chart's history to have her first five studio albums debut at number one.<ref name="5th Album Billboard Debut">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5840086/its-official-beyonce-makes-history-with-fifth-no-1-album| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5840086/its-official-beyonce-makes-history-with-fifth-no-1-album| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=It's Official: Beyoncé Makes History With Fifth No. 1 Album|date=December 17, 2013|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 17, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''Beyoncé'' received critical acclaim<ref name=sisario>{{cite news|last=Sisario|first=Ben|title=Beyoncé Rejects Tradition for Social Media's Power|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/business/media/beyonce-rejects-tradition-for-social-medias-power.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216014947/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/business/media/beyonce-rejects-tradition-for-social-medias-power.html| archive-date=December 16, 2013|access-date=January 3, 2014|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 16, 2013}}</ref> and commercial success, selling one million digital copies worldwide in six days;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/beyonce-1-million-sales-itunes_n_4468437.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/beyonce-1-million-sales-itunes_n_4468437.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé's Album Sales Cross 1&nbsp;Million in iTunes|first=Kia|last=Makarechi|date=December 18, 2013|work=HuffPost|access-date=December 18, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Musically an [[Electro (music)|electro]]-[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] album, it concerns darker themes previously unexplored in her work, such as "[[bulimia]], [[Postpartum depression|postnatal depression]] [and] the fears and insecurities of marriage and motherhood".<ref name="NME">{{cite magazine|last=Mackay|first=Emily|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/beyonce/15005| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.nme.com/reviews/beyonce/15005| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé – ''Beyoncé''|magazine=NME|date=December 16, 2013|access-date=December 17, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The single "[[Drunk in Love]]", featuring Jay-Z, peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5894008/katy-perry-tops-hot-100-beyonce-bounds-to-no-2| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5894008/katy-perry-tops-hot-100-beyonce-bounds-to-no-2| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Katy Perry Tops Hot 100, Beyoncé Bounds to No. 2|last=Trust|first=Gary|magazine=Billboard|date=February 5, 2014|access-date=February 5, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

According to the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] (IFPI), ''Beyoncé'' sold 2.3&nbsp;million units worldwide, becoming the tenth best-selling album of 2013.<ref name="ifpi2013">{{cite web|url=http://ifpi.org/news/music-subscription-revenues-help-drive-growth-in-most-major-markets|title=Music subscription revenues help drive growth in most major markets|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|date=March 18, 2014|access-date=March 18, 2014|archive-date=March 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318193727/http://ifpi.org/news/music-subscription-revenues-help-drive-growth-in-most-major-markets}}</ref> The album also went on to become the twentieth best-selling album of 2014.<ref name="ifpi2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/news/IFPI-publishes-Recording-Industry-in-Numbers-2015|title=IFPI publishes Recording Industry in Numbers – an essential guide to the global music market|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|date=April 20, 2015|access-date=April 20, 2015|archive-date=April 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423023710/http://www.ifpi.org/news/IFPI-publishes-Recording-Industry-in-Numbers-2015}}</ref> {{as of|2014|November|}}, ''Beyoncé'' has sold over 5&nbsp;million copies worldwide and has generated over 1&nbsp;billion streams, {{as of|2015|March|lc=y}}.<ref name="streams">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/beyonce-revealed-as-most-streamed-female-artist-by-women__8562/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/beyonce-revealed-as-most-streamed-female-artist-by-women__8562/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé revealed as most-streamed female artist by women|publisher=Official Charts Company|first=Rob|last=Copsey|date=March 6, 2015|access-date=March 6, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At the [[57th Annual Grammy Awards]] in February 2015, Beyoncé was nominated for six awards, ultimately winning three: [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance|Best R&B Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]] for "Drunk in Love", and [[Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album|Best Surround Sound Album]] for ''Beyoncé''.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=Beyoncé Knowles|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/beyonc%C3%A9-knowles| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/beyonc%C3%A9-knowles| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=January 27, 2020|publisher=Grammy Awards}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Beyoncé's Powerful Grammys Performance Brings The House Down|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/08/beyonce-grammys-performance_n_6629820.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/08/beyonce-grammys-performance_n_6629820.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=February 9, 2015|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=February 8, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In April 2014, Beyoncé and Jay-Z officially announced their [[On the Run Tour (Beyoncé and Jay-Z)|On the Run Tour]]. It served as the couple's first co-headlining stadium tour together.<ref name="joint tour">{{Cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/on-the-run-tour-beyonce-and-jay-z-256964531.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429081233/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/on-the-run-tour-beyonce-and-jay-z-256964531.html| archive-date=April 29, 2014|title=On The Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z|work=Live Nation Entertainment|agency=[[PR Newswire]]|date=April 29, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On August 24, 2014, she received the [[Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]] at the [[2014 MTV Video Music Awards]]. Beyoncé also won home three competitive awards: Best Video with a Social Message and Best Cinematography for "Pretty Hurts", as well as best collaboration for "Drunk in Love".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Grow|first1=Kory|title=Beyoncé to Receive MTV Video Vanguard Award, Perform at VMAs|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beyonce-to-receive-mtv-video-vanguard-award-perform-at-vmas-20140807| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beyonce-to-receive-mtv-video-vanguard-award-perform-at-vmas-20140807| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=August 7, 2014|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 7, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In November, ''[[Forbes]]'' reported that Beyoncé was the top-earning woman in music for the second year in a row&nbsp;– earning $115&nbsp;million in the year, more than double her earnings in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Top-Earning Women in Music 2014|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/11/04/the-top-earning-women-in-music-2014/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2014/11/04/the-top-earning-women-in-music-2014/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=November 5, 2014|work=[[Forbes]]|date=November 4, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

=== 2015–2017: ''Lemonade'' ===
Beyoncé released "[[Formation (song)|Formation]]" in on February 6, 2016, and performed it live for the first time during the [[National Football League|NFL]] [[Super Bowl 50 halftime show]]. The appearance was considered controversial as it appeared to reference the 50th anniversary of the [[Black Panther Party]] and the NFL forbids political statements in its performances.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/08/beyonce-black-panthers-homage-black-lives-matter-super-bowl-50| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/08/beyonce-black-panthers-homage-black-lives-matter-super-bowl-50| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé unleashes Black Panthers homage at Super Bowl 50|last=Elgot|first=Jessica|date=February 8, 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|access-date=April 25, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/feb/08/black-pride-beyonce-super-bowl-50| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/feb/08/black-pride-beyonce-super-bowl-50| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Black Pride at the Super Bowl? Beyoncé embodies a new political moment|date=February 8, 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|access-date=April 25, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-bowl-50-beyonce-single-formation-police-brutality-black-lives-matter-coldplay-bruno-mars/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/super-bowl-50-beyonce-single-formation-police-brutality-black-lives-matter-coldplay-bruno-mars/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé sends political message with Super Bowl halftime performance of new single, "Formation"|agency=CBS News|access-date=April 25, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Immediately following the performance, Beyoncé announced [[The Formation World Tour]], which highlighted stops in both North America and Europe.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Waddell|first1=Ray|title=Beyoncé to Embark on 'Formation' Stadium Tour|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/6867228/beyonce-bey-formation-summer-stadium-tour-live-nation-super-bowl-jay-z| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/6867228/beyonce-bey-formation-summer-stadium-tour-live-nation-super-bowl-jay-z| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=February 10, 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=February 8, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Pesce|first1=Nicole Lyn|title=Five clues that Beyoncé's next album is dropping any minute now|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/clues-beyonce-album-dropping-minute-article-1.2526583| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/clues-beyonce-album-dropping-minute-article-1.2526583| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=February 11, 2016|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=February 10, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It marked the first ever all-stadium tour by a female artist and ended on October 7, with Beyoncé bringing out her husband [[Jay-Z]], [[Kendrick Lamar]], and [[Serena Williams]] for the last show.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/10/07/beyonce-serena-williams-formation-world-tour| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.thefader.com/2016/10/07/beyonce-serena-williams-formation-world-tour| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé brings out Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar and Serena Williams on last night of tour|last=Bundy|first=Will|date=October 7, 2016|magazine=[[The Fader]] |access-date=October 8, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The tour went on to win Tour of the Year at the [[American Music Awards of 2016|44th American Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=AMAs 2016: See the Full List of Winners|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/7581457/amas-2016-winners-list| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/7581457/amas-2016-winners-list| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=May 28, 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=November 20, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

[[File:FWT10.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Beyoncé performing during [[The Formation World Tour]] in 2016. The tour grossed $256&nbsp;million from 49 sold-out shows.]]
In April 2016, Beyoncé released a teaser clip for a project called ''Lemonade''. A one-hour [[Lemonade (2016 film)|film]] which aired on [[HBO]] on April 23, a [[Lemonade (album)|corresponding album with the same title]] was released on the same day exclusively on Tidal.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7334097/beyonce-hbo-lemonade-world-premiere-event-video| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7334097/beyonce-hbo-lemonade-world-premiere-event-video| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Posts Video Teaser for 'Lemonade' Project: Watch|first=Colin|last=Stutz|magazine=Billboard|date=April 16, 2016|access-date=April 16, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''Lemonade'' debuted at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, making Beyoncé the first act in ''Billboard'' history to have their first six studio albums debut atop the chart; she broke a record previously tied with [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7350372/beyonce-earns-sixth-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart-with-lemonade|title=Beyoncé Earns Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Lemonade'|magazine=Billboard|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=May 1, 2016|access-date=July 5, 2016|archive-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724083541/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7350372/beyonce-earns-sixth-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart-with-lemonade|url-status=live}}</ref> With all 12 tracks of ''Lemonade'' debuting on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, Beyoncé also became the first female act to chart 12 or more songs at the same time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7350443/beyonce-lemonade-tracks-debut-hot-100| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7350443/beyonce-lemonade-tracks-debut-hot-100| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=All 12 of Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' Tracks Debut on Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|first=Amaya|last=Mendizabal|date=May 2, 2016|access-date=December 7, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''Lemonade'' was streamed 115&nbsp;million times through Tidal, setting a record for the most-streamed album in a single week by a female artist in history.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/03/arts/music/beyonce-lemonade-chart-sales.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/03/arts/music/beyonce-lemonade-chart-sales.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' Debuts at No. 1 With Huge Streaming Numbers|work=The New York Times|first=Joe|last=Coscarelli|date=May 3, 2016|access-date=May 16, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It was 2016's third highest-selling album in the U.S. with 1.554&nbsp;million copies sold in that time period within the country<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Caulfield|first1=Keith|title=Drake's 'Views' Is Nielsen Music's Top Album of 2016 in the U.S|magazine=Billboard|date=January 5, 2017|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7647018/drake-views-nielsen-music-top-album-2016-us| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7647018/drake-views-nielsen-music-top-album-2016-us| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 25, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> as well as the best-selling album worldwide with global sales of 2.5&nbsp;million throughout the year.<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine|last1=Rys|first1=Dan|title=Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Was the World's Best-Selling Album in 2016|magazine=Variety|date=April 25, 2017|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/news/beyonce-lemonade-drake-one-dance-best-selling-2016-1202395667/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://variety.com/2017/music/news/beyonce-lemonade-drake-one-dance-best-selling-2016-1202395667/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 25, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

''Lemonade'' became the most critically acclaimed work of her career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metacritic.com/music/lemonade/beyonce|title=Critic Reviews for Lemonade|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=July 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702100214/http://www.metacritic.com/music/lemonade/beyonce|archive-date=July 2, 2016}}</ref> Several music publications included the album among the best of 2016, including ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', which listed ''Lemonade'' at number one.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2016-w451265/david-bowie-blackstar-w451267| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2016-w451265/david-bowie-blackstar-w451267| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=50 Best Albums of 2016|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=November 28, 2016|access-date=November 28, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The album's visuals were nominated in 11 categories at the [[2016 MTV Video Music Awards]], the most ever received by Beyoncé in a single year, and went on to win 8 awards, including Video of the Year for "Formation".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/07/26/mtv-vma-2016-nominations| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://ew.com/article/2016/07/26/mtv-vma-2016-nominations| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé and Adele lead 2016 MTV VMA nominations|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Eric|last=Brown|date=July 26, 2016|access-date=July 26, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/7487873/vmas-2016-winners-list| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/7487873/vmas-2016-winners-list| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=VMAs 2016 Winners List|magazine=Billboard|date=August 28, 2016|access-date=August 28, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The eight wins made Beyoncé the most-awarded artist in the history of the VMAs (24), surpassing Madonna (20).<ref name="VMAS Record">{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4470510/vmas-2016-mtv-beyonce-awards/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://time.com/4470510/vmas-2016-mtv-beyonce-awards/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Breaks Madonna's Record With More VMAs Than Any Artist Ever|magazine=Time|first=Megan|last=McCluskey|date=August 29, 2016|access-date=August 30, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé occupied the sixth place for ''Time'' magazine's 2016 [[Time Person of the Year|Person of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Geoff|last=Herbert|url=http://www.syracuse.com/us-news/index.ssf/2016/12/time_person_of_the_year_2016_finalists.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.syracuse.com/us-news/index.ssf/2016/12/time_person_of_the_year_2016_finalists.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Time Person of the Year: 2016 finalists revealed – who should win?|newspaper=The Post-Standard|date=December 5, 2016|access-date=December 8, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In January 2017, it was announced that Beyoncé would headline the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella Music and Arts Festival]]. This would have made Beyoncé only the second female headliner of the festival since it was founded in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/for-the-first-time-ever-a-black-woman-will-be-headlining-coachella_us_586d0ba6e4b0de3a08fa4a30| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/for-the-first-time-ever-a-black-woman-will-be-headlining-coachella_us_586d0ba6e4b0de3a08fa4a30| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=For The First Time Ever, A Black Woman Will Be Headlining Coachella|date=January 4, 2017|first=Alanna|last=Vaglanos|website=[[HuffPost]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|access-date=January 7, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It was later announced on February 23, 2017, that Beyoncé would no longer be able to perform at the festival due to doctor's concerns regarding her pregnancy. The festival owners announced that she would instead headline the 2018 festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/71308-beyonce-will-not-perform-at-coachella-2017/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://pitchfork.com/news/71308-beyonce-will-not-perform-at-coachella-2017/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Will Not Perform at Coachella 2017|date=February 23, 2017|first=Matthew|last=Strauss|website=Pitchfork|access-date=February 24, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Upon the announcement of Beyoncé's departure from the festival lineup, ticket prices dropped by 12%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/beyonce-cancels-coachella-ticket-prices-drop-12-percent-000451635.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.yahoo.com/music/beyonce-cancels-coachella-ticket-prices-drop-12-percent-000451635.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Cancels Coachella, Ticket Prices Drop 12 Percent|date=February 24, 2017|publisher=Yahoo! Music|access-date=February 24, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At the [[59th Annual Grammy Awards|59th Grammy Awards]] in February 2017, ''Lemonade'' led the nominations with nine, including Album, Record, and Song of the Year for ''Lemonade'' and "Formation" respectively,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2016/music/awards/lemonade-album-of-the-year-grammys-beyonce-25-blackstar-1201934214/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://variety.com/2016/music/awards/lemonade-album-of-the-year-grammys-beyonce-25-blackstar-1201934214/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=2017 Grammy Awards: Adele, Beyoncé Lead Nominations|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Christopher|last=Morris|date=December 6, 2016|access-date=December 7, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ultimately winning two, [[Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album|Best Urban Contemporary Album]] for ''Lemonade'' and [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]] for "Formation".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/grammy-awards-2017-beyonce-adele-album-of-the-year-lemonade-emotion-acceptance-speech-a7576961.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/grammy-awards-2017-beyonce-adele-album-of-the-year-lemonade-emotion-acceptance-speech-a7576961.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Grammy Awards 2017: Beyoncé tearful as Adele dedicates Album of the Year win to Lemonade|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|first=Olivia|last=Blair|date=February 13, 2017|access-date=February 13, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On February 1, 2017, Beyoncé revealed on her [[Instagram]] account that she was expecting twins. Her announcement gained over 6.3&nbsp;million likes within eight hours, breaking the world record for the [[List of most-liked Instagram posts|most liked image]] on the website at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2017/2/beyonces-pregnancy-announcement-shatters-world-record-for-most-liked-image-on-in-460816| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203094151/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2017/2/beyonces-pregnancy-announcement-shatters-world-record-for-most-liked-image-on-in-460816| archive-date=February 3, 2017|title=Beyoncé's pregnancy announcement shatters world record for the Most liked image on Instagram|first=Kristen|last=Ott|publisher=[[Guinness World Records]]|date=February 2, 2017|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref> On July 13, 2017, Beyoncé uploaded the first image of herself and the twins onto her Instagram account, confirming their birth date as a month prior, on June 13, 2017,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/14/beyonce-photo-twins-instagram-sir-carter-rumi| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714134433/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/14/beyonce-photo-twins-instagram-sir-carter-rumi| archive-date=July 14, 2017|title=Beyoncé publishes photo of her twins on Instagram|first=Steph|last=Harmon|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=July 14, 2017|access-date=July 14, 2017}}</ref> with the post becoming the second most liked on Instagram, behind her own pregnancy announcement.<ref name="n361">{{cite magazine | last=Penrose | first=Nerisha | title=Beyonce's Pregnancy Announcement Photo Is the Most-Liked Photo of 2017 | magazine=Billboard | date=November 29, 2017 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/beyonce-pregnancy-photo-instagram-most-liked-picture-2017-8053907/ | access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref><ref name="x092">{{cite web | last=Renshaw | first=David | title=Beyoncé's pregnancy photo named as 2017's most 'liked' Instagram post | website=The Fader | date=November 29, 2017 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/11/29/beyonce-most-liked-instagram-photo | access-date=March 27, 2025}}</ref> The twins, a daughter named Rumi and a son named Sir, were born at [[Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center]] in [[California]] via [[caesarean section]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45082773| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012221327/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-45082773| archive-date=October 12, 2021|title=Beyonce in Vogue: 'I've been through hell and back'|date=August 6, 2018|work=Newsbeat |access-date=August 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/tyler-mitchell-beyonce-photographer-vogue-september-issue| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806144305/https://www.vogue.com/article/tyler-mitchell-beyonce-photographer-vogue-september-issue| archive-date=August 6, 2018|title=Meet Tyler Mitchell, the Photographer Who Shot Beyoncé For Vogue's September Issue|magazine=Vogue|access-date=August 13, 2018}}</ref> In late 2017, Beyoncé featured on [[Eminem]]'s "[[Walk on Water (Eminem song)|Walk on Water]]"—the lead single from his album ''[[Revival (Eminem album)|Revival]]''—and remix to [[Ed Sheeran]]'s song "[[Perfect Duet|Perfect]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ed-sheerans-perfect-remix-features-beyonce__21134/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ed-sheerans-perfect-remix-features-beyonce__21134/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Ed Sheeran's Perfect remix features Beyoncé|last=White|first=Jack|date=November 30, 2017|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=November 30, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> "Perfect Duet" reached number-one in the United States, becoming Beyoncé's sixth song of her solo career to do so.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Ed Sheeran & Beyonce's 'Perfect' Tops Billboard Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8063597/ed-sheeran-beyonce-perfect-billboard-hot-100-number-one| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8063597/ed-sheeran-beyonce-perfect-billboard-hot-100-number-one| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 11, 2017|date=December 11, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

=== 2018–2021: ''Everything Is Love'' and ''The Lion King''===
On January 4, 2018, the music video of Beyoncé and Jay-Z's ''[[4:44 (album)|4:44]]'' collaboration, "[[Family Feud (song)|Family Feud]]" was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2kEKZ6jyQQ| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211116/z2kEKZ6jyQQ| archive-date=November 16, 2021 | url-status=live|title=JAY-Z – Family Feud ft. Beyoncé|date=January 4, 2018|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It was directed by [[Ava DuVernay]]. On March 1, 2018, [[DJ Khaled]] released "[[Top Off]]" as the first single from his forthcoming album ''Father of Asahd'' featuring Beyoncé, husband Jay-Z, and [[Future (rapper)|Future]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|title=DJ Khaled Premieres 'Top Off' Featuring JAY-Z, Future & Beyoncé: Stream|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8224110/dj-khaled-top-off-jay-z-future-beyonce| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8224110/dj-khaled-top-off-jay-z-future-beyonce| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=Billboard|date=March 3, 2018|access-date=March 4, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On April 14, 2018, Beyoncé played the first of two weekends as the headlining act of the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella Music Festival]]. Her [[Beyoncé 2018 Coachella performance|performance of April 14]], attended by 125,000 festival-goers, was immediately praised, with multiple media outlets describing it as historic. It was also named one of the greatest concert performances of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Homecoming movie review & film summary (2019) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/homecoming-2019 |access-date=January 6, 2025 |website=www.rogerebert.com |language=en-US |archive-date=April 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417215025/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/homecoming-2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The performance became the most-tweeted-about performance of weekend one, as well as the most-watched live Coachella performance and the most-watched live performance on YouTube of all time. The show paid tribute to black culture, specifically [[historically black colleges and universities]] and featured a live band with over 100 dancers. Destiny's Child also reunited during the show.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=April 15, 2018 |title=Beyoncé's Coachella performance was incredible – and she knew it |url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-beyonce-coachella-review-20180415-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-beyonce-coachella-review-20180415-story.html |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2018 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Exposito |first=Suzy |date=April 15, 2018 |title=Beychella: Beyonce Schools Festivalgoers in Her Triumphant Return |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/beyonce-transforms-coachella-into-beychella-reunites-destinys-child-w519140 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/beyonce-transforms-coachella-into-beychella-reunites-destinys-child-w519140 |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2018 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Its livestream on YouTube was the most watched of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 17, 2018 |title=Beyonce's Coachella Set Is The Most Viewed Youtube Live Stream Ever |url=https://uproxx.com/music/beyonce-coachella-live-stream-youtube/ |access-date=January 6, 2025 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}}</ref>

On June 6, 2018, Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z kicked-off the [[On the Run II Tour]] in [[Cardiff]], United Kingdom. Ten days later, at their final London performance, the pair unveiled ''[[Everything Is Love]]'', their joint studio album, credited under the name The Carters, and initially available exclusively on Tidal. Its only single, "[[Apeshit (song)|Apeshit]]", peaked at number 13 in the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8462525/xxxtentacion-sad-no-1-hot-100|title=XXXTentacion's 'Sad!' Vaults From No. 52 to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Following Rapper/Singer's Death|date=25 June 2018|publisher=Billboard}}</ref> ''Everything Is Love'' received generally positive reviews,<ref>{{cite news|date=June 23, 2018|url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/episode-395-legal-pot-beyonc%C3%A9-and-jay-z-refugee-children-animal-parts-on-facebook-summer-reads-and-more-1.4715856/beyonc%C3%A9-and-jay-z-visited-the-louvre-to-shoot-a-video-and-somehow-kept-it-a-secret-1.4715876| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/episode-395-legal-pot-beyonc%C3%A9-and-jay-z-refugee-children-animal-parts-on-facebook-summer-reads-and-more-1.4715856/beyonc%C3%A9-and-jay-z-visited-the-louvre-to-shoot-a-video-and-somehow-kept-it-a-secret-1.4715876| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z visited the Louvre to shoot a video and somehow kept it a secret|agency=[[CBC Radio]]|access-date=June 26, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and debuted at number two on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with 123,000 [[album-equivalent units]], of which 70,000 were pure album sales.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8462423/5-seconds-of-summer-third-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8462423/5-seconds-of-summer-third-no-1-album-billboard-200-chart| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=5 Seconds of Summer Earn Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Youngblood'|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=June 24, 2018|access-date=June 25, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On December 2, 2018, Beyoncé and Jay-Z headlined the [[Global Citizen Festival]]: Mandela 100 at [[FNB Stadium]] in [[Johannesburg]], South Africa.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2018-12-03-watch--beyonc--jay-z-leave-their-hearts-on-stage---gave-us-everything/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2018-12-03-watch--beyonc--jay-z-leave-their-hearts-on-stage---gave-us-everything/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z leave their hearts on stage and gave us Everything|newspaper=[[TimesLIVE]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé]]'', a documentary and concert film focusing on Beyoncé's historic 2018 [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival|Coachella]] [[Beyoncé 2018 Coachella performance|performances]], was released by [[Netflix]] on April 17, 2019,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/arts/music/homecoming-beyonce-facts.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417142650/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/arts/music/homecoming-beyonce-facts.html| archive-date=April 17, 2019|title=Beyoncé's 'Homecoming': 5 Things We Learned About Her Coachella Triumph|newspaper=The New York Times| date=April 17, 2019| last1=Weingarten| first1=Christopher R.}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Beyonce's Homecoming on Netflix Is an Historically Black Experience|url=https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/beyonces-homecoming-on-netflix-is-an-historically-black-1834102760| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/beyonces-homecoming-on-netflix-is-an-historically-black-1834102760| archive-date=October 27, 2021|website=The Grapevine|date=April 17, 2019 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> accompanied by [[Homecoming: The Live Album|a surprise live album]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://choice.npr.org/index.html?origin=https://www.npr.org/2019/04/17/714248612/beyonce-surprise-drops-live-coachella-album-netflix-doc-now-streaming|title=Beyonce Surprise Drops Live Coachella Album, Netflix Doc Now Streaming|publisher=NPR|access-date=April 17, 2019|archive-date=June 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626204057/https://choice.npr.org/index.html?origin=https://www.npr.org/2019/04/17/714248612/beyonce-surprise-drops-live-coachella-album-netflix-doc-now-streaming|url-status=live}}</ref> It was later reported that Beyoncé and Netflix had signed a $60&nbsp;million deal to produce three different projects, one of which is ''Homecoming''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/beyonce-netflix-deal-1203193729/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/beyonce-netflix-deal-1203193729/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyonce's Netflix Deal Worth a Whopping $60 Million|date=April 19, 2019|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first2=Shirley|last2=Halperin|first1=Jem|last1=Aswad|access-date=April 19, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film received six nominations at the [[71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]].<ref name=LATimes_20190716>{{cite news|title=2019 Emmy nominations: Complete list|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-07-16/emmy-nominations-2019-complete-list-of-nominees|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=July 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716163730/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-07-16/emmy-nominations-2019-complete-list-of-nominees|archive-date=July 16, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Beyoncé at The Lion King European Premiere 2019.png|thumb|upright=0.85|left|Beyoncé at [[The Lion King (2019 film)|''The Lion King'']] European premiere in 2019]]

Beyoncé starred as the voice of [[Nala (The Lion King)|Nala]] in the remake ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'', which was released in July 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lesnick|first1=Silas|title=Disney Movie Release Schedule Gets a Major Update|url=https://comingsoon.net/movies/news/841525-disney-movie-schedule| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://comingsoon.net/movies/news/841525-disney-movie-schedule| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=April 25, 2017|publisher=ComingSoon.net|date=April 25, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé is featured on the film's [[The Lion King (2019 soundtrack)|soundtrack]], released on July 11, 2019, with a remake of the song "[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]" alongside [[Donald Glover]], [[Billy Eichner]] and [[Seth Rogen]], which was originally composed by [[Elton John]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a26025999/beyonce-lion-king-can-you-feel-the-love-tonight/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a26025999/beyonce-lion-king-can-you-feel-the-love-tonight/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Is Singing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" in the Lion King Remake|first=Erica|last=Gonzales|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|date=January 24, 2019|access-date=February 25, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> An original song from the film by Beyoncé, "[[Spirit (Beyoncé song)|Spirit]]", was released as the lead single from both the soundtrack and ''[[The Lion King: The Gift]]'' – a companion album released alongside the film, produced and curated by Beyoncé.<ref name="TheGift">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/beyonce-releasing-new-song-spirit-tonight-curates-lion-king-album/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://pitchfork.com/news/beyonce-releasing-new-song-spirit-tonight-curates-lion-king-album/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Releasing New Song "Spirit" Tonight, Curates Lion King Album|first=Matthew|last=Strauss|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=July 9, 2019|access-date=July 9, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="JohnRiceBeyoncé">{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/the-lion-king/news/a849649/disney-lion-king-remake-sir-elton-john-tim-rice-beyonce-collaboration/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/the-lion-king/news/a849649/disney-lion-king-remake-sir-elton-john-tim-rice-beyonce-collaboration/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Sir Elton John confirms new Tim Rice collaboration for Disney's ''The Lion King'' remake|agency=[[Digital Spy]]|date=February 10, 2018|access-date=February 11, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The album, influenced by [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]],&nbsp;pop,&nbsp;[[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[gqom]] and&nbsp;[[Afro Beat]],<ref name="TheGift" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pareles |first=Jon |date=July 24, 2019 |title=Beyoncé Reimagines 'The Lion King' as Global 21st-Century Pop |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/arts/music/beyonce-the-lion-king-the-gift-review.html |access-date=August 1, 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226223842/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/arts/music/beyonce-the-lion-king-the-gift-review.html |url-status=live }}</ref> were produced by African producers, which Beyoncé said was because "authenticity and heart were important to [her]", since the film is set in Africa.<ref name="TheGift" /> In September of the same year, a documentary chronicling the development, production and early music video filming of ''The Lion King: The Gift'' entitled "[[Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift]]" was aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]].<ref>{{cite news|last=McCarthy|first=Kelly|title=First look at Beyoncé recording her album 'The Lion King: The Gift'|url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/beyonc-recording-album-lion-king-gift-65636966|publisher=[[Good Morning America]]|date=September 16, 2019|access-date=May 13, 2024|archive-date=May 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513111355/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/beyonc-recording-album-lion-king-gift-65636966|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2020, Beyoncé was featured on the remix of [[Megan Thee Stallion]]'s song "[[Savage (Beyoncé remix)|Savage]]", marking her first music release for the year.<ref name="RapUpRemix">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rap-up.com/2020/04/29/beyonce-megan-thee-stallion-savage-remix/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.rap-up.com/2020/04/29/beyonce-megan-thee-stallion-savage-remix/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Megan Thee Stallion Releases Savage Remix featuring Beyoncé|magazine=Rap-Up|date=April 29, 2020|access-date=April 29, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The song peaked at number one on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Hot 100, marking Beyoncé's eleventh song to do so across all acts.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Megan Thee Stallion & Beyonce's "Savage" No. 1 on Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9390154/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-number-one-hot-100| archive-date=October 27, 2021|date=May 26, 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 26, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On June 19, 2020, Beyoncé released the nonprofit charity single "[[Black Parade (song)|Black Parade]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-new-song-black-parade-juneteenth-1018095/|title=Beyoncé Drops Surprise New Song 'Black Parade' on Juneteenth|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|date=June 19, 2020|access-date=June 19, 2020|archive-date=June 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620062610/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-new-song-black-parade-juneteenth-1018095/|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 23, she followed up the release of its studio version with an [[a cappella]] version exclusively on [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3167036/beyonce-black-parade-acapella/| url-status=dead | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.mtv.com/news/3167036/beyonce-black-parade-acapella/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Just Dropped A Powerful A Capella Rendition Of 'Black Parade'|date=June 23, 2020|first=Coco|last=Romack|agency=MTV News}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[Black Is King]]'', a [[visual album]] based on the music of ''The Lion King: The Gift'', premiered globally on [[Disney+]] on July 31, 2020. Produced by Disney and [[Parkwood Entertainment]], the film was written, directed and executively produced by Beyoncé. The film was described by Disney as "a celebratory memoir for the world on the Black experience".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/beyonce-black-is-king-disney-plus-release-date-1234692505/amp/?| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/beyonce-black-is-king-disney-plus-release-date-1234692505/amp/?| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Visual Album 'Black Is King' Coming to Disney Plus|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=June 28, 2020|access-date=June 28, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé received the most nominations (9) at the [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards]] and the most awards (4), which made her the [[Grammy Award records#Most Grammys won|most-awarded singer, most-awarded female artist, and second-most-awarded artist in Grammy history]].<ref>{{cite magazine|date=March 15, 2021|first=Rhian|last= Daly|title=Beyoncé breaks record for most Grammy wins by a female artist or any singer|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonce-breaks-record-most-grammy-wins-female-artist-any-singer-2900414| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonce-breaks-record-most-grammy-wins-female-artist-any-singer-2900414| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=March 16, 2021|magazine=NME}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2021, Beyoncé wrote and recorded a song titled "[[Be Alive]]" for the [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] ''[[King Richard (film)|King Richard]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Triscari|first=Caleb|date=September 5, 2021|title=Beyoncé contributes new song 'Be Alive' to Will Smith's 'King Richard' film|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonce-contributes-new-song-be-alive-to-will-smiths-king-richard-film-3037180| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonce-contributes-new-song-be-alive-to-will-smiths-king-richard-film-3037180| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 9, 2021|magazine=NME}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She received her first [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] at the [[94th Academy Awards]] for the song, alongside co-writer [[Dixson (singer)|Dixson]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bahr|first=Sarah|date=February 8, 2022|title=Beyoncé Scores Her First Oscar Nomination|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/movies/beyonce-oscar-nomination.html|access-date=February 8, 2022|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=March 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330073040/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/movies/beyonce-oscar-nomination.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2022–present: ''Renaissance'' and ''Cowboy Carter'' ===
[[File:Beyoncé - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - 1st June 2023 (47 of 118) (52946286530) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|Beyoncé performing at the [[Renaissance World Tour]] in 2023]]

On March 27, 2022, Beyoncé performed "Be Alive" at the 94th Academy Awards. Choreographed by friend and past collaborator [[Fatima Robinson]], Beyoncé was applauded for choosing to perform on the Compton tennis courts [[Venus Williams|Venus]] and [[Serena Williams]] practiced on in their childhood instead of at the venue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/03/27/oscars-beyonce-billie-eilish-reba-mcentire-best-song-performances-reviews/7155467001/|title=Brutally honest rankings of Oscars 2022 best song performances, from Billie Eilish to Beyonce|first=Melissa|last=Ruggieri|website=USA Today|access-date=January 12, 2024|archive-date=January 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112233916/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/03/27/oscars-beyonce-billie-eilish-reba-mcentire-best-song-performances-reviews/7155467001/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/beyonce-2022-oscars-performance-compton-1235119701/|title=Oscars: Beyonce Delivers Stunning Opening Performance From Compton Tennis Courts|first=Hilton|last=Dresden|date=March 28, 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=January 12, 2024|archive-date=January 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112233917/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/beyonce-2022-oscars-performance-compton-1235119701/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 9, 2022, Beyoncé removed her profile pictures across various social media platforms, causing speculation that she would be releasing new music.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Emily |last=Tannenbaum |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/beyonce-caused-a-twitter-meltdown-over-deleted-instagram-and-social-media-pics |title=Beyoncé Caused a Twitter Meltdown over Deleted Instagram and Social Media Pics |date=June 10, 2022 |magazine=Glamour |access-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-date=June 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610192001/https://www.glamour.com/story/beyonce-caused-a-twitter-meltdown-over-deleted-instagram-and-social-media-pics |url-status=live }}</ref> Days later, Beyoncé caused further speculation via her nonprofit BeyGood's Twitter account hinting at her upcoming seventh studio album.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-new-music-fans-new-hint-1235088545/ | title=Beyhive Think They've Spotted Another Clue That New Beyoncé Music is Imminent | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=June 16, 2022 | archive-date=June 16, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616062026/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-new-music-fans-new-hint-1235088545/ | url-status=live }}</ref> On June 15, 2022, Beyoncé officially announced her seventh studio album, titled ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]''.<ref name="rol">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-reveals-renaissance-is-first-act-three-part-project-1389290/|title=Beyoncé Hints at More Music While Revealing 'Renaissance' Is First Act of Three-Part Project|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Mier|first=Tomás|date=July 28, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2024|archive-date=February 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212171038/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-reveals-renaissance-is-first-act-three-part-project-1389290/|url-status=live}}</ref> The lead single of ''Renaissance'', "[[Break My Soul]]", was released on June 20, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bloom |first=Madison |date=June 20, 2022 |title=Listen to Beyoncé's New Song "Break My Soul" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-beyonce-new-song-break-my-soul/ |access-date=June 21, 2022 |website=Pitchfork |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621022756/https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-beyonce-new-song-break-my-soul/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The album was released on July 29, 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/beyonc-release-renaissance-july-060706622.html | title=Beyoncé to Release Renaissance in July | date=June 16, 2022 | publisher=Yahoo! Entertainment | access-date=June 16, 2022 | archive-date=June 16, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616062004/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/beyonc-release-renaissance-july-060706622.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Beyoncé Announces New Album 'Renaissance,' Out Next Month |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/arts/music/beyonce-renaissance-new-album.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 16, 2022 |access-date=June 16, 2022 |last1=Sisario |first1=Ben |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616134333/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/arts/music/beyonce-renaissance-new-album.html |url-status=live }}</ref> "Break My Soul" became Beyoncé's 20th top ten single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, which made her join [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Michael Jackson]] as the only artists in Hot 100 history to achieve at least twenty top tens as a solo artist and ten as a member of a group.<ref name="Billboard July 5">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-paul-mccartney-michael-jackson-solo-group-milestone-hot-100-top-10-1235110735/|title=Beyonce Joins Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson for This Hot 100 Milestone — As a Solo Artist & With a Group|date=July 5, 2022|access-date=September 18, 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Gary|last=Trust|archive-date=September 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170455/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-paul-mccartney-michael-jackson-solo-group-milestone-hot-100-top-10-1235110735/|url-status=live}}</ref>

As ''Renaissance'' was released, Beyoncé announced that the album was the first installment of a [[trilogy]] she conceived and recorded over three years during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], a time she found to be her "most creative [period]."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-three-part-project-1235328471/|title=Beyoncé Confirms 'Renaissance' Is the First Part of a 'Three-Act Project'|magazine=Variety|date=July 28, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2024|last=Garcia|first=Thania|archive-date=February 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207175718/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-three-part-project-1235328471/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="rol" /> The three recorded projects are designated into [[Act (drama)|acts]] under [[Roman numerals]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonces-renaissance-revealed-to-be-a-three-part-project-3278948|title=Beyoncé's ''Renaissance'' revealed to be a three-part project|last=Krol|first=Charlotte|magazine=NME|date=July 28, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2024|archive-date=February 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207175718/https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonces-renaissance-revealed-to-be-a-three-part-project-3278948|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon release, ''Renaissance'' received universal acclaim from critics.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 29, 2022 |title=Critics celebrate Beyoncé's 'unfettered' liberation in new Renaissance album |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-critics-review-roundup-b2134105.html |access-date=July 29, 2022 |newspaper=The Independent |archive-date=July 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729151200/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-critics-review-roundup-b2134105.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Renaissance'' debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, making her the first female artist to have her first seven studio albums debut at number one in the United States.<ref name="billboard.com">{{Cite magazine |last1=Caulfield |first1=Keith |date=August 7, 2022 |title=Beyonce's 'Renaissance' Bows at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With Year's Biggest Debut By a Woman |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-renaissance-billboard-200-debut-no-1-1235123568/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807222008/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-renaissance-billboard-200-debut-no-1-1235123568/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "Break My Soul" concurrently rose to number-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the twelfth song to do so across her career discography.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=August 8, 2022|magazine=Forbes|access-date=December 28, 2022|title=Beyoncé Lands Her Twelfth No. 1 Hit As 'Break My Soul' Bolts To The Top Spot|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2022/08/08/beyonc-lands-her-twelfth-no-1-hot-100-hit-as-break-my-soul-bolts-to-the-top-spot/|archive-date=December 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228030745/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2022/08/08/beyonc-lands-her-twelfth-no-1-hot-100-hit-as-break-my-soul-bolts-to-the-top-spot/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 21, 2023, Beyoncé [[Beyoncé 2023 Dubai performance|performed in Dubai at a private show]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 22, 2023 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=January 22, 2023 |title=Beyoncé makes controversial live return at exclusive Dubai concert |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/22/beyonce-makes-controversial-live-return-at-exclusive-dubai-concert |first=Laura |last=Snapes |archive-date=January 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122082913/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/22/beyonce-makes-controversial-live-return-at-exclusive-dubai-concert |url-status=live}}</ref> The performance, which was her first full concert in more than four years, was delivered to an audience of influencers and journalists.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=January 22, 2023 |title=Beyoncé makes controversial live return at exclusive Dubai concert |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/22/beyonce-makes-controversial-live-return-at-exclusive-dubai-concert |access-date=January 25, 2023 |newspaper=The Guardian |archive-date=January 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122082913/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/22/beyonce-makes-controversial-live-return-at-exclusive-dubai-concert |url-status=live }}</ref> Beyoncé was reportedly paid $24 million to perform.<ref name="rollingstone.co.uk">{{Cite magazine |last1=Skinner |first1=Tom |date=January 23, 2023 |title=Beyoncé faces backlash for performing private show in Dubai |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/beyonce-backlash-performing-private-show-dubai-hotel-26023/ |access-date=January 25, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone UK |archive-date=January 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123150352/https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/beyonce-backlash-performing-private-show-dubai-hotel-26023/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Beyoncé faced criticism for her decision to perform in the [[United Arab Emirates]] where homosexuality is illegal.<ref name="rollingstone.co.uk" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Beyoncé headlines private concert at Dubai luxury hotel |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/music/beyonce-performance-dubai-rcna66895 |access-date=January 25, 2023 |work=Today |date=January 23, 2023 |archive-date=January 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122214753/https://www.today.com/popculture/music/beyonce-performance-dubai-rcna66895 |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 1, Beyoncé announced the [[Renaissance World Tour]] with dates in North America and Europe,<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Aswad |first=Jem |title=Beyoncé Announces 'Renaissance' Stadium Tour Dates |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-world-tour-1235508233/ |date=February 1, 2023 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201143547/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-world-tour-1235508233/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which would become for a short-span the [[List of highest-grossing concert tours by women|highest-grossing tour by a female artist]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=September 28, 2023 |title=Beyoncé Re-Sets Monthly Boxscore Record with $179 Million in August |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-monthly-touring-record-boxscore/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230928163421/https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-monthly-touring-record-boxscore/ |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |access-date=September 28, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Her feature on rapper [[Travis Scott]]'s "[[Delresto (Echoes)]]" became her 100th career appearance on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart—including Destiny's Child, her solo career, and the Carters.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=McNab |first=Kaitlyn |date=July 28, 2023 |title=Travis Scott and Beyoncé, Saweetie, Offset, and More Best New Songs This Week |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/new-music-friday-travis-scott-saweetie-offset-more |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728210117/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/new-music-friday-travis-scott-saweetie-offset-more |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |access-date=July 28, 2023 |magazine=[[Teen Vogue]]}}</ref> On November 30, 2023, Beyoncé released documentary concert film ''[[Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé]]'' written, directed, and produced by her in collaboration with film distributor [[AMC Theatres]]. The film chronicles the development and execution of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour, and contained new song "[[My House (Beyoncé song)|My House]]" in the end credits.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Corcoran|first1=Nina|last2=Hussey|first2=Allison|title=Beyoncé Shares New Song "My House": Listen|date=December 1, 2023|website=Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/beyonce-shares-new-song-my-house-listen/|access-date=December 1, 2023|archive-date=December 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204041206/https://pitchfork.com/news/beyonce-shares-new-song-my-house-listen/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 11, 2024, immediately following a partner commercial with [[Verizon]] for the [[Super Bowl LVIII]], she announced the second installment of her trilogy project and released its first two songs, "[[Texas Hold 'Em (song)|Texas Hold 'Em]]" and "[[16 Carriages]]".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Beyoncé Announces New Album in Super Bowl Commercial |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/arts/music/beyonce-super-bowl-act-ii-country-album.html |access-date=February 12, 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212033049/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/arts/music/beyonce-super-bowl-act-ii-country-album.html/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "Texas Hold 'Em" became her highest chart debut in her career, her ninth solo number-one and her thirteenth across all credits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. On March 12, 2024, she announced the album's title, ''[[Cowboy Carter]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/beyonce-cowboy-carter-country-album-title-1235939645/|title=Beyoncé Reveals New Album Title: 'Act II: Cowboy Carter'|magazine=Variety|date=March 12, 2024|access-date=March 12, 2024|last=Garcia|first=Thania|archive-date=March 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312174328/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/beyonce-cowboy-carter-country-album-title-1235939645/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Thomas |first=Carly |date=March 29, 2024 |title=Beyoncé Releases 'Cowboy Carter' Album |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/beyonce-releases-cowboy-carter-album-1235861888/ |access-date=March 29, 2024 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329040956/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/beyonce-releases-cowboy-carter-album-1235861888/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A country and gospel-tinged record, it was released on March 29 to universal acclaim from critics, and includes collaborations with artists including [[Tanner Adell]] and her daughter Rumi Carter, [[Miley Cyrus]], [[Tiera Kennedy]], [[Willie Jones (country singer)|Willie Jones]], [[Post Malone]], [[Linda Martell]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Shaboozey]], [[Brittney Spencer]], [[Dolly Parton]], and [[Reyna Roberts]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Brathwaite |first=Lester Fabian |date=March 28, 2024 |title=Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter features a Miley duet, a Beatles cover, and cameos from Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson |url=https://ew.com/beyonce-cowboy-carter-has-dolly-parton-willie-nelson-miley-cyrus-beatles-remake-8621612 |access-date=March 28, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |archive-date=March 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329062653/https://ew.com/beyonce-cowboy-carter-has-dolly-parton-willie-nelson-miley-cyrus-beatles-remake-8621612 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2024, [[NBC]] released two promotional commercials featuring Beyoncé for their coverage of the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris, France.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/videos/beyonce-welcomes-team-usa-2024-olympic-games | title=Beyonce welcomes Team USA to the 2024 Olympic Games | publisher=NBC Olympics | access-date=August 20, 2024 | archive-date=August 20, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820023910/https://www.nbcolympics.com/videos/beyonce-welcomes-team-usa-2024-olympic-games | url-status=live }}</ref> Set to ''Cowboy Carter'' songs "[[Ya Ya (Beyoncé song)|Ya Ya]]" and "Just For Fun", she introduced the entire [[USA Olympic Team]] and Gold-medal gymnast [[Simone Biles]], respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/beyonce-olympics-2024-ad-team-usa-1236087465/ | title=Beyoncé Introduces Team USA in Promo for Paris 2024 Olympics: 'Get a Look at America, Y'All' | date=July 27, 2024 | magazine=Variety | access-date=August 20, 2024 | archive-date=August 20, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820023911/https://variety.com/2024/music/news/beyonce-olympics-2024-ad-team-usa-1236087465/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-simone-biles-olympics-tribute-video-1235072934/ | title=Beyoncé Celebrates Simone Biles' Olympic Triumph in Tribute Video | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=August 2, 2024 | access-date=August 20, 2024 | archive-date=September 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240906234712/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-simone-biles-olympics-tribute-video-1235072934/ | url-status=live }}</ref> On August 20, Beyoncé announced [[SirDavis]], a [[whiskey]] in collaboration with [[Moët Hennessy]] developed for years prior and co-founded with [[master distiller]] Dr. Bill Lumsden.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/travel-dining/a61916656/beyonce-sir-davis-whiskey-launch-review-2024/|title=Introducing SirDavis, Beyoncé's Debut Into the World of Whisky|date=August 20, 2024|access-date=August 20, 2024|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|last=Pharms|first=Gabrielle}}</ref> In October 2024, [[Levi's]] launched a four-part global campaign with Beyoncé titled "Reiimagine" that stretched into 2025 and focused on women's history of the company, using the ''Cowboy Carter'' track "[[Levii's Jeans]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/style/beyonce-levis-women.html|title=Beyoncé Released a Song and Levi's Saw Its Moment|date=October 2, 2024|access-date=October 3, 2024|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Jordyn|last=Holman|archive-date=October 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009140047/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/style/beyonce-levis-women.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The first commercial starring Beyoncé amassed 2.4 billion impressions in under a month.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://fortune.com/2024/10/16/michelle-gass-ceo-levis-beyonce-mpw/|title=A Beyoncé song gave Levi's a golden opportunity. Here's how the CEO made it a campaign|magazine=Fortune|last=Thier|first=Jane|date=October 16, 2024|access-date=October 16, 2024}}</ref>

Beyoncé reprised her role as [[Nala (The Lion King)|Nala]] for ''[[Mufasa: The Lion King]]'', a prequel to the 2019 remake, released in December 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/12/19/beyonce-lion-king-mufasa-legacy-blue-ivy/76770947007/#:~:text=In%20%22Mufasa%2C%22%20Beyonc%C3%A9%20reprises,actor%20and%20singer%20Donald%20Glover.|title=Why Beyoncé has made 'The Lion King' a large part of her legacy — and her family's|newspaper=USA Today|date=December 19, 2024|access-date=December 21, 2024|last=McClay|first=Caché|archive-date=December 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241221103343/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/12/19/beyonce-lion-king-mufasa-legacy-blue-ivy/76770947007/#:~:text=In%20%22Mufasa%2C%22%20Beyonc%C3%A9%20reprises,actor%20and%20singer%20Donald%20Glover.|url-status=live}}</ref> She headlined the first ever [[Beyoncé 2024 NFL Halftime Show|NFL Christmas Gameday Halftime Show]] that month, performing songs from ''Cowboy Carter'' for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/beyonce-christmas-halftime-show-time-2003493|title=Beyoncé's Christmas Halftime Show: When Will It Air Around the World?|date=December 23, 2024|access-date=December 23, 2024|magazine=Newsweek|first=Billie|last=Dunn}}</ref> The ''[[Cowboy Carter Tour]]'' was announced on February 1, 2025.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/beyonce-announces-cowboy-carter-tour-without-dates-1236293940/|title=Beyoncé Announces Cowboy Carter Tour 2025 — Without Tour Dates|first=Steven J.|last=Horowitz|date=February 2, 2025|magazine=Variety}}</ref> At the [[67th Annual Grammy Awards]], Beyoncé became the first Black artist in 50 years, since [[Charley Pride]] and [[the Pointer Sisters]], to win an award in the country music categories.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/beyonce-wins-best-country-album-presented-taylor-swift-1236294623/|title=Beyoncé Wins Grammy for Best Country Album, Accepting Award From Taylor Swift: 'I Was Not Expecting This'|date=February 2, 2025|access-date=February 2, 2025|magazine=Variety|first=Thania|last=Garcia}}</ref> She became the first Black artist ever to win the [[Grammy Award for Best Country Album]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=2 February 2025 |title=Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' Wins Grammy for Best Country Album |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/arts/music/beyonce-best-country-album-grammys-2025.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=United States |access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Grein |first1=Paul |last2=Weatherby |first2=Taylor |date=12 February 2025 |title=15 Black Artists Who Have Made GRAMMY History: Michael Jackson, Beyoncé & More |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/michael-jackson-beyonce-jay-z-25-grammy-record-setters-black-history-month |website=grammy.com |access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref> Additionally, she won the [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year]], becoming the first Black woman to do so since [[Lauryn Hill]] won for ''[[The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill]]'' in 1999.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/beyonce-grammy-album-of-the-year-win-cowboy-carter-1236294687/|title=Beyoncé Finally Wins Album of the Year, as 'Cowboy Carter' Takes Grammys' Top Prize|date=February 2, 2025|access-date=February 3, 2025|magazine=Variety|first=Chris|last=Willman}}</ref>