Editing Beyoncé (section)

=== 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>