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{{Short description|American singer (born 1981)}} {{other uses}} {{Good article}} {{pp-vandalism|small=yes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use American English|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Beyoncé | image = Beyoncé - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - 1st June 2023 (91 of 118) (52945300772) (cropped 2).jpg | alt = Beyoncé holding a microphone while smiling | caption = Beyoncé in 2023 | birth_name = Beyoncé Giselle Knowles | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|9|4}} | birth_place = [[Houston]], Texas, U.S.<!--As per WP:LINKDIRECT and Template:infobox person, birthplace indicates city, state, then country. No need to spell out "United States; 'U.S.' is fine.--> | other_names = <!--Not necessary to list Beyoncé Knowles-Carter or Sasha Fierce (which is not a name that Beyoncé is professionally or legally known by. See: Template:Infobox person. -->{{hlist|Harmonies by the Hive<ref>{{Cite web|website=Vulture|last=Curto|first=Justin|date=April 30, 2021|title=Yes, 'Harmonies by The Hive' is Beyoncé|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/harmonies-by-the-hive-beyonce-dj-khaled-album.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/harmonies-by-the-hive-beyonce-dj-khaled-album.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=May 8, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |Queen Bey<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/27/beyonce-star-formation-destinys-child-queen-bey-tour|title=Beyoncé's star formation: from Destiny's Child to Queen Bey|first1=Alexis|last1=Petridis|first2=Arwa|last2=Mahdawi|first3=Kristin|last3=Schwab|first4=Daphne|last4=Brooks|first5=Peter|last5=Robinson|date=June 27, 2016|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=January 20, 2017|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/27/beyonce-star-formation-destinys-child-queen-bey-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> |Queen B<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gay |first=Jason |date=February 10, 2013 |title=Beyoncé Knowles: The Queen B |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-knowles-the-queen-b| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-knowles-the-queen-b| archive-date=October 27, 2021 |magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] |access-date=October 18, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |[[Third Ward, Houston|Third Ward]] Trill<ref>{{cite web|last=Lewis|first=Brittany|url=https://globalgrind.cassiuslife.com/3834088/beyonce-alter-ego-third-ward-trill-jay-z-album-details/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://globalgrind.cassiuslife.com/3834088/beyonce-alter-ego-third-ward-trill-jay-z-album-details/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé credited as 'Third Ward Trill' on Jay-Z's album, 'Magna Carta Holy Grail'|publisher=Global Grind|date=July 9, 2013|access-date=June 29, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |}} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Singer * songwriter * record producer * actress * businesswoman * philanthropist }} | works = {{hlist|[[Beyoncé albums discography|Albums]]{{efn|For her works with [[Destiny's Child]] and [[the Carters]], see [[Destiny's Child discography]], [[List of Destiny's Child songs]] and [[The Carters#Discography|the Carters discography]]}}|[[Beyoncé singles discography|singles]]|[[List of songs recorded by Beyoncé|songs]]|[[Beyoncé videography|videos]]|[[List of Beyoncé live performances|performances]]}}<!--Beyoncé's fashion and business works are in "organizations"--> | organization = {{flatlist| * [[BeyGood]] * [[Parkwood Entertainment]] * [[Ivy Park]] * [[Cécred]] * [[SirDavis]] | years_active = 1990–present<!--Do not change the year to 1997. Although that was the year Beyoncé finally got her big break when she was in Destiny's Child, she actually began her career in 1990 as a child.--> }} | spouse = {{marriage|[[Jay-Z]]|April 4, 2008}} | children = 3, including [[Blue Ivy Carter|Blue Ivy]] | parents = {{ubl|[[Mathew Knowles]]|[[Tina Knowles]]}} | relatives = {{plainlist| * [[Solange Knowles]] (sister) * [[Angela Beyincé]] (cousin) }} | awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé|Full list]] | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] * [[Pop music|pop]] * [[hip-hop]] * [[afrobeats]] * [[Dance music|dance]] * [[Country music|country]]<ref>Genre citations: * {{Cite web |work=Unorthodox Reviews |date=December 5, 2022 |title=5 Times Beyoncé's Music Was Inspired by Africa |url=https://unorthodoxreviews.com/beyonce-music-africa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930053132/https://www.unorthodoxreviews.com/beyonce-music-africa |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |access-date=March 16, 2024 }} * {{Cite web |last=Paradza |first=James Chikomborero |date=August 4, 2022 |title=Beyoncé has helped usher in a renaissance for African artists |url=https://theconversation.com/beyonce-has-helped-usher-in-a-renaissance-for-african-artists-188099 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804173746/https://theconversation.com/beyonce-has-helped-usher-in-a-renaissance-for-african-artists-188099 |archive-date=August 4, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2024 }} * {{Cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |date=March 22, 2022 |title=Billboard Teams Up With Afro Nation to Launch New U.S. Afrobeats Songs Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-us-afrobeats-songs-chart-1235046800/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921161158/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/billboard-us-afrobeats-songs-chart-1235046800/ |archive-date=September 21, 2023 |access-date=March 16, 2024 |magazine=Billboard }} * {{Cite magazine |date=July 29, 2022 |title='Renaissance' Is A Love Letter To The Black Queer Roots Of Dance Music |url=https://www.essence.com/entertainment/renaissance-love-letter/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201180813/https://www.essence.com/entertainment/renaissance-love-letter/ |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |access-date=March 16, 2024 |magazine=Essence }} *{{cite magazine |title= Beyoncé 'Renaissance' review: dance album sees star at her most unguarded |date= July 29, 2022 |magazine= [[Rolling Stone]] |url= https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/album-reviews/beyonce-renaissance-new-album-review-20862/ }} * {{cite web |title= A Brief History of Beyoncé Making Dance Music |date= July 26, 2022 |website= [[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |url= https://www.vulture.com/2022/07/beyonce-dance-songs.html |access-date= June 18, 2024 |archive-date= June 14, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240614094901/https://www.vulture.com/2022/07/beyonce-dance-songs.html |url-status= live }} * {{Cite magazine |date=February 14, 2024 |title=Beyoncé Has Always Been Country |url=https://time.com/6694806/beyonce-country-music/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314003327/https://time.com/6694806/beyonce-country-music/ |archive-date=March 14, 2024 |access-date=March 16, 2024 |magazine=Time }} * {{Cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=March 12, 2024 |title=Everything We Know About Beyoncé's 'Act II: Cowboy Carter' So Far |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonces-act-ii-everything-we-know/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316192745/https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonces-act-ii-everything-we-know/the-release-date/ |archive-date=March 16, 2024 |access-date=March 16, 2024 |magazine=Billboard }} * {{Cite web |title=Beyoncé and Country Music – Exhibits |url=https://www.blackmusicproject.com/exhibit/beyonce-and-country-music |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305220807/https://www.blackmusicproject.com/exhibit/beyonce-and-country-music |archive-date=March 5, 2024 |access-date=March 16, 2024 |publisher=Black Music Project }} *{{cite magazine |title= Beyoncé's New Country Song 'Texas Hold 'Em' Is a Tribute to Her Roots |date= February 11, 2024 |magazine= [[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |url= https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a46723611/beyonce-texas-hold-em-song-lyrics-meaning/ |access-date= June 18, 2024 |archive-date= June 18, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240618194647/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a46723611/beyonce-texas-hold-em-song-lyrics-meaning/ |url-status= live }} * {{cite magazine |title= Beyoncé's "Daddy Lessons" Is Classic Country |date= 2016 |magazine= [[American Songwriter]] |url= https://americansongwriter.com/beyonces-daddy-lessons-is-classic-country/ |access-date= June 18, 2024 |archive-date= June 14, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240614133613/https://americansongwriter.com/beyonces-daddy-lessons-is-classic-country/ |url-status= live }}</ref> }} | instrument = Vocals | label = {{flatlist| * [[Parkwood Entertainment|Parkwood]] * [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] * [[Music World Entertainment|Music World]] }} | current_member_of = [[The Carters]] | past_member_of = [[Destiny's Child]] <!--Please do not add to this list without first discussing your proposal on the talk page. --> | website = {{URL|beyonce.com}} }} | signature = Beyoncé autograph.svg | signature_size = 150px }} '''Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter''' ({{IPAc-en|b|i|ˈ|ɒ|n|s|eɪ|audio=En-us-Beyonce.ogg}} {{respell|bee|ON|say}};<ref>{{cite web |last=Wells |first=John C. |author-link=John C. Wells |date=December 19, 2008 |title=Beyoncé |url=https://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/blog0812b.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810182211/https://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/blog0812b.htm |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |access-date=August 22, 2022 |publisher=John Wells's phonetic blog}}</ref> born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. With a career spanning over three decades, she has established herself as one of the most [[Cultural impact of Beyoncé|significant figures of the 21st century]] through her vocal ability, musical versatility, [[List of Beyoncé live performances|live performances]], and culturally important works. Credited with revolutionizing the sound of [[popular music]], Beyoncé is often deemed one of the most influential artists of all time.<ref name="Sourcesforinfluential">Sources for Beyoncé being one of the most influential artists of all time: * {{Cite news |last=Haigh |first=Susan |date=November 12, 2024 |title=Queen Bey and Yale: The Ivy League university is set to offer a course on Beyoncé and her legacy |url=https://apnews.com/article/beyonce-yale-college-class-music-politics-60ed2a72ea8975b95586119337607f9c |access-date=November 22, 2024 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |quote=With [...] acclaim as one of the most influential artists in music history, pop superstar Beyoncé and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course at Yale University. |archive-date=November 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241116161207/https://apnews.com/article/beyonce-yale-college-class-music-politics-60ed2a72ea8975b95586119337607f9c |url-status=live }} * {{Cite magazine |title=#32 Beyoncé, 'Lemonade' (2016) |url=https://www.rs500albums.com/50-1/32 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time |quote=Beyoncé is one of the most influential musicians of all time }} * {{Cite magazine |last=Taylor |first=Savannah M. |title=Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' Is the Cultural Reset We Didn't Know We Needed |url=https://www.ebony.com/beyonces-renaissance-is-already-the-cultural-reset-we-didnt-know-we-needed/ |access-date=December 9, 2024 |magazine=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]] |quote=There's not much about Queen Bey we can say that hasn't already been said. Frequently crowned one of the most influential and talented entertainers of all time, she has reached heights within the music industry that many believed to be unattainable. A career spanning almost three decades, she's unstoppable. }} * {{Cite magazine |date=June 13, 2023 |title=Lemonade Braids, A Blonde Bob, & 18 More Of Beyoncé's Most Iconic Hairstyles |url=https://www.bustle.com/style/beyonce-hair-evolution |access-date=December 9, 2024 |magazine=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |quote=Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter — lovingly known as Queen Bey to her fans — is one of the most influential artists of all time |archive-date=December 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209200759/https://www.bustle.com/style/beyonce-hair-evolution |url-status=live }} * {{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jon |title=JAY-Z Who? 17 times Beyoncé proved she has BARS |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/17-times-beyonce-rapped-harder-than-husband-jay-z |access-date=December 9, 2024 |publisher=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]] |quote=[Beyoncé is] one of the most influential and multifaceted artists of all time |archive-date=December 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209172209/https://www.revolt.tv/article/17-times-beyonce-rapped-harder-than-husband-jay-z |url-status=live }} * {{Cite web |last=Mariah |first=D. |date=March 28, 2024 |title=Run The World: Why Beyoncé Is One Of The Most Influential Women In Music History |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/beyonce-albums-awards-facts-video-womens-history-month-run-the-world |access-date=November 22, 2024 |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]] |archive-date=November 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126202612/https://www.grammy.com/news/beyonce-albums-awards-facts-video-womens-history-month-run-the-world |url-status=live }} * {{Cite web |last=Grady |first=Constance |date=August 15, 2022 |title=How Beyoncé turned herself into a pop god |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/23301452/beyonce-renaissance-rise-self-titled-lemonade-homecoming |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |archive-date=August 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827172741/https://www.vox.com/culture/23301452/beyonce-renaissance-rise-self-titled-lemonade-homecoming |url-status=live }} * {{Cite news |last=McClay |first=Caché |date=May 1, 2024 |title=Beyoncé is the most thankful musician followed by Victoria Monét, according to new study |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/05/01/beyonce-most-thankful-musician-according-to-study-victoria-monet/73516188007/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |newspaper=[[USA Today]] }} * {{Cite news |last=Fekadu |first=Mesfin |date=December 13, 2019 |title='Lemonade' by Beyoncé is named the AP's album of the decade |url=https://apnews.com/article/d66d82c5f7182b087f88b4e787e33073 |access-date=November 22, 2024 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512030454/https://apnews.com/article/d66d82c5f7182b087f88b4e787e33073 |url-status=live }} * {{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Caspar Llewellyn |date=November 29, 2009 |title=Beyoncé: artist of the decade |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/29/beyonce-artist-of-the-decade |access-date=November 22, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=November 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130003207/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/29/beyonce-artist-of-the-decade |url-status=live }} * {{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Taylor |date=December 11, 2019 |title=Beyoncé is the artist of the decade |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/beyonce-artist-of-the-decade-2010s-2019-12 |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=[[Business Insider]] |archive-date=December 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208000402/https://www.businessinsider.com/beyonce-artist-of-the-decade-2010s-2019-12 |url-status=live }} * {{Cite magazine |date=October 26, 2020 |title=The Year Of Bey — How Beyoncé Broke Our Chains And Empowered Black Women In 2016 |url=https://www.essence.com/entertainment/2016-year-of-beyonce/ |access-date=December 9, 2024 |magazine=Essence |quote=Beyoncé. Her name alone reverberates through our spines and conjures a spectrum of emotions. Singer, songwriter, actress, wife, mother, feminist, and one of the most influential women in all of history, Beyoncé is having her best year ever. The hardest working woman in show business spent 2016 proving why she is undeniably one of the greatest recording artists to ever hold a microphone, and we all got in formation and reveled in her magnificence. |archive-date=December 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209185023/https://www.essence.com/entertainment/2016-year-of-beyonce/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] named her one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2013, 2014, and 2023. Beyoncé rose to fame in 1997 as a member of [[Destiny's Child]], one of the [[List of best-selling girl groups|best-selling girl groups of all time]]. Her debut solo album, ''[[Dangerously in Love]]'' (2003), became one of the [[List of best-selling albums of the 21st century|best-selling albums of the 21st century]]; the [[contemporary R&B|R&B]]-influenced ''[[B'Day (Beyoncé album)|B'Day]]'' (2006) was her first release following Destiny's Child's disbandment in 2005; and her marriage to rapper [[Jay-Z]] inspired the [[pop music|pop]], R&B and [[Folk music|folk]]-imbued record ''[[I Am... Sasha Fierce]]'' (2008). The albums contained the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number-one singles "[[Crazy in Love]]", "[[Baby Boy (Beyoncé song)|Baby Boy]]", "[[Check on It]]", "[[Irreplaceable]]", and "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]". Beyoncé's career shifted after forming her own management company [[Parkwood Entertainment]] in 2010, creating [[Monoculturalism|monocultural]] events through acclaimed [[concept album]]s.<ref>Sources for Beyonce's releases being specifically named as monocultural events: * {{Cite web |date=April 25, 2016 |title=Before Diving Into The Raging Flood Of New Beyoncé Thinkpieces, Read This |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/04/25/475604023/before-diving-into-the-raging-flood-of-new-beyonc-thinkpieces-read-this |access-date=November 28, 2024 |publisher=NPR |archive-date=November 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126054220/https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/04/25/475604023/before-diving-into-the-raging-flood-of-new-beyonc-thinkpieces-read-this |url-status=live }} * {{Cite news |last=Parham |first=Jason |title=Welcome (Back) to Beyoncé's Internet |url=https://www.wired.com/story/welcome-back-to-beyonce-internet/ |access-date=November 26, 2024 |magazine=Wired |issn=1059-1028 |archive-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203073054/https://www.wired.com/story/welcome-back-to-beyonce-internet/ |url-status=live }} * {{Cite news |last=Heching |first=Dan |date=June 27, 2024 |title=The best movies, TV, music and more of 2024… so far |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/27/entertainment/the-best-movies-tv-music-and-more-of-2024-so-far/index.html#:~:text=Best%20musical%20genre%20reinvention%20-%20Beyonc%C3%A9's,:%20Cowboy%20Carter%22%20by%20Beyonc%C3%A9.&text=A%20truly%20monocultural%20moment%20in,it%20new%20and%20vital%20again. |access-date=November 26, 2024 |publisher=CNN }} * {{Cite magazine |last=Collins |first=K. Austin |date=April 17, 2019 |title=In Homecoming, Beyoncé Is Closer and More Unknowable Than Ever |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/04/beyonce-homecoming-review?srsltid=AfmBOoqvOy_bdYcCPcql5KHxmZ8FvBXaWcanfcT6Jdo9K9nveAPPAnem |access-date=November 26, 2024 |magazine=Vanity Fair |archive-date=November 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127122023/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/04/beyonce-homecoming-review?srsltid=AfmBOoqvOy_bdYcCPcql5KHxmZ8FvBXaWcanfcT6Jdo9K9nveAPPAnem |url-status=live }}</ref> Beyoncé's albums ''[[4 (Beyoncé album)|4]]'' (2011), [[Beyoncé (album)|''Beyoncé'']] (2013) and ''[[Lemonade (album)|Lemonade]]'' (2016) explored themes of empowerment, introspection, and social commentary, respectively. ''Beyoncé'' is credited with popularizing the [[visual album]] and [[surprise album]], while ''Lemonade'' was the [[List of best-selling albums#Best-selling album by year worldwide|best-selling album worldwide]] in 2016. Her ongoing trilogy project—currently consisting of the [[LGBTQ music|queer]]-inspired [[Dance music|dance]] album ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]'' (2022) and [[Americana music|Americana]] [[Epic (genre)|epic]] ''[[Cowboy Carter]]'' (2024)—has highlighted the contributions of Black pioneers to [[Music history of the United States|American musical]] and [[Culture of the United States|cultural history]], spawning the U.S. number-one singles "[[Break My Soul]]" and "[[Texas Hold 'Em (song)|Texas Hold 'Em]]". She has also starred in [[Beyoncé videography|various films]] such as ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]'' (2002), ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'' (2006), ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' (2019), and ''[[Mufasa: The Lion King]]'' (2024). Beyoncé is one of the [[List of best-selling music artists#200 million to 249 million records|best-selling music artists of all time]], with estimated sales of over 200 million records. She is the [[Billboard 200#Most consecutive studio albums to debut at number one|only female artist to debut all of her eight studio albums]] at number one on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. Beyoncé is the [[Grammy Award milestones#Most Grammys won|most awarded]] and [[Grammy Award milestones#Most Grammy nominations|nominated]] artist in the history of the [[Grammy Awards]], as well as the most awarded artist at the [[BET Awards|BET]], [[NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image]] and [[Soul Train Music Awards]]. The first woman to headline [[The Formation World Tour|an all-stadium tour]], Beyoncé is among the [[List of highest-grossing live music artists#All-time ranking|highest-grossing live acts in history]]. She has been listed amongst history's greatest artists by publications such as [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']] and ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. == 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 === {{Main|Destiny's Child}} 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 million.{{efn|The gross takings from the 29 shows which were reported to ''Billboard'' Boxscore totalled $24.9 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 ... 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 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 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> – on a budget of $20 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 | 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": * {{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-march-4-2012-songs-song-tv-010205864.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-march-4-2012-songs-song-tv-010205864.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Week Ending March 4, 2012. Songs: The Song That TV Made Famous|publisher=Yahoo! Music|first=Paul|last=Grein|date=March 7, 2012|access-date=June 20, 2012}}{{cbignore}} * {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/502582/chart-juice-mary-j-blige-notches-record-extending-top-10-single| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/502582/chart-juice-mary-j-blige-notches-record-extending-top-10-single| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Chart Juice: Mary J. Blige Notches Record-Extending Top 10 Single|magazine=Billboard|first=Karinah|last=Santiago|date=March 9, 2012|access-date=June 20, 2012}}{{cbignore}} * {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/47178/chart-juice-rihanna-usher-roar-into-top-10| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/47178/chart-juice-rihanna-usher-roar-into-top-10| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Chart Juice: Rihanna, Usher Roar Into Top 10|magazine=Billboard|first=Karinah|last=Santiago|date=March 16, 2012|access-date=June 20, 2012}}{{cbignore}} * {{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-march-18-2012-songs-80s-party-004336988.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-march-18-2012-songs-80s-party-004336988.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Week Ending March 18, 2012. Songs: Your '80s Party Mix-Tape|publisher=Yahoo! Music|first=Paul|last=Grein|date=March 21, 2012|access-date=June 20, 2012}}{{cbignore}} * {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/498685/chart-juice-loverance-rises-up-to-top-10| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/498685/chart-juice-loverance-rises-up-to-top-10| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Chart Juice: LoveRance Rises 'Up!' to Top 10|magazine=Billboard|first=Karinah|last=Santiago|date=March 30, 2012|access-date=June 20, 2012}}{{cbignore}} * {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/497070/chart-juice-melanie-fiona-notches-first-no-1-on-rbhip-hop-albums| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/497070/chart-juice-melanie-fiona-notches-first-no-1-on-rbhip-hop-albums| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Chart Juice: Melanie Fiona Notches First No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|magazine=Billboard|first=Karinah|last=Santiago|date=April 6, 2012|access-date=June 20, 2012}}{{cbignore}} * {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2012-04-21/r-b-hip-hop-songs| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/charts/2012-04-21/r-b-hip-hop-songs| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of April 21, 2012|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 21, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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 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 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 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 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 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 million copies worldwide and has generated over 1 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 – earning $115 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 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 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 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 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 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 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]], pop, [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[gqom]] and [[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> == Artistry == === Voice and musical style === {{quote box |quote = With "Single Ladies", clearly I'd just gotten married, and people want to get married every day – then there was the whole [[Justin Timberlake]] thing [recreating the video] on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', and it was also the year YouTube blew up. With "Irreplaceable", the aggressive lyrics, the acoustic guitar, and the [[808 drums|808 drum machine]] – those things don't typically go together, and it sounded fresh. "Crazy in Love" was another one of those classic moments in pop culture that none of us expected. I asked Jay to get on the song the night before I had to turn my album in – thank God he did. It still never gets old, no matter how many times I sing it.|source= —Beyoncé<ref name="billboard q&a">{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé Q&A: The Billboard Music Awards Millennium Artist Discusses Her Career And New Album|magazine=Billboard|first=Ray|last=Rogers|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471650/beyonce-qa-the-billboard-music-awards-millennium-artist-discusses-her-career| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471650/beyonce-qa-the-billboard-music-awards-millennium-artist-discusses-her-career| archive-date=October 27, 2021|date=May 11, 2011|access-date=May 10, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |align = right |width = 50% |border = 1px |fontsize = 90% }} Critics have described Beyoncé's voice as being [[mezzo-soprano]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Arenofsky |first=Janice |date=2009 |title=Beyoncé Knowles: A Biography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xXeEtRfW5bsC&pg=PA47 |series=Greenwood biographies |location=[[Arizona]] |publisher=[[ABC-Clio]] |page=47 |isbn=978-0-313-35914-9 |access-date=November 12, 2021 |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928055932/https://books.google.com/books?id=xXeEtRfW5bsC&pg=PA47 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=D. |first=Spence |date=May 17, 2012 |title=Beyonce: B'Day |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/05/beyonce-bday |url-status=live |work=[[IGN]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130825141403/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/05/beyonce-bday |archive-date=August 25, 2013 |access-date=October 16, 2021 |quote=See: fourth paragraph}}</ref> [[Jody Rosen]] highlights her [[Musical tone|tone]] and [[timbre]] as particularly distinctive, describing her voice as "one of the most compelling instruments in popular music".<ref name=rosen2014>{{cite news|last1=Rosen|first1=Jody|title=The Woman on Top of the World|url=https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/beyonce-the-woman-on-top-of-the-world/?_php=true&_type=blogs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005155204/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/t-magazine/beyonce-the-woman-on-top-of-the-world.html?_php=true&_type=blogs|archive-date=October 5, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=June 20, 2014|magazine=[[T (magazine)|T]]|date=June 3, 2014}}</ref> Her vocal abilities mean she is identified as the centerpiece of Destiny's Child.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cardwell|first=Diane|title=Fame; In Sync|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/09/magazine/fame-in-sync.html|work=The New York Times|date=September 9, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426105048/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/09/magazine/fame-in-sync.html|archive-date=April 26, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Jon Pareles of ''[[The New York Times]]'' commented that her voice is "velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul [[Belting (music)|belting]]".<ref name="Pareles">{{cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=Empowerment, Allure and a Runway's Flair|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/01/arts/music/01dest.html|work=The New York Times|date=August 1, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227235347/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/01/arts/music/01dest.html|archive-date=February 27, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Rosen notes that the [[hip hop]] era highly influenced Beyoncé's unique rhythmic vocal style, but also finds her quite traditionalist in her use of balladry, [[gospel music|gospel]] and [[falsetto]].<ref name="rosen2014" /> Other critics praise her [[Vocal range|range]] and power, with Chris Richards of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' saying she was "capable of punctuating any beat with goose-bump-inducing whispers or full-bore diva-roars."<ref>{{cite news|title=Beyoncé's 'B'Day' Is Nothing to Celebrate|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090501475.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 6, 2006|first=Chris|last=Richards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104070148/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090501475.html|archive-date=November 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> On the 2023 ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'s}} list of the 200 Greatest Singers of all time, Beyoncé ranked at number eight, with the publication noting that "in [her] voice lies the entire history of Black music".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 1, 2023 |title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/ |access-date=January 1, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=January 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101151200/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Beyoncé's music is generally [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]],<ref name="AllMusic12">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/beyonc%C3%A9-mn0000761179| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/beyonc%C3%A9-mn0000761179| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé, the Bio|first=Andy|last=Kellman|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=August 29, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/music-review-behold-beyonc-the-cybernetic-goddess-of-rb-8590792.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/music-review-behold-beyonc-the-cybernetic-goddess-of-rb-8590792.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Music review: Behold Beyoncé, the cybernetic goddess of R&B|first=Nick|last=Hasted|newspaper=The Independent|date=April 26, 2013|access-date=July 26, 2013|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Pop music|pop]]<ref name="AllMusic12" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|title=Pop review: Beyoncé, I Am ... Sasha Fierce|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/14/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/14/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce| archive-date=October 27, 2021|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=November 2, 2012|location=London|date=November 13, 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]<ref name="JayZ&BeyonceTheKing&QueenofHipHop">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.goodtimes.com.pk/jay-z-beyonce-the-king-queen-of-hip-hop/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.goodtimes.com.pk/jay-z-beyonce-the-king-queen-of-hip-hop/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Jay Z & Beyoncé the King & Queen of Hip Hop|magazine=[[Good Times (magazine)|Good Times]]|last=Lone|first=Mahlia|date=June 30, 2017|access-date=January 1, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> but she also incorporates [[Soul music|soul]] and [[funk]] into her songs. ''4'' demonstrated Beyoncé's exploration of 1990s-style R&B, as well as further use of soul and hip hop than compared to previous releases.<ref name="billboard q&a" /> While she almost exclusively releases English songs, Beyoncé recorded several Spanish songs for ''[[Irreemplazable]]'' (re-recordings of songs from ''B'Day'' for a Spanish-language audience), and the re-release of ''B'Day''. To record these, Beyoncé was coached phonetically by American record producer Rudy Perez.<ref name="Vineyard1">{{cite news|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|title=Beyoncé: Behind The B'Day Videos 1|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/videos_07/news_feature_040207/index.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407000656/http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/videos_07/news_feature_040207/index.jhtml|archive-date=April 7, 2007}}</ref> === Songwriting === Beyoncé has received co-writing credits for most of her songs.<ref name="Fallon">{{cite news|last=Fallon|first=Kevin|date=April 13, 2017|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/does-beyonce-write-her-own-music-and-does-it-really-matter| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.thedailybeast.com/does-beyonce-write-her-own-music-and-does-it-really-matter| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Does Beyoncé Write Her Own Music? And Does It Really Matter?|newspaper=[[The Daily Beast]]|access-date=August 21, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her early songs with Destiny's Child were personally driven and female-empowerment themed compositions like "Independent Women" and "Survivor", but after the start of her relationship with Jay-Z, she transitioned to more man-tending anthems such as "[[Cater 2 U]]".<ref name="Vineyard">{{cite news|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|title=Beyoncé Shoots Down Jay-Z Marriage Rumors in Vanity Fair Interview|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510890/beyonce-shoots-down-marriage-rumors-mag.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|date=October 4, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624083943/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510890/beyonce-shoots-down-marriage-rumors-mag.jhtml|archive-date=June 24, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Beyoncé's songwriting process is also known for combining parts of different tracks, resulting in alteration of song structures. [[Sia]], who co-wrote "[[Pretty Hurts]]", called Beyoncé "very [[Victor Frankenstein|Frankenstein]] when she comes to songs";<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sias-reject-opus-songwriter-on-reclaiming-adele-rihannas-unwanted-hits-36006/6/ |title=Sia's Reject Opus: Songwriter on Reclaiming Adele, Rihanna's Unwanted Hits |first=Brittany |last=Spanos |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 3, 2015 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117200105/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sias-reject-opus-songwriter-on-reclaiming-adele-rihannas-unwanted-hits-36006/6/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Diana Gordon (singer)|Diana Gordon]], who co-wrote "[[Don't Hurt Yourself (Beyoncé song)|Don't Hurt Yourself]]" called her a "scientist of songs";<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/08/02/diana-gordon-interview/ |title=Diana Gordon interview: The 'Becky with the good hair' scribe opens up about new music |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=August 2, 2016 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |first=Jessica |last=Goodman |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117200058/https://ew.com/article/2016/08/02/diana-gordon-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Caroline Polachek]] who co-wrote "[[No Angel (Beyoncé song)|No Angel]]", called her a "genius writer and producer for this reason. She's so good at seeing connections."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a31944377/caroline-polachek-interview/ |title=It's Caroline Polacheck's Dream World; We Just Live in It |magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |first=Natalie |last=Maher |date=March 27, 2020 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117023311/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a31944377/caroline-polachek-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2001, she became the first Black woman and second female lyricist to win the Pop Songwriter of the Year award at the [[American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers|ASCAP]] Pop Music Awards.<ref name="FOX">{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,204978,00.html?sPage=fnc/entertainment/beyonce|title=Beyoncé Knowles' Biography|publisher=[[Fox News Channel]]|date=April 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307175108/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,204978,00.html?sPage=fnc%2Fentertainment%2Fbeyonce|archive-date=March 7, 2008 |access-date=November 6, 2018}}</ref><ref name="CBS">{{cite news|last=Neal|first=Rome|title=Beyoncé Tries For Timeless|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beyonce-tries-for-timeless/|agency=CBS News|date=February 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030814230342/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/08/earlyshow/leisure/music/main562232.shtml|archive-date=August 14, 2003|url-status=live}}</ref> Beyoncé was the third woman to have writing credits on three number-one songs ("Irreplaceable", "[[Grillz]]" and "Check on It") in the same year, after [[Carole King]] in 1971 and Mariah Carey in 1991. She is tied with American lyricist [[Diane Warren]] at third with nine songwriting credits on number-one singles.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Bronson|first=Fred|title=Chart Beat Chat|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56489/chart-beat-chat| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56489/chart-beat-chat| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=Billboard|date=December 6, 2006|access-date=March 29, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The latter wrote her song "[[I Was Here (song)|I Was Here]]" for ''4'', which was motivated by the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Brian|last1=Hiatt|access-date=June 7, 2021|title=Diane Warren: Wild Stories Behind Hits for Beyoncé, Cher, Aerosmith and More|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/diane-warren-beyonce-cher-aerosmith-lady-gaga-1121141/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/diane-warren-beyonce-cher-aerosmith-lady-gaga-1121141/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|date=February 6, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In May 2011, ''Billboard'' magazine listed Beyoncé at number 17 on their list of the Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters for having co-written eight singles that hit number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. She was one of only three women on that list, along with [[Alicia Keys]] and [[Taylor Swift]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Caulfield|first1=Keith|last2=Trust|first2=Gary|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/426946/top-20-hot-100-songwriters-2000-present| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/photos/426946/top-20-hot-100-songwriters-2000-present| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters Performance|magazine=Billboard|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=September 13, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé has received criticism, including from journalists and musicians, for the extensive writing credits on her songs.<ref name="Fallon"/> The controversy surrounding her songwriting credits began with interviews in which she attributed herself as the songwriter for songs in which she was a co-writer<ref name="Kritselis"/> or for which her contributions were marginal.<ref name="Fallon"/> In a cover story for ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' in 2005, she claimed to have "written" several number-one songs for Destiny's Child, contrary to the credits, which list her as a co-writer among others.<ref name="Kritselis">{{cite news|last=Kritselis|first=Alex|date=May 4, 2014|url=https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-sunday-independent/20140504/282235188670231| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-sunday-independent/20140504/282235188670231| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyonce is great, but... she steals from other artists|newspaper=[[Sunday Independent (Ireland)|Sunday Independent]]|access-date=August 24, 2020|via=PressReader.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> During a 2007 interview with [[Barbara Walters]], she claimed to have conceived the musical idea for the Destiny's Child song "Bootylicious",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theboombox.com/beyonce-bootylicious/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://theboombox.com/beyonce-bootylicious/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyonce Accused of Stealing Credit for 'Bootylicious'|website=[[The Boombox]]| date=March 4, 2010 |access-date=August 27, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> which provoked the song's producer [[Rob Fusari]] to call her father and then-manager Mathew Knowles in protest over the claim. In 2010, Fusari told ''Billboard'': "[Knowles] explained to me, in a nice way, he said, 'People don't want to hear about Rob Fusari, producer from Livingston, N.J. No offense, but that's not what sells records. What sells records is people believing that the artist is everything.{{' "}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Marks|first=Craig|date=February 24, 2010|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959293/producer-rob-fusari-dishes-on-lady-gaga-beyonce| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959293/producer-rob-fusari-dishes-on-lady-gaga-beyonce| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Producer Rob Fusari Dishes on Lady Gaga, Beyoncé|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 21, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> However, in an interview for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' in 2016, Fusari said Beyoncé "had the 'Bootylicious' concept in her head. That was totally her. She knew what she wanted to say. It was very urban pop angle that they were taking on the record."<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Inside the making of Destiny's Child's 'Bootylicious' 15 years later|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/05/20/destinys-child-bootylicious-15th-anniversary/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://ew.com/article/2016/05/20/destinys-child-bootylicious-15th-anniversary/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=August 24, 2020|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}{{cbignore}}</ref> === Influences === {{multiple image | total_width = 290 | align = left | image1 = Michael Jackson in 1988.jpg | image2 = Tina turner 21021985 01 350.jpg | footer = Beyoncé's major influences include [[Michael Jackson]] (left) and [[Tina Turner]] (right). }} Beyoncé names [[Michael Jackson]] as her major musical influence.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé, Top Stars Tip Their Hats to Michael Jackson|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20288067,00.html|magazine=People|date=June 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630051828/http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20288067,00.html|archive-date=June 30, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 16, 2006 |title=Michael Jackson returns to stage |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6152976.stm |access-date=August 16, 2023 |agency=BBC News |archive-date=July 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730222151/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6152976.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Aged five, Beyoncé attended her first ever concert where Jackson performed and she claims to have realized her purpose.<ref>{{cite news|title=One-on-one with the great Beyoncé transcript|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/transcripts/a/10444014/one-on-one-with-the-great-beyoncae-transcript/|access-date=June 7, 2014|publisher=Yahoo! News|date=October 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714113707/https://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/transcripts/a/10444014/one-on-one-with-the-great-beyoncae-transcript/|archive-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> When she presented him with a tribute award at the [[World Music Awards]] in 2006, Beyoncé said, "if it wasn't for Michael Jackson, I would never ever have performed."<ref>{{cite news|title=Michael Jackson returns to stage|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6152976.stm| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6152976.stm| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=June 7, 2014|publisher=BBC News|date=November 16, 2006}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé was heavily influenced by [[Tina Turner]], and once said "Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=May 25, 2023 |title=Beyoncé Pays Tribute to Her 'Beloved Queen' Tina Turner: 'I Love You Endlessly' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tina-turner-beyonce-tribute-1235340024/ |access-date=August 16, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=August 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816221529/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tina-turner-beyonce-tribute-1235340024/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She admires [[Diana Ross]] as an "all-around entertainer",<ref name="Beyonce's Inspirations">{{cite magazine|last=Watson|first=Margeaux|title=Influences: Beyoncé|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/08/30/beyonce-what-influences-my-music/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 29, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107160746/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1449204,00.html|archive-date=January 7, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Whitney Houston]], who she said "inspired me to get up there and do what she did".<ref>{{cite news|first=Rebecca|last=Caldwell|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/destinys-child/article22400636/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/destinys-child/article22400636/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Destiny's Child|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=July 21, 2001|access-date=May 9, 2018|page=R1}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |first=Yolanda |last=Sangweni |title=Beyonce: 'I Always Wanted To Be Just Like Whitney Houston' |url=http://www.essence.com/news/beyonce-on-whitney-houston-i-always-wanted-to-be-just-like-her/ |access-date=March 25, 2023 |magazine=Essence |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325180804/https://www.essence.com/news/beyonce-on-whitney-houston-i-always-wanted-to-be-just-like-her/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Beyoncé cited [[Madonna]] as an influence "not only for her musical style, but also for her business sense",<ref>{{cite book|title=Beyoncé Knowles: A Biography|first=Janice|last=Arenofsky|year=2009|page=80|isbn=978-0-313-35914-9|publisher=[[Greenwood Press]]}}</ref> saying that she wanted to "follow in the footsteps of Madonna and be a powerhouse and have my own empire".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/beyonce-inspired-by-madonna-113122400708_1.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/beyonce-inspired-by-madonna-113122400708_1.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyonce inspired by Madonna|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|date=December 24, 2013|access-date=March 25, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She also credits [[Mariah Carey]]'s singing and her song "[[Vision of Love]]" as influencing her to begin practicing vocal runs as a child.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/07/best-r-and-b-albums-of-the-90s/mariah-carey| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.complex.com/music/2014/07/best-r-and-b-albums-of-the-90s/mariah-carey| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=The 50 Best R&B Albums of the '90s|magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|access-date=July 24, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="new yorker">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/03/060403crmu_music| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/03/060403crmu_music| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Mariah Carey's record-breaking career|last=Frere-Jones|first=Sasha|date=April 3, 2006|access-date=July 25, 2010|magazine=The New Yorker}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her other musical influences include [[Rachelle Ferrell]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|first1=Margeaux|last1=Watson|title=Beyonce: What influences my music|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/08/30/beyonce-what-influences-my-music/|date=August 30, 2006|access-date=March 26, 2023|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326194113/https://ew.com/article/2006/08/30/beyonce-what-influences-my-music/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Aaliyah]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Farley |first=Christopher John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rwlBoSSahkYC&q=aaliyah%20beyonce&pg=PA141 |title=Aaliyah: More Than a Woman |date=January 26, 2002 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-0-7434-5566-4}}</ref> [[Janet Jackson]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2011 |title=Destiny's Child News |publisher=Yahoo! Music |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/destinys-child/news/artist-name-destinys-child-id-1032152-inspired-by-artist-name-janet-jackson-id-1013012--12056577 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813023811/http://new.music.yahoo.com/destinys-child/news/artist-name-destinys-child-id-1032152-inspired-by-artist-name-janet-jackson-id-1013012--12056577 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 13, 2011 |access-date=September 21, 2024 }}</ref> [[Prince (musician)|Prince]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://giantmag.com/culture/music/giant-magazine-staff/exclusive-beyonce-talks-prince-i-was-so-scared/|title=Exclusive: Beyoncé Talks Prince: 'I Was So Scared!'|magazine=[[Giant (magazine)|Giant]]|date=June 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616104428/http://giantmag.com/culture/music/giant-magazine-staff/exclusive-beyonce-talks-prince-i-was-so-scared/|archive-date=June 16, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Lauryn Hill]],<ref name="Beyonce's Inspirations" /> [[Sade (singer)|Sade Adu]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Bickel|first=Britt|url=http://1037litefm.radio.com/2012/04/06/beyonc-shares-personal-family-photos-thanks-sade-on-new-website/|title=Beyoncé Shares Personal Family Photos, Thanks Sade On New Website|publisher=[[CBS Radio]]|date=April 6, 2012|access-date=April 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413151056/http://1037litefm.radio.com/2012/04/06/beyonc-shares-personal-family-photos-thanks-sade-on-new-website/|archive-date=April 13, 2012}}</ref> [[Donna Summer]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Bain|first=Becky|title=Beyoncé Pays Tribute To Donna Summer: "She Was An Honest And Gifted Singer"|url=http://idolator.com/6487442/beyonce-pays-tribute-to-donna-summer| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://idolator.com/6487442/beyonce-pays-tribute-to-donna-summer| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2013|publisher=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|date=May 18, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Fairuz]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beyoncé Listens to Arabic Music | date=October 18, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jG4K3F44xc |access-date=February 24, 2024 |via=YouTube |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224031644/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jG4K3F44xc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 22, 2023 |title=Beyonce pays tribute to the Middle East with Arab designers, musical choices at Dubai show |url=https://arab.news/bfx5b |access-date=February 24, 2024 |newspaper=Arab News}}</ref> [[Mary J. Blige]],<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Cristina|last1=Gibson|first2=Ashley|last2=Fultz|name-list-style=amp|url=http://au.eonline.com/uberblog/hwood_party_girl/b220436_which_famous_friends_b-day_did_jay-z.html|title=Which Famous Friend's B-Day Did Jay-Z and Beyoncé Celebrate?|publisher=[[E!]]|date=January 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805073410/http://www.eonline.com/news/hwood_party_girl/which_famous_friends_b-day_did_jay-z/220436|archive-date=August 5, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Selena]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|first=Lena|last=Hansen|title=Beyoncé Recalls The Time She Met Selena Quintanilla And The Impact Of The Queen of Tex-Mex|url=https://peopleenespanol.com/chica/beyonce-met-idol-selena-quintanilla-the-series-netflix/|access-date=August 16, 2023|magazine=[[People en Español]]|date=May 6, 2021|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816221534/https://peopleenespanol.com/chica/beyonce-met-idol-selena-quintanilla-the-series-netflix/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Anita Baker]], and [[Toni Braxton]].<ref name="Beyonce's Inspirations" /> The feminism and female empowerment themes on Beyoncé's second solo album ''B'Day'' were inspired by her role in ''Dreamgirls''<ref>{{cite news|first=Shaheem|last=Reid|title=Beyoncé Asks Women To Battle Over Her For Backing-Band Roles|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1534575/20060619/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|date=July 19, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623191046/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1534575/beyonce-wants-women-battle-over-her.jhtml|archive-date=June 23, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and by singer [[Josephine Baker]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SummerConcert/story?id=2404367&page=1|title=Beyoncé Hits Milestone|agency=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=September 7, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218205021/http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SummerConcert/story?id=2404367&page=1|archive-date=February 18, 2007}}</ref> Beyoncé paid homage to Baker by performing "Déjà Vu" at the 2006 Fashion Rocks concert wearing Baker's trademark mini-hula skirt embellished with fake bananas.<ref>{{cite news|first=Farrah|last=Weinstein|title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Christina Put The Rock in Fashion Rocks Concert|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1540510/beyonce-jayz-christina-rock-fashion-rocks-concert.jhtml?headlines=true|publisher=MTV News|date=September 8, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623191004/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1540510/beyonce-jayz-christina-rock-fashion-rocks-concert.jhtml?headlines=true|archive-date=June 23, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Beyoncé's third solo album, ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'', was inspired by Jay-Z and especially by Etta James, whose "boldness" inspired Beyoncé to explore other musical genres and styles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596573/beyonce-releases-two-tracks-from-i.jhtml|title=Beyoncé Releases Two Tracks From 'I Am ... ', Inspired By Jay-Z And Etta James|first=Jennifer|last=Vineyard|date=October 9, 2008|publisher=MTV News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025174726/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596573/beyonce-releases-two-tracks-from-i.jhtml|archive-date=October 25, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her fourth solo album, ''4'', was inspired by Fela Kuti, [[Contemporary R&B#1990s|1990s R&B]], [[Earth, Wind & Fire]], [[DeBarge]], [[Lionel Richie]], [[Teena Marie]], [[The Jackson 5]], [[New Edition]], [[Adele]], [[Florence and the Machine]], and [[Prince (musician)|Prince]].<ref name="billboard q&a" /> Beyoncé has stated that she is personally inspired by [[Michelle Obama]] (the [[First Lady of the United States|44th First Lady]] of the United States), saying "she proves you can do it all",<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/25/beyonce-inspired-by-michelle-obama/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/25/beyonce-inspired-by-michelle-obama/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Inspired by Michelle Obama|magazine=Rap-Up|date=February 25, 2011|access-date=June 12, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and has described [[Oprah Winfrey]] as "the definition of inspiration and a strong woman".<ref name="Beyonce's Inspirations" /> She has also discussed how Jay-Z is a continuing inspiration to her, both with what she describes as his lyrical genius and in the obstacles he has overcome in his life.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2011/07/beyonce-2011-cover-story-gallery| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.complex.com/music/2011/07/beyonce-2011-cover-story-gallery| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé: Mighty Fly (2011 Cover Story & Gallery)|first=Gabriel|last=Alvarez|magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=July 19, 2011|access-date=August 1, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé has expressed admiration for the artist [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]], posting in a letter "what I find in the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, I search for in every day in music ... he is lyrical and raw".<ref>{{cite web|title=Basquiat|url=http://www.beyonce.com/news/basquiat|publisher=beyonce.com|access-date=June 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605063759/http://www.beyonce.com/news/basquiat|archive-date=June 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Chrissy|last=Mahlmeister|title=Beyoncé Wears Custom Jean-Michel Basquiat-Inspired Minx Nails|url=http://style.mtv.com/2013/01/14/beyonce-jean-michel-basquiat-nails/| url-status=dead | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://style.mtv.com/2013/01/14/beyonce-jean-michel-basquiat-nails/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=[[MTV]] Style|access-date=June 7, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé has also cited [[Cher]] as a fashion inspiration.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]|title=Cher, Diana Ross inspire Beyoncé's fashions|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/cher-diana-ross-inspire-beyonce-s-fashions-wbna27326595|date=October 22, 2008|access-date=August 23, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227060138/https://www.today.com/popculture/cher-diana-ross-inspire-beyonce-s-fashions-wbna27326595|archive-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref> === Videography and stage === [[File:Beyonce MTV EMA 2009.png|thumb|upright=1.2|Beyoncé performing at the [[2009 MTV Europe Music Awards]]]] In 2006, Beyoncé introduced her all-female tour band [[Suga Mama (band)|Suga Mama]] (also the name of a song on ''B'Day'') which includes bassists, drummers, guitarists, horn players, keyboardists and percussionists.<ref>{{cite news|title=For The Record: Quick News On Beyoncé, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Taylor Hicks, JC Chasez, Beth Orton, Slayer & More|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1533901/beyonce-seeks-allgirl-band.jhtml| url-status=dead | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1533901/beyonce-seeks-allgirl-band.jhtml| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=MTV News|date=June 8, 2006|access-date=March 12, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her background singers, The Mamas, consist of [[Suga Mama (band)|Montina Cooper-Donnell]], [[Suga Mama (band)|Crystal Collins]] and [[Tiffany Monique|Tiffany Moniqué Riddick]]. They made their debut appearance at the 2006 BET Awards, re-appeared in the music videos for "Irreplaceable" and "Green Light", and have since supported Beyoncé in may of her subsequent live performances.<ref name="Vineyard1" /> Beyoncé has received praise for her stage presence and voice during live performances. According to Barbara Ellen of ''The Guardian,'' Beyoncé is the "most in-charge{{nbsp}}[...] female artist [she's] seen onstage".<ref>{{cite news|last=Ellen|first=Barbara|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/may/24/beyonce|title=She's a woman of two-halves|newspaper=The Guardian|date=May 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528123108/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/may/24/beyonce|archive-date=May 28, 2009|location=London|url-status=live}}</ref> Similarly, Alice Jones of ''[[The Independent]]'' wrote she "takes her role as entertainer so seriously she's almost too good".<ref>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Alice|title=Beyoncé, 02 Arena, London: Diva who answers the call of booty|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/beyonc-02-arena-london-1691069.html|newspaper=The Independent|date=May 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528232659/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/beyonc-02-arena-london-1691069.html|archive-date=May 28, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> The ex-President of [[Def Jam]] [[L.A. Reid]] has described Beyoncé as the greatest entertainer alive.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music exec: 'Beyoncé is greatest entertainer alive'|url=http://www.today.com/video/today/50692653| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.today.com/video/today/50692653| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=MSN|access-date=August 31, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Jim Farber of the ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' and Stephanie Classen of ''[[The StarPhoenix]]'' both praised her strong voice and her stage presence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Farber|first=Jim|title=Beyoncé shows 'Fierce' and softer sides in tour kickoff at the Garden|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-06-22/entertainment/17925311_1_fierce-character-tour|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=June 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311022417/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-06-22/entertainment/17925311_1_fierce-character-tour|archive-date=March 11, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://thestarphoenix.com/Entertainment/REVIEW+Beyonce+ordinary+performer/1438494/story.html|title=Beyoncé no ordinary performer|date=March 28, 2009|access-date=March 31, 2009|last=Classen|first=Stephanie|newspaper=[[The StarPhoenix]]}} {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Beyoncé has worked with numerous directors for her music videos throughout her career, including [[Melina Matsoukas]], [[Jonas Åkerlund]], and [[Jake Nava]]. [[Bill Condon]], director of ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', stated that the ''Lemonade'' visuals in particular served as inspiration for his film, commenting, "You look at Beyoncé's brilliant movie ''Lemonade'', this genre is taking on so many different forms ... I do think that this very old-school break-out-into-song traditional musical is something that people understand again and really want."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/beauty-and-the-beast-la-la-land-musical/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://screenrant.com/beauty-and-the-beast-la-la-land-musical/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=How La La Land Helped Live-Action Beauty and the Beast Remake| website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=March 18, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> === Alter ego === Described as being "sexy, seductive and provocative" when performing on stage, Beyoncé has said that she originally created the [[alter ego]] "Sasha Fierce" to keep that stage persona separate from who she really is. She described Sasha Fierce as being "too aggressive, too strong, too sassy [and] too sexy", stating, "I'm not like her in real life at all."<ref name="Depression">{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Caitlin A.|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beyonce-on-love-depression-and-reality/|title=Beyoncé On Love, Depression, and Reality|work=[[CBS News]]|date=December 13, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208151348/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/13/entertainment/main2258069.shtml|archive-date=December 8, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Sasha was conceived during the making of "Crazy in Love", and Beyoncé introduced her with the release of her 2008 album, ''I Am... Sasha Fierce''. In February 2010, she announced in an interview with ''[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]]'' magazine that she was comfortable enough with herself to no longer need Sasha Fierce.<ref>{{cite news|last=Crosley|first=Hillary|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632774/beyonce-killed-sasha-fierce.jhtml|title=Beyoncé Says She 'Killed' Sasha Fierce|publisher=MTV News|date=February 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604063547/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632774/beyonce-killed-sasha-fierce.jhtml|archive-date=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, Beyoncé announced in May 2012 that she would bring her back for her ''Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live'' shows later that month.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/05/25/beyonce-prepares-for-revel-concerts-part-2/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/05/25/beyonce-prepares-for-revel-concerts-part-2/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Prepares for Revel Concerts (Part 2)|magazine=Rap-Up|date=May 25, 2012|access-date=May 28, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> == Public image == [[File:Beyonce Dreamgirls cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Beyoncé at the premiere of her 2006 film ''Dreamgirls''|alt=A woman waves to the crowd on a red-carpet]] Beyoncé has been described as having [[sex appeal]], with music journalist [[Touré (journalist)|Touré]] writing that since the release of ''[[Dangerously in Love]]'', she has "become a crossover [[sex symbol]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Touré|title=Cover Story: A Woman Possessed|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/beyonce_a_woman_possessed|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=March 4, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502172205/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/beyonce_a_woman_possessed|archive-date=May 2, 2009}}</ref> When off stage, Beyoncé says that while she likes to dress sexily, her onstage dress "is absolutely for the stage".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé Knowles|url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/g-girls/default.aspx?id=32726|magazine=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303102819/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/g-girls/default.aspx?id=32726|archive-date=March 3, 2008}}</ref> Due to her curves and the term's catchiness, in the 2000s, the media often used the term "[[wikt:bootylicious|bootylicious]]" (a [[portmanteau]] of the words "[[Buttocks|booty]]" and "delicious") to describe Beyoncé,<ref>{{cite news|last=Barlett|first=Liam|url=http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/liambartlett/259493/bootylicious-beyonce|title=Bootylicious Beyoncé|work=[[60 Minutes (Australian TV program)|60 Minutes]]|date=March 11, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810145056/http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/liambartlett/259493/bootylicious-beyonce|archive-date=August 10, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Eisinger|first=Amy|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/05/22/2009-05-22_bootylicious_beyonce_says_its_sexier_to_stay_out_of_the_gym.html|title='Bootylicious' Beyoncé says it's 'sexier' to stay out of the gym|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=May 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124144010/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-05-22/gossip/17923090_1_sports-club-gym-jay-z|archive-date=November 24, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> the term popularized by the [[Bootylicious|single of the same name]] by her group Destiny's Child. In 2006, it was added to the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamb|first=Bill|url=http://top40.about.com/b/2006/03/17/beyonce-and-destinys-child-enter-the-dictionary-with-bootylicious.htm|title=Beyoncé and Destiny's Child Enter the Dictionary With Bootylicious|publisher=Dotdash Meredith|date=March 17, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204033252/http://top40.about.com/b/2006/03/17/beyonce-and-destinys-child-enter-the-dictionary-with-bootylicious.htm|archive-date=December 4, 2007}}</ref> Beyoncé has been [[Honorific nicknames in popular music|nicknamed]] "Queen Bey" by publications over the years. The term is a reference to the common phrase "[[Queen bee (sociology)|queen bee]]", a term used for the leader of a group of females. The nickname also refers to the [[Queen bee]] of a [[beehive]], with her fan base being named "BeyHive". ''BeyHive'' was previously titled "The Beyontourage", (a portmanteau of Beyoncé and entourage), but was changed after online petitions on [[Twitter]] and online news reports during competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beyonceonline.com/us/news/video-premiere-i-was-here-live-roseland|title=Video Premiere: 'I Was Here (Live At Roseland)'|publisher=Beyonceonline.com|date=November 16, 2011|access-date=June 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503015331/http://www.beyonceonline.com/us/news/video-premiere-i-was-here-live-roseland|archive-date=May 3, 2012}}</ref> [[Time (magazine)|''Time'']] named her one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2013, 2014, and 2023.<ref name="w144">{{cite web | title=Beyoncé: The World's 100 Most Influential People | website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=April 18, 2013 | url=https://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/beyonce/ | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref name="t616">{{cite web | last=Dijon | first=Honey | title=Beyoncé: The 100 Most Influential People of 2023 | website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=April 13, 2023 | url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269881/beyonce-2023/ | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref name="i114">{{cite web | last=Holpuch | first=Amanda | title=Beyoncé, Clinton and Snowden: Time lists its 100 most influential people | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=April 24, 2014 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/apr/24/time-100-most-influential-beyonce-snowden | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> In September 2010, Beyoncé made her runway modelling debut at [[Tom Ford]]'s Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Talarico|first=Brittany|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/01/watch-beyonce-julianne-moore-strut-down-tom-ford-catwalk/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/01/watch-beyonce-julianne-moore-strut-down-tom-ford-catwalk/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Watch: Beyoncé, Julianne Moore Strut Down Tom Ford Catwalk|magazine=[[OK!]]|date=January 4, 2011|access-date=January 12, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She was named the "[[People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People|World's Most Beautiful Woman]]" by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20360857_20589758,00.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20360857_20589758,00.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Motherhood Makes Beyoncé Feel 'More Beautiful Than Ever'|magazine=People|date=April 25, 2012|first=Alexis|last=Chili|access-date=March 8, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the "Hottest Female Singer of All Time" by ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine|last2=Patterson|first2=Julian|last1=Nostro|first1=Lauren|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/the-100-hottest-female-singers-of-all-time/beyonce| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/the-100-hottest-female-singers-of-all-time/beyonce| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=1. Beyoncé – The 100 Hottest Female Singers of All Time|magazine=Complex|date=December 10, 2012|access-date=December 12, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In January 2013, ''[[GQ]]'' placed her on its cover, featuring her atop its "100 Sexiest Women of the 21st Century" list.<ref name="GQstory">{{cite magazine|last=Wallace|first=Amy|url=https://www.gq.com/women/photos/201301/beyonce-cover-story-interview-gq-february-2013?currentPage=1|title=Miss Millennium: Beyoncé|page=1|magazine=[[GQ]]|date=January 9, 2013|access-date=January 19, 2013|archive-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116133617/http://www.gq.com/women/photos/201301/beyonce-cover-story-interview-gq-february-2013?currentPage=1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.gq.com/blogs/the-feed/2013/01/beyonce-gq-cover-february-2013.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.gq.com/blogs/the-feed/2013/01/beyonce-gq-cover-february-2013.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=The Real Version of the Cover Everyone Is Talking About|magazine=GQ|date=January 9, 2013|access-date=January 19, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[VH1]] listed her at number 1 on its 100 Sexiest Artists list.<ref>{{cite web|last=Viera|first=Bené|title=VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists [Complete List]|url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2013-03-05/vh1-100-sexiest-artists-complete-list/100/|publisher=[[VH1]]|access-date=March 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313090007/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2013-03-05/vh1-100-sexiest-artists-complete-list/100|archive-date=March 13, 2013}}</ref> Several [[wax figure]]s of Beyoncé are found at [[Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum|Madame Tussauds Wax Museums]] in major cities around the world.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beyonce-wax-figure-debuts-the-edge-new-york-madame-tussauds-1235380088/|title=Beyoncé Wax Figure Debuts at The Edge in New York City|date=July 27, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2024|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> According to Italian fashion designer [[Roberto Cavalli]], Beyoncé uses different fashion styles to work with her music while performing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Beyoncé wearing one of my dresses is harmony|url=http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article2216732.ece|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=August 8, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615200050/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article2216732.ece|archive-date=June 15, 2011|first1=Patrick|last1=Hosking|first2=David|last2=Wighton|location=London}}</ref> Her mother co-wrote a book, published in 2002, titled ''Destiny's Style'',<ref>{{Cite book|title=Destiny's Style: Bootylicious Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle Secrets From Destiny's Child|isbn=978-0-7567-9351-7|last1=Knowles|first1=Tina|last2=Alexander|first2=Zoe|date=June 2005|publisher=DIANE Publishing Company }}</ref> an account of how fashion affected the trio's success.<ref>{{cite news|title=Book Excerpt: Destiny's Style|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WinterConcert/story?id=125692|agency=ABC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060305014254/http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WinterConcert/story?id=125692|archive-date=March 5, 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> The ''[[B'Day Anthology Video Album]]'' showed many instances of fashion-oriented footage, depicting classic to contemporary wardrobe styles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|title=Beyoncé: Behind The B'Day Videos 3|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/videos_07/news_feature_040207/index3.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070418081601/http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/videos_07/news_feature_040207/index3.jhtml|archive-date=April 18, 2007}}</ref> In 2007, Beyoncé was featured on the cover of the ''[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]]'', becoming the second African American woman after model and television personality [[Tyra Banks]],<ref name="People2">{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé Knowles: Biography – Part 2|url=http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography/0,,20004431_10,00.html|magazine=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504090034/http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography/0,,20004431_10,00.html|archive-date=May 4, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''People'' magazine recognized Beyoncé as the best-dressed celebrity.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldsmith|first=Belinda|title=Beyoncé tops fashion list|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKN1228002320070913|work=Reuters|date=September 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624050922/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2007/09/13/uk-celebrities-idUKN1228002320070913?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews|archive-date=June 24, 2011}}</ref> == Other ventures == === Politics === Beyoncé performed "[[America the Beautiful]]" at [[President of the United States|President]] [[Barack Obama]]'s [[First inauguration of Barack Obama|2009 presidential inauguration]], as well as "[[At Last]]" during the first inaugural dance at the Neighborhood Ball two days later.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1603122/story-behind-at-last-obamas-first-dance-song.jhtml|title='At Last': The Story Behind The Song Beyoncé Sang for the Obamas' First Dance|publisher=MTV News|access-date=April 15, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The couple held a fundraiser at Jay-Z's 40/40 Club in [[Manhattan]] for [[Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign|President Obama's 2012 presidential campaign]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/09/19/beyonce-and-jay-z-raise-4-million-for-obama-at-nyc-event/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/09/19/beyonce-and-jay-z-raise-4-million-for-obama-at-nyc-event/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z Raise $4 Million for Obama at NYC Event|magazine=Rap-Up|date=September 19, 2012|access-date=October 27, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> which raised $4 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/beyonce-jay-z-obama-fundraiser-371456| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919054535/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/beyonce-jay-z-obama-fundraiser-371456| archive-date=September 19, 2012|title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z Raise $4 Million for Obama in New York|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=December 18, 2013|first=Tina|last=Daunt|date=September 18, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé voted for Obama in the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=I Am|url=http://iam.beyonce.com/post/35125594076| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://iam.beyonce.com/post/35125594076| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=Beyoncé|access-date=April 29, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She performed the American national anthem "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]" at his [[Second inauguration of Barack Obama|second inauguration]] in January 2013.<ref name="secondinauguration" /> In May 2015, Beyoncé attended a celebrity [[Fundraising|fundraiser]] for [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential]] nominee [[Hillary Clinton]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/05/14/hillary-clintons-got-beyonce-and-thats-important/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013210937/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/05/14/hillary-clintons-got-beyonce-and-thats-important/| archive-date=October 13, 2015|title=Hillary Clinton's got Beyoncé. And that's important.|last=Schwarz|first=Hunter|date=May 14, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|issn=0190-8286|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> and headlined in a concert for Clinton the weekend before the election.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/04/politics/hillary-clinton-jay-z-beyonce-big-sean-chance-the-rapper/index.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/04/politics/hillary-clinton-jay-z-beyonce-big-sean-chance-the-rapper/index.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Jay Z, Beyonce headline concert for Clinton|last=Merica|first=Dan|agency=CNN|access-date=September 26, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She endorsed the bid of [[Beto O'Rourke]] during the [[2018 United States Senate election in Texas]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Sandra|last= Gonzalez|title=Beyoncé wants you to know she supports Beto O'Rourke|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/entertainment/beyonce-beto-o-rourke/index.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/entertainment/beyonce-beto-o-rourke/index.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=April 22, 2020|agency=CNN|date=November 6, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In July 2024, Beyoncé gave [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Kamala Harris]] permission to use ''Lemonade'' promotional single "[[Freedom (Beyoncé song)|Freedom]]" as the official song for [[Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign|her 2024 presidential campaign]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=July 23, 2024 |title=Beyoncé gives Kamala Harris permission to use her song 'Freedom' for her presidential campaign |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/22/entertainment/beyonce-freedom-harris-campaign/index.html |access-date=July 23, 2024 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=July 23, 2024 |title=Beyoncé OKs Kamala Harris' Use of 'Freedom' as an Official Campaign Song |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/beyonce-kamala-harris-freedom-campaign-song-permission-1236081032/ |access-date=July 23, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Harris subsequently launched a digital ad in support of her candidacy featuring the song.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Helen |date=July 25, 2024 |title='We choose freedom': Kamala Harris campaign launches first ad |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/25/we-choose-freedom-kamala-harris-campaign-launches-first-ad |access-date=July 25, 2024 |newspaper=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In October 2024, Beyoncé, alongside her mother Tina and Kelly Rowland endorsed Harris for president at a campaign rally in her hometown of Houston.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sherman |first=Maria |title=Beyoncé endorses Kamala Harris in joyful speech at Houston rally: 'I'm here as a mother' |url=https://apnews.com/article/beyonce-kamala-harris-6b3f928bb7fd5a705f32ac3d04b89ed8 |date=October 26, 2024 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=October 26, 2024}}</ref> === Activism === [[File:Beyonce in Vancouver 2.jpg|thumb|left|160px|Beyoncé has conducted several fundraising and donation campaigns during her tours.|alt=A woman performing using a microphone]] In a 2013 interview with ''Vogue'', Beyoncé stated that she considered herself to be "a [[Fourth-wave feminism|modern-day feminist]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=O'Connor|first=Maureen|title=Beyoncé Is a 'Feminist, I Guess'|url=https://nymag.com/thecut/2013/04/beyonc-is-a-feminist-i-guess.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://nymag.com/thecut/2013/04/beyonc-is-a-feminist-i-guess.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=April 4, 2013 |access-date=December 13, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She sampled "We should all be feminists", a speech delivered by [[Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie]], in her 2013 song "[[Flawless (Beyoncé song)|Flawless]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/13/beyonce-samples-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-feminism-talk| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/13/beyonce-samples-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-feminism-talk| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé samples Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's call to feminism|first=Liz|last=Bury|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=December 13, 2013|access-date=December 14, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her performance at the [[2014 MTV Video Music Awards]] featured a giant backdrop reading "Feminist".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3181644/beyonce-reclaim-feminism-pop-star/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://time.com/3181644/beyonce-reclaim-feminism-pop-star/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=How to Reclaim the F-Word? Just Call Beyoncé|last=Bennett|first=Jessica|magazine=Time|access-date=September 26, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé's self-identification incited a circulation of opinions and debate about whether her feminism is aligned with older, more established feminist ideals. [[Annie Lennox]] referred to her use of the word feminist as "feminist lite".<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Weidhase|first=Nathalie|date=January 2, 2015|title='Beyoncé feminism' and the contestation of the black feminist body|journal=Celebrity Studies|volume=6|issue=1|pages=128–131|doi=10.1080/19392397.2015.1005389|s2cid=144898561|issn=1939-2397|url=http://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/33131/3/Beyonc%C3%A9%20Feminism%20NWeidhase.pdf}}</ref> In December 2012, Beyoncé along with a variety of other celebrities teamed up and produced a video campaign for "Demand A Plan", a bipartisan effort by a group of 950 U.S. mayors and others<ref>{{cite web|title=About Mayors Against Illegal Guns|url=http://www.demandaction.org/about| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.demandaction.org/about| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=December 18, 2013|publisher=demandaction.org}}{{cbignore}}</ref> designed to influence the federal government into rethinking its gun control laws, following the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]].<ref>{{cite news|date=December 22, 2012|title=Gun Control: Celebrities 'Demand a Plan'|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1029006/gun-control-celebrities-demand-a-plan| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://news.sky.com/story/1029006/gun-control-celebrities-demand-a-plan| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=January 4, 2013|publisher=[[Sky News]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé publicly endorsed [[same-sex marriage]] on March 26, 2013, after the [[Supreme Court of California|Supreme Court]] debate on California's [[2008 California Proposition 8|Proposition 8]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé Gay Marriage: Bey Shows Support For Gay Marriage|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/beyonce-gay-marriage-bey-shows-support-gay-marriage| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.vibe.com/article/beyonce-gay-marriage-bey-shows-support-gay-marriage| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|access-date=February 27, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She spoke against [[North Carolina]]'s [[Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act]], a bill passed (and later repealed) that discriminated against the [[LGBT community]] in public places in a statement during her concert in [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]] as part of the Formation World Tour in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article75551222.html|title=Beyoncé, citing North Carolina's HB2, urges support for equality|newspaper=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|date=May 4, 2016|access-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083133/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article75551222.html|archive-date=February 12, 2018}}</ref> In February 2017, Beyoncé expressed her support for [[transgender youth]] following the withdrawal of protections for [[transgender]] students in public schools by [[Donald Trump]]'s [[First presidency of Donald Trump|presidential administration]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7702001/beyonce-supports-transgender-students-trump-order-facebook-post| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7702001/beyonce-supports-transgender-students-trump-order-facebook-post| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Shows Support for Transgender Students After Trump Withdraws Bathroom Protections|magazine=Billboard|first=Allison|last=Hazel|date=February 24, 2017|access-date=February 27, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé has also condemned [[Police brutality in the United States|police brutality]] against [[African Americans|Black Americans]]. She and Jay-Z attended a rally in 2013 in response to the acquittal of [[George Zimmerman]] for the [[Killing of Trayvon Martin|killing]] of [[Trayvon Martin]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Monde|first=Chiderah|title=Beyoncé posts photo of Daily News cover Trayvon Martin rally|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/beyonce-shares-daily-news-cover-trayvon-martin-rally-article-1.1405832| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/beyonce-shares-daily-news-cover-trayvon-martin-rally-article-1.1405832| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=July 24, 2013|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=July 22, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The music video for her song "[[Freedom (Beyoncé song)|Freedom]]" featured the mothers of Trayvon Martin, [[Shooting of Michael Brown|Michael Brown]] and [[Killing of Eric Garner|Eric Garner]], holding pictures of their sons.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/05/11/michael-brown-mother-lemonade-beyonce| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://ew.com/article/2016/05/11/michael-brown-mother-lemonade-beyonce| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Michael Brown's mother talks Lemonade appearance: 'They wanted me to look regal'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Ariana|last=Bacle|date=May 11, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In a 2016 interview with ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', Beyoncé responded to the controversy surrounding her song "[[Formation (song)|Formation]]", which was perceived to be critical of the police. She clarified, "I am against police brutality and injustice. Those are two separate things. If celebrating my roots and culture during [[Black History Month]] made anyone uncomfortable, those feelings were there long before a video and long before me".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.elle.com/fashion/a35286/beyonce-elle-cover-photos/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.elle.com/fashion/a35286/beyonce-elle-cover-photos/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Exclusive: Beyoncé Wants to Change the Conversation|magazine=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|first=Tamar|last=Gottesman|date=April 4, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She performed "Formation" at the [[Super Bowl 50 halftime show|2016 Super Bowl halftime show]] with backup dancers dressed to represent the [[Black Panther Party]], ensuing criticism from [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] politicians and police officers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/07/10/beyonce-is-a-powerful-voice-for-black-lives-matter-some-people-hate-her-for-it/| archive-url=https://archive.today/20161205075526/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/07/10/beyonce-is-a-powerful-voice-for-black-lives-matter-some-people-hate-her-for-it/| archive-date=December 5, 2016|title=Beyoncé is a powerful voice for Black Lives Matter. Some people hate her for it.|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=December 3, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé responded to the backlash by releasing tour merchandise that said "Boycott Beyoncé".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kornhaber|first=Spencer|date=April 28, 2016|title=The Genius of Beyoncé Selling 'Boycott Beyoncé' Shirts|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/04/boycott-beyonce-merchandise-formation-tour-opposition/480318/|access-date=January 7, 2022|magazine=The Atlantic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Weaver|first=Hilary|date=April 27, 2016|title=Because Beyoncé Owns Her Haters, She's Selling 'Boycott Beyoncé' Tour Merchandise|url=https://www.thecut.com/2016/04/beyonce-is-selling-boycott-beyonc-merch.html|access-date=January 7, 2022|website=The Cut}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=France|first=Lisa Respers|date=April 28, 2016|title=Beyonce selling 'Boycott Beyonce' shirts|url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/04/28/news/companies/beyonce-boycott-formation/index.html|access-date=January 7, 2022|publisher=CNN Business}}</ref> === Philanthropy === {{see also|BeyGood}} In 2002, Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Tina Knowles built the Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth, a community center in Downtown Houston. After [[Hurricane Katrina]] in 2005, Beyoncé and Rowland founded the Survivor Foundation to provide transitional housing to displaced families and provide means for new building construction, to which Beyoncé contributed an initial $250,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Survivor+Foundation+Established+by+Knowles+and+Rowland+Families...-a0136271142|title=The Survivor Foundation Established by Knowles and Rowland Families to Provide Transitional Housing for Hurricane Evacuees|publisher=Business Wire|year=2005|access-date=December 18, 2013|archive-date=September 14, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140914173603/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Survivor+Foundation+Established+by+Knowles+and+Rowland+Families...-a0136271142}}</ref> The foundation has since expanded to work with other charities in the city,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicworldent.com/philanthropy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817224546/http://musicworldent.com/philanthropy |archive-date=August 17, 2010|title=Philanthropy|publisher=Music World|access-date=December 18, 2013}}</ref> and also provided relief following [[Hurricane Ike]] three years later.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2008/10/15/beyonces-survivor-foundation-helps-hurricane-ike-victims/|title=Beyoncé's Survivor Foundation Helps Hurricane Ike Victims|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=October 15, 2008|publisher=MTV Newsroom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017121850/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2008/10/15/beyonces-survivor-foundation-helps-hurricane-ike-victims/|archive-date=October 17, 2008}}</ref> Beyoncé also donated $100,000 to the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|title=Beyonce's Survivor Foundation Helps Hurricane Ike Victims|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2574648/beyonces-survivor-foundation-helps-hurricane-ike-victims/| url-status=dead | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.mtv.com/news/2574648/beyonces-survivor-foundation-helps-hurricane-ike-victims/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 3, 2020|agency=MTV News}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2007, Beyoncé founded the Knowles-Temenos Place Apartments, a housing complex offering living space for 43 displaced individuals. As of 2016, Beyoncé had donated $7 million for the maintenance of the complex.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The 10 Not-So-Publicized Times Jay Z and Beyonce Gave Back|url=https://www.essence.com/lifestyle/do-good-brothers/10-not-so-publicized-times-jay-z-and-beyonce-gave-back/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.essence.com/lifestyle/do-good-brothers/10-not-so-publicized-times-jay-z-and-beyonce-gave-back/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 3, 2020|magazine=Essence}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[File:Beyoncé Cosmetology Center.jpg|left|thumb|Beyoncé (''center'') and her mother, [[Tina Knowles|Tina]], (''left'') at the opening of the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center on March 5, 2010|alt=A woman is surrounded by several others, all behind a piece of white tape]] After starring in ''Cadillac Records'' in 2009 and learning about [[Phoenix House]], a non-profit drug and alcohol rehabilitation organization, Beyoncé donated her full $4 million salary from the film to the organization.<ref>{{cite web|title=Guest Blogger: Pop Superstar Beyoncé on Phoenix House's New Beyoncé Cosmetology Center |publisher=Phoenix House|url=https://www.phoenixhouse.org/news-and-views/our-perspectives/beyonce-cosmetology-center-2/,%20https://www.phoenixhouse.org/news-and-views/our-perspectives/beyonce-cosmetology-center-2/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.phoenixhouse.org/news-and-views/our-perspectives/beyonce-cosmetology-center-2/,%20https://www.phoenixhouse.org/news-and-views/our-perspectives/beyonce-cosmetology-center-2/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 3, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé and her mother Tina opened the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center at the Brooklyn [[Phoenix House]], offering a seven-month cosmetology training course for men and women.<ref>{{cite web|title=Guest Blogger: Pop Superstar Beyoncé on Phoenix House's New Beyoncé Cosmetology Center |publisher=Phoenix House|url=https://www.phoenixhouse.org/news-and-views/our-perspectives/beyonce-cosmetology-center-2/,%20https://www.phoenixhouse.org/news-and-views/our-perspectives/beyonce-cosmetology-center-2/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.phoenixhouse.org/news-and-views/our-perspectives/beyonce-cosmetology-center-2/,%20https://www.phoenixhouse.org/news-and-views/our-perspectives/beyonce-cosmetology-center-2/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 3, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In April 2011, Beyoncé joined forces with U.S. First Lady [[Michelle Obama]] and the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation, to help boost the latter's campaign against [[child obesity]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/beyonce-drops-music-video-fight-childhood-obesity/story?id=13482133|title=Beyoncé Joins Michelle Obama's Initiative To Fight Childhood Obesity|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=April 29, 2011|first=Mikaela|last=Conley|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502155310/http://abcnews.go.com/Health/beyonce-drops-music-video-fight-childhood-obesity/story?id=13482133|archive-date=May 2, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> by reworking her single "Get Me Bodied".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/04/08/video-beyonce-wants-you-to-move-your-body/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/04/08/video-beyonce-wants-you-to-move-your-body/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Wants You to "Move Your Body"|magazine=Rap-Up|date=April 8, 2011|access-date=April 9, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé became an ambassador for the 2012 [[World Humanitarian Day]] campaign.<ref name="WHD2012">{{cite magazine|last=Hart|first=Tina|url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/beyonce-helps-break-1bn-social-media-milestone-for-world-humanitarian-day/051440| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/beyonce-helps-break-1bn-social-media-milestone-for-world-humanitarian-day/051440| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé helps break 1bn social media milestone for World Humanitarian Day|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=August 20, 2012|access-date=August 22, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/en/events/humanitarianday/events.shtml|title=World Humanitarian Day – 19 August|publisher=[[Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]]|access-date=July 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718152423/http://www.un.org/en/events/humanitarianday/events.shtml|archive-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref> In 2013, it was announced that Beyoncé would work with [[Salma Hayek]] and [[Frida Giannini]] on a [[Gucci]] "Chime for Change" campaign that aims to spread female empowerment.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Karmali|first=Sarah|title=Beyoncé Leads New Gucci Empowerment Campaign|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/02/28/beyonce-knowles-salma-hayek-gucci-chime-for-change-campaign-frida-giannini|magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|date=February 28, 2013|access-date=March 12, 2013|archive-date=September 14, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140914174013/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/02/28/beyonce-knowles-salma-hayek-gucci-chime-for-change-campaign-frida-giannini}}</ref> With help of the [[crowdfunding]] platform Catapult, visitors of a concert promoting the cause could choose between several projects supporting the education of women and girls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dev.chimeforchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Who_do_you_chime_for__PSA_Announcement_English.pdf|title=Cameron Diaz, Evan Rachel Wood, Florence Welch, Freida Pinto, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jada Pinkett Smith, John Legend, Julia Roberts, Kylie Minogue, Olivia Wilde, Ziggy Marley And Zoe Saldana Join Chime For Change Co Founders Beyoncé Knowles – Carter, Frida Giannini And Salma Hayek Pinault To Celebrate The Most Inspirational Girls And Women in Their Lives|date=May 15, 2013|publisher=Chime For Change|access-date=February 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140725165140/http://dev.chimeforchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Who_do_you_chime_for__PSA_Announcement_English.pdf |archive-date=July 25, 2014 }}</ref> Beyoncé and Jay-Z secretly donated tens of thousands of dollars to bail out [[Black Lives Matter]] protesters in Baltimore and Ferguson, as well as funded infrastructure for the establishment of Black Lives Matter chapters across the U.S.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jay Z And Beyoncé Paid "Tens Of Thousands" To Bail Out Protesters, Activist Says|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mbvd/jay-z-and-beyonce-paid-tens-of-thousands-to-bail-out-protest| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mbvd/jay-z-and-beyonce-paid-tens-of-thousands-to-bail-out-protest| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 15, 2020|work=BuzzFeed News|date=May 18, 2015 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Before Beyoncé's Formation World Tour show in Tampa, her team held a private luncheon for more than 20 community leaders to discuss how Beyoncé could support local charitable initiatives, including pledging on the spot to fund 10 scholarships to provide students with financial aid.<ref>{{cite news|title=Beyoncé preps for her Formation Tour with rehearsals in Tampa|url=https://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/music/beyonc233-preps-for-her-formation-tour-with-rehearsals-in-tampa/2274355/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/music/beyonc233-preps-for-her-formation-tour-with-rehearsals-in-tampa/2274355/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 15, 2020|first=Jay|last= Cridlin|newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In June 2016, Beyoncé donated over $82,000 to the [[United Way of America|United Way]] of Genesee County to support victims of the [[Flint water crisis]]. Beyoncé additionally donated money to support 14 students in Michigan with their college expenses.<ref>{{cite web|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|title=Beyoncé Donates $82,234 to Flint Water Crisis|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/66100-beyonce-donates-82234-to-flint-water-crisis/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://pitchfork.com/news/66100-beyonce-donates-82234-to-flint-water-crisis/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 15, 2020|website=Pitchfork|date=June 14, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In August 2016, Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated $1.5 million to civil rights groups including Black Lives Matter, [[Hands Up United]] and [[Dream Defenders]].<ref>{{cite web|date=February 8, 2016|title=Beyoncé and Jay Z Donate $1.5 Million to the Black Lives Matter Movement|url=https://www.good.is/articles/jay-z-beyonce-black-lives-matter-funds| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.good.is/articles/jay-z-beyonce-black-lives-matter-funds| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 15, 2020|publisher=Good Worldwide}}{{cbignore}}</ref> After [[Hurricane Matthew]], Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated $15 million to the Usain Bolt Foundation to support its efforts in rebuilding homes in Haiti.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jay Z And Beyonce Donate 15 Million To Rebuild Haiti|url=https://www.24flix.com/2016/10/jay-z-beyonce-donate-15-million-rebuild-haiti/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.24flix.com/2016/10/jay-z-beyonce-donate-15-million-rebuild-haiti/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 15, 2020|website=24 Flix – Unlimited Family Entertainment|date=October 10, 2016 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> During [[Hurricane Harvey]] in August 2017, Beyoncé launched [[BeyGood]] Houston to support those affected by the hurricane in Houston. The organization donated necessities such as cots, blankets, pillows, baby products, feminine products and wheelchairs, and funded long-term revitalization projects.<ref>{{cite news|date=August 31, 2017|title=Beyoncé launches BeyGOOD Houston to help with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/hurricaneharvey/article/Beyonc-launches-BeyGOOD-Houston-to-help-with-12164903.php| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/hurricaneharvey/article/Beyonc-launches-BeyGOOD-Houston-to-help-with-12164903.php| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 15, 2020|newspaper=Houston Chronicle}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She additionally donated $75,000 worth of new mattresses to survivors of the hurricane.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beyonce sends $75,000 in mattresses to Houston|url=https://younghollywood.com/news/beyonce-sends-75-000-in-mattresses-to-houston.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://younghollywood.com/news/beyonce-sends-75-000-in-mattresses-to-houston.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 15, 2020|publisher=[[Young Hollywood]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Later that month, Beyoncé released a remix of J Balvin and Willy William's "[[Mi Gente (J Balvin and Willy William song)|Mi Gente]]", with all of her proceeds being donated to disaster relief charities in Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.S. and the Caribbean after hurricanes Harvey, [[Hurricane Irma|Irma]] and [[Hurricane Maria|Maria]], and the [[2017 Chiapas earthquake|Chiapas]] and [[2017 Puebla earthquake|Puebla earthquakes]].<ref>{{cite news|date=September 29, 2017|title=Mi Gente: Beyonce joins J Balvin for new mix in Puerto Rico and Mexico relief efforts – listen|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/mi-gente-beyonce-lyrics-spanish-j-balvin-willy-william-puerto-rico-mexico-relief-victims-charity-jennifer-lopez-latest-a7973296.html|first=Roisin|last= O'Connor| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/mi-gente-beyonce-lyrics-spanish-j-balvin-willy-william-puerto-rico-mexico-relief-victims-charity-jennifer-lopez-latest-a7973296.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 15, 2020|newspaper=The Independent}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In April 2020, Beyoncé donated $6 million to the National Alliance in Mental Health, [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]] and local community-based organizations in order to provide mental health and personal wellness services to essential workers during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. BeyGood also teamed up with local organizations to help provide resources to communities of color, including food, water, cleaning supplies, medicines and face masks.<ref name="x242">{{cite web | last=Beaumont-Thomas | first=Ben | title=Beyoncé gives $6m to coronavirus relief, including mental health causes | website=The Guardian | date=April 24, 2020 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/24/beyonce-gives-6m-dollars-to-coronavirus-relief-mental-health-jack-dorsey | access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref><ref name="o577">{{cite web | title=Beyoncé's BeyGOOD Foundation Pledges $6 Million for COVID-19 Relief | website=Elle | date=March 28, 2025 | url=https://www.ellecanada.com/culture/celebrity/beyonces-beygood-foundation-pledges-6-million-for-covid-19-relief | access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref> The same month, Beyoncé released a remix of Megan Thee Stallion's "[[Savage (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Savage]]", with all proceeds benefiting Bread of Life Houston's COVID-19 relief efforts, which includes providing over 14 tons of food and supplies to 500 families and 100 senior citizens in Houston weekly.<ref name="h781">{{cite web | last=Shafer | first=Ellise | title=Megan Thee Stallion Enlists Beyoncé for 'Savage' Remix to Benefit Houston Coronavirus Relief | website=Variety | date=April 29, 2020 | url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-remix-1234593370/ | access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref><ref name="c631">{{cite web | last=Rearick | first=Lauren | title=Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion Dropped the Collab of the Year | website=Teen Vogue | date=April 29, 2020 | url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/beyonce-megan-thee-stallion-savage-remix-charity | access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref> In July, Beyoncé established the Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund in partnership with the [[NAACP]], which offered $10,000 grants to black-owned small businesses in need following the [[George Floyd protests]].<ref name="p083">{{cite web | title=Beyoncé launches a fund to provide grants for Black-owned businesses | website=Dazed | date=July 11, 2020 | url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/49795/1/beyonce-launches-fund-provide-grants-black-owned-businesses-coronavirus-beygood | access-date=April 2, 2025}}</ref><ref name="w856">{{cite magazine | last=Chan | first=Anna | title=Beyonce Donates $1 Million More to Help Black-Owned Small Businesses | magazine=Billboard | date=September 3, 2020 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-donates-1-million-for-black-owned-small-businesses-9444523/ | access-date=April 2, 2025}}</ref><ref name="s447">{{cite magazine | last=Sanchez | first=Chelsey | title=Beyoncé Partners with NAACP to Give Grants to Black-Owned Businesses | magazine=Harper's Bazaar | date=July 14, 2020 | url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a33314203/beyonce-naacp-grant-black-owned-business/ | access-date=April 2, 2025}}</ref> In October 2020, Beyoncé released a statement that she had been working with the Feminist Coalition to assist supporters of the [[End SARS]] movement in Nigeria, including covering medical costs for injured protestors, covering legal fees for arrested protestors, and providing food, emergency shelter, transportation and telecommunication means to those in need. Beyoncé also showed support for those fighting against other issues in Africa, such as the [[Anglophone Crisis]] in Cameroon, [[ShutItAllDown]] in Namibia, [[Zimbabwean Lives Matter]] in Zimbabwe and the Rape National Emergency in Liberia.<ref>{{cite web|title=My thoughts and prayers remain with our Nigerian brothers and sisters fighting to end SARS.|url=https://www.beyonce.com/article/nigeria-thoughts-and-prayers/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.beyonce.com/article/nigeria-thoughts-and-prayers/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=October 31, 2020|website=Beyoncé}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In December 2020, Beyoncé donated $500,000 to help alleviate the housing crisis in the U.S. caused by the cessation of the eviction moratorium, giving 100 $5,000 grants to individuals and families facing foreclosures and evictions.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|title=BeyGOOD Impact Fund Housing Assistance|url=https://www.beyonce.com/article/beygood-housing-assistance/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.beyonce.com/article/beygood-housing-assistance/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=December 22, 2020|website=Beyoncé}}{{cbignore}}</ref> == Wealth == Beyoncé is one of the [[List of music artists by net worth|wealthiest musical artists]]. By December 2023, ''[[Forbes]]'' estimated her net worth to be $800 million.<ref name=ForbesBey2>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/12/13/beyonc-is-now-worth-800-million/?sh=2d5cb98653c9|title=Beyoncé Is Now Worth $800 Million|date=December 13, 2023|first=Marisa|last=Dellatto|magazine=[[Forbes]]|access-date=March 13, 2024}}</ref> The magazine named Beyoncé the annual [[Forbes list of highest-earning musicians#Female|highest-earning female musician]] in 2008,<ref name="Forb" /> 2010,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/u2-beyonce-britney-make-forbes-top-earning-musicians-list-957300/|title=U2, Beyonce, Britney Make Forbes 'Top-Earning Musicians' List|first1=Melanie|last1=Fried|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 19, 2010|access-date=May 20, 2025|archive-date=July 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727032649/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/u2-beyonce-britney-make-forbes-top-earning-musicians-list-957300/|url-status=live}}</ref> 2014,<ref>{{cite news|last=Varga|first=George|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sdut-dr-dre-heads-forbes-list-of-top-paid-musicians-2014dec11-story.html|title=Dr. Dre is Forbes' top-earning 2014 musician|date=December 11, 2014|newspaper=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|access-date=May 20, 2025|archive-date=July 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727110509/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sdut-dr-dre-heads-forbes-list-of-top-paid-musicians-2014dec11-story.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref> and 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/diddy-beyonce-drake-forbes-highest-paid-musicians-2017-list-8062631/|title=Diddy, Beyonce, & Drake Top Forbes' Highest-Paid Musicians of 2017 List|first1=Nerisha|last1=Penrose|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 7, 2017|access-date=May 20, 2025|archive-date=July 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727064706/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/diddy-beyonce-drake-forbes-highest-paid-musicians-2017-list-8062631/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Forbes'' began reporting on her earnings in 2008, calculating that the $80 million earned between June 2007 to June 2008 made her the second highest-paid musician in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/beyonce/news/90756-beyonce-jay-z-top-earning-couple|title=Beyoncé & Jay-Z Top Earning Couple|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=November 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021150454/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/beyonce/90756-beyonce-jay-z-top-earning-couple|archive-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Forb">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2008/09/19/music-beyonce-timberlake-forbeslife-cx_lr_0922lifestyle.html|title=World's Best-Paid Music Stars|last=Rose|first=Lacey|date=September 22, 2008|magazine=[[Forbes]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407042329/http://www.forbes.com/2008/09/19/music-beyonce-timberlake-forbeslife-cx_lr_0922lifestyle.html|archive-date=April 7, 2009}}</ref> On the [[Forbes Celebrity 100|''Forbes'' Celebrity 100]] list, Beyoncé was placed fourth in 2008 and 2009,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/53/celebrities08_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html|title=The Celebrity 100 {{!}} 2008|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612170619/https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/53/celebrities08_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html|archive-date=June 12, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0622/celebrity-09-jay-z-sasha-fierce-inside-beyonce-empire.html|title=Inside Beyoncé's Entertainment Empire|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=June 3, 2009|first=Lacey|last=Rose|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606100829/http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0622/celebrity-09-jay-z-sasha-fierce-inside-beyonce-empire.html|archive-date=June 6, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> second in 2010,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/53/celeb-100-10_The-Celebrity-100.html|title=The Celebrity 100 {{!}} 2010|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=June 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227125827/https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/53/celeb-100-10_The-Celebrity-100.html|archive-date=December 27, 2010}}</ref> and fourth in 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/list/|title=The World's Most Powerful Celebrities|magazine=[[Forbes]]|year=2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518033904/http://www.forbes.com/celebrities/list/|archive-date=May 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> She ranked at number one on the Celebrity 100 list in 2014, earning an estimated $115 million.<ref name=forbes14>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/06/30/beyonce-knowles-tops-the-forbes-celebrity-100-list/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/06/30/beyonce-knowles-tops-the-forbes-celebrity-100-list/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Knowles Tops The FORBES Celebrity 100 List|magazine=Forbes|first=Dorothy|last=Pomerantz|date=June 30, 2014|access-date=July 11, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' named Beyoncé the highest-paid musician of 2016, with estimated earnings of $62.1 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/7865108/highest-paid-musicians-2016-money-makers| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/photos/7865108/highest-paid-musicians-2016-money-makers| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Billboard's Top 50 Money Makers of 2016|magazine=Billboard|date=July 13, 2017|access-date=July 14, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She was listed as the ''Forbes'' third [[Forbes list of highest-earning musicians#2010s|highest-paid musician of the 2010s]], earning $685 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Greenburg|first=Zack O'Malley|date=December 23, 2019|title=From Taylor Swift to Dr. Dre: The 10 Top-Earning Musicians of the Decade |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2019/12/23/from-beyonc-to-paul-mccartney-the-10-top-earning-musicians-of-the-decade/|url-status=live|magazine=[[Forbes]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230220635/https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2019/12/23/from-beyonc-to-paul-mccartney-the-10-top-earning-musicians-of-the-decade/ |archive-date=December 30, 2019|access-date=May 20, 2025}}</ref> In 2012, ''Forbes'' placed Beyoncé and Jay-Z at number one on the "World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples" list, collectively earning $78 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Antunes|first=Anderson|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andersonantunes/2012/08/06/the-worlds-highest-paid-celebrity-couples-2/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.forbes.com/sites/andersonantunes/2012/08/06/the-worlds-highest-paid-celebrity-couples-2/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=The World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=August 6, 2012|access-date=August 12, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The couple made it into the previous year's ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'' as the "highest-earning power couple" for collectively earning $122 million in 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.essence.com/2010/09/20/jay-z-and-beyonce-guinness-book-of-world-records/|title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z Are Guinness Book's 'Power Couple'|magazine=Essence|date=September 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027140109/http://www.essence.com/2010/09/20/jay-z-and-beyonce-guinness-book-of-world-records/|archive-date=October 27, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Beyoncé and Jay-Z also became the highest-paid celebrity couple in 2016, with combined earnings of $107.5 million.<ref name="2016-forbes">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2016/07/11/beyonce-and-jay-z-are-the-worlds-highest-paid-celebrity-couple-of-2016/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2016/07/11/beyonce-and-jay-z-are-the-worlds-highest-paid-celebrity-couple-of-2016/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z Are The World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couple Of 2016|magazine=Forbes|first=Zack O'Malley|last=Greenburg|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They officially became a billion-dollar couple in 2017, when ''Forbes'' estimated a combined net worth of $1.16 billion.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2017/05/17/beyonce-and-jay-z-are-officially-a-billion-dollar-couple/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2017/05/17/beyonce-and-jay-z-are-officially-a-billion-dollar-couple/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z Are Officially A Billion-Dollar Couple|first=Zack O'Malley|last=Greenburg|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=May 17, 2017|access-date=May 17, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> == Legacy == {{Main|Cultural impact of Beyoncé|Destiny's Child#Legacy}} [[File:Beyoncé - Pavilhão Atlântico.jpg|upright|thumb|Beyoncé performing during her ''I Am...'' Tour in 2009|alt=Beyoncé's silhouette is shown leaning back and singing into a microphone, surrounded by smoke]] Beyoncé has been recognized as one of the most influential figures in music history by numerous publications, including ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and the [[Associated Press]].<ref name="Sourcesforinfluential"/> She was named [[Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century|''Billboard''<nowiki/>'s Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenbloom |first=Alli |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Billboard names Beyoncé the greatest pop star of the 21st century |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/03/entertainment/billboard-beyonce-greatest-pop-star/index.html |access-date=January 7, 2025 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> and topped [[NPR]] list of the "21st Century's Most Influential Women Musicians".<ref name="NPR">{{Cite news |last=Fram |first=Eric |date=November 20, 2018 |title=Turning the Tables: Your List Of The 21st Century's Most Influential Women Musicians |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/20/668372321/turning-the-tables-your-list-of-the-21st-centurys-most-influential-women-musicia |access-date=October 30, 2022 |publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref> She was repeatedly named the defining artist of both the 2000s decade<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Caspar Llewellyn |date=November 29, 2009 |title=Beyoncé: artist of the decade |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/29/beyonce-artist-of-the-decade |access-date=November 22, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Beyonce: Entertainer of the decade |url=https://ew.com/article/2009/12/04/beyonce-entertainer-decade/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=February 17, 2010 |title=Beyonce Tops Decade's RIAA Sales |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-tops-decades-riaa-sales-1211083/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2010 |title=Beyonce Wins "Greatest Artist Of The Decade" Award @ 2010 NRJ Music Awards (Cannes, France) Presented by Pharrell |url=https://thisisrnb.com/2010/01/beyonce-wins-greatest-artist-of-the-decade-award-2010-nrj-music-awards-cannes-france-presented-by-pharrell/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=ThisisRnB.com - New R&B Music, Artists, Playlists, Lyrics |language=en-US}}</ref> and the 2010s decade.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Taylor |title=Beyoncé is the artist of the decade |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/beyonce-artist-of-the-decade-2010s-2019-12 |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2020 |title=Billboard Names Beyoncé the Most Defining Artist of the 2010s |url=https://www.essence.com/news/billboard-names-beyonce-most-defining-artist-2010s/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=Essence |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2010s: 5 Ways Beyoncé Defined The Decade In Music |work=NPR |publisher=[[NPR]] |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767903285/the-2010s-5-ways-beyonc-defined-the-decade-in-music}}</ref><ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|last=Suskind|first=Alex|title=Best of the Decade: How Beyoncé defined the last 10 years of music|url=https://ew.com/music/2019/11/20/best-of-the-decade-how-beyonce-defined-the-last-10-years-of-music/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://ew.com/music/2019/11/20/best-of-the-decade-how-beyonce-defined-the-last-10-years-of-music/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=November 22, 2019|date=November 20, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In ''[[The New Yorker]]'', music critic [[Jody Rosen]] described Beyoncé as "the most important and compelling popular musician of the twenty-first century ... the result, the logical end point, of a century-plus of pop."<ref>{{cite magazine |date=February 20, 2013 |title=Her Highness |url=https://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/02/her-highness.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/02/her-highness.html |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2013 |magazine=The New Yorker}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2018, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' included her on its Millennial 100 list.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Spanos, Brittany |date=October 17, 2018 |title=The Millennial 100 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/the-millennial-100-737215/beyonce-rules-the-world-737225/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/the-millennial-100-737215/beyonce-rules-the-world-737225/ |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=October 8, 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Several critics have listed some of her [[Beyoncé albums discography|albums]], [[Beyoncé singles discography|singles]], [[Beyoncé videography|music videos]], and live performances as some of the greatest of all time.<ref>Sources for Beyoncé's albums being the greatest in history: * {{Cite magazine |date=December 31, 2023 |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/jay-z-the-blueprint-3-1063183 |access-date=November 22, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} * {{Cite web |title=Apple Music 100 Best Albums |url=https://100best.music.apple.com/us |access-date=November 22, 2024 |publisher=Apple Music 100 Best Albums}} * {{Cite web |date=June 3, 2024 |title=The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/greatest-albums/the-300-greatest-albums-of-all-time-2 |access-date=November 28, 2024 |magazine=Paste}} * {{Cite web |date=September 12, 2022 |title=The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time |url=https://consequence.net/2022/09/best-albums-all-time-list/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=Consequence}} * {{Cite web |title=Best Music and Albums of All Time |url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/score/metascore/all/filtered |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406225640/https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/score/metascore/all/filtered |archive-date=April 6, 2019 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |publisher=Metacritic}} * {{cite web |date=July 24, 2017 |title=The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/07/20/538307314/turning-the-tables-150-greatest-albums-made-by-women-page-15 |access-date=July 25, 2017 |publisher=[[NPR]]}} * {{cite web |date=October 6, 2016 |title=The '1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die' 2016 Edition is Here! |url=http://www.1001albums.co.uk/the-2016-edition-is-here/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028084342/http://www.1001albums.co.uk/the-2016-edition-is-here/ |archive-date=October 28, 2016 |access-date=October 27, 2016 |work=[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]}} Sources for Beyoncé's songs being the greatest in history: * {{Cite magazine |date=February 16, 2024 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} * {{Cite book |last=Sullivan |first=Steve |title=Encyclopedia of great popular song recordings |date=2013 |publisher=Scarecrow Press, Inc |isbn=978-0-8108-8295-9 |location=Lanham}} * {{Cite book |title=The Pitchfork 500: our guide to the greatest songs from punk to the present |date=2008 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=978-1-4165-6202-3 |editor-last=Schreiber |editor-first=Ryan |edition=1st Fireside trade pbk |location=New York |editor-last2=Plagenhoef |editor-first2=Scott |editor-last3=Pitchfork (Firm)}} * {{Cite book |last=Dimery |first=Robert |title=1001 Songs: You Must Hear Before You Die |publisher=Cassell |year=2015 |isbn=978-1844038800 |edition=1st}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Barker |first=Emily |date=January 31, 2014 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time: 100-1 |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-100-1-1421753 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=NME}} * {{Cite news |last=McCormick |first=Neil |date=June 22, 2018 |title=The 100 greatest songs of all time |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/greatest-songs-time/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |issn=0307-1235}} Sources for Beyoncé's music videos being the greatest in history: * {{Cite magazine |last=Sager |first=Jessica |date=October 22, 2024 |title=The 102 Best Music Videos of All Time |url=https://parade.com/1048862/jessicasager/best-music-videos-of-all-time/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |magazine=Parade}} * {{Cite magazine |date=May 30, 2023 |title=The 35 Best Music Videos of All Time |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/g43974677/best-music-videos-of-all-time/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=Esquire}} * {{Cite web |title=The 50 greatest music videos of all time, ranked |url=https://www.avclub.com/50-greatest-music-videos-ranked-1850820669 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=The A.V. Club}} * {{Cite web |last=Urquhart |first=Jeremy |date=September 10, 2024 |title=20 Best Music Videos of All Time, Ranked |url=https://collider.com/best-music-videos/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=Collider}} * {{Cite web |last1=Oswald |first1=Anjelica |last2=Lane |first2=Barnaby |title=60 of the most iconic music videos of all time |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/most-iconic-music-videos-of-all-time-2018-5#single-ladies-put-a-ring-on-it-by-beyonc-2008-53 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=Business Insider}} * {{Cite magazine |date=November 15, 2021 |title=The 100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/100-greatest-music-videos/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=Slant Magazine}} Sources for Beyoncé's performances being the greatest in history: * {{Cite magazine |last1=Weingarten |first1=Christopher R. |last2=Browne |first2=David |last3=Dolan |first3=Jon |last4=Spanos |first4=Brittany |last5=Grow |first5=Kory |last6=Doyle |first6=Patrick |last7=Greene |first7=Andy |last8=Knopper |first8=Steve |last9=Sheffield |first9=Rob |date=June 12, 2017 |title=The 50 Greatest Concerts of the Last 50 Years |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-50-greatest-concerts-of-the-last-50-years-127062/beyonce-formation-tour-194681/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} * {{Cite web |title=21 Best live performances of all time |url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Best-live-performances-of-all-time/57073/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |publisher=Skiddle}} * {{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Mychal |date=February 21, 2023 |title=20 Unforgettable Live Performances That Will Go Down In History As The GOAT |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/mychalthompson/best-live-show-performances |access-date=December 5, 2024 |publisher=BuzzFeed}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Partridge |first=Kenneth |date=July 17, 2017 |title=The 50 Greatest Festival Performances of All Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-50-greatest-festival-performances-of-all-time-7857778/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Wright |first=Lisa |date=March 25, 2015 |title=50 Of The Best Festival Performances Ever |url=https://www.nme.com/lists/50-of-the-best-festival-performances-ever-1289 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=NME}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Cragg |first=Michael |date=May 29, 2020 |title=In Lieu Of Glastonbury 2020, A Vogue-Approved Edit Of The Best Festival Performances Ever |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/best-festival-performances |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=British Vogue}} * {{Cite web |last=Acuna |first=Kirsten |title=The 21 best performances at the MTV VMAs ever, ranked |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mtv-vma-best-performances-2017-8#1-beyonc-performed-a-medley-of-songs-from-her-album-lemonade-in-a-stunning-16-minute-set-at-the-2016-mtv-vmas-21 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=Business Insider}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=February 8, 2017 |title=The 100 Greatest Award Show Performances of All Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/best-award-show-performances-of-all-time-7677099/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |date=February 6, 2023 |title=10 Classic Grammy Awards Performances |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-grammy-performances-16078/beyonce-love-drought-sandcastles-2017-1331428/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} * {{Cite news |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |title=Greatest Grammy performances ever, including Beyoncé, Michael Jackson and Demi Lovato |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/01/31/best-grammy-performances-ranking/11153896002/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=USA Today}}</ref> Beyoncé has revolutionized the [[music industry]], transforming the [[Record producer|production]], [[Music industry#Business structure|distribution]], [[Promoter (entertainment)|promotion]], and consumption of music.<ref name=":5">{{Cite magazine |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 1 — Beyoncé |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beyonce-greatest-pop-stars-21st-century-1235842572/ |access-date=January 2, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Benitez-Eves |first=Tina |date=April 1, 2024 |title=4 Ways Beyoncé Transformed the Music Industry |url=https://americansongwriter.com/4-ways-beyonce-transformed-the-music-industry/ |access-date=January 2, 2025 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref> Beyoncé has been credited with reviving the [[album]] format in an era dominated by [[Single (music)|singles]] and [[Streaming media|streaming]], with albums becoming increasingly cohesive and narrative-led.<ref name="Low-Key2">{{Cite web |title=How 4 Was Beyoncé's Low-Key Revinvention |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/06/28/beyonce-4-essay-anniversary |access-date=April 11, 2021 |website=The FADER |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Jamieson |date=April 25, 2016 |title=Beyoncé's 'visual album' Lemonade sets a new standard for pop storytelling |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/25/11503124/beyonce-lemonade-visual-album-format-bjork-rihanna |access-date=June 7, 2020 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref> She revolutionized how music is released and marketed with the invention of the [[surprise album]], which became a common practice in the 2010s and 2020s.<ref name="Five">{{Cite web |last=Henry |first=Phillip |date=December 13, 2018 |title=Five Years Later, "Beyoncé" Is Still One of the Most Important Moments in Music |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/beyonce-surprise-album-five-year-anniversary |access-date=April 9, 2021 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-us}}</ref> This move was "arguably the single most pivotal moment in all of 21st-century pop music" according to ''Billboard'', with Beyoncé reorienting the music market to cohesive albums and unconventional promotional rollouts.<ref name=":5" /> She is also credited with reviving the music video as an art form and popularizing the [[visual album]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menza |first=Kaitlin |date=December 12, 2014 |title=One Year Later: How Beyoncé's Surprise Album Ended Up Changing the Music Industry Forever |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/a12729/how-beyonces-surprise-album-changed-music-industry-forever/ |access-date=April 11, 2021 |website=Marie Claire |language=en-US}}</ref> Her impact on the music industry led to the [[Global Release Day]] being moved to Friday.<ref name="Friday">{{Cite web |last=McKinney |first=Kelsey |date=February 26, 2015 |title=New albums will come out on Fridays instead of Tuesdays now. Blame Beyonce. |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/2/26/8116201/friday-new-albums-beyonce |access-date=April 20, 2024 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref> Beyoncé's use of [[staccato]] rap-singing and chopped and re-pitched vocals have changed the sound of popular music and became defining features of the 21st-century music landscape.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 7, 2021 |title=Beyoncé Is A Great Rapper And Always Has Been |url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/02/17/beyonce-great-rapper-history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.thefader.com/2017/02/17/beyonce-great-rapper-history |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=August 3, 2021 |magazine=The Fader}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=April 18, 2021 |title=What Genre Is Beyonce? |url=https://uproxx.com/music/what-genre-is-beyonce/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://uproxx.com/music/what-genre-is-beyonce/ |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=August 3, 2021 |website=Uproxx}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 18, 2019 |title=Michael Eric Dyson Says "Beyoncé Snatched the Crown From Michael Jackson" |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/music/michael-eric-dyson-beyonce-michael-jackson.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.okayplayer.com/music/michael-eric-dyson-beyonce-michael-jackson.html |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=August 3, 2021 |publisher=Okayplayer}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Evolution Of Chopped & Repitched Samples In Pop Music |url=https://genius.com/videos/How-chopped-pitched-vocals-took-over-pop |access-date=April 11, 2021 |website=Genius |language=en}}</ref> With her work frequently transcending traditional [[Music genre|genre]] boundaries, Beyoncé has created new artistic standards that have shaped contemporary music and set the precedent for music artists to move between and beyond genre confines.<ref name="Change2">{{Cite magazine |last=Lang |first=Cady |date=March 28, 2024 |title=How Beyoncé Changed the Music Industry |url=https://time.com/6961069/beyonce-music-industry/ |access-date=November 30, 2024 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fuse |url=https://fuse.tv/2016/04/beyonce-genre-lemonade |access-date=April 9, 2021 |website=Fuse |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Defined">{{Cite web |title=The 2010s: 5 Ways Beyoncé Defined The Decade In Music: All Songs Considered |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767903285/the-2010s-5-ways-beyonc-defined-the-decade-in-music |access-date=April 9, 2021 |website=NPR.org |language=en}}</ref> Beyoncé has helped to revive and popularize several genres of music, including [[hip-hop]] in the 2000s, [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] in the 2010s, [[Afrobeats]] in the late 2010s / early 2020s, and [[country music]] in the 2020s.<ref name=":5" /><ref name="Low-Key2"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Appreciating Beyoncé's '4' On Its 10th Birthday |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/06/24/1009395575/lessons-on-becoming-an-emotional-woman-from-beyonces-4 |website=NPR|date=June 24, 2021 |last1=Harris |first1=Latesha }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Paradza |first=James Chikomborero |date=August 4, 2022 |title=Beyoncé has helped usher in a renaissance for African artists |url=https://theconversation.com/beyonce-has-helped-usher-in-a-renaissance-for-african-artists-188099 |access-date=December 11, 2024 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Martha |date=April 4, 2024 |title=Cowboy Core: Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Leads The Country Music Comeback |url=https://www.countryandtownhouse.com/culture/cowboy-chic-the-country-music-comeback/ |access-date=December 9, 2024 |website=Country and Town House |language=en-GB}}</ref> Beyoncé has been recognized as setting the playbook for music artists in the modern era,<ref name="Change2"/> with several musicians citing her as a major influence on their career. [[Taylor Swift]] described Beyoncé's as a major influence and a "guiding light throughout my career", who has "paved the road" and shown how to "break rules and defy industry norms".<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2021 |title=Watch Taylor Swift's Tribute for Beyoncé's 40th Birthday: 'You Have Paved the Road [for] Every Female Artist' |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a37480968/taylor-swift-beyonce-40th-birthday-tribute/ |access-date=November 27, 2024 |website=ELLE |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=October 12, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Praises Beyoncé's 'Resilience & Versatility' After 'Eras Tour' Film Premiere |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-praises-beyonce-after-eras-tour-premiere-post-1235440601/ |access-date=November 27, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Lady Gaga]] explained how Beyoncé gave her the determination to become a musician, recalling seeing her in Destiny's Child music video and saying: "Oh, she's a star. I want that."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1664720/lady-gaga-beyonce-inside-the-outside/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.mtv.com/news/1664720/lady-gaga-beyonce-inside-the-outside/|archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Lady Gaga Recalls Beyoncé's Inspiration in MTV's 'Inside The Outside'|publisher=MTV News|access-date=September 27, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Rihanna]] was inspired to start her singing career after watching Beyoncé, telling ''[[etalk]]'' that after Beyoncé released ''[[Dangerously in Love|Dangerously In Love]]'' (2003), "I was like 'wow, I want to be just like that.' She's huge and just an inspiration."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ctestp.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20070717/CI5_rihanna?hub=CP24Home|title=Rihanna advises Idols to work like they have a hit|publisher=[[CablePulse 24]]}}{{dead link|date=September 2022|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> [[Ariana Grande]] learned to sing by mimicking other artists including Beyoncé.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Victor|first=Ata Owaji|date=December 23, 2020|title=Watch The Heartwarming Moment Ariana Grande Tears Up During Discussion About Mariah Carey|url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a35054695/ariana-grande-cries-mariah-carey-documentary/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a35054695/ariana-grande-cries-mariah-carey-documentary/|archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2021|website=ELLE}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Adele]] cited Beyoncé as "a huge and constant part of my life as an artist since I was about ten or eleven".<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 12, 2012|title=Adele: One and Only|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/adele-one-and-only|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.vogue.com/article/adele-one-and-only|archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2021|website=Vogue}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Both [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Garth Brooks]] said they were inspired by Beyoncé's live performances, with Brooks saying, "take out your notebook and take notes. No matter how long you've been on the stage".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2013/1004/478307-paul-mccartney-inspired-by-beyonce/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2013/1004/478307-paul-mccartney-inspired-by-beyonce/|archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Paul McCartney inspired by Beyonce|date=October 4, 2013|access-date=April 7, 2020|via=www.rte.ie}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 15, 2021 |title=Beyonce's 'Daddy Lessons' Finding Support From Country Music Community |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7378225/beyonce-daddy-issues-country-music |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7378225/beyonce-daddy-issues-country-music |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=August 3, 2021 |magazine=Billboard}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She is known for coining popular phrases such as "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|put a ring on it]]", a term for [[marriage proposal]], "[[Flawless (Beyoncé song)|I woke up like this]]", which started a trend of posting morning [[selfies]] with the hashtag #iwokeuplikethis, and "[[Sorry (Beyoncé song)|boy, bye]]", which was used as part of the [[Democratic National Committee]]'s campaign for the [[2020 United States elections|2020 election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/29/lena-dunham-i-woke-up-like-this-selfie_n_5736148.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jb25zZW50LnlhaG9vLmNvbS9jb2xsZWN0Q29uc2VudD9zZXNzaW9uSWQ9M19jYy1zZXNzaW9uXzJiM2Y1NTU3LTlkZjctNDdjZS04YzdjLTc0NjljYTE5OTU3MCZsYW5nPWVuLXVzJmlubGluZT1mYWxzZQ&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEjsKDXI6L2FLVUsY8ainexV8C3NfgID53N-SlaedHr6tGdZ415XwV7cqzwTpR0TTodQjKNgA69ehTlsntsVEH3K9Bw-MlVSNlREo_ncBVqDMjqlP2me7bU-4UCpb_OODQA-X-89IYQWD6RrJvvh83w94v780kzLjdctEP_EdBa5|title=Lena Dunham Posts An 'I Woke Up Like This' Selfie That We Can Actually Relate To|date=August 29, 2014|work=HuffPost|first=Lily|last=Karlin}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/dnc-twitter-donald-trump-boy-bye_n_5d09df91e4b06ad4d258638f?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jb25zZW50LnlhaG9vLmNvbS9jb2xsZWN0Q29uc2VudD9zZXNzaW9uSWQ9M19jYy1zZXNzaW9uXzQ0YmU4MjZkLWM1YjktNGRmYS05MTExLTQ1Y2UyOTE3Zjc0MSZsYW5nPWVuLXVzJmlubGluZT1mYWxzZQ&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAL0pJr0vS4g33_W1B41i-_pFBaRbluxH4FMf5j8EcUNfN1DXrYWfRDaD_oJb1vWIfGkxy_Lopr_96GWs_Om5p1XOif7MpZGBoHv8hE1L7uQaDvO2H4pfHdp6GdzHYau69Dvdl2_kEax2eJaHz3A1LfNGMYXeHasx0do63VH7tHEY|title=DNC's Anti-Donald Trump 'Boy Bye' Phone Wallpaper Backfires Spectacularly|date=June 19, 2019|work=HuffPost|first=Lee|last=Moran}}</ref> In January 2012, research scientist Bryan Lessard named ''[[Scaptia beyonceae]]'', a species of [[horse-fly]] found in [[North Queensland|Northern Queensland]], Australia after Beyoncé due to the fly's unique golden hairs on its abdomen.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-13/horse-fly-named-after-beyonce/3771224| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-13/horse-fly-named-after-beyonce/3771224| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=CSIRO unveils bootylicious Beyoncé fly|first=Ben|last=Atherton|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] (Australia)|date=January 13, 2012|access-date=January 13, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> == Achievements == {{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé|List of awards and nominations received by Destiny's Child}} [[List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé|Beyoncé has received numerous awards]] and is the most-awarded female artist of all time.<ref>{{Cite episode|series=The Queens of Pop: Viva La Diva|network=[[BBC Two]]|date=August 6, 2021}}</ref> Having sold over 200 million records worldwide (a further 60 million additionally with [[Destiny's Child]]), Beyoncé is one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists]] of all time.<ref>She is one of the best-selling artists of all time: *{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/taylor-swift-and-beyonce-reporters-wanted-by-biggest-newspaper-chain-in-us-12960828|title=Taylor Swift and Beyoncé reporters wanted by biggest newspaper chain in US|agency=[[Sky News]]|date=September 14, 2023|access-date=November 8, 2023}} *{{cite magazine|url=https://parade.com/1083819/kaigreen/beyonce-quotes/|title=Bow Down to the Queen! 146 Best Beyoncé Quotes to Celebrate 'Queen Bey' in All Her Fierceness|magazine=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]|date=April 11, 2023|access-date=November 8, 2023}} * {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/beyonces-style-evolution-see-photos-1235105288/|title=Beyoncé's Style Evolution: See Photos|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=June 24, 2022|access-date=September 11, 2022}} * {{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-beyonce-album-review-beyonce-self-titled-album-reviewed-20131214-column.html|title='Beyoncé' album review: More than the delivery is a surprise|date=December 14, 2013|access-date=March 7, 2015|newspaper=Chicago Tribune}} * {{cite news|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/entry/according-to-nielsen-soundscan-a-breakdown-of-beyonces_us_58288b10e4b02b1f5257a471|title=According to Nielsen SoundScan, A Breakdown of Beyoncé's US & Worldwide Album Sales|date=November 14, 2016|work=HuffPost|access-date=November 22, 2016}} * {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6828205/beyonce-dangerously-in-love-surpasses-5-million-sold-us|title=Beyoncé's 'Dangerously in Love' Surpasses 5 Million Sold in U.S.|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=December 30, 2015|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 30, 2015}} * {{cite web|url=http://qz.com/193390/theres-one-huge-difference-between-beyonce-and-madonna/|title=There's one huge difference between Madonna and Beyoncé|website=Quartz|date=March 31, 2014 |access-date=January 29, 2016}} * {{cite web|last=Grein|first=Paul|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/chart-watch-oh-lorde-she-hot-211631968.html|title=Chart Watch: Oh Lorde Is She Hot|publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]]|date=February 6, 2014|access-date=February 6, 2014}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/global-issues/2009/09/world-fashion-gay-india-church|title=The 50 people who matter today: 41–50|website=[[New Statesman]]|date=September 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928040553/http://www.newstatesman.com/global-issues/2009/09/world-fashion-gay-india-church|archive-date=September 28, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) listed Beyoncé as the top certified artist of the 2000s decade, with a total of 64 [[RIAA certification|certifications]].<ref name="RIAADecade1">{{cite magazine|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3id4ade3d3e7f8db80b4071ff7aba918fc|title=Beyoncé Tops Decade's RIAA Sales|magazine=Billboard|date=February 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303204001/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/news/e3id4ade3d3e7f8db80b4071ff7aba918fc|archive-date=March 3, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RIAADecade2">{{cite web|last1=Lamy |first1=Johnathan |first2=Cara |last2=Duckworth |first3=Liz |last3=Kennedy|url=https://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=C91C40E1-A65A-0F81-EBB3-8FE3B7C0ECEA|title=RIAA Tallies the Decade's Top Gold and Platinum Award Winners|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|date=February 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221175541/http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=C91C40E1-A65A-0F81-EBB3-8FE3B7C0ECEA|archive-date=February 21, 2010}}</ref> [[File:BeyoncéKnowlesAAFeb09.jpg|thumb|right|upright|alt=Beyoncé walking with a slight smile on her face|Beyoncé at the 2009 [[Academy Awards]]]] Beyoncé has won 35 [[Grammy Award]]s—both as a solo artist and member of Destiny's Child and the Carters—making her the [[Grammy Award records#Most Grammys won|most honored individual by the award show]].<ref name="s213">{{cite web | last=Drury | first=Sharareh | title=Beyonce Breaks Grammys Record as Most Awarded Female Artist of All Time | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=March 15, 2021 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/beyonce-grammys-record-most-awards-female-artist-4149465/ | access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref><ref name="GrammyTotal">{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=beyonce&title=&year=All&genre=All|title=Past Winners Search – Beyoncé|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|access-date=March 8, 2011}}</ref> She is also the most nominated artist in Grammy Award history with a total of 99 nominations.<ref name="g408">{{cite magazine | last=Hannah Dailey | first=Andrew Unterberger | title=All 99 of Beyoncé's Grammy Nominations, From 2000 to Now | magazine=Billboard | date=February 3, 2025 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/all-beyonce-grammy-nominations/ | access-date=April 30, 2025}}</ref> She set the record for the most [[Grammy Award records#Most Grammys won by a female artist in one night|Grammy awards won by a female artist in one night]] in 2010 when she won six awards, breaking the tie she previously held with [[Alicia Keys]], [[Norah Jones]], [[Alison Krauss]], and [[Amy Winehouse]], with [[Adele]] equaling this in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=And The Grammy Went To ... Adele|url=http://www.grammy.com/news/and-the-grammy-went-to-adele-0| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.grammy.com/news/and-the-grammy-went-to-adele-0| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States|access-date=April 30, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> At the [[2011 Billboard Music Awards|2011 ''Billboard'' Music Awards]], Beyoncé received the inaugural [[Billboard Millennium Award|''Billboard'' Millennium Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramirez |first=Erika |date=May 23, 2011 |title=Beyonce Accepts Billboard Millennium Award, Delivers Show-Stopping Performance |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-accepts-billboard-millennium-award-delivers-show-stopping-performance-471535/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428103934/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-accepts-billboard-millennium-award-delivers-show-stopping-performance-471535/ |archive-date=April 28, 2022 |access-date=January 25, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Beyoncé has won 30 [[MTV Video Music Awards]], making her the joint most-decorated artist in Video Music Award history.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Lisa |last=Richwine |date=September 12, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift wins seven VMAs, tying Beyonce for lifetime lead |url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/taylor-swift-post-malone-win-best-collaboration-mtvs-video-music-awards-2024-09-12/ |access-date=September 12, 2024 |publisher=Reuters}}</ref> She won 26 awards as a solo artist, two awards each with The Carters and Destiny's Child.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift Ties Beyoncé as All-Time Top VMAs Winner |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/taylor-swift-vmas-2024-passes-beyonce-top-winner-1235773005/ |access-date=September 12, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Beyoncé tied the record set by Lady Gaga in 2010 for the most VMAs won in one night for a female artist with eight in 2016.<ref name="VMAS Record" /> She is also the most-awarded and nominated artist in [[BET Awards|BET Award]] history,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Beyoncé Knowles: Queen of pop |work=Guinness World Records |url=https://kids.guinnessworldrecords.com/records/hall-of-fame/beyonce |access-date=September 18, 2024}}</ref> winning 36 awards (including [[List of awards and nominations received by Destiny's Child#BET Awards|two]] with Destiny's Child) from over 80 nominations,<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=September 9, 2024 |title=WWD x FN x Beauty Inc 50 Women in Power 2024 |url=https://wwd.com/lists/wwd-fn-beauty-inc-50-women-in-power-1236532409/margaret-kleveland-ceo-and-katherine-kleveland-chief-creative-officer-doen/ |access-date=September 18, 2024 |magazine=Women's Wear Daily}}</ref> the most-awarded artist of the [[Soul Train Music Awards]] with [[Soul Train Music Awards#Most awarded artists|25 wins]] (21 as a soloist and [[List of awards and nominations received by Destiny's Child#Soul Train Music Awards|four]] with Destiny's Child),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=March 2, 2023 |title=Beyonce, Billie Eilish & More Women Who Hold Awards Show Records |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/women-awards-show-records-beyonce-billie-eilish-more/artist-with-the-most-bet-awards-beyonce-33/ |access-date=September 18, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and the most-decorated artist at the [[NAACP Image Awards]] with 27 wins as a solo artist and [[List of awards and nominations received by Destiny's Child#NAACP Image Awards|five]] with Destiny's Child.<ref>{{Cite magazine |first1=Angelique |last1=Jackson |first2=Julia |last2=MacCary |first3=Charna |last3=Flam |first4=Jazz |last4=Tangcay |date=February 23, 2023 |title=NAACP Image Awards: Scott 'Kid Cudi' Mescudi and Reginald Hudlin Win at Final Night of Virtual Ceremonies |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/naacp-image-awards-winners-2023-1235529625/ |access-date=September 18, 2024 |magazine=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Beyonce |url=https://briefly.co.za/tags/beyonce/ |access-date=September 18, 2024 |website=Briefly}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=19 February 2025 |title=NAACP Image Awards: Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' and 'The Six Triple Eight' Cast Win on Night 2 of Virtual Ceremonies |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/naacp-image-awards-2025-winners-list-1236312345/ |access-date=21 February 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Following her role in ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'', Beyoncé was nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] for "Listen" and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actress]] at the [[Golden Globe Awards]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article754715.ece|title=Nominees for the 2007 Golden Globe Awards in full|newspaper=The Times|date=December 15, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311084922/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article754715.ece|archive-date=March 11, 2007|first1=Patrick|last1=Hosking|first2=David|last2=Wighton}}</ref> and [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture]] at the [[NAACP Image Awards]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.naacp.org/press/entry/president--celebrities-announce-38th-naacp-image-award-nominees|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709025815/http://www.naacp.org/press/entry/president--celebrities-announce-38th-naacp-image-award-nominees/|archive-date=July 9, 2010|title=President, Celebrities Announce 38th NAACP Image Award Nominees|publisher=[[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]] (NAACP)|date=January 9, 2007|access-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref> Beyoncé won two awards at the [[12th Critics' Choice Awards|Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2006]]; Best Song for "Listen" and Best Original Soundtrack for ''Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Film critics honour The Departed|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6258389.stm| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6258389.stm| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=BBC|access-date=May 20, 2013|date=January 13, 2007}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film ''Lemonade'' won a [[Peabody Award]] in 2017.<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/04/20/peabody-award-winners-entertainment-beyonce/?xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter|title=Beyoncé's Lemonade among Peabody Award winners for Entertainment|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 20, 2017|access-date=April 20, 2017}}</ref> In 2022, "[[Be Alive]]" was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Original Song]],<ref name="Oscar">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/oscar-nominations-list-of-nominees-1234928251/|title=Oscar Nominations: 'The Power Of The Dog', 'Dune' Top List; 'Drive My Car' Among Big Surprises|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=February 8, 2022|access-date=February 8, 2022}}</ref> the [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=December 13, 2021|title=It's Beyonce vs. Jay-Z for Best Original Song at 2022 Critics Choice Awards — Will It Be the Same With Oscars?|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/beyonce-vs-jay-z-critics-choice-awards-2022-nominations-1235009804/|access-date=December 14, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> and the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|title=Beyoncé, Jennifer Hudson And Billie Eilish Lead The 2022 Golden Globes' Music Categories|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/12/13/beyonc-jennifer-hudson-and-billie-eilish-lead-the-2022-golden-globes-music-categories/|access-date=December 14, 2021|magazine=Forbes}}</ref> == Business endeavors == In 2010, Beyoncé founded her own entertainment company [[Parkwood Entertainment]] which formed as an imprint based from Columbia Records. Originally launched in 2008 as a production unit,<ref name="Music World Ent">{{cite web|url=http://musicworldent.com/artists/beyonce|title=Beyoncé|publisher=[[Music World Entertainment]]|access-date=April 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331055639/http://musicworldent.com/artists/beyonce|archive-date=March 31, 2012}}</ref> it is headquartered in New York City and serves as an umbrella for Beyoncé's various brands in music, movies, videos, and fashion. Parkwood Entertainment's first production was the musical biopic ''[[Cadillac Records]]'' (2008), in which Beyoncé starred and co-produced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allmovie.com/movie/cadillac-records-v429778| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://allmovie.com/movie/cadillac-records-v429778| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Cadillac Records (2008)|publisher=[[AllMovie]]|first=Jason|last=Buchanan|access-date=April 7, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The company has distributed all of Beyoncé's albums since [[4 (Beyoncé album)|''4'']] (2011), including her [[Beyonce (album)|self-titled fifth studio album]] (2013) and ''[[lemonade (album)|Lemonade]]'' (2016), as well as [[the Carter]]s' ''[[Everything is Love]]'' (2018). Beyoncé has signed other artists to Parkwood such as [[Chloe x Halle]], who performed at [[Super Bowl LIII]] in February 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Beyonce Is 'Proud' of Chloe x Halle After Super Bowl 2019 Performance |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=February 5, 2019 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-proud-chloe-x-halle-super-bowl-8496569/ |access-date=February 11, 2023}}</ref> In February 2024, Beyoncé launched [[Cécred]], a hair care product line developed to fit different hair textures.<ref name="wwd.com">{{cite magazine|url=https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/beyonce-cecred-hair-line-info-1236169228/|title=Beyoncé Reveals the Launch of New Hair Care Line Cécred|magazine=Women's Wear Daily|date=February 7, 2024 |access-date=February 9, 2024|archive-date=February 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240208172034/https://wwd.com/pop-culture/celebrity-news/beyonce-cecred-hair-line-info-1236169228/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following its launch, she established an annual [[Grant (money)|grant]] in collaboration with BeyGood. This is an effort to provide financial support to [[cosmetology]] students and professional [[hair stylists]] within the [[beauty industry]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-beygood-cecred-cosmetology-scholarship-fund-1235610676/|title=Beyoncé's BeyGOOD & Cécred Fund Announces $500K Cosmetology School Scholarship|date=February 20, 2024|access-date=March 9, 2024|last=Denis|first=Kyle|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> A yearly $500,000 is funding [[cosmetology school]] scholarships and salon business grants across five cities chosen for their large, diverse community of hair stylists: [[Atlanta]], [[Chicago]], [[Houston]], [[Los Angeles]] and [[Clementon]].{{efn|Clementon is technically a [[borough]] but is listed as one of the "cities" chosen on the Cécred website.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cecred.com/en-uk/pages/philanthropy|title=Philanthropy - Cécred|website=Cécred|access-date=March 9, 2024}}</ref> === Endorsements and partnerships === Beyoncé began working with [[Pepsi]] in 2002;<ref>{{cite news|last=Ives|first=Nat|title=Pepsi Switches To a New Voice Of a Generation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/18/business/pepsi-switches-to-a-new-voice-of-a-generation.html|work=The New York Times|date=December 18, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116044537/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/18/business/pepsi-switches-to-a-new-voice-of-a-generation.html|archive-date=November 16, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> in 2004, she appeared in a [[Gladiator]]-themed commercial with Britney Spears, [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], and [[Enrique Iglesias]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Britney, Beyoncé, Pink star in Pepsi ad|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-01-27-pepsi-ad_x.htm|work=USA Today|date=January 27, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628124843/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-01-27-pepsi-ad_x.htm|archive-date=June 28, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Beyoncé signed a $50 million deal to endorse Pepsi.<ref name="pepsi2013">{{cite news|last=Sisario|first=Ben|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/business/media/in-beyonce-deal-pepsi-focuses-on-collaboration.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/business/media/in-beyonce-deal-pepsi-focuses-on-collaboration.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=In Beyoncé Deal, Pepsi Focuses on Collaboration|work=The New York Times|date=December 9, 2012|access-date=December 11, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The [[Center for Science in the Public Interest]] wrote her an open letter asking her to reconsider the deal due to the unhealthiness of the product and to donate the proceeds to a medical organization.<ref name="rumugam">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nadiaarumugam/2013/01/20/white-house-removes-petition-demanding-pepsi-spokesperson-beyonce-ousted-from-inauguration-lineup/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.forbes.com/sites/nadiaarumugam/2013/01/20/white-house-removes-petition-demanding-pepsi-spokesperson-beyonce-ousted-from-inauguration-lineup/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=White House Removes Petition Demanding Pepsi Spokesperson Beyoncé Ousted From Inauguration Lineup|work=Forbes|access-date=December 18, 2013|first=Nadia|last=Arumugam|date=January 20, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Nevertheless, NetBase found that Beyoncé's campaign was the most discussed endorsement in April 2013, with a 70{{nbsp}}percent positive audience response to the commercial and print advertisements.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pepsi/Beyoncé and Chanel/Brad Pitt Battle for Most Celebrity Spokesperson Chatter: NetBase Evaluates Endorsement Buzz Winners|work=Marketwire |url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/pepsi-beyonce-chanel-brad-pitt-battle-most-celebrity-spokesperson-chatter-netbase-evaluates-1777400.htm|publisher=Market Wired|date=April 10, 2013|access-date=April 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530233917/http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/pepsi-beyonce-chanel-brad-pitt-battle-most-celebrity-spokesperson-chatter-netbase-evaluates-1777400.htm|archive-date=May 30, 2013}}</ref> Beyoncé has also collaborated with Tommy Hilfiger for the fragrances [[True Star (perfume)|True Star]]—for which she recorded a cover of "[[Wishing on a Star]]"<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Jessen |first1=Monique |last2=Silverman |first2=Stephen |name-list-style=amp|title=Beyoncé Launches New True Star Fragrance|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,656036,00.html|magazine=People|date=June 22, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513155821/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,656036,00.html|archive-date=May 13, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>—and True Star Gold.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1513363/lawsuit-against-britney-dismissed.jhtml|title=For The Record: Quick News On Britney Spears, Kevin Federline, Paris Hilton, Beyoncé, Beanie Sigel, Madonna & More|publisher=MTV News|date=November 9, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624084029/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1513363/lawsuit-against-britney-dismissed.jhtml|archive-date=June 24, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2007, she promoted Emporio Armani’s Diamonds fragrance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-08-08-beyonce-fragrance_N.htm|title=Beyoncé stars in new fragrance campaign|newspaper=USA Today|date=August 8, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208015433/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-08-08-beyonce-fragrance_N.htm|archive-date=February 8, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Beyoncé launched her first official fragrance, Heat, in 2010, followed by [[Heat (fragrance)#Heat Rush|Heat Rush]] in February 2011 and Pulse in September 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2009/12/18/beyonc-launches-her-first-fragrance-beyonc-heat/|title=Beyoncé Launches Her First Fragrance: Beyoncé Heat|date=December 18, 2009|magazine=People|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219213657/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2009/12/18/beyonc-launches-her-first-fragrance-beyonc-heat/|archive-date=December 19, 2009|access-date=June 18, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/beyonces-scents-have-jayzs-approval/758931/|title=Beyoncé's scents have Jay-Z's approval|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=March 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116005702/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/beyonces-scents-have-jayzs-approval/758931/|archive-date=November 16, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="e311">{{cite web | last=Nudd | first=Tim | title=Beyonce is feeling 'very empowered' pregnant | publisher=[[CNN]] | date=September 22, 2011 | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/22/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/beyonce-empowered-pregnant-ppl/index.html | access-date=May 1, 2025}}</ref> The release of a video-game ''Starpower: Beyoncé'' was cancelled after she pulled out of a $100 million deal with GateFive who alleged the cancellation meant the sacking of 70 staff and millions of pounds lost in development.<ref name="GateFive">{{cite news|last=Michaels|first=Sean|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/28/beyonce-sued-video-game-developer| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/apr/28/beyonce-sued-video-game-developer| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé sued for $100m by video game developer|newspaper=The Guardian|date=April 28, 2011|access-date=May 6, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> It was settled out of court by her lawyers in June 2013 who said that they had cancelled because GateFive had lost its financial backers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/beyonc-knowles-settles-with-gaming-company-29347315| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/beyonc-knowles-settles-with-gaming-company-29347315 |newspaper=[[Belfast Telegraph]]| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Knowles settles with gaming company|access-date=May 15, 2013}}{{cbignore}} {{dead link|date=December 2013}}</ref> Beyoncé also has had deals with [[American Express]],<ref name="Forb" /> [[Nintendo DS]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Totilo|first=Stephen|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1607344/beyonce-promotes-nintendo-game-admits-weakness-super-mario.jhtml|title=Beyoncé Promotes Nintendo Game, Admits Weakness For 'Super Mario'|publisher=MTV News|date=March 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624084152/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1607344/beyonce-promotes-nintendo-game-admits-weakness-super-mario.jhtml|archive-date=June 24, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and L'Oréal since the age of 18.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267200/beyonce-the-billboard-qa| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267200/beyonce-the-billboard-qa| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé: The Billboard Q&A|last=Mitchell|first=Gail|date=October 2, 2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 8, 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In March 2015, Beyoncé became a co-owner, with other artists, of the music streaming service [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]]. The service specializes in [[Lossless compression|lossless]] audio and high definition music videos. Jay-Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, [[Aspiro]], in early 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/14/business/media/jay-z-buys-the-music-streaming-firm-aspiro.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/14/business/media/jay-z-buys-the-music-streaming-firm-aspiro.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Jay-Z Buys the Music Streaming Firm, Aspiro|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 13, 2015|access-date=March 31, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Including Beyoncé and Jay-Z, sixteen artist stakeholders—including [[Kanye West]] and [[Nicki Minaj]]—co-own Tidal, with most owning a 3% equity stake.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6509498/jay-z-tidal-launch-artist-stakeholders| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6509498/jay-z-tidal-launch-artist-stakeholders| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=It's Official: Jay-Z's Historic Tidal Launches With 16 Artist Stakeholders|magazine=Billboard|first=Andrew|last=Flanagan|date=March 30, 2015|access-date=March 31, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In November 2020, Beyoncé entered a multi-year partnership with the exercise equipment and media company [[Peloton Interactive|Peloton]]. The collaboration was launched to celebrate homecoming season at [[historically Black colleges and universities]] (HBCUs), offering themed workout experiences inspired by her film [[Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé|''Homecoming'']] (2019) and [[Homecoming: The Live Album|live album]] (2019), following the cancellation of 2020 homecoming events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the initiative, Beyoncé and Peloton provided free memberships to students at ten HBCUs, while Peloton pursued long-term recruitment partnerships with these institutions.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9481127/beyonce-peloton-partnership-hbcu-homecoming| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9481127/beyonce-peloton-partnership-hbcu-homecoming| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Teams With Peloton for Multi-Year Partnership Benefiting Historically Black Colleges & Universities|magazine=Billboard}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Upon news of the partnership, a decline in Peloton's shares reversed, and its shares rose by 8.6%.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peloton Rises on Partnership With Beyonce for Workout Series |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-10/peloton-surges-after-fitness-partnership-with-beyonce| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-10/peloton-surges-after-fitness-partnership-with-beyonce| archive-date=October 27, 2021 |website=Bloomberg.com |date=November 10, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2021, Beyoncé and Jay-Z partnered with [[Tiffany & Co.]] for the company's "About Love" campaign. Beyoncé became the fourth woman, and first Black woman, to wear the 128.54-carat [[Tiffany Yellow Diamond]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Treisman|first=Rachel|date=August 23, 2021|title=Beyoncé Just Became The First Black Woman To Wear The Iconic Tiffany Diamond|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/08/23/1030291790/beyonce-jayz-tiffany-diamond-ad-campaign-basquiat| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.npr.org/2021/08/23/1030291790/beyonce-jayz-tiffany-diamond-ad-campaign-basquiat| archive-date=October 27, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=August 23, 2021|agency=NPR}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The campaign featured a [[robin egg blue]] painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat titled ''[[Equals Pi]]'' (1982).<ref>{{cite web|last=Kinsella|first=Eileen|date=August 23, 2021|title=Here's the Little-Known History of the Robin's Egg Blue Basquiat Painting That Stars in Beyoncé and Jay-Z's New Tiffany Ad|url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/tiffany-unveils-new-ad-campaign-starring-beyonce-and-basquiat-2001708| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://news.artnet.com/art-world/tiffany-unveils-new-ad-campaign-starring-beyonce-and-basquiat-2001708| archive-date=October 27, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=August 23, 2021|publisher=[[Artnet]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Both Beyoncé and the brand faced significant backlash for the campaign, as the [[Tiffany Yellow Diamond]], which was discovered in the Kimberley diamond mines in South Africa in 1877, is classified as a blood diamond and viewed as a symbol of British colonialism over Africa.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Susanne |last=Ramírez de Arellano|date=August 30, 2021 |title=What is Beyoncé's Tiffany diamond ad campaign really selling? |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/what-beyonc-s-tiffany-diamond-ad-campaign-really-selling-ncna1277912 |access-date=January 3, 2024 |agency=NBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Attiah |first=Karen |date=August 27, 2021 |title=Sorry, Beyoncé, but Tiffany's blood diamonds aren't a girl's best friend |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/26/beyonce-tiffanys-blood-diamonds-necklace/ |access-date=January 3, 2024 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Friel |first=Mikhaila |title=Beyoncé is facing backlash for promoting a 'blood diamond' necklace in a Tiffany campaign that celebrates her being the first Black woman to wear it |url=https://www.insider.com/beyonc-facing-backlash-for-promoting-tiffanys-blood-diamond-2021-8 |date=August 28, 2021 |access-date=January 3, 2024 |publisher=Insider Inc.}}</ref> === Fashion lines === Beyoncé and her mother introduced [[House of Deréon]], a women's fashion line, in 2005.<ref name="BusWire" /> The concept is inspired by three generations of women in their family, with the name paying tribute to Beyoncé's grandmother, Agnèz Deréon, a respected seamstress.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Silverman|first=Stephen|title=Beyoncé Unveils Her New Fashion Line|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1130999,00.html|magazine=People|date=November 16, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011062357/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1130999,00.html|archive-date=October 11, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/22/living/celebrity-fashion-labels| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/22/living/celebrity-fashion-labels| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Celebrity fashion labels: The good, the bad and the ugly|agency=CNN|access-date=December 18, 2013|date=September 26, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> According to Tina, the overall style of the line best reflects her and Beyoncé's taste and style. Beyoncé and her mother founded their family's company Beyond Productions, which provides the licensing and brand management for House of Deréon, and its junior collection, Deréon.<ref name="BusWire">{{cite press release|title=Beyoncé Fashion Diva Hits the Runway as the Most Stylish Game for Phones|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS195809+15-Jan-2008+BW20080115|via=Reuters|publisher=Business Wire|date=January 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212191420/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/01/15/idUS195809+15-Jan-2008+BW20080115|archive-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref> House of Deréon pieces were exhibited in [[Destiny's Child]]'s shows and tours, during their ''[[Destiny Fulfilled]]'' era.<ref>{{cite news|last=Adenitire|first=Adenike|title=Destiny's Child Put on a Fashion Show at U.K. Concert|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503790/destinys-child-bring-fashion-humor-london.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|date=June 8, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624083824/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503790/destinys-child-bring-fashion-humor-london.jhtml|archive-date=June 24, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Moss|first=Corey|title=Beyoncé In Talks For Potential 'Dream' Film Role|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499982/beyonce-talks-bigscreen-musical.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|date=April 12, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624083955/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499982/beyonce-talks-bigscreen-musical.jhtml|archive-date=June 24, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The collection features sportswear, denim offerings with fur, outerwear and accessories that include handbags and footwear, and are available at department and specialty stores across the U.S. and Canada.<ref name="BusWire" /> In 2005, Beyoncé teamed up with House of Brands, a shoe company, to produce a range of footwear for House of Deréon.<ref>{{cite news|last=Butler|first=Meredith|title=Rancho Bernardo company teams with singer|url=http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/08/16/business/news/81505191949.txt|work=[[North County Times]]|date=August 15, 2005|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525171808/https://www.webcitation.org/658aoN7hI?url=http://www.nctimes.com/business/rancho-bernardo-company-teams-with-singer/article_ac83a433-d59e-5d57-9f14-affcf7fc10e5.html|archive-date=May 25, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2008, Starwave Mobile launched Beyoncé Fashion Diva, a "high-style" [[mobile game]] with a social networking component, featuring the House of Deréon collection.<ref name="BusWire" /> In July 2009, Beyoncé and her mother launched a new junior apparel label, Sasha Fierce for Deréon, for back-to-school selling. The collection included sportswear, outerwear, handbags, footwear, eyewear, lingerie and jewelry.<ref name="Sasha Fierce clothing line">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.wwd.com/markets-news/beyonce-and-tina-knowles-launch-sasha-fierce-2199134?src=bblast/070109|title=Beyoncé and Tina Knowles Launch Sasha Fierce|magazine=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|date=July 1, 2009|last=Kaplan|first=Julee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806041556/http://www.wwd.com/markets-news/denim/beyonce-and-tina-knowles-launch-sasha-fierce-2199134|archive-date=August 6, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> It was available at department stores including [[Macy's]] and [[Dillard's]], and specialty stores Jimmy Jazz and Against All Odds.<ref name="Sasha Fierce clothing line" /> In October 2014, Beyoncé signed a deal to launch an activewear line of clothing with British fashion retailer [[Topshop]].<ref name="Time Alter">{{cite magazine|last1=Alter|first1=Charlotte|title=Beyoncé Launching Athletic Brand With Topshop|url=https://time.com/3541794/beyonce-topshop-partnership/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://time.com/3541794/beyonce-topshop-partnership/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=October 30, 2014|magazine=Time|date=October 27, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Forbes Adamczyk">{{cite news|last1=Adamczyk|first1=Alicia|title=Beyoncé To Launch Activewear Brand With Topshop|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciaadamczyk/2014/10/27/beyonce-to-launch-activewear-brand-with-topshop/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciaadamczyk/2014/10/27/beyonce-to-launch-activewear-brand-with-topshop/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=October 30, 2014|work=Forbes|date=October 27, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The 50–50 venture is called [[Ivy Park]] and was launched in April 2016. The brand's name is a nod to Beyoncé's daughter and her favorite number four (IV in [[Roman numerals]]), and also references the park where she used to run in Texas.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/brands/beyonce-topshop-athleisure-brand-everything-we-know-information/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/brands/beyonce-topshop-athleisure-brand-everything-we-know-information/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé talks about her athleisure brand Ivy Park and the pressure to be perfect|date=April 6, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=February 26, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She has since bought out [[Topshop]] owner [[Philip Green]] from his 50% share after he was alleged to have sexually harassed, bullied and racially abused employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mic.com/articles/192482/beyonce-buys-ivy-park-stake-from-topshop-owner-accused-of-sexual-harassment-and-racial-abuse| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://mic.com/articles/192482/beyonce-buys-ivy-park-stake-from-topshop-owner-accused-of-sexual-harassment-and-racial-abuse| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé buys Ivy Park stake from Topshop owner accused of sexual harassment and racial abuse|publisher=[[Mic (media company)|Mic]]|date=November 15, 2018 |access-date=December 24, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She now owns the brand herself.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5456014/beyonce-ivy-park/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://time.com/5456014/beyonce-ivy-park/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé's Ivy Park Cuts Ties With Topshop Amid Allegations|magazine=Time|access-date=December 24, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In April 2019, it was announced that Beyoncé would become a creative partner with [[Adidas]], further develop her athletic brand Ivy Park with the company, and make new clothes and footwear. Shares for the company rose 1.3% upon the news release.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-04/adidas-and-beyonce-in-partnership-to-develop-footwear-apparel| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-04/adidas-and-beyonce-in-partnership-to-develop-footwear-apparel| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyonce Teams Up With Adidas to Sell Shoes and Clothes|last1=Pfanner|first1=Eric|last2=Bhasin|first2=Kim|agency=Bloomberg News|date=April 4, 2019|access-date=April 27, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> They subsequently announced a launch date of January 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8545755/beyonce-new-ivy-park-collection-january-2020| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8545755/beyonce-new-ivy-park-collection-january-2020| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyonce Details Upcoming Ivy Park Collection Set For January 2020 Release|magazine=Billboard}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé uploaded a teaser on her website and [[Instagram]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popsugar.com/fashion/beyonce-knowles-ivy-park-x-adidas-collaboration-46992077| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.popsugar.com/fashion/beyonce-knowles-ivy-park-x-adidas-collaboration-46992077| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Knowles's Ivy Park x Adidas Collaboration|website=PopSugar Fashion|date=January 18, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The collection was previewed on the then-upcoming ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' January 2020 issue, in which Beyoncé is seen wearing several clothes from the first collection.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a29999871/beyonce-ivy-park-adidas-interview/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a29999871/beyonce-ivy-park-adidas-interview/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé on Motherhood, Self-Care, and Her Quest For Purpose – Beyoncé launches Ivy Park x adidas|magazine=Elle|date=December 9, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In February 2023, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' reported that the line was struggling financially with revenue falling by more than 50% over the past fiscal year to $40 million; well short of the company's $250 million projected forecast.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Matthew Kish |author2=Lakshmi Varanasi |title=Beyoncé's line with Adidas is reportedly struggling, driving home the challenge of filling the $2 billion hole left by Kanye West's Yeezy line |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/beyonces-adidas-line-struggling-underscoring-post-yeezy-problems-2023-2 |access-date=February 2, 2024 |website=Business Insider}}</ref> In March 2023, it was announced that Beyoncé and Adidas reached a mutual decision to end their partnership.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bloom|first=Madison|title=Beyoncé and Adidas Shutter Ivy Park Clothing Brand|date=March 23, 2023|website=Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/beyonce-and-adidas-shutter-ivy-park-clothing-brand/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324180447/https://pitchfork.com/news/beyonce-and-adidas-shutter-ivy-park-clothing-brand/amp/|archive-date=March 24, 2023|url-status=live|access-date=March 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fekadu |first=Mesfin |date=March 23, 2023 |title=Source: Beyoncé, Adidas Mutually Agree to Part Ways (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/beyonce-adidas-mutually-agree-to-part-ways-1235359453/ |access-date=March 26, 2023 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326134317/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/beyonce-adidas-mutually-agree-to-part-ways-1235359453/ |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2023, [[Olivier Rousteing]], the creative director of [[Balmain (fashion house)|Balmain]], announced that he and Beyoncé collaborated on a couture collection complete with sixteen looks corresponding to the sixteen tracks on her album ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]''. This "Renaissance Couture" collection marked the first time that a Black woman oversaw the development of a collection from a Parisian couture house.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-balmain-olivier-rousteing-renaissance-couture-launch|title=Beyoncé and Balmain's Olivier Rousteing Have Co-Designed a Collection—Introducing Renaissance Couture|date=March 24, 2023|access-date=March 24, 2023|magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|last=Leitch|first=Luke|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920084911/https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-balmain-olivier-rousteing-renaissance-couture-launch|archive-date=September 20, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2024, Beyoncé partnered with [[Levi Strauss & Co.]] to remake a classic '80s 'Launderette' campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2024 |title=Levi's® Launches New Campaign With Beyoncé |url=https://www.levistrauss.com/2024/09/29/levis-beyonce-campaign/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241003010228/https://www.levistrauss.com/2024/09/29/levis-beyonce-campaign/ |archive-date=October 3, 2024 |access-date=November 28, 2024 |publisher=Levi Strauss & Co.}}</ref> [[Michelle Gass]], the CEO of Levis Strauss & Co., shared insights regarding the advantages of the company's collaboration with Beyoncé, emphasizing that the advertising campaign could significantly enhance sales in the women's clothing segment.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coleman |first=Julie |date=October 2, 2024 |title=Levi Strauss CEO says Beyoncé partnership could help boost growth in the women's category |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/02/levi-strauss-ceo-says-beyonc-ads-could-help-boost-growth-in-womens-category.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009233708/https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/02/levi-strauss-ceo-says-beyonc-ads-could-help-boost-growth-in-womens-category.html |archive-date=October 9, 2024 |access-date=October 27, 2024 |publisher=CNBC}}</ref> == Discography == {{Main|Beyoncé albums discography|Beyoncé singles discography|List of songs recorded by Beyoncé}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Solo studio albums''' * ''[[Dangerously in Love]]'' (2003) * ''[[B'Day]]'' (2006) * ''[[I Am... Sasha Fierce]]'' (2008) * ''[[4 (Beyoncé album)|4]]'' (2011) * ''[[Beyoncé (album)|Beyoncé]]'' (2013) * ''[[Lemonade (album)|Lemonade]]'' (2016) * ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]'' (2022) * ''[[Cowboy Carter]]'' (2024) {{col-2}} '''with [[Destiny's Child]]''' {{Main|Destiny's Child discography|List of Destiny's Child songs}} * ''[[Destiny's Child (album)|Destiny's Child]]'' (1998) * ''[[The Writing's on the Wall]]'' (1999) * ''[[Survivor (Destiny's Child album)|Survivor]]'' (2001) * ''[[8 Days of Christmas]]'' (2001) * ''[[Destiny Fulfilled]]'' (2004) '''with [[The Carters]]''' {{Main|The Carters#Discography|l1 = The Carters discography}} * ''[[Everything Is Love]]'' (2018) '''Soundtrack albums''' * ''[[The Lion King: The Gift]]'' (2019) {{col-end}} == Filmography == {{Main|Beyoncé videography#Film}} {{hatnote|This section lists select works only. Refer to the main article for further information.}} <!--Do not include cameos and minor roles here. The complete acting performances are listed on Beyoncé videography--> {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''Films starred''' * ''[[Carmen: A Hip Hopera]]'' (2001) * ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]'' (2002) * ''[[The Fighting Temptations]]'' (2003) * ''[[Fade to Black (2004 film)|Fade to Black]]'' (2004) * ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' (2006) * ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'' (2006) * ''[[Cadillac Records]]'' (2008) * ''[[Obsessed (2009 film)|Obsessed]]'' (2009) * ''[[Epic (2013 film)|Epic]]'' (2013) * ''[[Lemonade (2016 film)|Lemonade]]'' (also director) (2016) * ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' (2019) * ''[[Black Is King]]'' (also director) (2020) * ''[[Mufasa: The Lion King]]'' (2024) {{col-2}} '''Documentaries''' * ''[[Live at Wembley (Beyoncé album)|Live at Wembley]]'' (2004) * ''[[The Beyoncé Experience Live]]'' (2007) * ''[[I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas|I Am... Yours]]'' (2009) * ''[[I Am... World Tour (album)|I Am... World Tour]]'' (also director) (2010) * ''[[Live at Roseland: Elements of 4]]'' (also director) (2011) * ''[[Life Is But a Dream (film)|Life Is But a Dream]]'' (also director) (2013) * ''[[Live in Atlantic City (Beyoncé video)|Live in Atlantic City]]'' (also director) (2013) * ''[[On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z (TV program)|On the Run Tour]]'' (2014) * ''[[Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé]]'' (also director) (2019) * ''[[Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé]]'' (also director) (2023) {{col-end}} == Tours and residencies == {{Main|List of Beyoncé live performances}} {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Headlining tours * [[Dangerously in Love Tour]] (2003) * [[The Beyoncé Experience]] (2007) * [[I Am... (Beyoncé tour)|I Am... Tour]] (2009–2010) * [[The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour]] (2013–2014) * [[The Formation World Tour]] (2016) * [[Renaissance World Tour]] (2023) * [[Cowboy Carter Tour]] (2025) ;Co-headlining tours * [[Verizon Ladies First Tour]] (with [[Alicia Keys]] and [[Missy Elliott]]) (2004) * [[On the Run Tour (Beyoncé and Jay-Z)|On the Run Tour]] (with [[Jay-Z]]) (2014) * [[On the Run II Tour]] (with Jay-Z) (2018) {{col-2}} ;Residencies * [[I Am... Yours]] (2009) * [[4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé]] (2011) * [[Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live]] (2012) {{col-end}} == See also == * [[Forbes list of highest-earning musicians|''Forbes'' list of highest-earning musicians]] * [[European Hot 100 Singles#Most number-one singles|List of artists with the most number-one European singles]] * [[List of Billboard Social 50 number-one artists|List of ''Billboard'' Social 50 number-one artists]] * [[List of black Golden Globe Award winners and nominees]] * [[List of highest-grossing live music artists]] * [[List of most-followed Instagram accounts]] {{clear}} == Notes == {{notelist}} == References == {{reflist|22em}} == External links == {{Sister project links |wikt=no |commons=Beyoncé Knowles |commonscat=yes |n=yes |q=yes |s=no |b=no |v=no |d=y}} * {{Official website|https://beyonce.com/}} * {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p349078|label=Beyoncé}} * {{Amazon Music artist|B000T2D81C}} * {{Discogs artist|Beyoncé|Beyoncé}} * {{IMDb name|461498|Beyoncé}} 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