Beyoncé#2022–present: Trilogy project
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| name = Beyoncé
| image = Beyoncé - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - 1st June 2023 (10 of 118) (52946364598) (best crop).jpg
| alt = Beyoncé holding a microphone to her mouth
| caption = Beyoncé in 2023
| birth_name = Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|9|4}}
| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.
| other_names = {{hlist|Harmonies by the Hive{{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}} |Queen Bey |Queen B{{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 |access-date=October 18, 2021}}{{cbignore}} |Third Ward Trill{{cite web | last=Platon | first=Adelle | title=Keep It Trill: Beyonce Hangs with Houston Rap Legends Bun B, Slim Thug and More | website=Vibe | date=July 16, 2013 | url=https://www.vibe.com/gallery/beyonce-houston-mrs-carter-tour-bun-b-slim-thug/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}} |}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
- actress
- businesswoman
- philanthropist
- producer
- director
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| works = {{hlist|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}}|singles|songs|videos|performances}}
| organization = {{flatlist|
| years_active = 1990–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Jay-Z|April 4, 2008}}
| children = 3, including Blue Ivy
| parents = {{ubl|Mathew Knowles|Tina Knowles}}
| relatives = {{plainlist|
- Solange Knowles (sister)
- Angela Beyincé (cousin)
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| awards = Full list
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| instrument = Vocals
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| current_member_of = The Carters
| past_member_of = Destiny's Child
| website = {{URL|beyonce.com}}
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| signature = Beyoncé autograph.svg
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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ({{IPAc-en|b|i|ˈ|ɒ|n|s|eɪ|audio=En-us-Beyonce.ogg}} {{respell|bee|ON|say}};{{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|via=University College London}} 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 culturally significant figures of the 21st century through her vocal ability, musical versatility, and live performances. Credited with revolutionizing the sound of popular music, Beyoncé is often deemed one of the most influential artists of all time.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 |first1=Brett |last1=Schewitz |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 |date=Jun 15, 2021 }}
- {{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jon |title=Check out these moments when Beyoncé rapped harder than husband JAY-Z |date=2025 |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/17-times-beyonce-rapped-harder-than-husband-jay-z |access-date=December 9, 2024 |publisher=Revolt |quote=[Beyoncé is] one of the most influential and multifaceted artists of all time |url-status=live |archive-url= https://archive.is/rRENA |archive-date= 12 Jun 2025 }}
- {{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 |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 }}
Beyoncé rose to fame in 1997 as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003), became one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century, producing the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy". After Destiny's Child's disbandment in 2005, Beyoncé released the female empowerment-inspired set B'Day (2006), while her marriage to rapper Jay-Z and portrayal of Etta James in the biopic Cadillac Records (2008) influenced the pop- and electropop-imbued record I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008). The albums contained the U.S. number-one songs "Check on It", "Irreplaceable", and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".
Forming the management company Parkwood Entertainment in 2010, Beyoncé explored traditional R&B on 4 (2011), electronic on Beyoncé (2013) and hip-hop on Lemonade (2016). Beyoncé is credited with popularizing the visual album and surprise album, while Lemonade was the best-selling album worldwide in 2016. Her ongoing trilogy project—currently consisting of the queer-inspired dance album Renaissance (2022) and Americana epic Cowboy Carter (2024)—highlighted the contributions of Black pioneers to American musical and cultural history, spawning the U.S. number-one singles "Break My Soul" and "Texas Hold 'Em". She voiced Nala in The Lion King (2019) and its sequel Mufasa: The Lion King (2024).
Beyoncé is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with estimated sales of over 200 million records. She is the only female artist in history to debut all of her eight studio albums at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. Beyoncé is the most awarded female artist of all time; her accolades include thirty-five Grammy Awards—the most of any person in history—and a Peabody Award. She is also the most awarded artist at the NAACP Image and Soul Train Music Awards. The first woman to headline an all-stadium tour, Beyoncé is amongst the highest-grossing live acts of all time. She has been listed amongst history's greatest artists by publications such as Rolling Stone and Billboard.
Life and career
= Early life =
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born in Houston, Texas, on September 4, 1981.{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2015|p=28}}{{cite magazine | last=Garcia | first=Patricia | title=Bow Down: In Honor of Beyoncé's 33rd Birthday, 33 of Her Most Memorable Moments | magazine=Vogue | date=September 4, 2014 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-birthday-33-best-moments | access-date=May 17, 2025}}{{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}} Her mother, Tina Knowles (née Beyoncé), was a hairdresser and salon owner{{cite magazine | 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 | magazine=Vogue | date=April 21, 2025 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/tina-knowles-uncle-johnny |access-date=May 17, 2025}}{{cite magazine |last=Lee |first=Michelle |title=Beyoncé's Mom, Tina Knowles, Treats the Singer's Dance Captain to a Cécred Hair Transformation |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}} while her father, Mathew Knowles, was a sales manager at Xerox.{{cite news | last=Gabbatt | first=Adam | title=Can Beyoncé's dad make me a star? Inside a one-day fame 'bootcamp' | newspaper=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}}{{cite news | last1=Andrews | first1=Travis M. | last2=Ferguson | first2=Amber |title=Beyoncé's Father Takes on 'Colorism': He Dated Her Mother Because He Thought She Was White | newspaper=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}} Mathew is African-American,{{cite news | last=Armstrong | first=Jenice | title=Beyonce's father talks about racism, colorism and rumors about who bit his daughter's face | newspaper=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}} while Tina is Louisiana Creole and has African, French, Irish, Breton and Native American ancestry.{{cite magazine | last=Hawgood | first=Alex | title=In Beyoncé's Country, All Are Welcome | magazine=W | date=March 29, 2024 | url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/beyonce-cowboy-carter-cover-story-photos | access-date=May 17, 2025}}{{cite news | last=Beresford | first=Jack | title=Beyoncé's little-known Irish heritage revealed | newspaper=The Irish Post | date=September 4, 2018 | url=https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/beyonce-irish-159300 | access-date=May 17, 2025}}Beyoncé has roots in Brittany:
- {{cite news |date=August 31, 2013 |title=Belle-Ile-en-Mer. Beyoncé serait une cousine! |trans-title=Belle-Ile-en-Mer. Beyoncé would be a cousin! |url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/ig/generales/regions/cotesarmor/belle-ile-en-mer-beyonce-serait-une-cousine-31-08-2013-2217594.php |url-status=live |language=fr |newspaper=Le Télégramme |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211015233626/https://www.letelegramme.fr/ig/generales/regions/cotesarmor/belle-ile-en-mer-beyonce-serait-une-cousine-31-08-2013-2217594.php |archive-date=October 15, 2021 |access-date=October 16, 2021}}
- {{cite magazine |date=September 2, 2013 |title=Beyoncé et ses origines bretonnes |trans-title=Beyoncé and her Breton origins |url=https://www.parismatch.com/People/Beyonce-et-ses-origines-bretonnes-526253 |url-status=live |language=fr |magazine=Paris Match |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015233710/https://www.parismatch.com/People/Beyonce-et-ses-origines-bretonnes-526253 |archive-date=October 15, 2021 |access-date=October 16, 2021}}
- {{cite news |date=September 1, 2013 |title=Beyoncé aurait une ancêtre bretonne |trans-title=Beyoncé would have a Breton ancestor |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/laparisienne/people/beyonce-aurait-une-ancetre-bretonne-01-09-2013-3097869.php |url-status=live |language=fr |newspaper=Le Parisien |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211015234206/https://www.leparisien.fr/laparisienne/people/beyonce-aurait-une-ancetre-bretonne-01-09-2013-3097869.php |archive-date=October 15, 2021 |access-date=October 16, 2021}} Beyoncé's younger sister, Solange, is also a singer and actress.{{cite web | last1=Knoop | first1=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}}{{cite magazine | last=Aizin | first=Rebecca | title=Beyoncé and Solange Knowles: Inside Their Sibling Relationship Over the Years | magazine=People | date=September 3, 2023 | url=https://people.com/all-about-beyonce-solange-knowles-sister-relationship-7568318 | access-date=May 17, 2025}} Both sisters are descendants of Acadian militia officer Joseph Broussard, who was exiled to French Louisiana after the expulsion of the Acadians, and of the French military officer and Abenaki chief Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie, Baron de Saint-Castin.{{cite news|last=Smolenyak|first=Megan|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/a-peek-into-blue-ivy-cart_b_1200346.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/a-peek-into-blue-ivy-cart_b_1200346.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=A Peek into Blue Ivy Carter's Past|work=HuffPost|date=January 12, 2012|access-date=January 30, 2012}}{{cbignore}} The two also have Belgian ancestry from Hainaut Province, Wallonia, and are related to a former mayor of Froidchapelle, Belgium.{{cite news |title=Queen B Aurait-Elle Des Origines Belges? Nous Avons Retrouvé Le Cousin De Beyoncé |trans-title=Does Queen B have Belgian origins? We found Beyoncé's cousin in Belgium |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/queen-b-aurait-elle-des-origines-belges-nous-avons-retrouve-le-cousin-de-beyonce-11185946 |last=Warland |first=Maïté |date=April 21, 2023 |language=fr |publisher=RTBF |access-date=June 26, 2024 |archive-date=June 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626053726/https://www.rtbf.be/article/queen-b-aurait-elle-des-origines-belges-nous-avons-retrouve-le-cousin-de-beyonce-11185946 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Selon Cette Historienne, Beyoncé Viendrait De Belgique (Une Fois) |trans-title=According to this historian, Beyoncé once came from Belgium |url=https://jack.canalplus.com/articles/lire/une-historienne-a-trouve-que-beyonce-avait-des-origines-belges |date=May 22, 2023 |language=fr |publisher=Canal Plus |access-date=June 26, 2024 |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528061344/https://jack.canalplus.com/articles/lire/une-historienne-a-trouve-que-beyonce-avait-des-origines-belges |url-status=live }}
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.{{cite news |last=Quinn|first=Gwendolyn| 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}}{{cite news | 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}} She received her early education at St. Mary's Catholic Montessori School in Houston, where she also enrolled in dance classes.{{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}} 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.{{cite magazine | last1=Devaney | first1=Susan | first2=Radhika | last2=Seth | title=9 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Beyoncé | website=Vogue | date=July 27, 2022 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-things-you-didnt-know | access-date=May 17, 2025}} 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", outperforming competitors aged fifteen and sixteen.{{sfn|Abbey|2010|p=10}}{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé Knowles: Biography – Part 1|url=http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography|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}}
In 1990, nine-year-old Beyoncé enrolled in Parker Elementary School, a music magnet school in Houston, where she performed with the school's choir.{{cite news | last=Ellen | first=Barbara | title=Beyoncé: the superstar who brought black power to the Super Bowl | newspaper=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}}{{sfn|Pointer|2014|p=26}} She later attended the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and subsequently Alief Elsik High School.{{cite news | last=Simmerman | first=Alexis | title=Happy birthday Beyoncé! Houston native turns 43 amid busy year | newspaper=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}} Beyoncé was also a member of the choir at St. John's United Methodist Church where she sang her first solo and was a soloist for two years.{{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}}
= 1990–2001: Career beginnings and Destiny's Child =
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In 1990, Beyoncé met LaTavia Roberson while in an audition for an all-girl entertainment group.{{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 |archive-url=http://www.webcitation.org/654NZ02Cg |archive-date=January 30, 2012}} They were placed in a group named "Girl's Tyme" with three other girls, a group that performed rap and dance routines on Houston's talent show circuit.{{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 |archive-url=http://www.webcitation.org/657eCCCDw |archive-date=February 1, 2012}} 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. After they lost, Beyoncé attributed the failure to a poor song choice.{{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}}{{Sfn|Elliott|2022|p=3}} In 1995, Mathew Knowles left his job to manage the group, which halved the family's income and led to them moving into separated apartments.{{cite magazine |last=Kim |first=Michelle |title=A Brief History Of Beyoncé And Her Father, Mathew Knowles |magazine=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}}{{cite news | last=Hall | first=James | title=How Beyoncé makes her fortune – and how she spends it | newspaper=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}} He reduced the group's lineup to four members and they continued performing as an opening act for established R&B girl groups. After being briefly signed by Elektra Records and later dropped, tensions led to a six-month separation of Beyoncé's parents.{{cite web | last=Robinson | first=Lisa | title=Beyoncé Knowles Profile | website=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}}{{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}} The Knowles family later reunited and the group secured a contract with Columbia Records, aided by talent scout Teresa LaBarbera Whites.{{sfn|Abbey|2010|p=10}}
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The group adopted the name Destiny's Child in 1997, based upon a passage in the Book of Isaiah.{{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}}{{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}} That year, they released their major-label debut song, "Killing Time", which appeared on the soundtrack for the film Men in Black.{{cite magazine | last=O'Brien | first=Jon | title=Destiny's Child's Self-Titled Debut Album Turns 25: Songs Ranked From Worst to Best | magazine=Billboard | date=February 17, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/destinys-child-debut-album-songs-ranked/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}} In November of that year, the group issued their debut single and first major hit, "No, No, No" followed by their self-titled debut album in 1998, which established the group as a viable act in the music industry.{{cite magazine | last1=Sheffield | first1=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}} In 1999, the group released their second studio album, The Writing's on the Wall, which achieved multi-platinum status.{{cite magazine | last=Schewitz | first=Brett | title=Destiny's Child, 'The Writing's on the Wall' (1999) | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=February 10, 2021 | url=https://www.rs500albums.com/300-251/291 | access-date=May 18, 2025}} The album featured several hit singles, including "Bills, Bills, Bills"—their first number-one song on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100—"Jumpin', Jumpin'", and "Say My Name",{{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}}{{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 | date=July 27, 2019 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/destinys-childs-the-writings-on-the-wall-8523765/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}} the lattermost reaching number one.{{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}} "Say My Name" earned two awards at the 2001 Grammy Awards: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best R&B Song.{{cite web | last=Harwood | first=Erika | title=Beyoncé's Showstopping Grammy-Awards Style | website=Vanity Fair | date=February 8, 2017 | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/2017/02/beyonce-at-the-grammys | access-date=May 18, 2025}} The Writing's on the Wall became one of the best-selling R&B albums of all time.{{cite web | last=Asaph | first=Katherine St. | title=Destiny's Child: The Writing's on the Wall | website=Pitchfork | date=June 18, 2017 | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/destinys-child-the-writings-on-the-wall/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}
The remaining members of Destiny's Child—Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams—recorded "Independent Women Part I" in 2000, which featured on the soundtrack of the film Charlie's Angels. The song became the group's highest-charting single, spending eleven consecutive weeks at number one in the U.S.{{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}} 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, an interpretation of the 19th-century opera Carmen. Upon its release in May 2001, Destiny's Child's third album, Survivor, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 663,000 copies in its first week.{{cite magazine | author=Billboard Staff| title=Destiny's Child Holds Off Wings, Janet At No. 1 | 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}} The album produced "Bootylicious" and the title track, "Survivor", which peaked at number one and two in the United States, respectively.{{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}}{{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}} "Survivor" earned the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.{{cite web |author=Guardian Music| 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}} 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.
= 2002–2007: ''Dangerously in Love'', ''B'Day'', and ''Dreamgirls'' =
File:Beyonce Baby Boy Dancing.jpg", which spent nine consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart| 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 Foxxy Cleopatra alongside Mike Myers in Austin Powers in Goldmember.{{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}} Beyoncé released "Work It Out" as the lead single from the film's soundtrack.{{cite magazine | title='Austin Powers' Soundtrack Shines With Stars | 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}} Beyoncé's breakthrough hit as a solo artist came when she featured on Jay-Z's track "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" from his album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002).{{cite magazine | 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 | 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}} The single peaked at number four on the Hot 100 chart. Beyoncé appeared as Jay-Z's girlfriend in the music video for the song, fueling speculation about a relationship.{{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}} She shared that they began dating when she was nineteen, after being friends for a year and a half before going on any dates.{{cite web | last=Lutkin | first=Aimée | title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Relationship Timeline |website=Elle | date=February 2, 2025 | url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a42714174/beyonce-jay-z-relationship-timeline/ | access-date=May 17, 2025}}
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.{{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}} The album was released on June 24, 2003, following the solo releases of her Destiny's Child bandmates Williams and Rowland.{{cite web | last=Mckinney | first=Jessica | title=Markus Klinko on Beyonce's Dangerously in Love Shoot | website=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}} Dangerously in Love debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 317,000 copies in its first week.{{cite magazine | last=Ramirez | first=Erika | title=Beyonce, 'Dangerously In Love': Classic Track-By-Track Review | 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}} 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.{{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}} The single "Baby Boy" also reached number one,{{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}} while "Me, Myself and I" and "Naughty Girl" both reached the top-five.{{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}} The album earned Beyoncé a then record-tying five awards at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best R&B Song for "Crazy in Love".{{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}} She 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 underperformed at the box office.{{cite web | title=The Fighting Temptations | website=Rotten Tomatoes | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fighting_temptations | access-date=May 18, 2025}}{{cite web | title=The Fighting Temptations | website=Box Office Mojo | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1330873857/ | language=eo | access-date=May 18, 2025}} Beyoncé performed several songs for the film's soundtrack, including its two singles, "Fighting Temptation" and "Summertime".{{cite magazine | title=Beyonce Tunes Lead 'Temptations' Soundtrack | 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}}
In November 2003, Beyoncé embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour across Europe{{cite web | last=Sager | first=Jessica | title=Beyoncé's Net Worth in 2025 and How She Earned Enough to 'Run the World' | website=Parade | date=February 12, 2024 | url=https://parade.com/1138672/jessicasager/beyonce-net-worth/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}} and joined Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America.{{Sfn|Arenofsky|2009|p=22}}{{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}} On February 1, 2004, she performed the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII.{{cite magazine | last=Sheffield | first=Rob | title=The 30 Most Memorable Super Bowl National Anthems | magazine=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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}} Released on November 15, 2004, in the U.S.{{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}} and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200,{{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}}{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS|title=Gold and Platinum – RIAA|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}} Destiny Fulfilled included the singles "Lose My Breath" and "Soldier", both of which reached within the top five in the U.S.{{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}} Destiny's Child embarked on a global concert tour titled Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It.{{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}} The group announced that they would disband at the end of the tour.{{cite magazine | title=Destiny's Child To Split After Fall Tour | 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}}{{cite magazine | last=Devenish | first=Colin | title=Destiny's Child to Split | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=June 13, 2005 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-to-split-180447/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}} The group released their first compilation album, #1's, in October and were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006.{{cite web | last=Harvell | first=Jess | title=Destiny's Child: #1's | website=Pitchfork | date=October 26, 2005 | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2290-1s/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}{{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}}
File:Beyonce.jpg 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.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}}{{cite magazine | title=Beyonce's 'B-Day' Makes Big Bow At No. 1 | 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}} The album's lead single, "Déjà Vu", featuring Jay-Z, reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.{{cite magazine | title=Furtado Still No. 1 But Beyonce, Fergie Heat Up | 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}} The second single, "Irreplaceable", topped the charts in several territories, including the U.S.{{cite magazine | title=Beyonce 'Irreplaceable' At No. 1 On Hot 100 | 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}} B'Day also produced several additional singles, including "Ring the Alarm", "Get Me Bodied", and "Green Light".{{cite web | last=Cinquemani | first=Sal | title=Review: Beyoncé, 'B'Day' | website=Slant | date=August 29, 2006 | url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/beyonce-bday/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Hiatt | first=Brian | title=B'Day | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=September 21, 2006 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/bday-250982/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}} At the 2007 Grammy Awards, B'Day received five nominations, including Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Déjà Vu". In 2008, the album garnered more nominations, including Record of the Year for "Irreplaceable".{{cite magazine | last=Grein | first=Paul | title=Beyonce Is 1 for 18 in the Grammys' Big Four Categories: A Closer Look | magazine=Billboard | date=February 7, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-losing-grammy-big-four-categories-analysis/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}
Beyoncé's first acting role in 2006 was in the comedy film The Pink Panther, in which she starred alongside Steve Martin.{{cite web | last=Stevens | first=Dana | title=Steve Martin in The Pink Panther. | website=Slate | date=February 10, 2006 | url=https://slate.com/culture/2006/02/steve-martin-in-the-pink-panther.html | access-date=May 18, 2025}} The film was a commercial success, grossing $158 million worldwide.{{cite web | last=McCarthy | first=Todd | title=The Pink Panther 2 | website=Variety | date=February 5, 2009 | url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/the-pink-panther-2-2-1200473843/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}} Her second film that year was Dreamgirls, a cinematic adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical; Beyoncé portrayed a pop singer modeled after Diana Ross.{{cite web | last=Rooney | first=David | title=Dreamgirls | website=Variety | date=November 30, 2006 | url=https://variety.com/2006/film/awards/dreamgirls-7-1200511727/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}} In April 2007, Beyoncé embarked on the Beyoncé Experience, her first worldwide concert tour, which visited 97 venues{{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}} 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.{{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}}|group="note"}} At the same time, B'Day was re-released with five additional songs, including her duet with Shakira "Beautiful Liar".{{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}} In December 2007, Beyoncé and Jay-Z became engaged.{{cite magazine |first=K.c. |last=Blumm |title=Beyoncé's Embarrassed to Play Songs from Her New Album for Her Mom |magazine=People |date=January 3, 2014 |url=https://people.com/celebrity/beyoncs-embarrassed-to-play-songs-from-her-new-album-for-her-mom/ |access-date=May 23, 2025}}
= 2008–2009: ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' and marriage =
File:Beyonce in Vienna.jpg in 2009|alt=Beyoncé stands looking out to a crowd while holding a microphone]]
On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé and Jay-Z married in a small, private ceremony.{{cite web | last=LaCroix | first=Emy | title=Inside Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Ultra-Private Wedding, 17 Years Ago Today | website=People | date=April 4, 2025 | url=https://people.com/all-about-beyonce-jay-z-wedding-11707706 | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Taylor | first=Elise | title=In Honor of Their 10th Anniversary, a Look Back at Beyoncé and Jay Z's Relationship | website=Vogue | date=April 4, 2017 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-jay-z-relationship-timeline | access-date=June 1, 2025}} Influenced by their marriage, Beyoncé released the album I Am... Sasha Fierce in November 2008 and introduced her alter ego Sasha Fierce.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596573/20081008/Beyoncé_beyonce.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140228203224/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596573/20081008/Beyonc%C3%A9_beyonce.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 28, 2014|title=Beyoncé Releases Two Tracks From I Am ..., Inspired By Jay-Z And Etta James|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|date=October 8, 2008|publisher=MTV News|access-date=March 6, 2011}}{{sfn|Colbert|2017|p=83}} A double album, it comprises two discs—I Am... and Sasha Fierce; the former contains slow and midtempo pop and R&B ballads, while the latter focuses on more uptempo beats that blend electropop and Europop elements.{{cite web | last=Ruiz | first=Matthew Ismael | title=Every Beyoncé Album, Ranked | website=Vulture | url-access=limited | date=March 29, 2024 | url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-beyonce-album-ranked.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Light | first=Alan | title=Making an Entrance | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | url-access=limited | date=November 22, 2008 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/making-an-entrance-20081122-gdt3rl.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}} It sold 482,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200, giving Beyoncé her third consecutive number-one album in the U.S.{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|volume=122|issue=39|page=77|date=October 2, 2010|title=Charts}}
I Am... Sasha Fierce included her UK number-one single, "If I Were a Boy", and her fifth U.S. chart-topper, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".{{cite web | last=Beaumont-Thomas | first=Ben | title=Beyoncé has first UK No 1 in 14 years with Texas Hold 'Em | website=The Guardian | date=February 23, 2024 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/23/beyonce-has-first-uk-no-1-in-14-years-with-texas-hold-em | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Cohen | first=Jonathan | agency=Associated Press | title=Beyonce Rings Up Fifth Solo No. 1 Song | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=December 4, 2008 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/beyonce-rings-up-fifth-solo-123899/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=This Week in Billboard Chart History: In 2008, Beyonce Locked Down No. 1 on the Hot 100 With 'Single Ladies' | magazine=Billboard | date=December 10, 2018 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-single-ladies-this-week-in-billboard-chart-history-2008/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} "Halo" achieved the accomplishment of becoming her longest-running Hot 100 single at the time,{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/beyonc%E9/chart-history/hot-100|magazine=Billboard|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}} and its success in the U.S. helped Beyoncé attain more top-ten singles on the list than any other woman during the 2000s.{{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}} The music video for "Single Ladies" has been parodied and imitated around the world, with the Toronto Star describing it as the "first major dance craze" of the Internet age.{{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}} At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, the video won three categories, including Video of the Year.{{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}} In March 2009, Beyoncé embarked on the I Am... Tour, her second headlining worldwide concert tour, grossing $119.5 million.{{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}}
Beyoncé portrayed blues singer Etta James in the musical biopic Cadillac Records (2008),{{cite web | last=Michaels | first=Sean | title=Beyoncé Slammed by Etta James for Performance at Barack Obama Inauguration Ball | website=The Guardian | date=February 6, 2009 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/feb/06/beyonce-etta-james-barack-obama | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | author-link=Peter Bradshaw | last=Bradshaw | first=Peter | title=Film Review: Cadillac Records | website=The Guardian | date=February 20, 2009 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/feb/19/cadillac-records-adrien-brody-beyonce-mos-def | access-date=June 1, 2025}} garnering several nominations including an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress.{{cite web | last=Aradillas | first=Elaine | title=Jennifer Hudson Leads NAACP Image Awards with Seven Nods | website=People | date=January 7, 2009 | url=https://people.com/awards/jennifer-hudson-leads-naacp-image-awards-with-seven-nods/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} Beyoncé starred alongside Ali Larter and Idris Elba in the psychological thriller Obsessed (2009), portraying Sharon Charles, a wife and mother whose family is endangered by her husband's stalker.{{cite web | last=Brooks | first=Xan | title=Film review: Obsessed | website=The Guardian | date=May 28, 2009 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/may/29/obsessed-film-review | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | first=Kirk | last=Honeycutt | title=Film Review | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=April 24, 2009 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/obsessed-film-review-93076/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} Although the film received negative reviews from critics—with Rotten Tomatoes' consensus calling it "instantly predictable and{{nbsp}}[...] forgettable"—it performed strongly at the U.S. box office, earning $68 million on a $20 million budget, surpassing Cadillac Records by $60 million.{{cite web | title=Obsessed | publisher=Rotten Tomatoes | date=April 24, 2009 | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1207523-obsessed | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Obsessed | website=Box Office Mojo | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl543589889/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Cadillac Records | website=Box Office Mojo | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl961054209/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}
At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2010, Beyoncé received ten nominations—both for I Am... Sasha Fierce and for her work in film soundtracks—tying with Lauryn Hill for most Grammy nominations in a single year by a female artist.{{cite web | last=Malenfant | first=Marley | title=Beyoncé Leads 2025 Grammy Awards with Most Nominations Ever | website=Austin American-Statesman | date=February 2, 2025 | url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2025/02/02/beyonce-2025-grammy-awards-most-nominations-record-breaking/78025389007/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} Beyoncé won six of those nominations, including Best Contemporary R&B Album for I Am... Sasha Fierce and Song of the Year for "Single Ladies", breaking a record she previously tied in 2004 for the most Grammy awards won in a single night by a female artist with six.{{cite web | last=Jones | first=Sam | title=Beyoncé Hits Grammys for Six | website=The Guardian | date=February 1, 2010 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/feb/01/beyonce-grammys-six-taylor-swift | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Woollard | first=Rob | title=Beyonce's six appeal dominates Grammys | website=The Sydney Morning Herald |url-access=limited | date=February 1, 2010 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/beyonces-six-appeal-dominates-grammys-20100201-n7u4.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Moody | first=Nekesa Mumbi | title=Beyonce first woman to win 6 Grammys in one night | website=Journal Star | date=February 1, 2010 | url=https://www.pjstar.com/story/entertainment/local/2010/02/01/beyonce-first-woman-to-win/42395452007/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} Beyoncé provided vocals on Lady Gaga's single "Telephone", from the latter's extended play The Fame Monster (2009).{{cite web | last=Kennedy | first=John | title=V Opinion: Lady Gaga The Fame Monster | website=Vibe | date=November 14, 2009 | url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/v-opinion-lady-gaga-fame-monster-48130/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Moralde | first=Oscar | title=Let's Make a Sandwich: Lady Gaga's 'Telephone', A Second Take | website=Slant | date=March 16, 2010 | url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/lets-make-a-sandwich-lady-gagas-telephone-a-second-take/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |title=Beyoncé's Billboard Hot 100 Top 10s From 'Crazy in Love' to 'Texas Hold 'Em' & 'Jolene' |magazine=Billboard |date=September 4, 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-billboard-hot-100-top-10s-list/ |access-date=June 1, 2025}}
= 2010–2012: ''4'' and first child =
In January 2010, Beyoncé announced a hiatus from her music career.{{cite web | title=Beyonce Denies Pregnancy Rumour | publisher=BBC News | date=August 17, 2010 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-10997181 | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Gardner | first=Elysa | title=Beyonce Wants to Chill Out in 2010 | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=January 13, 2010 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/beyonce-wants-to-chill-out-in-2010-20100113-m5xi.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}} Her musical break lasted nine months, during which she visited several European cities, the Great Wall of China, the Egyptian pyramids, Australia, English music festivals, and attended museum exhibitions and ballet performances.{{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}}{{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|access-date=June 3, 2013}}{{cbignore}} "Eat, Play, Love", a cover story written by Beyoncé for Essence that detailed her career break, won her a writing award from the New York Association of Black Journalists.{{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}} Around this time, she miscarried, retrospectively describing the experience as "the saddest thing" she had endured.{{cite news|last=Battersby|first=Matilda|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}} Beyoncé returned to the studio and wrote music to cope with the loss.{{cite web | last=Maresca | first=Rachel | title=Beyonce opens up on miscarriage for the first time: 'It was the saddest thing I've ever been through' | website=New York Daily News | date=January 31, 2013 | url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/01/31/beyonce-opens-up-on-miscarriage-for-the-first-time-it-was-the-saddest-thing-ive-ever-been-through/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Stone | first=Rolling | title=Beyonce Opens Up About Miscarriage in New Documentary | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=January 31, 2013 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-opens-up-about-miscarriage-in-new-documentary-235830/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} In March 2011, Beyoncé and her father Mathew parted ways as business partners.{{cite web | last=Michaels | first=Sean | title=Beyoncé Drops Father as Manager | website=The Guardian | date=March 30, 2011 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/30/beyonce-drops-father-manager | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite magazine | agency=Associated Press | title=Beyonce's Father, Mathew Knowles, Is No Longer Her Manager | magazine=Billboard | date=March 29, 2011 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonces-father-mathew-knowles-is-no-longer-her-manager-1178585/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}
File:Beyonce (New York).jpg concert residency in August 2011|alt=The upper body of Beyoncé is shown as she sings into a microphone]]
The following month, while in Paris with Jay-Z for a photoshoot for her then-upcoming studio album cover, Beyoncé unexpectedly became pregnant.{{cite web | last=Carlson | first=Erin | title=Blue Ivy Carter Breaks Billboard Record | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=January 12, 2012 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/blue-ivy-carter-billboard-glory-jay-z-beyonce-280917/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Braiker | first=Brian | title=Notorious B.I.C.: Jay-Z Posts New Song About Birth of Daughter Blue Ivy | website=The Guardian | date=January 9, 2012 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/jan/09/jay-z-blue-ivy-carter-new-song | access-date=June 1, 2025}} Her fourth studio album, 4, was released on June 24, 2011, in the U.S. and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 310,000 copies in its first week.{{cite web | last=Jefferson | first=na | title=Five Years Of 4: Creatives Reflect On Their Time With Beyonce At Her Boldest | website=Vibe | date=June 24, 2016 | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/beyonce-4-album-anniversary-431051/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | title=Beyonce Notches 4th Billboard 200 No. 1 with 4 | magazine=Billboard | date=July 6, 2011 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-notches-4th-billboard-200-no-1-with-4-469358/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} This marked her fourth consecutive number-one album in the country.{{cite web | last=Osei | first=Anthony | title=Beyoncé Scores Her Fourth Number One with 4 | website=Complex | date=July 5, 2011 | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/anthony-osei/beyonce-scores-her-fourth-number-one-with-4 | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Voytko-Best | first=Lisette | title=Beyoncé Turns 40—Time To Revisit Her Obsession With The Number 4 | website=Forbes | date=September 4, 2021 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2021/09/04/beyonc-turns-40-time-to-revisit-her-obsession-with-the-number-4/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} 4—the first project of Beyoncé's artistic freedom and creative control since she split from her father—was conceived as a traditional R&B and soul record that stood apart from contemporary popular music.{{cite web | last=Urbanek | first=Sydney | title=Beyoncé's 4 at 10: the Album That Set the Stage for Her Cultural Domination | website=The Guardian | date=June 23, 2021 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jun/23/beyonces-4-at-10-the-album-that-set-the-stage-for-her-cultural-domination | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Tharpe | first=Frazier | title=The Business of Being Beyoncé Knowles-Carter | website=GQ | date=September 10, 2024 | url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/beyonce-knowles-carter-october-2024-cover-interview | access-date=June 1, 2025}} The album's singles include the U.S. top-75 songs "Run the World (Girls)", "Best Thing I Never Had", "Party", "Countdown", and "Love on Top".{{cite magazine | last=Sexton | first=Paul | title=Beyonce's '4' Debuts Atop U.K. Album Chart, Has Six Singles in Top 75 | magazine=Billboard | date=July 4, 2011 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonces-4-debuts-atop-uk-album-chart-has-six-singles-in-top-75-469382/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite magazine | title=Chart History: Billboard Hot 100 | magazine=Billboard | date=January 4, 2003 | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/beyonce/chart-history/tfc/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} The lattermost peaked at number 20, becoming the highest-charting single from the album.{{cite web | last=Molanphy | first=Chris | title=How Beyoncé Finally Got Her First No. 1 in 14 Years | website=Slate | date=August 13, 2022 | url=https://slate.com/culture/2022/08/beyonce-break-my-soul-number-1-how-did-it-get-there.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}}
On June 26, 2011, Beyoncé became the first solo female artist in over two decades to headline the main Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival.{{cite magazine | last=Halperin | first=Shirley | title=Beyonce Delivers Hit-Filled Glastonbury Performance: Video | magazine=Billboard | date=June 27, 2011 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-delivers-hit-filled-glastonbury-performance-video-469764/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Phillips | first=Sarah | title=Beyoncé Headlining at Glastonbury Was a Great Girl Power Moment | website=The Guardian | date=June 28, 2011 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2011/jun/28/beyonce-headlining-glastonbury-girl-power | access-date=June 1, 2025}} Her performance received widespread acclaim, with several outlets highlighting her growth and excellence as a live performer.{{cite web | title=Beyonce says Glastonbury performance 'career highlight' | publisher=BBC News | date=June 27, 2011 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-13927416 | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Beaumont-Thomas | first=Ben | title=From Bowie to Beyoncé: Glastonbury's 50 Greatest Moments | website=The Guardian | date=June 26, 2020 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jun/26/from-bowie-to-beyonce-glastonburys-50-greatest-moments | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Needham | first=Alex | title=Beyoncé's Classic Glastonbury 2011 Set as It Happened (Nine Years Ago) | website=The Guardian | date=June 26, 2020 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/live/2020/jun/26/beyonce-classic-glastonbury-set-follow-it-live | access-date=June 1, 2025}} In August 2011, Beyoncé and Jay-Z attended the MTV Video Music Awards, in which the former performed "Love On Top" and revealed her pregnancy.{{cite magazine | last=Kaufman | first=Gil | title=I Had a Front-Row Seat for Beyonce's First Pregnancy Reveal | magazine=Billboard | date=February 1, 2017 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-pregnant-blue-ivy-2011-video-music-awards-flashback-7677078/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite magazine | title=Beyonce Rocks 'Love on Top' at the VMAs | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=August 29, 2011 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-rocks-love-on-top-at-the-vmas-180990/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} Her announcement contributed to the ceremony becoming the most-watched broadcast in MTV history at the time, drawing 12.4 million viewers.{{cite magazine | last=Perpetua | first=Matthew | title=MTV Scores Highest-Ever 'VMA' Audience | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=August 30, 2011 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mtv-scores-highest-ever-vma-audience-190153/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Goldberg | first=Lesley | title=MTV's Video Music Awards Scores Largest Audience Ever | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=August 29, 2011 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mtvs-video-music-awards-scores-228952/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} The moment also set a Guinness World Record for the most tweets per second for a single event, with 8,868 tweets per second, and "Beyonce pregnant" became the most Googled phrase during the week of August 29, 2011.{{cite web | last=Oppenheim | first=Maya | title=Beyoncé Gives 'Birth to Twins' | website=The Independent | date=June 18, 2017 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/beyonce-gives-birth-twins-la-hospital-jay-z-gender-beyhive-a7795551.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | title=News of Beyoncé's Pregnancy Grips Google Users, US Open, ESPN Popular | publisher=Yahoo! News | date=September 5, 2011 | url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/news-beyonc-pregnancy-grips-google-users-us-open-125354734.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}}
In late 2011, Beyoncé headlined four exclusive shows at New York's Roseland Ballroom titled 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé, performing songs from 4.{{cite magazine | last=Rosen | first=Jody | title=Beyonce Gets Intimate in First of 4 Roseland Ballroom Shows | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=August 15, 2011 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-gets-intimate-in-first-of-4-roseland-ballroom-shows-91146/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Ramirez | first=Erika | title=Beyonce Owns NYC in '4' Concert Debut | magazine=Billboard | date=August 15, 2011 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-owns-nyc-in-4-concert-debut/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} That month, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America after shipping one million copies to retail stores. The album reached one billion Spotify streams on February 5, 2018, making Beyoncé the first female artist to have three of her albums surpass one billion streams on the platform.{{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}} On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to her daughter Blue Ivy in New York City.{{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}} In June 2012, she 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.{{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}}
= 2013–2014: ''Beyoncé'' =
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In January 2013, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem during Barack Obama's second presidential inauguration.{{cite web | last=Bandini | first=Nicky | title=Beyoncé sings US national anthem live for Super Bowl press in New Orleans | website=The Guardian | date=January 31, 2013 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/us-news-blog/2013/jan/31/beyonce-sings-super-bowl-press | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Beyonce admits she lip-synched anthem | publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date=February 1, 2013 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-01/beyonce-admits-she-lip-synched-anthem/4495906 | access-date=June 1, 2025}} The following month, she headlined the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show in New Orleans.{{cite magazine | last=Sheffield | first=Rob | title=Rob Sheffield: Super Bowl Belonged to Beyonce | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=February 4, 2013 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/super-bowl-xlvii-the-night-belonged-to-beyonce-182610/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Peters | first=Mitchell | title=Beyonce Reminisces About Her Fierce 2013 Super Bowl Halftime Show: Watch | magazine=Billboard | date=February 6, 2016 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-destinys-child-xlvii-super-bowl-50-halftime-show-coldplay-6867188/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} The performance became the second most tweeted-about moment in history at the time, generating 268,000 tweets per minute.{{cite web | last=Hu | first=Elise | title=The Biggest Twitter Moments Ever Feature Beyonce, Romney | website=NPR | date=August 12, 2013 | url=https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/08/12/211410644/the-biggest-twitter-moments-ever-feature-beyonce-romney | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Molina | first=Brett | title=Beyonce, blackout top Super Bowl social chatter | website=USA Today | date=February 4, 2013 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/02/04/facebook-twitter-super-bowl-beyonce/1890047/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} In February, her feature-length documentary Life Is But a Dream premiered on HBO.{{cite web | last1=Rogers | first1=Katie | last2=Spencer | first2=Ruth | title=Beyoncé's New HBO Film: How Might Life Is But a Dream Play Out? | website=The Guardian | date=February 15, 2013 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/15/beyonce-hbo-film-life-but-a-dream | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Stanley | first=Alessandra | title=Beyoncé's Documentary, Life Is but a Dream, on HBO | website=The New York Times | date=February 14, 2013 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/arts/television/beyonces-documentary-life-is-but-a-dream-on-hbo.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}} The film, which offered an introspective look into her personal and professional life, was co-directed by Beyoncé.{{cite web | last=Battan | first=Carrie | title=Review: Beyoncé's Documentary Life Is But a Dream | website=Pitchfork | date=February 15, 2013 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/49584-review-beyonces-documentary-life-is-but-a-dream/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Wete | first=Brad | title=Beyonce's Life Is But a Dream Documentary Debuts in New York: Review | magazine=Billboard | date=February 13, 2013 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonces-life-is-but-a-dream-documentary-debuts-in-new-york-1538867/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} She launched The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in April 2013, which spanned 132 dates and concluded in March 2014.{{cite magazine | title=Beyonce Will Launch World Tour in April | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=February 4, 2013 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-will-launch-world-tour-in-april-181098/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Brown | first=N. | title=Beyonce Gives Fans the 'Ugly Cry' for Last 'Mrs. Carter World Tour' Show [Video] | website=Vibe | date=March 28, 2014 | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/vixen/beyonce-gives-fans-the-ugly-cry-for-last-mrs-carter-world-tour-show-video-301982/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} In May 2013, she released a cover of Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black" with André 3000 for the soundtrack of the drama film The Great Gatsby.{{cite magazine | last=Lipshutz | first=Jason | title=Beyonce, Andre 3000's 'Back To Black' Amy Winehouse Cover Hits The Web | magazine=Billboard | date=April 27, 2013 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-andre-3000s-back-to-black-amy-winehouse-cover-hits-the-web-1559985/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Battan | first=Carrie | title=Listen to Beyoncé and André 3000's Cover of Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' | website=Pitchfork | date=April 27, 2013 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/50382-listen-to-beyonce-and-andre-3000s-cover-of-amy-winehouses-back-to-black/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} That same month, Beyoncé voiced Queen Tara in the 3D animated film Epic.{{cite web | last=Ford | first=Rebecca | title=Beyonce Describes Playing a Queen of the Forest in Epic Featurette (Video) | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=March 25, 2013 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/beyonce-describes-playing-a-queen-430867/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | title=9 pop divas who have voiced animated movie characters | publisher=BBC News | date=March 31, 2017 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3kvLZNSXvl9Sn1n3Qvdqg01/9-pop-divas-who-have-voiced-animated-movie-characters | access-date=June 1, 2025}}
On December 13, 2013, Beyoncé unexpectedly released her eponymous fifth studio album on the iTunes Store without prior announcement or promotion.{{sfn|Harper|2019|pp=61–63}}{{cite magazine | last=Hampp | first=Andrew | title=Beyonce Unexpectedly Releases New Self-Titled 'Visual Album' on iTunes | magazine=Billboard | date=December 13, 2013 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-unexpectedly-releases-new-self-titled-visual-album-on/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, marking her fifth consecutive U.S. number-one debut—making her the first woman in the chart's history to achieve this milestone with her first five studio albums.{{cite magazine | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | title=Beyonce Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Album Nearing 1 Million U.S. Sales | magazine=Billboard | date=December 26, 2013 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-spends-second-week-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart-5847922/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | title=Beyonce Makes History With Fifth No. 1 Album | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=December 18, 2013 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/beyonce-makes-history-fifth-no-666577/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Beyonce Becomes First Female With Five No. 1 Albums | website=Vibe | date=December 18, 2013 | url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/beyonce-becomes-first-female-five-no-1-albums-198557/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} Beyoncé received widespread critical acclaim{{cite web | title=Beyoncé by Beyoncé | website=Metacritic | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/beyonce/beyonce | access-date=June 1, 2025}} and was a commercial success, selling one million digital copies globally within six days.{{cite web | title=Beyonce album sets iTunes sales record, tops Billboard chart | website=Reuters | date=December 18, 2013 | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/beyonce-album-sets-itunes-sales-record-tops-billboard-chart-idUSBRE9BH1BM/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} Musically rooted in electro-R&B, the album explored darker, more personal themes than her previous work, including bulimia, postnatal depression, and the emotional complexities of marriage and motherhood.{{cite web | last=Pareles | first=Jon | title=Beyoncé's New Album is Steamy and Sleek | website=The New York Times | date=December 13, 2013 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/14/arts/music/beyonces-new-album-is-steamy-and-sleek.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Horner | first=Al | title=Beyonce | publisher=NME | date=December 16, 2013 | url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-beyonce-15005-316828 | access-date=June 1, 2025}} Beyoncé is credited with popularizing digital releases, the surprise album and visual album formats, and with establishing Friday as Global Release Day.{{cite magazine | last=Lang | first=Cady | title=How Beyoncé Changed the Music Industry | magazine=Time | date=March 28, 2024 | url=https://time.com/6961069/beyonce-music-industry/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=McKinney | first=Kelsey | title=New Albums Will Come Out on Fridays Instead of Tuesdays Now. Blame Beyonce. | website=Vox | date=February 26, 2015 | url=https://www.vox.com/2015/2/26/8116201/friday-new-albums-beyonce | access-date=June 1, 2025}} The lead single, "Drunk in Love", featuring Jay-Z, peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Katy Perry Tops Hot 100, Beyonce Bounds To No. 2 | magazine=Billboard | date=February 5, 2014 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-tops-hot-100-beyonce-bounds-to-no-2-5894009/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Beyoncé's 'Drunk in Love' Rockets to No. 2 on Hot 100 | website=Rap-Up | date=February 5, 2014 | url=https://www.rap-up.com/article/2014/02/05/beyonces-drunk-in-love-rockets-to-no-2-on-hot-100 | access-date=June 1, 2025}}
Beyoncé sold 2.3 million units worldwide, making it the tenth best-selling album of 2013 and the twentieth best-selling album of 2014.{{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}}{{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}} At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé received six nominations and won three: Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for "Drunk in Love", and Best Surround Sound Album for Beyoncé.{{cite web | title=Grammys 2015: Beyonce among the early winners | publisher=CBS News | date=February 8, 2015 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grammys-2015-beyonce-among-the-early-winners/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Beyonce Shares Photos From Her Big Grammy Night | publisher=ABC News | date=February 9, 2015 | url=https://abcnews.go.com/news/story/beyonce-shares-photos-big-grammy-night-28833778 | access-date=June 1, 2025}} In April 2014, Beyoncé and Jay-Z—known collectively by their stage name the Carters—announced their first co-headlining stadium tour called On the Run Tour.{{cite web | last=Breihan | first=Tom | title=Beyoncé & Jay Z Announce On The Run Tour Dates | website=Stereogum | date=April 28, 2014 | url=https://www.stereogum.com/1678443/beyonce-jay-z-announce-on-the-run-tour-dates/news/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Minsker | first=Evan | title=Beyoncé and Jay Z Announce On the Run Tour | website=Pitchfork | date=April 28, 2014 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/54813-beyonce-and-jay-z-announce-on-the-run-tour/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} On August 24, 2014, she received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards, and won three additional honors: Best Video with a Social Message and Best Cinematography for "Pretty Hurts", and Best Collaboration for "Drunk in Love".{{cite magazine | last=Begley | first=Sarah | title=Beyoncé Rumored to Perform Medley of Entire Album on VMAs | magazine=Time | date=August 25, 2014 | url=https://time.com/3170149/vmas-2014-beyonce-medley-performance/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Grow | first=Kory | title=Beyonce to Receive Video Vanguard Award, Perform at VMAs | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=August 7, 2014 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-to-receive-mtv-video-vanguard-award-perform-at-vmas-90407/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}
= 2015–2017: ''Lemonade'' =
Beyoncé released "Formation" on February 6, 2016, and performed it live for the first time during the NFL Super Bowl 50 halftime show.{{sfn|Brooks|Martin|2019|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=PAKaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT156 156]}}{{sfn|Watson|2016|pp=81–96}} The performance sparked controversy due to its apparent reference to the fiftieth anniversary of the Black Panther Party, as the NFL prohibits political statements during its events.{{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}}{{cite news |last=Moore|first=Suzanne|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}} Afterward, Beyoncé announced The Formation World Tour, which included stops across North America and Europe.{{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}}{{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}} It was the first all-stadium tour by a female artist and concluded on October 7,{{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}} later winning Tour of the Year at the 44th American Music Awards.{{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}}
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On April 16, 2016, Beyoncé released a teaser for a project titled Lemonade.{{cite magazine | last=Stutz | first=Colin | title=Beyonce Posts Video Teaser for Lemonade Project: Watch | magazine=Billboard (magazine) | date=April 16, 2016 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beyonce-hbo-lemonade-world-premiere-event-video-7334097/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Khatchatourian | first=Maane | title=Beyonce Teases Mysterious 'Lemonade' HBO 'World Premiere Event' | website=Variety | date=April 16, 2016 | url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/beyonce-lemonade-hbo-1201755038/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} An hour-long visual and musical film premiered on HBO on April 23,{{cite web | last=Malkin | first=Marc | title=Beyonce to Release Audio of Lemonade Film Across All Music Streaming Platforms (Exclusive) | website=Variety | date=April 17, 2019 | url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/beyonce-to-release-audio-of-lemonade-film-across-all-music-streaming-platforms-exclusive-1203191643/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Kennedy | first=Gerrick D. | title=Beyoncé Just Released Her New Album, Lemonade, During Her HBO Special | website=Los Angeles Times | url-access=subscription | date=April 24, 2016 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-beyonce-lemonade-20160415-story.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}} coinciding with the release of the corresponding studio album of the same name exclusively on Tidal the same day.{{cite magazine | title=Beyonce Releases New Album 'Lemonade' on Tidal | magazine=Billboard | date=April 24, 2016 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beyonce-lemonade-new-album-6897243/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Coscarelli | first=Joe | title=Measuring How Tidal Fared With Beyoncé's Lemonade | website=The New York Times | date=May 12, 2016 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/arts/music/beyonce-lemonade-tidal-streams.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}} The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making Beyoncé the first artist in Billboard history to have their first six studio albums debut at number one.{{cite web | last=Kim | first=Michelle | title=Beyonce Is The First Artist To Have Her First 6 Albums Debut At No. 1 | website=The Fader | date=May 1, 2016 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/05/01/beyonce-first-artist-6-albums-debut-at-no-1 | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Lang | first=Cady | title=Beyoncé Just Made History with Lemonade | magazine=Time | date=May 2, 2016 | url=https://time.com/4314347/beyonce-makes-history-with-record-breaking-lemonade/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} All twelve tracks from Lemonade entered the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first female artist to chart twelve or more songs simultaneously.{{cite web | first=Amaya | last=Mendizabal | title=All 12 of Beyonce's Lemonade Tracks Debut on Hot 100 | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=May 2, 2016 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/all-12-beyonces-lemonade-tracks-889521/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | author=Guardian music | title=Beyoncé Breaks Chart Record as Each Track on Lemonade Reaches Top 100 | website=The Guardian | date=May 4, 2016 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/04/beyonce-chart-record-lemonade-top-100 | access-date=June 1, 2025}} With 115 million streams in its first week, Lemonade became the most-streamed album in a single week by a female artist on Tidal.{{cite web | last=Coscarelli | first=Joe | title=Measuring How Tidal Fared With Beyoncé's Lemonade | website=The New York Times | date=May 12, 2016 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/13/arts/music/beyonce-lemonade-tidal-streams.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}} It was the third best-selling album in the U.S. in 2016, with 1.554 million copies sold, and the best-selling album worldwide that year, with 2.5 million copies sold worldwide.{{cite magazine | last=Caulfield | first=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/pro/drake-views-nielsen-music-top-album-2016-us/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Rys | first=Dan | title=Beyonce's Lemonade Highest-Selling Album Globally in 2016; Drake Lands Top Song: IFPI | magazine=Billboard | url-access=subscription | date=April 25, 2017 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/ifpi-beyonce-lemonade-highest-selling-album-2016-drake-song-7775037/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}
Several music publications included Lemonade amongst their lists of best albums of 2016.{{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}}{{cite magazine | title=Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2016: Critics' Picks | magazine=Billboard | date=December 12, 2016 | url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/50-best-albums-of-2016/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite web | last=O'Connor | first=Roisin | title=The Independent{{'s}} albums of the year 2016 | website=The Independent | date=December 2, 2016 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/features/best-albums-2016-beyonce-anderson-paak-frank-ocean-leonard-cohen-chance-the-rapper-a7446336.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}} The album's visuals earned eleven nominations at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards—the most Beyoncé had ever received in a single year—and won eight awards, including Video of the Year for "Formation".{{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}}{{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}} The eight wins made Beyoncé the most-awarded artist in MTV Video Music Awards history with twenty-four total awards, surpassing Madonna's previous record of twenty wins.{{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}} In January 2017, Beyoncé was announced as a headliner for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which would have made her only the second female artist to headline the event. However, on February 23, it was confirmed she would no longer perform due to her pregnancy concerns.{{cite web | title=Beyoncé Drops Out of Coachella on Doctor's Orders | website=The Guardian | date=February 23, 2017 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/23/beyonce-drops-out-coachella-pregnant-twins | access-date=June 1, 2025}}{{cite magazine | agency=Associated Press | title=Beyonce Cancels Coachella Performance, Will Perform at 2018 Festival | magazine=Billboard | date=February 23, 2017 | url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/events/beyonce-cancels-coachella-performance-7701890/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}} Festival organizers later announced she would headline the 2018 edition instead.
At the 59th Grammy Awards in February 2017, Lemonade led with nine nominations, including Album of the Year, and Record and Song for the Year for "Formation".{{cite web | last=James | first=Emily St. | title=Beyoncé Dominates the 2017 Grammy Nominations with 9 Nods for Lemonade | website=Vox | date=February 11, 2017 | url=https://www.vox.com/2017/2/11/14587780/grammy-nominations-2017-nominees-beyonce-adele | access-date=June 2, 2025}} Beyoncé won two awards: Best Urban Contemporary Album for Lemonade and Best Music Video for "Formation".{{cite magazine | last=Grein | first=Paul | title=Are Beyoncé & Adele Headed for a Grammy Rematch? | magazine=Billboard | date=June 16, 2022 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammys-2023-beyonce-adele-rematch-1235089313/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Lewis | first=Hilary | title=Grammy Snubs: Beyonce Goes Two-for-Nine as Kanye West, Rihanna, Justin Bieber Shut Out | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=February 12, 2017 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/grammys-snubs-2017-beyonce-goes-two-nine-as-kanye-west-rihanna-justin-bieber-shut-975332/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} On February 1, 2017, Beyoncé announced on Instagram that she was expecting twins.{{cite web | last=Jamieson | first=Amber | title=Beyoncé Announces She's Pregnant with Twins | website=The Guardian | date=February 1, 2017 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/01/beyonce-pregnant-twins-instagram-jay-z | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Framke | first=Caroline | title=Beyoncé Announces She's Pregnant with Twins in Perfectly Beyoncé Fashion | website=Vox | date=February 1, 2017 | url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/2/1/14472416/beyonce-pregnant-twins-instagram | access-date=June 2, 2025}} The post garnered over 6.3 million likes within a few hours, setting a world record for the most-liked image on the platform at the time.{{cite web | title=The Gossip: Beyonce's Pregnancy Post Is the Most Liked Instagram Photo Ever | publisher=BBC News | date=February 2, 2017 | url=https://www.bbc.com/bbcthree/article/ccd2aa9c-2a4a-45cd-8f8e-5694158dc043 | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Jenkins | first=Nash | title=Beyoncé's Pregnancy Photo Is Instagram's 'Most Liked Ever' | magazine=Time | date=February 2, 2017 | url=https://time.com/4657555/beyonce-pregnant-photo-instagram/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} On July 13, she shared the first photo of herself with the twins, confirming they were born a month earlier on June 13.{{cite web | title=Beyonce twins: Sir Carter and Rumi pictured for first time | publisher=BBC News | date=July 13, 2017 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40604732 | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Berrington | first=Katie | title=Beyoncé Shares First Photo Of Twins | website=Vogue | date=July 14, 2017 | url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/beyonce-shares-first-photo-of-twins | access-date=June 2, 2025}} The post became the second most-liked on Instagram, following her original pregnancy announcement.{{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=June 2, 2025}}{{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=June 2, 2025}} The twins—a daughter, Rumi, and a son, Sir—were born via caesarean section in California.{{cite web | last=Kelly | first=Aoife | title=Beyonce Opens Up About Emergency Caesarean After One of Her Twins' Hearts 'Paused a Few Times' | website=Irish Independent | date=April 21, 2019 | url=https://www.independent.ie/life/family/mothers-babies/beyonce-opens-up-about-emergency-caesarean-after-one-of-her-twins-hearts-paused-a-few-times/38036428.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Fernández | first=Alexia | title=Jay Z Spotted Arriving at Los Angeles Hospital After Beyoncé Gives Birth to Twins | website=People | date=June 19, 2017 | url=https://people.com/celebrity/jay-z-arrives-at-hospital-after-twins-birth/ |access-date=June 2, 2025}} Later that year, Beyoncé featured on Eminem's "Walk on Water" and on the remix of Ed Sheeran's "Perfect"; the latter reached number one in the U.S., marking her sixth chart-topper as a solo artist.{{cite magazine | last=Saponara | first=Michael | title=Eminem & Beyonce Team Up for 'Walk on Water' | magazine=Billboard | date=November 10, 2017 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/eminem-beyonce-walk-on-water-8031192/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Molanphy | first=Chris | title=Why Beyoncé Needed Ed Sheeran to Score Her First No. 1 Hit in Nine Years | website=Slate | date=December 15, 2017 | url=https://slate.com/culture/2017/12/why-ed-sheeran-and-beyonces-perfect-is-no-1.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}
= 2018–2021: ''Everything Is Love'' and ''The Lion King''=
File:Beyoncé at The Lion King European Premiere 2019.png in 2019]]
Beyoncé played the first of two weekends as the headlining act of the Coachella Music Festival.{{cite web | last=Beaumont-Thomas | first=Ben | title=Coachella 2018 Lineup Announced, Headlined by Beyoncé and Eminem | website=The Guardian | date=January 3, 2018 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/03/coachella-2018-lineup-announced-beyonce-eminem-the-weeknd | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last1=Nelson | first1=Jeff | last2=Petit | first2=Stephanie | title=Beyoncé Slays Second Coachella Performance with New Costumes and Surprise Guests | website=People | date=April 22, 2018 | url=https://people.com/music/beyonce-second-coachella-performance/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} Her performance on April 14 was the most-tweeted-about performance of the first weekend and became the most-watched live performance on YouTube.{{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}}{{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}}{{Cite web |first=Katrina |last=Nattress |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}} Her first of her two performances received widespread praise from critics; they described it as historic and one of the greatest performances at Coachella.{{cite web | last=James | first=Emily St. | title=The Unstoppable Beyoncé | website=Vox | date=April 23, 2018 | url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/23/17268972/beyonce-coachella-greatest-performer | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Barlow | first=Eve | title=Beyoncé at Coachella review – greatest star of her generation writes herself into history | website=The Guardian | date=April 15, 2018 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/15/beyonce-at-coachella-review-greatest-star-of-her-generation-writes-herself-into-history | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Did Beyoncé Just Surprise-Drop the Best Live Album of All Time? | website=Los Angeles Times | url-access=subscription | date=April 19, 2019 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-beyonce-coachella-homecoming-live-album-20190419-story.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Grady | first=Constance | title=Beyoncé Made History This Weekend as the First Black Woman to Headline Coachella | website=Vox | date=April 16, 2018 | url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/15/17241166/beyonce-coachella-performance-watch | access-date=June 2, 2025}} The performance paid homage to Black culture—particularly focusing on historically Black colleges and universities—and included a brief reunion of Destiny's Child.{{cite web | last=Amrani | first=Iman | title=Beyoncé, Coachella 2018: A Rich Tapestry of Black Cultural Excellence | website=The Guardian | date=July 6, 2020 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/06/beyonce-coachella-2017-a-rich-tapestry-of-black-cultural-excellence | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Holmes | first=Mannie | title=The Politics Behind Beyonce's 2018 Coachella Performance | website=Variety | date=April 17, 2018 | url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/beyonce-coachella-performance-1202755237/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}
On June 6, 2018, Beyoncé and Jay-Z launched their On the Run II Tour. At their final stop, the couple released their first studio album, Everything Is Love, which debuted at number two in the U.S. with 123,000 album-equivalent units.{{cite web | last=Snapes | first=Laura | title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z release surprise album Everything is Love | website=The Guardian | date=June 16, 2018 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/16/beyonce-and-jay-z-release-collaborative-album-everything-is-love | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Hussein | first=Wandera | title=The Carters's Everything Is Love Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200 | website=The Fader | date=June 25, 2018 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/06/25/everything-is-love-carters-number-2 | access-date=June 2, 2025}} It spawned the single "Apeshit", which peaked at number 13 in the U.S.{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=XXXTentacion's 'Sad!' Vaults From No. 52 to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Following Rapper/Singer's Death | magazine=Billboard | date=June 25, 2018 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/xxxtentacion-sad-no-1-hot-100/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} On December 2, 2018, Beyoncé and Jay-Z headlined the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.{{cite magazine | last=Coetzer | first=Diane | title=Beyonce, JAY-Z, Ed Sheeran, Chris Martin & More Pay Homage to Nelson Mandela at Global Citizen Festival | magazine=Billboard | date=December 3, 2018 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beyonce-jay-z-ed-sheeran-chris-martin-nelson-mandela-global-citizen-festival-johannesburg-8487720/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Seth | first=Radhika | title=Beyoncé And Jay-Z To Headline Global Citizen Festival In South Africa | website=British Vogue | date=July 9, 2018 | url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/global-citizen-festival-mandela-100 | access-date=June 2, 2025}} Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé, a documentary and concert film capturing her 2018 Coachella performances, was released on Netflix on April 17, 2019, alongside a surprise live album.{{cite web | last=Coscarelli | first=Joe | title=Homecoming Documentary Comes With a Surprise: A Beyoncé Live Album | website=The New York Times | date=April 17, 2019 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/arts/music/beyonce-netflix-homecoming.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Beyonce drops live album with Netflix film | publisher=BBC News | date=April 17, 2019 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47962880 | access-date=June 2, 2025}} It was later reported that Beyoncé signed a $60 million deal with Netflix for three projects, including Homecoming.{{cite web | first1=Shirley | last1=Halperin | first2=Jem | last2=Aswad | title=Beyonce's Netflix Deal Worth a Whopping $60 Million | website=Variety | date=April 19, 2019 | url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/beyonce-netflix-deal-1203193729/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} The film earned six nominations at the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2019.{{cite web | last=Droke | first=Carolyn | title=Beyonce's Homecoming Was Snubbed For All Six of Its Creative Arts Emmy Nominations | publisher=Uproxx | date=September 15, 2019 | url=https://uproxx.com/music/beyonce-homecoming-creative-arts-emmys/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}
Beyoncé starred as the voice of Nala in the 2019 remake of The Lion King, released in July that year.{{cite web |last=Gerrand|first=Danielle| title=Disney's new trailer for The Lion King reveals Beyoncé's voice as Nala for first time | publisher=CBS News | date=June 4, 2019 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beyonce-the-lion-king-disney-new-trailer-reveals-beyonce-voice-as-nala/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Curto | first=Justin | title=What It's Like to Work with Beyoncé: Disney's The Lion King Cast Tells All! | website=People | date=July 17, 2019 | url=https://people.com/movies/the-lion-king-cast-on-working-with-beyonce/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} She also contributed to the film's soundtrack, performing a remade version of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight".{{cite magazine | last=Holmes | first=Charles | title=Beyoncé and Donald Glover Update 'Can You Feel The Love Tonight' From The Lion King | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=July 11, 2019 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-donald-glover-can-you-feel-the-love-tonight-857847/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last1=Minsker | first1=Evan | first2=Matthew | last2=Strauss | title=The Lion King 2019 Soundtrack, with Beyoncé and Childish Gambino, Announced | website=Pitchfork | date=June 24, 2019 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-lion-king-2019-soundtrack-with-beyonce-and-childish-gambino-announced/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} Beyoncé's original song "Spirit" was the lead single from both the official soundtrack and The Lion King: The Gift, a companion album she curated and produced.{{cite web | last=Frank | first=Allegra | title=Of course Beyoncé's new song for The Lion King is perfect | website=Vox | date=July 10, 2019 | url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/7/10/20688891/beyonce-lion-king-the-gift-song-spirit | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Beyoncé reveals video for new song 'Spirit' | first=Selim | last=Bulut | website=Dazed | date=July 17, 2019 | url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/45287/1/beyonce-new-song-spirit-the-lion-king-gift-watch-video | access-date=June 2, 2025}} Featuring gqom and Afrobeat genres, Beyoncé worked with African producers to create The Gift, given the film's African setting.{{cite web | last=Kim | first=Michelle Hyun | title=Beyoncé: The Lion King: The Gift | website=Pitchfork | date=July 23, 2019 | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/various-artists-the-lion-king-the-gift/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=McCormick | first=Neil | title=Beyoncé, The Lion King: The Gift, Review – All Hail the Lion Queen | website=The Daily Telegraph | url-access=subscription | date=July 19, 2019 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/beyonce-lion-king-gift-review-hail-lion-queen/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Beaumont-Thomas | first=Ben | title=Beyoncé Reveals African Collaborators for New Album The Lion King: The Gift | website=The Guardian | date=July 16, 2019 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/16/beyonce-the-lion-king-the-gift-album-kendrick-lamar-blue-ivy | access-date=June 2, 2025}} In September, ABC aired Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift, a surprise documentary detailing the album's creation.{{cite magazine | last=Kreps | first=Daniel | title=Beyonce Announces 'Making the Gift' TV Special | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=September 15, 2019 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-making-the-gift-tv-special-lion-king-884705/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Saad | first=Nardine | title=What we learned from Beyoncé's surprise Making the Gift documentary | website=Los Angeles Times | date=September 17, 2019 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-09-17/beyonce-lion-king-making-the-gift-abc | access-date=June 2, 2025}}
A remix of Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" featured Beyoncé, was released in April 2020, and peaked number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Beyoncé's seventh chart-topper as a soloist.{{cite web | last=Curto | first=Justin | title=Megan Thee Stallion Finally Gets a No. 1 Thanks to TikTok, Videos, and Beyoncé | website=Vulture | url-access=limited | date=May 26, 2020 | url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/megan-thee-stallion-savage-number-one.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Cowen | first=Trace William | title=Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé's "Savage" Hits No. 1 on ... | website=Complex | date=May 26, 2020 | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/tracewilliamcowen/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-hits-number-one-billboard-hot-100 | access-date=June 2, 2025}} On July 31, 2020, she released Black Is King on Disney+. A visual album inspired by The Lion King: The Gift, it was written, directed, and executive produced by Beyoncé.{{cite web | last=Spangler | first=Todd | title=Beyoncé Visual Album 'Black Is King' Coming to Disney Plus | website=Variety | date=June 28, 2020 | url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/beyonce-black-is-king-disney-plus-release-date-1234692505/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021, she led with nine nominations and won four awards, becoming the most-awarded singer, the most-awarded female artist, and the second most-awarded person in Grammy history.{{cite web | last=Walsh | first=Charlotte | title=Beyoncé Leads the 2021 Grammys Awards With 4 Wins | website=Vulture | url-access=limited | date=March 15, 2021 | url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/03/grammy-winners-2021-see-the-full-list.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Hart | first=Otis | title=Beyoncé Reigns And Billie Eilish Repeats at 2021 Grammy Awards | publisher=NPR | date=March 15, 2021 | url=https://www.npr.org/2021/03/15/977289869/beyonce-reigns-and-billie-eilish-repeats-at-2021-grammy-awards | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Daw | first=Stephen | title=Beyonce Breaks Grammy Record With Best R&B Performance Win at 2021 Grammys | magazine=Billboard | date=March 15, 2021 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/beyonce-wins-best-rb-performance-2021-grammys-9540562/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} That same year, she co-wrote and recorded "Be Alive" for the biographical sports drama film King Richard, earning her first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 94th Academy Awards.{{cite web | last=Hirwani | first=Peony | title=Beyonce's new song teased in King Richard trailer | website=The Independent | date=October 22, 2021 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/beyonce-new-song-be-alive-king-richard-will-smith-b1943421.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Hussey |first1=Allison |last2=Allison Hussey |first2=Jazz Monroe |title=Beyoncé and Billie Eilish Nominated for Best Original Song at 2022 Oscars |website=Pitchfork |date=February 8, 2022 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/beyonce-and-billie-eilish-nominated-for-best-original-song-at-2022-oscars/ |access-date=June 13, 2025}}
= 2022–present: ''Renaissance'' and ''Cowboy Carter'' =
Beyoncé performed "Be Alive" at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022 on the Compton tennis courts Venus and Serena Williams practiced on in their childhood.{{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}}{{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}} On June 16, 2022, she announced Renaissance, her seventh studio album;{{cite magazine | last=Kreps | first=Daniel | title=Beyoncé Announces Seventh Album, Renaissance | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=June 16, 2022 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-album-7-1366707/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Carras | first=Christi | title=It's Really Happening: Beyoncé Reveals New Album Title and Release Date | website=Los Angeles Times | url-access=subscription | date=June 16, 2022 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-06-16/beyonce-new-album-release-date-renaissance | access-date=June 2, 2025}} the album's lead single, "Break My Soul", was released four days later.{{cite web | last=Gularte | first=Alejandra | title='Break My Soul' Becomes the First Piece of Art From the Beyaissance | website=Vulture | date=June 20, 2022 | url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/06/beyonce-break-my-soul-single-renaissance-stream.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}} It peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100,{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Beyonce's 'Break My Soul' Soars to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 | magazine=Billboard | date=August 8, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-break-my-soul-number-one-hot-100-1235123782/ |access-date=June 2, 2025}} becoming Beyoncé's eighth number-one and twentieth top-ten hit on the chart; the latter placed her alongside Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson as the only artists in chart history to earn at least twenty top-ten singles as solo acts and ten as members of a group.{{cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |title=Beyonce Joins Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson for This Hot 100 Milestone |magazine=Billboard |date=July 5, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-paul-mccartney-michael-jackson-solo-group-milestone-hot-100-top-10-1235110735/ |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/ |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=June 2, 2025}}
Renaissance was released on July 29, 2022, to critical acclaim from critics.{{cite web | last=Halperin | first=Shirley | title=Beyonce Reveals 'Renaissance,' Forthcoming Project Set for July 29 Release | website=Variety | date=June 16, 2022 | url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-project-album-release-date-1235296025/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Parkel | first=Inga | title=Critics celebrate Beyoncé's 'unfettered' liberation in new Renaissance album | website=The Independent | date=July 29, 2022 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-critics-review-roundup-b2134105.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}} The album featured Black dance music styles such as disco and house and largely pays homage to the Black queer pioneers of those genres,{{cite magazine | last=Brathwaite | first=Lester Fabian | title=On Beyoncé's Renaissance: To be Queer, Gifted, and Black | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | date=August 4, 2022 | url=https://ew.com/music/beyonce-renaissance-tribute-to-black-queer-culture-ball-scene/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Matos | first=Michaelangelo | title=A Guide to the Dance Music on Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' | website=The New York Times | date=July 29, 2022 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/arts/music/beyonce-renaissance-dance-music-guide.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}} exploring themes of escapism, hedonism, and self-expression.{{cite web | last=Shepherd |first=Julianne Escobedo | title=Beyoncé: Renaissance | website=Pitchfork | date=August 1, 2022 | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/beyonce-renaissance/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making Beyoncé the first artist to have their first seven studio albums debut at number one in the United States.{{cite web | last=Dellatto | first=Marisa | title=Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' Is A No. 1 Album—But It's Not Her Biggest Debut Ever | website=Forbes | date=August 8, 2022 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/08/08/beyoncs-renaissance-is-a-no-1-album-but-its-not-her-biggest-debut-ever/ |access-date=June 2, 2025}} All sixteen of its songs charted on the Hot 100; its second single, "Cuff It", peaked at number six.{{cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary | title='Cuff It' Becomes Beyonce's Longest-Charting Solo Hot 100 Hit | magazine=Billboard | date=April 11, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-cuff-it-longest-charting-solo-hot-100-hit-1235301067/ |access-date=June 2, 2025}} Upon the album's release, Beyoncé revealed that it was the first installment of a trilogy developed and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic—a period she described as her "most creative".{{cite magazine | last=Mier |first=Tomás | title=Beyoncé Hints at More Music While Revealing 'Renaissance' Is First Act of Three-Part Project | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=July 28, 2022 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-reveals-renaissance-is-first-act-three-part-project-1389290/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Garcia | first=Thania | title=Beyoncé Confirms 'Renaissance' Is the First Part of a 'Three-Act Project' | website=Variety |date=July 28, 2022 | url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-three-part-project-1235328471/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207175718/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-three-part-project-1235328471/ | archive-date=February 7, 2024 |url-status=live | access-date=June 2, 2025}} The three projects are organized into acts, each denoted by Roman numerals.{{cite web | last=Krol | first=Charlotte | title=Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' revealed to be a three-part project | publisher=NME | date=July 28, 2022 | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonces-renaissance-revealed-to-be-a-three-part-project-3278948 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207175718/https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonces-renaissance-revealed-to-be-a-three-part-project-3278948 | archive-date=February 7, 2024 | url-status=live |access-date=June 2, 2025}}
On January 21, 2023, Beyoncé gave her first full concert in over four years at a private event in Dubai, performing for an audience of influencers and journalists.{{cite web | last=Snapes | first=Laura | title=Beyoncé Makes Controversial Live Return at Exclusive Dubai Concert | website=The Guardian | date=January 22, 2023 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/22/beyonce-makes-controversial-live-return-at-exclusive-dubai-concert | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Legaspi | first=Althea | title=Beyoncé Performs in Dubai, Her First Full Concert in Four Years | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=January 22, 2023 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-performs-dubai-first-concert-in-four-years-atlantis-the-royal-1234665599/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} She was reportedly paid $24 million for the show, which sparked criticism due to the United Arab Emirates' laws criminalizing homosexuality.{{cite web | last=MacNeill | first=Kyle | title=Inside the Secret Shady World of Corporate Concerts | website=Vice | date=February 23, 2023 | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/beyonce-corporate-events-jay-siegan-booking-entertainment/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Sadler | first=Armon | title=Mathew Knowles Defends Beyoncé’s Dubai Concert: “She United A Really Diverse Crowd” | website=Vibe | date=January 24, 2023 | url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/mathew-knowles-defends-beyonce-dubai-concert-united-diverse-crowd-1234729486/ | access-date=June 19, 2025}} Later in the year, she headlined the Renaissance World Tour across North America and Europe, which became the highest-grossing tour by a female artist at the time.{{cite magazine | last=Frankenberg | first=Eric | title=Here's How Beyoncé's $580M Renaissance World Tour Stacks Up in the Billboard Boxscore | magazine=Billboard | date=October 13, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-renaissance-world-tour-earnings-billboard-boxscore-ranking/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last1=Minsker | first1=Evan | first2=Allison | last2=Hussey | title=Beyoncé Announces Renaissance World Tour | website=Pitchfork | date=February 1, 2023 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/beyonce-announces-2023-renaissance-world-tour/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} In November 2023, she released Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, a documentary concert that chronicled the tour's creation. It was written, directed, and produced by her in partnership with AMC Theatres.{{cite web | last1=Corcoran | first1=Nina | first2=Nina | last2=Corcoran | first3=Allison | last3=Hussey | title=Beyoncé Shares New Song 'My House' | website=Pitchfork | date=December 1, 2023 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/beyonce-shares-new-song-my-house-listen/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} Her four wins at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in 2023 brought her number of awards up to thirty-two, making Beyoncé the most-awarded person at the Grammy Awards in history.{{cite web | last=Brown | first=August | title=Beyoncé Breaks All-Time Wins Record but Loses Top Awards at Wide-Open 2023 Grammys | website=Los Angeles Times | url-access=subscription | date=February 6, 2023 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-02-05/grammys-2023-beyonce-harry-styles-bonnie-raitt-samara-joy | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Lee | first=Benjamin | title=Beyoncé Breaks Record for Artist with Most Grammys in Historic Ceremony | website=The Guardian | date=February 6, 2023 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/feb/05/beyonce-breaks-record-grammys-harry-styles-kendrick-lamar-adele | access-date=June 2, 2025}} The album itself won Best Dance/Electronic Album.{{cite magazine | last=Bain | first=Katie | title=Beyoncé's Best Dance/Electronic Album Win Marks the Category's Debut Presentation During a Grammys Telecast | magazine=Billboard | date=February 6, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/beyonce-best-dance-electronic-album-grammy-category-debut-presentation-1235212890/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}
On February 11, 2024, Beyoncé announced the second installment of her trilogy project and released its first two tracks, "Texas Hold 'Em" and "16 Carriages";{{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 }}{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 | magazine=Billboard | date=February 26, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-texas-hold-em-number-one-hot-100/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} the former became her ninth solo number-one in the U.S.{{cite magazine | last=Millman | first=Ethan | title=Beyoncé's Country Music Song 'Texas Hold 'Em' Just Gave Her a Ninth Solo Number One | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=February 26, 2024 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-texas-hold-em-number-one-hot-100-1234975523/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} She announced the album's title, Cowboy Carter, on March 12 and released it on March 29.{{cite magazine | last=Aniftos | first=Rania | title=Beyoncé Announces Cowboy Carter Album: Here's When It Arrives | magazine=Billboard | date=March 12, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-country-carter-album-release-date-1235631219/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=McClay | first=Caché | title=Beyoncé Released Cowboy Carter Album One year ago: A look back | website=USA Today| date=March 28, 2025 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/03/28/beyonce-cowboy-carter-anniversary/82269815007/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} An Americana, country, and folk-imbued record,{{cite web | last=Curto | first=Justin | title=Two-Steppin' Our Way Through Cowboy Carter | website=Vulture | url-access=limited | date=April 1, 2024 | url=https://www.vulture.com/article/beyonce-cowboy-carter-country-guests-references.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Denis | first=Kyle | title=Here's How Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter & Renaissance Are Connected | magazine=Billboard | date=March 29, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-cowboy-carter-renaissance-connections/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} Cowboy Carter highlights the overlooked contributions of Black pioneers to American musical and cultural history.{{cite web | last=Hunt | first=El | title=Why we shouldn't be surprised that Beyoncé is going country | website=London Evening Standard | date=March 28, 2024 | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/beyonce-cowboy-carter-country-music-black-history-album-b1147988.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Moran | first=Robert | title=Beyonce Cowboy Carter Review: Outlaw Country in the Truest Sense | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=March 28, 2024 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/beyonce-s-epic-cowboy-carter-is-outlaw-country-in-the-truest-sense-20240328-p5ffyv.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Brown | first=Lynn | title=Beyoncé's Grammy-Winning Cowboy Carter Highlights the Long History of Texas' Black Cowboy Culture | publisher=BBC News | date=February 4, 2025 | url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240404-beyoncs-cowboy-carter-highlights-the-long-history-of-texas-black-cowboy-culture | access-date=June 2, 2025}} It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making Beyoncé the first female artist to have their first eight studio albums debut at number one in the United States.{{cite magazine | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | title=Beyoncé Achieves Eighth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With Cowboy Carter | magazine=Billboard | date=April 7, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-cowboy-carter-number-one-billboard-200-country-albums-chart-1235650662/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Denis | first=Kyle | title=Billboard Explains: Beyoncé's Reign on the Charts | magazine=Billboard | date=March 28, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-chart-history-billboard-explains-1235643556/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} In July 2024, NBC released two promotional commercials featuring Beyoncé for their coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{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 }} Set to Cowboy Carter songs "Ya Ya" and "Just for Fun", she introduced the USA Olympic Team and Gold-medal gymnast Simone Biles.{{cite magazine | last=Horowitz|first=Stephen J.|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 }}{{cite magazine | last=Zemler|first=Emily|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 }}
Beyoncé returned as Nala in Mufasa: The Lion King (2024), a prequel to the 2019 remake.{{cite web | last=Gomez | first=Dessi | title=Mufasa: The Lion King Voice Cast Guide: Who Voices Whom? | website=Deadline Hollywood | date=December 21, 2024 | url=https://deadline.com/gallery/mufasa-the-lion-king-voice-cast/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Corrine | first=Amber | title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Blue Ivy Amongst Stars Shining At Mufasa: The Lion King Premiere | website=Vibe | date=December 10, 2024 | url=https://www.vibe.com/gallery/the-carters-stars-mufasa-premiere-1234957395/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} In December 2024, she headlined the first-ever NFL Christmas Gameday Halftime Show, debuting songs from Cowboy Carter.{{cite web | last=Bell | first=Crystal | title=Beyoncé's Christmas Halftime Show on Netflix: Everything You Need to Know | website=Mashable | date=December 23, 2024 | url=https://mashable.com/article/christmas-beyonce-halftime-show-nfl-netflix | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Parkel | first=Inga | title=All the Easter Eggs Embedded Into Beyoncé's Show-Stopping NFL Halftime Performance | website=The Independent | date=December 26, 2024 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/beyonce-halftime-show-easter-eggs-b2670204.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}} At the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in 2025, she became the first Black artist in 50 years to win in the country categories,{{cite web | last=Garcia | first=Thania | title=Beyoncé Wins Grammy for Best Country Album, Accepting Award From Taylor Swift: 'I Was Not Expecting This' | website=Variety | date=February 3, 2025 | url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/beyonce-wins-best-country-album-presented-taylor-swift-1236294623/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} and the first Black artist ever to win Best Country Album.{{cite web | last=Sisario | first=Ben | title=Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Wins Grammy for Best Country Album | website=The New York Times | date=February 3, 2025 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/arts/music/beyonce-best-country-album-grammys-2025.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}} She also won Album of the Year, becoming the first Black woman to receive the honor since Lauryn Hill in 1999.{{cite web | last=Willman | first=Chris | title=Beyoncé Finally Wins Album of the Year, as 'Cowboy Carter' Takes Grammys' Top Prize | website=Variety | date=February 3, 2025 | url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/beyonce-grammy-album-of-the-year-win-cowboy-carter-1236294687/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}} Beyoncé launched the Cowboy Carter Tour on April 28, with dates scheduled through July 26 across the United States and Europe.{{cite web | last=McClay | first=Caché | title=Beyoncé's New Tour: Everything to Know About Dates, Streaming, Fashion | website=USA Today | date=April 27, 2025 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/04/27/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-concert-dates-streaming-fashion/83253234007/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Tingley | first=Anna | title=Beyoncé Cowboy Carter Tour: It Isn't Too Late to Snag (Relatively) Affordable Tickets Online | website=Variety | date=May 13, 2025 | url=https://variety.com/2025/shopping/news/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-tickets-buy-online-1236396751/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}
Artistry
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Critics have described Beyoncé's voice as being mezzo-soprano.{{sfn|Perricone|2024|p=117}}{{sfn|Arenofsky|2009|p=22}}{{cite magazine | last=Reeves | first=Mosi | title=Five Takeaways From Beyoncé's Renaissance | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=July 29, 2022 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beyonce-new-album-renaissance-1389408/ | access-date=June 4, 2025}}{{cite news | last=Brodeur | first=Michael Andor | title=Will Beyoncé's Act III be an opera? I say maybe! | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=April 1, 2024 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/04/01/beyonce-renaissance-trilogy-next-cowboy-carter/ | access-date=June 4, 2025}} The magazine T{{'}}s Jody Rosen praised her musical tone and timbre as especially distinctive, calling her voice "one of the most compelling instruments in popular music".{{cite web | last=Rosen | first=Jody | title=Beyoncé: The Woman on Top of the World | website=The New York Times | date=June 3, 2014 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/t-magazine/beyonce-the-woman-on-top-of-the-world.html | access-date=June 4, 2025}} While Rosen credited the hip-hop era for shaping her rhythmic vocal style, he also noted her traditionalist leanings through balladry, gospel, and falsetto. Her voice was described as "velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul belting" by Jon Pareles—writing for The New York Times.{{cite web | last=Pareles | first=Jon | title=Empowerment, Allure and a Runway's Flair | website=The New York Times | date=August 1, 2005 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/01/arts/music/empowerment-allure-and-a-runways-flair.html | access-date=June 4, 2025}} Chris Richards, in an article for The Washington Post, highlighted her vocal range and power, noting she could "punctuate any beat with goose-bump-inducing whispers or full-bore diva-roars".{{cite news | last=Richards | first=Chris | title=Beyonce's B'Day Is Nothing to Celebrate | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=September 6, 2006 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090501475.html | access-date=June 4, 2025}} In Rolling Stone{{'}}s 2023 list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time", Beyoncé ranked eighth, with the magazine stating, "in [her] voice lies the entire history of Black music".{{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 }}
Beyoncé's music is primarily R&B,{{sfn|Brooks|2008|p=196}}{{sfn|Tunca|2016|p=116}}{{sfn|Măda|2015|p=115}} pop,{{sfn|Peñate|2022|p=55}}{{cite web | last=Williams | first=Aaron | title=What Genre Is Beyonce, Anyway? | publisher=Uproxx | date=July 27, 2020 | url=https://uproxx.com/music/what-genre-is-beyonce/ | access-date=June 4, 2025}} and hip-hop,{{sfn|Trier-Bieniek|2016|p=178}}{{cite web | last=Pearce | first=Sheldon | title=Beyoncé, The Rapper | website=Pitchfork | date=October 12, 2017 | url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/beyonce-the-rapper-essay/ | access-date=June 4, 2025}} while also incorporating elements of soul and funk.{{cite web |title=What Is Beyoncé's Definitive Album? |website=The New York Times |date=July 25, 2022 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/25/arts/music/beyonce-albums-renaissance.html |access-date=June 4, 2025}}{{cite web |last=Powers |first=Ann |title=Revolutionary Fun: Why We Can't Stop Talking About Beyoncé's Renaissance |publisher=NPR |date=August 1, 2022 |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/08/01/1114499960/revolutionary-fun-beyonce-renaissance-review-roundtable |access-date=June 4, 2025}} Expanding beyond the hip-hop and R&B sound she featured in her previous two albums—Dangerously in Love and B'Day—I Am... Sasha Fierce incorporates a 1980s electropop- and Europop-imbued sound, featuring instruments such as synthesizers and the acoustic guitar.{{cite web | last=Petridis | first=Alexis | title=CD: Beyoncé, I Am ... Sasha Fierce | website=The Guardian | date=November 14, 2008 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/14/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce | access-date=June 15, 2025}}{{cite web | last=D. | first=Spence | title=I Am... Sasha Fierce | website=IGN | date=November 22, 2008 | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/22/beyonce-i-amsasha-fierce | access-date=June 15, 2025}} With the album 4, she expanded her use of soul and hip-hop compared to earlier work.{{cite magazine | title=Beyonce Q&A: The Billboard Music Awards Millennium Artist Discusses Her Career And New Album | magazine=Billboard | first=Ray | last=Rogers | date=May 11, 2011 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-qa-the-billboard-music-awards-millennium-artist-discusses-her-career-471650/ | access-date=June 4, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Beyonce's 'Top'-of-Mind at R&B, But Is Her Album 4 Too Soulful for Pop? | magazine=Billboard | date=February 3, 2012 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonces-top-of-mind-at-rb-but-is-her-album-4-too-soulful-for-pop-1099046/ | access-date=June 4, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Dombal | first=Ryan | title=Beyoncé: 4 | website=Pitchfork | date=June 28, 2011 | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15585-4/ | access-date=June 4, 2025}} It drew from 1970s funk, 1980s pop, and 1990s soul influences, while also featuring elements of hard rock, reggae, and adult contemporary.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/dec/13/best-albums-2011-beyonce-4|title=Best Albums of 2011, No 4: Beyoncé – 4|work=The Guardian|first=Rebecca|last=Nicholson|date=December 13, 2011|access-date=December 22, 2011|archive-date=June 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606214019/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/dec/13/best-albums-2011-beyonce-4|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|last=Rosen|first=Jody|author-link=Jody Rosen|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/4-20110628|title=4|department=Music Reviews|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 28, 2011|access-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704101817/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/4-20110628|archive-date=July 4, 2011 |url-status=live}} Her eponymous 2013 album was inspired by minimalist production;{{cite web | last=Paunescu | first=Delia | title=So, How Did They Keep Beyoncé Secret? | website=Vulture | date=December 14, 2013 | url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/12/how-did-they-keep-beyonc-secret.html | access-date=June 15, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Dockterman | first=Eliana | title=Flawless: 5 Lessons in Modern Feminism From Beyoncé | magazine=Time | date=December 17, 2013 | url=https://time.com/1851/flawless-5-lessons-in-modern-feminism-from-beyonce/ | access-date=June 15, 2025}} the record featured emotive falsetto and often braggadocio, employing fragmented song structures that rejected traditional pop formats in favor of atmosphere.{{cite magazine | last=Hampp | first=Andrew | title=Beyonce, Beyonce: Track-By-Track Review | magazine=Billboard | date=December 13, 2013 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-beyonce-track-by-track-review-5839712/ | access-date=June 15, 2025}}{{cite web|last=Battan|first=Carrie|date=January 6, 2013|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18821-beyonce-beyonce/|title=Beyoncé: Beyoncé|work=Pitchfork|access-date=March 17, 2014|archive-date=March 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317021802/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18821-beyonce-beyonce/|url-status=live}} With Lemonade, Beyoncé expanded on some of Beyonce{{'}}s elements, integrating rock, soul, and reggae into a concept album that explores Black womanhood, identity, and sexuality.{{sfn|Sudhinaraset|2018|p=46}}{{cite web | last=Lordi | first=Emily J. | title=Beyoncé's Other Women: Considering the Soul Muses of Lemonade | website=The Fader | date=May 6, 2016 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/05/06/beyonce-lemonade-women-soul-muses | access-date=June 15, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Witt | first=Stephen | title=What Beyoncé's Lemonade Can (and Can't) Do for Tidal | magazine=The New Yorker | date=April 27, 2016 | url=https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/what-beyonces-lemonade-can-and-cant-do-for-tidal | access-date=June 15, 2025}}
Rooted in diasporic pride and cultural celebration, The Lion King: The Gift featured artists and producers from across the African continent, exploring Afropop and gqom.{{cite web | last=Wilson | first=Carl | title=Beyoncé's Lion King Album Is the Event the Movie Wishes It Could Be | website=Slate | date=July 19, 2019 | url=https://slate.com/culture/2019/07/beyonce-lion-king-album-the-gift-review.html | access-date=June 15, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Schwartz | first=Danny | title='The Lion King: The Gift' Is Beyonce's Love Letter to Blackness | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=July 24, 2019 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/the-lion-king-the-gift-862889/ | access-date=June 15, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Abumere | first=Princess Irede | title=Beyoncé champions African music stars with Lion King soundtrack | publisher=BBC News | date=July 29, 2019 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49077673 | access-date=June 15, 2025}} Renaissance delved into disco, ballroom culture, and 1990s club sounds.{{cite magazine | last=Denis | first=Kyle | title='Are You Really Coming to Help Us?': How the Beyoncé-Sponsored Equality Ball Prioritized Black Queer Resistance | magazine=Billboard | date=August 31, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/beyonce-hrc-equality-ball-black-queer-resistance-beygood-renaissance-1235404110/ | access-date=June 15, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Hall | first=James | title=Beyoncé, Renaissance Review: Forget the Politics and Party with This Vast Superclub of an Album | website=The Daily Telegraph | url-access=subscription | date=July 29, 2022 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/beyonce-renaissance-review-forget-politics-party-vast-superclub/ | access-date=June 15, 2025}} It prominently used four-on-the-floor beats, pulsating synths, and interpolations of queer and Black dance music pioneers.{{cite web | last=Brickner-Wood | first=Brady | title=The Surprising Southern Dance Roots of Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' | website=Texas Monthly | date=July 29, 2022 | url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/beyonces-renaissance-is-a-radical-tribute-to-black-and-queer-dance-music/ | access-date=June 15, 2025}}{{sfn|Lester|2024|pp=320–335}} Beyoncé continued her genre experimentation with Cowboy Carter, an album that highlights the overlooked contributions of Black musicians to country music.{{cite web | last=Grady | first=Constance | title=The Western Visuals of Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter, Decoded | website=Vox | date=April 7, 2024 | url=https://www.vox.com/culture/24122351/beyonce-cowboy-carter-album-visuals-decoded-easter-eggs-references | access-date=June 15, 2025}} It incorporates country, gospel, and blues, featuring instrumentation such as the accordion, harmonica, acoustic guitar, and banjo.{{cite web | last=Bustard | first=Andy | title=Beyoncé Reveals Meaning Behind Cowboy Carter Album Title | website=HipHopDX | date=September 10, 2024 | url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/beyonce-cowboy-carter-meaning-explained | access-date=June 15, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Carter | first=Ashleigh | title=7 Things To Know About Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Album | website=Teen Vogue | date=March 30, 2024 | url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-to-know-about-cowboy-carter-beyonce | access-date=June 15, 2025}} Although she mainly records in English, Beyoncé has also released Spanish-language tracks for Irreemplazable (2007)—a Spanish reissue of songs from B'Day—with guidance from producer Rudy Pérez, who coached her phonetically.{{cite magazine | last=Malone | first=Chris | title=5 Times Beyonce Sang in Spanish Before 'Mi Gente' | magazine=Billboard | date=September 29, 2017 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/beyonce-mi-gente-sings-in-spanish-7981844/ | access-date=June 4, 2025}}{{cite web | title=The secret behind Beyonce's Latin crossover hit | work=Reuters | date=August 9, 2007 | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/the-secret-behind-beyonce-s-latin-crossover-hit-idUSN14329203/ | access-date=June 4, 2025}}
= Songwriting =
Beyoncé has received co-writing credits on most of her songs.{{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}} Her early work with Destiny's Child often centered on themes of female empowerment, such as "Independent Women" and "Survivor". When her relationship with Jay-Z began, her songwriting style shifted to include more romantic and relationship-focused content, such as "Cater 2 U".{{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}} By 2006, she became the third woman to earn writing credits on three U.S. number-one singles in a single year.{{cite magazine|last=Bronson|first=Fred|title=Chart Beat Chat|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56489/chart-beat| 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}} In 2011, Billboard ranked her at number 17 on its "Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters" list, noting her co-writing on eight Billboard Hot 100 number-one hits; she was one of just three women on the list, alongside Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift.{{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}}
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Beyoncé is known for her collaborative and experimental songwriting process, often merging different song parts to create new structures.{{Sfn|Iddon|Marshall|2020|p=51}}{{sfn|Welang|2022|p=102}}{{cite magazine | last=Robinson | first=Joanna | title=Beyoncé's Lemonade Songwriter on the Surprising Truth Behind 'Becky With the Good Hair' | magazine=Vanity Fair | date=August 3, 2016 | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/08/beyonce-who-is-becky-with-the-good-hair-lemonade?srsltid=AfmBOooR8zaQkt1-ljRYimQD6EDSY1xQJjlkChaTjm8CFhbH5rpN_YMy | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Sia, who co-wrote "Pretty Hurts", described her as "very Frankenstein when she comes to songs".{{cite magazine | last=Spanos | first=Brittany | title=15 Great Songs You Didn't Know Sia Wrote | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=January 26, 2016 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/15-great-songs-you-didnt-know-sia-wrote-18757/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Mandell | first=Andrea | title=The Time(s) Sia Got Stood Up by Kanye and Rihanna | website=USA Today | date=December 3, 2015 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2015/12/03/times-sia-got-stood-up-kanye-west-and-rihanna/76736792/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Diana Gordon, co-writer of "Don't Hurt Yourself", called her a "scientist of songs",{{cite magazine | last=Goodman | first=Jessica | title=Beyoncé Collaborator Diana Gordon Breaks Down Lemonade Songs—and What's Next for Solo Career | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | date=August 2, 2016 | url=https://ew.com/article/2016/08/02/diana-gordon-interview/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}} while Caroline Polachek, who worked on "No Angel", praised her ability to make connections between ideas, calling her a "genius writer and producer".{{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 }}
Beyoncé has faced criticism over the number of writing credits she receives, with some questioning the extent of her contributions. In interviews, she has described herself as the sole writer of songs she had co-written or where her input was reportedly limited.{{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|access-date=August 24, 2020|via=PressReader.com}}{{cbignore}} In 2005 she claimed to have written several Destiny's Child number-one hits, despite shared credits. In a 2007 interview with Barbara Walters, she said she conceived the musical idea for the song "Bootylicious".{{cite web | last=Muhammad | first=Latifah | title=Beyonce Accused of Stealing Credit for 'Bootylicious' | website=The Boombox | date=March 4, 2010 | url=https://theboombox.com/beyonce-bootylicious/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Rob Fusari objected privately to her manager and later told Billboard that Knowles explained people "want to believe the artist is everything".{{cite magazine | last=Marks | first=Craig | title=Producer Rob Fusari Dishes on Lady Gaga, Beyoncé | magazine=Billboard | date=February 24, 2010 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/producer-rob-fusari-dishes-on-lady-gaga-beyonce-959293/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}} In 2016, Fusari stated that Beyoncé "had the 'Bootylicious' concept in her head" and "knew what she wanted to say".
= Influences =
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Beyoncé has named Michael Jackson as her greatest musical influence.{{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}}{{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 |publisher=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 }} At the age of five, she attended her first concert where Jackson performed, an experience she later said helped her realize her purpose as a performer.{{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}} She has also credited Tina Turner as a major inspiration, admiring how she embodied strength while remaining feminine and sexy.{{cite magazine | last=Atkinson | first=Katie | title=Beyoncé Pays Tribute to Her 'Beloved Queen' Tina Turner: 'I Love You Endlessly' | magazine=Billboard | date=May 25, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tina-turner-beyonce-tribute-1235340024/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}{{cite web | last1=Fox | first1=Imogen | last2=Chilvers | first2=Simon | title=Spirit of the Beehive | website=The Guardian | date=May 2, 2008 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/may/02/fashion.popandrock | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Diana Ross influenced her as an "all-around entertainer",{{cite web | last=Corrine | first=Amber | title=Diana Ross Serenades Beyoncé On Her Birthday at Los Angeles Renaissance Show | website=Vibe | date=September 5, 2023 | url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/diana-ross-sings-beyonce-happy-birthday-renaissance-1234787137/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}} and Whitney Houston inspired her to pursue performing, saying Houston made her believe she could do the same.{{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}}{{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 }}
Beyoncé praised Madonna for her music and roles as a businesswoman.{{Sfn|Arenofsky|2009|p=80}} She has cited Mariah Carey's vocal style—especially the song "Vision of Love"—as an early influence that inspired her to practice vocal runs as a child.{{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|access-date=July 24, 2014}}{{cbignore}}{{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}} Other artists that Beyoncé has mentioned as inspirations are Rachelle Ferrell,{{cite magazine | last=Mitchell | first=Gail | title=Beyonce: The Billboard Cover Story | magazine=Billboard | date=October 1, 2009 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-the-billboard-cover-story-267215/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Aaliyah,{{sfn|Farley|2002|p=141}} Prince,{{cite web | title=15 Musicians Inspired By Prince's One-of-a-Kind Style | website=GQ | date=April 21, 2016 | url=https://www.gq.com/gallery/prince-death-style-legacy-influence | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Lauryn Hill,{{cite web | title=Beyoncé picks her favourite songs, from Lauryn Hill to Sade | publisher=BBC News | date=June 16, 2020 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3fTtPFm3byHC3PC4Nh5Hm0Q/beyonce-picks-her-favourite-songs-from-lauryn-hill-to-sade | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Sade Adu,{{cite web | last=Jones | first=Ellen E | title=Dinner Party Soundtracker to Timeless Muse: Exploring the Sade Complex | website=The Guardian | date=March 24, 2018 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/mar/24/exploring-the-sade-conundrum-dinner-party-soundtracker-or-timeless-muse | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Donna Summer,{{cite web | last=Faruqi | first=Osman | title=Donna Summer's Influence on Beyonce's 2022 Album Renaissance | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=August 2, 2022 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/how-a-chart-topping-hit-from-1977-helps-unlock-beyonce-s-latest-album-20220802-p5b6kj.html | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Fairuz,{{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}} Mary J. Blige,{{cite web | last=Bennett | first=Jessica | title=10 Singers Directly Influenced By Mary J. Blige: Beyoncé, Monica, And More | website=Vibe | date=January 11, 2024 | url=https://www.vibe.com/lists/singers-influenced-by-mary-j-blige/beyonce-4/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Selena,{{cite web | last=Hansen | first=Lena | title=We Lost Selena 27 Years Ago Today: How the Late Singer Has Inspired Today's Stars | website=People | date=March 31, 2020 | url=https://people.com/music/stars-inspired-by-selena-quintanilla/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Anita Baker, and Toni Braxton.{{Cite magazine|first=Margeaux|last=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}}{{cite magazine |first1=Michael |last1=Calcagno |first2=Kyle |last2=Denis |title=Here Are All the Shout-Outs On Beyoncé's 'Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)' |magazine=Billboard |date=August 16, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/beyonce-break-my-soul-queens-remix-shout-outs-1235127000/ |access-date=June 8, 2025}}
The female empowerment themes on B'Day were inspired by her role in Dreamgirls and by singer Josephine Baker.{{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}}{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SummerConcert/story?id=2404367&page=1|title=Beyoncé Hits Milestone|agency=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}} 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.{{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}} The album 4 was inspired by Fela Kuti, Earth, Wind & Fire, DeBarge, Lionel Richie, Teena Marie, The Jackson 5, New Edition, Adele, Florence and the Machine, and Prince.{{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}} Michael Jackson's album Thriller (1982) influenced Beyoncé's eponymous 2013 album. Black queer musicians such as Big Freedia, Grace Jones, Telfar Clemens, and Syd inspired Renaissance,{{cite web | last=Andrew | first=Scottie | title=12 Black Queer Icons That Inspired Beyoncé on Renaissance | publisher=CNN | date=July 30, 2022 | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/30/entertainment/beyonce-renaissance-black-queer-influences-cec | access-date=June 14, 2025}} while Cowboy Carter was influenced by Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and spaghetti Western films.{{cite web | last=Bergeson | first=Samantha | title=These Are the Classic Westerns Beyoncé Says Inspired Cowboy Carter | website=IndieWire | date=March 29, 2024 | url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/beyonce-cowboy-carter-inspired-by-scorsese-tarantino-1234969158/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}
Beyoncé has cited Michelle Obama—44th First Lady of the United States—as a personal inspiration.{{cite web | last=Oppenheim | first=Maya | title=Never-Seen-Before Clip Surfaces of Michelle Obama at Beyoncé's Birthday Party | website=The Independent | date=July 24, 2017 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/michelle-obama-beyonces-birthday-party-video-celebrating-a7857136.html | access-date=June 8, 2025}}{{sfn|Rodrigues|Przybylo|2018|p=339}} She described Oprah Winfrey as "the definition of inspiration and a strong woman".{{cite magazine | last=Watson | first=Margeaux | title=Beyonce Tells Us About Her Influences | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | date=September 1, 2006 | url=https://ew.com/article/2006/09/01/beyonce-tells-us-about-her-influences/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}} She stated that Jay-Z inspires her, and she has praised his lyrical talent and the challenges he has overcome.{{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|date=July 19, 2011|access-date=August 1, 2011}}{{cbignore}} She expressed admiration for artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, stating, that she wants to emulate his lyrical and raw artistic traits in her music.{{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 News|access-date=June 7, 2013}}{{cbignore}} She has named Ross and Cher as some of her fashion inspirations.{{cite web | title=Cher, Diana Ross Inspire Beyoncé's Fashions | publisher=Today | date=October 22, 2008 | url=https://www.today.com/popculture/cher-diana-ross-inspire-beyonce-s-fashions-wbna27326595 | access-date=June 8, 2025}}
= Videography and stage =
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Beyoncé has been praised for her stage presence and voice during live performances.{{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}} According to Barbara Ellen of The Guardian, Beyoncé is the "most in-charge{{nbsp}}[...] female artist [she's] seen onstage".{{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}} Alice Jones of The Independent wrote she "takes her role as entertainer so seriously she's almost too good".{{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}} L.A. Reid, the ex-President of Def Jam Recordings, described Beyoncé as the "greatest entertainer alive".{{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}} In 2006, Beyoncé introduced her all-female tour band Suga Mama which includes bassists, drummers, guitarists, horn players, keyboardists and percussionists.{{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}}{{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}}
Beyoncé has worked with numerous directors for her music videos including Melina Matsoukas,{{cite web | last=Hans | first=Simran | title=Melina Matsoukas: 'I Didn't Grow Up Seeing Dark-Skinned People Fall in Love on Screen' | website=The Guardian | date=January 25, 2020 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jan/25/melina-matsoukas-interview-director-queen-and-slim | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Jonas Åkerlund,{{cite web | last=Rosenthal | first=Jeff | title=Director Jonas Åkerlund on 'Haunted,' 'Superpower,' and Beyoncé's Many Virtues | website=Vulture | date=December 16, 2013 | url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/12/beyonce-music-video-director-jonas-akerlund-haunted-superpower.html | access-date=June 8, 2025}} and Jake Nava.{{cite web | last=Brown | first=N. | title=Director Jake Nava Takes Us BTS of Beyonce's Music Videos [Video] | website=Vibe | date=March 12, 2014 | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/vixen/director-jake-nava-takes-us-bts-of-beyonces-music-videos-video-301136/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Bill Condon stated that the Lemonade visuals inspired his film Beauty and the Beast (2017) and credited Lemonade with reintroducing and repopularising the musical trope of characters breaking into song.{{cite web|last=Donn|first=Emily|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}}
Caitlin Johnson of CBS News described Beyoncé as "sexy, seductive, and provocative" when performing on stage.{{cite web | title=Beyoncé on Love, Depression and Reality | publisher=CBS News | first=Caitlin | last=Johnson | date=13 December 2006 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beyonce-on-love-depression-and-reality/ | access-date=16 June 2025}} She created the alter ego Sasha Fierce to separate her stage persona from her personal attributes. She characterized her persona as "too aggressive, too strong, too sassy [and] too sexy", adding that she is not like her in real life at all.{{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|publisher=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}} Sasha Fierce was created during the production of "Crazy in Love"{{Cite news |url=https://people.com/tag/eve/ |title=Beyoncé 'Still Can't Believe' Justin Was Her Backup Dancer |last=Sullivan |first=Emmet |date=November 18, 2008 |work=People |access-date=February 27, 2011 |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202175933/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20241113,00.html |url-status=live }} and was introduced with the release of her third solo studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce, in 2008.{{cite web | last=MacInnes | first=Paul | title=Beyoncé? We Think You Mean Sasha Fierce | website=The Guardian | date=October 24, 2008 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/oct/24/beyonce-sasha-fierce | access-date=June 8, 2025}} By February 2010, Beyoncé stated she no longer needed the alter ego, having grown more comfortable with herself.{{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}} In May 2012, she announced Sasha Fierce would return for her Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live performances later that month.{{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}}
Public image
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Beyoncé has been described by critics as having sex appeal.{{cite web | last=Cupp | first=S.E. | title=A Plea to Beyonce | publisher=MSNBC | date=February 5, 2013 | url=https://www.msnbc.com/the-cycle/plea-beyonce-msna18560 | access-date=June 8, 2025}}{{cite magazine|title=The Greatest African-American Sex Symbols|magazine=Ebony|volume=61|issue=1|page=156|date=November 2005}}{{cite web | last=Thompson | first=Arienne | title=Beyonce sizzles on cover of GQ | website=USA Today | date=January 9, 2013 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/01/09/beyonce-sizzles-on-cover-of-gq/1821221/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Writing for Rolling Stone, music journalist Touré noted that she became a "crossover sex symbol" after the release of Dangerously in Love (2003).{{cite web | author=Touré | title=Cover Story: A Woman Possessed: Rolling Stone | website=rollingstone.com | date=February 15, 2009 | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/beyonce_a_woman_possessed | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502172205/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/beyonce_a_woman_possessed | archive-date=May 2, 2009 | url-status=dead | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Due to her curves, the media frequently used the term "bootylicious"—a portmanteau of "booty" and "delicious"—to describe her, a phrase popularized by Destiny's Child's 2001 single of the same name.{{cite web | title=Becoming ... Beyoncé | website=People | date=June 22, 2004 | url=https://people.com/celebrity/becoming-beyonc/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}{{cite magazine |last=Goodman |first=Jessica |title=Inside the Making of Destiny's Child's 'Bootylicious' 15 Years Later |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=May 20, 2016 |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/05/20/destinys-child-bootylicious-15th-anniversary/ |access-date=June 8, 2025}} In 2004, "bootylicious" was added to the Oxford English Dictionary, defined as "(of a woman) sexually attractive".{{cite web | last=George | first=Kat | title=What I Learned About Style From Destiny's Child's "Bootylicious" | website=Vice | date=March 18, 2016 | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-i-learned-about-style-from-destinys-childs-bootylicious/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Alao | first=Lola Christina | title=Beyoncé Added to New Edition of French Dictionary | website=London Evening Standard | date=May 3, 2024 | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/beyonce-french-dictionary-le-petit-larousse-b1155465.html | access-date=June 8, 2025}}
Beyoncé has been nicknamed "Queen Bey" by media publications.{{cite magazine|first=Miriam|last=Coleman|date=December 14, 2013 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-gives-xo-its-live-debut-80960/|title=Beyonce Gives 'XO' Its Live Debut|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=May 21, 2025|url-access=limited|archive-date=November 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130233806/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-gives-xo-its-live-debut-80960/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|first1= Alexis|last1=Petridis|first2=Arwa|last2=Mahdawi|first3=Kristin|last3=Schwab|first4=Daphne A|last4=Brooks|first5=Peter|last5=Robinson|date=June 27, 2016|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|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=May 21, 2025|archive-date=May 5, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250505070755/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/27/beyonce-star-formation-destinys-child-queen-bey-tour|url-status=live}}{{cite web|first=Carly|last=Thomas|date=February 1, 2025 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/beyonce-2025-cowboy-carter-tour-1236124881/|title=Beyoncé Reveals 2025 Cowboy Carter Tour|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=May 21, 2025|archive-date=April 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428103109/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/beyonce-2025-cowboy-carter-tour-1236124881/|url-status=live}} Beyoncé's fans are known as the "BeyHive", having previously been known as "The Beyontourage" until 2011.{{cite magazine|last=Battan|first=Carrie|date=February 27, 2019|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/a26445867/yvette-noel-schure-beyonce-publicist/|title=The Bey Keeper: Yvette Noel-Schure Stands Between the World and Beyoncé|magazine=Elle|access-date=May 21, 2025|archive-date=January 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102192037/https://www.elle.com/culture/a26445867/yvette-noel-schure-beyonce-publicist/|url-status=live}} The Guardian{{'s}} Kuba Shand-Baptiste called them "the most dedicated group of superfans ... on the planet".{{cite news|last=Shand-Baptiste|first=Kuba|date=August 10, 2018|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/10/meaning-beyonce-dispatch-inside-the-beyhive|title=The Meaning of Beyoncé: A Dispatch from Inside the Beyhive|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=May 21, 2025|archive-date=January 15, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115020920/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/10/meaning-beyonce-dispatch-inside-the-beyhive|url-status=live}} Time magazine named Beyoncé one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013,{{cite magazine |last=Luhrmann|first=Baz| title=Beyoncé: The World's 100 Most Influential People | magazine=Time | date=April 18, 2013 | url=https://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/beyonce/ | access-date=May 17, 2025}} 2014,{{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}} and 2023.{{cite magazine | last=Dijon | first=Honey | title=Beyoncé: The 100 Most Influential People of 2023 | magazine=Time | date=April 13, 2023 | url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269881/beyonce-2023/ | access-date=May 17, 2025}} She occupied the sixth place for the magazine's 2016 Person of the Year.{{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}}
In September 2010, Beyoncé made her runway modelling debut at Tom Ford's Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show.{{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}} She was named the "World's Most Beautiful Woman" by People{{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}} and the "Hottest Female Singer of All Time" by Complex in 2012.{{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}} In January 2013, GQ placed her on its cover, featuring her atop its "100 Sexiest Women of the 21st Century" list.{{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}}{{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}} VH1 listed her at number one on its 2013 list of the "100 Sexiest Artists".{{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}} Several wax figures of Beyoncé are found at Madame Tussauds Wax Museums in major cities around the world.{{cite magazine|last=Denis|first=Kyle|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}}
Beyoncé's lighter skin color and costuming has drawn criticism from the African-American community.{{cite web | last=Ellis | first=Nicquel Terry | title=Beyoncé's Platinum Renaissance Look Was Triggering for Some in the Black Community. Here Is Why | publisher=CNN | date=December 2, 2023 | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/02/us/beyonce-rennaissance-film-colorism-reaj | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Emmett Price, a professor of music at Northeastern University, wrote in 2007 that he thinks race plays a role in many of these criticisms, saying white celebrities who dress similarly attract less comments.{{cite news|last=Jones |first=Vanessa E. |title=Bewitched. Bothered. Beyoncé. 1 |url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2007/08/05/bewitched_bothered_beyonc/?page=1 |work=Boston Globe |date=August 5, 2007 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655bzF5Fc |archivedate=January 31, 2012}} In 2008, L'Oreal denied accusations of whitening her skin in their Feria hair color advertisements,{{cite news|last=Sweney|first=Mark|date=August 8, 2008|access-date=June 12, 2025|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/aug/08/advertising.usa?__hstc=223762052.d1968cfbd6c1cc46fd40e9e499723ea4.1367956477334.1367956477334.1367956477334.1&__hssc=223762052.1.1367956477334|title=Beyoncé Knowles: L'Oreal Accused of 'Whitening' Singer in Cosmetics Ad|website=The Guardian}}{{cite news|url=http://thegrio.com/2012/02/10/beyonce-describes-herself-as-african-american-native-american-french-in-new-loreal-ad/#s:beyonce-true-match-loreal-ad-jpg|title=Beyoncé L'Oreal Ad Controversy Inspires Black Community Backlash|publisher=NBC News}} and in 2013, Beyoncé criticized H&M for their proposed "retouching" of promotional images of her, requesting only "natural pictures be used".{{cite web|title=H&M For All: A Healthy Start|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/05/30/hm-pledges-to-only-use-healthy-models---beyonce-rumours|accessdate=May 30, 2013|last=Alexander|first=Ella|website=Vogue|date=May 30, 2013 }}
When performing, Beyoncé uses different fashion styles that coordinate with the music she is singing.{{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|url-access=subscription}} In 2007, Beyoncé became the second African American woman after Tyra Banks to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue magazine,{{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}} and People recognized her as the best-dressed celebrity.{{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}}
Wealth
Beyoncé is one of the wealthiest musical artists; as of June 2025, Forbes estimates her net worth to be $780 million.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/beyonce-knowles-carter/|title=Beyoncé Knowles-Carter: Musician|magazine=Forbes|access-date=March 13, 2024}} The magazine named Beyoncé the annual highest-earning female musician in 2008, 2010,{{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|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}} 2014,{{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}} and 2017.{{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|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}} 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.{{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}}{{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}} On the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, Beyoncé was placed fourth in 2008 and 2009,{{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}}{{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}} second in 2010,{{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}} and fourth in 2013.{{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}} She ranked at number one on the Celebrity 100 list in 2014, earning an estimated $115 million.{{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}} Billboard named Beyoncé the highest-paid musician of 2016, with estimated earnings of $62.1 million.{{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}} She was listed as the Forbes third highest-paid musician of the 2010s, earning $685 million.{{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}}
In 2012, Forbes placed Beyoncé and Jay-Z at number one on the "World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples" list, collectively earning $78 million.{{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}} 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.{{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}} Beyoncé and Jay-Z also became the highest-paid celebrity couple in 2016, with combined earnings of $107.5 million.{{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}} They officially became a billion-dollar couple in 2017, when Forbes estimated a combined net worth of $1.16 billion.{{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}}
Legacy
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{{Main|Cultural impact of Beyoncé}}{{See also|Destiny's Child#Legacy}}
Beyoncé has been recognized as one of the most influential figures in music history by outlets such as Rolling Stone, the Associated Press, and NPR.{{cite web | title=Turning the Tables: Your List Of The 21st Century's Most Influential Women Musicians | publisher=NPR | date=November 20, 2018 | url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/20/668372321/turning-the-tables-your-list-of-the-21st-centurys-most-influential-women-musicia | access-date=June 8, 2025}} In 2024, Billboard named her the Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century.{{cite web | last=Rosario | first=Alexandra Del | title=Beyoncé is Billboard's Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century. Mom Tina Isn't Surprised | website=Los Angeles Times | url-access=subscription | date=December 4, 2024 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-12-04/beyonce-billboard-pop-star-21st-century | access-date=June 8, 2025}} She has been cited as the defining artist of both the 2000s{{cite web | last=Smith | first=Caspar Llewellyn | title=Beyoncé: Artist of the Decade | website=The Guardian | date=November 29, 2009 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/29/beyonce-artist-of-the-decade | access-date=June 8, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Vozick-Levinson | first=Simon | title=Beyonce: Entertainer of the Decade | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | date=December 4, 2009 | url=https://ew.com/article/2009/12/04/beyonce-entertainer-decade/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}{{cite web | last=McClay | first=Caché | title=Beyonce ranked No. 1 pop star of the 21st century by Billboard | website=USA Today | date=December 3, 2024 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/12/03/beyonce-billboard-greatest-pop-stars-taylor-swift/76597893007/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}} and 2010s.{{cite web | last=Hilton | first=Robin | title=The 2010s: 5 Ways Beyoncé Defined the Decade in Music: All Songs Considered | publisher=NPR | date=October 15, 2019 | url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767903285/the-2010s-5-ways-beyonc-defined-the-decade-in-music | access-date=June 8, 2025}}{{cite magazine | title=The 10 Defining Artists of the 2010s (So Far) | magazine=Billboard | date=January 15, 2015 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/best-artists-of-2010s-so-far-6443462/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Suskind | first=Alex | title=Best of the Decade: How Beyoncé Defined the Last 10 Years of Music | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | date=November 20, 2019 | url=https://ew.com/music/2019/11/20/best-of-the-decade-how-beyonce-defined-the-last-10-years-of-music/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Writing in The New Yorker, critic Jody Rosen called her "the logical end point of a century-plus of pop".{{cite magazine | last=Rosen | first=Jody | title=Her Highness | magazine=The New Yorker | date=February 20, 2013 | url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/her-highness | access-date=June 8, 2025}} Critics hailed several of her albums, singles, music videos, and live performances as among the greatest of all time.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 |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 |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}}
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 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 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}}
Sources for Beyoncé's performances being the greatest in history:
- {{Cite magazine|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 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 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}}
Beyoncé has revolutionized the music industry, transforming the production, distribution, promotion, and consumption of music.{{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}}{{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}} Beyoncé has been credited with reviving the album format in an era dominated by singles and streaming, with albums becoming increasingly cohesive and narrative-led.{{Cite web|last=Cragg|first=Michael |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}}{{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}} She revolutionized how music is released and marketed with the invention of the surprise album, reorienting the music market to cohesive albums and unconventional promotional rollouts; surprise albums became a common practice in the 2010s and 2020s.{{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}} She is also credited with reviving the music video as an art form and popularizing the visual album format.{{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}} Her impact on the music industry led to the Global Release Day being moved to Friday.{{cite magazine | last=Flanagan | first=Andrew | title=Industry Sets Friday as Global Record Release Day | magazine=Billboard | date=February 26, 2015 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/friday-global-record-release-day-ifpi/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}
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Beyoncé's use of staccato rap-singing and chopped and re-pitched vocals became defining features of music in the 21st century.{{cite magazine |last=Starling|first=Lakin|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}}{{cite web |last=Williams|first=Aaron|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}}{{Cite web|date=June 18, 2021|title=When Did Rappers Start Singing?|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2021/06/beyonce-jay-z-when-rappers-started-to-sing| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2021/06/beyonce-jay-z-when-rappers-started-to-sing| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2021|website=Slate}}{{cbignore}} Her work transcends traditional genre boundaries, creating new artistic standards that shaped contemporary music and set the precedent for music artists to move between and beyond genre confines.{{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}}{{Cite web |first1=Robin |last1=Hilton |first2=Ann |last2=Powers |first3=Rodney |last3=Carmichael |first4=Sidney |last4=Madden |date=October 15, 2019|title=The 2010s: 5 Ways Beyoncé Defined The Decade In Music |publisher=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767903285/the-2010s-5-ways-beyonc-defined-the-decade-in-music |access-date=May 21, 2025 }} She helped renew subgenres of music such as R&B,{{cite web | last=Harris | first=LaTesha | title=Beyoncé's '4' Taught Me How To Become And Embrace Being An Emotional Woman | publisher=NPR | date=June 24, 2021 | url=https://www.npr.org/2021/06/24/1009395575/lessons-on-becoming-an-emotional-woman-from-beyonces-4 | access-date=June 9, 2025}} country,{{cite web | last=Nanji | first=Noor | title=Beyoncé: Singer praised for 'impressive' country album Cowboy Carter | publisher=BBC News | date=March 29, 2024 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68691977 | access-date=June 9, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Nash | first=William | title=With Beyoncé's Foray Into Country Music, the Genre May Finally Break Free From the Stereotypes That Have Long Dogged It | website=The Conversation | date=December 3, 2024 | url=https://theconversation.com/with-beyonces-foray-into-country-music-the-genre-may-finally-break-free-from-the-stereotypes-that-have-long-dogged-it-223831 | access-date=June 9, 2025}} dance,{{cite web | last=Burton | first=David | title=Disco ain't dead: how Beyoncé resurrected dance music and its queer history for Renaissance | website=The Conversation | date=May 5, 2025 | url=https://theconversation.com/disco-aint-dead-how-beyonce-resurrected-dance-music-and-its-queer-history-for-renaissance-188431 | access-date=June 9, 2025}} house,{{cite web | last=Abad-Santos | first=Alex | title=What We Mean When We Say Beyoncé Is 'Saving' House Music | website=Vox | date=July 29, 2022 | url=https://www.vox.com/23280445/beyonce-renaissance-house-disco-music | access-date=June 9, 2025}} and Afrobeats.{{Cite web |date=July 18, 2019 |title=Beyonce and 'Lion King' About to Take Nigeria Music Scene Global |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-18/beyonce-and-lion-king-about-to-take-nigeria-music-scene-global-jy8o7x4s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624215928/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-18/beyonce-and-lion-king-about-to-take-nigeria-music-scene-global-jy8o7x4s |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |access-date=2019-08-11 |website=Bloomberg News}}{{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=2023-09-21 |access-date=2024-03-12 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |last=Leight |first=Elias |date=July 16, 2019 |title=Beyoncé's Lion King: The Gift Suggests a New Direction — and a New Challenge |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beyonce-lion-king-the-gift-album-afrobeats-859446/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720160339/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beyonce-lion-king-the-gift-album-afrobeats-859446/ |archive-date=July 20, 2019 |access-date=2019-08-11 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} Beyoncé revolutionized the music industry by transforming concert tours into cultural and artistic events.{{cite web | last=Powell | first=Jon | title=9 ways Beyoncé Became the Business Blueprint for the Music Industry | publisher=Revolt | date=April 20, 2019 | url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/different-ways-beyonce-changed-the-music-business | access-date=June 9, 2025}}
Beyoncé has been recognized for establishing procedures on how music artists achieve success in the modern era, with musicians from across genres, generations and countries citing her as a major influence on their career. Taylor Swift called her a major influence, crediting her with showing other artists how to oppose industry standards and create new opportunities.{{cite magazine | last=Dailey | first=Hannah | title=Taylor Swift Praises Beyoncé's 'Resilience & Versatility' After 'Eras Tour' Film Premiere | magazine=Billboard | date=October 12, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-praises-beyonce-after-eras-tour-premiere-post-1235440601/ | access-date=June 9, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Dunworth | first=Liberty | title=Taylor Swift says Beyoncé has "been a guiding light throughout my career" | publisher=NME | date=October 13, 2023 | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-says-beyonce-has-been-a-guiding-light-throughout-my-career-3514763 | access-date=June 9, 2025}} Lady Gaga said Beyoncé inspired her to become a musician,{{Cite news|first=James|last=Montgomery|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}} while Rihanna was motivated to pursue music after watching Beyoncé.{{cite web | last=Zendle | first=Miriam | title=Rihanna: Beyonce's my inspiration | publisher=Digital Spy | date=November 6, 2006 | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a39019/rihanna-beyonces-my-inspiration/ | access-date=June 9, 2025}} Ariana Grande said she learned to sing by mimicking artists like Beyoncé,{{cite web | last=Victor | first=Ata Owaji | title=Ariana Grande Tears Up During Discussion About Mariah Carey And Music | website=Elle | date=December 23, 2020 | url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a35054695/ariana-grande-cries-mariah-carey-documentary/ | access-date=June 9, 2025}} while Adele described her as part of her artistic influence since she was a preteen.{{cite web | last=van Meter | first=Jonathan |title=Adele: One and Only | website=Vogue | date=February 13, 2012 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/adele-one-and-only | access-date=June 9, 2025}} Paul McCartney and Garth Brooks have also cited Beyoncé's live performances as inspirational, with the latter recommending that new and veteran musicians analyse these performances to improve their craft.{{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|publisher=RTÉ}}{{cbignore}}{{cite magazine | agency=Associated Press | title=Beyonce's 'Daddy Lessons' Finding Support From Country Music Community | magazine=Billboard | date=May 20, 2016 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/beyonce-daddy-issues-country-music-7378225/ | access-date=June 9, 2025}}
Beyoncé popularized phrases that entered mainstream culture, such as "put a ring on it" to signify a marriage proposal,{{cite web | last=Wallace | first=Francesca | title=Watch: Beyoncé Surprises Backup Dancer on Stage with a Proposal | website=Vogue | date=September 12, 2016 | url=https://www.vogue.com.au/celebrity/news/watch-beyonc-surprises-backup-dancer-on-stage-with-a-proposal/news-story/30f5abca5a14b1642e576d0f23f644b4 | access-date=June 9, 2025}} "I woke up like this", which sparked a trend of morning selfies,{{cite web | last=Karlin | first=Lily | title=Lena Dunham Shares An 'I Woke Up Like This' Selfie | website=HuffPost | date=August 29, 2014 | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lena-dunham-i-woke-up-like-this-selfie_n_5736148 | access-date=June 9, 2025}} and "boy, bye", which was used in the Democratic National Committee's 2020 election campaign.{{cite web | last=Welsh | first=Daniel | title=20 Ways Beyoncé Has Absolutely Changed The Game | website=HuffPost | date=September 4, 2021 | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/beyonce-game-changing-artist-legacy_uk_6130ba73e4b0aac9c013387d | access-date=June 9, 2025}}{{cite news | last=Petri | first=Alexandra | title=The DNC Tweeted 'Boy Bye' and Now the Election Is Over | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=June 18, 2019 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/06/18/dnc-tweeted-boy-bye-now-election-is-over/ | access-date=June 9, 2025}} In January 2012, Australian research scientist Bryan Lessard named a species of horse-fly found in North Queensland, Australia, Scaptia beyonceae, after her, due to the insect's distinctive golden hairs on its abdomen.{{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)|date=January 13, 2012|access-date=January 13, 2012}}{{cbignore}} In Minnesota, May 23 is designated as "Beyoncé Day" to mark the same day she performed the Formation World Tour in the state in 2016.{{cite news|url=https://www.vogue.com.au/celebrity/news/beyonc-now-has-an-official-holiday-in-her-name/news-story/255de517469263c407d57f8315c47577|title=Beyoncé Now Has an Official Holiday in Her Name|first=Danielle|last=Gay|magazine=Vogue|date=May 25, 2016|access-date=June 16, 2025}}{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4346679/beyonce-day-minnesota/|title=Beyoncé Day Is Now an Official Thing in Minnesota|first=Cady|last=Lang|magazine=Time|access-date=June 16, 2025|date=May 26, 2016}}
Achievements
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé}}
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Destiny's Child}}
Beyoncé has received numerous awards and is the most-awarded female artist of all time.{{Cite episode|series=The Queens of Pop: Viva La Diva|network=BBC Two|date=August 6, 2021}} Having sold over 200 million records worldwide (and an additional 60 million with Destiny's Child), Beyoncé is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.{{cite web | last=Wallenstein | first=Andrew | title=Beyoncé Knowles (Artist) | website=Variety | url=https://variety.com/t/beyonce/ | access-date=June 11, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Beyoncé's astronomical career, in numbers – from albums to tour millions | website=South China Morning Post | date=August 27, 2023 | url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3232302/inside-beyonces-astronomical-career-numbers-pop-star-has-sold-more-200-million-albums-boasts-88 | access-date=June 11, 2025}} The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) listed Beyoncé as the top certified artist of the 2000s decade, with a total of 64 certifications.{{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}}{{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}}
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Beyoncé has won 35 Grammy Awards—both as a solo artist and member of Destiny's Child and the Carters—making her the most honored individual by the award show.{{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}}{{cite magazine | last=Grein | first=Paul | title=Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar & More 2025 Grammy Record-Setters | magazine=Billboard | date=February 3, 2025 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/beyonce-kendrick-lamar-2025-grammy-records-winners-1235890836/ | access-date=June 13, 2025}} She is also the most nominated artist in Grammy Award history with 99 nominations.{{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}}{{cite web | last=McClay | first=Caché | title=Beyoncé Wins Album of the Year Award at 2025 Grammys | website=USA Today | date=February 3, 2025 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/02/02/beyonce-album-of-the-year-award-grammys-cowboy-carter/77857168007/ | access-date=June 13, 2025}} She set the record for the most Grammy awards won by a female artist in one night in 2010 with six awards.{{cite magazine | last=Grein | first=Paul | title=Everyone Who Has Won 20 or More Grammys | magazine=Billboard | date=February 3, 2025 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/grammy-winners-most-wins-awards/ | access-date=June 13, 2025}}{{cite web | agency=Associated Press | first=Kevin | last=Cassidy | title=Beyonce Sets Record for Grammy Wins | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=January 31, 2010 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/beyonce-sets-record-grammy-wins-20125/ | access-date=June 13, 2025}}
Beyoncé has won 30 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), tying for the most in the award show's history.{{cite web | last=Richwine | first=Lisa | title=Taylor Swift wins seven VMAs, tying Beyonce for lifetime lead | work=Reuters | date=September 12, 2024 | url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/taylor-swift-post-malone-win-best-collaboration-mtvs-video-music-awards-2024-09-12/ | access-date=June 13, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Grein | first=Paul | title=Taylor Swift Ties Beyoncé as All-Time Top VMAs Winner | magazine=Billboard | date=September 12, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/taylor-swift-vmas-2024-passes-beyonce-top-winner-1235773005/ | access-date=June 13, 2025}} In 2016, she matched Lady Gaga's 2010 record for the most VMAs won in a single night by a female artist, with eight wins.{{cite magazine | last=McCluskey | first=Megan | title=Beyoncé Has Now Won More VMAs Than Any Other Artist Ever | magazine=Time | date=August 29, 2016 | url=https://time.com/4470510/vmas-2016-mtv-beyonce-awards/ | access-date=June 13, 2025}} She also has the most Soul Train Music Awards with 25 wins—21 as a solo artist and four with Destiny's Child—and is the most awarded artist in NAACP Image Awards history, earning 27 wins solo and five with Destiny's Child.{{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}}{{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}}{{Cite magazine |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=February 19, 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=February 21, 2025 |magazine=Variety}} In 2011, she was honored with the Billboard Millennium Award at the Billboard Music Awards.{{cite magazine | last=Ramirez | first=Erika | title=Beyonce Accepts Billboard Millennium Award, Delivers Show-Stopping Performance | magazine=Billboard | date=May 23, 2011 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-accepts-billboard-millennium-award-delivers-show-stopping-performance-471535/ | access-date=June 13, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Barshad | first=Amos | title=Beyoncé Crushes at the Billboard Music Awards | website=Vulture | date=July 25, 2018 | url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/05/beyonc_crushes_at_the_billboar.html | access-date=June 13, 2025}}
For her role in Dreamgirls, Beyoncé was nominated for Best Original Song for "Listen" and Best Actress at the Golden Globe Awards.{{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}} Beyoncé won two awards at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2006; Best Song for "Listen" and Best Original Soundtrack for Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture.{{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 News|access-date=May 20, 2013|date=January 13, 2007}}{{cbignore}} In 2001, she became the first Black woman—and only the second female lyricist overall—to win ASCAP's Pop Songwriter of the Year award.{{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}}{{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}} The film Lemonade won a Peabody Award in 2017.{{sfn|Avery|2017|pp=775–777}} In 2022, "Be Alive" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song,{{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}} the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song,{{Cite magazine|last=Grein|first=Paul|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}} and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
Other ventures
= Politics =
Beyoncé performed "America the Beautiful" at President Barack Obama's 2009 presidential inauguration and "At Last" during the first inaugural dance.{{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}} She held a fundraiser for President Obama's 2012 presidential campaign{{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}}{{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}} and voted for him in the 2012 presidential election.{{cite web | last=Wolfson | first=Sam | title=Beyoncé leads the Democrat celebrities as they celebrate Obama's victory | website=The Guardian | date=November 8, 2012 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lostinshowbiz/2012/nov/08/beyonce-democrats-celebrate-obamas-victory | access-date=June 13, 2025}} She performed "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the United States, at his second inauguration in January 2013.{{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}} In May 2015, Beyoncé attended a celebrity fundraiser for 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton{{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}} and headlined in a concert for Clinton the weekend before the election.{{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}} She endorsed the bid of Beto O'Rourke during the 2018 United States Senate election in Texas.{{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}} Beyoncé endorsed Joe Biden for president during the 2020 election. In July 2024, she gave Vice President Kamala Harris permission to use "Freedom" as the official song for her 2024 presidential campaign,{{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}}{{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}} and Harris launched a digital advertisement in support of her candidacy featuring the song.{{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}} In October 2024, Beyoncé endorsed Harris for president at a campaign rally in Houston.{{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}}
= Activism =
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In a 2013 interview with Vogue, Beyoncé stated that she considered herself "a modern-day feminist".{{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|date=April 4, 2013 |access-date=December 13, 2013}}{{cbignore}} Her self-identification incited 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".{{sfn|Weidhase|2015|pages=128–131}} Beyoncé publicly aligned with feminism by sampling Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2013 TEDx speech "We should all be feminists" in "Flawless", released later that year.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/13/beyonce-samples-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-feminism-talk| url-status=live | 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}} She performed at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards before a giant "Feminist" backdrop.{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3181644/beyonce-reclaim-feminism-pop-star/| url-status=live | title=How to Reclaim the F-Word? Just Call Beyoncé|last=Bennett|first=Jessica|magazine=Time|access-date=September 26, 2017}}{{cbignore}}
In December 2012, Beyoncé joined a coalition of celebrities in the "Demand a Plan" campaign—an initiative led by U.S. mayors to urge federal action on gun control legislation following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.{{cite web | title=Beyonce and Jamie Foxx Release Video for Bloomberg's Anti-Gun Campaign | website=The Guardian | date=December 21, 2012 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-news-blog/2012/dec/21/beyonce-jamie-foxx-antigun-campaign | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Watch: Beyonce, Jessica Alba & More Rally For Gun Control | website=HuffPost | date=December 21, 2012 | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/demand-a-plan-psa-beyonce-video_n_2347504 | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Abramovitch | first=Seth | title=Beyonce, Gwyneth Paltrow, Michelle Williams Join All-Star Effort to Combat Gun Violence (Video) | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=December 21, 2012 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/beyonce-gwyneth-paltrow-michelle-williams-406121/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}} In 2013 she endorsed same-sex marriage via Instagram{{cite web | title=Beyonce Gay Marriage: Bey Shows Support for Gay Marriage | website=Vibe | date=March 28, 2013 | url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/beyonce-gay-marriage-bey-shows-support-gay-marriage-144984/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Blistein | first=Jon | title=Beyonce Offers Support for Gay Marriage | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=March 27, 2013 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-offers-support-for-gay-marriage-245122/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}} and voiced opposition to North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, a law criticized for discriminating against the LGBT community.{{cite news|last=Marusak|first=Joe|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}}{{cite web | last=Strauss | first=Matthew | title=Beyoncé Speaks Out Against Anti-LGBTQ North Carolina Law | website=Pitchfork | date=May 4, 2016 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/65249-beyonce-speaks-out-against-anti-lgbtq-north-carolina-law/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}} In February 2017, she supported transgender youth following Donald Trump's federal rollback of protections for transgender students in public schools.{{cite magazine | last=Lang | first=Cady | title=Beyoncé Responds to Trump's Action Affecting Transgender Youth | magazine=Time | date=February 23, 2017 | url=https://time.com/4680826/beyonce-trans-youth-bathroom-laws/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Weaver | first=Hilary | title=Beyoncé Sends Her Support to L.G.B.T.Q. Students in Rare Facebook Post | website=Vanity Fair | date=February 24, 2017 | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/02/beyonce-supports-lgbtq-students-in-facebook-post?srsltid=AfmBOoqm-0-cZ_O2UcVhADz_NQzhE16ZMkS8tM1Y5EU0GE2cvemvZ-IQ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}
Beyoncé has spoken against police brutality toward Black Americans.{{cite magazine | last=Dockterman | first=Eliana | title=Beyoncé: 'Anyone Who Perceives My Message as Anti-Police Is Completely Mistaken' | magazine=Time | date=April 5, 2016 | url=https://time.com/4282452/beyonce-anyone-who-perceives-my-message-as-anti-police-is-completely-mistaken/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Zuel | first=Bernard | title=Beyonce Condemns Police Shootings and Demands Respect for Black Lives | website=The Sydney Morning Herald | date=July 7, 2016 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/beyonce-condemns-police-shootings-and-demands-respect-for-black-lives-20160708-gq15u8.html | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite magazine | last=Brown | first=Eric Renner | title=Beyoncé on Police Brutality: 'We Are Sick and Tired of the Killings' | magazine=Entertainment Weekly | date=July 7, 2016 | url=https://ew.com/article/2016/07/07/beyonce-police-brutality-2/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}} She attended a 2013 rally after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin,{{cite web | last=Couch | first=Aaron | title=Jay Z, Beyonce Attend Trayvon Martin Rally in New York | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=July 20, 2013 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jay-z-beyonce-attend-trayvon-589551/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Beyonce and Jay Z Join Trayvon Martin Protests | website=The New Zealand Herald | date=July 21, 2013 | url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/beyonce-and-jay-z-join-trayvon-martin-protests/JX4PJMTPHULFRTE4WWEIIEIG7E/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}} and featured the mothers of Martin, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner holding photos of their deceased sons in the music video for "Freedom".{{cite web | last=Zeichner | first=Naomi | title=Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown's Mothers Made a Memorable Appearance in Beyoncé's Lemonade | website=The Fader | date=April 24, 2016 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/04/24/beyonce-lemonade-michael-brown-trayvon-martin-forward-black-lives-matter | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite magazine | first1=Brittany | last1=Spanos | first2=Sarah | last2=Grant | title=Songs of Black Lives Matter: 22 New Protest Anthems | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=July 13, 2016 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/songs-of-black-lives-matter-22-new-protest-anthems-15256/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}} Her 2016 single "Formation" was interpreted as a critique of law enforcement, though she clarified it was a celebration of her heritage.{{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|first=Tamar|last=Gottesman|date=April 4, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}{{cbignore}} Performing the song during the 2016 Super Bowl halftime show, with dancers dressed in outfits referencing the Black Panther Party, sparked backlash from conservative figures and law enforcement groups.{{Cite news|last=Peterson|first=Andrea|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}} Beyoncé responded to the criticism by selling "Boycott Beyoncé" merchandise on her tour.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}
= Philanthropy =
In 1999, Beyoncé, former Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland, and her mother Tina Knowles established the Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth.{{cite web | last=Blanchet | first=Brenton | title=Beyoncé and Mom Tina Knowles-Lawson Attend Knowles-Rowland House Renovation Celebration in Houston | website=People | date=September 23, 2023 | url=https://people.com/beyonce-tina-knowles-lawson-attend-houston-house-renovation-celebration-7973909 | access-date=June 14, 2025}} Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Beyoncé, her sister Solange, Tina, and Rowland co-founded the Survivor Foundation to offer transitional housing for displaced families and support the construction of new homes.{{cite web | last=Welch | first=Monique | title=Timeline: Beyonce's History of Charity and Giving Back to Houston | website=The Houston Chronicle | date=July 27, 2022 | url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/timeline/beyonce-houston-charity/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}} They later provided aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike in 2008 and Beyoncé contributed $100,000 to the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund.{{cite web | last=Muhammad | first=Latifah | title=Beyonce Donates $100K to Hurricane Relief Fund | website=The Boombox | date=October 15, 2008 | url=https://theboombox.com/beyonce-donates-100k-to-hurricane-relief-fund/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}} In 2007, she launched the Knowles-Temenos Place Apartments, a housing development that accommodates 43 displaced individuals.{{cite web | last=Couch | first=Robbie | title=You're About to Love Beyonce Even More... | website=HuffPost | date=July 9, 2014 | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beyonce-hometown-houston_n_5570609 | access-date=June 14, 2025}}
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After starring in Cadillac Records in 2008 and learning about Phoenix House, a nonprofit organization focused on drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Beyoncé donated her entire $4 million salary from the film to the organization.{{cite web | title=5 Things You Didn't Know About Beyoncé | website=Vogue | date=February 6, 2016 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-5-things-you-didnt-know | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Sen | first=Sanjay | title=The 10 Not-So-Publicized Times Jay Z and Beyonce Gave Back | website=Essence | date=October 26, 2020 | url=https://www.essence.com/lifestyle/do-good-brothers/10-not-so-publicized-times-jay-z-and-beyonce-gave-back/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}} She later founded the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center, a program at Phoenix House that provides a cosmetology training course.{{cite web | first=R. | last=Francois | title=The Business of Beyonce Knowles-Carter | website=Vibe | date=December 9, 2012 | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/vixen/the-business-of-beyonce-knowles-carter-272385/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}} In April 2011, Beyoncé participated in the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation's campaign against child obesity by reworking her single "Get Me Bodied".{{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|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}}{{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}} She was an ambassador for the 2012 World Humanitarian Day campaign,{{cite web |last=Falk|first=Pamela| title=Beyonce to Sing at U.N. for Humanitarian Aid Cause | publisher=CBS News | date=August 10, 2012 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beyonce-to-sing-at-un-for-humanitarian-aid-cause/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Beyonce Talks Humanitarian Efforts with Anderson Cooper | website=Vibe | date=August 17, 2012 | url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/beyonce-talks-humanitarian-efforts-anderson-cooper-107649/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}} and in 2013, she took part in Gucci's "Chime for Change" initiative to promote global female empowerment.{{cite web | first=Gregory | last=DelliCarpini Jr. | title=Beyonce to Headline Gucci's Chime for Change Concert | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=March 26, 2013 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/beyonce-headline-guccis-chime-change-431033/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web | title=Beyonce and J-Lo 'Band Together' for Gucci's Chime for Change Concert | website=Vogue | date=May 10, 2013 | url=https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/features/beyonce-and-jlo-band-together-for-guccis-chime-for-change-concert/news-story/9392addc8521ebb1cb9119700d474fc5 | access-date=June 14, 2025}}
Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated tens of thousands of dollars to post bail for Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters in Baltimore and Ferguson, and contributed to building the infrastructure needed to establish BLM chapters across the United States.{{cite news|last=Broder Van Dyke|first=Michelle|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=dead| 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}} In 2016 she pledged to fund ten college scholarships for students in financial need.{{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|date=April 23, 2016|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times}}{{cbignore}} In June 2016, she donated over $82,000 to the United Way of Genesee County to assist victims of the Flint water crisis and provided financial support for fourteen Michigan students pursuing higher education.{{cite magazine | last=McCluskey | first=Megan | title=Beyoncé Helps Raise Over $82,000 for Flint Water Crisis | magazine=Time | date=June 14, 2016 | url=https://time.com/4368877/beyonce-flint-water-crisis-relief/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Strauss | first=Matthew | title=Beyoncé Donates $82,234 to Flint Water Crisis | website=Pitchfork | date=June 14, 2016 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/66100-beyonce-donates-82234-to-flint-water-crisis/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}} That August, Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated $1.5 million to civil rights organizations including BLM, Hands Up United, and Trayvon Martin Foundation.{{cite web | title=Jay-Z and Beyoncé are donating $1.5m to Black Lives Matter | first=Daisy | last=Jones | website=Dazed | date=February 8, 2016 | url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/29690/1/jay-z-and-beyonce-are-donating-1-5m-to-black-lives-matter | access-date=June 14, 2025}}
In August 2017, during Hurricane Harvey, Beyoncé launched BeyGood Houston to support those affected and donated $75,000 worth of new mattresses to survivors.{{cite magazine | last=Kreps | first=Daniel | title=Beyonce Establishes Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund on Personal Website | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=August 29, 2017 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-establishes-hurricane-harvey-relief-fund-on-personal-website-112080/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Elliott | first=Amber | title=Houston Power Couples: These Are the City's 29 Most Powerful Couples | website=úúHouston Chronicle)) | date=December 9, 2021 | url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/article/29-Houston-power-couples-for-2021-16684973.php | access-date=June 14, 2025}} Later that month, she released a remix of J Balvin and Willy William's "Mi Gente", pledging all proceeds to disaster relief efforts across Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.S., and the Caribbean in response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as well as the Chiapas and Puebla earthquakes.{{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}} In April 2020, Beyoncé donated $6 million to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, UCLA, and local community-based organizations to provide mental health and wellness services for essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{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=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web |last=Ziegler|first=Hannah| title=Beyoncé's BeyGood Foundation Pledges $6 Million for COVID-19 Relief | website=Elle | date=June 13, 2025 | url=https://www.ellecanada.com/culture/celebrity/beyonces-beygood-foundation-pledges-6-million-for-covid-19-relief | access-date=June 14, 2025}} She featured on the remix of Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" (2020), with proceeds supporting Bread of Life Houston's COVID-19 relief efforts.{{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=June 14, 2025}}{{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=June 14, 2025}}
Beyoncé worked with the Feminist Coalition in the End SARS movement in Nigeria to cover medical costs for injured protestors, legal fees for arrested protestors, and resources to those in need. Beyoncé also supported the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon, ShutItAllDown in Namibia, Zimbabwean Lives Matter in Zimbabwe and the Rape National Emergency in Liberia.{{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 |publisher=Beyoncé}}{{cbignore}} In December 2020, Beyoncé donated $500,000 to alleviate the housing crisis in the U.S. caused by the cessation of the eviction moratorium.{{cite web | last=Elassar | first=Alaa | title=Beyoncé to donate $500,000 to people impacted by the eviction crisis | website=CNN | date=December 26, 2020 | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/26/entertainment/beyonce-donates-eviction-housing-crisis-trnd/index.html | access-date=June 14, 2025}} In January 2025, she donated $2.5 million to Los Angeles fire relief funds amidst the wildfires that month in Southern California.{{cite web | last=Larsen | first=Peter | title=Beyoncé Gives $2.5 Million for Wildfire Relief as Entertainers Including Metallica, Eva Longoria and More Give Too | website=Los Angeles Daily News | date=January 14, 2025 | url=https://www.dailynews.com/2025/01/14/beyonce-gives-2-5-million-for-wildfire-relief-as-entertainers-including-metallica-eva-longoria-and-more-give-too/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Gayle | first=Latoya | title=Beyoncé Makes $2.5 Million Donation to L.A. Fire Relief Funds: 'Los Angeles We Stand with You' | website=People | date=January 13, 2025 | url=https://people.com/beyonce-announces-2-million-dollar-donation-la-fire-relief-funds-8773273 | access-date=June 14, 2025}}
Business endeavors
In 2008, Beyoncé founded what is now known as Parkwood Entertainment, an entertainment company established as an imprint of Columbia Records.{{cite magazine | last=Gensler | first=Andy | title=Beyonce on Self-Management, Following Madonna's Footsteps, Developing Other Artists | magazine=Billboard | date=December 22, 2013 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-on-self-management-following-madonnas-5847820/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Burks | first=Tosten | title=Beyoncé's Production Company Sued for Discriminating Against Visually Impaired Fans | website=Spin | date=4 January 2019 | url=https://www.spin.com/2019/01/beyonce-parkwood-entertainment-accessibility-lawsuit/ | access-date=14 June 2025}}{{cite web | last=Helfand | first=Raphael | title=Beyoncé Shares Statement on Renaissance Ahead of Its Release | website=The Fader | date=July 28, 2022 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/07/28/beyonce-shares-renaissance-statement | access-date=June 14, 2025}} Parkwood has since grown to include a music division, signing artists such as Chloe x Halle.{{cite web | last=Velasquez | first=Angelina | title=Chloe Hints a New Album with Sister Halle After Four-Year Hiatus | publisher=Revolt | date=February 26, 2021 | url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/chloe-x-halle-are-piecing-together-a-new-album-following-solo-successes | access-date=June 14, 2025}} In February 2024, Beyoncé launched Cécred, a hair care line designed to serve a wide range of hair textures.{{cite web | last=Smith | first=Anaja I. | title=We Tried It: Is Beyoncé's Cécred Hair Care Worth Buying? | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=April 7, 2025 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/shopping/beyonce-cecred-hair-care-products-review-textured-3b-3c-hair-1236031888/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Dennis | first=Rachel | title=Beyoncé's Hair Care Line Cécred Is Finally Available to Shop | publisher=CNN | date=February 20, 2024 | url=https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/beauty/beyonce-cecred-hair-care-launch | access-date=June 14, 2025}} In partnership with BeyGood, in 2024, she introduced an annual grant program to support cosmetology students and professional hair stylists with financial assistance.{{cite magazine | last=Denis | first=Kyle | title=Beyoncé's BeyGOOD & Cécred Fund Announces $500K Cosmetology School Scholarship | magazine=Billboard | date=February 20, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-beygood-cecred-cosmetology-scholarship-fund-1235610676/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}
= Endorsements and partnerships =
Beyoncé began her partnership with Pepsi in 2002.{{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|newspaper=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}} In 2004, she starred in a gladiator-themed commercial alongside Britney Spears, Pink, and Enrique Iglesias.{{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|newspaper=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}} In 2012, she signed a $50 million endorsement deal with the brand.{{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}} Beyoncé has also collaborated with Tommy Hilfiger for the fragrances True Star—for which she recorded a cover of "Wishing on a Star"—and True Star Gold.{{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}}{{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}} In 2007, she promoted Emporio Armani’s Diamonds fragrance.{{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}} Beyoncé launched her own fragrance line with Heat in 2010, followed by Heat Rush in 2011 and Pulse later in the same year.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}} Beyoncé also has had deals with American Express, Nintendo DS,{{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}} and a long-standing endorsement deal with L'Oréal since she was 18.{{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}}
In March 2015, Beyoncé became a co-owner of the music streaming platform Tidal, alongside several other artists.{{cite news|last=Sisario|first=Ben|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}} In November 2020, she entered a multi-year partnership with fitness and media company Peloton.{{Cite magazine|last=Newman|first=Melinda|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}} 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.{{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}} The campaign drew criticism, as the diamond is considered a blood diamond and a symbol of British colonial exploitation in Africa.{{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}}{{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}} On August 20, 2024, Beyoncé announced SirDavis, a whiskey in collaboration with Moët Hennessy developed for years prior and co-founded with master distiller Dr. Bill Lumsden.{{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}} In October 2024, Levi's launched a four-part global campaign titled "Reiimagine" with Beyoncé, spotlighting women's history with the company and featuring her Cowboy Carter track "Levii's Jeans".{{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}}
= Fashion lines =
In 2005, Beyoncé and Tina launched House of Deréon, a women's fashion line inspired by three generations of women in their family. The brand's name honors Beyoncé's grandmother, seamstress Agnèz Deréon.{{cite web | title=Beyoncé Knowles to launch House of Dereon fashion collection at Selfridges in London this fall | website=New York Daily News | date=August 1, 2011 | url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2011/08/01/beyonc-knowles-to-launch-house-of-dereon-fashion-collection-at-selfridges-in-london-this-fall/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web | last=Webster | first=George | title=Celebrity Fashion Labels: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | publisher=CNN | date=September 22, 2011 | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/22/living/celebrity-fashion-labels | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{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}} The two also established Beyond Productions to handle licensing and brand management for House of Deréon and its junior line, Deréon.{{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|work=Reuters|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}} The collection features sportswear, denim offerings with fur, outerwear and accessories like handbags and footwear. In 2005, Beyoncé parterned with House of Brands, a footwear company, to produce a range of shoes for House of Deréon.{{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}} In January 2008, Starwave Mobile launched Beyoncé Fashion Diva, a mobile game with a social networking component, featuring the House of Deréon collection. In July 2009, Beyoncé and her mother launched a junior apparel label, Sasha Fierce for Deréon, for back-to-school selling. The collection included sportswear, outerwear, handbags, footwear, eyewear, lingerie and jewelry.{{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}}
In April 2016, Beyoncé launched Ivy Park, a 50–50 joint venture with fashion retailer Topshop. The brand's name was inspired by her daughter, Blue Ivy, Beyoncé's favorite number, four (IV), and the park where she used to run in Texas.{{cite web | title=Beyoncé talks about her athleisure brand Ivy Park and the pressure to be perfect | website=The Daily Telegraph | url-access=subscription | date=April 5, 2016 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/brands/beyonce-topshop-athleisure-brand-everything-we-know-information/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}} Following allegations that Topshop owner Philip Green had sexually harassed, bullied, and racially abused employees, Beyoncé bought out his stake in the company.{{cite web | last=Okwodu | first=Janelle | title=Beyoncé Buys Out Topshop Owner Philip Green's Shares in Ivy Park | website=Vogue | date=November 16, 2018 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-buys-out-ivy-park-topshop-owner-philip-green-me-too | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite web | last1=Jones | first1=Owen | last2=Addley | first2=Esther | title=Revealed: Philip Green Paid Seven-Figure Sums to Silence Abuse Claims | website=The Guardian | date=October 26, 2018 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/oct/26/revealed-philip-green-paid-seven-figure-sums-to-silence-abuse-claims | access-date=June 14, 2025}} In April 2019, she partnered with Adidas as a creative collaborator to relaunch Ivy Park and develop new apparel and footwear, with the first collection debuting in January 2020.{{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|website=Bloomberg News|date=April 4, 2019|access-date=April 27, 2019}}{{cbignore}}{{cite magazine | last=Saponara | first=Michael | title=Beyonce Details Upcoming Ivy Park Collection Set for January 2020 Release | magazine=Billboard | date=December 9, 2019 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-new-ivy-park-collection-january-2020/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}} The brand struggled financially and by March 2023, Beyoncé and Adidas mutually ended their partnership.{{cite web | last=Abraham | first=Mya | title=Beyoncé Declares Next Ivy Park Drop Her 'Favorite' Amid Reports of 'Weak Sales' | website=Vibe | date=February 8, 2023 | url=https://www.vibe.com/news/business/beyonce-ivy-park-weak-sales-1234733310/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}{{cite news| last=Safdar | first=Khadeeja | title=Adidas and Beyoncé to Part Ways After Ivy Park Sales Struggles | date=March 28, 2023 | issn=0099-9660 | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/adidas-and-beyonce-to-part-ways-after-ivy-park-sales-struggles-1467552 | language=en-US | website=The Wall Street Journal | access-date=June 14, 2025 | url-access=subscription }} That same month, Beyoncé collaborated with Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing on a couture collection inspired by her Renaissance album. Featuring sixteen looks—one for each track—it was the first time a Black woman led the design of a Parisian couture house collection.{{cite web | last=Leitch | first=Luke | title=Beyoncé and Balmain's Olivier Rousteing Have Co-Designed a Collection—Introducing Renaissance Couture | website=Vogue | date=March 24, 2023 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-balmain-olivier-rousteing-renaissance-couture-launch | access-date=June 14, 2025}}
Discography
{{Main|Beyoncé albums discography|Beyoncé singles discography|List of songs recorded by Beyoncé}}
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Solo studio albums
- Dangerously in Love (2003)
- B'Day (2006)
- I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008)
- 4 (2011)
- Beyoncé (2013)
- Lemonade (2016)
- Renaissance (2022)
- Cowboy Carter (2024)
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with Destiny's Child
{{Main|Destiny's Child discography|List of Destiny's Child songs}}
- Destiny's Child (1998)
- The Writing's on the Wall (1999)
- Survivor (2001)
- 8 Days of Christmas (2001)
- Destiny Fulfilled (2004)
with The Carters
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- Everything Is Love (2018)
Soundtrack albums
- The Lion King: The Gift (2019)
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Filmography
{{Main|Beyoncé videography#Film}}
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Films starred
- Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
- The Fighting Temptations (2003)
- Fade to Black (2004)
- The Pink Panther (2006)
- Dreamgirls (2006)
- Cadillac Records (2008)
- Obsessed (2009)
- Epic (2013)
- Lemonade (also director) (2016)
- The Lion King (2019)
- Black Is King (also director) (2020)
- Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
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Documentaries
- Live at Wembley (2004)
- The Beyoncé Experience Live (2007)
- I Am... Yours (2009)
- I Am... World Tour (also director) (2010)
- Live at Roseland: Elements of 4 (also director) (2011)
- Life Is But a Dream (also director) (2013)
- Live in Atlantic City (also director) (2013)
- On the Run Tour (2014)
- Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (also director) (2019)
- Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (also director) (2023)
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Tours and residencies
{{Main|List of Beyoncé live performances}}
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;Headlining tours
- Dangerously in Love Tour (2003)
- The Beyoncé Experience (2007)
- 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 (with Jay-Z) (2014)
- On the Run II Tour (with Jay-Z) (2018)
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;Residencies
- I Am... Yours (2009)
- 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé (2011)
- Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live (2012)
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See also
Notes
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References
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Cited literature
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- {{cite book | last=Arenofsky | first=Janice | title=Beyoncé Knowles | publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing | date=2009 | isbn=979-8-216-05273-9 }}
- {{cite journal|title=African Americans and Jungian Psychology: Leaving the Shadows|last=Avery|first=Allison F.|journal=Journal of Analytical Psychology|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|date=2017|volume=62|issue=5|issn=0021-8774|doi=10.1111/1468-5922.12364}}
- {{cite journal|title='All That You Can't Leave Behind': Black Female Soul Singing and the Politics of Surrogation in the Age of Catastrophe|journal=Meridians|jstor=40338916|volume=8|issue=1|publisher=Duke University Press|page=196|first=Daphne|last=Brooks|doi=10.2979/MER.2008.8.1.180|year=2008|author-link=Daphne Brooks}}
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- {{cite book | last=Colbert | first=Soyica Diggs | title=Black Movements | publisher=Rutgers University Press | date=2017 | isbn=978-0-8135-8854-4}}
- {{cite book | last=Elliott | first=Alan | title=Dreams That Built America | publisher=Thomas Nelson |date=2022 | isbn=978-0-7852-9699-7}}
- {{cite book | last=Farley | first=Christopher John | title=Aaliyah | publisher=Simon and Schuster | date=2002 | isbn=978-0-7434-5566-4}}
- {{Cite journal|title=Beyoncé: Viral Techniques and the Visual Album|last=Harper|first=Paula|journal=Popular Music & Society|date=2019|publisher=Taylor & Francis|volume=42|issue=1|doi=10.1080/03007766.2019.1555895}}
- {{cite book | last1=Iddon | first1=Martin | last2=Marshall | first2=Melanie L. | title=Beyoncé | publisher=Indiana University Press | date=2020 | isbn=978-0-253-05283-4 }}
- {{cite journal|title=Beyoncé's 'Break My Soul': An Anthem of Courage, Resistance, Peace, and Community|last=Lester|first=Neal|journal=Journal of Popular Culture|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|date=2024|volume=57|issue=5/6|pp=320–335|doi=10.1111/jpcu.13374}}
- {{cite journal|title=Building Identity in Humorous Media Interactions|last=Măda|first=Stanca|journal=Language & Dialogue|year=2015|volume=5|issue=1|page=115|doi=10.1075/ld.5.1.06mad|issn=2210-4119}}
- {{cite journal|title=From Lemonade to Homecoming: Beyoncé's Visual Spaces|jstor=27226255|journal=Atlantis|volume=44|issue=1|date=June 2022|first=Patricia|last=Peñate}}
- {{cite book | last=Perricone | first=Kathleen | title=Beyoncé Is Life | publisher=Quarto Publishing | date=2024 | isbn=978-0-7603-9314-7}}
- {{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}}
- {{cite book | last1=Rodrigues | first1=Sara | last2=Przybylo | first2=Ela | title=On the Politics of Ugliness | publisher=Springer Publishing | date=2018 | isbn=978-3-319-76783-3}}
- {{cite journal|title='We Are Not an Organically City People': Black Modernity and the Afterimages of Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust|jstor=48538202|first=Pacharee|last=Sudhinaraset|journal=The Black Scholar|volume=48|issue=3|year=2018}}
- {{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}}
- {{cite book | last=Trier-Bieniek | first=Adrienne | title=The Beyonce Effect | publisher=McFarland & Company | date=2016 | isbn=978-1-4766-2558-4}}
- {{cite journal|title=Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as Chinua Achebe's (Unruly) Literary Daughter: The Past, Present, and Future of 'Adichebean' Criticism|first=Daria|last=Tunca|journal=Research in African Literatures|volume=49|issue=4|date=2016|jstor=10.2979/reseafrilite.49.4.08|publisher=Indiana University Press}}
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- {{Cite journal|last=Weidhase|first=Nathalie|date=2015|title='Beyoncé Feminism' and the Contestation of the Black Feminist Body|journal=Celebrity Studies|volume=6|issue=1|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}}
- {{cite book | last=Welang | first=Nahum N. | title=The Affirmative Discomforts of Black Female Authorship | publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing | date=2022 | isbn=978-1-6669-0715-5}}
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