Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( bee-ON-say;[4] born September 4, 1981)[5] is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Beyoncé’s boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to NPR.[6] Her success has led to her becoming a cultural icon and earning her the nickname «Queen Bey».[7]
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Beyonce Giselle Knowles[a] September 4, 1981 (age 41) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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Jay-Z (m. ) |
| Children | 3, including Blue Ivy |
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| Relatives | Solange Knowles (sister) |
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| Member of | The Carters |
| Formerly of | Destiny’s Child |
| Website | beyonce.com |
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Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny’s Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of her debut album Dangerously in Love (2003), which featured the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles «Crazy in Love» and «Baby Boy». Following the 2006 disbanding of Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé released her second solo album, B’Day, which contained singles «Irreplaceable» and «Beautiful Liar». Beyoncé also starred in multiple films such as Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), The Pink Panther (2006), Dreamgirls (2006), Obsessed (2009), and The Lion King (2019). Her marriage to Jay-Z and her portrayal of Etta James in Cadillac Records (2008) influenced her third album, I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008), which earned a record-setting six Grammy Awards in 2010. It spawned the successful singles «If I Were a Boy», «Single Ladies», and «Halo». After professionally splitting from her manager and father Mathew Knowles in 2010, she released her musically diverse fourth album 4 in 2011.
Beyoncé later achieved universal acclaim for her sonically experimental visual albums, Beyoncé (2013) and Lemonade (2016), the latter of which was the world’s best-selling album of 2016 and the most acclaimed album of her career, exploring themes of infidelity, feminism, and womanism. In 2018, she released Everything Is Love, a collaborative album with her husband, Jay-Z, as the Carters. As a featured artist, Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot 100 with the remixes of «Perfect» by Ed Sheeran in 2017 and «Savage» by Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. The same year, she released the musical film Black Is King with an accompanying visual album, with praise from critics. In 2022, Beyoncé received further critical acclaim for her seventh studio album Renaissance, which experimented with disco and house music and paid homage to LGBTQ+ ball culture. She obtained her first solo number-one since 2008 with the album’s lead single, «Break My Soul», with Renaissance being her first solo studio album since 2016.
She is one of the world’s best-selling recording artists, having sold over 200 million records worldwide.[8][9] Her success during the 2000s was recognized with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)’s Top Certified Artist of the Decade as well as Billboard‘s Top Female Artist of the Decade.[10] She is the first solo artist to have their first seven studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200.[11][12] Beyoncé’s accolades include 28 Grammy Awards, 26 MTV Video Music Awards (including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award in 2014), 24 NAACP Image Awards, 31 BET Awards, and 17 Soul Train Music Awards; all of which are more than any other singer. In 2014, Billboard named her the highest-earning black musician of all time, while in 2020, she was included on Time‘s list of 100 women who defined the last century.[13]
Life and career
1981–1996: Early life and career beginnings
Beyonce Giselle Knowles[a] was born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas, to Celestine «Tina» Knowles (née Beyonce), a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager;[14] Tina is Louisiana Creole, and Mathew is African American.[15][16][17][18] Beyoncé’s younger sister, Solange Knowles, is also a singer and a former backup dancer for Destiny’s Child. Solange and Beyoncé are the first sisters to have both had number one albums.[19]
Beyoncé’s maternal grandparents, Lumas Beyince, and Agnez Dereon (daughter of Odilia Broussard and Eugene DeRouen),[20] were French-speaking Louisiana Creoles, with roots in New Iberia.[21] Beyoncé is considered a Creole, passed on to her by her grandparents.[20][22] Through her mother, Beyoncé is a descendant of many French aristocrats from the southwest of France, including the family of the Viscounts de Béarn since the 9th century, and the Viscounts de Belzunce.[23] She is also a descendant of Acadian militia officer Joseph Broussard, who was exiled to French Louisiana after the expulsion of the Acadians.[16] Her fourth great-grandmother, Marie-Françoise Trahan, was born in 1774 in Bangor, located on Belle Île, France. Trahan was a daughter of Acadians who had taken refuge on Belle Île after the Acadian expulsion. The Estates of Brittany had divided the lands of Belle Île to distribute them among 78 other Acadian families and the already settled inhabitants. The Trahan family lived on Belle Île for over ten years before immigrating to Louisiana, where she married a Broussard descendant.[24] Beyoncé researched her ancestry and discovered that she is descended from a slave owner who married his slave.[25] Her mother is also of distant Jewish, Spanish, Chinese and Indonesian ancestry.[26][27][28]
Beyoncé was raised Catholic and attended St. Mary’s Montessori School in Houston, where she enrolled in dance classes.[29] Her singing was discovered when dance instructor Darlette Johnson began humming a song and she finished it, able to hit the high-pitched notes.[30] Beyoncé’s interest in music and performing continued after winning a school talent show at age seven, singing John Lennon’s «Imagine» to beat 15/16-year-olds.[31][32] In the fall of 1990, Beyoncé enrolled in Parker Elementary School, a music magnet school in Houston, where she would perform with the school’s choir.[33] She also attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts[34] and later Alief Elsik High School.[15][35] Beyoncé was also a member of the choir at St. John’s United Methodist Church as a soloist for two years.[36]
When Beyoncé was eight, she met LaTavia Roberson at an audition for an all-girl entertainment group.[37] They were placed into a group called Girl’s Tyme with three other girls, and rapped and danced on the talent show circuit in Houston.[38] After seeing the group, R&B producer Arne Frager brought them to his Northern California studio and placed them in Star Search, the largest talent show on national TV at the time. Girl’s Tyme failed to win, and Beyoncé later said the song they performed was not good.[39][40] In 1995, Beyoncé’s father resigned from his job to manage the group.[41] The move reduced Beyoncé’s family’s income by half, and her parents were forced to sell their house and cars and move into separated apartments.[15][42] Mathew cut the original line-up to four and the group continued performing as an opening act for other established R&B girl groups.[37] The girls auditioned before record labels and were finally signed to Elektra Records, moving to Atlanta Records briefly to work on their first recording, only to be cut by the company.[15] This put further strain on the family, and Beyoncé’s parents separated. On October 5, 1995, Dwayne Wiggins’s Grass Roots Entertainment signed the group. In 1996, the girls began recording their debut album under an agreement with Sony Music, the Knowles family reunited, and shortly after, the group got a contract with Columbia Records.[31]
1997–2002: Destiny’s Child
The group changed their name to Destiny’s Child in 1996, based upon a passage in the Book of Isaiah.[43] In 1997, Destiny’s Child released their major label debut song «Killing Time» on the soundtrack to the 1997 film Men in Black.[40] In November, the group released their debut single and first major hit, «No, No, No». They released their self-titled debut album in February 1998, which established the group as a viable act in the music industry, with moderate sales and winning the group three Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist, and Best R&B/Soul Single for «No, No, No». The group released their Multi-Platinum second album The Writing’s on the Wall in 1999. The record features some of the group’s most widely known songs such as «Bills, Bills, Bills», the group’s first number-one single, «Jumpin’ Jumpin’« and «Say My Name», which became their most successful song at the time, and would remain one of their signature songs. «Say My Name» won the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and the Best R&B Song at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards.[37] The Writing’s on the Wall sold more than eight million copies worldwide.[39] During this time, Beyoncé recorded a duet with Marc Nelson, an original member of Boyz II Men, on the song «After All Is Said and Done» for the soundtrack to the 1999 film, The Best Man.[44]
LeToya Luckett and Roberson became unhappy with Mathew’s managing of the band and eventually were replaced by Farrah Franklin and Michelle Williams.[37] Beyoncé experienced depression following the split with Luckett and Roberson after being publicly blamed by the media, critics, and blogs for its cause.[45] Her long-standing boyfriend left her at this time.[46] The depression was so severe it lasted for a couple of years, during which she occasionally kept herself in her bedroom for days and refused to eat anything.[47] Beyoncé stated that she struggled to speak about her depression because Destiny’s Child had just won their first Grammy Award, and she feared no one would take her seriously.[48] Beyoncé would later speak of her mother as the person who helped her fight it.[47] Franklin was then dismissed, leaving just Beyoncé, Rowland, and Williams.[49]
The remaining band members recorded «Independent Women Part I», which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film Charlie’s Angels. It became their best-charting single, topping the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for eleven consecutive weeks.[37] In early 2001, while Destiny’s Child was completing their third album, Beyoncé landed a major role in the MTV made-for-television film, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, starring alongside American actor Mekhi Phifer. Set in Philadelphia, the film is a modern interpretation of the 19th-century opera Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet.[50] When the third album Survivor was released in May 2001, Luckett and Roberson filed a lawsuit claiming that the songs were aimed at them.[37] The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 663,000 copies sold.[51] The album spawned other number-one hits, «Bootylicious» and the title track, «Survivor», the latter of which earned the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[52] After releasing their holiday album 8 Days of Christmas in October 2001, the group announced a hiatus to further pursue solo careers.[37]
In July 2002, Beyoncé made her theatrical film debut, playing Foxxy Cleopatra alongside Mike Myers in the comedy film Austin Powers in Goldmember,[53] which spent its first weekend atop the U.S. box office and grossed $73 million.[54] Beyoncé released «Work It Out» as the lead single from its soundtrack album which entered the top ten in the UK, Norway, and Belgium.[55] In 2003, Beyoncé starred opposite Cuba Gooding, Jr., in the musical comedy The Fighting Temptations as Lilly, a single mother with whom Gooding’s character falls in love.[56] The film received mixed reviews from critics but grossed $30 million in the U.S.[57][58] Beyoncé released «Fighting Temptation» as the lead single from the film’s soundtrack album, with Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free which was also used to promote the film.[59] Another of Beyoncé’s contributions to the soundtrack, «Summertime», fared better on the U.S. charts.[60]
2003–2005: Dangerously in Love and Destiny Fulfilled
Beyoncé’s first solo recording was a feature on Jay-Z’s song «’03 Bonnie & Clyde» that was released in October 2002, peaking at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[62] On June 14, 2003, Beyoncé premiered songs from her first solo album Dangerously in Love during her first solo concert and the pay-per-view television special, «Ford Presents Beyoncé Knowles, Friends & Family, Live From Ford’s 100th Anniversary Celebration in Dearborn, Michigan».[63] The album was released on June 24, 2003, after Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland had released their solo efforts.[64] The album sold 317,000 copies in its first week, debuted atop the Billboard 200,[65] and has since sold 11 million copies worldwide.[66] 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.[67] The single «Baby Boy» also reached number one,[61] and singles, «Me, Myself and I» and «Naughty Girl», both reached the top-five.[68] The album earned Beyoncé a then record-tying five awards at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards; Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for «Dangerously in Love 2», Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for «Crazy in Love», and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for «The Closer I Get to You» with Luther Vandross. During the ceremony, she performed with Prince.[69]
In November 2003, she embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour in Europe and later toured alongside Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America.[70] On February 1, 2004, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.[71] After the release of Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-over tracks. However, this was put on hold so she could concentrate on recording Destiny Fulfilled, the final studio album by Destiny’s Child.[72] Released on November 15, 2004, in the US[73] and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200,[74][75] Destiny Fulfilled included the singles «Lose My Breath» and «Soldier», which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[76] Destiny’s Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled… and Lovin’ It sponsored by McDonald’s Corporation,[77] and performed hits such as «No, No, No», «Survivor», «Say My Name», «Independent Women» and «Lose My Breath». In addition to renditions of the group’s recorded material, they also performed songs from each singer’s solo careers, most notably numbers from Dangerously in Love. and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny’s Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour.[78] The group released their first compilation album Number 1’s on October 25, 2005, in the US[79] and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006.[80] The group has sold 60 million records worldwide.[81][82]
2006–2007: B’Day and Dreamgirls
Beyoncé’s second solo album B’Day was released on September 4, 2006, in the US, to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday.[83] It sold 541,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming Beyoncé’s second consecutive number-one album in the United States.[84] The album’s lead single «Déjà Vu», featuring Jay-Z, reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[68] The second international single «Irreplaceable» was a commercial success worldwide, reaching number one in Australia, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States.[68][85] B’Day also produced three other singles; «Ring the Alarm»,[86] «Get Me Bodied»,[87] and «Green Light» (released in the United Kingdom only).[88]
At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards (2007), B’Day was nominated for five Grammy Awards, including Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for «Ring the Alarm» and Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration»for «Déjà Vu»; the Freemasons club mix of «Déjà Vu» without the rap was put forward in the Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical category. B’Day won the award for Best Contemporary R&B Album.[89] The following year, B’Day received two nominations – for Record of the Year for «Irreplaceable» and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for «Beautiful Liar» (with Shakira), also receiving a nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Pictures, Television or Other Visual Media for her appearance on Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture (2006).[90]
Her first acting role of 2006 was in the comedy film The Pink Panther starring opposite Steve Martin,[91] grossing $158.8 million at the box office worldwide.[92] Her second film Dreamgirls, the film version of the 1981 Broadway musical[93] loosely based on The Supremes, received acclaim from critics and grossed $154 million internationally.[94][95][96] In it, she starred opposite Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, and Eddie Murphy playing a pop singer based on Diana Ross.[97] To promote the film, Beyoncé released «Listen» as the lead single from the soundtrack album.[98] In April 2007, Beyoncé embarked on The Beyoncé Experience, her first worldwide concert tour, visiting 97 venues[99] and grossed over $24 million.[note 1] Beyoncé conducted pre-concert food donation drives during six major stops in conjunction with her pastor at St. John’s and America’s Second Harvest. At the same time, B’Day was re-released with five additional songs, including her duet with Shakira «Beautiful Liar».[101]
2008–2010: I Am… Sasha Fierce
I Am… Sasha Fierce was released on November 18, 2008, in the United States.[102] The album formally introduces Beyoncé’s alter ego Sasha Fierce, conceived during the making of her 2003 single «Crazy in Love». It was met with generally mediocre reviews from critics,[103] but sold 482,000 copies in its first week, debuting atop the Billboard 200, and giving Beyoncé her third consecutive number-one album in the US.[104] The album featured the number-one song «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)»[105] and the top-five songs «If I Were a Boy» and «Halo».[68][106] Achieving the accomplishment of becoming her longest-running Hot 100 single in her career,[107] «Halo«‘s success in the U.S. helped Beyoncé attain more top-ten singles on the list than any other woman during the 2000s.[108] It also included the successful «Sweet Dreams»,[109] and singles «Diva», «Ego», «Broken-Hearted Girl» and «Video Phone». The music video for «Single Ladies» has been parodied and imitated around the world, spawning the «first major dance craze» of the Internet age according to the Toronto Star.[110] The video has won several awards, including Best Video at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards,[111] the 2009 Scottish MOBO Awards,[112] and the 2009 BET Awards.[113] At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, the video was nominated for nine awards, ultimately winning three including Video of the Year.[114] Its failure to win the Best Female Video category, which went to American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s «You Belong with Me», led to Kanye West interrupting the ceremony and Beyoncé improvising a re-presentation of Swift’s award during her own acceptance speech.[114] In March 2009, Beyoncé embarked on the I Am… World Tour, her second headlining worldwide concert tour, consisting of 108 shows, grossing $119.5 million.[115]
Beyoncé further expanded her acting career, starring as blues singer Etta James in the 2008 musical biopic Cadillac Records. Her performance in the film received praise from critics,[116] and she garnered several nominations for her portrayal of James, including a Satellite Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and a NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress.[117][118] Beyoncé donated her entire salary from the film to Phoenix House, an organization of rehabilitation centers for heroin addicts around the country.[119] On January 20, 2009, Beyoncé performed James’ «At Last» at First Couple Barack and Michelle Obama’s first inaugural ball.[120] Beyoncé starred opposite Ali Larter and Idris Elba in the thriller, Obsessed. She played Sharon Charles, a mother and wife whose family is threatened by her husband’s stalker. Although the film received negative reviews from critics,[121] the movie did well at the U.S. box office, grossing $68 million – $60 million more than Cadillac Records[122] – on a budget of $20 million.[123] The fight scene finale between Sharon and the character played by Ali Larter also won the 2010 MTV Movie Award for Best Fight.[124]
At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé received ten nominations, including Album of the Year for I Am… Sasha Fierce, Record of the Year for «Halo», and Song of the Year for «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)», among others.[125] She tied with Lauryn Hill for most Grammy nominations in a single year by a female artist.[126] Beyoncé went on to win six of those nominations, breaking a record she previously tied in 2004 for the most Grammy awards won in a single night by a female artist with six. In 2010, Beyoncé was featured on Lady Gaga’s single «Telephone» and appeared in its music video.[127][128] The song topped the U.S. Pop Songs chart, becoming the sixth number-one for both Beyoncé and Gaga, tying them with Mariah Carey for most number-ones since the Nielsen Top 40 airplay chart launched in 1992.[129] «Telephone» received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.[130]
Beyoncé announced a hiatus from her music career in January 2010, heeding her mother’s advice, «to live life, to be inspired by things again».[131][132] During the break she and her father parted ways as business partners.[133][134] Beyoncé’s musical break lasted nine months and saw her visit multiple European cities, the Great Wall of China, the Egyptian pyramids, Australia, English music festivals and various museums and ballet performances.[131][135]
2011–2013: 4 and Super Bowl XLVII halftime show
Beyoncé’s sound became mellower with 2011’s 4 which focused on traditional R&B styles. She performed the album during her 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé concert residency in August 2011
On June 26, 2011, she became the first solo female artist to headline the main Pyramid stage at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival in over twenty years.[136][137] Her fourth studio album 4 was released two days later in the US.[138] 4 sold 310,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, giving Beyoncé her fourth consecutive number-one album in the US. The album was preceded by two of its singles «Run the World (Girls)» and «Best Thing I Never Had».[68][127][139] The fourth single «Love on Top» spent seven consecutive weeks at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest peak from the album.[140] 4 also produced four other singles; «Party», «Countdown», «I Care» and «End of Time». «Eat, Play, Love», a cover story written by Beyoncé for Essence that detailed her 2010 career break, won her a writing award from the New York Association of Black Journalists.[141] In late 2011, she took the stage at New York’s Roseland Ballroom for four nights of special performances:[142] the 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé concerts saw the performance of her 4 album to a standing room only.[142] On August 1, 2011, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having shipped 1 million copies to retail stores.[143] By December 2015, it reached sales of 1.5 million copies in the US.[144] The album reached one billion Spotify streams on February 5, 2018, making Beyoncé the first female artist to have three of their albums surpass one billion streams on the platform.[145]
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.[146][147]
In January 2013, Destiny’s Child released Love Songs, a compilation album of the romance-themed songs from their previous albums and a newly recorded track, «Nuclear».[148] Beyoncé performed the American national anthem singing along with a pre-recorded track at President Obama’s second inauguration in Washington, D.C.[149][150] The following month, Beyoncé performed at the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.[151] The performance stands as the second most tweeted about moment in history at 268,000 tweets per minute.[152] At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé won for Best Traditional R&B Performance for «Love on Top».[153] Her feature-length documentary film, Life Is But a Dream, first aired on HBO on February 16, 2013.[154] The film was co-directed by Beyoncé herself.[155]
2013–2015: Beyoncé
Beyoncé performing during The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in 2013. The tour is one of the highest grossing tours of the decade.
Beyoncé embarked on The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour on April 15 in Belgrade, Serbia; the tour included 132 dates that ran through to March 2014. It became the most successful tour of her career and one of the most successful tours of all time.[156] In May, Beyoncé’s cover of Amy Winehouse’s «Back to Black» with André 3000 on The Great Gatsby soundtrack was released.[157] Beyoncé voiced Queen Tara in the 3D CGI animated film, Epic, released by 20th Century Fox on May 24,[158] and recorded an original song for the film, «Rise Up», co-written with Sia.[159]
On December 13, 2013, Beyoncé unexpectedly released her eponymous fifth studio album on the iTunes Store without any prior announcement or promotion. The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, giving Beyoncé her fifth consecutive number-one album in the US.[160] This made her the first woman in the chart’s history to have her first five studio albums debut at number one.[161] Beyoncé received critical acclaim[162] and commercial success, selling one million digital copies worldwide in six days;[163] Musically an electro-R&B album, it concerns darker themes previously unexplored in her work, such as «bulimia, postnatal depression [and] the fears and insecurities of marriage and motherhood».[164] The single «Drunk in Love», featuring Jay-Z, peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[165]
In April 2014, Beyoncé and Jay-Z officially announced their On the Run Tour. It served as the couple’s first co-headlining stadium tour together.[166] On August 24, 2014, she received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. Beyoncé also won home three competitive awards: Best Video with a Social Message and Best Cinematography for «Pretty Hurts», as well as best collaboration for «Drunk in Love».[167] In November, Forbes reported that Beyoncé was the top-earning woman in music for the second year in a row – earning $115 million in the year, more than double her earnings in 2013.[168] Beyoncé was reissued with new material in three forms: as an extended play, a box set, as well as a full platinum edition. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), in the last 19 days of 2013, the album sold 2.3 million units worldwide, becoming the tenth best-selling album of 2013.[169] The album also went on to become the twentieth best-selling album of 2014.[170] As of November 2014, Beyoncé has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and has generated over 1 billion streams, as of March 2015.[171]
At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2015, Beyoncé was nominated for six awards, ultimately winning three: Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for «Drunk in Love», and Best Surround Sound Album for Beyoncé.[172][173] She was nominated for Album of the Year, but the award went to Beck for his album Morning Phase.[174]
2016–2018: Lemonade and Everything Is Love
On February 6, 2016, Beyoncé released «Formation» and its accompanying music video exclusively on the music streaming platform Tidal; the song was made available to download for free.[175] She performed «Formation» live for the first time during the NFL Super Bowl 50 halftime show. The appearance was considered controversial as it appeared to reference the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party and the NFL forbids political statements in its performances.[176][177][178] Immediately following the performance, Beyoncé announced The Formation World Tour, which highlighted stops in both North America and Europe.[179][180] It ended on October 7, with Beyoncé bringing out her husband Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, and Serena Williams for the last show.[181] The tour went on to win Tour of the Year at the 44th American Music Awards.[182]
On April 16, 2016, Beyoncé released a teaser clip for a project called Lemonade. A one-hour film which aired on HBO on April 23, a corresponding album with the same title was released on the same day exclusively on Tidal.[183] Lemonade debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making Beyoncé the first act in Billboard history to have their first six studio albums debut atop the chart; she broke a record previously tied with DMX in 2013.[184] With all 12 tracks of Lemonade debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Beyoncé also became the first female act to chart 12 or more songs at the same time.[185] Additionally, Lemonade was streamed 115 million times through Tidal, setting a record for the most-streamed album in a single week by a female artist in history.[186] It was 2016’s third highest-selling album in the U.S. with 1.554 million copies sold in that time period within the country[187] as well as the best-selling album worldwide with global sales of 2.5 million throughout the year.[188] In June 2019, Lemonade was certified 3× Platinum, having sold up to 3 million album-equivalent units in the United States alone.[189]
Lemonade became her most critically acclaimed work to date, receiving universal acclaim according to Metacritic, a website collecting reviews from professional music critics.[190] Several music publications included the album among the best of 2016, including Rolling Stone, which listed Lemonade at number one.[191] The album’s visuals were nominated in 11 categories at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, the most ever received by Beyoncé in a single year, and went on to win 8 awards, including Video of the Year for «Formation».[192][193] The eight wins made Beyoncé the most-awarded artist in the history of the VMAs (24), surpassing Madonna (20).[194] Beyoncé occupied the sixth place for Time magazine’s 2016 Person of the Year.[195]
In January 2017, it was announced that Beyoncé would headline the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. This would make Beyoncé only the second female headliner of the festival since it was founded in 1999.[196] It was later announced on February 23, 2017, that Beyoncé would no longer be able to perform at the festival due to doctor’s concerns regarding her pregnancy. The festival owners announced that she will instead headline the 2018 festival.[197] Upon the announcement of Beyoncé’s departure from the festival lineup, ticket prices dropped by 12%.[198] At the 59th Grammy Awards in February 2017, Lemonade led the nominations with nine, including Album, Record, and Song of the Year for Lemonade and «Formation» respectively.[199] and ultimately won two, Best Urban Contemporary Album for Lemonade and Best Music Video for «Formation».[200] Adele, upon winning her Grammy for Album of the Year, stated Lemonade was monumental and more deserving.[201]
In September 2017, Beyoncé collaborated with J Balvin and Willy William, to release a remix of the song «Mi Gente». Beyoncé donated all proceeds from the song to hurricane charities for those affected by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma in Texas, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and other Caribbean Islands.[202] On November 10, Eminem released «Walk on Water» featuring Beyoncé as the lead single from his album Revival. On November 30, Ed Sheeran announced that Beyoncé would feature on the remix to his song «Perfect».[203] «Perfect Duet» was released on December 1, 2017. The song reached number-one in the United States, becoming Beyoncé’s sixth song of her solo career to do so.[204]
On January 4, 2018, the music video of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s 4:44 collaboration, «Family Feud» was released.[205] It was directed by Ava DuVernay. On March 1, 2018, DJ Khaled released «Top Off» as the first single from his forthcoming album Father of Asahd featuring Beyoncé, husband Jay-Z, and Future.[206] On March 5, 2018, a joint tour with Knowles’s husband Jay-Z, was leaked on Facebook.[207] Information about the tour was later taken down. The couple announced the joint tour officially as On the Run II Tour on March 12[208] and simultaneously released a trailer for the tour on YouTube.[209]
On April 14, 2018, Beyoncé played the first of two weekends as the headlining act of the Coachella Music Festival. Her performance of April 14, attended by 125,000 festival-goers, was immediately praised, with multiple media outlets describing it as historic. The performance became the most-tweeted-about performance of weekend one, as well as the most-watched live Coachella performance and the most-watched live performance on YouTube of all time. The show paid tribute to black culture, specifically historically black colleges and universities and featured a live band with over 100 dancers. Destiny’s Child also reunited during the show.[210][211]
On June 6, 2018, Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z kicked-off the On the Run II Tour in Cardiff, United Kingdom. Ten days later, at their final London performance, the pair unveiled Everything Is Love, their joint studio album, credited under the name The Carters, and initially available exclusively on Tidal. The pair also released the video for the album’s lead single, «Apeshit», on Beyoncé’s official YouTube channel.[212][213] Everything Is Love received generally positive reviews,[214] and debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 123,000 album-equivalent units, of which 70,000 were pure album sales.[215] On December 2, 2018, Beyoncé alongside Jay-Z headlined the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 which was held at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.[216] Their 2-hour performance had concepts similar to the On the Run II Tour and Beyoncé was praised for her outfits, which paid tribute to Africa’s diversity.[217]
2019–2021: Homecoming, The Lion King and Black Is King
Homecoming, a documentary and concert film focusing on Beyoncé’s historic 2018 Coachella performances, was released by Netflix on April 17, 2019.[218][219] The film was accompanied by the surprise live album Homecoming: The Live Album.[220] It was later reported that Beyoncé and Netflix had signed a $60 million deal to produce three different projects, one of which is Homecoming.[221] Homecoming received six nominations at the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.[222]
Beyoncé starred as the voice of Nala in the remake The Lion King, which was released on July 19, 2019.[223] Beyoncé is featured on the film’s soundtrack, released on July 11, 2019, with a remake of the song «Can You Feel the Love Tonight» alongside Donald Glover, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen, which was originally composed by Elton John.[224] Additionally, an original song from the film by Beyoncé, «Spirit», was released as the lead single from both the soundtrack and The Lion King: The Gift – a companion album released alongside the film, produced and curated by Beyoncé.[225][226] Beyoncé called The Lion King: The Gift a «sonic cinema». She also stated that the album is influenced by everything from R&B, pop, hip hop and Afro Beat.[225] The songs were additionally produced by African producers, which Beyoncé said was because «authenticity and heart were important to [her]», since the film is set in Africa.[225] In September of the same year, a documentary chronicling the development, production and early music video filming of The Lion King: The Gift entitled «Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift» was aired on ABC.
On April 29, 2020, Beyoncé was featured on the remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s song «Savage», marking her first material of music for the year.[227] The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Beyoncé’s eleventh song to do so across all acts.[228] On June 19, 2020, Beyoncé released the nonprofit charity single «Black Parade».[229] On June 23, she followed up the release of its studio version with an a cappella version exclusively on Tidal.[230] Black Is King, a visual album based on the music of The Lion King: The Gift, premiered globally on Disney+ on July 31, 2020. Produced by Disney and Parkwood Entertainment, the film was written, directed and executive produced by Beyoncé. The film was described by Disney as «a celebratory memoir for the world on the Black experience».[231] Beyoncé received the most nominations (9) at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards and the most awards (4), which made her the most-awarded singer, most-awarded female artist, and second-most-awarded artist in Grammy history.[232]
Beyoncé wrote and recorded a song titled «Be Alive» for the biographical drama film King Richard.[233] She received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 94th Academy Awards for the song, alongside co-writer DIXSON.[234]
2022: Renaissance
On June 9, 2022, Beyoncé removed her profile pictures across various social media platforms causing speculation that she would be releasing new music.[235] Days later, Beyoncé caused further speculation via her nonprofit BeyGood’s Twitter account hinting at her upcoming seventh studio album.[236] On June 15, 2022, Beyoncé officially announced her seventh studio album, titled Renaissance. The album was released on July 29, 2022.[237][238] The first single from Renaissance, «Break My Soul», was released on June 20, 2022.[239] The song became Beyoncé’s 20th top ten single on the Billboard Hot 100, and in doing so, Beyoncé joined Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson as the only artists in Hot 100 history to achieve at least twenty top tens as a solo artist and ten as a member of a group.[240] Upon release, Renaissance received universal acclaim from critics.[241] Renaissance debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, and in doing so, Beyoncé became the first female artist to have her first seven studio albums debut at number one in the United States.[12] «Break My Soul» concurrently rose to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the twelfth song to do so across her career discography.[242]
Artistry
Voice and musical style
With «Single Ladies», clearly I’d just gotten married, and people want to get married every day – then there was the whole Justin Timberlake thing [recreating the video] on Saturday Night Live, and it was also the year YouTube blew up. With «Irreplaceable», the aggressive lyrics, the acoustic guitar, and the 808 drum machine – those things don’t typically go together, and it sounded fresh. «Crazy in Love» was another one of those classic moments in pop culture that none of us expected. I asked Jay to get on the song the night before I had to turn my album in – thank God he did. It still never gets old, no matter how many times I sing it.
—Beyoncé[243]
Beyoncé’s voice type is classified as Coloratura mezzo-soprano.[244][245] Jody Rosen highlights her tone and timbre as particularly distinctive, describing her voice as «one of the most compelling instruments in popular music».[246] Her vocal abilities mean she is identified as the centerpiece of Destiny’s Child.[247] Jon Pareles of The New York Times commented that her voice is «velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul belting».[248] Rosen notes that the hip hop era highly influenced Beyoncé’s unique rhythmic vocal style, but also finds her quite traditionalist in her use of balladry, gospel and falsetto.[246] Other critics praise her range and power, with Chris Richards of The Washington Post saying she was «capable of punctuating any beat with goose-bump-inducing whispers or full-bore diva-roars.»[249] On the 2023 Rolling Stone’s list of the 200 Greatest Singers of all time, Beyoncé ranked at number 8.[250]
Beyoncé’s music is generally R&B,[251][252] pop[251][253] and hip hop[254] but she also incorporates soul and funk into her songs. 4 demonstrated Beyoncé’s exploration of 1990s-style R&B, as well as further use of soul and hip hop than compared to previous releases.[243] While she almost exclusively releases English songs, Beyoncé recorded several Spanish songs for Irreemplazable (re-recordings of songs from B’Day for a Spanish-language audience), and the re-release of B’Day. To record these, Beyoncé was coached phonetically by American record producer Rudy Perez.[255]
Songwriting
Beyoncé has received co-writing credits for most of her songs.[256] In regards to the way she approaches collaborative songwriting, Beyoncé explained: «I love being around great writers because I’m finding that a lot of the things I want to say, I don’t articulate as good as maybe Amanda Ghost, so I want to keep collaborating with writers, and I love classics and I want to make sure years from now the song is still something that’s relevant.»[257] Her early songs with Destiny’s Child were personally driven and female-empowerment themed compositions like «Independent Women» and «Survivor», but after the start of her relationship with Jay-Z, she transitioned to more man-tending anthems such as «Cater 2 U».[258]
In 2001, she became the first Black woman and second female lyricist to win the Pop Songwriter of the Year award at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards.[15][259] Beyoncé was the third woman to have writing credits on three number-one songs («Irreplaceable», «Grillz» and «Check on It») in the same year, after Carole King in 1971 and Mariah Carey in 1991. She is tied with American lyricist Diane Warren at third with nine songwriting credits on number-one singles.[260] The latter wrote her 9/11-motivated song «I Was Here» for 4.[261] In May 2011, Billboard magazine listed Beyoncé at number 17 on their list of the Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters for having co-written eight singles that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She was one of only three women on that list, along with Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift.[262]
Influences
Beyoncé names Michael Jackson as her major musical influence.[263] Aged five, Beyoncé attended her first ever concert where Jackson performed and she claims to have realized her purpose.[264] When she presented him with a tribute award at the World Music Awards in 2006, Beyoncé said, «if it wasn’t for Michael Jackson, I would never ever have performed.»[265] Beyoncé was heavily influenced by Tina Turner, who she said «Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy».[266] She admires Diana Ross as an «all-around entertainer»,[267] and Whitney Houston, who she said «inspired me to get up there and do what she did.»[268] Beyoncé cited Madonna as an influence «not only for her musical style, but also for her business sense»,[269] saying that she wanted to «follow in the footsteps of Madonna and be a powerhouse and have my own empire.»[270] She also credits Mariah Carey’s singing and her song «Vision of Love» as influencing her to begin practicing vocal runs as a child.[271][272] Her other musical influences include Prince,[273] Shakira,[274] Lauryn Hill,[267] Sade Adu,[275] Donna Summer,[276] Mary J. Blige,[277] Anita Baker, and Toni Braxton.[267]
The feminism and female empowerment themes on Beyoncé’s second solo album B’Day were inspired by her role in Dreamgirls[278] and by singer Josephine Baker.[279] Beyoncé paid homage to Baker by performing «Déjà Vu» at the 2006 Fashion Rocks concert wearing Baker’s trademark mini-hula skirt embellished with fake bananas.[280] Beyoncé’s third solo album, I Am… Sasha Fierce, was inspired by Jay-Z and especially by Etta James, whose «boldness» inspired Beyoncé to explore other musical genres and styles.[281] Her fourth solo album, 4, was inspired by Fela Kuti, 1990s R&B, Earth, Wind & Fire, DeBarge, Lionel Richie, Teena Marie, The Jackson 5, New Edition, Adele, Florence and the Machine, and Prince.[243]
Beyoncé has stated that she is personally inspired by Michelle Obama (the 44th First Lady of the United States), saying «she proves you can do it all»,[282] and has described Oprah Winfrey as «the definition of inspiration and a strong woman.»[267] She has also discussed how Jay-Z is a continuing inspiration to her, both with what she describes as his lyrical genius and in the obstacles he has overcome in his life.[283] Beyoncé has expressed admiration for the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, posting in a letter «what I find in the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, I search for in every day in music … he is lyrical and raw».[284][285] Beyoncé also cited Cher as a fashion inspiration.[286]
Music videos and stage
In 2006, Beyoncé introduced her all-female tour band Suga Mama (also the name of a song on B’Day) which includes bassists, drummers, guitarists, horn players, keyboardists and percussionists.[287] Her background singers, The Mamas, consist of Montina Cooper-Donnell, Crystal Collins and Tiffany Moniqué Riddick. They made their debut appearance at the 2006 BET Awards and re-appeared in the music videos for «Irreplaceable» and «Green Light».[255] The band have supported Beyoncé in most subsequent live performances, including her 2007 concert tour The Beyoncé Experience, I Am… World Tour (2009–2010), The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013–2014) and The Formation World Tour (2016).
Beyoncé has received praise for her stage presence and voice during live performances. Jarett Wieselman of the New York Post placed her at number one on her list of the Five Best Singer/Dancers.[288] According to Barbara Ellen of The Guardian Beyoncé is the most in-charge female artist she’s seen onstage,[289] while Alice Jones of The Independent wrote she «takes her role as entertainer so seriously she’s almost too good.»[290] The ex-President of Def Jam L.A. Reid has described Beyoncé as the greatest entertainer alive.[291] Jim Farber of the Daily News and Stephanie Classen of The StarPhoenix both praised her strong voice and her stage presence.[292][293] Beyoncé’s stage outfits have been met with criticism from many countries, such as Malaysia, where she has postponed or cancelled performances due to the country’s strict laws banning revealing costumes.[294]
Beyoncé has worked with numerous directors for her music videos throughout her career, including Melina Matsoukas, Jonas Åkerlund, and Jake Nava. Bill Condon, director of Beauty and the Beast, stated that the Lemonade visuals in particular served as inspiration for his film, commenting, «You look at Beyoncé’s brilliant movie Lemonade, this genre is taking on so many different forms … I do think that this very old-school break-out-into-song traditional musical is something that people understand again and really want.»[295]
Alter ego
Described as being «sexy, seductive and provocative» when performing on stage, Beyoncé has said that she originally created the alter ego «Sasha Fierce» to keep that stage persona separate from who she really is. She described Sasha as being «too aggressive, too strong, too sassy [and] too sexy», stating, «I’m not like her in real life at all.»[47] Sasha was conceived during the making of «Crazy in Love», and Beyoncé introduced her with the release of her 2008 album, I Am… Sasha Fierce. In February 2010, she announced in an interview with Allure magazine that she was comfortable enough with herself to no longer need Sasha Fierce.[296] However, Beyoncé announced in May 2012 that she would bring her back for her Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live shows later that month.[297]
Public image
Beyoncé at the premiere of her 2006 film Dreamgirls
Beyoncé has been described as having a wide-ranging sex appeal, with music journalist Touré writing that since the release of Dangerously in Love, she has «become a crossover sex symbol».[298] Offstage Beyoncé says that while she likes to dress sexily, her onstage dress «is absolutely for the stage».[299] Due to her curves and the term’s catchiness, in the 2000s, the media often used the term «bootylicious» (a portmanteau of the words «booty» and «delicious») to describe Beyoncé,[300][301] the term popularized by Destiny’s Child’s single of the same name. In 2006, it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary.[302]
In September 2010, Beyoncé made her runway modelling debut at Tom Ford’s Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show.[303] She was named the «World’s Most Beautiful Woman» by People[304] and the «Hottest Female Singer of All Time» by Complex in 2012.[305] In January 2013, GQ placed her on its cover, featuring her atop its «100 Sexiest Women of the 21st Century» list.[306][307] VH1 listed her at number 1 on its 100 Sexiest Artists list.[308] Several wax figures of Beyoncé are found at Madame Tussauds Wax Museums in major cities around the world, including New York,[309] Washington, D.C.,[310] Amsterdam,[311] Bangkok,[312] Hollywood[313] and Sydney.[314]
According to Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, Beyoncé uses different fashion styles to work with her music while performing.[315] Her mother co-wrote a book, published in 2002, titled Destiny’s Style,[316] an account of how fashion affected the trio’s success.[317] The B’Day Anthology Video Album showed many instances of fashion-oriented footage, depicting classic to contemporary wardrobe styles.[318] In 2007, Beyoncé was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, becoming the second African American woman after Tyra Banks,[319] and People magazine recognized Beyoncé as the best-dressed celebrity.[320]
Beyoncé has been named «Queen Bey» from publications over the years. The term is a reference to the common phrase «queen bee», a term used for the leader of a group of females. The nickname also refers to the queen of a beehive, with her fan base being named «The BeyHive». The BeyHive was previously titled «The Beyontourage», (a portmanteau of Beyoncé and entourage), but was changed after online petitions on Twitter and online news reports during competitions.[321] The BeyHive has been named one of the most loyal and defensive fan bases and has achieved notoriety for being fiercely protective of Beyoncé.[322]
In 2006, the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), criticized Beyoncé for wearing and using fur in her clothing line House of Deréon.[323] In 2011, she appeared on the cover of French fashion magazine L’Officiel, in «blackface» and tribal makeup that drew criticism from the media. A statement released from a spokesperson for the magazine said that Beyoncé’s look was «far from the glamorous Sasha Fierce» and that it was «a return to her African roots».[324]
Beyoncé’s lighter skin color and costuming has drawn criticism from some in the African-American community.[325] 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 do not attract as many comments.[325] In 2008, L’Oréal was accused of whitening her skin in their Feria hair color advertisements, responding that «it is categorically untrue»,[326][327] and in 2013, Beyoncé herself criticized H&M for their proposed «retouching» of promotional images of her, and according to Vogue requested that only «natural pictures be used».[328]
Beyoncé has been a vocal advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement. The release of «Formation» on February 6, 2016, saw her celebrate her heritage, with the song’s music video featuring pro-black imagery and most notably a shot of wall graffiti that says «Stop shooting us». The day after the song’s release she performed it at the 2016 Super Bowl halftime show with back up dancers dressed to represent the Black Panther Party. This incited criticism from politicians and police officers, with some police boycotting Beyoncé’s then upcoming Formation World Tour.[329] Beyoncé responded to the backlash by releasing tour merchandise that said «Boycott Beyoncé»,[330][331][332] and later clarified her sentiment, saying: «Anyone who perceives my message as anti-police is completely mistaken. I have so much admiration and respect for officers and the families of officers who sacrifice themselves to keep us safe,» Beyoncé said. «But let’s be clear: I am against police brutality and injustice. Those are two separate things.»[333]
Personal life
Marriage and children
Beyoncé started a relationship with Jay-Z after their collaboration on «’03 Bonnie & Clyde»,[334] which appeared on his seventh album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002).[335] Beyoncé appeared as Jay-Z’s girlfriend in the music video for the song, fueling speculation about their relationship.[336] On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé and Jay-Z married without publicity.[337] As of April 2014, the couple had sold a combined 300 million records together.[166] They are known for their private relationship, although they have appeared to become more relaxed since 2013.[338] Both have acknowledged difficulty that arose in their marriage after Jay-Z had an affair.[339][340]
Beyoncé miscarried around 2010 or 2011, describing it as «the saddest thing» she had ever endured.[341] She returned to the studio and wrote music to cope with the loss. In April 2011, Beyoncé and Jay-Z traveled to Paris to shoot the album cover for 4, and she unexpectedly became pregnant in Paris.[342] In August, the couple attended the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, at which Beyoncé performed «Love on Top» and ended the performance by revealing she was pregnant.[343] Her appearance helped that year’s MTV Video Music Awards become the most-watched broadcast in MTV history, pulling in 12.4 million viewers;[344] the announcement was listed in Guinness World Records for «most tweets per second recorded for a single event» on Twitter,[345] receiving 8,868 tweets per second[346] and «Beyonce pregnant» was the most Googled phrase the week of August 29, 2011.[347] On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.[348]
Following the release of Lemonade, which included the single «Sorry», in 2016, speculations arose about Jay-Z’s alleged infidelity with a mistress referred to as «Becky». Jon Pareles in The New York Times pointed out that many of the accusations were «aimed specifically and recognizably» at him.[349] Similarly, Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone magazine noted the lines «Suck on my balls, I’ve had enough» were an «unmistakable hint» that the lyrics revolve around Jay-Z.[350]
On February 1, 2017, she revealed on her Instagram account that she was expecting twins. Her announcement gained over 6.3 million likes within eight hours, breaking the world record for the most liked image on the website at the time.[351] On July 13, 2017, Beyoncé uploaded the first image of herself and the twins onto her Instagram account, confirming their birth date as a month prior, on June 13, 2017,[352] with the post becoming the second most liked on Instagram, behind her own pregnancy announcement.[353] The twins, a daughter named Rumi and a son named Sir, were born at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in California. She wrote of her pregnancy and its aftermath in the September 2018 issue of Vogue, in which she had full control of the cover, shot at Hammerwood Park by photographer Tyler Mitchell.[354][355]
Activism
Beyoncé performed «America the Beautiful» at President Barack Obama’s 2009 presidential inauguration, as well as «At Last» during the first inaugural dance at the Neighborhood Ball two days later.[356] The couple held a fundraiser at Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club in Manhattan for President Obama’s 2012 presidential campaign[357] which raised $4 million.[358] In the 2012 presidential election, the singer voted for President Obama.[359] She performed the American national anthem «The Star-Spangled Banner» at his second inauguration in January 2013.[149]
The Washington Post reported in May 2015, that Beyoncé attended a major celebrity fundraiser for 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.[360] She also headlined for Clinton in a concert held the weekend before Election Day the next year. In this performance, Beyoncé and her entourage of backup dancers wore pantsuits; a clear allusion to Clinton’s frequent dress-of-choice. The backup dancers also wore «I’m with her» tee shirts, the campaign slogan for Clinton. In a brief speech at this performance Beyoncé said, «I want my daughter to grow up seeing a woman lead our country and knowing that her possibilities are limitless.»[361] She endorsed the bid of Beto O’Rourke during the 2018 United States Senate election in Texas.[362]
Beyoncé has conducted several fundraising and donation campaigns during her tours
In 2013, Beyoncé stated in an interview in Vogue that she considered herself to be «a modern-day feminist».[363] She would later align herself more publicly with the movement, sampling «We should all be feminists», a speech delivered by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at a TEDx talk in April 2013, in her song «Flawless», released later that year.[364] The next year she performed live at the MTV Video Awards in front a giant backdrop reading «Feminist».[365] Her self-identification incited a circulation of opinions and debate about whether her feminism is aligned with older, more established feminist ideals. Annie Lennox, celebrated artist and feminist advocate, referred to Beyoncé’s use of her word feminist as ‘feminist lite’.[366] bell hooks critiqued Beyoncé, referring to her as a «terrorist» towards feminism, harmfully impacting her audience of young girls.[367] Adichie responded with «her type of feminism is not mine, as it is the kind that, at the same time, gives quite a lot of space to the necessity of men.»[368] Adichie expands upon what ‘feminist lite’ means to her, referring that «more troubling is the idea, in Feminism Lite, that men are naturally superior but should be expected to «treat women well» and «we judge powerful women more harshly than we judge powerful men. And Feminism Lite enables this.»[369] Beyoncé responded about her intent by utilizing the definition of feminist with her platform was to «give clarity to the true meaning» behind it.[370] She says to understand what being a feminist is, «it’s very simple. It’s someone who believes in equal rights for men and women.»[370] She advocated to provide equal opportunities for young boys and girls, men and women must begin to understand the double standards that remain persistent in our societies and the issue must be illuminated in effort to start making changes.[370]
She has also contributed to the Ban Bossy campaign, which uses TV and social media to encourage leadership in girls.[371] Following Beyoncé’s public identification as a feminist, the sexualized nature of her performances and the fact that she championed her marriage was questioned.[372]
In December 2012, Beyoncé along with a variety of other celebrities teamed up and produced a video campaign for «Demand A Plan», a bipartisan effort by a group of 950 U.S. mayors and others[373] designed to influence the federal government into rethinking its gun control laws, following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[374] Beyoncé publicly endorsed same-sex marriage on March 26, 2013, after the Supreme Court debate on California’s Proposition 8.[375] She spoke against North Carolina’s Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, a bill passed (and later repealed) that discriminated against the LGBT community in public places in a statement during her concert in Raleigh as part of the Formation World Tour in 2016.[376] She has also condemned police brutality against black Americans. She and Jay-Z attended a rally in 2013 in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the killing of Trayvon Martin.[377] The film for her sixth album Lemonade included the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Garner, holding pictures of their sons in the video for «Freedom».[378] In a 2016 interview with Elle, Beyoncé responded to the controversy surrounding her song «Formation» which was perceived to be critical of the police. She clarified, «I am against police brutality and injustice. Those are two separate things. If celebrating my roots and culture during Black History Month made anyone uncomfortable, those feelings were there long before a video and long before me».[379]
In February 2017, Beyoncé spoke out against the withdrawal of protections for transgender students in public schools by Donald Trump’s presidential administration. Posting a link to the 100 Days of Kindness campaign on her Facebook page, Beyoncé voiced her support for transgender youth and joined a roster of celebrities who spoke out against Trump’s decision.[380]
In November 2017, Beyoncé presented Colin Kaepernick with the 2017 Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award, stating, «Thank you for your selfless heart and your conviction, thank you for your personal sacrifice», and that «Colin took action with no fear of consequence … To change perception, to change the way we treat each other, especially people of color. We’re still waiting for the world to catch up.» Muhammad Ali was heavily penalized in his career for protesting the status quo of US civil rights through opposition to the Vietnam War, by refusing to serve in the military. 40 years later, Kaepernick had already lost one professional year due to taking a much quieter and legal stand «for people that are oppressed».[381]
Wealth
Forbes magazine began reporting on Beyoncé’s earnings in 2008, calculating that the $80 million earned between June 2007 to June 2008, for her music, tour, films and clothing line made her the world’s best-paid music personality at the time, above Madonna and Celine Dion.[382][383] It placed her fourth on the Celebrity 100 list in 2009[384]
and ninth on the «Most Powerful Women in the World» list in 2010.[385] The following year, the magazine placed her eighth on the «Best-Paid Celebrities Under 30» list, having earned $35 million in the past year for her clothing line and endorsement deals. In 2012, Forbes placed Beyoncé at number 16 on the Celebrity 100 list, twelve places lower than three years ago yet still having earned $40 million in the past year for her album 4, clothing line and endorsement deals.[386][387] In the same year, Beyoncé and Jay-Z placed at number one on the «World’s Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples», for collectively earning $78 million.[388] The couple made it into the previous year’s Guinness World Records as the «highest-earning power couple» for collectively earning $122 million in 2009.[389] For the years 2009 to 2011, Beyoncé earned an average of $70 million per year, and earned $40 million in 2012.[390] In 2013, Beyoncé’s endorsements of Pepsi and H&M made her and Jay-Z the world’s first billion dollar couple in the music industry.[391] That year, Beyoncé was published as the fourth most-powerful celebrity in the Forbes rankings.[392]
MTV estimated that by the end of 2014, Beyoncé would become the highest-paid Black musician in history;[393] this became the case in April 2014.[394] In June 2014, Beyoncé ranked at number one on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, earning an estimated $115 million throughout June 2013 – June 2014. This in turn was the first time she had topped the Celebrity 100 list as well as being her highest yearly earnings to date.[395] In 2016, Beyoncé ranked at number 34 on the Celebrity 100 list with earnings of $54 million. She and Jay-Z also topped the highest paid celebrity couple list, with combined earnings of $107.5 million.[396] As of 2018, Forbes calculated her net worth to be $355 million, and in June of the same year, ranked her as the 35th highest earning celebrity with annual earnings of $60 million. This tied Beyoncé with Madonna as the only two female artists to earn more than $100 million within a single year twice.[397][398] As a couple, Beyoncé and Jay-Z have a combined net worth of $1.16 billion.[399] In July 2017, Billboard announced that Beyoncé was the highest paid musician of 2016, with an estimated total of $62.1 million.[400]
Legacy
Beyoncé performing during her I Am… World Tour in 2009
Beyoncé’s success has led to her becoming a cultural icon and earning her the nickname «Queen Bey».[7] Constance Grady wrote for Vox, «The transformation of Beyoncé from well-liked pop star to cultural icon came in three phases, punctuated by the self-titled Beyoncé album of 2013, 2016’s Lemonade, and 2018’s Homecoming concert at Coachella.»[401] In The New Yorker, music critic Jody Rosen described Beyoncé as «the most important and compelling popular musician of the twenty-first century … the result, the logical end point, of a century-plus of pop.»[402] Author James Clear, in his book Atomic Habits (2018), draws a parallel between the singer’s success and the dramatic transformations in modern society: «In the last one hundred years, we have seen the rise of the car, the airplane, the television, the personal computer, the internet, the smartphone, and Beyoncé.»[403] The Observer named her Artist of the Decade (2000s) in 2009.[404]
Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Alex Suskind noticed how Beyoncé was the decade’s (2010s) defining pop star, stating that «no one dominated music in the 2010s like Queen Bey», explaining that her «songs, album rollouts, stage presence, social justice initiatives, and disruptive public relations strategy have influenced the way we’ve viewed music since 2010.»[405] British publication NME also shared similar thoughts on her impact in the 2010s, including Beyoncé on their list of the «10 Artists Who Defined The Decade».[406] In 2018, Rolling Stone included her on its Millennial 100 list.[407]
Music critics have often credited Beyoncé with the invention of the staccato rap-singing style that has since dominated pop, R&B and rap music. Lakin Starling of The Fader wrote that Beyoncé’s innovative implementation of the delivery style on Destiny’s Child’s 1999 album The Writing’s on the Wall invented a new form of R&B.[408] Beyoncé’s new style subsequently changed the nature of music, revolutionizing both singing in urban music and rapping in pop music, and becoming the dominant sound of both genres.[409][410] The style helped to redefine both the breadth of commercial R&B and the sound of hip hop, with artists such as Kanye West and Drake implementing Beyoncé’s cadence in the late 2000s and early 2010s.[411] The staccato rap-singing style continued to be used in the music industry in the late 2010s and early 2020s; Aaron Williams of Uproxx described Beyoncé as the «primary pioneer» of the rapping style that dominates the music industry today, with many contemporary rappers implementing Beyoncé’s rap-singing.[412] Michael Eric Dyson agrees, saying that Beyoncé «changed the whole genre» and has become the «godmother» of mumble rappers, who use the staccato rap-singing cadence. Dyson added: «She doesn’t get credit for the remarkable way in which she changed the musical vocabulary of contemporary art.»[413]
Beyoncé has been credited with reviving the album as an art form in an era dominated by singles and streaming. This started with her 2011 album 4; while mainstream R&B artists were forgoing albums-led R&B in favor of singles-led EDM, Beyoncé aimed to place the focus back on albums as an artform and re-establish R&B as a mainstream concern.[414] This remained a focus of Beyoncé’s, and in 2013, she made her eponymous album only available to purchase as a full album on iTunes, rather than being able to purchase individual tracks or consume the album via streaming. Kaitlin Menza of Marie Claire wrote that this made listeners «experience the album as one whole sonic experience, the way people used to, noting the musical and lyrical themes».[415] Jamieson Cox for The Verge described how Beyoncé’s 2013 album initiated a gradual trend of albums becoming more cohesive and self-referential, and this phenomenon reached its endpoint with Lemonade, which set «a new standard for pop storytelling at the highest possible scale».[416] Megan Carpentier of The Guardian wrote that with Lemonade, Beyoncé has «almost revived the album format» by releasing an album that can only be listened to in its entirety.[417] Myf Warhurst on Double J‘s «Lunch With Myf» explained that while most artists’ albums consist of a few singles plus filler songs, Beyoncé «brought the album back», changing the art form of the album «to a narrative with an arc and a story and you have to listen to the entire thing to get the concept».[418]
She is known for coining popular phrases such as «put a ring on it», a euphemism for marriage proposal, «I woke up like this», which started a trend of posting morning selfies with the hashtag #iwokeuplikethis, and «boy, bye», which was used as part of the Democratic National Committee’s campaign for the 2020 election.[419][420] Similarly, she also came up with the phrase «visual album» following the release of her fifth studio album, which had a video for every song. This has been recreated by many other artists since, such as Frank Ocean and Melanie Martinez.[421] The album also popularized surprise releases, with many artists releasing songs, videos or albums with no prior announcement, such as Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Eminem, Frank Ocean, Jay-Z and Drake.[422]
In January 2012, research scientist Bryan Lessard named Scaptia beyonceae, a species of horse-fly found in Northern Queensland, Australia after Beyoncé due to the fly’s unique golden hairs on its abdomen.[423] In 2018, the City of Columbia, South Carolina declared August 21 the Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Day in the city after presenting her with the keys to Columbia.[424]
Influence on other artists
Various recording artists and celebrities have cited Beyoncé as their influence. Lady Gaga explained how Beyoncé gave her the determination to become a musician, recalling seeing her in a Destiny’s Child music video and saying: «Oh, she’s a star. I want that.»[425] Rihanna was similarly inspired to start her singing career after watching Beyoncé, telling etalk that after Beyoncé released Dangerously In Love (2003), «I was like ‘wow, I want to be just like that.’ She’s huge and just an inspiration.»[426] Lizzo was also first inspired by Beyoncé to start singing after watching her perform at a Destiny’s Child concert.[427] Lizzo also taught herself to sing by copying Beyoncé’s B’Day (2006).[428] Similarly, Ariana Grande said she learned to sing by mimicking Beyoncé.[429] Adele cited Beyoncé as her inspiration and favorite artist, telling Vogue: «She’s been a huge and constant part of my life as an artist since I was about ten or eleven … I think she’s really inspiring. She’s beautiful. She’s ridiculously talented, and she is one of the kindest people I’ve ever met … She makes me want to do things with my life.»[430] Both Paul McCartney and Garth Brooks said they watch Beyoncé’s performances to get inspiration for their own shows, with Brooks saying that when watching one of her performances, «take out your notebook and take notes. No matter how long you’ve been on the stage – take notes on that one.»[431][432] Other artists to cite influence from Beyoncé include Britney Spears,[433][434] Little Mix,[435] Sam Smith,[436] Nicki Minaj,[437] Cardi B,[438] Anitta,[439] Ava Max,[440] Tini Stoessel,[441] Christina Aguilera,[442] Dami Im[443] Azealia Banks,[444] Doja Cat,[445] Kendrick Lamar,[446] Kesha,[447] Megan Thee Stallion,[448] Normani,[449] Camila Cabello,[450] Dua Lipa,[451] Jazmine Sullivan,[452] Rosalía,[453] SZA,[454] Tinashe,[455] Zara Larsson,[456] Addison Rae,[457] Alexandra Burke,[458] Alexis Jordan,[459] Amber Riley,[460] Bebe Rexha,[461] Brandy,[462] Bridgit Mendler,[463] Chris Martin,[464] Ciara,[465] Demi Lovato,[466] Ellie Goulding,[467] Faith Hill,[468] Fergie,[469] Gal Gadot,[470] Grimes,[471] Gwyneth Paltrow,[472] Haim,[473] Harry Styles,[474] Hayley Williams,[475] J Balvin,[476] Jess Glynne,[477] Jessie J,[478] Jessie Ware,[479][480] JoJo,[481] Kelly Rowland,[482] Kim Petras,[483] Leona Lewis,[484] Meghan Trainor,[485] Miley Cyrus,[486] Miranda Lambert,[487] Nicole Scherzinger,[488] One Direction,[489] Rina Sawayama,[490] Rita Ora,[491] Rosalía,[492] Selena Gomez,[493] Stormzy,[494] Sevyn Streeter,[495] Tori Kelly,[496] Whitney Houston,[497] and Zendaya.[498]
Achievements
Beyoncé has received numerous awards, and is the most-awarded female artist of all time.[499] Having sold over 200 million records worldwide (a further 60 million additionally with Destiny’s Child), Beyoncé is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[500] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) listed Beyoncé as the top certified artist of the 2000s decade, with a total of 64 certifications.[501][502] Her songs «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)», «Halo», and «Irreplaceable» are some of the best-selling singles of all time worldwide. In 2009, Billboard named her the Top Female Artist and Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade.[503][504][505] In 2010, Billboard named her in their Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years list at number 15.[506] In 2012, VH1 ranked her third on their list of the «100 Greatest Women in Music», behind Mariah Carey and Madonna.[507] In 2002, she received Songwriter of the Year from American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers becoming the First African American woman to win the award. In 2004 and 2019, she received NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year and the Soul Train Music Award for Sammy Davis Jr. – Entertainer of the Year.
In 2005, she also received APEX Award at the Trumpet Award honoring achievements of Black African Americans. In 2007, Beyoncé received the International Artist of Excellence award by the American Music Awards. She also received Honorary Otto at the Bravo Otto. The following year, she received the Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts at the World Music Awards and Career Achievement Award at the LOS40 Music Awards. In 2010, she received Award of Honor for Artist of the Decade at the NRJ Music Award and at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé received the inaugural Billboard Millennium Award. Beyoncé received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards and was honored as Honorary Mother of the Year at the Australian Mother of the Year Award in Barnardo’s Australia for her Humanitarian Effort in the region and the Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion Icon Award in 2016. In 2019, alongside Jay-Z, she received GLAAD Vanguard Award that is presented to a member of the entertainment community who does not identify as LGBT but who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for LGBT people. In 2020, she was awarded the BET Humanitarian Award. Consequence of Sound named her the 30th best singer of all time.[508]
Beyoncé has won 28 Grammy Awards, both as a solo artist and member of Destiny’s Child and The Carters, making her the most honored singer, male or female, by the Grammys.[509][510] She is also the most nominated artist in Grammy Award history with a total of 88 nominations. «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)» won Song of the Year in 2010 while «Say My Name»,[37] «Crazy in Love» and «Drunk in Love» have each won Best R&B Song. Dangerously in Love, B’Day and I Am… Sasha Fierce have all won Best Contemporary R&B Album, while Lemonade has won Best Urban Contemporary Album. Beyoncé set the record for the most Grammy awards won by a female artist in one night in 2010 when she won six awards, breaking the tie she previously held with Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Alison Krauss, and Amy Winehouse, with Adele equaling this in 2012.[511]
Beyoncé has won 29 MTV Video Music Awards, making her the most-awarded artist in Video Music Award history. She won two awards each with The Carters and Destiny’s Child making her lifetime total of 29 VMAs. «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)» and «Formation» won Video of the Year in 2009 and 2016 respectively. Beyoncé tied the record set by Lady Gaga in 2010 for the most VMAs won in one night for a female artist with eight in 2016.[194] She is also the most-awarded and nominated artist in BET Award history, winning 29 awards from a total of 60 nominations,[512] the most-awarded person at the Soul Train Music Awards with 17 awards as a solo artist, and the most-awarded person at the NAACP Image Awards with 24 awards as a solo artist.
Additionally, Beyoncé is the most-awarded artist at the NAACP Image Awards with 22 awards,[513] the BET Awards with 32 awards,[514] and the Soul Train Music Awards with 21 awards.
Following her role in Dreamgirls, Beyoncé was nominated for Best Original Song for «Listen» and Best Actress at the Golden Globe Awards,[515] and Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture at the NAACP Image Awards.[516] 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.[517] According to Fuse in 2014, Beyoncé is the second-most award-winning artist of all time, after Michael Jackson.[518][519] Lemonade won a Peabody Award in 2017.[520] In 2022, «Be Alive» was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song,[521] the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Song,[522] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.[523]
She was named on the 2016 BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour Power List as one of seven women judged to have had the biggest impact on women’s lives over the past 70 years, alongside Margaret Thatcher, Barbara Castle, Helen Brook, Germaine Greer, Jayaben Desai and Bridget Jones,[524] She was named the Most Powerful Woman in Music on the same list in 2020.[525] In the same year, Billboard named her with Destiny’s Child the third Greatest Music Video artists of all time, behind Madonna and Michael Jackson.[526]
On June 16, 2021, Beyoncé was among several celebrities at the Pollstar Awards where she won the award of «top touring artist» of the decade (2010s).[527] On June 17, 2021, Beyoncé was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame as a member of the inaugural class.[528]
Business and ventures
In 2010, Beyoncé founded her own entertainment company Parkwood Entertainment which formed as an imprint based from Columbia Records, the company began as a production unit for videos and films in 2008. Parkwood Entertainment is named after a street in Houston, Texas where Beyoncé once lived.[529] With headquarters in New York City, the company serves as an umbrella for the entertainer’s various brands in music, movies, videos, and fashion. The staff of Parkwood Entertainment have experiences in arts and entertainment, from filmmaking and video production to web and fashion design. In addition to departments in marketing, digital, creative, publicity, fashion design and merchandising, the company houses a state-of-the-art editing suite, where Beyoncé works on content for her worldwide tours, music videos, and television specials. Parkwood Entertainment’s first production was the musical biopic Cadillac Records (2008), in which Beyoncé starred and co-produced.[530] The company has also distributed Beyoncé’s albums such as her self-titled fifth studio album (2013), Lemonade (2016) and The Carters, Everything is Love (2018). Beyoncé has also signed other artists to Parkwood such as Chloe x Halle, who performed at Super Bowl LIII in February 2019.
Endorsements and partnerships
Beyoncé has worked with Pepsi since 2002,[531] and in 2004 appeared in a Gladiator-themed commercial with Britney Spears, Pink, and Enrique Iglesias.[532] In 2012, Beyoncé signed a $50 million deal to endorse Pepsi.[533] The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPINET) wrote Beyoncé an open letter asking her to reconsider the deal because of the unhealthiness of the product and to donate the proceeds to a medical organisation.[534] Nevertheless, NetBase found that Beyoncé’s campaign was the most talked about endorsement in April 2013, with a 70 percent positive audience response to the commercial and print ads.[535]
Beyoncé has worked with Tommy Hilfiger for the fragrances True Star (singing a cover version of «Wishing on a Star»)[536] and True Star Gold;[537] she also promoted Emporio Armani’s Diamonds fragrance in 2007.[538] Beyoncé launched her first official fragrance, Heat, in 2010.[539] The commercial, which featured the 1956 song «Fever», was shown after the watershed in the United Kingdom as it begins with an image of Beyoncé appearing to lie naked in a room.[540] In February 2011, Beyoncé launched her second fragrance, Heat Rush.[541] Beyoncé’s third fragrance, Pulse, was launched in September 2011.[542] In 2013, The Mrs. Carter Show Limited Edition version of Heat was released.[543] The six editions of Heat are the world’s best-selling celebrity fragrance line,[543] with sales of over $400 million.[544]
The release of a video-game Starpower: Beyoncé was cancelled after Beyoncé pulled out of a $100 million with GateFive who alleged the cancellation meant the sacking of 70 staff and millions of pounds lost in development.[545] It was settled out of court by her lawyers in June 2013 who said that they had cancelled because GateFive had lost its financial backers.[546] Beyoncé also has had deals with American Express,[383] Nintendo DS[547] and L’Oréal since the age of 18.[548]
In March 2015, Beyoncé became a co-owner, with other artists, of the music streaming service Tidal. The service specializes in lossless audio and high definition music videos. Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, Aspiro, in the first quarter of 2015.[549] Including Beyoncé and Jay-Z, sixteen artist stakeholders (such as Kanye West, Rihanna, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj and more) co-own Tidal, with the majority owning a 3% equity stake.[550] The idea of having an all artist owned streaming service was created by those involved to adapt to the increased demand for streaming within the current music industry.[551]
In November 2020, Beyoncé formed a multi-year partnership with exercise equipment and media company Peloton. The partnership was formed to celebrate homecoming season in historically black colleges and universities, providing themed workout experiences inspired by Beyoncé’s 2019 Homecoming film and live album after 2020’s homecoming celebrations were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the partnership, Beyoncé and Peloton are donating free memberships to all students at 10 HBCUs, and Peloton are pursuing long-term recruiting partnerships at the HCBUs. Gwen Bethel Riley, head of music at Peloton, said: «When we had conversations with Beyoncé around how critical a social impact component was to all of us, it crystallized how important it was to embrace Homecoming as an opportunity to celebrate and create dialogue around Black culture and music, in partnership with HBCUs.»[552] Upon news of the partnership, a decline in Peloton’s shares reversed, and its shares rose by 8.6%.[553]
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 Tiffany Yellow Diamond.[554] The campaign featured a robin egg blue painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat titled Equals Pi (1982).[555]
Fashion lines
Beyoncé and her mother introduced House of Deréon, a contemporary women’s fashion line, in 2005.[556] The concept is inspired by three generations of women in their family, with the name paying tribute to Beyoncé’s grandmother, Agnèz Deréon, a respected seamstress.[557][558] According to Tina, the overall style of the line best reflects her and Beyoncé’s taste and style. Beyoncé and her mother founded their family’s company Beyond Productions, which provides the licensing and brand management for House of Deréon, and its junior collection, Deréon.[556] House of Deréon pieces were exhibited in Destiny’s Child’s shows and tours, during their Destiny Fulfilled era.[559][560] The collection features sportswear, denim offerings with fur, outerwear and accessories that include handbags and footwear, and are available at department and specialty stores across the U.S. and Canada.[556]
In 2005, Beyoncé teamed up with House of Brands, a shoe company, to produce a range of footwear for House of Deréon.[561] In January 2008, Starwave Mobile launched Beyoncé Fashion Diva, a «high-style» mobile game with a social networking component, featuring the House of Deréon collection.[556] In July 2009, Beyoncé and her mother launched a new junior apparel label, Sasha Fierce for Deréon, for back-to-school selling. The collection included sportswear, outerwear, handbags, footwear, eyewear, lingerie and jewelry.[562] It was available at department stores including Macy’s and Dillard’s, and specialty stores Jimmy Jazz and Against All Odds.[562] On May 27, 2010, Beyoncé teamed up with clothing store C&A to launch Deréon by Beyoncé at their stores in Brazil.[563] The collection included tailored blazers with padded shoulders, little black dresses, embroidered tops and shirts and bandage dresses.[563]
In October 2014, Beyoncé signed a deal to launch an activewear line of clothing with British fashion retailer Topshop.[564][565] The 50–50 venture is called Ivy Park and was launched in April 2016. The brand’s name is a nod to Beyoncé’s daughter and her favourite number four (IV in roman numerals), and also references the park where she used to run in Texas.[566] She has since bought out Topshop owner Philip Green from his 50% share after he was alleged to have sexually harassed, bullied and racially abused employees.[567] She now owns the brand herself.[568] On April 4, 2019, it was announced that Beyoncé would become a creative partner with Adidas and further develop her athletic brand Ivy Park with the company. Knowles will also develop new clothes and footwear for Adidas. Shares for the company rose 1.3% upon the news release.[569] On December 9, 2019, they announced a launch date of January 18, 2020.[570] Beyoncé uploaded a teaser on her website and Instagram.[571] The collection was also previewed on the upcoming Elle January 2020 issue, where Beyoncé is seen wearing several garments, accessories and footwear from the first collection.[572]
Philanthropy
Beyoncé (center) and her mother, Tina, (left) at the opening of the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center on March 5, 2010
In 2002, Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Tina Knowles built the Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth, a community center in Downtown Houston. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Beyoncé and Rowland founded the Survivor Foundation to provide transitional housing to displaced families and provide means for new building construction, to which Beyoncé contributed an initial $250,000.[573] The foundation has since expanded to work with other charities in the city,[574] and also provided relief following Hurricane Ike three years later.[575] Beyoncé also donated $100,000 to the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund.[576] In 2007, Beyoncé founded the Knowles-Temenos Place Apartments, a housing complex offering living space for 43 displaced individuals. As of 2016, Beyoncé had donated $7 million for the maintenance of the complex.[577]
After starring in Cadillac Records in 2009 and learning about Phoenix House, a non-profit drug and alcohol rehabilitation organization, Beyoncé donated her full $4 million salary from the film to the organization. Beyoncé and her mother subsequently established the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center, which offers a seven-month cosmetology training course helping Phoenix House’s clients gain career skills during their recovery.[578]
In January 2010, Beyoncé participated in George Clooney and Wyclef Jean’s Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon,[579] donated a large sum to the organization,[580] and was named the official face of the limited edition CFDA «Fashion For Haiti» T-shirt,[581] made by Theory which raised a total of $1 million.[582] In April 2011, Beyoncé joined forces with U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation, to help boost the latter’s campaign against child obesity[583] by reworking her single «Get Me Bodied».[584] Following the death of Osama bin Laden, Beyoncé released her cover of the Lee Greenwood song «God Bless the USA», as a charity single to help raise funds for the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund.[585]
Beyoncé became an ambassador for the 2012 World Humanitarian Day campaign donating her song «I Was Here» and its music video, shot in the UN, to the campaign.[586][587] In 2013, it was announced that Beyoncé would work with Salma Hayek and Frida Giannini on a Gucci «Chime for Change» campaign that aims to spread female empowerment. The campaign, which aired on February 28, was set to her new music.[588] A concert for the cause took place on June 1, 2013, in London.[589] With help of the crowdfunding platform Catapult, visitors of the concert could choose between several projects promoting education of women and girls.[590][591] Beyoncé also took part in «Miss a Meal», a food-donation campaign,[592] and supported Goodwill Industries through online charity auctions at Charitybuzz that support job creation throughout Europe and the U.S.[593][594]
Beyoncé and Jay-Z secretly donated tens of thousands of dollars to bail out Black Lives Matter protesters in Baltimore and Ferguson, as well as funded infrastructure for the establishment of Black Lives Matter chapters across the US.[595] Before Beyoncé’s Formation World Tour show in Tampa, her team held a private luncheon for more than 20 community leaders to discuss how Beyoncé could support local charitable initiatives, including pledging on the spot to fund 10 scholarships to provide students with financial aid. Tampa Sports Authority board member Thomas Scott said: «I don’t know of a prior artist meeting with the community, seeing what their needs are, seeing how they can invest in the community. It says a lot to me about Beyoncé. She not only goes into a community and walks away with (money), but she also gives money back to that community.»[596] In June 2016, Beyoncé donated over $82,000 to the United Way of Genesee County to support victims of the Flint water crisis. Beyoncé additionally donated money to support 14 students in Michigan with their college expenses.[597] In August 2016, Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated $1.5 million to civil rights groups including Black Lives Matter, Hands Up United and Dream Defenders.[598] After Hurricane Matthew, Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated $15 million to the Usain Bolt Foundation to support its efforts in rebuilding homes in Haiti.[599] In December 2016, Beyoncé was named the Most Charitable Celebrity of the year.[600]
During Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, Beyoncé launched BeyGOOD Houston to support those affected by the hurricane in Houston. The organization donated necessities such as cots, blankets, pillows, baby products, feminine products and wheelchairs, and funded long-term revitalization projects.[601] On September 8, Beyoncé visited Houston, where she sponsored a lunch for 400 survivors at her local church, visited the George R Brown Convention Center to discuss with people displaced by the flooding about their needs, served meals to those who lost their homes, and made a significant donation to local causes.[602][603] Beyoncé additionally donated $75,000 worth of new mattresses to survivors of the hurricane.[604] Later that month, Beyoncé released a remix of J Balvin and Willy William’s «Mi Gente», with all of her proceeds being donated to disaster relief charities in Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.S. and the Caribbean after hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and the Chiapas and Puebla earthquakes.[605]
In April 2020, Beyoncé donated $6 million to the National Alliance in Mental Health, UCLA and local community-based organizations in order to provide mental health and personal wellness services to essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. BeyGOOD also teamed up with local organizations to help provide resources to communities of color, including food, water, cleaning supplies, medicines and face masks.[606] The same month Beyoncé released a remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s «Savage», with all proceeds benefiting Bread of Life Houston’s COVID-19 relief efforts, which includes providing over 14 tons of food and supplies to 500 families and 100 senior citizens in Houston weekly.[607] In May 2020, Beyoncé provided 1,000 free COVID-19 tests in Houston as part of her and her mother’s #IDidMyPart initiative, which was established due to the disproportionate deaths in African-American communities. Additionally, 1,000 gloves, masks, hot meals, essential vitamins, grocery vouchers and household items were provided.[608] In July 2020, Beyoncé established the Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund in partnership with the NAACP, which offers $10,000 grants to black-owned small businesses in need following the George Floyd protests.[609] All proceeds from Beyoncé’s single «Black Parade» were donated to the fund.[610] In September 2020, Beyoncé announced that she had donated an additional $1 million to the fund.[611] As of December 31, 2020, the fund had given 715 grants to black-owned small businesses, amounting to $7.15 million donated.[612] In October 2020, Beyoncé released a statement that she has been working with the Feminist Coalition to assist supporters of the End Sars movement in Nigeria, including covering medical costs for injured protestors, covering legal fees for arrested protestors, and providing food, emergency shelter, transportation and telecommunication means to those in need. Beyoncé also showed support for those fighting against other issues in Africa, such as the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon, ShutItAllDown in Namibia, Zimbabwean Lives Matter in Zimbabwe and the Rape National Emergency in Liberia.[613] In December 2020, Beyoncé donated $500,000 to help alleviate the housing crisis in the U.S. caused by the cessation of the eviction moratorium, giving 100 $5,000 grants to individuals and families facing foreclosures and evictions.[614]
Discography
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Tours and residencies
See also
- Forbes list of highest-earning musicians
- Honorific nicknames in popular music
- List of artists who reached number one in the United States
- List of artists with the most number-one European singles
- List of Billboard Social 50 number-one artists
- List of black Golden Globe Award winners and nominees
- List of highest-grossing live music artists
- List of best-selling female music artists
- List of most-followed Instagram accounts
Notes
- ^ The gross takings from the 29 shows which were reported to Billboard Boxscore totalled $24.9 million; the tour comprised 96 concerts.[100]
- ^ a b Naming laws in Texas do not allow accented characters (such as é).
- ^ 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
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External links
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- Beyoncé at AllMusic
- Beyoncé discography at Discogs
- Beyoncé at IMDb
Содержание
- Как правильно по-английски произносить имя Бейонсе?
- бейонсе
- См. также в других словарях:
- beyonce
- См. также в других словарях:
- бейонсе
- См. также в других словарях:
- Beyonce
Как правильно по-английски произносить имя Бейонсе?
Транскрипция, аудио, видео?
Почему именно так произносится?
Имя известной певицы Beyoncé произносится как:
В принципе, ничего сложного здесь нет, единственная проблема — Е в конце слова читается и звучит как Эй, недаром над нею стоит знак ударения, но оно показывает не то, что этот слог ударный, а то, что Е произносится, в отличие от подавляющего большинства английских слов: Take, Sake, Joke, и пр.
Ударное «О» звучит как глубокое носовое «О», то есть что-то среднее между О и А и назализируется за счет следующей буквы Н.
Вот как это имя произносят носители языка:
Транслитерация русского имени Вероника пишется только одним вариантом. Точно такой же вариант указывается при получении заграничного паспорта или водительских прав.
Вот как это выглядит наглядно.
Русская буква В меняется на букву V
Русская буква E меняется на букву E
Русская буква Р меняется на букву R
Русская буква O меняется на букву O
Русская буква Н меняется на букву N
Русская буква И меняется на букву I
Русская буква К меняется на букву K
Русская буква A меняется на букву A
Получается Veronika
Мужское имя Артур, которое имеет британские корни, именно там оно впервые упоминалось в седьмом веке. Можно писать по английски следующими вариантами: Arthur, Artur.
Но так как данное имя идет корнями из Англии, то есть предположение, что оно произошло от валлийского «arth», данное слово имеет перевод медведь. Поэтому в английской ( а так же в немецком языке, французском языке, нидерландском языке) версии написания используется Arthur.
Но в России обычно данное имя на документах пишут как Artur
Поэтому в принципе оба варианта написания данного имени имеют право на жизнь и использования в повседневной жизни.
Рассмотрим как можно поменять в мужском имени Павел каждую букву, чтобы получить имя:
1) Букву «П» меняется на «P»;
2) Букву «А» меняется на «А»;
3) Букву «В» меняется на «V»;
4) Букву «Е» меняется на «Е»;
5) Букву «Л» меняется на «L».
Таким образом можно писать имя Павел на английском языке как Pavel.
А в имени Паша, мы меняем букву «ш» в букву «sh», а буквы «а» на «а». И имя будет выглядеть на английском языке Pasha
Написание по-английски имени Лидия может быть в двух вариантах. И оба эти варианта будут считаться верными.
Вариант Lidiia. Используется при заполнении формы на получение заграничного паспорта.
Так что по сути при оформлении документов можно использовать тот, который вам больше понравился. Главное чтобы во всех подобных документах был один и тот же вариант написания имени.
А вот с написанием имени Лида все куда проще, а именно Lida.
Источник
бейонсе
1 Бейонсе Ноулз
См. также в других словарях:
Бейонсе — Beyoncé … Википедия
Бейонсе Ноулз — … Википедия
Дискография Бейонсе — Бейонсе Релизы … Википедия
4 (альбом Бейонсе) — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. 4 (альбом). У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. 4 (значения). 4 … Википедия
Déjà Vu (песня Бейонсе) — Эта статья о песне певицы Бейонсе. О психологическом феномене см. дежавю; о других значениях термина см. дежавю (значения). «Déjà Vu» … Википедия
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Live at Wembley (Бейонсе) — Live at Wembley DVD сборник Бейонсе Дата выпуска 26 апреля 2004 … Википедия
Live at Wembley (DVD Бейонсе) — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Live at Wembley. Live at Wembley DVD сборник Бейонсе Дата выпуска … Википедия
Sasha Fierce — Бейонсе Beyoncé Полное имя Бейонсе Жизель Ноулс Дата рождения 4 сентября 1981 (27 лет) Место рождения … Википедия
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beyonce
1 Beyonce Knowles
2 to the left!
См. также в других словарях:
Beyoncé — en Good Morning A … Wikipedia Español
Beyonce — Beyoncé Knowles Beyoncé Knowles Alias Bee / Sasha Fierce Nom Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Naissance 4 septembre 1981 … Wikipédia en Français
Beyoncé — Knowles Beyoncé Knowles Alias Bee / Sasha Fierce Nom Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Naissance 4 septembre 1981 … Wikipédia en Français
Beyoncé — (Beyoncé Knowles 1981– ) a US pop singer and actor. Beyoncé was a singer and songwriter with the pop group Destiny’s Child before becoming a solo singer. She won five Grammy s for her first solo album Dangerously in Love 2003. * * * ▪ 2005… … Universalium
Beyonce — Der ganze Artikel ist nicht hinreichend mit Belegen (Literatur, Webseiten oder Einzelnachweisen) versehen. Die fraglichen Angaben werden daher möglicherweise demnächst gelöscht. Hilf Wikipedia, indem du die Angaben recherchierst und gute Belege… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Beyoncé — Der ganze Artikel ist nicht hinreichend mit Belegen (Literatur, Webseiten oder Einzelnachweisen) versehen. Die fraglichen Angaben werden daher möglicherweise demnächst gelöscht. Hilf Wikipedia, indem du die Angaben recherchierst und gute Belege… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Beyoncé — /biˈjɒnseɪ/ (say bee yonsay) noun (Beyoncé Giselle Knowles), born 1981, US pop singer and songwriter … Australian-English dictionary
Beyonce — … Википедия
Beyoncé — … Википедия
Beyoncé — See House of Derèon … Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry
Beyoncé Knowles — ➡ Beyoncé * * * … Universalium
Источник
бейонсе
1 Бейонсе Ноулз
См. также в других словарях:
Бейонсе — Beyoncé … Википедия
Бейонсе Ноулз — … Википедия
Дискография Бейонсе — Бейонсе Релизы … Википедия
4 (альбом Бейонсе) — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. 4 (альбом). У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. 4 (значения). 4 … Википедия
Déjà Vu (песня Бейонсе) — Эта статья о песне певицы Бейонсе. О психологическом феномене см. дежавю; о других значениях термина см. дежавю (значения). «Déjà Vu» … Википедия
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Sweet Dreams (песня Бейонсе) — Эта страница требует существенной переработки. Возможно, её необходимо викифицировать, дополнить или переписать. Пояснение причин и обсуждение на странице Википедия:К улучшению/14 сентября 2012. Дата постановки к улучшению 14 сентября 2012 … Википедия
Live at Wembley (Бейонсе) — Live at Wembley DVD сборник Бейонсе Дата выпуска 26 апреля 2004 … Википедия
Live at Wembley (DVD Бейонсе) — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Live at Wembley. Live at Wembley DVD сборник Бейонсе Дата выпуска … Википедия
Sasha Fierce — Бейонсе Beyoncé Полное имя Бейонсе Жизель Ноулс Дата рождения 4 сентября 1981 (27 лет) Место рождения … Википедия
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Beyonce
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles (born September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas) is an American R&B and pop singer, actress, and chief songwriter, and producer in the group Destiny’s Child.
Knowles is usually referred to by her first name only, Beyoncé, which is now her stage name, but has come to be called Beyoncé Knowles by many in the media. Her debut solo album, 2003’s Dangerously in Love, topped both the R&B and pop charts in America, as well as the main album charts in Canada and the UK. The album spawned four top-five singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including the multi-week number ones «Crazy in Love» featuring boyfriend Jay-Z and «Baby Boy» featuring Sean Paul, as well as «Me, Myself & I», and «Naughty Girl». Beyoncé has won five Grammy Awards for her solo work and three as a member of Destiny’s Child. As a teen, she attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Houston, where she honed her musical talents. She later went to Alief Elsik High School, also in Houston. She graduated from Elsik in 2000.
Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child toured as an opening act for both Christina Aguilera and TLC before their self-titled debut album Destiny’s Child was released. The band is managed by her father, Matthew Knowles, who is acknowledged as a strong force in Beyoncé’s life. Beyoncé is the main songwriter for the group and is generally regarded as its leader. The group has currently returned from a hiatus since 2001, when its three current members, Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams, each decided to temporarily pursue solo careers.
Their 1998 platinum-selling debut album was produced by Wyclef Jean and Jermaine Dupri and featured the platinum-selling, number one1 Hot 100 single «No, No, No». Destiny Child’s second album The Writing’s On The Wall, released in 1999, featured two number-one hits in «Bills, Bills, Bills» and «Say My Name»».Bug-A-Boo» and «Jumpin’ Jumpin’» were also popular singles from the album».Say My Name» won two awards at the 2001 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best R&B Song, the latter of which was awarded to the songwriters, which included Beyoncé herself.
In 2004, the group began receiving threats from an obsessed fan from San Diego, California named LaToya Langford. Primarily aimed at Beyoncé, the threats caused major setbacks for the group. Langford continued the threats, until her arrest on August 23, 2004 at her San Diego home.
After Langford’s arrest, safety seemed apparent and the release of Destiny Fulfilled went through».Lose My Breath» and «Soldier» both became top-five hits on the Hot 100, though «Girl» only managed to reach the top forty.
On June 13, 2005, it was announced that the group would disband after their world tour ended in Autumn 2005.
In 2001, Beyoncé won the Songwriter of the Year award, from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Pop Music Awards. She is the first African-American woman, and the second woman of any race to win the award.
Beyoncé then turned to acting, starring alongside Mekhi Phifer in the MTV TV film Carmen: A Hip Hopera, without any previous training.This film was the modern equivalent of the 1954 musical Carmen which starred Harry Belafonte and Dorothy Dandridge. In the summer of 2002, Beyoncé co-starred in the film Austin Powers in Goldmember opposite Mike Myers as Austin Powers, as Foxxy Cleopatra. The film is in The Guinness Book of World Records as gaining the Highest Box Office Comedy Film gross. She also recorded a song called «Work It Out» for the film’s soundtrack».Work It Out» was a top-ten hit in the UK and a top-forty hit in the Netherlands, Australia, and Ireland, despite being Beyoncé’s biggest flop to date in her home country; in America, radio barely played the song and the video received very minor exposure, only on digital video channels, MTV Jams and VH1 Soul.
During Autumn 2002, Beyoncé was the featured vocalist on Jay-Z’s smash single, «’03 Bonnie And Clyde». The couple are engaged, and current rumours say that they will marry soon.
In Spring 2003, Beyoncé remade a duet with the late Luther Vandross, «The Closer I Get to You», originally made famous by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. In this version, the vocal parts are switched, with Vandross taking Flack’s part and Beyoncé taking Hathaway’s. The song was included both on her debut solo album and on Vandross’s Dance with My Father album, and they shared the Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
In 2003, Beyoncé released her debut solo album Dangerously in Love. Its first single, «Crazy in Love», featured a propulsive riff and a guest rap from Jay-Z and rapidly became one of the biggest hits of that summer, staying at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for ten weeks. Dangerously in Love went to the top of the album charts in the UK and Canada, as well as on both the American pop (Billboard 200) and R&B charts. This album has sold nine million copies worldwide. When single and album simultaneously topped the pop charts in both the U.S. and the UK, she became the first act to achieve this feat since Men at Work in 1983; in the 1960s and 1970s, it was performed by The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, and Rod Stewart.
On the televised celebration of July 4 in 2003, Beyoncé provoked controversy with the Grant Memorial Association for her performance of «Crazy in Love», in which she danced in a «patently inappropriate» way on the steps of the tomb of President Ulysses S. Grant. President Grant’s great-grandsons Ulysses Grant Dietz and Chapman Foster Grant, spoke up on Knowles’ behalf».The way the world is now, who cares?» said Chapman Grant, «who knows? If the old guy were alive, he might have enjoyed it».
At about the same time, Beyoncé starred in the film The Fighting Temptations opposite Cuba Gooding Jr., and recorded a song for it called «Fighting Temptation», with rappers Missy Elliott, Free, and MC Lyte. Unlike Beyoncé’s own singles, the song did not become popular, although the film was a moderate success.
In the same year, Beyoncé was Punk’d by Ashton Kutcher just a couple of minutes after ruining Christmas at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Fresh from the success of «Baby Boy», Beyoncé released her third solo single, «Me Myself and I» towards the end of 2003; Dangerously in Love» fourth single, «Naughty Girl», came out in mid-2004. Both have also made the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100.
In a Universal Music poll conducted in 2004, Beyoncé beat Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera to be crowned the «Princess of Pop».
Beyoncé is currently in post-production for The Pink Panther in which she plays role of Xania, appearing opposite Steve Martin, who plays Inspector Clouseau. The film is scheduled for release in 2006. She is also set to play Deena Jones in an adaptation of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, set for release in 2006.
Towards the end of the summer, «Baby Boy», Dangerously in Love’s second single, which featured reggae star Sean Paul, began to climb the charts. It went on to become one of the biggest hits of 2003, dominating radio airplay in Autumn 2003. In later 2005 Beyonce was served with a lawsuit for a claimed copyright theft from a young girl named Jennifer Armour. Armour claimed that she sent the song to Beyonce’s label, and that Beyonce used it without permission. The Knowles have not commented publically on the lawsuit, nor have the Armours.
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Как правильно по-английски произносить имя Бейонсе?
Транскрипция, аудио, видео?
Почему именно так произносится?
Имя известной певицы Beyoncé произносится как:
В принципе, ничего сложного здесь нет, единственная проблема — Е в конце слова читается и звучит как Эй, недаром над нею стоит знак ударения, но оно показывает не то, что этот слог ударный, а то, что Е произносится, в отличие от подавляющего большинства английских слов: Take, Sake, Joke, и пр.
Ударное «О» звучит как глубокое носовое «О», то есть что-то среднее между О и А и назализируется за счет следующей буквы Н.
Вот как это имя произносят носители языка:
Транслитерация русского имени Вероника пишется только одним вариантом. Точно такой же вариант указывается при получении заграничного паспорта или водительских прав.
Вот как это выглядит наглядно.
Русская буква В меняется на букву V
Русская буква E меняется на букву E
Русская буква Р меняется на букву R
Русская буква O меняется на букву O
Русская буква Н меняется на букву N
Русская буква И меняется на букву I
Русская буква К меняется на букву K
Русская буква A меняется на букву A
Получается Veronika
Мужское имя Артур, которое имеет британские корни, именно там оно впервые упоминалось в седьмом веке. Можно писать по английски следующими вариантами: Arthur, Artur.
Но так как данное имя идет корнями из Англии, то есть предположение, что оно произошло от валлийского «arth», данное слово имеет перевод медведь. Поэтому в английской ( а так же в немецком языке, французском языке, нидерландском языке) версии написания используется Arthur.
Но в России обычно данное имя на документах пишут как Artur
Поэтому в принципе оба варианта написания данного имени имеют право на жизнь и использования в повседневной жизни.
Рассмотрим как можно поменять в мужском имени Павел каждую букву, чтобы получить имя:
1) Букву «П» меняется на «P»;
2) Букву «А» меняется на «А»;
3) Букву «В» меняется на «V»;
4) Букву «Е» меняется на «Е»;
5) Букву «Л» меняется на «L».
Таким образом можно писать имя Павел на английском языке как Pavel.
А в имени Паша, мы меняем букву «ш» в букву «sh», а буквы «а» на «а». И имя будет выглядеть на английском языке Pasha
Написание по-английски имени Лидия может быть в двух вариантах. И оба эти варианта будут считаться верными.
Вариант Lidiia. Используется при заполнении формы на получение заграничного паспорта.
Так что по сути при оформлении документов можно использовать тот, который вам больше понравился. Главное чтобы во всех подобных документах был один и тот же вариант написания имени.
А вот с написанием имени Лида все куда проще, а именно Lida.
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Теперь вы знаете какие однокоренные слова подходят к слову Бейонсе на английском как пишется правильно, а так же какой у него корень, приставка, суффикс и окончание. Вы можете дополнить список однокоренных слов к слову «Бейонсе на английском как пишется правильно», предложив свой вариант в комментариях ниже, а также выразить свое несогласие проведенным с морфемным разбором.
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Имя известной певицы Beyoncé произносится как:
БИЙÒНСЭЙ.
Транскрипция: /biːˈjɒnseɪ/.
В принципе, ничего сложного здесь нет, единственная проблема — Е в конце слова читается и звучит как Эй, недаром над нею стоит знак ударения, но оно показывает не то, что этот слог ударный, а то, что Е произносится, в отличие от подавляющего большинства английских слов: Take, Sake, Joke, и пр.
Ударное «О» звучит как глубокое носовое «О», то есть что-то среднее между О и А и назализируется за счет следующей буквы Н.
Вот как это имя произносят носители языка:
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Извиняюсь конечно перед Animagia, но в вашем варианте, Valeriya — это имя, с русским произношением написанное английскими буквами! Valery! «Грубое» произношение по английски «Вэйлери», но более или менее точное!
Транслитерация русского имени Вероника пишется только одним вариантом. Точно такой же вариант указывается при получении заграничного паспорта или водительских прав.
Вот как это выглядит наглядно.
Русская буква В меняется на букву V
Русская буква E меняется на букву E
Русская буква Р меняется на букву R
Русская буква O меняется на букву O
Русская буква Н меняется на букву N
Русская буква И меняется на букву I
Русская буква К меняется на букву K
Русская буква A меняется на букву A
Получается Veronika
Такой вариант перевода имени Вероника утвержден ГОСТом 7-79 — 2000 в котором указан вариант Veronika.
Мужское имя Артур, которое имеет британские корни, именно там оно впервые упоминалось в седьмом веке. Можно писать по английски следующими вариантами: Arthur, Artur.
Но так как данное имя идет корнями из Англии, то есть предположение, что оно произошло от валлийского «arth», данное слово имеет перевод медведь. Поэтому в английской ( а так же в немецком языке, французском языке, нидерландском языке) версии написания используется Arthur.
Но в России обычно данное имя на документах пишут как Artur
Поэтому в принципе оба варианта написания данного имени имеют право на жизнь и использования в повседневной жизни.
Рассмотрим как можно поменять в мужском имени Павел каждую букву, чтобы получить имя:
1) Букву «П» меняется на «P»;
2) Букву «А» меняется на «А»;
3) Букву «В» меняется на «V»;
4) Букву «Е» меняется на «Е»;
5) Букву «Л» меняется на «L».
Таким образом можно писать имя Павел на английском языке как Pavel.
А в имени Паша, мы меняем букву «ш» в букву «sh», а буквы «а» на «а». И имя будет выглядеть на английском языке Pasha
Написание по-английски имени Лидия может быть в двух вариантах. И оба эти варианта будут считаться верными.
Один из ресурсов пишет имя Лилия так — Lidiia. Другой ресурс выдает так же один вариант написания, а именно Lidiya. И оба они правы, так как третий ресурс все раскладывает по полочкам и объясняет, когда и в каких случаях пишется тот или иной вариант.
Вариант Lidiia. Используется при заполнении формы на получение заграничного паспорта.
Вариант Lidiya. Подтвержден ГОСТом 7.79 — 2000, как самый оптимальный и распространенный а применяемых системах транслитерации.
Так что по сути при оформлении документов можно использовать тот, который вам больше понравился. Главное чтобы во всех подобных документах был один и тот же вариант написания имени.
А вот с написанием имени Лида все куда проще, а именно Lida.
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Beyonce Giselle Knowles[a] September 4, 1981 (age 41) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( bee-ON-say;[4] born September 4, 1981)[5] is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Beyoncé’s boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to NPR.[6] Her success has led to her becoming a cultural icon and earning her the nickname «Queen Bey».[7]
Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny’s Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of her debut album Dangerously in Love (2003), which featured the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles «Crazy in Love» and «Baby Boy». Following the 2006 disbanding of Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé released her second solo album, B’Day, which contained singles «Irreplaceable» and «Beautiful Liar». Beyoncé also starred in multiple films such as Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), The Pink Panther (2006), Dreamgirls (2006), Obsessed (2009), and The Lion King (2019). Her marriage to Jay-Z and her portrayal of Etta James in Cadillac Records (2008) influenced her third album, I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008), which earned a record-setting six Grammy Awards in 2010. It spawned the successful singles «If I Were a Boy», «Single Ladies», and «Halo». After professionally splitting from her manager and father Mathew Knowles in 2010, she released her musically diverse fourth album 4 in 2011.
Beyoncé later achieved universal acclaim for her sonically experimental visual albums, Beyoncé (2013) and Lemonade (2016), the latter of which was the world’s best-selling album of 2016 and the most acclaimed album of her career, exploring themes of infidelity, feminism, and womanism. In 2018, she released Everything Is Love, a collaborative album with her husband, Jay-Z, as the Carters. As a featured artist, Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot 100 with the remixes of «Perfect» by Ed Sheeran in 2017 and «Savage» by Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. The same year, she released the musical film Black Is King with an accompanying visual album, with praise from critics. In 2022, Beyoncé received further critical acclaim for her seventh studio album Renaissance, which experimented with disco and house music and paid homage to LGBTQ+ ball culture. She obtained her first solo number-one since 2008 with the album’s lead single, «Break My Soul», with Renaissance being her first solo studio album since 2016.
She is one of the world’s best-selling recording artists, having sold over 200 million records worldwide.[8][9] Her success during the 2000s was recognized with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)’s Top Certified Artist of the Decade as well as Billboard‘s Top Female Artist of the Decade.[10] She is the first solo artist to have their first seven studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200.[11][12] Beyoncé’s accolades include 28 Grammy Awards, 26 MTV Video Music Awards (including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award in 2014), 24 NAACP Image Awards, 31 BET Awards, and 17 Soul Train Music Awards; all of which are more than any other singer. In 2014, Billboard named her the highest-earning black musician of all time, while in 2020, she was included on Time‘s list of 100 women who defined the last century.[13]
Life and career
1981–1996: Early life and career beginnings
Beyonce Giselle Knowles[a] was born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas, to Celestine «Tina» Knowles (née Beyonce), a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager;[14] Tina is Louisiana Creole, and Mathew is African American.[15][16][17][18] Beyoncé’s younger sister, Solange Knowles, is also a singer and a former backup dancer for Destiny’s Child. Solange and Beyoncé are the first sisters to have both had number one albums.[19]
Beyoncé’s maternal grandparents, Lumas Beyince, and Agnez Dereon (daughter of Odilia Broussard and Eugene DeRouen),[20] were French-speaking Louisiana Creoles, with roots in New Iberia.[21] Beyoncé is considered a Creole, passed on to her by her grandparents.[20][22] Through her mother, Beyoncé is a descendant of many French aristocrats from the southwest of France, including the family of the Viscounts de Béarn since the 9th century, and the Viscounts de Belzunce.[23] She is also a descendant of Acadian militia officer Joseph Broussard, who was exiled to French Louisiana after the expulsion of the Acadians.[16] Her fourth great-grandmother, Marie-Françoise Trahan, was born in 1774 in Bangor, located on Belle Île, France. Trahan was a daughter of Acadians who had taken refuge on Belle Île after the Acadian expulsion. The Estates of Brittany had divided the lands of Belle Île to distribute them among 78 other Acadian families and the already settled inhabitants. The Trahan family lived on Belle Île for over ten years before immigrating to Louisiana, where she married a Broussard descendant.[24] Beyoncé researched her ancestry and discovered that she is descended from a slave owner who married his slave.[25] Her mother is also of distant Jewish, Spanish, Chinese and Indonesian ancestry.[26][27][28]
Beyoncé was raised Catholic and attended St. Mary’s Montessori School in Houston, where she enrolled in dance classes.[29] Her singing was discovered when dance instructor Darlette Johnson began humming a song and she finished it, able to hit the high-pitched notes.[30] Beyoncé’s interest in music and performing continued after winning a school talent show at age seven, singing John Lennon’s «Imagine» to beat 15/16-year-olds.[31][32] In the fall of 1990, Beyoncé enrolled in Parker Elementary School, a music magnet school in Houston, where she would perform with the school’s choir.[33] She also attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts[34] and later Alief Elsik High School.[15][35] Beyoncé was also a member of the choir at St. John’s United Methodist Church as a soloist for two years.[36]
When Beyoncé was eight, she met LaTavia Roberson at an audition for an all-girl entertainment group.[37] They were placed into a group called Girl’s Tyme with three other girls, and rapped and danced on the talent show circuit in Houston.[38] After seeing the group, R&B producer Arne Frager brought them to his Northern California studio and placed them in Star Search, the largest talent show on national TV at the time. Girl’s Tyme failed to win, and Beyoncé later said the song they performed was not good.[39][40] In 1995, Beyoncé’s father resigned from his job to manage the group.[41] The move reduced Beyoncé’s family’s income by half, and her parents were forced to sell their house and cars and move into separated apartments.[15][42] Mathew cut the original line-up to four and the group continued performing as an opening act for other established R&B girl groups.[37] The girls auditioned before record labels and were finally signed to Elektra Records, moving to Atlanta Records briefly to work on their first recording, only to be cut by the company.[15] This put further strain on the family, and Beyoncé’s parents separated. On October 5, 1995, Dwayne Wiggins’s Grass Roots Entertainment signed the group. In 1996, the girls began recording their debut album under an agreement with Sony Music, the Knowles family reunited, and shortly after, the group got a contract with Columbia Records.[31]
1997–2002: Destiny’s Child
The group changed their name to Destiny’s Child in 1996, based upon a passage in the Book of Isaiah.[43] In 1997, Destiny’s Child released their major label debut song «Killing Time» on the soundtrack to the 1997 film Men in Black.[40] In November, the group released their debut single and first major hit, «No, No, No». They released their self-titled debut album in February 1998, which established the group as a viable act in the music industry, with moderate sales and winning the group three Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist, and Best R&B/Soul Single for «No, No, No». The group released their Multi-Platinum second album The Writing’s on the Wall in 1999. The record features some of the group’s most widely known songs such as «Bills, Bills, Bills», the group’s first number-one single, «Jumpin’ Jumpin’« and «Say My Name», which became their most successful song at the time, and would remain one of their signature songs. «Say My Name» won the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and the Best R&B Song at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards.[37] The Writing’s on the Wall sold more than eight million copies worldwide.[39] During this time, Beyoncé recorded a duet with Marc Nelson, an original member of Boyz II Men, on the song «After All Is Said and Done» for the soundtrack to the 1999 film, The Best Man.[44]
LeToya Luckett and Roberson became unhappy with Mathew’s managing of the band and eventually were replaced by Farrah Franklin and Michelle Williams.[37] Beyoncé experienced depression following the split with Luckett and Roberson after being publicly blamed by the media, critics, and blogs for its cause.[45] Her long-standing boyfriend left her at this time.[46] The depression was so severe it lasted for a couple of years, during which she occasionally kept herself in her bedroom for days and refused to eat anything.[47] Beyoncé stated that she struggled to speak about her depression because Destiny’s Child had just won their first Grammy Award, and she feared no one would take her seriously.[48] Beyoncé would later speak of her mother as the person who helped her fight it.[47] Franklin was then dismissed, leaving just Beyoncé, Rowland, and Williams.[49]
The remaining band members recorded «Independent Women Part I», which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film Charlie’s Angels. It became their best-charting single, topping the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for eleven consecutive weeks.[37] In early 2001, while Destiny’s Child was completing their third album, Beyoncé landed a major role in the MTV made-for-television film, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, starring alongside American actor Mekhi Phifer. Set in Philadelphia, the film is a modern interpretation of the 19th-century opera Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet.[50] When the third album Survivor was released in May 2001, Luckett and Roberson filed a lawsuit claiming that the songs were aimed at them.[37] The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 663,000 copies sold.[51] The album spawned other number-one hits, «Bootylicious» and the title track, «Survivor», the latter of which earned the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[52] After releasing their holiday album 8 Days of Christmas in October 2001, the group announced a hiatus to further pursue solo careers.[37]
In July 2002, Beyoncé made her theatrical film debut, playing Foxxy Cleopatra alongside Mike Myers in the comedy film Austin Powers in Goldmember,[53] which spent its first weekend atop the U.S. box office and grossed $73 million.[54] Beyoncé released «Work It Out» as the lead single from its soundtrack album which entered the top ten in the UK, Norway, and Belgium.[55] In 2003, Beyoncé starred opposite Cuba Gooding, Jr., in the musical comedy The Fighting Temptations as Lilly, a single mother with whom Gooding’s character falls in love.[56] The film received mixed reviews from critics but grossed $30 million in the U.S.[57][58] Beyoncé released «Fighting Temptation» as the lead single from the film’s soundtrack album, with Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free which was also used to promote the film.[59] Another of Beyoncé’s contributions to the soundtrack, «Summertime», fared better on the U.S. charts.[60]
2003–2005: Dangerously in Love and Destiny Fulfilled
Beyoncé’s first solo recording was a feature on Jay-Z’s song «’03 Bonnie & Clyde» that was released in October 2002, peaking at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[62] On June 14, 2003, Beyoncé premiered songs from her first solo album Dangerously in Love during her first solo concert and the pay-per-view television special, «Ford Presents Beyoncé Knowles, Friends & Family, Live From Ford’s 100th Anniversary Celebration in Dearborn, Michigan».[63] The album was released on June 24, 2003, after Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland had released their solo efforts.[64] The album sold 317,000 copies in its first week, debuted atop the Billboard 200,[65] and has since sold 11 million copies worldwide.[66] 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.[67] The single «Baby Boy» also reached number one,[61] and singles, «Me, Myself and I» and «Naughty Girl», both reached the top-five.[68] The album earned Beyoncé a then record-tying five awards at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards; Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for «Dangerously in Love 2», Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for «Crazy in Love», and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for «The Closer I Get to You» with Luther Vandross. During the ceremony, she performed with Prince.[69]
In November 2003, she embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour in Europe and later toured alongside Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America.[70] On February 1, 2004, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.[71] After the release of Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-over tracks. However, this was put on hold so she could concentrate on recording Destiny Fulfilled, the final studio album by Destiny’s Child.[72] Released on November 15, 2004, in the US[73] and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200,[74][75] Destiny Fulfilled included the singles «Lose My Breath» and «Soldier», which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[76] Destiny’s Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled… and Lovin’ It sponsored by McDonald’s Corporation,[77] and performed hits such as «No, No, No», «Survivor», «Say My Name», «Independent Women» and «Lose My Breath». In addition to renditions of the group’s recorded material, they also performed songs from each singer’s solo careers, most notably numbers from Dangerously in Love. and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny’s Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour.[78] The group released their first compilation album Number 1’s on October 25, 2005, in the US[79] and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006.[80] The group has sold 60 million records worldwide.[81][82]
2006–2007: B’Day and Dreamgirls
Beyoncé’s second solo album B’Day was released on September 4, 2006, in the US, to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday.[83] It sold 541,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming Beyoncé’s second consecutive number-one album in the United States.[84] The album’s lead single «Déjà Vu», featuring Jay-Z, reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[68] The second international single «Irreplaceable» was a commercial success worldwide, reaching number one in Australia, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States.[68][85] B’Day also produced three other singles; «Ring the Alarm»,[86] «Get Me Bodied»,[87] and «Green Light» (released in the United Kingdom only).[88]
At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards (2007), B’Day was nominated for five Grammy Awards, including Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for «Ring the Alarm» and Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration»for «Déjà Vu»; the Freemasons club mix of «Déjà Vu» without the rap was put forward in the Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical category. B’Day won the award for Best Contemporary R&B Album.[89] The following year, B’Day received two nominations – for Record of the Year for «Irreplaceable» and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for «Beautiful Liar» (with Shakira), also receiving a nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Pictures, Television or Other Visual Media for her appearance on Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture (2006).[90]
Her first acting role of 2006 was in the comedy film The Pink Panther starring opposite Steve Martin,[91] grossing $158.8 million at the box office worldwide.[92] Her second film Dreamgirls, the film version of the 1981 Broadway musical[93] loosely based on The Supremes, received acclaim from critics and grossed $154 million internationally.[94][95][96] In it, she starred opposite Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, and Eddie Murphy playing a pop singer based on Diana Ross.[97] To promote the film, Beyoncé released «Listen» as the lead single from the soundtrack album.[98] In April 2007, Beyoncé embarked on The Beyoncé Experience, her first worldwide concert tour, visiting 97 venues[99] and grossed over $24 million.[note 1] Beyoncé conducted pre-concert food donation drives during six major stops in conjunction with her pastor at St. John’s and America’s Second Harvest. At the same time, B’Day was re-released with five additional songs, including her duet with Shakira «Beautiful Liar».[101]
2008–2010: I Am… Sasha Fierce
I Am… Sasha Fierce was released on November 18, 2008, in the United States.[102] The album formally introduces Beyoncé’s alter ego Sasha Fierce, conceived during the making of her 2003 single «Crazy in Love». It was met with generally mediocre reviews from critics,[103] but sold 482,000 copies in its first week, debuting atop the Billboard 200, and giving Beyoncé her third consecutive number-one album in the US.[104] The album featured the number-one song «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)»[105] and the top-five songs «If I Were a Boy» and «Halo».[68][106] Achieving the accomplishment of becoming her longest-running Hot 100 single in her career,[107] «Halo«‘s success in the U.S. helped Beyoncé attain more top-ten singles on the list than any other woman during the 2000s.[108] It also included the successful «Sweet Dreams»,[109] and singles «Diva», «Ego», «Broken-Hearted Girl» and «Video Phone». The music video for «Single Ladies» has been parodied and imitated around the world, spawning the «first major dance craze» of the Internet age according to the Toronto Star.[110] The video has won several awards, including Best Video at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards,[111] the 2009 Scottish MOBO Awards,[112] and the 2009 BET Awards.[113] At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, the video was nominated for nine awards, ultimately winning three including Video of the Year.[114] Its failure to win the Best Female Video category, which went to American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s «You Belong with Me», led to Kanye West interrupting the ceremony and Beyoncé improvising a re-presentation of Swift’s award during her own acceptance speech.[114] In March 2009, Beyoncé embarked on the I Am… World Tour, her second headlining worldwide concert tour, consisting of 108 shows, grossing $119.5 million.[115]
Beyoncé further expanded her acting career, starring as blues singer Etta James in the 2008 musical biopic Cadillac Records. Her performance in the film received praise from critics,[116] and she garnered several nominations for her portrayal of James, including a Satellite Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and a NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress.[117][118] Beyoncé donated her entire salary from the film to Phoenix House, an organization of rehabilitation centers for heroin addicts around the country.[119] On January 20, 2009, Beyoncé performed James’ «At Last» at First Couple Barack and Michelle Obama’s first inaugural ball.[120] Beyoncé starred opposite Ali Larter and Idris Elba in the thriller, Obsessed. She played Sharon Charles, a mother and wife whose family is threatened by her husband’s stalker. Although the film received negative reviews from critics,[121] the movie did well at the U.S. box office, grossing $68 million – $60 million more than Cadillac Records[122] – on a budget of $20 million.[123] The fight scene finale between Sharon and the character played by Ali Larter also won the 2010 MTV Movie Award for Best Fight.[124]
At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé received ten nominations, including Album of the Year for I Am… Sasha Fierce, Record of the Year for «Halo», and Song of the Year for «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)», among others.[125] She tied with Lauryn Hill for most Grammy nominations in a single year by a female artist.[126] Beyoncé went on to win six of those nominations, breaking a record she previously tied in 2004 for the most Grammy awards won in a single night by a female artist with six. In 2010, Beyoncé was featured on Lady Gaga’s single «Telephone» and appeared in its music video.[127][128] The song topped the U.S. Pop Songs chart, becoming the sixth number-one for both Beyoncé and Gaga, tying them with Mariah Carey for most number-ones since the Nielsen Top 40 airplay chart launched in 1992.[129] «Telephone» received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.[130]
Beyoncé announced a hiatus from her music career in January 2010, heeding her mother’s advice, «to live life, to be inspired by things again».[131][132] During the break she and her father parted ways as business partners.[133][134] Beyoncé’s musical break lasted nine months and saw her visit multiple European cities, the Great Wall of China, the Egyptian pyramids, Australia, English music festivals and various museums and ballet performances.[131][135]
2011–2013: 4 and Super Bowl XLVII halftime show
Beyoncé’s sound became mellower with 2011’s 4 which focused on traditional R&B styles. She performed the album during her 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé concert residency in August 2011
On June 26, 2011, she became the first solo female artist to headline the main Pyramid stage at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival in over twenty years.[136][137] Her fourth studio album 4 was released two days later in the US.[138] 4 sold 310,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, giving Beyoncé her fourth consecutive number-one album in the US. The album was preceded by two of its singles «Run the World (Girls)» and «Best Thing I Never Had».[68][127][139] The fourth single «Love on Top» spent seven consecutive weeks at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest peak from the album.[140] 4 also produced four other singles; «Party», «Countdown», «I Care» and «End of Time». «Eat, Play, Love», a cover story written by Beyoncé for Essence that detailed her 2010 career break, won her a writing award from the New York Association of Black Journalists.[141] In late 2011, she took the stage at New York’s Roseland Ballroom for four nights of special performances:[142] the 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé concerts saw the performance of her 4 album to a standing room only.[142] On August 1, 2011, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having shipped 1 million copies to retail stores.[143] By December 2015, it reached sales of 1.5 million copies in the US.[144] The album reached one billion Spotify streams on February 5, 2018, making Beyoncé the first female artist to have three of their albums surpass one billion streams on the platform.[145]
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.[146][147]
In January 2013, Destiny’s Child released Love Songs, a compilation album of the romance-themed songs from their previous albums and a newly recorded track, «Nuclear».[148] Beyoncé performed the American national anthem singing along with a pre-recorded track at President Obama’s second inauguration in Washington, D.C.[149][150] The following month, Beyoncé performed at the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.[151] The performance stands as the second most tweeted about moment in history at 268,000 tweets per minute.[152] At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé won for Best Traditional R&B Performance for «Love on Top».[153] Her feature-length documentary film, Life Is But a Dream, first aired on HBO on February 16, 2013.[154] The film was co-directed by Beyoncé herself.[155]
2013–2015: Beyoncé
Beyoncé performing during The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in 2013. The tour is one of the highest grossing tours of the decade.
Beyoncé embarked on The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour on April 15 in Belgrade, Serbia; the tour included 132 dates that ran through to March 2014. It became the most successful tour of her career and one of the most successful tours of all time.[156] In May, Beyoncé’s cover of Amy Winehouse’s «Back to Black» with André 3000 on The Great Gatsby soundtrack was released.[157] Beyoncé voiced Queen Tara in the 3D CGI animated film, Epic, released by 20th Century Fox on May 24,[158] and recorded an original song for the film, «Rise Up», co-written with Sia.[159]
On December 13, 2013, Beyoncé unexpectedly released her eponymous fifth studio album on the iTunes Store without any prior announcement or promotion. The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, giving Beyoncé her fifth consecutive number-one album in the US.[160] This made her the first woman in the chart’s history to have her first five studio albums debut at number one.[161] Beyoncé received critical acclaim[162] and commercial success, selling one million digital copies worldwide in six days;[163] Musically an electro-R&B album, it concerns darker themes previously unexplored in her work, such as «bulimia, postnatal depression [and] the fears and insecurities of marriage and motherhood».[164] The single «Drunk in Love», featuring Jay-Z, peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[165]
In April 2014, Beyoncé and Jay-Z officially announced their On the Run Tour. It served as the couple’s first co-headlining stadium tour together.[166] On August 24, 2014, she received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. Beyoncé also won home three competitive awards: Best Video with a Social Message and Best Cinematography for «Pretty Hurts», as well as best collaboration for «Drunk in Love».[167] In November, Forbes reported that Beyoncé was the top-earning woman in music for the second year in a row – earning $115 million in the year, more than double her earnings in 2013.[168] Beyoncé was reissued with new material in three forms: as an extended play, a box set, as well as a full platinum edition. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), in the last 19 days of 2013, the album sold 2.3 million units worldwide, becoming the tenth best-selling album of 2013.[169] The album also went on to become the twentieth best-selling album of 2014.[170] As of November 2014, Beyoncé has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and has generated over 1 billion streams, as of March 2015.[171]
At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2015, Beyoncé was nominated for six awards, ultimately winning three: Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for «Drunk in Love», and Best Surround Sound Album for Beyoncé.[172][173] She was nominated for Album of the Year, but the award went to Beck for his album Morning Phase.[174]
2016–2018: Lemonade and Everything Is Love
On February 6, 2016, Beyoncé released «Formation» and its accompanying music video exclusively on the music streaming platform Tidal; the song was made available to download for free.[175] She performed «Formation» live for the first time during the NFL Super Bowl 50 halftime show. The appearance was considered controversial as it appeared to reference the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party and the NFL forbids political statements in its performances.[176][177][178] Immediately following the performance, Beyoncé announced The Formation World Tour, which highlighted stops in both North America and Europe.[179][180] It ended on October 7, with Beyoncé bringing out her husband Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, and Serena Williams for the last show.[181] The tour went on to win Tour of the Year at the 44th American Music Awards.[182]
On April 16, 2016, Beyoncé released a teaser clip for a project called Lemonade. A one-hour film which aired on HBO on April 23, a corresponding album with the same title was released on the same day exclusively on Tidal.[183] Lemonade debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making Beyoncé the first act in Billboard history to have their first six studio albums debut atop the chart; she broke a record previously tied with DMX in 2013.[184] With all 12 tracks of Lemonade debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Beyoncé also became the first female act to chart 12 or more songs at the same time.[185] Additionally, Lemonade was streamed 115 million times through Tidal, setting a record for the most-streamed album in a single week by a female artist in history.[186] It was 2016’s third highest-selling album in the U.S. with 1.554 million copies sold in that time period within the country[187] as well as the best-selling album worldwide with global sales of 2.5 million throughout the year.[188] In June 2019, Lemonade was certified 3× Platinum, having sold up to 3 million album-equivalent units in the United States alone.[189]
Lemonade became her most critically acclaimed work to date, receiving universal acclaim according to Metacritic, a website collecting reviews from professional music critics.[190] Several music publications included the album among the best of 2016, including Rolling Stone, which listed Lemonade at number one.[191] The album’s visuals were nominated in 11 categories at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, the most ever received by Beyoncé in a single year, and went on to win 8 awards, including Video of the Year for «Formation».[192][193] The eight wins made Beyoncé the most-awarded artist in the history of the VMAs (24), surpassing Madonna (20).[194] Beyoncé occupied the sixth place for Time magazine’s 2016 Person of the Year.[195]
In January 2017, it was announced that Beyoncé would headline the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. This would make Beyoncé only the second female headliner of the festival since it was founded in 1999.[196] It was later announced on February 23, 2017, that Beyoncé would no longer be able to perform at the festival due to doctor’s concerns regarding her pregnancy. The festival owners announced that she will instead headline the 2018 festival.[197] Upon the announcement of Beyoncé’s departure from the festival lineup, ticket prices dropped by 12%.[198] At the 59th Grammy Awards in February 2017, Lemonade led the nominations with nine, including Album, Record, and Song of the Year for Lemonade and «Formation» respectively.[199] and ultimately won two, Best Urban Contemporary Album for Lemonade and Best Music Video for «Formation».[200] Adele, upon winning her Grammy for Album of the Year, stated Lemonade was monumental and more deserving.[201]
In September 2017, Beyoncé collaborated with J Balvin and Willy William, to release a remix of the song «Mi Gente». Beyoncé donated all proceeds from the song to hurricane charities for those affected by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma in Texas, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and other Caribbean Islands.[202] On November 10, Eminem released «Walk on Water» featuring Beyoncé as the lead single from his album Revival. On November 30, Ed Sheeran announced that Beyoncé would feature on the remix to his song «Perfect».[203] «Perfect Duet» was released on December 1, 2017. The song reached number-one in the United States, becoming Beyoncé’s sixth song of her solo career to do so.[204]
On January 4, 2018, the music video of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s 4:44 collaboration, «Family Feud» was released.[205] It was directed by Ava DuVernay. On March 1, 2018, DJ Khaled released «Top Off» as the first single from his forthcoming album Father of Asahd featuring Beyoncé, husband Jay-Z, and Future.[206] On March 5, 2018, a joint tour with Knowles’s husband Jay-Z, was leaked on Facebook.[207] Information about the tour was later taken down. The couple announced the joint tour officially as On the Run II Tour on March 12[208] and simultaneously released a trailer for the tour on YouTube.[209]
On April 14, 2018, Beyoncé played the first of two weekends as the headlining act of the Coachella Music Festival. Her performance of April 14, attended by 125,000 festival-goers, was immediately praised, with multiple media outlets describing it as historic. The performance became the most-tweeted-about performance of weekend one, as well as the most-watched live Coachella performance and the most-watched live performance on YouTube of all time. The show paid tribute to black culture, specifically historically black colleges and universities and featured a live band with over 100 dancers. Destiny’s Child also reunited during the show.[210][211]
On June 6, 2018, Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z kicked-off the On the Run II Tour in Cardiff, United Kingdom. Ten days later, at their final London performance, the pair unveiled Everything Is Love, their joint studio album, credited under the name The Carters, and initially available exclusively on Tidal. The pair also released the video for the album’s lead single, «Apeshit», on Beyoncé’s official YouTube channel.[212][213] Everything Is Love received generally positive reviews,[214] and debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 123,000 album-equivalent units, of which 70,000 were pure album sales.[215] On December 2, 2018, Beyoncé alongside Jay-Z headlined the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 which was held at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.[216] Their 2-hour performance had concepts similar to the On the Run II Tour and Beyoncé was praised for her outfits, which paid tribute to Africa’s diversity.[217]
2019–2021: Homecoming, The Lion King and Black Is King
Homecoming, a documentary and concert film focusing on Beyoncé’s historic 2018 Coachella performances, was released by Netflix on April 17, 2019.[218][219] The film was accompanied by the surprise live album Homecoming: The Live Album.[220] It was later reported that Beyoncé and Netflix had signed a $60 million deal to produce three different projects, one of which is Homecoming.[221] Homecoming received six nominations at the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.[222]
Beyoncé starred as the voice of Nala in the remake The Lion King, which was released on July 19, 2019.[223] Beyoncé is featured on the film’s soundtrack, released on July 11, 2019, with a remake of the song «Can You Feel the Love Tonight» alongside Donald Glover, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen, which was originally composed by Elton John.[224] Additionally, an original song from the film by Beyoncé, «Spirit», was released as the lead single from both the soundtrack and The Lion King: The Gift – a companion album released alongside the film, produced and curated by Beyoncé.[225][226] Beyoncé called The Lion King: The Gift a «sonic cinema». She also stated that the album is influenced by everything from R&B, pop, hip hop and Afro Beat.[225] The songs were additionally produced by African producers, which Beyoncé said was because «authenticity and heart were important to [her]», since the film is set in Africa.[225] In September of the same year, a documentary chronicling the development, production and early music video filming of The Lion King: The Gift entitled «Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift» was aired on ABC.
On April 29, 2020, Beyoncé was featured on the remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s song «Savage», marking her first material of music for the year.[227] The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Beyoncé’s eleventh song to do so across all acts.[228] On June 19, 2020, Beyoncé released the nonprofit charity single «Black Parade».[229] On June 23, she followed up the release of its studio version with an a cappella version exclusively on Tidal.[230] Black Is King, a visual album based on the music of The Lion King: The Gift, premiered globally on Disney+ on July 31, 2020. Produced by Disney and Parkwood Entertainment, the film was written, directed and executive produced by Beyoncé. The film was described by Disney as «a celebratory memoir for the world on the Black experience».[231] Beyoncé received the most nominations (9) at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards and the most awards (4), which made her the most-awarded singer, most-awarded female artist, and second-most-awarded artist in Grammy history.[232]
Beyoncé wrote and recorded a song titled «Be Alive» for the biographical drama film King Richard.[233] She received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 94th Academy Awards for the song, alongside co-writer DIXSON.[234]
2022: Renaissance
On June 9, 2022, Beyoncé removed her profile pictures across various social media platforms causing speculation that she would be releasing new music.[235] Days later, Beyoncé caused further speculation via her nonprofit BeyGood’s Twitter account hinting at her upcoming seventh studio album.[236] On June 15, 2022, Beyoncé officially announced her seventh studio album, titled Renaissance. The album was released on July 29, 2022.[237][238] The first single from Renaissance, «Break My Soul», was released on June 20, 2022.[239] The song became Beyoncé’s 20th top ten single on the Billboard Hot 100, and in doing so, Beyoncé joined Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson as the only artists in Hot 100 history to achieve at least twenty top tens as a solo artist and ten as a member of a group.[240] Upon release, Renaissance received universal acclaim from critics.[241] Renaissance debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, and in doing so, Beyoncé became the first female artist to have her first seven studio albums debut at number one in the United States.[12] «Break My Soul» concurrently rose to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the twelfth song to do so across her career discography.[242]
Artistry
Voice and musical style
With «Single Ladies», clearly I’d just gotten married, and people want to get married every day – then there was the whole Justin Timberlake thing [recreating the video] on Saturday Night Live, and it was also the year YouTube blew up. With «Irreplaceable», the aggressive lyrics, the acoustic guitar, and the 808 drum machine – those things don’t typically go together, and it sounded fresh. «Crazy in Love» was another one of those classic moments in pop culture that none of us expected. I asked Jay to get on the song the night before I had to turn my album in – thank God he did. It still never gets old, no matter how many times I sing it.
—Beyoncé[243]
Beyoncé’s voice type is classified as Coloratura mezzo-soprano.[244][245] Jody Rosen highlights her tone and timbre as particularly distinctive, describing her voice as «one of the most compelling instruments in popular music».[246] Her vocal abilities mean she is identified as the centerpiece of Destiny’s Child.[247] Jon Pareles of The New York Times commented that her voice is «velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul belting».[248] Rosen notes that the hip hop era highly influenced Beyoncé’s unique rhythmic vocal style, but also finds her quite traditionalist in her use of balladry, gospel and falsetto.[246] Other critics praise her range and power, with Chris Richards of The Washington Post saying she was «capable of punctuating any beat with goose-bump-inducing whispers or full-bore diva-roars.»[249] On the 2023 Rolling Stone’s list of the 200 Greatest Singers of all time, Beyoncé ranked at number 8.[250]
Beyoncé’s music is generally R&B,[251][252] pop[251][253] and hip hop[254] but she also incorporates soul and funk into her songs. 4 demonstrated Beyoncé’s exploration of 1990s-style R&B, as well as further use of soul and hip hop than compared to previous releases.[243] While she almost exclusively releases English songs, Beyoncé recorded several Spanish songs for Irreemplazable (re-recordings of songs from B’Day for a Spanish-language audience), and the re-release of B’Day. To record these, Beyoncé was coached phonetically by American record producer Rudy Perez.[255]
Songwriting
Beyoncé has received co-writing credits for most of her songs.[256] In regards to the way she approaches collaborative songwriting, Beyoncé explained: «I love being around great writers because I’m finding that a lot of the things I want to say, I don’t articulate as good as maybe Amanda Ghost, so I want to keep collaborating with writers, and I love classics and I want to make sure years from now the song is still something that’s relevant.»[257] Her early songs with Destiny’s Child were personally driven and female-empowerment themed compositions like «Independent Women» and «Survivor», but after the start of her relationship with Jay-Z, she transitioned to more man-tending anthems such as «Cater 2 U».[258]
In 2001, she became the first Black woman and second female lyricist to win the Pop Songwriter of the Year award at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards.[15][259] Beyoncé was the third woman to have writing credits on three number-one songs («Irreplaceable», «Grillz» and «Check on It») in the same year, after Carole King in 1971 and Mariah Carey in 1991. She is tied with American lyricist Diane Warren at third with nine songwriting credits on number-one singles.[260] The latter wrote her 9/11-motivated song «I Was Here» for 4.[261] In May 2011, Billboard magazine listed Beyoncé at number 17 on their list of the Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters for having co-written eight singles that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She was one of only three women on that list, along with Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift.[262]
Influences
Beyoncé names Michael Jackson as her major musical influence.[263] Aged five, Beyoncé attended her first ever concert where Jackson performed and she claims to have realized her purpose.[264] When she presented him with a tribute award at the World Music Awards in 2006, Beyoncé said, «if it wasn’t for Michael Jackson, I would never ever have performed.»[265] Beyoncé was heavily influenced by Tina Turner, who she said «Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy».[266] She admires Diana Ross as an «all-around entertainer»,[267] and Whitney Houston, who she said «inspired me to get up there and do what she did.»[268] Beyoncé cited Madonna as an influence «not only for her musical style, but also for her business sense»,[269] saying that she wanted to «follow in the footsteps of Madonna and be a powerhouse and have my own empire.»[270] She also credits Mariah Carey’s singing and her song «Vision of Love» as influencing her to begin practicing vocal runs as a child.[271][272] Her other musical influences include Prince,[273] Shakira,[274] Lauryn Hill,[267] Sade Adu,[275] Donna Summer,[276] Mary J. Blige,[277] Anita Baker, and Toni Braxton.[267]
The feminism and female empowerment themes on Beyoncé’s second solo album B’Day were inspired by her role in Dreamgirls[278] and by singer Josephine Baker.[279] Beyoncé paid homage to Baker by performing «Déjà Vu» at the 2006 Fashion Rocks concert wearing Baker’s trademark mini-hula skirt embellished with fake bananas.[280] Beyoncé’s third solo album, I Am… Sasha Fierce, was inspired by Jay-Z and especially by Etta James, whose «boldness» inspired Beyoncé to explore other musical genres and styles.[281] Her fourth solo album, 4, was inspired by Fela Kuti, 1990s R&B, Earth, Wind & Fire, DeBarge, Lionel Richie, Teena Marie, The Jackson 5, New Edition, Adele, Florence and the Machine, and Prince.[243]
Beyoncé has stated that she is personally inspired by Michelle Obama (the 44th First Lady of the United States), saying «she proves you can do it all»,[282] and has described Oprah Winfrey as «the definition of inspiration and a strong woman.»[267] She has also discussed how Jay-Z is a continuing inspiration to her, both with what she describes as his lyrical genius and in the obstacles he has overcome in his life.[283] Beyoncé has expressed admiration for the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, posting in a letter «what I find in the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, I search for in every day in music … he is lyrical and raw».[284][285] Beyoncé also cited Cher as a fashion inspiration.[286]
Music videos and stage
In 2006, Beyoncé introduced her all-female tour band Suga Mama (also the name of a song on B’Day) which includes bassists, drummers, guitarists, horn players, keyboardists and percussionists.[287] Her background singers, The Mamas, consist of Montina Cooper-Donnell, Crystal Collins and Tiffany Moniqué Riddick. They made their debut appearance at the 2006 BET Awards and re-appeared in the music videos for «Irreplaceable» and «Green Light».[255] The band have supported Beyoncé in most subsequent live performances, including her 2007 concert tour The Beyoncé Experience, I Am… World Tour (2009–2010), The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013–2014) and The Formation World Tour (2016).
Beyoncé has received praise for her stage presence and voice during live performances. Jarett Wieselman of the New York Post placed her at number one on her list of the Five Best Singer/Dancers.[288] According to Barbara Ellen of The Guardian Beyoncé is the most in-charge female artist she’s seen onstage,[289] while Alice Jones of The Independent wrote she «takes her role as entertainer so seriously she’s almost too good.»[290] The ex-President of Def Jam L.A. Reid has described Beyoncé as the greatest entertainer alive.[291] Jim Farber of the Daily News and Stephanie Classen of The StarPhoenix both praised her strong voice and her stage presence.[292][293] Beyoncé’s stage outfits have been met with criticism from many countries, such as Malaysia, where she has postponed or cancelled performances due to the country’s strict laws banning revealing costumes.[294]
Beyoncé has worked with numerous directors for her music videos throughout her career, including Melina Matsoukas, Jonas Åkerlund, and Jake Nava. Bill Condon, director of Beauty and the Beast, stated that the Lemonade visuals in particular served as inspiration for his film, commenting, «You look at Beyoncé’s brilliant movie Lemonade, this genre is taking on so many different forms … I do think that this very old-school break-out-into-song traditional musical is something that people understand again and really want.»[295]
Alter ego
Described as being «sexy, seductive and provocative» when performing on stage, Beyoncé has said that she originally created the alter ego «Sasha Fierce» to keep that stage persona separate from who she really is. She described Sasha as being «too aggressive, too strong, too sassy [and] too sexy», stating, «I’m not like her in real life at all.»[47] Sasha was conceived during the making of «Crazy in Love», and Beyoncé introduced her with the release of her 2008 album, I Am… Sasha Fierce. In February 2010, she announced in an interview with Allure magazine that she was comfortable enough with herself to no longer need Sasha Fierce.[296] However, Beyoncé announced in May 2012 that she would bring her back for her Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live shows later that month.[297]
Public image
Beyoncé at the premiere of her 2006 film Dreamgirls
Beyoncé has been described as having a wide-ranging sex appeal, with music journalist Touré writing that since the release of Dangerously in Love, she has «become a crossover sex symbol».[298] Offstage Beyoncé says that while she likes to dress sexily, her onstage dress «is absolutely for the stage».[299] Due to her curves and the term’s catchiness, in the 2000s, the media often used the term «bootylicious» (a portmanteau of the words «booty» and «delicious») to describe Beyoncé,[300][301] the term popularized by Destiny’s Child’s single of the same name. In 2006, it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary.[302]
In September 2010, Beyoncé made her runway modelling debut at Tom Ford’s Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show.[303] She was named the «World’s Most Beautiful Woman» by People[304] and the «Hottest Female Singer of All Time» by Complex in 2012.[305] In January 2013, GQ placed her on its cover, featuring her atop its «100 Sexiest Women of the 21st Century» list.[306][307] VH1 listed her at number 1 on its 100 Sexiest Artists list.[308] Several wax figures of Beyoncé are found at Madame Tussauds Wax Museums in major cities around the world, including New York,[309] Washington, D.C.,[310] Amsterdam,[311] Bangkok,[312] Hollywood[313] and Sydney.[314]
According to Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, Beyoncé uses different fashion styles to work with her music while performing.[315] Her mother co-wrote a book, published in 2002, titled Destiny’s Style,[316] an account of how fashion affected the trio’s success.[317] The B’Day Anthology Video Album showed many instances of fashion-oriented footage, depicting classic to contemporary wardrobe styles.[318] In 2007, Beyoncé was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, becoming the second African American woman after Tyra Banks,[319] and People magazine recognized Beyoncé as the best-dressed celebrity.[320]
Beyoncé has been named «Queen Bey» from publications over the years. The term is a reference to the common phrase «queen bee», a term used for the leader of a group of females. The nickname also refers to the queen of a beehive, with her fan base being named «The BeyHive». The BeyHive was previously titled «The Beyontourage», (a portmanteau of Beyoncé and entourage), but was changed after online petitions on Twitter and online news reports during competitions.[321] The BeyHive has been named one of the most loyal and defensive fan bases and has achieved notoriety for being fiercely protective of Beyoncé.[322]
In 2006, the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), criticized Beyoncé for wearing and using fur in her clothing line House of Deréon.[323] In 2011, she appeared on the cover of French fashion magazine L’Officiel, in «blackface» and tribal makeup that drew criticism from the media. A statement released from a spokesperson for the magazine said that Beyoncé’s look was «far from the glamorous Sasha Fierce» and that it was «a return to her African roots».[324]
Beyoncé’s lighter skin color and costuming has drawn criticism from some in the African-American community.[325] 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 do not attract as many comments.[325] In 2008, L’Oréal was accused of whitening her skin in their Feria hair color advertisements, responding that «it is categorically untrue»,[326][327] and in 2013, Beyoncé herself criticized H&M for their proposed «retouching» of promotional images of her, and according to Vogue requested that only «natural pictures be used».[328]
Beyoncé has been a vocal advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement. The release of «Formation» on February 6, 2016, saw her celebrate her heritage, with the song’s music video featuring pro-black imagery and most notably a shot of wall graffiti that says «Stop shooting us». The day after the song’s release she performed it at the 2016 Super Bowl halftime show with back up dancers dressed to represent the Black Panther Party. This incited criticism from politicians and police officers, with some police boycotting Beyoncé’s then upcoming Formation World Tour.[329] Beyoncé responded to the backlash by releasing tour merchandise that said «Boycott Beyoncé»,[330][331][332] and later clarified her sentiment, saying: «Anyone who perceives my message as anti-police is completely mistaken. I have so much admiration and respect for officers and the families of officers who sacrifice themselves to keep us safe,» Beyoncé said. «But let’s be clear: I am against police brutality and injustice. Those are two separate things.»[333]
Personal life
Marriage and children
Beyoncé started a relationship with Jay-Z after their collaboration on «’03 Bonnie & Clyde»,[334] which appeared on his seventh album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002).[335] Beyoncé appeared as Jay-Z’s girlfriend in the music video for the song, fueling speculation about their relationship.[336] On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé and Jay-Z married without publicity.[337] As of April 2014, the couple had sold a combined 300 million records together.[166] They are known for their private relationship, although they have appeared to become more relaxed since 2013.[338] Both have acknowledged difficulty that arose in their marriage after Jay-Z had an affair.[339][340]
Beyoncé miscarried around 2010 or 2011, describing it as «the saddest thing» she had ever endured.[341] She returned to the studio and wrote music to cope with the loss. In April 2011, Beyoncé and Jay-Z traveled to Paris to shoot the album cover for 4, and she unexpectedly became pregnant in Paris.[342] In August, the couple attended the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, at which Beyoncé performed «Love on Top» and ended the performance by revealing she was pregnant.[343] Her appearance helped that year’s MTV Video Music Awards become the most-watched broadcast in MTV history, pulling in 12.4 million viewers;[344] the announcement was listed in Guinness World Records for «most tweets per second recorded for a single event» on Twitter,[345] receiving 8,868 tweets per second[346] and «Beyonce pregnant» was the most Googled phrase the week of August 29, 2011.[347] On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.[348]
Following the release of Lemonade, which included the single «Sorry», in 2016, speculations arose about Jay-Z’s alleged infidelity with a mistress referred to as «Becky». Jon Pareles in The New York Times pointed out that many of the accusations were «aimed specifically and recognizably» at him.[349] Similarly, Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone magazine noted the lines «Suck on my balls, I’ve had enough» were an «unmistakable hint» that the lyrics revolve around Jay-Z.[350]
On February 1, 2017, she revealed on her Instagram account that she was expecting twins. Her announcement gained over 6.3 million likes within eight hours, breaking the world record for the most liked image on the website at the time.[351] On July 13, 2017, Beyoncé uploaded the first image of herself and the twins onto her Instagram account, confirming their birth date as a month prior, on June 13, 2017,[352] with the post becoming the second most liked on Instagram, behind her own pregnancy announcement.[353] The twins, a daughter named Rumi and a son named Sir, were born at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in California. She wrote of her pregnancy and its aftermath in the September 2018 issue of Vogue, in which she had full control of the cover, shot at Hammerwood Park by photographer Tyler Mitchell.[354][355]
Activism
Beyoncé performed «America the Beautiful» at President Barack Obama’s 2009 presidential inauguration, as well as «At Last» during the first inaugural dance at the Neighborhood Ball two days later.[356] The couple held a fundraiser at Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club in Manhattan for President Obama’s 2012 presidential campaign[357] which raised $4 million.[358] In the 2012 presidential election, the singer voted for President Obama.[359] She performed the American national anthem «The Star-Spangled Banner» at his second inauguration in January 2013.[149]
The Washington Post reported in May 2015, that Beyoncé attended a major celebrity fundraiser for 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.[360] She also headlined for Clinton in a concert held the weekend before Election Day the next year. In this performance, Beyoncé and her entourage of backup dancers wore pantsuits; a clear allusion to Clinton’s frequent dress-of-choice. The backup dancers also wore «I’m with her» tee shirts, the campaign slogan for Clinton. In a brief speech at this performance Beyoncé said, «I want my daughter to grow up seeing a woman lead our country and knowing that her possibilities are limitless.»[361] She endorsed the bid of Beto O’Rourke during the 2018 United States Senate election in Texas.[362]
Beyoncé has conducted several fundraising and donation campaigns during her tours
In 2013, Beyoncé stated in an interview in Vogue that she considered herself to be «a modern-day feminist».[363] She would later align herself more publicly with the movement, sampling «We should all be feminists», a speech delivered by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at a TEDx talk in April 2013, in her song «Flawless», released later that year.[364] The next year she performed live at the MTV Video Awards in front a giant backdrop reading «Feminist».[365] Her self-identification incited a circulation of opinions and debate about whether her feminism is aligned with older, more established feminist ideals. Annie Lennox, celebrated artist and feminist advocate, referred to Beyoncé’s use of her word feminist as ‘feminist lite’.[366] bell hooks critiqued Beyoncé, referring to her as a «terrorist» towards feminism, harmfully impacting her audience of young girls.[367] Adichie responded with «her type of feminism is not mine, as it is the kind that, at the same time, gives quite a lot of space to the necessity of men.»[368] Adichie expands upon what ‘feminist lite’ means to her, referring that «more troubling is the idea, in Feminism Lite, that men are naturally superior but should be expected to «treat women well» and «we judge powerful women more harshly than we judge powerful men. And Feminism Lite enables this.»[369] Beyoncé responded about her intent by utilizing the definition of feminist with her platform was to «give clarity to the true meaning» behind it.[370] She says to understand what being a feminist is, «it’s very simple. It’s someone who believes in equal rights for men and women.»[370] She advocated to provide equal opportunities for young boys and girls, men and women must begin to understand the double standards that remain persistent in our societies and the issue must be illuminated in effort to start making changes.[370]
She has also contributed to the Ban Bossy campaign, which uses TV and social media to encourage leadership in girls.[371] Following Beyoncé’s public identification as a feminist, the sexualized nature of her performances and the fact that she championed her marriage was questioned.[372]
In December 2012, Beyoncé along with a variety of other celebrities teamed up and produced a video campaign for «Demand A Plan», a bipartisan effort by a group of 950 U.S. mayors and others[373] designed to influence the federal government into rethinking its gun control laws, following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[374] Beyoncé publicly endorsed same-sex marriage on March 26, 2013, after the Supreme Court debate on California’s Proposition 8.[375] She spoke against North Carolina’s Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, a bill passed (and later repealed) that discriminated against the LGBT community in public places in a statement during her concert in Raleigh as part of the Formation World Tour in 2016.[376] She has also condemned police brutality against black Americans. She and Jay-Z attended a rally in 2013 in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the killing of Trayvon Martin.[377] The film for her sixth album Lemonade included the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Garner, holding pictures of their sons in the video for «Freedom».[378] In a 2016 interview with Elle, Beyoncé responded to the controversy surrounding her song «Formation» which was perceived to be critical of the police. She clarified, «I am against police brutality and injustice. Those are two separate things. If celebrating my roots and culture during Black History Month made anyone uncomfortable, those feelings were there long before a video and long before me».[379]
In February 2017, Beyoncé spoke out against the withdrawal of protections for transgender students in public schools by Donald Trump’s presidential administration. Posting a link to the 100 Days of Kindness campaign on her Facebook page, Beyoncé voiced her support for transgender youth and joined a roster of celebrities who spoke out against Trump’s decision.[380]
In November 2017, Beyoncé presented Colin Kaepernick with the 2017 Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award, stating, «Thank you for your selfless heart and your conviction, thank you for your personal sacrifice», and that «Colin took action with no fear of consequence … To change perception, to change the way we treat each other, especially people of color. We’re still waiting for the world to catch up.» Muhammad Ali was heavily penalized in his career for protesting the status quo of US civil rights through opposition to the Vietnam War, by refusing to serve in the military. 40 years later, Kaepernick had already lost one professional year due to taking a much quieter and legal stand «for people that are oppressed».[381]
Wealth
Forbes magazine began reporting on Beyoncé’s earnings in 2008, calculating that the $80 million earned between June 2007 to June 2008, for her music, tour, films and clothing line made her the world’s best-paid music personality at the time, above Madonna and Celine Dion.[382][383] It placed her fourth on the Celebrity 100 list in 2009[384]
and ninth on the «Most Powerful Women in the World» list in 2010.[385] The following year, the magazine placed her eighth on the «Best-Paid Celebrities Under 30» list, having earned $35 million in the past year for her clothing line and endorsement deals. In 2012, Forbes placed Beyoncé at number 16 on the Celebrity 100 list, twelve places lower than three years ago yet still having earned $40 million in the past year for her album 4, clothing line and endorsement deals.[386][387] In the same year, Beyoncé and Jay-Z placed at number one on the «World’s Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples», for collectively earning $78 million.[388] The couple made it into the previous year’s Guinness World Records as the «highest-earning power couple» for collectively earning $122 million in 2009.[389] For the years 2009 to 2011, Beyoncé earned an average of $70 million per year, and earned $40 million in 2012.[390] In 2013, Beyoncé’s endorsements of Pepsi and H&M made her and Jay-Z the world’s first billion dollar couple in the music industry.[391] That year, Beyoncé was published as the fourth most-powerful celebrity in the Forbes rankings.[392]
MTV estimated that by the end of 2014, Beyoncé would become the highest-paid Black musician in history;[393] this became the case in April 2014.[394] In June 2014, Beyoncé ranked at number one on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, earning an estimated $115 million throughout June 2013 – June 2014. This in turn was the first time she had topped the Celebrity 100 list as well as being her highest yearly earnings to date.[395] In 2016, Beyoncé ranked at number 34 on the Celebrity 100 list with earnings of $54 million. She and Jay-Z also topped the highest paid celebrity couple list, with combined earnings of $107.5 million.[396] As of 2018, Forbes calculated her net worth to be $355 million, and in June of the same year, ranked her as the 35th highest earning celebrity with annual earnings of $60 million. This tied Beyoncé with Madonna as the only two female artists to earn more than $100 million within a single year twice.[397][398] As a couple, Beyoncé and Jay-Z have a combined net worth of $1.16 billion.[399] In July 2017, Billboard announced that Beyoncé was the highest paid musician of 2016, with an estimated total of $62.1 million.[400]
Legacy
Beyoncé performing during her I Am… World Tour in 2009
Beyoncé’s success has led to her becoming a cultural icon and earning her the nickname «Queen Bey».[7] Constance Grady wrote for Vox, «The transformation of Beyoncé from well-liked pop star to cultural icon came in three phases, punctuated by the self-titled Beyoncé album of 2013, 2016’s Lemonade, and 2018’s Homecoming concert at Coachella.»[401] In The New Yorker, music critic Jody Rosen described Beyoncé as «the most important and compelling popular musician of the twenty-first century … the result, the logical end point, of a century-plus of pop.»[402] Author James Clear, in his book Atomic Habits (2018), draws a parallel between the singer’s success and the dramatic transformations in modern society: «In the last one hundred years, we have seen the rise of the car, the airplane, the television, the personal computer, the internet, the smartphone, and Beyoncé.»[403] The Observer named her Artist of the Decade (2000s) in 2009.[404]
Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Alex Suskind noticed how Beyoncé was the decade’s (2010s) defining pop star, stating that «no one dominated music in the 2010s like Queen Bey», explaining that her «songs, album rollouts, stage presence, social justice initiatives, and disruptive public relations strategy have influenced the way we’ve viewed music since 2010.»[405] British publication NME also shared similar thoughts on her impact in the 2010s, including Beyoncé on their list of the «10 Artists Who Defined The Decade».[406] In 2018, Rolling Stone included her on its Millennial 100 list.[407]
Music critics have often credited Beyoncé with the invention of the staccato rap-singing style that has since dominated pop, R&B and rap music. Lakin Starling of The Fader wrote that Beyoncé’s innovative implementation of the delivery style on Destiny’s Child’s 1999 album The Writing’s on the Wall invented a new form of R&B.[408] Beyoncé’s new style subsequently changed the nature of music, revolutionizing both singing in urban music and rapping in pop music, and becoming the dominant sound of both genres.[409][410] The style helped to redefine both the breadth of commercial R&B and the sound of hip hop, with artists such as Kanye West and Drake implementing Beyoncé’s cadence in the late 2000s and early 2010s.[411] The staccato rap-singing style continued to be used in the music industry in the late 2010s and early 2020s; Aaron Williams of Uproxx described Beyoncé as the «primary pioneer» of the rapping style that dominates the music industry today, with many contemporary rappers implementing Beyoncé’s rap-singing.[412] Michael Eric Dyson agrees, saying that Beyoncé «changed the whole genre» and has become the «godmother» of mumble rappers, who use the staccato rap-singing cadence. Dyson added: «She doesn’t get credit for the remarkable way in which she changed the musical vocabulary of contemporary art.»[413]
Beyoncé has been credited with reviving the album as an art form in an era dominated by singles and streaming. This started with her 2011 album 4; while mainstream R&B artists were forgoing albums-led R&B in favor of singles-led EDM, Beyoncé aimed to place the focus back on albums as an artform and re-establish R&B as a mainstream concern.[414] This remained a focus of Beyoncé’s, and in 2013, she made her eponymous album only available to purchase as a full album on iTunes, rather than being able to purchase individual tracks or consume the album via streaming. Kaitlin Menza of Marie Claire wrote that this made listeners «experience the album as one whole sonic experience, the way people used to, noting the musical and lyrical themes».[415] Jamieson Cox for The Verge described how Beyoncé’s 2013 album initiated a gradual trend of albums becoming more cohesive and self-referential, and this phenomenon reached its endpoint with Lemonade, which set «a new standard for pop storytelling at the highest possible scale».[416] Megan Carpentier of The Guardian wrote that with Lemonade, Beyoncé has «almost revived the album format» by releasing an album that can only be listened to in its entirety.[417] Myf Warhurst on Double J‘s «Lunch With Myf» explained that while most artists’ albums consist of a few singles plus filler songs, Beyoncé «brought the album back», changing the art form of the album «to a narrative with an arc and a story and you have to listen to the entire thing to get the concept».[418]
She is known for coining popular phrases such as «put a ring on it», a euphemism for marriage proposal, «I woke up like this», which started a trend of posting morning selfies with the hashtag #iwokeuplikethis, and «boy, bye», which was used as part of the Democratic National Committee’s campaign for the 2020 election.[419][420] Similarly, she also came up with the phrase «visual album» following the release of her fifth studio album, which had a video for every song. This has been recreated by many other artists since, such as Frank Ocean and Melanie Martinez.[421] The album also popularized surprise releases, with many artists releasing songs, videos or albums with no prior announcement, such as Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Eminem, Frank Ocean, Jay-Z and Drake.[422]
In January 2012, research scientist Bryan Lessard named Scaptia beyonceae, a species of horse-fly found in Northern Queensland, Australia after Beyoncé due to the fly’s unique golden hairs on its abdomen.[423] In 2018, the City of Columbia, South Carolina declared August 21 the Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Day in the city after presenting her with the keys to Columbia.[424]
Influence on other artists
Various recording artists and celebrities have cited Beyoncé as their influence. Lady Gaga explained how Beyoncé gave her the determination to become a musician, recalling seeing her in a Destiny’s Child music video and saying: «Oh, she’s a star. I want that.»[425] Rihanna was similarly inspired to start her singing career after watching Beyoncé, telling etalk that after Beyoncé released Dangerously In Love (2003), «I was like ‘wow, I want to be just like that.’ She’s huge and just an inspiration.»[426] Lizzo was also first inspired by Beyoncé to start singing after watching her perform at a Destiny’s Child concert.[427] Lizzo also taught herself to sing by copying Beyoncé’s B’Day (2006).[428] Similarly, Ariana Grande said she learned to sing by mimicking Beyoncé.[429] Adele cited Beyoncé as her inspiration and favorite artist, telling Vogue: «She’s been a huge and constant part of my life as an artist since I was about ten or eleven … I think she’s really inspiring. She’s beautiful. She’s ridiculously talented, and she is one of the kindest people I’ve ever met … She makes me want to do things with my life.»[430] Both Paul McCartney and Garth Brooks said they watch Beyoncé’s performances to get inspiration for their own shows, with Brooks saying that when watching one of her performances, «take out your notebook and take notes. No matter how long you’ve been on the stage – take notes on that one.»[431][432] Other artists to cite influence from Beyoncé include Britney Spears,[433][434] Little Mix,[435] Sam Smith,[436] Nicki Minaj,[437] Cardi B,[438] Anitta,[439] Ava Max,[440] Tini Stoessel,[441] Christina Aguilera,[442] Dami Im[443] Azealia Banks,[444] Doja Cat,[445] Kendrick Lamar,[446] Kesha,[447] Megan Thee Stallion,[448] Normani,[449] Camila Cabello,[450] Dua Lipa,[451] Jazmine Sullivan,[452] Rosalía,[453] SZA,[454] Tinashe,[455] Zara Larsson,[456] Addison Rae,[457] Alexandra Burke,[458] Alexis Jordan,[459] Amber Riley,[460] Bebe Rexha,[461] Brandy,[462] Bridgit Mendler,[463] Chris Martin,[464] Ciara,[465] Demi Lovato,[466] Ellie Goulding,[467] Faith Hill,[468] Fergie,[469] Gal Gadot,[470] Grimes,[471] Gwyneth Paltrow,[472] Haim,[473] Harry Styles,[474] Hayley Williams,[475] J Balvin,[476] Jess Glynne,[477] Jessie J,[478] Jessie Ware,[479][480] JoJo,[481] Kelly Rowland,[482] Kim Petras,[483] Leona Lewis,[484] Meghan Trainor,[485] Miley Cyrus,[486] Miranda Lambert,[487] Nicole Scherzinger,[488] One Direction,[489] Rina Sawayama,[490] Rita Ora,[491] Rosalía,[492] Selena Gomez,[493] Stormzy,[494] Sevyn Streeter,[495] Tori Kelly,[496] Whitney Houston,[497] and Zendaya.[498]
Achievements
Beyoncé has received numerous awards, and is the most-awarded female artist of all time.[499] Having sold over 200 million records worldwide (a further 60 million additionally with Destiny’s Child), Beyoncé is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[500] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) listed Beyoncé as the top certified artist of the 2000s decade, with a total of 64 certifications.[501][502] Her songs «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)», «Halo», and «Irreplaceable» are some of the best-selling singles of all time worldwide. In 2009, Billboard named her the Top Female Artist and Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade.[503][504][505] In 2010, Billboard named her in their Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years list at number 15.[506] In 2012, VH1 ranked her third on their list of the «100 Greatest Women in Music», behind Mariah Carey and Madonna.[507] In 2002, she received Songwriter of the Year from American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers becoming the First African American woman to win the award. In 2004 and 2019, she received NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year and the Soul Train Music Award for Sammy Davis Jr. – Entertainer of the Year.
In 2005, she also received APEX Award at the Trumpet Award honoring achievements of Black African Americans. In 2007, Beyoncé received the International Artist of Excellence award by the American Music Awards. She also received Honorary Otto at the Bravo Otto. The following year, she received the Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts at the World Music Awards and Career Achievement Award at the LOS40 Music Awards. In 2010, she received Award of Honor for Artist of the Decade at the NRJ Music Award and at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé received the inaugural Billboard Millennium Award. Beyoncé received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards and was honored as Honorary Mother of the Year at the Australian Mother of the Year Award in Barnardo’s Australia for her Humanitarian Effort in the region and the Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion Icon Award in 2016. In 2019, alongside Jay-Z, she received GLAAD Vanguard Award that is presented to a member of the entertainment community who does not identify as LGBT but who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for LGBT people. In 2020, she was awarded the BET Humanitarian Award. Consequence of Sound named her the 30th best singer of all time.[508]
Beyoncé has won 28 Grammy Awards, both as a solo artist and member of Destiny’s Child and The Carters, making her the most honored singer, male or female, by the Grammys.[509][510] She is also the most nominated artist in Grammy Award history with a total of 88 nominations. «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)» won Song of the Year in 2010 while «Say My Name»,[37] «Crazy in Love» and «Drunk in Love» have each won Best R&B Song. Dangerously in Love, B’Day and I Am… Sasha Fierce have all won Best Contemporary R&B Album, while Lemonade has won Best Urban Contemporary Album. Beyoncé set the record for the most Grammy awards won by a female artist in one night in 2010 when she won six awards, breaking the tie she previously held with Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Alison Krauss, and Amy Winehouse, with Adele equaling this in 2012.[511]
Beyoncé has won 29 MTV Video Music Awards, making her the most-awarded artist in Video Music Award history. She won two awards each with The Carters and Destiny’s Child making her lifetime total of 29 VMAs. «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)» and «Formation» won Video of the Year in 2009 and 2016 respectively. Beyoncé tied the record set by Lady Gaga in 2010 for the most VMAs won in one night for a female artist with eight in 2016.[194] She is also the most-awarded and nominated artist in BET Award history, winning 29 awards from a total of 60 nominations,[512] the most-awarded person at the Soul Train Music Awards with 17 awards as a solo artist, and the most-awarded person at the NAACP Image Awards with 24 awards as a solo artist.
Additionally, Beyoncé is the most-awarded artist at the NAACP Image Awards with 22 awards,[513] the BET Awards with 32 awards,[514] and the Soul Train Music Awards with 21 awards.
Following her role in Dreamgirls, Beyoncé was nominated for Best Original Song for «Listen» and Best Actress at the Golden Globe Awards,[515] and Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture at the NAACP Image Awards.[516] 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.[517] According to Fuse in 2014, Beyoncé is the second-most award-winning artist of all time, after Michael Jackson.[518][519] Lemonade won a Peabody Award in 2017.[520] In 2022, «Be Alive» was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song,[521] the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Song,[522] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.[523]
She was named on the 2016 BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour Power List as one of seven women judged to have had the biggest impact on women’s lives over the past 70 years, alongside Margaret Thatcher, Barbara Castle, Helen Brook, Germaine Greer, Jayaben Desai and Bridget Jones,[524] She was named the Most Powerful Woman in Music on the same list in 2020.[525] In the same year, Billboard named her with Destiny’s Child the third Greatest Music Video artists of all time, behind Madonna and Michael Jackson.[526]
On June 16, 2021, Beyoncé was among several celebrities at the Pollstar Awards where she won the award of «top touring artist» of the decade (2010s).[527] On June 17, 2021, Beyoncé was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame as a member of the inaugural class.[528]
Business and ventures
In 2010, Beyoncé founded her own entertainment company Parkwood Entertainment which formed as an imprint based from Columbia Records, the company began as a production unit for videos and films in 2008. Parkwood Entertainment is named after a street in Houston, Texas where Beyoncé once lived.[529] With headquarters in New York City, the company serves as an umbrella for the entertainer’s various brands in music, movies, videos, and fashion. The staff of Parkwood Entertainment have experiences in arts and entertainment, from filmmaking and video production to web and fashion design. In addition to departments in marketing, digital, creative, publicity, fashion design and merchandising, the company houses a state-of-the-art editing suite, where Beyoncé works on content for her worldwide tours, music videos, and television specials. Parkwood Entertainment’s first production was the musical biopic Cadillac Records (2008), in which Beyoncé starred and co-produced.[530] The company has also distributed Beyoncé’s albums such as her self-titled fifth studio album (2013), Lemonade (2016) and The Carters, Everything is Love (2018). Beyoncé has also signed other artists to Parkwood such as Chloe x Halle, who performed at Super Bowl LIII in February 2019.
Endorsements and partnerships
Beyoncé has worked with Pepsi since 2002,[531] and in 2004 appeared in a Gladiator-themed commercial with Britney Spears, Pink, and Enrique Iglesias.[532] In 2012, Beyoncé signed a $50 million deal to endorse Pepsi.[533] The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPINET) wrote Beyoncé an open letter asking her to reconsider the deal because of the unhealthiness of the product and to donate the proceeds to a medical organisation.[534] Nevertheless, NetBase found that Beyoncé’s campaign was the most talked about endorsement in April 2013, with a 70 percent positive audience response to the commercial and print ads.[535]
Beyoncé has worked with Tommy Hilfiger for the fragrances True Star (singing a cover version of «Wishing on a Star»)[536] and True Star Gold;[537] she also promoted Emporio Armani’s Diamonds fragrance in 2007.[538] Beyoncé launched her first official fragrance, Heat, in 2010.[539] The commercial, which featured the 1956 song «Fever», was shown after the watershed in the United Kingdom as it begins with an image of Beyoncé appearing to lie naked in a room.[540] In February 2011, Beyoncé launched her second fragrance, Heat Rush.[541] Beyoncé’s third fragrance, Pulse, was launched in September 2011.[542] In 2013, The Mrs. Carter Show Limited Edition version of Heat was released.[543] The six editions of Heat are the world’s best-selling celebrity fragrance line,[543] with sales of over $400 million.[544]
The release of a video-game Starpower: Beyoncé was cancelled after Beyoncé pulled out of a $100 million with GateFive who alleged the cancellation meant the sacking of 70 staff and millions of pounds lost in development.[545] It was settled out of court by her lawyers in June 2013 who said that they had cancelled because GateFive had lost its financial backers.[546] Beyoncé also has had deals with American Express,[383] Nintendo DS[547] and L’Oréal since the age of 18.[548]
In March 2015, Beyoncé became a co-owner, with other artists, of the music streaming service Tidal. The service specializes in lossless audio and high definition music videos. Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, Aspiro, in the first quarter of 2015.[549] Including Beyoncé and Jay-Z, sixteen artist stakeholders (such as Kanye West, Rihanna, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj and more) co-own Tidal, with the majority owning a 3% equity stake.[550] The idea of having an all artist owned streaming service was created by those involved to adapt to the increased demand for streaming within the current music industry.[551]
In November 2020, Beyoncé formed a multi-year partnership with exercise equipment and media company Peloton. The partnership was formed to celebrate homecoming season in historically black colleges and universities, providing themed workout experiences inspired by Beyoncé’s 2019 Homecoming film and live album after 2020’s homecoming celebrations were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the partnership, Beyoncé and Peloton are donating free memberships to all students at 10 HBCUs, and Peloton are pursuing long-term recruiting partnerships at the HCBUs. Gwen Bethel Riley, head of music at Peloton, said: «When we had conversations with Beyoncé around how critical a social impact component was to all of us, it crystallized how important it was to embrace Homecoming as an opportunity to celebrate and create dialogue around Black culture and music, in partnership with HBCUs.»[552] Upon news of the partnership, a decline in Peloton’s shares reversed, and its shares rose by 8.6%.[553]
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 Tiffany Yellow Diamond.[554] The campaign featured a robin egg blue painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat titled Equals Pi (1982).[555]
Fashion lines
Beyoncé and her mother introduced House of Deréon, a contemporary women’s fashion line, in 2005.[556] The concept is inspired by three generations of women in their family, with the name paying tribute to Beyoncé’s grandmother, Agnèz Deréon, a respected seamstress.[557][558] According to Tina, the overall style of the line best reflects her and Beyoncé’s taste and style. Beyoncé and her mother founded their family’s company Beyond Productions, which provides the licensing and brand management for House of Deréon, and its junior collection, Deréon.[556] House of Deréon pieces were exhibited in Destiny’s Child’s shows and tours, during their Destiny Fulfilled era.[559][560] The collection features sportswear, denim offerings with fur, outerwear and accessories that include handbags and footwear, and are available at department and specialty stores across the U.S. and Canada.[556]
In 2005, Beyoncé teamed up with House of Brands, a shoe company, to produce a range of footwear for House of Deréon.[561] In January 2008, Starwave Mobile launched Beyoncé Fashion Diva, a «high-style» mobile game with a social networking component, featuring the House of Deréon collection.[556] In July 2009, Beyoncé and her mother launched a new junior apparel label, Sasha Fierce for Deréon, for back-to-school selling. The collection included sportswear, outerwear, handbags, footwear, eyewear, lingerie and jewelry.[562] It was available at department stores including Macy’s and Dillard’s, and specialty stores Jimmy Jazz and Against All Odds.[562] On May 27, 2010, Beyoncé teamed up with clothing store C&A to launch Deréon by Beyoncé at their stores in Brazil.[563] The collection included tailored blazers with padded shoulders, little black dresses, embroidered tops and shirts and bandage dresses.[563]
In October 2014, Beyoncé signed a deal to launch an activewear line of clothing with British fashion retailer Topshop.[564][565] The 50–50 venture is called Ivy Park and was launched in April 2016. The brand’s name is a nod to Beyoncé’s daughter and her favourite number four (IV in roman numerals), and also references the park where she used to run in Texas.[566] She has since bought out Topshop owner Philip Green from his 50% share after he was alleged to have sexually harassed, bullied and racially abused employees.[567] She now owns the brand herself.[568] On April 4, 2019, it was announced that Beyoncé would become a creative partner with Adidas and further develop her athletic brand Ivy Park with the company. Knowles will also develop new clothes and footwear for Adidas. Shares for the company rose 1.3% upon the news release.[569] On December 9, 2019, they announced a launch date of January 18, 2020.[570] Beyoncé uploaded a teaser on her website and Instagram.[571] The collection was also previewed on the upcoming Elle January 2020 issue, where Beyoncé is seen wearing several garments, accessories and footwear from the first collection.[572]
Philanthropy
Beyoncé (center) and her mother, Tina, (left) at the opening of the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center on March 5, 2010
In 2002, Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Tina Knowles built the Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth, a community center in Downtown Houston. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Beyoncé and Rowland founded the Survivor Foundation to provide transitional housing to displaced families and provide means for new building construction, to which Beyoncé contributed an initial $250,000.[573] The foundation has since expanded to work with other charities in the city,[574] and also provided relief following Hurricane Ike three years later.[575] Beyoncé also donated $100,000 to the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund.[576] In 2007, Beyoncé founded the Knowles-Temenos Place Apartments, a housing complex offering living space for 43 displaced individuals. As of 2016, Beyoncé had donated $7 million for the maintenance of the complex.[577]
After starring in Cadillac Records in 2009 and learning about Phoenix House, a non-profit drug and alcohol rehabilitation organization, Beyoncé donated her full $4 million salary from the film to the organization. Beyoncé and her mother subsequently established the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center, which offers a seven-month cosmetology training course helping Phoenix House’s clients gain career skills during their recovery.[578]
In January 2010, Beyoncé participated in George Clooney and Wyclef Jean’s Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon,[579] donated a large sum to the organization,[580] and was named the official face of the limited edition CFDA «Fashion For Haiti» T-shirt,[581] made by Theory which raised a total of $1 million.[582] In April 2011, Beyoncé joined forces with U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation, to help boost the latter’s campaign against child obesity[583] by reworking her single «Get Me Bodied».[584] Following the death of Osama bin Laden, Beyoncé released her cover of the Lee Greenwood song «God Bless the USA», as a charity single to help raise funds for the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund.[585]
Beyoncé became an ambassador for the 2012 World Humanitarian Day campaign donating her song «I Was Here» and its music video, shot in the UN, to the campaign.[586][587] In 2013, it was announced that Beyoncé would work with Salma Hayek and Frida Giannini on a Gucci «Chime for Change» campaign that aims to spread female empowerment. The campaign, which aired on February 28, was set to her new music.[588] A concert for the cause took place on June 1, 2013, in London.[589] With help of the crowdfunding platform Catapult, visitors of the concert could choose between several projects promoting education of women and girls.[590][591] Beyoncé also took part in «Miss a Meal», a food-donation campaign,[592] and supported Goodwill Industries through online charity auctions at Charitybuzz that support job creation throughout Europe and the U.S.[593][594]
Beyoncé and Jay-Z secretly donated tens of thousands of dollars to bail out Black Lives Matter protesters in Baltimore and Ferguson, as well as funded infrastructure for the establishment of Black Lives Matter chapters across the US.[595] Before Beyoncé’s Formation World Tour show in Tampa, her team held a private luncheon for more than 20 community leaders to discuss how Beyoncé could support local charitable initiatives, including pledging on the spot to fund 10 scholarships to provide students with financial aid. Tampa Sports Authority board member Thomas Scott said: «I don’t know of a prior artist meeting with the community, seeing what their needs are, seeing how they can invest in the community. It says a lot to me about Beyoncé. She not only goes into a community and walks away with (money), but she also gives money back to that community.»[596] In June 2016, Beyoncé donated over $82,000 to the United Way of Genesee County to support victims of the Flint water crisis. Beyoncé additionally donated money to support 14 students in Michigan with their college expenses.[597] In August 2016, Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated $1.5 million to civil rights groups including Black Lives Matter, Hands Up United and Dream Defenders.[598] After Hurricane Matthew, Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated $15 million to the Usain Bolt Foundation to support its efforts in rebuilding homes in Haiti.[599] In December 2016, Beyoncé was named the Most Charitable Celebrity of the year.[600]
During Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, Beyoncé launched BeyGOOD Houston to support those affected by the hurricane in Houston. The organization donated necessities such as cots, blankets, pillows, baby products, feminine products and wheelchairs, and funded long-term revitalization projects.[601] On September 8, Beyoncé visited Houston, where she sponsored a lunch for 400 survivors at her local church, visited the George R Brown Convention Center to discuss with people displaced by the flooding about their needs, served meals to those who lost their homes, and made a significant donation to local causes.[602][603] Beyoncé additionally donated $75,000 worth of new mattresses to survivors of the hurricane.[604] Later that month, Beyoncé released a remix of J Balvin and Willy William’s «Mi Gente», with all of her proceeds being donated to disaster relief charities in Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.S. and the Caribbean after hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and the Chiapas and Puebla earthquakes.[605]
In April 2020, Beyoncé donated $6 million to the National Alliance in Mental Health, UCLA and local community-based organizations in order to provide mental health and personal wellness services to essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. BeyGOOD also teamed up with local organizations to help provide resources to communities of color, including food, water, cleaning supplies, medicines and face masks.[606] The same month Beyoncé released a remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s «Savage», with all proceeds benefiting Bread of Life Houston’s COVID-19 relief efforts, which includes providing over 14 tons of food and supplies to 500 families and 100 senior citizens in Houston weekly.[607] In May 2020, Beyoncé provided 1,000 free COVID-19 tests in Houston as part of her and her mother’s #IDidMyPart initiative, which was established due to the disproportionate deaths in African-American communities. Additionally, 1,000 gloves, masks, hot meals, essential vitamins, grocery vouchers and household items were provided.[608] In July 2020, Beyoncé established the Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund in partnership with the NAACP, which offers $10,000 grants to black-owned small businesses in need following the George Floyd protests.[609] All proceeds from Beyoncé’s single «Black Parade» were donated to the fund.[610] In September 2020, Beyoncé announced that she had donated an additional $1 million to the fund.[611] As of December 31, 2020, the fund had given 715 grants to black-owned small businesses, amounting to $7.15 million donated.[612] In October 2020, Beyoncé released a statement that she has been working with the Feminist Coalition to assist supporters of the End Sars movement in Nigeria, including covering medical costs for injured protestors, covering legal fees for arrested protestors, and providing food, emergency shelter, transportation and telecommunication means to those in need. Beyoncé also showed support for those fighting against other issues in Africa, such as the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon, ShutItAllDown in Namibia, Zimbabwean Lives Matter in Zimbabwe and the Rape National Emergency in Liberia.[613] In December 2020, Beyoncé donated $500,000 to help alleviate the housing crisis in the U.S. caused by the cessation of the eviction moratorium, giving 100 $5,000 grants to individuals and families facing foreclosures and evictions.[614]
Discography
Filmography
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Tours and residencies
See also
- Forbes list of highest-earning musicians
- Honorific nicknames in popular music
- List of artists who reached number one in the United States
- List of artists with the most number-one European singles
- List of Billboard Social 50 number-one artists
- List of black Golden Globe Award winners and nominees
- List of highest-grossing live music artists
- List of best-selling female music artists
- List of most-followed Instagram accounts
Notes
- ^ The gross takings from the 29 shows which were reported to Billboard Boxscore totalled $24.9 million; the tour comprised 96 concerts.[100]
- ^ a b Naming laws in Texas do not allow accented characters (such as é).
- ^ 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
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External links
- Official website
- Beyoncé at AllMusic
- Beyoncé discography at Discogs
- Beyoncé at IMDb
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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( bee-ON-say;[4] born September 4, 1981)[5] is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Beyoncé’s boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to NPR.[6] Her success has led to her becoming a cultural icon and earning her the nickname «Queen Bey».[7]
Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny’s Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of her debut album Dangerously in Love (2003), which featured the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles «Crazy in Love» and «Baby Boy». Following the 2006 disbanding of Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé released her second solo album, B’Day, which contained singles «Irreplaceable» and «Beautiful Liar». Beyoncé also starred in multiple films such as Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002), The Pink Panther (2006), Dreamgirls (2006), Obsessed (2009), and The Lion King (2019). Her marriage to Jay-Z and her portrayal of Etta James in Cadillac Records (2008) influenced her third album, I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008), which earned a record-setting six Grammy Awards in 2010. It spawned the successful singles «If I Were a Boy», «Single Ladies», and «Halo». After professionally splitting from her manager and father Mathew Knowles in 2010, she released her musically diverse fourth album 4 in 2011.
Beyoncé later achieved universal acclaim for her sonically experimental visual albums, Beyoncé (2013) and Lemonade (2016), the latter of which was the world’s best-selling album of 2016 and the most acclaimed album of her career, exploring themes of infidelity, feminism, and womanism. In 2018, she released Everything Is Love, a collaborative album with her husband, Jay-Z, as the Carters. As a featured artist, Beyoncé topped the Billboard Hot 100 with the remixes of «Perfect» by Ed Sheeran in 2017 and «Savage» by Megan Thee Stallion in 2020. The same year, she released the musical film Black Is King with an accompanying visual album, with praise from critics. In 2022, Beyoncé received further critical acclaim for her seventh studio album Renaissance, which experimented with disco and house music and paid homage to LGBTQ+ ball culture. She obtained her first solo number-one since 2008 with the album’s lead single, «Break My Soul», with Renaissance being her first solo studio album since 2016.
She is one of the world’s best-selling recording artists, having sold over 200 million records worldwide.[8][9] Her success during the 2000s was recognized with the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)’s Top Certified Artist of the Decade as well as Billboard‘s Top Female Artist of the Decade.[10] She is the first solo artist to have their first seven studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200.[11][12] Beyoncé’s accolades include 28 Grammy Awards, 26 MTV Video Music Awards (including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award in 2014), 24 NAACP Image Awards, 31 BET Awards, and 17 Soul Train Music Awards; all of which are more than any other singer. In 2014, Billboard named her the highest-earning black musician of all time, while in 2020, she was included on Time‘s list of 100 women who defined the last century.[13]
Life and career
1981–1996: Early life and career beginnings
Beyonce Giselle Knowles[a] was born on September 4, 1981, in Houston, Texas, to Celestine «Tina» Knowles (née Beyonce), a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager;[14] Tina is Louisiana Creole, and Mathew is African American.[15][16][17][18] Beyoncé’s younger sister, Solange Knowles, is also a singer and a former backup dancer for Destiny’s Child. Solange and Beyoncé are the first sisters to have both had number one albums.[19]
Beyoncé’s maternal grandparents, Lumas Beyince, and Agnez Dereon (daughter of Odilia Broussard and Eugene DeRouen),[20] were French-speaking Louisiana Creoles, with roots in New Iberia.[21] Beyoncé is considered a Creole, passed on to her by her grandparents.[20][22] Through her mother, Beyoncé is a descendant of many French aristocrats from the southwest of France, including the family of the Viscounts de Béarn since the 9th century, and the Viscounts de Belzunce.[23] She is also a descendant of Acadian militia officer Joseph Broussard, who was exiled to French Louisiana after the expulsion of the Acadians.[16] Her fourth great-grandmother, Marie-Françoise Trahan, was born in 1774 in Bangor, located on Belle Île, France. Trahan was a daughter of Acadians who had taken refuge on Belle Île after the Acadian expulsion. The Estates of Brittany had divided the lands of Belle Île to distribute them among 78 other Acadian families and the already settled inhabitants. The Trahan family lived on Belle Île for over ten years before immigrating to Louisiana, where she married a Broussard descendant.[24] Beyoncé researched her ancestry and discovered that she is descended from a slave owner who married his slave.[25] Her mother is also of distant Jewish, Spanish, Chinese and Indonesian ancestry.[26][27][28]
Beyoncé was raised Catholic and attended St. Mary’s Montessori School in Houston, where she enrolled in dance classes.[29] Her singing was discovered when dance instructor Darlette Johnson began humming a song and she finished it, able to hit the high-pitched notes.[30] Beyoncé’s interest in music and performing continued after winning a school talent show at age seven, singing John Lennon’s «Imagine» to beat 15/16-year-olds.[31][32] In the fall of 1990, Beyoncé enrolled in Parker Elementary School, a music magnet school in Houston, where she would perform with the school’s choir.[33] She also attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts[34] and later Alief Elsik High School.[15][35] Beyoncé was also a member of the choir at St. John’s United Methodist Church as a soloist for two years.[36]
When Beyoncé was eight, she met LaTavia Roberson at an audition for an all-girl entertainment group.[37] They were placed into a group called Girl’s Tyme with three other girls, and rapped and danced on the talent show circuit in Houston.[38] After seeing the group, R&B producer Arne Frager brought them to his Northern California studio and placed them in Star Search, the largest talent show on national TV at the time. Girl’s Tyme failed to win, and Beyoncé later said the song they performed was not good.[39][40] In 1995, Beyoncé’s father resigned from his job to manage the group.[41] The move reduced Beyoncé’s family’s income by half, and her parents were forced to sell their house and cars and move into separated apartments.[15][42] Mathew cut the original line-up to four and the group continued performing as an opening act for other established R&B girl groups.[37] The girls auditioned before record labels and were finally signed to Elektra Records, moving to Atlanta Records briefly to work on their first recording, only to be cut by the company.[15] This put further strain on the family, and Beyoncé’s parents separated. On October 5, 1995, Dwayne Wiggins’s Grass Roots Entertainment signed the group. In 1996, the girls began recording their debut album under an agreement with Sony Music, the Knowles family reunited, and shortly after, the group got a contract with Columbia Records.[31]
1997–2002: Destiny’s Child
The group changed their name to Destiny’s Child in 1996, based upon a passage in the Book of Isaiah.[43] In 1997, Destiny’s Child released their major label debut song «Killing Time» on the soundtrack to the 1997 film Men in Black.[40] In November, the group released their debut single and first major hit, «No, No, No». They released their self-titled debut album in February 1998, which established the group as a viable act in the music industry, with moderate sales and winning the group three Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist, and Best R&B/Soul Single for «No, No, No». The group released their Multi-Platinum second album The Writing’s on the Wall in 1999. The record features some of the group’s most widely known songs such as «Bills, Bills, Bills», the group’s first number-one single, «Jumpin’ Jumpin’« and «Say My Name», which became their most successful song at the time, and would remain one of their signature songs. «Say My Name» won the Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and the Best R&B Song at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards.[37] The Writing’s on the Wall sold more than eight million copies worldwide.[39] During this time, Beyoncé recorded a duet with Marc Nelson, an original member of Boyz II Men, on the song «After All Is Said and Done» for the soundtrack to the 1999 film, The Best Man.[44]
LeToya Luckett and Roberson became unhappy with Mathew’s managing of the band and eventually were replaced by Farrah Franklin and Michelle Williams.[37] Beyoncé experienced depression following the split with Luckett and Roberson after being publicly blamed by the media, critics, and blogs for its cause.[45] Her long-standing boyfriend left her at this time.[46] The depression was so severe it lasted for a couple of years, during which she occasionally kept herself in her bedroom for days and refused to eat anything.[47] Beyoncé stated that she struggled to speak about her depression because Destiny’s Child had just won their first Grammy Award, and she feared no one would take her seriously.[48] Beyoncé would later speak of her mother as the person who helped her fight it.[47] Franklin was then dismissed, leaving just Beyoncé, Rowland, and Williams.[49]
The remaining band members recorded «Independent Women Part I», which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film Charlie’s Angels. It became their best-charting single, topping the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for eleven consecutive weeks.[37] In early 2001, while Destiny’s Child was completing their third album, Beyoncé landed a major role in the MTV made-for-television film, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, starring alongside American actor Mekhi Phifer. Set in Philadelphia, the film is a modern interpretation of the 19th-century opera Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet.[50] When the third album Survivor was released in May 2001, Luckett and Roberson filed a lawsuit claiming that the songs were aimed at them.[37] The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 663,000 copies sold.[51] The album spawned other number-one hits, «Bootylicious» and the title track, «Survivor», the latter of which earned the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[52] After releasing their holiday album 8 Days of Christmas in October 2001, the group announced a hiatus to further pursue solo careers.[37]
In July 2002, Beyoncé made her theatrical film debut, playing Foxxy Cleopatra alongside Mike Myers in the comedy film Austin Powers in Goldmember,[53] which spent its first weekend atop the U.S. box office and grossed $73 million.[54] Beyoncé released «Work It Out» as the lead single from its soundtrack album which entered the top ten in the UK, Norway, and Belgium.[55] In 2003, Beyoncé starred opposite Cuba Gooding, Jr., in the musical comedy The Fighting Temptations as Lilly, a single mother with whom Gooding’s character falls in love.[56] The film received mixed reviews from critics but grossed $30 million in the U.S.[57][58] Beyoncé released «Fighting Temptation» as the lead single from the film’s soundtrack album, with Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free which was also used to promote the film.[59] Another of Beyoncé’s contributions to the soundtrack, «Summertime», fared better on the U.S. charts.[60]
2003–2005: Dangerously in Love and Destiny Fulfilled
Beyoncé’s first solo recording was a feature on Jay-Z’s song «’03 Bonnie & Clyde» that was released in October 2002, peaking at number four on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[62] On June 14, 2003, Beyoncé premiered songs from her first solo album Dangerously in Love during her first solo concert and the pay-per-view television special, «Ford Presents Beyoncé Knowles, Friends & Family, Live From Ford’s 100th Anniversary Celebration in Dearborn, Michigan».[63] The album was released on June 24, 2003, after Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland had released their solo efforts.[64] The album sold 317,000 copies in its first week, debuted atop the Billboard 200,[65] and has since sold 11 million copies worldwide.[66] 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.[67] The single «Baby Boy» also reached number one,[61] and singles, «Me, Myself and I» and «Naughty Girl», both reached the top-five.[68] The album earned Beyoncé a then record-tying five awards at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards; Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for «Dangerously in Love 2», Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for «Crazy in Love», and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for «The Closer I Get to You» with Luther Vandross. During the ceremony, she performed with Prince.[69]
In November 2003, she embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour in Europe and later toured alongside Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America.[70] On February 1, 2004, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.[71] After the release of Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-over tracks. However, this was put on hold so she could concentrate on recording Destiny Fulfilled, the final studio album by Destiny’s Child.[72] Released on November 15, 2004, in the US[73] and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200,[74][75] Destiny Fulfilled included the singles «Lose My Breath» and «Soldier», which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[76] Destiny’s Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled… and Lovin’ It sponsored by McDonald’s Corporation,[77] and performed hits such as «No, No, No», «Survivor», «Say My Name», «Independent Women» and «Lose My Breath». In addition to renditions of the group’s recorded material, they also performed songs from each singer’s solo careers, most notably numbers from Dangerously in Love. and during the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny’s Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour.[78] The group released their first compilation album Number 1’s on October 25, 2005, in the US[79] and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006.[80] The group has sold 60 million records worldwide.[81][82]
2006–2007: B’Day and Dreamgirls
Beyoncé’s second solo album B’Day was released on September 4, 2006, in the US, to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday.[83] It sold 541,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming Beyoncé’s second consecutive number-one album in the United States.[84] The album’s lead single «Déjà Vu», featuring Jay-Z, reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[68] The second international single «Irreplaceable» was a commercial success worldwide, reaching number one in Australia, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States.[68][85] B’Day also produced three other singles; «Ring the Alarm»,[86] «Get Me Bodied»,[87] and «Green Light» (released in the United Kingdom only).[88]
At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards (2007), B’Day was nominated for five Grammy Awards, including Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for «Ring the Alarm» and Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration»for «Déjà Vu»; the Freemasons club mix of «Déjà Vu» without the rap was put forward in the Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical category. B’Day won the award for Best Contemporary R&B Album.[89] The following year, B’Day received two nominations – for Record of the Year for «Irreplaceable» and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for «Beautiful Liar» (with Shakira), also receiving a nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Pictures, Television or Other Visual Media for her appearance on Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture (2006).[90]
Her first acting role of 2006 was in the comedy film The Pink Panther starring opposite Steve Martin,[91] grossing $158.8 million at the box office worldwide.[92] Her second film Dreamgirls, the film version of the 1981 Broadway musical[93] loosely based on The Supremes, received acclaim from critics and grossed $154 million internationally.[94][95][96] In it, she starred opposite Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, and Eddie Murphy playing a pop singer based on Diana Ross.[97] To promote the film, Beyoncé released «Listen» as the lead single from the soundtrack album.[98] In April 2007, Beyoncé embarked on The Beyoncé Experience, her first worldwide concert tour, visiting 97 venues[99] and grossed over $24 million.[note 1] Beyoncé conducted pre-concert food donation drives during six major stops in conjunction with her pastor at St. John’s and America’s Second Harvest. At the same time, B’Day was re-released with five additional songs, including her duet with Shakira «Beautiful Liar».[101]
2008–2010: I Am… Sasha Fierce
I Am… Sasha Fierce was released on November 18, 2008, in the United States.[102] The album formally introduces Beyoncé’s alter ego Sasha Fierce, conceived during the making of her 2003 single «Crazy in Love». It was met with generally mediocre reviews from critics,[103] but sold 482,000 copies in its first week, debuting atop the Billboard 200, and giving Beyoncé her third consecutive number-one album in the US.[104] The album featured the number-one song «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)»[105] and the top-five songs «If I Were a Boy» and «Halo».[68][106] Achieving the accomplishment of becoming her longest-running Hot 100 single in her career,[107] «Halo«‘s success in the U.S. helped Beyoncé attain more top-ten singles on the list than any other woman during the 2000s.[108] It also included the successful «Sweet Dreams»,[109] and singles «Diva», «Ego», «Broken-Hearted Girl» and «Video Phone». The music video for «Single Ladies» has been parodied and imitated around the world, spawning the «first major dance craze» of the Internet age according to the Toronto Star.[110] The video has won several awards, including Best Video at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards,[111] the 2009 Scottish MOBO Awards,[112] and the 2009 BET Awards.[113] At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, the video was nominated for nine awards, ultimately winning three including Video of the Year.[114] Its failure to win the Best Female Video category, which went to American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift’s «You Belong with Me», led to Kanye West interrupting the ceremony and Beyoncé improvising a re-presentation of Swift’s award during her own acceptance speech.[114] In March 2009, Beyoncé embarked on the I Am… World Tour, her second headlining worldwide concert tour, consisting of 108 shows, grossing $119.5 million.[115]
Beyoncé further expanded her acting career, starring as blues singer Etta James in the 2008 musical biopic Cadillac Records. Her performance in the film received praise from critics,[116] and she garnered several nominations for her portrayal of James, including a Satellite Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, and a NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress.[117][118] Beyoncé donated her entire salary from the film to Phoenix House, an organization of rehabilitation centers for heroin addicts around the country.[119] On January 20, 2009, Beyoncé performed James’ «At Last» at First Couple Barack and Michelle Obama’s first inaugural ball.[120] Beyoncé starred opposite Ali Larter and Idris Elba in the thriller, Obsessed. She played Sharon Charles, a mother and wife whose family is threatened by her husband’s stalker. Although the film received negative reviews from critics,[121] the movie did well at the U.S. box office, grossing $68 million – $60 million more than Cadillac Records[122] – on a budget of $20 million.[123] The fight scene finale between Sharon and the character played by Ali Larter also won the 2010 MTV Movie Award for Best Fight.[124]
At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé received ten nominations, including Album of the Year for I Am… Sasha Fierce, Record of the Year for «Halo», and Song of the Year for «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)», among others.[125] She tied with Lauryn Hill for most Grammy nominations in a single year by a female artist.[126] Beyoncé went on to win six of those nominations, breaking a record she previously tied in 2004 for the most Grammy awards won in a single night by a female artist with six. In 2010, Beyoncé was featured on Lady Gaga’s single «Telephone» and appeared in its music video.[127][128] The song topped the U.S. Pop Songs chart, becoming the sixth number-one for both Beyoncé and Gaga, tying them with Mariah Carey for most number-ones since the Nielsen Top 40 airplay chart launched in 1992.[129] «Telephone» received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.[130]
Beyoncé announced a hiatus from her music career in January 2010, heeding her mother’s advice, «to live life, to be inspired by things again».[131][132] During the break she and her father parted ways as business partners.[133][134] Beyoncé’s musical break lasted nine months and saw her visit multiple European cities, the Great Wall of China, the Egyptian pyramids, Australia, English music festivals and various museums and ballet performances.[131][135]
2011–2013: 4 and Super Bowl XLVII halftime show
Beyoncé’s sound became mellower with 2011’s 4 which focused on traditional R&B styles. She performed the album during her 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé concert residency in August 2011
On June 26, 2011, she became the first solo female artist to headline the main Pyramid stage at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival in over twenty years.[136][137] Her fourth studio album 4 was released two days later in the US.[138] 4 sold 310,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, giving Beyoncé her fourth consecutive number-one album in the US. The album was preceded by two of its singles «Run the World (Girls)» and «Best Thing I Never Had».[68][127][139] The fourth single «Love on Top» spent seven consecutive weeks at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest peak from the album.[140] 4 also produced four other singles; «Party», «Countdown», «I Care» and «End of Time». «Eat, Play, Love», a cover story written by Beyoncé for Essence that detailed her 2010 career break, won her a writing award from the New York Association of Black Journalists.[141] In late 2011, she took the stage at New York’s Roseland Ballroom for four nights of special performances:[142] the 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé concerts saw the performance of her 4 album to a standing room only.[142] On August 1, 2011, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having shipped 1 million copies to retail stores.[143] By December 2015, it reached sales of 1.5 million copies in the US.[144] The album reached one billion Spotify streams on February 5, 2018, making Beyoncé the first female artist to have three of their albums surpass one billion streams on the platform.[145]
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.[146][147]
In January 2013, Destiny’s Child released Love Songs, a compilation album of the romance-themed songs from their previous albums and a newly recorded track, «Nuclear».[148] Beyoncé performed the American national anthem singing along with a pre-recorded track at President Obama’s second inauguration in Washington, D.C.[149][150] The following month, Beyoncé performed at the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.[151] The performance stands as the second most tweeted about moment in history at 268,000 tweets per minute.[152] At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé won for Best Traditional R&B Performance for «Love on Top».[153] Her feature-length documentary film, Life Is But a Dream, first aired on HBO on February 16, 2013.[154] The film was co-directed by Beyoncé herself.[155]
2013–2015: Beyoncé
Beyoncé performing during The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in 2013. The tour is one of the highest grossing tours of the decade.
Beyoncé embarked on The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour on April 15 in Belgrade, Serbia; the tour included 132 dates that ran through to March 2014. It became the most successful tour of her career and one of the most successful tours of all time.[156] In May, Beyoncé’s cover of Amy Winehouse’s «Back to Black» with André 3000 on The Great Gatsby soundtrack was released.[157] Beyoncé voiced Queen Tara in the 3D CGI animated film, Epic, released by 20th Century Fox on May 24,[158] and recorded an original song for the film, «Rise Up», co-written with Sia.[159]
On December 13, 2013, Beyoncé unexpectedly released her eponymous fifth studio album on the iTunes Store without any prior announcement or promotion. The album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, giving Beyoncé her fifth consecutive number-one album in the US.[160] This made her the first woman in the chart’s history to have her first five studio albums debut at number one.[161] Beyoncé received critical acclaim[162] and commercial success, selling one million digital copies worldwide in six days;[163] Musically an electro-R&B album, it concerns darker themes previously unexplored in her work, such as «bulimia, postnatal depression [and] the fears and insecurities of marriage and motherhood».[164] The single «Drunk in Love», featuring Jay-Z, peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[165]
In April 2014, Beyoncé and Jay-Z officially announced their On the Run Tour. It served as the couple’s first co-headlining stadium tour together.[166] On August 24, 2014, she received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. Beyoncé also won home three competitive awards: Best Video with a Social Message and Best Cinematography for «Pretty Hurts», as well as best collaboration for «Drunk in Love».[167] In November, Forbes reported that Beyoncé was the top-earning woman in music for the second year in a row – earning $115 million in the year, more than double her earnings in 2013.[168] Beyoncé was reissued with new material in three forms: as an extended play, a box set, as well as a full platinum edition. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), in the last 19 days of 2013, the album sold 2.3 million units worldwide, becoming the tenth best-selling album of 2013.[169] The album also went on to become the twentieth best-selling album of 2014.[170] As of November 2014, Beyoncé has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and has generated over 1 billion streams, as of March 2015.[171]
At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2015, Beyoncé was nominated for six awards, ultimately winning three: Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for «Drunk in Love», and Best Surround Sound Album for Beyoncé.[172][173] She was nominated for Album of the Year, but the award went to Beck for his album Morning Phase.[174]
2016–2018: Lemonade and Everything Is Love
On February 6, 2016, Beyoncé released «Formation» and its accompanying music video exclusively on the music streaming platform Tidal; the song was made available to download for free.[175] She performed «Formation» live for the first time during the NFL Super Bowl 50 halftime show. The appearance was considered controversial as it appeared to reference the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party and the NFL forbids political statements in its performances.[176][177][178] Immediately following the performance, Beyoncé announced The Formation World Tour, which highlighted stops in both North America and Europe.[179][180] It ended on October 7, with Beyoncé bringing out her husband Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, and Serena Williams for the last show.[181] The tour went on to win Tour of the Year at the 44th American Music Awards.[182]
On April 16, 2016, Beyoncé released a teaser clip for a project called Lemonade. A one-hour film which aired on HBO on April 23, a corresponding album with the same title was released on the same day exclusively on Tidal.[183] Lemonade debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making Beyoncé the first act in Billboard history to have their first six studio albums debut atop the chart; she broke a record previously tied with DMX in 2013.[184] With all 12 tracks of Lemonade debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Beyoncé also became the first female act to chart 12 or more songs at the same time.[185] Additionally, Lemonade was streamed 115 million times through Tidal, setting a record for the most-streamed album in a single week by a female artist in history.[186] It was 2016’s third highest-selling album in the U.S. with 1.554 million copies sold in that time period within the country[187] as well as the best-selling album worldwide with global sales of 2.5 million throughout the year.[188] In June 2019, Lemonade was certified 3× Platinum, having sold up to 3 million album-equivalent units in the United States alone.[189]
Lemonade became her most critically acclaimed work to date, receiving universal acclaim according to Metacritic, a website collecting reviews from professional music critics.[190] Several music publications included the album among the best of 2016, including Rolling Stone, which listed Lemonade at number one.[191] The album’s visuals were nominated in 11 categories at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, the most ever received by Beyoncé in a single year, and went on to win 8 awards, including Video of the Year for «Formation».[192][193] The eight wins made Beyoncé the most-awarded artist in the history of the VMAs (24), surpassing Madonna (20).[194] Beyoncé occupied the sixth place for Time magazine’s 2016 Person of the Year.[195]
In January 2017, it was announced that Beyoncé would headline the Coachella Music and Arts Festival. This would make Beyoncé only the second female headliner of the festival since it was founded in 1999.[196] It was later announced on February 23, 2017, that Beyoncé would no longer be able to perform at the festival due to doctor’s concerns regarding her pregnancy. The festival owners announced that she will instead headline the 2018 festival.[197] Upon the announcement of Beyoncé’s departure from the festival lineup, ticket prices dropped by 12%.[198] At the 59th Grammy Awards in February 2017, Lemonade led the nominations with nine, including Album, Record, and Song of the Year for Lemonade and «Formation» respectively.[199] and ultimately won two, Best Urban Contemporary Album for Lemonade and Best Music Video for «Formation».[200] Adele, upon winning her Grammy for Album of the Year, stated Lemonade was monumental and more deserving.[201]
In September 2017, Beyoncé collaborated with J Balvin and Willy William, to release a remix of the song «Mi Gente». Beyoncé donated all proceeds from the song to hurricane charities for those affected by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma in Texas, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and other Caribbean Islands.[202] On November 10, Eminem released «Walk on Water» featuring Beyoncé as the lead single from his album Revival. On November 30, Ed Sheeran announced that Beyoncé would feature on the remix to his song «Perfect».[203] «Perfect Duet» was released on December 1, 2017. The song reached number-one in the United States, becoming Beyoncé’s sixth song of her solo career to do so.[204]
On January 4, 2018, the music video of Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s 4:44 collaboration, «Family Feud» was released.[205] It was directed by Ava DuVernay. On March 1, 2018, DJ Khaled released «Top Off» as the first single from his forthcoming album Father of Asahd featuring Beyoncé, husband Jay-Z, and Future.[206] On March 5, 2018, a joint tour with Knowles’s husband Jay-Z, was leaked on Facebook.[207] Information about the tour was later taken down. The couple announced the joint tour officially as On the Run II Tour on March 12[208] and simultaneously released a trailer for the tour on YouTube.[209]
On April 14, 2018, Beyoncé played the first of two weekends as the headlining act of the Coachella Music Festival. Her performance of April 14, attended by 125,000 festival-goers, was immediately praised, with multiple media outlets describing it as historic. The performance became the most-tweeted-about performance of weekend one, as well as the most-watched live Coachella performance and the most-watched live performance on YouTube of all time. The show paid tribute to black culture, specifically historically black colleges and universities and featured a live band with over 100 dancers. Destiny’s Child also reunited during the show.[210][211]
On June 6, 2018, Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z kicked-off the On the Run II Tour in Cardiff, United Kingdom. Ten days later, at their final London performance, the pair unveiled Everything Is Love, their joint studio album, credited under the name The Carters, and initially available exclusively on Tidal. The pair also released the video for the album’s lead single, «Apeshit», on Beyoncé’s official YouTube channel.[212][213] Everything Is Love received generally positive reviews,[214] and debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 123,000 album-equivalent units, of which 70,000 were pure album sales.[215] On December 2, 2018, Beyoncé alongside Jay-Z headlined the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 which was held at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.[216] Their 2-hour performance had concepts similar to the On the Run II Tour and Beyoncé was praised for her outfits, which paid tribute to Africa’s diversity.[217]
2019–2021: Homecoming, The Lion King and Black Is King
Homecoming, a documentary and concert film focusing on Beyoncé’s historic 2018 Coachella performances, was released by Netflix on April 17, 2019.[218][219] The film was accompanied by the surprise live album Homecoming: The Live Album.[220] It was later reported that Beyoncé and Netflix had signed a $60 million deal to produce three different projects, one of which is Homecoming.[221] Homecoming received six nominations at the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.[222]
Beyoncé starred as the voice of Nala in the remake The Lion King, which was released on July 19, 2019.[223] Beyoncé is featured on the film’s soundtrack, released on July 11, 2019, with a remake of the song «Can You Feel the Love Tonight» alongside Donald Glover, Billy Eichner and Seth Rogen, which was originally composed by Elton John.[224] Additionally, an original song from the film by Beyoncé, «Spirit», was released as the lead single from both the soundtrack and The Lion King: The Gift – a companion album released alongside the film, produced and curated by Beyoncé.[225][226] Beyoncé called The Lion King: The Gift a «sonic cinema». She also stated that the album is influenced by everything from R&B, pop, hip hop and Afro Beat.[225] The songs were additionally produced by African producers, which Beyoncé said was because «authenticity and heart were important to [her]», since the film is set in Africa.[225] In September of the same year, a documentary chronicling the development, production and early music video filming of The Lion King: The Gift entitled «Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift» was aired on ABC.
On April 29, 2020, Beyoncé was featured on the remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s song «Savage», marking her first material of music for the year.[227] The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Beyoncé’s eleventh song to do so across all acts.[228] On June 19, 2020, Beyoncé released the nonprofit charity single «Black Parade».[229] On June 23, she followed up the release of its studio version with an a cappella version exclusively on Tidal.[230] Black Is King, a visual album based on the music of The Lion King: The Gift, premiered globally on Disney+ on July 31, 2020. Produced by Disney and Parkwood Entertainment, the film was written, directed and executive produced by Beyoncé. The film was described by Disney as «a celebratory memoir for the world on the Black experience».[231] Beyoncé received the most nominations (9) at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards and the most awards (4), which made her the most-awarded singer, most-awarded female artist, and second-most-awarded artist in Grammy history.[232]
Beyoncé wrote and recorded a song titled «Be Alive» for the biographical drama film King Richard.[233] She received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 94th Academy Awards for the song, alongside co-writer DIXSON.[234]
2022: Renaissance
On June 9, 2022, Beyoncé removed her profile pictures across various social media platforms causing speculation that she would be releasing new music.[235] Days later, Beyoncé caused further speculation via her nonprofit BeyGood’s Twitter account hinting at her upcoming seventh studio album.[236] On June 15, 2022, Beyoncé officially announced her seventh studio album, titled Renaissance. The album was released on July 29, 2022.[237][238] The first single from Renaissance, «Break My Soul», was released on June 20, 2022.[239] The song became Beyoncé’s 20th top ten single on the Billboard Hot 100, and in doing so, Beyoncé joined Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson as the only artists in Hot 100 history to achieve at least twenty top tens as a solo artist and ten as a member of a group.[240] Upon release, Renaissance received universal acclaim from critics.[241] Renaissance debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, and in doing so, Beyoncé became the first female artist to have her first seven studio albums debut at number one in the United States.[12] «Break My Soul» concurrently rose to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the twelfth song to do so across her career discography.[242]
Artistry
Voice and musical style
With «Single Ladies», clearly I’d just gotten married, and people want to get married every day – then there was the whole Justin Timberlake thing [recreating the video] on Saturday Night Live, and it was also the year YouTube blew up. With «Irreplaceable», the aggressive lyrics, the acoustic guitar, and the 808 drum machine – those things don’t typically go together, and it sounded fresh. «Crazy in Love» was another one of those classic moments in pop culture that none of us expected. I asked Jay to get on the song the night before I had to turn my album in – thank God he did. It still never gets old, no matter how many times I sing it.
—Beyoncé[243]
Beyoncé’s voice type is classified as Coloratura mezzo-soprano.[244][245] Jody Rosen highlights her tone and timbre as particularly distinctive, describing her voice as «one of the most compelling instruments in popular music».[246] Her vocal abilities mean she is identified as the centerpiece of Destiny’s Child.[247] Jon Pareles of The New York Times commented that her voice is «velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul belting».[248] Rosen notes that the hip hop era highly influenced Beyoncé’s unique rhythmic vocal style, but also finds her quite traditionalist in her use of balladry, gospel and falsetto.[246] Other critics praise her range and power, with Chris Richards of The Washington Post saying she was «capable of punctuating any beat with goose-bump-inducing whispers or full-bore diva-roars.»[249] On the 2023 Rolling Stone’s list of the 200 Greatest Singers of all time, Beyoncé ranked at number 8.[250]
Beyoncé’s music is generally R&B,[251][252] pop[251][253] and hip hop[254] but she also incorporates soul and funk into her songs. 4 demonstrated Beyoncé’s exploration of 1990s-style R&B, as well as further use of soul and hip hop than compared to previous releases.[243] While she almost exclusively releases English songs, Beyoncé recorded several Spanish songs for Irreemplazable (re-recordings of songs from B’Day for a Spanish-language audience), and the re-release of B’Day. To record these, Beyoncé was coached phonetically by American record producer Rudy Perez.[255]
Songwriting
Beyoncé has received co-writing credits for most of her songs.[256] In regards to the way she approaches collaborative songwriting, Beyoncé explained: «I love being around great writers because I’m finding that a lot of the things I want to say, I don’t articulate as good as maybe Amanda Ghost, so I want to keep collaborating with writers, and I love classics and I want to make sure years from now the song is still something that’s relevant.»[257] Her early songs with Destiny’s Child were personally driven and female-empowerment themed compositions like «Independent Women» and «Survivor», but after the start of her relationship with Jay-Z, she transitioned to more man-tending anthems such as «Cater 2 U».[258]
In 2001, she became the first Black woman and second female lyricist to win the Pop Songwriter of the Year award at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards.[15][259] Beyoncé was the third woman to have writing credits on three number-one songs («Irreplaceable», «Grillz» and «Check on It») in the same year, after Carole King in 1971 and Mariah Carey in 1991. She is tied with American lyricist Diane Warren at third with nine songwriting credits on number-one singles.[260] The latter wrote her 9/11-motivated song «I Was Here» for 4.[261] In May 2011, Billboard magazine listed Beyoncé at number 17 on their list of the Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters for having co-written eight singles that hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She was one of only three women on that list, along with Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift.[262]
Influences
Beyoncé names Michael Jackson as her major musical influence.[263] Aged five, Beyoncé attended her first ever concert where Jackson performed and she claims to have realized her purpose.[264] When she presented him with a tribute award at the World Music Awards in 2006, Beyoncé said, «if it wasn’t for Michael Jackson, I would never ever have performed.»[265] Beyoncé was heavily influenced by Tina Turner, who she said «Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy».[266] She admires Diana Ross as an «all-around entertainer»,[267] and Whitney Houston, who she said «inspired me to get up there and do what she did.»[268] Beyoncé cited Madonna as an influence «not only for her musical style, but also for her business sense»,[269] saying that she wanted to «follow in the footsteps of Madonna and be a powerhouse and have my own empire.»[270] She also credits Mariah Carey’s singing and her song «Vision of Love» as influencing her to begin practicing vocal runs as a child.[271][272] Her other musical influences include Prince,[273] Shakira,[274] Lauryn Hill,[267] Sade Adu,[275] Donna Summer,[276] Mary J. Blige,[277] Anita Baker, and Toni Braxton.[267]
The feminism and female empowerment themes on Beyoncé’s second solo album B’Day were inspired by her role in Dreamgirls[278] and by singer Josephine Baker.[279] Beyoncé paid homage to Baker by performing «Déjà Vu» at the 2006 Fashion Rocks concert wearing Baker’s trademark mini-hula skirt embellished with fake bananas.[280] Beyoncé’s third solo album, I Am… Sasha Fierce, was inspired by Jay-Z and especially by Etta James, whose «boldness» inspired Beyoncé to explore other musical genres and styles.[281] Her fourth solo album, 4, was inspired by Fela Kuti, 1990s R&B, Earth, Wind & Fire, DeBarge, Lionel Richie, Teena Marie, The Jackson 5, New Edition, Adele, Florence and the Machine, and Prince.[243]
Beyoncé has stated that she is personally inspired by Michelle Obama (the 44th First Lady of the United States), saying «she proves you can do it all»,[282] and has described Oprah Winfrey as «the definition of inspiration and a strong woman.»[267] She has also discussed how Jay-Z is a continuing inspiration to her, both with what she describes as his lyrical genius and in the obstacles he has overcome in his life.[283] Beyoncé has expressed admiration for the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, posting in a letter «what I find in the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, I search for in every day in music … he is lyrical and raw».[284][285] Beyoncé also cited Cher as a fashion inspiration.[286]
Music videos and stage
In 2006, Beyoncé introduced her all-female tour band Suga Mama (also the name of a song on B’Day) which includes bassists, drummers, guitarists, horn players, keyboardists and percussionists.[287] Her background singers, The Mamas, consist of Montina Cooper-Donnell, Crystal Collins and Tiffany Moniqué Riddick. They made their debut appearance at the 2006 BET Awards and re-appeared in the music videos for «Irreplaceable» and «Green Light».[255] The band have supported Beyoncé in most subsequent live performances, including her 2007 concert tour The Beyoncé Experience, I Am… World Tour (2009–2010), The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013–2014) and The Formation World Tour (2016).
Beyoncé has received praise for her stage presence and voice during live performances. Jarett Wieselman of the New York Post placed her at number one on her list of the Five Best Singer/Dancers.[288] According to Barbara Ellen of The Guardian Beyoncé is the most in-charge female artist she’s seen onstage,[289] while Alice Jones of The Independent wrote she «takes her role as entertainer so seriously she’s almost too good.»[290] The ex-President of Def Jam L.A. Reid has described Beyoncé as the greatest entertainer alive.[291] Jim Farber of the Daily News and Stephanie Classen of The StarPhoenix both praised her strong voice and her stage presence.[292][293] Beyoncé’s stage outfits have been met with criticism from many countries, such as Malaysia, where she has postponed or cancelled performances due to the country’s strict laws banning revealing costumes.[294]
Beyoncé has worked with numerous directors for her music videos throughout her career, including Melina Matsoukas, Jonas Åkerlund, and Jake Nava. Bill Condon, director of Beauty and the Beast, stated that the Lemonade visuals in particular served as inspiration for his film, commenting, «You look at Beyoncé’s brilliant movie Lemonade, this genre is taking on so many different forms … I do think that this very old-school break-out-into-song traditional musical is something that people understand again and really want.»[295]
Alter ego
Described as being «sexy, seductive and provocative» when performing on stage, Beyoncé has said that she originally created the alter ego «Sasha Fierce» to keep that stage persona separate from who she really is. She described Sasha as being «too aggressive, too strong, too sassy [and] too sexy», stating, «I’m not like her in real life at all.»[47] Sasha was conceived during the making of «Crazy in Love», and Beyoncé introduced her with the release of her 2008 album, I Am… Sasha Fierce. In February 2010, she announced in an interview with Allure magazine that she was comfortable enough with herself to no longer need Sasha Fierce.[296] However, Beyoncé announced in May 2012 that she would bring her back for her Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live shows later that month.[297]
Public image
Beyoncé at the premiere of her 2006 film Dreamgirls
Beyoncé has been described as having a wide-ranging sex appeal, with music journalist Touré writing that since the release of Dangerously in Love, she has «become a crossover sex symbol».[298] Offstage Beyoncé says that while she likes to dress sexily, her onstage dress «is absolutely for the stage».[299] Due to her curves and the term’s catchiness, in the 2000s, the media often used the term «bootylicious» (a portmanteau of the words «booty» and «delicious») to describe Beyoncé,[300][301] the term popularized by Destiny’s Child’s single of the same name. In 2006, it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary.[302]
In September 2010, Beyoncé made her runway modelling debut at Tom Ford’s Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show.[303] She was named the «World’s Most Beautiful Woman» by People[304] and the «Hottest Female Singer of All Time» by Complex in 2012.[305] In January 2013, GQ placed her on its cover, featuring her atop its «100 Sexiest Women of the 21st Century» list.[306][307] VH1 listed her at number 1 on its 100 Sexiest Artists list.[308] Several wax figures of Beyoncé are found at Madame Tussauds Wax Museums in major cities around the world, including New York,[309] Washington, D.C.,[310] Amsterdam,[311] Bangkok,[312] Hollywood[313] and Sydney.[314]
According to Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, Beyoncé uses different fashion styles to work with her music while performing.[315] Her mother co-wrote a book, published in 2002, titled Destiny’s Style,[316] an account of how fashion affected the trio’s success.[317] The B’Day Anthology Video Album showed many instances of fashion-oriented footage, depicting classic to contemporary wardrobe styles.[318] In 2007, Beyoncé was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, becoming the second African American woman after Tyra Banks,[319] and People magazine recognized Beyoncé as the best-dressed celebrity.[320]
Beyoncé has been named «Queen Bey» from publications over the years. The term is a reference to the common phrase «queen bee», a term used for the leader of a group of females. The nickname also refers to the queen of a beehive, with her fan base being named «The BeyHive». The BeyHive was previously titled «The Beyontourage», (a portmanteau of Beyoncé and entourage), but was changed after online petitions on Twitter and online news reports during competitions.[321] The BeyHive has been named one of the most loyal and defensive fan bases and has achieved notoriety for being fiercely protective of Beyoncé.[322]
In 2006, the animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), criticized Beyoncé for wearing and using fur in her clothing line House of Deréon.[323] In 2011, she appeared on the cover of French fashion magazine L’Officiel, in «blackface» and tribal makeup that drew criticism from the media. A statement released from a spokesperson for the magazine said that Beyoncé’s look was «far from the glamorous Sasha Fierce» and that it was «a return to her African roots».[324]
Beyoncé’s lighter skin color and costuming has drawn criticism from some in the African-American community.[325] 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 do not attract as many comments.[325] In 2008, L’Oréal was accused of whitening her skin in their Feria hair color advertisements, responding that «it is categorically untrue»,[326][327] and in 2013, Beyoncé herself criticized H&M for their proposed «retouching» of promotional images of her, and according to Vogue requested that only «natural pictures be used».[328]
Beyoncé has been a vocal advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement. The release of «Formation» on February 6, 2016, saw her celebrate her heritage, with the song’s music video featuring pro-black imagery and most notably a shot of wall graffiti that says «Stop shooting us». The day after the song’s release she performed it at the 2016 Super Bowl halftime show with back up dancers dressed to represent the Black Panther Party. This incited criticism from politicians and police officers, with some police boycotting Beyoncé’s then upcoming Formation World Tour.[329] Beyoncé responded to the backlash by releasing tour merchandise that said «Boycott Beyoncé»,[330][331][332] and later clarified her sentiment, saying: «Anyone who perceives my message as anti-police is completely mistaken. I have so much admiration and respect for officers and the families of officers who sacrifice themselves to keep us safe,» Beyoncé said. «But let’s be clear: I am against police brutality and injustice. Those are two separate things.»[333]
Personal life
Marriage and children
Beyoncé started a relationship with Jay-Z after their collaboration on «’03 Bonnie & Clyde»,[334] which appeared on his seventh album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002).[335] Beyoncé appeared as Jay-Z’s girlfriend in the music video for the song, fueling speculation about their relationship.[336] On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé and Jay-Z married without publicity.[337] As of April 2014, the couple had sold a combined 300 million records together.[166] They are known for their private relationship, although they have appeared to become more relaxed since 2013.[338] Both have acknowledged difficulty that arose in their marriage after Jay-Z had an affair.[339][340]
Beyoncé miscarried around 2010 or 2011, describing it as «the saddest thing» she had ever endured.[341] She returned to the studio and wrote music to cope with the loss. In April 2011, Beyoncé and Jay-Z traveled to Paris to shoot the album cover for 4, and she unexpectedly became pregnant in Paris.[342] In August, the couple attended the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, at which Beyoncé performed «Love on Top» and ended the performance by revealing she was pregnant.[343] Her appearance helped that year’s MTV Video Music Awards become the most-watched broadcast in MTV history, pulling in 12.4 million viewers;[344] the announcement was listed in Guinness World Records for «most tweets per second recorded for a single event» on Twitter,[345] receiving 8,868 tweets per second[346] and «Beyonce pregnant» was the most Googled phrase the week of August 29, 2011.[347] On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.[348]
Following the release of Lemonade, which included the single «Sorry», in 2016, speculations arose about Jay-Z’s alleged infidelity with a mistress referred to as «Becky». Jon Pareles in The New York Times pointed out that many of the accusations were «aimed specifically and recognizably» at him.[349] Similarly, Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone magazine noted the lines «Suck on my balls, I’ve had enough» were an «unmistakable hint» that the lyrics revolve around Jay-Z.[350]
On February 1, 2017, she revealed on her Instagram account that she was expecting twins. Her announcement gained over 6.3 million likes within eight hours, breaking the world record for the most liked image on the website at the time.[351] On July 13, 2017, Beyoncé uploaded the first image of herself and the twins onto her Instagram account, confirming their birth date as a month prior, on June 13, 2017,[352] with the post becoming the second most liked on Instagram, behind her own pregnancy announcement.[353] The twins, a daughter named Rumi and a son named Sir, were born at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in California. She wrote of her pregnancy and its aftermath in the September 2018 issue of Vogue, in which she had full control of the cover, shot at Hammerwood Park by photographer Tyler Mitchell.[354][355]
Activism
Beyoncé performed «America the Beautiful» at President Barack Obama’s 2009 presidential inauguration, as well as «At Last» during the first inaugural dance at the Neighborhood Ball two days later.[356] The couple held a fundraiser at Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club in Manhattan for President Obama’s 2012 presidential campaign[357] which raised $4 million.[358] In the 2012 presidential election, the singer voted for President Obama.[359] She performed the American national anthem «The Star-Spangled Banner» at his second inauguration in January 2013.[149]
The Washington Post reported in May 2015, that Beyoncé attended a major celebrity fundraiser for 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.[360] She also headlined for Clinton in a concert held the weekend before Election Day the next year. In this performance, Beyoncé and her entourage of backup dancers wore pantsuits; a clear allusion to Clinton’s frequent dress-of-choice. The backup dancers also wore «I’m with her» tee shirts, the campaign slogan for Clinton. In a brief speech at this performance Beyoncé said, «I want my daughter to grow up seeing a woman lead our country and knowing that her possibilities are limitless.»[361] She endorsed the bid of Beto O’Rourke during the 2018 United States Senate election in Texas.[362]
Beyoncé has conducted several fundraising and donation campaigns during her tours
In 2013, Beyoncé stated in an interview in Vogue that she considered herself to be «a modern-day feminist».[363] She would later align herself more publicly with the movement, sampling «We should all be feminists», a speech delivered by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at a TEDx talk in April 2013, in her song «Flawless», released later that year.[364] The next year she performed live at the MTV Video Awards in front a giant backdrop reading «Feminist».[365] Her self-identification incited a circulation of opinions and debate about whether her feminism is aligned with older, more established feminist ideals. Annie Lennox, celebrated artist and feminist advocate, referred to Beyoncé’s use of her word feminist as ‘feminist lite’.[366] bell hooks critiqued Beyoncé, referring to her as a «terrorist» towards feminism, harmfully impacting her audience of young girls.[367] Adichie responded with «her type of feminism is not mine, as it is the kind that, at the same time, gives quite a lot of space to the necessity of men.»[368] Adichie expands upon what ‘feminist lite’ means to her, referring that «more troubling is the idea, in Feminism Lite, that men are naturally superior but should be expected to «treat women well» and «we judge powerful women more harshly than we judge powerful men. And Feminism Lite enables this.»[369] Beyoncé responded about her intent by utilizing the definition of feminist with her platform was to «give clarity to the true meaning» behind it.[370] She says to understand what being a feminist is, «it’s very simple. It’s someone who believes in equal rights for men and women.»[370] She advocated to provide equal opportunities for young boys and girls, men and women must begin to understand the double standards that remain persistent in our societies and the issue must be illuminated in effort to start making changes.[370]
She has also contributed to the Ban Bossy campaign, which uses TV and social media to encourage leadership in girls.[371] Following Beyoncé’s public identification as a feminist, the sexualized nature of her performances and the fact that she championed her marriage was questioned.[372]
In December 2012, Beyoncé along with a variety of other celebrities teamed up and produced a video campaign for «Demand A Plan», a bipartisan effort by a group of 950 U.S. mayors and others[373] designed to influence the federal government into rethinking its gun control laws, following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[374] Beyoncé publicly endorsed same-sex marriage on March 26, 2013, after the Supreme Court debate on California’s Proposition 8.[375] She spoke against North Carolina’s Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, a bill passed (and later repealed) that discriminated against the LGBT community in public places in a statement during her concert in Raleigh as part of the Formation World Tour in 2016.[376] She has also condemned police brutality against black Americans. She and Jay-Z attended a rally in 2013 in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the killing of Trayvon Martin.[377] The film for her sixth album Lemonade included the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Garner, holding pictures of their sons in the video for «Freedom».[378] In a 2016 interview with Elle, Beyoncé responded to the controversy surrounding her song «Formation» which was perceived to be critical of the police. She clarified, «I am against police brutality and injustice. Those are two separate things. If celebrating my roots and culture during Black History Month made anyone uncomfortable, those feelings were there long before a video and long before me».[379]
In February 2017, Beyoncé spoke out against the withdrawal of protections for transgender students in public schools by Donald Trump’s presidential administration. Posting a link to the 100 Days of Kindness campaign on her Facebook page, Beyoncé voiced her support for transgender youth and joined a roster of celebrities who spoke out against Trump’s decision.[380]
In November 2017, Beyoncé presented Colin Kaepernick with the 2017 Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award, stating, «Thank you for your selfless heart and your conviction, thank you for your personal sacrifice», and that «Colin took action with no fear of consequence … To change perception, to change the way we treat each other, especially people of color. We’re still waiting for the world to catch up.» Muhammad Ali was heavily penalized in his career for protesting the status quo of US civil rights through opposition to the Vietnam War, by refusing to serve in the military. 40 years later, Kaepernick had already lost one professional year due to taking a much quieter and legal stand «for people that are oppressed».[381]
Wealth
Forbes magazine began reporting on Beyoncé’s earnings in 2008, calculating that the $80 million earned between June 2007 to June 2008, for her music, tour, films and clothing line made her the world’s best-paid music personality at the time, above Madonna and Celine Dion.[382][383] It placed her fourth on the Celebrity 100 list in 2009[384]
and ninth on the «Most Powerful Women in the World» list in 2010.[385] The following year, the magazine placed her eighth on the «Best-Paid Celebrities Under 30» list, having earned $35 million in the past year for her clothing line and endorsement deals. In 2012, Forbes placed Beyoncé at number 16 on the Celebrity 100 list, twelve places lower than three years ago yet still having earned $40 million in the past year for her album 4, clothing line and endorsement deals.[386][387] In the same year, Beyoncé and Jay-Z placed at number one on the «World’s Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples», for collectively earning $78 million.[388] The couple made it into the previous year’s Guinness World Records as the «highest-earning power couple» for collectively earning $122 million in 2009.[389] For the years 2009 to 2011, Beyoncé earned an average of $70 million per year, and earned $40 million in 2012.[390] In 2013, Beyoncé’s endorsements of Pepsi and H&M made her and Jay-Z the world’s first billion dollar couple in the music industry.[391] That year, Beyoncé was published as the fourth most-powerful celebrity in the Forbes rankings.[392]
MTV estimated that by the end of 2014, Beyoncé would become the highest-paid Black musician in history;[393] this became the case in April 2014.[394] In June 2014, Beyoncé ranked at number one on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, earning an estimated $115 million throughout June 2013 – June 2014. This in turn was the first time she had topped the Celebrity 100 list as well as being her highest yearly earnings to date.[395] In 2016, Beyoncé ranked at number 34 on the Celebrity 100 list with earnings of $54 million. She and Jay-Z also topped the highest paid celebrity couple list, with combined earnings of $107.5 million.[396] As of 2018, Forbes calculated her net worth to be $355 million, and in June of the same year, ranked her as the 35th highest earning celebrity with annual earnings of $60 million. This tied Beyoncé with Madonna as the only two female artists to earn more than $100 million within a single year twice.[397][398] As a couple, Beyoncé and Jay-Z have a combined net worth of $1.16 billion.[399] In July 2017, Billboard announced that Beyoncé was the highest paid musician of 2016, with an estimated total of $62.1 million.[400]
Legacy
Beyoncé performing during her I Am… World Tour in 2009
Beyoncé’s success has led to her becoming a cultural icon and earning her the nickname «Queen Bey».[7] Constance Grady wrote for Vox, «The transformation of Beyoncé from well-liked pop star to cultural icon came in three phases, punctuated by the self-titled Beyoncé album of 2013, 2016’s Lemonade, and 2018’s Homecoming concert at Coachella.»[401] In The New Yorker, music critic Jody Rosen described Beyoncé as «the most important and compelling popular musician of the twenty-first century … the result, the logical end point, of a century-plus of pop.»[402] Author James Clear, in his book Atomic Habits (2018), draws a parallel between the singer’s success and the dramatic transformations in modern society: «In the last one hundred years, we have seen the rise of the car, the airplane, the television, the personal computer, the internet, the smartphone, and Beyoncé.»[403] The Observer named her Artist of the Decade (2000s) in 2009.[404]
Writing for Entertainment Weekly, Alex Suskind noticed how Beyoncé was the decade’s (2010s) defining pop star, stating that «no one dominated music in the 2010s like Queen Bey», explaining that her «songs, album rollouts, stage presence, social justice initiatives, and disruptive public relations strategy have influenced the way we’ve viewed music since 2010.»[405] British publication NME also shared similar thoughts on her impact in the 2010s, including Beyoncé on their list of the «10 Artists Who Defined The Decade».[406] In 2018, Rolling Stone included her on its Millennial 100 list.[407]
Music critics have often credited Beyoncé with the invention of the staccato rap-singing style that has since dominated pop, R&B and rap music. Lakin Starling of The Fader wrote that Beyoncé’s innovative implementation of the delivery style on Destiny’s Child’s 1999 album The Writing’s on the Wall invented a new form of R&B.[408] Beyoncé’s new style subsequently changed the nature of music, revolutionizing both singing in urban music and rapping in pop music, and becoming the dominant sound of both genres.[409][410] The style helped to redefine both the breadth of commercial R&B and the sound of hip hop, with artists such as Kanye West and Drake implementing Beyoncé’s cadence in the late 2000s and early 2010s.[411] The staccato rap-singing style continued to be used in the music industry in the late 2010s and early 2020s; Aaron Williams of Uproxx described Beyoncé as the «primary pioneer» of the rapping style that dominates the music industry today, with many contemporary rappers implementing Beyoncé’s rap-singing.[412] Michael Eric Dyson agrees, saying that Beyoncé «changed the whole genre» and has become the «godmother» of mumble rappers, who use the staccato rap-singing cadence. Dyson added: «She doesn’t get credit for the remarkable way in which she changed the musical vocabulary of contemporary art.»[413]
Beyoncé has been credited with reviving the album as an art form in an era dominated by singles and streaming. This started with her 2011 album 4; while mainstream R&B artists were forgoing albums-led R&B in favor of singles-led EDM, Beyoncé aimed to place the focus back on albums as an artform and re-establish R&B as a mainstream concern.[414] This remained a focus of Beyoncé’s, and in 2013, she made her eponymous album only available to purchase as a full album on iTunes, rather than being able to purchase individual tracks or consume the album via streaming. Kaitlin Menza of Marie Claire wrote that this made listeners «experience the album as one whole sonic experience, the way people used to, noting the musical and lyrical themes».[415] Jamieson Cox for The Verge described how Beyoncé’s 2013 album initiated a gradual trend of albums becoming more cohesive and self-referential, and this phenomenon reached its endpoint with Lemonade, which set «a new standard for pop storytelling at the highest possible scale».[416] Megan Carpentier of The Guardian wrote that with Lemonade, Beyoncé has «almost revived the album format» by releasing an album that can only be listened to in its entirety.[417] Myf Warhurst on Double J‘s «Lunch With Myf» explained that while most artists’ albums consist of a few singles plus filler songs, Beyoncé «brought the album back», changing the art form of the album «to a narrative with an arc and a story and you have to listen to the entire thing to get the concept».[418]
She is known for coining popular phrases such as «put a ring on it», a euphemism for marriage proposal, «I woke up like this», which started a trend of posting morning selfies with the hashtag #iwokeuplikethis, and «boy, bye», which was used as part of the Democratic National Committee’s campaign for the 2020 election.[419][420] Similarly, she also came up with the phrase «visual album» following the release of her fifth studio album, which had a video for every song. This has been recreated by many other artists since, such as Frank Ocean and Melanie Martinez.[421] The album also popularized surprise releases, with many artists releasing songs, videos or albums with no prior announcement, such as Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Eminem, Frank Ocean, Jay-Z and Drake.[422]
In January 2012, research scientist Bryan Lessard named Scaptia beyonceae, a species of horse-fly found in Northern Queensland, Australia after Beyoncé due to the fly’s unique golden hairs on its abdomen.[423] In 2018, the City of Columbia, South Carolina declared August 21 the Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Day in the city after presenting her with the keys to Columbia.[424]
Influence on other artists
Various recording artists and celebrities have cited Beyoncé as their influence. Lady Gaga explained how Beyoncé gave her the determination to become a musician, recalling seeing her in a Destiny’s Child music video and saying: «Oh, she’s a star. I want that.»[425] Rihanna was similarly inspired to start her singing career after watching Beyoncé, telling etalk that after Beyoncé released Dangerously In Love (2003), «I was like ‘wow, I want to be just like that.’ She’s huge and just an inspiration.»[426] Lizzo was also first inspired by Beyoncé to start singing after watching her perform at a Destiny’s Child concert.[427] Lizzo also taught herself to sing by copying Beyoncé’s B’Day (2006).[428] Similarly, Ariana Grande said she learned to sing by mimicking Beyoncé.[429] Adele cited Beyoncé as her inspiration and favorite artist, telling Vogue: «She’s been a huge and constant part of my life as an artist since I was about ten or eleven … I think she’s really inspiring. She’s beautiful. She’s ridiculously talented, and she is one of the kindest people I’ve ever met … She makes me want to do things with my life.»[430] Both Paul McCartney and Garth Brooks said they watch Beyoncé’s performances to get inspiration for their own shows, with Brooks saying that when watching one of her performances, «take out your notebook and take notes. No matter how long you’ve been on the stage – take notes on that one.»[431][432] Other artists to cite influence from Beyoncé include Britney Spears,[433][434] Little Mix,[435] Sam Smith,[436] Nicki Minaj,[437] Cardi B,[438] Anitta,[439] Ava Max,[440] Tini Stoessel,[441] Christina Aguilera,[442] Dami Im[443] Azealia Banks,[444] Doja Cat,[445] Kendrick Lamar,[446] Kesha,[447] Megan Thee Stallion,[448] Normani,[449] Camila Cabello,[450] Dua Lipa,[451] Jazmine Sullivan,[452] Rosalía,[453] SZA,[454] Tinashe,[455] Zara Larsson,[456] Addison Rae,[457] Alexandra Burke,[458] Alexis Jordan,[459] Amber Riley,[460] Bebe Rexha,[461] Brandy,[462] Bridgit Mendler,[463] Chris Martin,[464] Ciara,[465] Demi Lovato,[466] Ellie Goulding,[467] Faith Hill,[468] Fergie,[469] Gal Gadot,[470] Grimes,[471] Gwyneth Paltrow,[472] Haim,[473] Harry Styles,[474] Hayley Williams,[475] J Balvin,[476] Jess Glynne,[477] Jessie J,[478] Jessie Ware,[479][480] JoJo,[481] Kelly Rowland,[482] Kim Petras,[483] Leona Lewis,[484] Meghan Trainor,[485] Miley Cyrus,[486] Miranda Lambert,[487] Nicole Scherzinger,[488] One Direction,[489] Rina Sawayama,[490] Rita Ora,[491] Rosalía,[492] Selena Gomez,[493] Stormzy,[494] Sevyn Streeter,[495] Tori Kelly,[496] Whitney Houston,[497] and Zendaya.[498]
Achievements
Beyoncé has received numerous awards, and is the most-awarded female artist of all time.[499] Having sold over 200 million records worldwide (a further 60 million additionally with Destiny’s Child), Beyoncé is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[500] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) listed Beyoncé as the top certified artist of the 2000s decade, with a total of 64 certifications.[501][502] Her songs «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)», «Halo», and «Irreplaceable» are some of the best-selling singles of all time worldwide. In 2009, Billboard named her the Top Female Artist and Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade.[503][504][505] In 2010, Billboard named her in their Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years list at number 15.[506] In 2012, VH1 ranked her third on their list of the «100 Greatest Women in Music», behind Mariah Carey and Madonna.[507] In 2002, she received Songwriter of the Year from American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers becoming the First African American woman to win the award. In 2004 and 2019, she received NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year and the Soul Train Music Award for Sammy Davis Jr. – Entertainer of the Year.
In 2005, she also received APEX Award at the Trumpet Award honoring achievements of Black African Americans. In 2007, Beyoncé received the International Artist of Excellence award by the American Music Awards. She also received Honorary Otto at the Bravo Otto. The following year, she received the Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts at the World Music Awards and Career Achievement Award at the LOS40 Music Awards. In 2010, she received Award of Honor for Artist of the Decade at the NRJ Music Award and at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, Beyoncé received the inaugural Billboard Millennium Award. Beyoncé received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards and was honored as Honorary Mother of the Year at the Australian Mother of the Year Award in Barnardo’s Australia for her Humanitarian Effort in the region and the Council of Fashion Designers of America Fashion Icon Award in 2016. In 2019, alongside Jay-Z, she received GLAAD Vanguard Award that is presented to a member of the entertainment community who does not identify as LGBT but who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for LGBT people. In 2020, she was awarded the BET Humanitarian Award. Consequence of Sound named her the 30th best singer of all time.[508]
Beyoncé has won 28 Grammy Awards, both as a solo artist and member of Destiny’s Child and The Carters, making her the most honored singer, male or female, by the Grammys.[509][510] She is also the most nominated artist in Grammy Award history with a total of 88 nominations. «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)» won Song of the Year in 2010 while «Say My Name»,[37] «Crazy in Love» and «Drunk in Love» have each won Best R&B Song. Dangerously in Love, B’Day and I Am… Sasha Fierce have all won Best Contemporary R&B Album, while Lemonade has won Best Urban Contemporary Album. Beyoncé set the record for the most Grammy awards won by a female artist in one night in 2010 when she won six awards, breaking the tie she previously held with Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Alison Krauss, and Amy Winehouse, with Adele equaling this in 2012.[511]
Beyoncé has won 29 MTV Video Music Awards, making her the most-awarded artist in Video Music Award history. She won two awards each with The Carters and Destiny’s Child making her lifetime total of 29 VMAs. «Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)» and «Formation» won Video of the Year in 2009 and 2016 respectively. Beyoncé tied the record set by Lady Gaga in 2010 for the most VMAs won in one night for a female artist with eight in 2016.[194] She is also the most-awarded and nominated artist in BET Award history, winning 29 awards from a total of 60 nominations,[512] the most-awarded person at the Soul Train Music Awards with 17 awards as a solo artist, and the most-awarded person at the NAACP Image Awards with 24 awards as a solo artist.
Additionally, Beyoncé is the most-awarded artist at the NAACP Image Awards with 22 awards,[513] the BET Awards with 32 awards,[514] and the Soul Train Music Awards with 21 awards.
Following her role in Dreamgirls, Beyoncé was nominated for Best Original Song for «Listen» and Best Actress at the Golden Globe Awards,[515] and Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture at the NAACP Image Awards.[516] 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.[517] According to Fuse in 2014, Beyoncé is the second-most award-winning artist of all time, after Michael Jackson.[518][519] Lemonade won a Peabody Award in 2017.[520] In 2022, «Be Alive» was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song,[521] the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Song,[522] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.[523]
She was named on the 2016 BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour Power List as one of seven women judged to have had the biggest impact on women’s lives over the past 70 years, alongside Margaret Thatcher, Barbara Castle, Helen Brook, Germaine Greer, Jayaben Desai and Bridget Jones,[524] She was named the Most Powerful Woman in Music on the same list in 2020.[525] In the same year, Billboard named her with Destiny’s Child the third Greatest Music Video artists of all time, behind Madonna and Michael Jackson.[526]
On June 16, 2021, Beyoncé was among several celebrities at the Pollstar Awards where she won the award of «top touring artist» of the decade (2010s).[527] On June 17, 2021, Beyoncé was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame as a member of the inaugural class.[528]
Business and ventures
In 2010, Beyoncé founded her own entertainment company Parkwood Entertainment which formed as an imprint based from Columbia Records, the company began as a production unit for videos and films in 2008. Parkwood Entertainment is named after a street in Houston, Texas where Beyoncé once lived.[529] With headquarters in New York City, the company serves as an umbrella for the entertainer’s various brands in music, movies, videos, and fashion. The staff of Parkwood Entertainment have experiences in arts and entertainment, from filmmaking and video production to web and fashion design. In addition to departments in marketing, digital, creative, publicity, fashion design and merchandising, the company houses a state-of-the-art editing suite, where Beyoncé works on content for her worldwide tours, music videos, and television specials. Parkwood Entertainment’s first production was the musical biopic Cadillac Records (2008), in which Beyoncé starred and co-produced.[530] The company has also distributed Beyoncé’s albums such as her self-titled fifth studio album (2013), Lemonade (2016) and The Carters, Everything is Love (2018). Beyoncé has also signed other artists to Parkwood such as Chloe x Halle, who performed at Super Bowl LIII in February 2019.
Endorsements and partnerships
Beyoncé has worked with Pepsi since 2002,[531] and in 2004 appeared in a Gladiator-themed commercial with Britney Spears, Pink, and Enrique Iglesias.[532] In 2012, Beyoncé signed a $50 million deal to endorse Pepsi.[533] The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPINET) wrote Beyoncé an open letter asking her to reconsider the deal because of the unhealthiness of the product and to donate the proceeds to a medical organisation.[534] Nevertheless, NetBase found that Beyoncé’s campaign was the most talked about endorsement in April 2013, with a 70 percent positive audience response to the commercial and print ads.[535]
Beyoncé has worked with Tommy Hilfiger for the fragrances True Star (singing a cover version of «Wishing on a Star»)[536] and True Star Gold;[537] she also promoted Emporio Armani’s Diamonds fragrance in 2007.[538] Beyoncé launched her first official fragrance, Heat, in 2010.[539] The commercial, which featured the 1956 song «Fever», was shown after the watershed in the United Kingdom as it begins with an image of Beyoncé appearing to lie naked in a room.[540] In February 2011, Beyoncé launched her second fragrance, Heat Rush.[541] Beyoncé’s third fragrance, Pulse, was launched in September 2011.[542] In 2013, The Mrs. Carter Show Limited Edition version of Heat was released.[543] The six editions of Heat are the world’s best-selling celebrity fragrance line,[543] with sales of over $400 million.[544]
The release of a video-game Starpower: Beyoncé was cancelled after Beyoncé pulled out of a $100 million with GateFive who alleged the cancellation meant the sacking of 70 staff and millions of pounds lost in development.[545] It was settled out of court by her lawyers in June 2013 who said that they had cancelled because GateFive had lost its financial backers.[546] Beyoncé also has had deals with American Express,[383] Nintendo DS[547] and L’Oréal since the age of 18.[548]
In March 2015, Beyoncé became a co-owner, with other artists, of the music streaming service Tidal. The service specializes in lossless audio and high definition music videos. Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z acquired the parent company of Tidal, Aspiro, in the first quarter of 2015.[549] Including Beyoncé and Jay-Z, sixteen artist stakeholders (such as Kanye West, Rihanna, Madonna, Chris Martin, Nicki Minaj and more) co-own Tidal, with the majority owning a 3% equity stake.[550] The idea of having an all artist owned streaming service was created by those involved to adapt to the increased demand for streaming within the current music industry.[551]
In November 2020, Beyoncé formed a multi-year partnership with exercise equipment and media company Peloton. The partnership was formed to celebrate homecoming season in historically black colleges and universities, providing themed workout experiences inspired by Beyoncé’s 2019 Homecoming film and live album after 2020’s homecoming celebrations were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the partnership, Beyoncé and Peloton are donating free memberships to all students at 10 HBCUs, and Peloton are pursuing long-term recruiting partnerships at the HCBUs. Gwen Bethel Riley, head of music at Peloton, said: «When we had conversations with Beyoncé around how critical a social impact component was to all of us, it crystallized how important it was to embrace Homecoming as an opportunity to celebrate and create dialogue around Black culture and music, in partnership with HBCUs.»[552] Upon news of the partnership, a decline in Peloton’s shares reversed, and its shares rose by 8.6%.[553]
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 Tiffany Yellow Diamond.[554] The campaign featured a robin egg blue painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat titled Equals Pi (1982).[555]
Fashion lines
Beyoncé and her mother introduced House of Deréon, a contemporary women’s fashion line, in 2005.[556] The concept is inspired by three generations of women in their family, with the name paying tribute to Beyoncé’s grandmother, Agnèz Deréon, a respected seamstress.[557][558] According to Tina, the overall style of the line best reflects her and Beyoncé’s taste and style. Beyoncé and her mother founded their family’s company Beyond Productions, which provides the licensing and brand management for House of Deréon, and its junior collection, Deréon.[556] House of Deréon pieces were exhibited in Destiny’s Child’s shows and tours, during their Destiny Fulfilled era.[559][560] The collection features sportswear, denim offerings with fur, outerwear and accessories that include handbags and footwear, and are available at department and specialty stores across the U.S. and Canada.[556]
In 2005, Beyoncé teamed up with House of Brands, a shoe company, to produce a range of footwear for House of Deréon.[561] In January 2008, Starwave Mobile launched Beyoncé Fashion Diva, a «high-style» mobile game with a social networking component, featuring the House of Deréon collection.[556] In July 2009, Beyoncé and her mother launched a new junior apparel label, Sasha Fierce for Deréon, for back-to-school selling. The collection included sportswear, outerwear, handbags, footwear, eyewear, lingerie and jewelry.[562] It was available at department stores including Macy’s and Dillard’s, and specialty stores Jimmy Jazz and Against All Odds.[562] On May 27, 2010, Beyoncé teamed up with clothing store C&A to launch Deréon by Beyoncé at their stores in Brazil.[563] The collection included tailored blazers with padded shoulders, little black dresses, embroidered tops and shirts and bandage dresses.[563]
In October 2014, Beyoncé signed a deal to launch an activewear line of clothing with British fashion retailer Topshop.[564][565] The 50–50 venture is called Ivy Park and was launched in April 2016. The brand’s name is a nod to Beyoncé’s daughter and her favourite number four (IV in roman numerals), and also references the park where she used to run in Texas.[566] She has since bought out Topshop owner Philip Green from his 50% share after he was alleged to have sexually harassed, bullied and racially abused employees.[567] She now owns the brand herself.[568] On April 4, 2019, it was announced that Beyoncé would become a creative partner with Adidas and further develop her athletic brand Ivy Park with the company. Knowles will also develop new clothes and footwear for Adidas. Shares for the company rose 1.3% upon the news release.[569] On December 9, 2019, they announced a launch date of January 18, 2020.[570] Beyoncé uploaded a teaser on her website and Instagram.[571] The collection was also previewed on the upcoming Elle January 2020 issue, where Beyoncé is seen wearing several garments, accessories and footwear from the first collection.[572]
Philanthropy
Beyoncé (center) and her mother, Tina, (left) at the opening of the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center on March 5, 2010
In 2002, Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Tina Knowles built the Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth, a community center in Downtown Houston. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Beyoncé and Rowland founded the Survivor Foundation to provide transitional housing to displaced families and provide means for new building construction, to which Beyoncé contributed an initial $250,000.[573] The foundation has since expanded to work with other charities in the city,[574] and also provided relief following Hurricane Ike three years later.[575] Beyoncé also donated $100,000 to the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund.[576] In 2007, Beyoncé founded the Knowles-Temenos Place Apartments, a housing complex offering living space for 43 displaced individuals. As of 2016, Beyoncé had donated $7 million for the maintenance of the complex.[577]
After starring in Cadillac Records in 2009 and learning about Phoenix House, a non-profit drug and alcohol rehabilitation organization, Beyoncé donated her full $4 million salary from the film to the organization. Beyoncé and her mother subsequently established the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center, which offers a seven-month cosmetology training course helping Phoenix House’s clients gain career skills during their recovery.[578]
In January 2010, Beyoncé participated in George Clooney and Wyclef Jean’s Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon,[579] donated a large sum to the organization,[580] and was named the official face of the limited edition CFDA «Fashion For Haiti» T-shirt,[581] made by Theory which raised a total of $1 million.[582] In April 2011, Beyoncé joined forces with U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation, to help boost the latter’s campaign against child obesity[583] by reworking her single «Get Me Bodied».[584] Following the death of Osama bin Laden, Beyoncé released her cover of the Lee Greenwood song «God Bless the USA», as a charity single to help raise funds for the New York Police and Fire Widows’ and Children’s Benefit Fund.[585]
Beyoncé became an ambassador for the 2012 World Humanitarian Day campaign donating her song «I Was Here» and its music video, shot in the UN, to the campaign.[586][587] In 2013, it was announced that Beyoncé would work with Salma Hayek and Frida Giannini on a Gucci «Chime for Change» campaign that aims to spread female empowerment. The campaign, which aired on February 28, was set to her new music.[588] A concert for the cause took place on June 1, 2013, in London.[589] With help of the crowdfunding platform Catapult, visitors of the concert could choose between several projects promoting education of women and girls.[590][591] Beyoncé also took part in «Miss a Meal», a food-donation campaign,[592] and supported Goodwill Industries through online charity auctions at Charitybuzz that support job creation throughout Europe and the U.S.[593][594]
Beyoncé and Jay-Z secretly donated tens of thousands of dollars to bail out Black Lives Matter protesters in Baltimore and Ferguson, as well as funded infrastructure for the establishment of Black Lives Matter chapters across the US.[595] Before Beyoncé’s Formation World Tour show in Tampa, her team held a private luncheon for more than 20 community leaders to discuss how Beyoncé could support local charitable initiatives, including pledging on the spot to fund 10 scholarships to provide students with financial aid. Tampa Sports Authority board member Thomas Scott said: «I don’t know of a prior artist meeting with the community, seeing what their needs are, seeing how they can invest in the community. It says a lot to me about Beyoncé. She not only goes into a community and walks away with (money), but she also gives money back to that community.»[596] In June 2016, Beyoncé donated over $82,000 to the United Way of Genesee County to support victims of the Flint water crisis. Beyoncé additionally donated money to support 14 students in Michigan with their college expenses.[597] In August 2016, Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated $1.5 million to civil rights groups including Black Lives Matter, Hands Up United and Dream Defenders.[598] After Hurricane Matthew, Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated $15 million to the Usain Bolt Foundation to support its efforts in rebuilding homes in Haiti.[599] In December 2016, Beyoncé was named the Most Charitable Celebrity of the year.[600]
During Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, Beyoncé launched BeyGOOD Houston to support those affected by the hurricane in Houston. The organization donated necessities such as cots, blankets, pillows, baby products, feminine products and wheelchairs, and funded long-term revitalization projects.[601] On September 8, Beyoncé visited Houston, where she sponsored a lunch for 400 survivors at her local church, visited the George R Brown Convention Center to discuss with people displaced by the flooding about their needs, served meals to those who lost their homes, and made a significant donation to local causes.[602][603] Beyoncé additionally donated $75,000 worth of new mattresses to survivors of the hurricane.[604] Later that month, Beyoncé released a remix of J Balvin and Willy William’s «Mi Gente», with all of her proceeds being donated to disaster relief charities in Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.S. and the Caribbean after hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, and the Chiapas and Puebla earthquakes.[605]
In April 2020, Beyoncé donated $6 million to the National Alliance in Mental Health, UCLA and local community-based organizations in order to provide mental health and personal wellness services to essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. BeyGOOD also teamed up with local organizations to help provide resources to communities of color, including food, water, cleaning supplies, medicines and face masks.[606] The same month Beyoncé released a remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s «Savage», with all proceeds benefiting Bread of Life Houston’s COVID-19 relief efforts, which includes providing over 14 tons of food and supplies to 500 families and 100 senior citizens in Houston weekly.[607] In May 2020, Beyoncé provided 1,000 free COVID-19 tests in Houston as part of her and her mother’s #IDidMyPart initiative, which was established due to the disproportionate deaths in African-American communities. Additionally, 1,000 gloves, masks, hot meals, essential vitamins, grocery vouchers and household items were provided.[608] In July 2020, Beyoncé established the Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund in partnership with the NAACP, which offers $10,000 grants to black-owned small businesses in need following the George Floyd protests.[609] All proceeds from Beyoncé’s single «Black Parade» were donated to the fund.[610] In September 2020, Beyoncé announced that she had donated an additional $1 million to the fund.[611] As of December 31, 2020, the fund had given 715 grants to black-owned small businesses, amounting to $7.15 million donated.[612] In October 2020, Beyoncé released a statement that she has been working with the Feminist Coalition to assist supporters of the End Sars movement in Nigeria, including covering medical costs for injured protestors, covering legal fees for arrested protestors, and providing food, emergency shelter, transportation and telecommunication means to those in need. Beyoncé also showed support for those fighting against other issues in Africa, such as the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon, ShutItAllDown in Namibia, Zimbabwean Lives Matter in Zimbabwe and the Rape National Emergency in Liberia.[613] In December 2020, Beyoncé donated $500,000 to help alleviate the housing crisis in the U.S. caused by the cessation of the eviction moratorium, giving 100 $5,000 grants to individuals and families facing foreclosures and evictions.[614]
Discography
Filmography
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Films starred
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Films directed
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Tours and residencies
See also
- Forbes list of highest-earning musicians
- Honorific nicknames in popular music
- List of artists who reached number one in the United States
- List of artists with the most number-one European singles
- List of Billboard Social 50 number-one artists
- List of black Golden Globe Award winners and nominees
- List of highest-grossing live music artists
- List of best-selling female music artists
- List of most-followed Instagram accounts
Notes
- ^ The gross takings from the 29 shows which were reported to Billboard Boxscore totalled $24.9 million; the tour comprised 96 concerts.[100]
- ^ a b Naming laws in Texas do not allow accented characters (such as é).
- ^ 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
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External links
- Official website
- Beyoncé at AllMusic
- Beyoncé discography at Discogs
- Beyoncé at IMDb
| Бейонсе Beyoncé |
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 Промо-фото Бейонсе для альбома «4» (2011) |
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| Основная информация | |
|---|---|
| Имя при рождении |
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles |
| Полное имя |
Бейонсе Жизель Ноулз |
| Дата рождения |
4 сентября 1981 (31 год) |
| Место рождения |
Хьюстон, Техас, США |
| Годы активности |
1997 — наст. время |
| Страна |
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| Профессии |
певица |
| Инструменты |
Вокал |
| Жанры |
R’n’B, поп, соул, хип-хоп |
| Псевдонимы |
Бейонсе или Саша Фирс |
| Коллективы |
Destiny’s Child |
| Сотрудничество |
Jay-Z |
| Лейблы |
Columbia |
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Бейо́нсе Жизе́ль Но́улз (англ. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, известна просто как Бейо́нсе (произносится /biˈjɒnseɪ/ би-йон-сей); 4 сентября 1981[1], Хьюстон, Техас, США) — американская певица в стиле R’n’B, музыкальный продюсер, актриса, танцовщица и модель. Родилась и выросла в Хьюстоне, штат Техас. Ещё будучи ребёнком, участвовала в разных вокальных и танцевальных конкурсах, в школе также принимала участие в различных художественных выступлениях. Ноулз прославилась в конце 1990-х годов, будучи солисткой женской R&B группы Destiny’s Child.
Во время раскола Destiny’s Child Ноулз выпустила свой дебютный сольный альбом Dangerously in Love (2003), в который входили такие хиты, как Crazy in Love и Baby Boy, и который стал одним из самых успешных альбомов 2003 года. За этот альбом Ноулз получила рекордные пять Grammy Award[2][3]. В 2006 году, спустя год после окончательного развала группы, Ноулз выпустила альбом B’Day. Он занял первую строку в чартах Billboard и включал хиты Déjà Vu, Irreplaceable и Beautiful Liar. Её третий сольный альбом I Am… Sasha Fierce, выпущенный в ноябре 2008 года, включал хит Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It). Альбом и его синглы заработали шесть Grammy Award, что стало рекордом для певицы[4][5][6]. Бейонсе́ — одна из самых успешных артисток Grammy, получившая 16 наград, 13 из которых получены ею как сольной исполнительницей и три — как участницей группы Destiny’s Child.
Ноулз начала актёрскую карьеру в 2001 году, появившись в музыкальном фильме «Кармен: Хип-хопера». В 2006 году она снялась в главной роли в фильме-адаптации бродвейского мюзикла 1981 года «Девушки мечты», за который она была номинирована на «Золотой глобус». В 2004 году Ноулз запустила семейную линию одежды House of Deréon и подписала контракт с такими брендами, как Pepsi, Tommy Hilfiger, Armani и L’Oréal. В 2010 году журнал Forbes поместил Ноулз на вторую строку в списке 100 самых влиятельных знаменитостей в мире[7][8]; она также была включена в список самых влиятельных музыкантов в мире[9]. Журнал Time включил Ноулз в список 100 самых влиятельных людей мира[10].
Ноулз заняла пятое место в Hot 100 синглов номер один как сольная исполнительница и четвёртое место с Destiny’s Child, как сольная артистка она распродала более 35 миллионов альбомов и синглов в США[11]. Согласно данных звукозаписывающей компании Sony, её общие продажи записей в составе группы превзошли 100 миллионов[12]. 11 декабря 2009 года Billboard объявил Ноулз самой успешной исполнительницей 2000-х годов и главной радио-исполнительницей десятилетия[13]. В феврале 2010 RIAA зарегистрировал её как артистку с самым большим количеством сертификатов RIAA за десятилетие[14][15].
Содержание
- 1 Детство и начало карьеры
- 2 Карьера в музыке и кино
- 2.1 1997—2001: Эра Destiny’s Child
- 2.2 2000—2002: сольная карьера и её развитие
- 2.3 2003—2004: Dangerously in Love
- 2.4 2004—2005: Destiny Fulfilled и распад группы
- 2.5 2006—2007: B’Day
- 2.6 2008—2009: I Am… Sasha Fierce
- 2.7 2010: Рекорд Грэмми и перерыв в музыкальной карьере
- 2.8 2011: 4
- 2.9 2012
- 3 Музыкальный стиль и имидж
- 3.1 Музыка и голос
- 3.2 Написание и продюсирование песен
- 3.3 Сцена
- 3.4 Имидж
- 3.5 Влияние и наследие
- 4 Другой бизнес
- 4.1 House of Deréon
- 4.2 Продукция и поддержка
- 4.3 Линия Одежды «Sasha Fierce»
- 5 Филантропия
- 6 Личная жизнь
- 7 Дискография
- 8 Туры
- 9 Награды и номинации
- 10 Фильмография
- 11 Примечания
- 12 Ссылки
Детство и начало карьеры
Бейонсе Ноулз родилась в Хьюстоне, Техас, в семье Мэтью Ноулза, профессионального работника в сфере звукозаписи, и Тины Ноулз, художницы по костюмам и парикмахера. Отец Ноулз — негр, а мать — креолка (в роду были афроамериканцы, коренные американцы и французы)[16]. Ноулз дали имя в честь девичьей фамилии матери[16]. У неё есть младшая сестра Соланж, автор песен и актриса.
Ноулз ходила в начальную школу Сент-Мэри, Техас, где она брала уроки балета и джаза. Её талант к пению был обнаружен, когда её учитель танцев начал напевать песню, а она закончила её на более высоких нотах[17]. Интерес Ноулз к музыке и выступлениям появился после её участия в школьном конкурсе талантов[18]. Она спела песню Imagine Джона Леннона и выиграла конкурс[19][20]. Когда Ноулз было 7 лет, на неё обратила внимание прессы, газета Houston Chronicle упомянула её как номинанта на награду за художественные достижения The Sammy[21].
Осенью 1990 Ноулз поступила в хьюстонскую среднюю школу Паркер с музыкальным уклоном, где она выступала на сцене вместе со школьным хором[17]. Она также посещала высшую школу с углублённым изучением изобразительных искусств в Хьюстоне[22] и позже поступила в хюьстонскую высшую школу Alief Elsik[16][23]. Ноулз была солисткой в хоре в Единой Методистской церкви Сэнт-Джона[17]. В течение двух лет она пела в хоре[24].
В 8 лет, во время прослушивания в эстрадную группу девочек, Ноулз познакомилась с ЛаТавией Робинсон[25]. Они вместе с подругой Ноулз, Келли Роуленд, были отобраны в танцевальную рэп-группу. Первоначально группа называлась Girl’s Tyme, и её состав расширился до 6 человек[17]. Чтобы посмотреть на них, в Хьюстон прилетел новый R&B продюсер Арне Фрэджер. Потом он отвёз их в студию The Plant Recording Studios в Северной Калифорнии[17]. Помимо подписания контракта с крупным записывающим лейблом, стратегия Фрэджера состояла в том, чтобы группа выступила на Star Search[18], самом большом в то время шоу талантов на национальном телевидении[17]. Girl’s Tyme участвовали в конкурсе, но, по признаю Ноулз, проиграли из-за плохой песни[26][27]. После этого поражения у Ноулз случился первый «профессиональный провал», но она обрела уверенность, узнав, что такие поп-звёзды, как Бритни Спирс и Джастин Тимберлейк, тоже имели подобный опыт[17].
Чтобы руководить группой, в 1995 году отец Ноулз (который на то время занимался продажей медицинской техники) уволился с работы[28]. Он посвятил своё время созданию «учебного курса» для их подготовки[18]. Этот поступок уменьшил доход семьи Ноулз наполовину и её родители были вынуждены переселиться в отдельные квартиры[16]. Вскоре после включения в состав группы Роулэнд, Мэтью урезал состав до четырёх человек[17], в который вошла ЛяТоя Лакетт[25]. Репетируя в парикмахерской Тины и на её задворках, группа продолжала выступать на разогреве признанных девичьих R&B групп того времени[25]. На протяжении всего существования Destiny’s Child Тина помогала c созданием костюмов. При поддержке Мэтью они ходили на прослушивания в различных звукозаписывающих компаниях и, наконец, подписали контракт с Elektra Records. Для работы над первым альбомом они переехали в Атланту, но в 1995 году компания разорвала контракт. Группе пришлось вернуться назад, чтобы начать всё сначала[16]. Это поставило в трудное положение семью Ноулз и родители Бейонсе́ расстались, когда ей было 14 лет. В 1996 году семья снова воссоединилась и, по счастливому стечению обстоятельств, девушки подписали контракт с Columbia Records[29].
Карьера в музыке и кино
1997—2001: Эра Destiny’s Child
В 1993 году группа была переименована в Destiny’s Child, взяв название из Книги пророка Исаии[25]. Они выступали на местных мероприятиях, а после 4-х лет работы, в конце 1997 года, группа подписала контракт с Columbia Records. В том же году Destiny’s Child записали свою дебютную песню Killing Time для саундтрека к фильму 1997 года «Люди в чёрном»[25][27]. В следующем году группа выпустила одноименный дебютный альбом[26], где главным хитом была песня No, No, No. Альбом сделал группу конкурентноспособной в музыкальной индустрии, собрал средние продажи и выиграл три Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards в категории «Лучший R&B/Соул сингл» за песню No, No, No, «Лучший R&B/Соул альбом года» и «Лучший новый R&B/соул или рэп-исполнитель»[25]. В 1999 году группа выпустила второй альбом The Writing’s on the Wall, который стал мультиплатиновым. В альбом вошли несколько известных песен, таких как Bills, Bills, Bills, первый сингл группы Jumpin’ Jumpin’ и Say My Name, которая стала самой значительной и успешной песней за всё время существования группы. На церемонии награждения Grammy Awards в 2001 году песня Say My Name выиграла Grammy Award в категориях «Лучшее R&B исполнение группы или дуэта» и «Лучшая R&B песня»[25]. Альбом The Writing’s on the Wall был распродан тиражом более 8 миллионов[26].
Лакетт и Робинсон возбудили судебный процесс против группы из-за нарушения контракта. В клипе Say My Name появились Мишель Уильямс и Фарра Франклин, что было намёком на то, что Лакетт и Робинсон будут заменены[25]. В итоге, Лакетт и Робинсон покинули группу. Франклин, из-за отсутствия на рекламных выступлениях и концертах, через пять месяцев также будет вынуждена покинуть группу[26]. Она объяснила своё отсутствие негативной атмосферой в группе, которая сложилась в результате соперничества[25].
После окончательного закрепления состава, трио записало песню Independent Women Part I, которая была саундтреком к фильму 2000 года «Ангелы Чарли». Этот сингл продержался на верхушке Billboard Hot 100 11 недель подряд[25]. Позднее, в том же году, Лакетт и Робинсон отозвали дело против участниц группы, поддержав иск против Мэтью, который закончился мировым соглашением обеих сторон[25]. Лакетт и Робинсон снова подали иск против третьего альбома Destiny’s Child, Survivor, который был выпущен в мае 2001 года, заявив, что песни были о них[25]. Альбом занял первую строку в Billboard 200 с 663 000 проданными копиями[30]. На сегодняшний момент Survivor был распродан более 10 миллионами копий по всему миру, более 40 % из которых только в США[31]. В альбом вошли хиты Bootylicious и Survivor, за последний группа получила Grammy Award в категории «Лучшее R&B исполнение дуэтом или группой». После релиза праздничного альбома 8 Days of Christmas участницы группы объявили о перерыве, решив заняться сольными проектами[25].
2000—2002: сольная карьера и её развитие
В то время, как Ноулз была в Destiny’s Child, у неё были сольные выступления. Она спела дуэтом с Марком Нельсоном песню After All Is Said and Done для саундтрека к фильму 1999 года «Шафер». В начале 2001 года, когда Destiny’s Child заканчивали запись Survivor, Ноулз снялась в главной роли в фильме канала MTV «Кармен: Хип-хопера», где её партнёром был американский актёр Мехи Файфер. Снятый в Филадельфии, фильм является интерпретацией оперы XIX века «Кармен» французского композитора Жоржа Бизе[32]. В 2001 году Бейонсе приняла участие в записи благотворительного сингла Майкла Джексона What More Can I Give.
В 2002 году Ноулз снялась в одной из главных ролей в фильме Майка Майерса «Остин Пауэрс: Голдмембер», сыграв Фокси Клеопатру[33]. Для саундтрека к фильму Ноулз записала свой первый сольный сингл Work It Out[34]. В следующем году Ноулз сыграла главную роль в романтической комедии «Борясь с искушениями», где вместе с ней снимался Кьюба Гудинг младший и записала много песен, ставших саундтреками к различным фильмам, в том числе к «Борьбе с искушениями», и кавер-версию песню Fever[35][36].
В том же году Ноулз спела дуэтом с тогдашним её парнем Jay-Z хитовый сингл ’03 Bonnie & Clyde. А также в марте 2003 года записала новую версию песни In Da Club группы 50 Cent[37]. Лютер Вандросс и Ноулз спели дуэтом песню The Closer I Get to You, которая была изначально записана Робертой Флэк и Донни Хэтэуэя в 1977 году[38]. В следующем году выиграла Grammy Award в номинации «Лучшее R&B исполнение дуэта или группы», а песня Вандросса Dance with My Father, которая была также спета при участии Ноулз, победила в номинации «Лучшее мужское R&B исполнение»[39][40].
2003—2004: Dangerously in Love
В июне 2003 года Ноулз выпустила дебютный альбом Dangerously in Love[38]. В записи альбома принимали участие другие артисты, в него входили песни исполняемые в быстром темпе и стиле слоу джэм. Альбом возглавил Billboard 200 с продажами 317 000 копий на первой неделе[30], и по данным RIAA к 5 августа 2004 года стал четырежды платиновым[41]. В США альбом был распродан тиражом 4,7 млн копий[42].
В альбом вошло два первоклассных сингла. Crazy in Love, записанный при участии рэпера Jay-Z, был выпущен как главный сингл альбома, возглавлял Billboard Hot 100 8 недель подряд[43], а также чарты многих стран. Синглы и альбом Ноулз также одновременно держались на верхушке чарта в Великобритании[44][45]. Второй сингл альбома, Baby Boy, исполненный при участии певца Шона Пола также стал одним из самых успешных синглов 2003 года и в течение 9 недель возглавлял Billboard Hot 100 — на одну неделю дольше, чем Crazy in Love[46][47]. В отличие от Crazy in Love, последние три сингла достигли большего коммерческого успеха, продвинув альбом к верхним местам чартов, и стали мультиплатиновыми[48].
В 2004 году Ноулз выиграла 5 наград Grammy Awards за сольные достижения, в том числе «Лучшее женское R&B исполнение» за Dangerously in Love 2, «Лучшая R&B песня» за Crazy in Love и «Лучший R&B альбом». Вплоть до 2010 года она делила эту награду с четырьмя другими певицами, Лорин Хилл (1999), Алишей Киз (2002), Норой Джонс (2003) и Эми Уайнхаус (2008), когда Ноулз выиграла шесть Grammy Awards. В 2004 году она выиграла BRIT Awards в номинации «Международная сольная певица»[49].
2004—2005: Destiny Fulfilled и распад группы
В 2004 году Ноулз планировала выпустить продолжение альбома Dangerously in Love, которое бы содержало некоторые оставшиеся записи. Однако работу над новым альбомом пришлось приостановить из-за записи альбома в составе Destiny’s Child, который станет последним альбомом группы[50]. Ранее в этом году Ноулз спела гимн США в финале Super Bowl XXXVIII на стадионе Reliant Stadium в Хьюстоне[51]. После трёхгодичной сольной карьеры Ноулз воссоединилась с Роуленд и Уильямс для записи альбома Destiny Fulfilled, который вышел в 2004 году[25]. Альбом занял вторую строку в Billboard 200, а три песни из него вошли в топ-40, в том числе Lose My Breath и Soldier[52]. В поддержку альбома Destiny’s Child отправились в мировой тур 2005 года Destiny Fulfilled… And Lovin’ It, который начался в апреле и продлился до конца сентября. Во время визита в Барселону группа объявила о роспуске после окончания тура в Северной Америке[25][53]. В октябре 2005 года группа выпустила сборник под названием Number 1’s, включавший все лучшие хиты Destiny’s Child и большинство самых известных песен. В сборник вошли три новых трека, среди них Stand Up for Love. В марте 2006 года Destiny’s Child были удостоены звезды на Голливудской «Аллея славы»[51]. Они также были признаны самой продаваемой женской группой всех времён[54][55].
Продолжая карьеру в кино, Ноулз снялась в одной из главных ролей в комедии «Розовая пантера», сыграв международную поп-звезду Занью, а её партнёром по фильму был Стив Мартин, который сыграл инспектора Клузо[56][57]. Премьера фильма состоялась 10 февраля 2006 года и в первую неделю проката было продано билетов на сумму $21,7 миллиона[20]. В качестве саундрека к фильму Ноулз, при участии Slim Thug, записала песню Check on It, которая вошла в топ-10 в Billboard Hot 100[56]. В конце 2005 года Ноулз снова приостановила работу над своим вторым альбомом после получения роли в фильме «Девушки мечты», который был адаптацией одноимённого бродвейского мюзикла 1981 года о группе 1960-х годов The Supremes. В фильме она сыграла героиню Дину Джонс, прототипом которой была Дайана Росс[56][58]. Фильм вышел в прокат в 2006 году, в нём также снялись такие звёзды, как Джейми Фокс, Эдди Мерфи и Дженнифер Хадсон. Ноулз записала несколько песен для саундтрека фильма, в том числе Listen[59]. За этот фильм 14 декабря 2006 года Ноулз была номинирована на два «Золотых глобуса» в категориях «Лучшая женская роль (комедия или мюзикл)» и «Лучшая песня» за Listen[60].
2006—2007: B’Day
Ноулз поет «Listen», которая была инспирирована ролью в фильме Dreamgirls
Вдохновлённая ролью в «Девушках мечты», Ноулз продолжила работу над вторым альбомом без какого-либо определенного плана, сказав в интервью MTV News: «Когда закончились съемки у меня было столько не выраженных мыслей, так много эмоций, так много идей»[61]. Ноулз работала над вторым альбомом в студии Sony Music Studios в Нью-Йорке, ей помогали Рич Харрисон, Родни Джеркинс и Шон Гарретт. Она была соавтором и сопродюсером практически всех песен альбома, которые были написаны за 3 недели[62]. Мировой релиз альбома B’Day состоялся 4 сентября, а в США — 5 сентября 2006 года, что совпало с празднованием её 25-летия. Альбом занял первую строку в Billboard 200, с продажей более 541 000 копий на первой неделе, что стало рекордом для Ноулз как сольной певицы[63]. По данным RIAA альбом стал трижды платиновым в США[41]. Песня Déjà Vu, записанная при участии Jay-Z, стала хитом. Сингл Irreplaceable возглавил чарты пяти стран и вошёл в топ-5 в США, Канаде и Нидерландах. Irreplaceable держался на верхушке Billboard Hot 100 10 недель подряд, что является рекордом для синглов Ноулз до сегодняшнего дня[64]. Хотя альбом имел коммерческий успех, его подвергли критике за относительно быстрое написание[65][66][67].
3 апреля 2007 вышло новое, подарочное, издание B’Day[68], в которое вошли пять новых треков и испаноязычные версии Irreplaceable и Listen[69]. Вместе с B’Day Anthology было выпущено 10 музыкальных видеоклипов[69][70]. В поддержку альбома Ноулз отправилась в длинный концертный тур The Beyoncé Experience, посетив более 90 городов по всему миру, после которого был выпущен концертный DVD The Beyoncé Experience Live![71]. В 2007 году за B’Day Ноулз получила Grammy Awards в категории «Лучший R&B альбом»[72]. Ноулз вошла в историю 35-й церемонии награждения премии American Music Award как первая женщина, выигравшая награду в номинации International Artist Award[51].
2008—2009: I Am… Sasha Fierce
18 ноября 2008 года вышел третий альбом Ноулз I Am… Sasha Fierce[73]. Ноулз сказала, что имя Sasha Fierce — это имя её двойника на сцене[74]. Альбом предшествовал релизу двух синглов If I Were a Boy и Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)[75][76]. Пока If I Were a Boy был на верхушке многочисленных чартов по всему миру, в США Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) возглавил чарт Billboard Hot 100, продержавшись на первом месте 4 недели подряд, став для Ноулз пятым хитом номер один в США.
Ноулз снялась в роли блюзовой певицы Этты Джеймс в музыкальном фильме-биографии «Кадиллак Рекордс»[77]. За игру в фильме она получила похвалу от критиков[78]. Песня Once in a Lifetime, созданная в сотрудничестве со Скоттом Макфарноном, была номинирована на «Грэмми» и «Золотой Глобус». Ноулз также снялась в главных ролях в паре с Эли Лартер и Идрис Эльбой в триллере «Одержимость», который начали снимать в мае 2008 года. Фильм имел коммерческий успех, он вышел в прокат в США 24 апреля 2009 года и заработал $11,1 миллионов в первый день релиза[79] и закончил уик-энд с продажами в $28,6 миллионов[79].
Песня Halo заняла пятое место в Billboard Hot 100, став для Ноулз двенадцатым синглом в сольной карьере, вошедшим в топ-10 Hot 100. Это сделало Ноулз певицей с самым большим количеством синглов, вошедших в топ-10 в Billboard Hot 100 в этом десятилетии[80][81]. Её песни также суммарно занимали первую строку Billboard Hot 100 на протяжении 36 недель, наибольшее количество хитов вошло в топ-5 и 14 хитов вошли в топ-10[80][81], 19 хитов входили в топ-40, что также стало рекордом[82].
Бейонсе поёт песню At Last на Neighborhood Ball, 2009.
В 2009 году Ноулз выиграла награду NAACP Image Awards в номинации «Выдающаяся исполнительница»[83]. Она также выиграла награду Teen Choice Awards в номинации «Лучшая R&B исполнительница». 18 января 2009 года Ноулз выступила на Lincoln Memorial фестивале в честь инаугурации 44-го президента США Барака Обамы. Ноулз также спела кавер-версию самой известной песни классического R&B Этты Джеймс At Last, когда Обама и его жена Мишель впервые танцевали как Президент и Первая Леди Америки 20 января 2009 года на Neighborhood Inaugural Ball.
В поддержку альбома Ноулз отправилась в концертный тур I Am… Tour, начавшийся весной 2009 года. Тур закончился четырьмя концертами, проходившими в Steve Wynn’s Encore Resort в Лас-Вегасе с 30 июля по 2 августа 2009 года. Ко 2 августа 2009 года тур Ноулз официально стал самым привлекательным туром благодаря рекордным посещениям и беспрецедентному многоэтапному путешествию. Журналист из Billboard Боб Аллен подтвердил успех тура, заявив: «Согласно опубликованным доходам, достигшим $36 миллионов со времени начала тура, её шоу попало в топ-15 самых прибыльных шоу года»[84].
Клип на песню Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) выиграл в 2009 году премию BET Awards в номинации «Видео года». Вдобавок он был номинирован в девяти категориях на награду MTV Video Music Awards, и в конечном итоге победил в трёх категориях, в том числе «Видео года», хотя проиграл в категории «Лучшее женское видео» песне You Belong with Me Тейлор Свифт, приведшее к спору на церемонии[85][86][87]. В октябре 2009 года Ноулз получила награду «Женщина года» от журнала Billboard[88]. В ноябре 2009 года Ноулз была объявлена победительницей британского соревнования на 4Music «Самые великие поп-звёзды мира». За неё проголосовало более 100 000 человек[89].
2010: Рекорд Грэмми и перерыв в музыкальной карьере
Ноулз выступает на арене O2 в Лондоне
Ноулз участвовала в акции «Надежда для Гаити: Глобальная поддержка для восстановления после землетрясения». Она выступила в Лондоне вместе с Jay-Z, Рианной, Боно из U2 и The Edge, исполнив акустическую версию песни Halo[90]. На 52-й церемонии награждения Grammy Awards Ноулз была номинирована в 10 категориях, включая «Альбом года» за I Am… Sasha Fierce, «Запись года» за Halo, «Песня года» за Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), «Лучшая R&B песня» за At Last и «Лучшая песня, написанная для художественного фильма, телевидения или другого СМИ» за Once in a Lifetime[91], что сравняло её с Лорин Хилл по количеству номинаций на «Грэмми» в одном году[92]. В итоге, 31 января 2010 года она установила рекорд как певица, выигравшая самое большое количество наград «Грэмми» за один раз, победив в шести категориях[93]: «Песня года», «Лучшая R&B песню» и «Лучшее женское R&B вокальное исполнение» за Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), «Лучшее женское поп вокальное исполнение» за Halo, «Лучший R&B альбом» за I Am… Sasha Fierce и «Лучшее R&B вокальное исполнение» за At Last[94].
Последние две недели тура I Am… Tour прошли в феврале 2010 года в Южной Америке и на Карибах[95]. В марте 2010 года сингл Леди Гага и Ноулз Telephone поднялся на верхушку чарта Pop Songs, став шестым хитом номер один в чартах как для Ноулз, так и для Леди Гага. Вследствие этого, каждая из них побила рекорд Мэрайи Кэри по числу первых мест со времён основания радиочарта в 1992 году[96]. Он также стал её седьмым хитом в чарте UK Singles Chart (как солистки или при её участии).
Ранее в этом году Бейонсе́ заявила в интервью с «USA Today», что она возьмёт перерыв в записи новых альбомов в 2010 году: «Определенно пришло время взять перерыв, чтобы подзарядить мои батарейки. Я хочу отдохнуть 6 месяцев и не ходить в студию. Мне нужно жить жизнью, снова вдохновиться». Ноулз также заявила, что она хочет ходить в рестораны, кино, учиться, посещать бродвейские шоу, а также в её планах уделять больше времени племяннику Даниэлю (сыну её сестры Соланж Ноулз)[97][98][99][100][101].
Во время перерыва, в феврале 2010 года, Бейонсе́ дала интервью журналу Allure, где призналась, что «Саша Фирс скончалась. Я убила её». Она также сказала, что и сама вполне может угодить всем без использования псевдонима. Потом она объяснила: «Мне больше не нужна Саша Фирс, потому что я выросла и теперь способна стать единым целым»[102]. В 2010 году Ноулз вместе с Леди Гагой выиграли BET Awards в категории «Видео года» за клип Video Phone.
2011: 4
После окончания тура I Am… Tour на Trent FM Arena в Ноттингеме, Ноулз объявила о планах выпустить новый альбом в 2010 году[103][104][105][106]. Она сказала: «Это моё последнее шоу в этом туре в Великобритании, так что, надеюсь, я увижу вас всех через год с новым альбомом»[107]. Над четвёртым альбомом Ноулз будет работать продюсер Джим Джонсин[108]. Продюсер Родни «Darkchild» Джеркинс подтвердил новости в своем твиттере, сказав, что он работает над несколькими треками для альбома Ноулз[107]. The-Dream также заявил в интервью, что он работает над новым альбомом певицы[109][110]. Четвёртый студийный альбом Бейонсе Ноулз вышел в свет 24 июня 2011 года под названием «4».
20 ноября 2011 года Бейонсе лично анонсировала выход нового DVD под названием Live на Roseland: The Elements of 4, который включает в себя кадры из личной жизни звезды.[111]
2012
В середине февраля 2012 года стало известно о том, что Ноулз планирует поработать над материалом сразу для двух новых альбомов[112].
В апреле 2012 года Бейонсе возглавила список самых красивых женщин планеты по версии журнала People[113].
25 мая 2012 года вернулась на сцену после декретного отпуска.
Музыкальный стиль и имидж
Музыка и голос
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Наряду с R&B, Ноулз экспериментирует с различными стилями в своей музыке. Daily Mail назвала голос Ноулз «многогранным», способным к изысканиям пауэр-баллад, соула, рока, оперных звуков и хип-хопа.[114] |
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Знаменитое использование мелизматики, как и других вокальных украшений, Ноулз заслужило как похвал, так и критики со стороны фанатов и музыкальных критиков. [115][116] |
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Голос Ноулз характеризуется как меццо-сопрано с диапазоном более 3 октав.[117][неавторитетный источник?] Бейонсе всегда отождествлялась с «сердцем» группы Destiny’s Child.[118] Джон Пэрелес из The New York Times утверждает, что её голос характеризует группу: «бархатистый, но все же резкий, с непрерывным дрожанием и подходящий для пения соула».[119] Другие критики хвалят её вокальный диапазон и силу голоса. В обзоре её второго альбома B’Day, Джоди Розен из Entertainment Weekly написала: «Бейонсе́ Ноулз — это штормовая система в обличии певицы. На её втором сольном альбоме B’Day песни предстают в огромных порывах ритма и эмоций, с голосом Бейонсе, колеблющимся через звонкие удары; вам пришлось бы все обыскать — возможно даже в зале Metropolitan Opera — чтобы найти вокалистку, которая пела бы с большей силой…Никто — ни R. Kelly, ни Ашер, не говоря уже о её конкурирующих поп-дивах— не могут сравниться с талантом Бейонсе́ в её умении петь в хип-хоп ритме».[120]
Крис Ричардс из Washington Post пишет: «Даже когда она не старается, она возвышается над своими подражателями. Все дело в её голосе — сверхчеловеческий инструмент, способный подчеркнуть любой ритм с трепещущим шепотом или полным воплем дивы. Любимая, презираемая, чувственная, враждебная — Бейонсе́ поет со всех точек зрения с непререкаемой виртуозностью».[121] Журнал Cove поместил Ноулз седьмой в списке «100 Выдающихся поп-вокалистов», дав 48 из 50 очков, основанных на нескольких критериях — начиная от возможностей голоса до его гармоничности.[122][123] Ноулз часто критикуют за излишки в пении. Знаменитая хозяйка мелизмы, её часто сравнивают с такими певцами, как Мэрайя Кэри, вокальные изящества которой часто отвлекают от самой мелодии песни.[115] Eye Weekly пишет: «Несомненно, Бейонсе́ — одна из лучших певиц в поп-музыке, возможно, одна из лучших живущих ныне… [Однако] столь же разумно, как и её пение может быть, эффект в итоге все равно похож на удар в голову кулаком в вельветовой перчатке».[124]
Музыка Ноулз большей частью в стиле R&B, но она также включает поп, фанк, хип-хоп и соул в свою работу. Несмотря на то, что она почти исключительно выпускает песни на английском, певица записала несколько композиций на испанском для переиздания альбома B’Day. Destiny’s Child уже записывали испаноязычную песню и получили одобрительные реакции от своих латинских фанатов. Ноулз учила испанский в школе в детстве, но знает лишь несколько слов. До записи испаноязычных песен для переиздания B’Day, она тренировалась испанской фонетике у американского рекорд-продюсера Руди Переза.[70]
Написание и продюсирование песен
Со времен Destiny’s Child, Ноулз мастерски строит свою карьеру.[25] Ей довелось быть соавтором многих песен группы, а также собственных сольных работ. Известна тем, что написала сама лично энергичные и феминистические композиции, она заявила, что присутствие Jay-Z в её жизни изменило несколько её мыслей об отношениях мужчин и женщин между собой.[125] Некоторые её песни автобиографичны, которые, по её признанию, взяты как из личного опыта, так и друзей.[126]
Ноулз также была сопродюсером большинства записей, в которых она была вовлечена, особенно во время сольных работ. Однако, она не ассоциирует себя с ритмом, но, как правило, предлагает мелодии и идеи во время создания, делясь ими с продюсерами.[127] Ноулз известна также по написанию песен во время раскрутки Destiny’s Child в 1990-х и с начала по середину 2000-х гг. Она выиграла награду «Автор Года» в номинации «Поп-песня» на 2001 American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Pop Music Awards, став первой афроамериканкой и второй женщиной-автором за всю историю премии получившей награду.[16][126] Ноулз была соавтором «Irreplaceable», «Grillz», «Soldier» и «Check on It» за один год, единственная женщина достигшая таких высот со времен Кэрол Кинг в 1971 и Мэрайи Кэри в 1991. Если считать её написание песен, то на наравне с Дайан Уоррен она на третьем месте с 9 синглами номер один.[128]
Сцена
В 2006 Ноулз представила свою туровую группу Suga Mama, которая состоит из басистки, 2-х барабанщиц, перкуссионистки, гитаристки, клавишниц и духовой секции (труба, сакс-альт, сакс-тенор).[129] Они дебютировали на 2006 BET Awards и снова появились в клипе «Irreplaceable» и «Green Light».[70] Группа поддерживает Ноулз на живых выступлениях и её мировом концертном туре 2007 The Beyoncé Experience и на 2009 I Am… Tour.
В статье под названием «Born to Entertain», Ноулз, параллельно с классическим и современными эстрадниками, получила похвалу за выступление на сцене.[130] В обзоре её 2009 I Am… Tour, Элис Джонс из The Independent написала: «Смотря за тем, как поет Бейонсе́ и расхаживает, можно почувствовать благоговение в лучшем случае, и в худшем — отчуждение. Она исполняет роль эстрадницы серьёзно, даже слишком хорошо».[131] The New York Times пишет: «в её страстном желании развлекать есть захватывающее дух изящества».[132] Рене Мишель Харрис из South Florida Times пишет о том, что Ноулз: «владеет сценой в свойственной ей напыщенности и яркости, и полностью раскрывает сильный вокал, не пропустив ни одной ноты, часто исполняет энергичные совершенные танцевальные движения…никто, ни Бритни, ни Сиара и не Рианна не могут предложить то, что у неё есть — полный комплект вокальных данных, движений и внешнего вида».[133] Daily Mail пишет: «многие индустриальные эксперты сравнивали Бейонсе́ со следующим Майклом Джексоном. Хотя и слишком рано для таких сравнений, она определенно доказала, что она — одна из самых волнующих и талантливых исполнительниц, а может даже и войдет в историю.[134]
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Обозреватели также похвалили её выступления. В обзоре одного из её выступлений, Джим Фарбер из The Daily News написал: „Бейонсе́ подчеркивает пением стальную силу. Когда играет валторна, она парит над мелодией с атлетической простотой. То, как Бейонсе́ использовала свое тело усилило чувство триумфа. С её прической, как у Медузы Горгоны, бесконечно вращающимся тазом и ногами настолько длинными, что Тина Тернер может гордиться, внешний вид Бейонсе́ выделяет её пение как восклицательный знак“.[135] Стефани Классен из Star Phoenix признала, что „Бейонсе́ — необычная исполнительница… 27-летняя заводила возвысилась над всеми ухищрениями, справляясь с шоу, как сексуальная внеземная господствующая принцесса“. Ничего кроме космического происхождения не может объяснить такой голос….[Бейонсе́] могла бы выступать лучше, чем другие поп-звезды сегодня»[136] Newsday пишет: «она подтверждает, что крутая хореография и сильные вокальные данные не обязательно должны быть одновременно эксклюзивными….Не важно, есть ли здесь фонограмма».[137]
Ноулз также критиковали за двусмысленную хореографию. Её выступление на могиле бывшего американского президента Улисса Гранта 4 июля 2003 было названо как похотливое; у потомков Гранта были смешанные реакции по этому поводу.[138]
Имидж
Согласно ей: «Мне нравится сексуально одеваться и держаться, как леди», — но она сказала, что то, как она одевается на сцене — это «абсолютно только для сцены».[139] Как и те, кто любят моду, Ноулз сочетает артистические элементы с клипами и выступлениями. Согласно итальянскому дизайнеру Роберто Кавалли, она использует разные стили и пытается гармонизировать их с музыкой во время выступления.[140] В B’Day Anthology есть много короткометражек, связанных с модой, показывающих от классических до современных стилей гардероба.[141] Журнал People признал Ноулз самой стильной знаменитостью в 2007.[142] Мать Ноулз написала в опубликованной книге 2002 года под названием Destiny’s Style: Секреты Сексуальной Моды, Красоты и Стиля Жизни от Destiny’s Child, о значении моды, повлиявшей на успех Destiny’s Child.[143]
Как самые обсуждаемые журналистами чёрные знаменитости в США, Ноулз часто получала критику, по мнению некоторых, из-за расизма и дискриминации.[144] Туре из Rolling Stone заявил, что с релиза Dangerously in Love, «[Бейонсе́] стала переходным символом секса а-ля Хэлли Берри …»[145] В 2007 Ноулз появилась на обложке Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, первая немодель и неатлетичная женщина, позировавшая в издании и вторая афроамериканская модель после Тайры Бэнкс.[146]
24 апреля 2009 Ноулз появилась на шоу Larry King Live, где она сделала политический образ и говорила обо всем: от пения на инаугурации президента Барака Обамы до расизма, с которым она столкнулась, будучи афроамериканкой. Она сказала, что Мишель Обама «такая шикарная», и даже заявила, что пение для первого танца Обамы стало запоминающимся моментом её карьеры.[147]
Влияние и наследие
Ноулз выступает во время тура I Am… Tour
Ноулз отнесли к различным артистам, которые повлияли на музыкальный стиль. Она выросла, слушая песни Аниты Бейкер и Лютера Вэндросса, с последним из которых она, в конце концов, сотрудничала, но часто называла поп-музыкального героя Майкла Джексона и поп-икону Мадонну причиной, по которой она делает музыку,[148] и она заявила, что Майкл Джексон — герой.[149] Она была обращена в джазовую музыку Рэйчелл Феррелл, после исполнения её песен во время уроков пения.[150] Ноулз упомянула влияние таких артистов как Тина Тернер, Принс, Арета Франклин, Уитни Хьюстон, Джанет Джексон, Селена, Мэри Джей Блайдж, Дайана Росс, Донна Саммер, Мэрайя Кэри и колумбийская певица Шакира.[151] Она также заявила, что одна из её любимых артисток Sade.[152]
На Ноулз также повлияли современные артисты. Поп-певицу Рианну сравнивали с ней, когда журналистка из The Guardian Амина Тэйлор назвала её «бэйджанской Бейонсе́».[153] В добавок, первый сингл победительницы American Idol Джордин Спаркс, «Tattoo» и дебютный альбом назвали очень «Бейонсовским»;[154] некоторые критики сказали, что «Tattoo», возможно, «вопиющий плагиат» хита сингла Ноулз «Irreplaceable».[155] Стивен Томас Эрлвин из Allmusic обнаружил, что песни Кэтрин Макфи на её одноименном альбоме были сделаны под влиянием музыки Бейонсе́.[156] Роулэнд была вдохновлена голосом Ноулз во время записи прежнего второго альбома Ms. Kelly.[157] Майли Сайрус сказала журналу America’s Seventeen: «Я хочу быть как Бейонсе́. Она просто величайшая женщина. Вы смотрите на неё и не задумываетесь, а я интересуюсь, какая у неё личная жизнь. Ты смотришь на неё и понимаешь: Это девушка на сцене — суперзвезда. Тебе больше ничего не важно; ты думаешь только о музыке. Так что я буду надеяться, что я буду такой в будущем».[158] Кроме того, Шерил Коул сказала Hello Magazine, что она думает, что Бейонсе́ — «это то, к чему должна стремиться каждая женщина».[159] Ноулз поставили рядом с Барбарой Стрейзанд из-за того, что получила 39 номинаций на Grammy Award, что больше, чем у любой другой артистки за все времена. В 2004 она стала одной из пяти женщин, выигравших 5 Grammy Awards за одну ночь, пока не побила свой собственный рекорд в 2010, выиграв 6 Grammy за одну ночь, — это рекорд для артистки.
Ноулз стала первой женщиной, которой дали награду «Международная Артистка» на American Music Awards. В 2008 году на World Music Awards, Ноулз была удостоена почётной награды за «За выдающийся вклад в искусство»[160][161]. Ноулз была главной солисткой самой продаваемой группы за все времена Destiny’s Child.[162] Её дебютный альбом был внесен в список «200 Решающих Альбомов в Истории Музыки» по данным Зал славы рок-н-ролла. Она была одна из нескольких артисток своего поколения, которую упомянули в этом списке.[163] У Ноулз есть несколько восковых фигур, включая в Восковом Музее Мадам Тюссо.[164] Мо’Ник проводила 2003, 2004 и 2007 BET Awards и была явно вдохновлена Ноулз, решив открыть 2004 церемонию песней «Crazy in Love» Бейонсе́. Исполнительница повторила этот стиль на 2007 церемонии исполнив «Deja Vu». В декабре 2010 Ноулз поместили в журнал Billboard как самую успешную артистку декады 2000-х гг.[165] её также поставили рядом с её коллегой поп-звездой Рианной из-за самого большого количества синглов номер один в США в течение декады 2000-х.[166] Ноулз по данным RIAA стала также самой сертифицируемой артисткой декады.[167]
«Single Ladies» заработал широкомасштабную популярность,[168] критики сравнивали его с «Respect» Ареты Франклин или с «I Will Survive» Глории Гейнор. Многие выкладывали свои собственные клипы на YouTube, пытаясь повторить хореографию как в клипе.[169]
Другой бизнес
House of Deréon
Ноулз и её мать представили House of Deréon, готовую современную женскую модную линию в 2005. Концепция состоит во вдохновении трех поколений женщин в их семье с фамилией Дереон, отдавая честь бабушки Ноулз Агнес Дереон, которая работала швеей.[170][171] Согласно Тине Ноулз, общий стиль линии лучше всего отражается во вкусе и стиле Ноулз.[172] Запущенная в 2006, вещи House of Deréon публично можно было увидеть во время шоу группы и тура Destiny Fulfilled.[171][173][174] Магазины, которые расположены по всей США и Канаде, продают спорттовары, деним с мехом, верхнюю одежду и аксессуары, включая дамские сумочки.[171] Ноулз также объединилась с House of Brands, местной обувной компанией, чтобы производить линию обуви для House of Deréon.[175] В 2004 Ноулз и её мать основали их семейную компанию Beyond Productions, которая обеспечивает лицензию и бренд-менеджмент для House of Deréon.[176] В начале 2008 они запустили Beyoncé Fashion Diva, мобильную он-лайн игру, при участии House of Deréon.[176]
Организация по защите прав животных Люди за этичное обращение с животными (PETA) критиковала Ноулз за ношение и использование меха в её линии одежды.[16] Организация послала письма протеста и противостояла знаменитости на званом вечере в этой теме. Ноулз так ничего и не ответила.[177]
Ноулз работала с магазином одежды C&A, чтобы выпустить линию одежды Deréon[178].
Продукция и поддержка
Ноулз подписала контракт с Pepsi в 2002 для рекламы,[179] который включил появление в ТВ-рекламах, а также на радио и интернет рекламах. Она была включена в компанию как индоссант, чтобы помочь улучшить демографическую позицию.[180] В ТВ-рекламе Pepsi в 2004 году на тему «Гладиаторов» снялись Ноулз и певцы Бритни Спирс, Pink и Энрике Иглесиас,[181] а в следующем году Дженнифер Лопес и Дэвид Бекхэм под названием «Самурай».[182]
В область рекламных контрактов и продукции Ноулз включены продукция для красоты и парфюмерия. Ноулз работала с L’Oréal с 18 лет.[183] Она выпустила духи «True Star» от Tommy Hilfiger в 2004. Ноулз спела кавер-версию «Wishing on a Star» для рекламы True Star, за которую она заработала $250,000.[184] Она также выпустила «True Star Gold» от Хильфигера в 2005 и «Diamonds» от Emporio Armani 2007.[185] Журнал Forbes сообщил, что Ноулз заработала $80 миллионов между июнем 2007 и июнем 2008, учитывая альбом, тур, дизайнерский бизнес и рекламу. Это сделало её второй самой оплачиваемой музыкальной персоной за это промежуток времени.[186] В 2009 Форбс зачислил Ноулз четвёртой в своем списке «100 Самых Могущественных и Влиятельных Знаменитостей в Мире», третьей в списке «музыканты с самым большим доходом» и первой в списке «Самые Оплачиваемые Знаменитости до 30 лет» с заработком в $87 миллионов между 2008 и 2009 гг.[187] Форбс снова поместил Ноулз на четвертую строку в список «Список Самых Могущественных Знаменитостей 2010 года» с доходом в $86 миллионов, благодаря 93—дневному мировому туру, работы с Nintendo и L’Oreal, и её дизайнерской линии House of Dereon. Ноулз также зачислили на второе место в списке «100 Самых Могущественных и Влиятельных Знаменитостей в Мире».[188] В 2010 Ноулз выпустила первые духи «Heat».[189] Как часть рекламной кампании парфюма, Ноулз перезаписала кавер-версию «Fever» для рекламы «Heat». Ноулз впервые записала «Fever» для её фильма 2003 года «Борьба с искушениями».
Индустриальные эксперты оценили, что парфюм мог сделать $100 миллионов в глобальных продажах за первый год выпуска. Ноулз объяснила идею создания парфюма: «Многие мои выступления были с огнем, поэтому мы придумали „Heat“ (рус. Жара). Также красный — это один из моих любимых цветов, как и золотой. Все, от дизайна флакона до названия и идей рекламы — это я!».[190] Ноулз также поведала о духах: «Для меня духи отражают привлекательность женщины и уникальное чувство стиля, хотя я и люблю разные ароматы, я не могла найти тот парфюм, который бы реально выделял меня как женщину. Работая с Coty, я могла воплотить свои идеальные духи в реальность созданием соблазнительного и утонченного аромата; один из таких отражается в моей душевной силе».[191]
Линия Одежды «Sasha Fierce»
1 июля 2009 Бейонсе́ Ноулз и её мать-дизайнер Тина Ноулз выпустили линию одежды «назад в школу» вдохновленные костюмами с тура для альбома. Комплект одежды был создан Тьери Маглер.[192] Коллекция также состояла из спорттоваров, верхней одежды, дамских сумочек, обуви, очков, нижнего белья и украшения, включая металлическую перчатку Саши Фирс и веер в форме денег. Серия комплектов предназначена, чтобы уловить индивидуальность сценического образа поп-звезды. Облик гламурный, привлекающий внимание и усеян огромным количеством металлических украшений, включая боди и большое количество леггинсов. «Линия реально выделяет различные стороны моей личности, которые я с благодарностью могу выразить. Линия „Sasha Fierce“ для уверенной, чувственной и храброй стороны женщины», — объясняет Бейонсе́.[193] По существу, это для молодых женщин, которые хотели бы сделать следующее модное заявление: «Я такая, как Саша Фирс…»[194][195]
Филантропия
Ноулз была открыта для проблем социума с юных лет, так как её отец иногда брал её в сообщество, включая афроамериканское.[17] Ноулз и коллега по группе Destiny’s Child, с семьей основали «Survivor Foundation», благотворительную организацию, чтобы снабдить временным жильем пострадавшим от урагана «Катрина» в 2005 году и штормовой эвакуации в Хьюстоне, Техас.[16] «Survivor Foundation» расширил филантропическую миссию Центра Ноулз-Роулэнд для Молодежи многоцелевыми общинами, превышающими услуги в центре Хьюстона.[16] Ноулз пожертвовала $100,000 для Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund, который помогает жертвам Урагана Айк в Хьстоне. Она организовала фонд для увеличения помощи пострадавших от Урагана Айк через «Survivor Foundation».[196]
В 2005 музыкальный продюсер Дэвид Фостер, его дочь Эми Фостер-Джиллис и Ноулз написали песню «Stand Up for Love», которая послужит гимном World Children’s Day, событие, которое ежегодно проходит 20 ноября, чтобы увеличить осведомленность и фонды для детей по всему миру. Destiny’s Child отдали свои голоса и поддержку как мировые послы для программы 2005 года «World Children’s Day».[16] В 2008 она записала с различными артистами «Just Stand Up!», благотворительный сингл для благотворительной организации Stand Up to Cancer. Помимо Ноулз в песне участвовали Мэрайя Кэри, Леона Льюис, Рианна, Лиэнн Раймс и Мэри Джей Блайдж, среди прочих.
Ноулз поставляла еду во время остановок её тура The Beyoncé Experience в Хьюстоне 14 июля, Атланте 20 июля, Вашингтоне 9 августа, Торонто 15 августа, Чикаго 18 августа и Лос-Анджелесе 2 сентября 2006.[197] 4 октября 2008 Ноулз посетила Miami Children’s Hospital Diamond Ball & Private Concert на American Airlines Arena в Майами, где её включили в «Международный Педиатрический Зал Славы». Семилетний Итан Бортник посвятил и исполнил «Over the Rainbow» Ноулз.[198] После завершения работы над Кадиллак Рекордс, Ноулз пожертвовала всю зарплату Phoenix House, организации реабилитационных центров по всей стране. Ноулз посетила Бруклин, место для съемок роли певицы Этты Джеймс, которая пристрастилась к героину.[199] 5 марта 2010 Ноулз и её мать, Тина Ноулз, открыли Косметологический Центр Бейонсе́ в бруклинском Phoenix House. Программа предлагает семимесячные курсы косметологии дл мужчин и женщин. L’Oréal пожертвовал всю продукцию для её использования в нём, и Ноулз совместно с её матерью, каждый год жертвуют $100,000.[200] И совсем недавно Ноулз объединилась с проектом помощи голодающим «Show Your Helping Hand» и «General Mills Hamburger Helper». Цель — помочь «Feeding America» доставить более чем 3.5 миллиона еды в местные продовольственные фонды. Ноулз подбадривает своих фанатов приносить непортящиеся продукты питания на концертных остановках в Америке.[201]
Бейонсе́ была названа официальным лицом ограниченного выпуска маек «Fashion For Haiti» от Консульства Дизайнеров Америки. На майке можно прочитать: «To Haiti With Love» (рус. К Гаити С Любовью), она была создана Питером Арнеллом, придумавшим майку «Fashion for America», которая поднялась до $2 миллионов после 9/11.[202]
Личная жизнь
Ноулз сделала сюрприз своим появлением в числе добровольцев кандидата в президенты США Барака Обамы на проспекте Систранк в Форт-Лодердейле в последний день первого голосования.
В ноябре 2006 года Ноулз призналась[203], что в 2000 году, во время разногласий в Destiny’s Child, от накала страстей у неё была депрессия: группа подверглась нападкам СМИ, критиков и блогов из-за раскола и разглашения об уходе ЛеТои Лакетт и ЛаТавии Робертсон[204], в результате чего её бросил парень (с которым она встречалась с 12 до 19 лет)[205].
Депрессия была настолько сильной, что продлилась ещё пару лет, пока она не закрылась в своей комнате и не перестала есть. Ноулз заявила, что она не хотела говорить о депрессии потому, что Destiny’s Child только что выиграли «Грэмми» и её никто всерьёз не воспримет[206]. Все эти события заставили её задуматься над собой и над своими друзьями. Описывая свою ситуацию она сказала: «Теперь, когда я поняла, что стала известной, я боялась, что не найду никого, кто бы любил меня просто как человека. Я боялась заводить друзей»[205] Она вспомнила о своей маме, Тине Ноулз, которая помогла ей выйти из депрессии: «Почему ты думаешь, что тебя никто не полюбит? Разве ты не знаешь, какая ты умная, милая и красивая?»[205].
В 2002 году Ноулз начала встречаться с рэпером Jay-Z, с которым она сотрудничала несколько раз. Слухи начали крутиться вокруг них после того, как Ноулз спела дуэтом в ’03 Bonnie & Clyde[20]. Несмотря на настойчивые слухи об их отношениях, они никак на них не реагировали[207][208]. В 2005 году начали распространяться слухи о свадьбе пары. Ноулз прекратила обсуждение, заявив, что она и Jay-Z даже не помолвлены[125]. Когда в сентябре 2007 года снова была поднята эта тема, Jay-Z ответил: «Однажды в ближайшем будущем — давайте говорить так» (англ. One day soon — let’s leave it at that)[209]. Лора Шреффлер, журналист журнала OK! сказала: «Они крайне непубличные люди»[210].
4 апреля 2008 года Ноулз и Jay-Z поженились в Нью-Йорке. Это стало известно общественности 22 апреля 2008 года[211]. Ноулз не носила на публике своё обручальное кольцо до концерта на Fashion Rocks 5 сентября 2008 года в Нью-Йорке[212]. Ноулз окончательно призналась о своей свадьбе в видеофильме на вечеринке в поддержку альбома I Am… Sasha Fierce в манхэттенском Sony Club[213].
60-минутный фильм вышел в 2010 году, в нём рассказывалось о том, чем она занималась дома, будучи ребёнком, и как она молится перед каждым выступлением[214].
29 августа 2011 года на церемонии MTV Video Music Awards Бейонсе заявила о своей беременности[215]. 7 января 2012 года в Нью-Йорке певица, в целях конспирации зарегистрировавшись в клинике под именем Ингрид Джексон[216], родила дочку Блю Айви Картер[217].
Дискография
- Студийные альбомы
- 2003: Dangerously in Love
- 2006: B’Day
- 2008: I Am… Sasha Fierce
- 2011: 4
Туры
Награды и номинации
В 2011 году была удостоена почётной премии журнала Billboard — «Артист тысячелетия»[218].
Фильмография
См. также: Видеография Бейонсе́ Ноулз
| Год | Фильм | Роль | Примечания |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Кармен: Хип-хопера | Кармен | Главная роль, ТВ-фильм |
| 2002 | Остин Пауэрс: Голдмембер | Фокси Клеопатра | Второстепенная роль |
| 2003 | Борьба с искушениями | Лилли | Главная роль |
| 2004 | Уход в чёрное | Саму себя | Документальный фильм Jay-Z |
| 2006 | Розовая пантера | Занья | Второстепенная роль |
| Девушки мечты | Дина Джонс | Главная роль | |
| 2007 | Моя Ночь на Грэмми | Саму себя | ТВ-фильм |
| 2008 | Кадиллак Рекордс | Этта Джеймс | Второстепенная роль |
| 2009 | Одержимость | Шерон Чарльз | Главная роль |
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! | Шайн (голос) | «Wubbzy’s Big Makeover/The Big Wuzzlewood» (2 сезон, 22 эпизод) «Wubb Girlz Rule!/Wuzzleburg Idol» (2 сезон, 19 эпизод) «Bye Bye Wuzzleburg/Wubbzy’s Wacky Journey» (2 сезон, 20 эпизод) «Lights, Camera, Wubbzy!/A Wubbstar Is Born» (2 сезон, 23 эпизод) |
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| Бейонсе́: Жизнь за стеклом | Саму себя | Одночасовое интервью с 4Music |
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- Официальный сайт BeyonceOnline.com (англ.)
- Русскоязычный сайт BeyonceOnline.ru
- Бейонсе (англ.) на сайте Internet Movie Database
- Бейонсе в каталоге ссылок Open Directory Project (dmoz).
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| EP | Irreemplazable · Above and Beyoncé – Video Collection & Dance Mixes |
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