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Beyoncé

Beyoncé at The Lion King premiere in 2019

Born Beyonce Giselle Knowles[a]

September 4, 1981 (age 41)

Houston, Texas, U.S.

 Harmonies by The Hive[1]

Other names
 Queen B[2]

 Third Ward Trill[3]

Occupations  Singer

 songwriter

 dancer

 actress
  producer

 businesswoman

 director

Years active 1997–present

Organizations  Parkwood Entertainment

 Ivy Park

Works  Solo discography[b]

 songs

 videography

 performances
Jay-Z
Spouse
 

(m. 2008)

Children 3, including Blue Ivy

Parents  Mathew Knowles (father)

 Tina Lawson (mother)

Relatives  Solange Knowles (sister)

 Angela Beyincé (cousin)

Awards Full list

Musical career

Genres  R&B

 pop

 hip hop

Instrument(s) Vocals

Labels  Parkwood

 Columbia

 Music World

Member of The Carters

Formerly of Destiny's Child

Website beyonce.com

Signature
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (/biˈɒnseɪ/ ( listen) bee-ON-say;[4] born September 4,
1981)[5] is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Beyoncé is known for her
boundary-pushing artistry and her vocal prowess.[6] Her success has made her a cultural
icon and earned 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 critical 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]

Contents

 1Life and career

o 1.11981–1996: Early life and career beginnings
o 1.21997–2002: Destiny's Child
o 1.32003–2005: Dangerously in Love and Destiny
Fulfilled
o 1.42006–2007: B'Day and Dreamgirls
o 1.52008–2010: I Am... Sasha Fierce
o 1.62011–2013: 4 and Super Bowl XLVII halftime show
o 1.72013–2015: Beyoncé
o 1.82016–2018: Lemonade and Everything Is Love
o 1.92019–2021: Homecoming, The Lion
King and Black Is King
o 1.102022: Renaissance
 2Artistry
o 2.1Voice and musical style
o 2.2Songwriting
o 2.3Influences
o 2.4Music videos and stage
o 2.5Alter ego
 3Public image
 4Personal life
o 4.1Marriage and children
o 4.2Activism
o 4.3Wealth
 5Legacy
o 5.1Influence on other artists
 6Achievements
 7Business and ventures
o 7.1Endorsements and partnerships
o 7.2Fashion lines
o 7.3Philanthropy
 8Discography
 9Filmography
 10Tours and residencies
 11See also
 12Notes
 13References
 14External links

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
Main article: Destiny's Child

Beyoncé (center) at the final line-up of Destiny's Child, performing during their 2005 Destiny Fulfilled... and
Lovin' It concert tour

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 performing "Baby Boy", which spent nine consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot
100 chart[61]

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]
Beyoncé performing during The Beyoncé Experience tour in 2007

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
Beyoncé performing during the I Am... World Tour.

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

Beyoncé performing alongside Bruno Mars at Super Bowl 50 halftime show in February 2016

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]

Beyoncé performing during The Formation World Tour in 2016. The tour grossed $256 million from 49 sold-out
shows.

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

Beyoncé in 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.
  On June 19, 2020, Beyoncé released the nonprofit charity single "Black Parade".
[228]

 On June 23, she followed up the release of its studio version with an a
[229]

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]
Beyoncé's songwriting process is also notorious for combining parts of different tracks,
resulting in alteration of song structures. Sia, who co-wrote "Pretty Hurts", called
Beyoncé "very Frankenstein when she comes to songs";[259] Diana Gordon, who co-wrote
"Don't Hurt Yourself" called her a "scientist of songs";[260] Caroline Polachek who co-
wrote "No Angel", called her a "genius writer and producer for this reason. She's so
good at seeing connections."[261]
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][262] 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.[263] The latter wrote her 9/11-motivated song "I Was Here"
for 4.[264] 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.[265]
Influences
Beyoncé's major influences include Michael Jackson (left) and Tina Turner (right).

Beyoncé names Michael Jackson as her major musical influence.[266] Aged five, Beyoncé

attended her first ever concert where Jackson performed and she claims to have
realized her purpose.[267] 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."[268] 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".[269] She admires Diana Ross as an "all-around entertainer",[270] and Whitney
Houston, who she said "inspired me to get up there and do what she did."[271] Beyoncé
cited Madonna as an influence "not only for her musical style, but also for her business
sense",[272] saying that she wanted to "follow in the footsteps of Madonna and be a
powerhouse and have my own empire."[273] She also credits Mariah Carey's singing and
her song "Vision of Love" as influencing her to begin practicing vocal runs as a child.[274]
[275]
 Her other musical influences include Prince,[276] Shakira,[277] Lauryn Hill,[270] Sade Adu,
[278]
 Donna Summer,[279] Mary J. Blige,[280] Anita Baker, and Toni Braxton.[270]
The feminism and female empowerment themes on Beyoncé's second solo
album B'Day were inspired by her role in Dreamgirls[281] and by singer Josephine Baker.
[282]
 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.
[283]
 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.[284] 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",[285] and has
described Oprah Winfrey as "the definition of inspiration and a strong woman."[270] 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.
[286]
 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".[287][288] Beyoncé also cited Cher as a fashion inspiration.[289]
Music videos and stage

Beyoncé performing during the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards

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.[290] 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.[291] According to Barbara Ellen of The
Guardian Beyoncé is the most in-charge female artist she's seen onstage,[292] while Alice
Jones of The Independent wrote she "takes her role as entertainer so seriously she's
almost too good."[293] The ex-President of Def Jam L.A. Reid has described Beyoncé as
the greatest entertainer alive.[294] Jim Farber of the Daily News and Stephanie Classen
of The StarPhoenix both praised her strong voice and her stage presence.[295]
[296]
 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.[297]
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."[298]
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.[299] However, Beyoncé announced
in May 2012 that she would bring her back for her Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live shows
later that month.[300]

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".[301] Offstage Beyoncé says that while she likes to dress sexily,
her onstage dress "is absolutely for the stage".[302] 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,[303][304] the term popularized by
Destiny's Child's single of the same name. In 2006, it was added to the Oxford English
Dictionary.[305]
In September 2010, Beyoncé made her runway modelling debut at Tom Ford's
Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show.[306] She was named the "World's Most Beautiful
Woman" by People[307] and the "Hottest Female Singer of All Time" by Complex in 2012.
[308]
 In January 2013, GQ placed her on its cover, featuring her atop its "100 Sexiest
Women of the 21st Century" list.[309][310] VH1 listed her at number 1 on its 100 Sexiest
Artists list.[311] Several wax figures of Beyoncé are found at Madame Tussauds Wax
Museums in major cities around the world, including New York,[312] Washington, D.C.,
[313]
 Amsterdam,[314] Bangkok,[315] Hollywood[316] and Sydney.[317]
According to Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, Beyoncé uses different fashion
styles to work with her music while performing.[318] Her mother co-wrote a book,
published in 2002, titled Destiny's Style,[319] an account of how fashion affected the trio's
success.[320] The B'Day Anthology Video Album showed many instances of fashion-
oriented footage, depicting classic to contemporary wardrobe styles.[321] In 2007,
Beyoncé was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, becoming
the second African American woman after Tyra Banks,[322] and People magazine
recognized Beyoncé as the best-dressed celebrity.[323]
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.[324] The BeyHive has been
named one of the most loyal and defensive fan bases and has achieved notoriety for
being fiercely protective of Beyoncé.[325]
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.[326] 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".[327]
Beyoncé's lighter skin color and costuming has drawn criticism from some in the
African-American community.[328] 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.[328] In
2008, L'Oréal was accused of whitening her skin in their Feria hair color
advertisements, responding that "it is categorically untrue",[329][330] 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".[331]
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.[332] Beyoncé responded to the backlash
by releasing tour merchandise that said "Boycott Beyoncé",[333][334][335] 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."[336]

Personal life
Marriage and children

Beyoncé performing on the I Am... World Tour with Jay-Z, whom she married in 2008

Beyoncé started a relationship with Jay-Z after their collaboration on "'03 Bonnie &

Clyde",[337] which appeared on his seventh album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The
Curse (2002).[338] Beyoncé appeared as Jay-Z's girlfriend in the music video for the song,
fueling speculation about their relationship.[339] On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé and Jay-Z
married without publicity.[340] 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.[341] Both have acknowledged difficulty that
arose in their marriage after Jay-Z had an affair.[342][343]
Beyoncé miscarried around 2010 or 2011, describing it as "the saddest thing" she had
ever endured.[344] 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.[345] 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.[346] Her appearance helped that year's MTV
Video Music Awards become the most-watched broadcast in MTV history, pulling in
12.4 million viewers;[347] the announcement was listed in Guinness World Records for
"most tweets per second recorded for a single event" on Twitter,[348] receiving 8,868
tweets per second[349] and "Beyonce pregnant" was the most Googled phrase the week
of August 29, 2011.[350] On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy,
at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.[351]
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.[352] 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.[353]
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.[354] 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,[355] with the post becoming
the second most liked on Instagram, behind her own pregnancy announcement.[356] 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.[357][358]
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.[359] The couple held a fundraiser at Jay-Z's 40/40
Club in Manhattan for President Obama's 2012 presidential campaign[360] which raised
$4 million.[361] In the 2012 presidential election, the singer voted for President Obama.
[362]
 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.[363] 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."[364] She endorsed the bid of Beto
O'Rourke during the 2018 United States Senate election in Texas.[365]

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".[366] 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.[367] The next year she performed live at the MTV Video Awards in
front a giant backdrop reading "Feminist".[368] 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'.[369] bell hooks critiqued Beyoncé,
referring to her as a "terrorist" towards feminism, harmfully impacting her audience of
young girls.[370] 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."[371] 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."[372] Beyoncé responded about her intent by utilizing the
definition of feminist with her platform was to "give clarity to the true meaning" behind it.
[373]
 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."[373] 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.[373]
She has also contributed to the Ban Bossy campaign, which uses TV and social media
to encourage leadership in girls.[374] Following Beyoncé's public identification as a
feminist, the sexualized nature of her performances and the fact that she championed
her marriage was questioned.[375]
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[376] designed to influence the federal government into rethinking
its gun control laws, following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[377] Beyoncé
publicly endorsed same-sex marriage on March 26, 2013, after the Supreme
Court debate on California's Proposition 8.[378] 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.[379] 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.[380] 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".[381] 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".[382]
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.[383]
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".[384]
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.[385][386] It placed her fourth on the Celebrity 100 list in
2009[387] and ninth on the "Most Powerful Women in the World" list in 2010.[388] 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.[389][390] 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.[391] 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.[392] For the years 2009 to 2011, Beyoncé earned an average of
$70 million per year, and earned $40 million in 2012.[393] 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.[394] That year, Beyoncé was published as the fourth most-
powerful celebrity in the Forbes rankings.[395]
MTV estimated that by the end of 2014, Beyoncé would become the highest-paid Black
musician in history;[396] this became the case in April 2014.[397] 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.[398] 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.[399] 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.[400][401] As
a couple, Beyoncé and Jay-Z have a combined net worth of $1.16 billion.[402] In July
2017, Billboard announced that Beyoncé was the highest paid musician of 2016, with an
estimated total of $62.1 million.[403]

Legacy
See also: Destiny's Child §  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."[404] 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."[405] She topped NPR list of the "21st Century's Most Influential Women Musicians".
[6]
 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."[406] The
Observer named her Artist of the Decade (2000s) in 2009.[407]
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."[408] 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".[409] In 2018, Rolling Stone included her on its Millennial 100 list.[410]
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.[411] 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.[412][413] 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.[414] 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.[415] 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."[416]
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.[417] 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".[418] 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".[419] 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.[420] 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".[421]
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.[422]
[423]
 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.[424] 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.[425]
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.[426] 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.[427]
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."[428] 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."[429] Lizzo was
also first inspired by Beyoncé to start singing after watching her perform at a Destiny's
Child concert.[430] Lizzo also taught herself to sing by copying Beyoncé's B'Day (2006).
[431]
 Similarly, Ariana Grande said she learned to sing by mimicking Beyoncé.
[432]
 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."[433] 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."[434][435] Other artists to cite
influence from Beyoncé include Britney Spears,[436][437] Little Mix,[438] Sam Smith,[439] Nicki
Minaj,[440] Cardi B,[441] Anitta,[442] Ava Max,[443] Tini Stoessel,[444] Christina Aguilera,[445] Dami
Im[446] Azealia Banks,[447] Doja Cat,[448] Kendrick Lamar,[449] Kesha,[450] Megan Thee Stallion,
[451]
 Normani,[452] Camila Cabello,[453] Dua Lipa,[454] Jazmine Sullivan,[455] Rosalía,[456] SZA,
[457]
 Tinashe,[458] Zara Larsson,[459] Addison Rae,[460] Alexandra Burke,[461] Alexis Jordan,
[462]
 Amber Riley,[463] Bebe Rexha,[464] Brandy,[465] Bridgit Mendler,[466] Chris Martin,[467] Ciara,
[468]
 Demi Lovato,[469] Ellie Goulding,[470] Faith Hill,[471] Fergie,[472] Gal Gadot,[473] Grimes,
[474]
 Gwyneth Paltrow,[475] Haim,[476] Harry Styles,[477] Hayley Williams,[478] J Balvin,[479] Jess
Glynne,[480] Jessie J,[481] Jessie Ware,[482][483] JoJo,[484] Kelly Rowland,[485] Kim Petras,[486] Leona
Lewis,[487] Meghan Trainor,[488] Miley Cyrus,[489] Miranda Lambert,[490] Nicole Scherzinger,
[491]
 One Direction,[492] Rina Sawayama,[493] Rita Ora,[494] Rosalía,[495] Selena Gomez,
[496]
 Stormzy,[497] Sevyn Streeter,[498] Tori Kelly,[499] Whitney Houston,[500] and Zendaya.[501]

Achievements
See also: List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé and List of awards and
nominations received by Destiny's Child
Beyoncé has received numerous awards, and is the most-awarded female artist of all
time.[502] 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.
[503]
 The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) listed Beyoncé as the top
certified artist of the 2000s decade, with a total of 64 certifications.[504][505] 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.[506][507][508] In 2010, Billboard named her in their
Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years list at number 15.[509] In 2012, VH1
ranked her third on their list of the "100 Greatest Women in Music", behind Mariah
Carey and Madonna.[510] 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.[511]
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.[512][513] 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.[514]
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,[515] 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,[516] the BET Awards with 32 awards,[517] 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,[518] and Outstanding Actress in a
Motion Picture at the NAACP Image Awards.[519] 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.[520] According
to Fuse in 2014, Beyoncé is the second-most award-winning artist of all time, after
Michael Jackson.[521][522] Lemonade won a Peabody Award in 2017.[523] In 2022, "Be Alive"
was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song,[524] the Critics' Choice
Movie Award for Best Song,[525] and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.[526]
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,[527] She was named the Most Powerful Woman in Music on the
same list in 2020.[528] 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.[529]
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).[530] On
June 17, 2021, Beyoncé was inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of
Fame as a member of the inaugural class.[531]

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.[532] 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.[533] 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,[534] and in 2004 appeared in a Gladiator-
themed commercial with Britney Spears, Pink, and Enrique Iglesias.[535] In 2012, Beyoncé
signed a $50 million deal to endorse Pepsi.[536] 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.[537] 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.[538]
Beyoncé has worked with Tommy Hilfiger for the fragrances True Star (singing a cover
version of "Wishing on a Star")[539] and True Star Gold;[540] she also promoted Emporio
Armani's Diamonds fragrance in 2007.[541] Beyoncé launched her first official
fragrance, Heat, in 2010.[542] 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.[543] In February 2011, Beyoncé launched her second
fragrance, Heat Rush.[544] Beyoncé's third fragrance, Pulse, was launched in September
2011.[545] In 2013, The Mrs. Carter Show Limited Edition version of Heat was released.
[546]
 The six editions of Heat are the world's best-selling celebrity fragrance line,[546] with
sales of over $400 million.[547]
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.[548] 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.[549] Beyoncé also has had deals with American Express,[386] Nintendo
DS[550] and L'Oréal since the age of 18.[551]
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.[552] 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.[553] 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.[554]
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."[555] Upon
news of the partnership, a decline in Peloton's shares reversed, and its shares rose by
8.6%.[556]
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.[557] The campaign featured a robin egg blue painting by
Jean-Michel Basquiat titled Equals Pi (1982).[558]
Fashion lines
Beyoncé and her mother introduced House of Deréon, a contemporary women's fashion
line, in 2005.[559] 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.[560][561] 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.[559] House of Deréon pieces were exhibited
in Destiny's Child's shows and tours, during their Destiny Fulfilled era.[562][563] 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.[559]
In 2005, Beyoncé teamed up with House of Brands, a shoe company, to produce a
range of footwear for House of Deréon.[564] 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.[559] 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.[565] It was available at department stores
including Macy's and Dillard's, and specialty stores Jimmy Jazz and Against All Odds.
[565]
 On May 27, 2010, Beyoncé teamed up with clothing store C&A to launch Deréon by
Beyoncé at their stores in Brazil.[566] The collection included tailored blazers with padded
shoulders, little black dresses, embroidered tops and shirts and bandage dresses.[566]
In October 2014, Beyoncé signed a deal to launch an activewear line of clothing with
British fashion retailer Topshop.[567][568] 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.[569] 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.[570] She now owns the brand herself.[571] 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.[572] On
December 9, 2019, they announced a launch date of January 18, 2020.[573] Beyoncé
uploaded a teaser on her website and Instagram.[574] 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.[575]
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.[576] The foundation has since expanded to work
with other charities in the city,[577] and also provided relief following Hurricane Ike three
years later.[578] Beyoncé also donated $100,000 to the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund.[579] 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.[580]
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.
[581]

In January 2010, Beyoncé participated in George Clooney and Wyclef Jean's Hope for

Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon,[582] donated a large sum to the
organization,[583] and was named the official face of the limited edition CFDA "Fashion
For Haiti" T-shirt,[584] made by Theory which raised a total of $1 million.[585] 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[586] by reworking her single "Get Me Bodied".[587] 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.[588]
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.[589]
[590]
 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.
[591]
 A concert for the cause took place on June 1, 2013, in London.[592] With help of
the crowdfunding platform Catapult, visitors of the concert could choose between
several projects promoting education of women and girls.[593][594] Beyoncé also took part in
"Miss a Meal", a food-donation campaign,[595] and supported Goodwill Industries through
online charity auctions at Charitybuzz that support job creation throughout Europe and
the U.S.[596][597]
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.[598] 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."[599] 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.[600] 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.[601] After Hurricane
Matthew, Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated $15 million to the Usain Bolt Foundation to
support its efforts in rebuilding homes in Haiti.[602] In December 2016, Beyoncé was
named the Most Charitable Celebrity of the year.[603]
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.[604] 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.[605][606] Beyoncé additionally donated $75,000 worth of
new mattresses to survivors of the hurricane.[607] 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.[608]
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.[609] 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.[610] 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.[611] 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.
[612]
 All proceeds from Beyoncé's single "Black Parade" were donated to the fund.[613] In
September 2020, Beyoncé announced that she had donated an additional $1 million to
the fund.[614] As of December 31, 2020, the fund had given 715 grants to black-owned
small businesses, amounting to $7.15 million donated.[615] 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.[616] 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.[617]

Discography
Main articles: Beyoncé discography and List of songs recorded by Beyoncé

Studio albums with Destiny's Child with Jay-Z (as The Carters)

 Dangerously in Love (2003)
 B'Day (2006)
 I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008)
 4 (2011)
 Beyoncé (2013)
 Lemonade (2016)
 Renaissance (2022)
Main articles:  Destiny's Child Main article:  The Carters discogra
discography  and  songs
 Everything Is Love (2
 Destiny's Child (1998)
 The Writing's on the Wall (1999)
 Survivor (2001)
 8 Days of Christmas (2001)
 Destiny Fulfilled (2004)

Filmography
Main article: Beyoncé videography §  film

Films starred Films directed

 Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)  Life Is But a Dream (2013)

 Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)  Beyoncé: Lemonade (2016)
 The Fighting Temptations (2003)  Homecoming (2019)
 Fade to Black (2004)  Black Is King (2020)
 The Pink Panther (2006)
 Dreamgirls (2006)
  Cadillac Records (2008)
 Obsessed (2009)
 Epic (2013)
 The Lion King (2019)

Tours and residencies

Main article: List of Beyoncé live performances

Headlining tours Residencies

 Dangerously in Love Tour (2003)  I Am... Yours (2009)

 The Beyoncé Experience (2007)  4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé (2011)
 I Am... World Tour (2009–2010)  Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live (2012)
 The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013–2014)
 The Formation World Tour (2016)
 Renaissance World Tour (TBA)
Co-headlining tours

 Verizon Ladies First Tour (with Alicia Keys and Missy

Elliott) (2004)
 On the Run Tour (with Jay-Z) (2014)
 On the Run II Tour (with Jay-Z) (2018)

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
1. ^ The gross takings from the 29 shows which were reported
to Billboard Boxscore totalled $24.9 million; the tour
comprised 96 concerts.[100]

1. ^ Jump up to:a b Naming laws in Texas do not allow accented

characters (such as é).
 2. ^ 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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