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Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is a renowned American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman, celebrated as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 21st century. Rising to fame with Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups, she launched a successful solo career with albums like Dangerously in Love and Lemonade, blending genres from R&B to hip-hop. Beyoncé revolutionized the visual and surprise album formats and has earned numerous awards, including a record thirty-five Grammy Awards. As the first female artist to debut all her studio albums at number one on the Billboard 200, she remains one of the best-selling music artists and is recognized by Rolling Stone and Billboard as a greatest artist of all time.

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Life and career

Early life

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born in Houston, Texas, on September 4, 1981.34 Her mother, Tina Knowles (née Beyoncé), was a hairdresser and salon owner56 while her father, Mathew Knowles, was a sales manager at Xerox.78 Mathew is African-American,9 while Tina is Louisiana Creole with African, French, Irish, and Native American ancestry.1011 Beyoncé's younger sister, Solange, is also a singer and actress.1213 Both sisters are descendants of Acadian militia officer Joseph Broussard, who was exiled to French Louisiana after the expulsion of the Acadians, and of the French military officer and Abenaki chief Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie, Baron de Saint-Castin.14

Beyoncé was raised within multiple religious traditions, attending both St. John's United Methodist Church and St. Mary of the Purification Catholic Church in Houston.1516 She received her early education at St. Mary's Catholic Montessori School in Houston, and enrolled in dance classes there.17 Her vocals were discovered when her dance instructor, Darlette Johnson, began humming a song and Beyoncé completed it, showing her ability to reach high-pitched notes.18 Her passion for music and performance continued after she won a school talent show at the age of seven by singing John Lennon's "Imagine", outperforming competitors aged fifteen and sixteen.1920

In 1990, nine-year-old Beyoncé enrolled in Parker Elementary School, a music magnet school in Houston, where she performed with the school's choir.2122 She later attended the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and subsequently Alief Elsik High School.23 Beyoncé was also a member of the choir at St. John's United Methodist Church where she sang her first solo and was a soloist for two years.2425

1990–2001: Career beginnings and Destiny's Child

Main article: Destiny's Child

In 1990, Beyoncé met LaTavia Roberson while in an audition for an all-girl entertainment group.26 They were placed in a group named "Girl's Tyme" with three other girls, a group that performed rap and dance routines on Houston's talent show circuit.2728 R&B producer Arne Frager noticed them and later entered the group in Star Search, the largest national talent show on television at the time. Competing in the show's singing category, the group lost the competition, a failure Beyoncé attributed the failure to a poor song choice.2930 In 1995, Mathew Knowles left his job to manage the group, which halved the family's income and led to the Knowles family moving into separated apartments.313233 He reduced the group's lineup to four members and they continued performing as an opening act for established R&B girl groups.34 After being briefly signed by Elektra Records and later dropped, tensions led to a six-month separation of Beyoncé's parents.3536 The Knowles family later reunited and the group secured a contract with Columbia Records, aided by talent scout Teresa LaBarbera Whites.37

The group adopted the name Destiny's Child in 1997, based upon a passage in the Book of Isaiah.3839 That year, they released their major-label debut song, "Killing Time", which appeared on the soundtrack for the film Men in Black.40 In November of that year, the group issued their debut single and first major hit, "No, No, No", followed by their self-titled debut album in 1998, which established the group as a viable act in the music industry.4142 In 1999, the group released their second studio album, The Writing's on the Wall, which achieved multi-platinum status.43 The album spawned several successful singles, including "Bills, Bills, Bills"—their first number-one song on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100—"Jumpin', Jumpin'", and "Say My Name",4445 the lattermost also reaching number one.46 "Say My Name" earned two awards at the 2001 Grammy Awards: Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and Best R&B Song.47 The Writing's on the Wall became one of the best-selling R&B albums of all time.48

After the departure and addition of several members, the remaining members of Destiny's Child—Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams—recorded "Independent Women Part I" in 2000, which featured on the soundtrack of the film Charlie's Angels. The song became the group's highest-charting single, spending eleven consecutive weeks at number one in the U.S.49 In early 2001, while Destiny's Child was completing work on their third album, Beyoncé secured a leading role in the MTV made-for-television film Carmen: A Hip Hopera, an interpretation of the 19th-century opera Carmen.50 Destiny's Child's third studio album, Survivor, was released in May 2001; it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 663,000 copies in its first week.51 The album produced "Bootylicious" and the title track, which peaked at number one and two in the United States, respectively.5253 "Survivor" earned the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.54 Following the release of their holiday album, 8 Days of Christmas (2001), Destiny's Child announced a hiatus to allow each member to pursue solo careers.55

2002–2007: Dangerously in Love, B'Day, and Dreamgirls

In July 2002, Beyoncé made her theatrical film debut, portraying Foxxy Cleopatra in Austin Powers in Goldmember.56 Beyoncé released "Work It Out" as the lead single from the film's soundtrack.57 Beyoncé's breakthrough as a solo artist came when she featured on Jay-Z's track "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" from his album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse (2002).58 The single peaked at number four on the Hot 100 chart.59 Beyoncé appeared as Jay-Z's girlfriend in the music video for the song, fueling speculation about a relationship.60 She shared that they began dating when she was nineteen, after being friends for a year and a half before going on any dates.61

On June 14, 2003, Beyoncé premiered songs from her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love, during her first solo concert, which was broadcast as a pay-per-view television special.62 The album was released on June 24, 2003, following the solo releases of her Destiny's Child bandmates Williams and Rowland.6364 Dangerously in Love debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 317,000 copies in its first week.65 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.66 The single "Baby Boy" also reached number one,67 while "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, including Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best R&B Song for "Crazy in Love".69 She starred alongside Cuba Gooding Jr. in the box-office-underperforming musical comedy The Fighting Temptations (2003), portraying a single mother and the love interest of Gooding's character.7071 Beyoncé performed several songs for the film's soundtrack, including its two singles, "Fighting Temptation" and "Summertime".72

In November 2003, Beyoncé embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour across Europe73 and joined Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North America.7475 On February 1, 2004, she performed the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII.7677 Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up to Dangerously in Love using several of the leftover tracks; this was put on hold so she could concentrate on recording Destiny's Child's final album, Destiny Fulfilled.78 Destiny Fulfilled was released on November 15, 2004,79 and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200;8081 it included the singles "Lose My Breath" and "Soldier", both of which peaked within the top five in the U.S.82 Destiny's Child embarked on a global concert tour titled Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It.8384 The group announced that they would disband at the end of the tour.8586 The group released their first compilation album, #1's, in October and were honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006.8788

Beyoncé's second solo album, B'Day, was released in the United States on September 4, 2006, to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday.8990 The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 541,000 copies in its first week, making it her second consecutive number-one album in the U.S.9192 The album's lead single, "Déjà Vu", featuring Jay-Z, reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100,93 while the second single, "Irreplaceable", topped the chart.94 B'Day also produced several additional singles, including "Ring the Alarm", "Get Me Bodied", and "Green Light".9596 At the 2007 Grammy Awards, B'Day received five nominations, including Best Contemporary R&B Album and Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Déjà Vu".97 In 2008, the album garnered more nominations, including Record of the Year for "Irreplaceable".98

Beyoncé's first acting role in 2006 was in the commercially successful comedy film The Pink Panther.99100 Her second film that year was Dreamgirls, a cinematic adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical; Beyoncé portrayed a pop singer modeled after Diana Ross.101 In April 2007, Beyoncé embarked on the Beyoncé Experience, her first worldwide concert tour, which visited 97 venues102 and grossed over $24 million.103 At the same time, B'Day was re-released with additional songs,104 including her duet with Shakira "Beautiful Liar", which peaked at number three in the U.S.105 In December 2007, Beyoncé and Jay-Z became engaged.106

2008–2009: I Am... Sasha Fierce and marriage

On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé and Jay-Z married in a small, private ceremony.107108 Influenced by their marriage, Beyoncé released the album I Am... Sasha Fierce in November 2008 and introduced her alter ego Sasha Fierce.109110 A double album, it comprises two discs—I Am... and Sasha Fierce; the former contains slow and midtempo pop and R&B ballads, while the latter focuses on more uptempo beats that blend electropop and Europop elements.111112 It sold 482,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200, giving Beyoncé her third consecutive number-one album in the U.S.113

I Am... Sasha Fierce included her UK number-one single, "If I Were a Boy", and her fifth U.S. chart-topper, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".114115 "Halo" achieved the accomplishment of becoming her longest-running Hot 100 single at the time,116 and its success in the U.S. helped Beyoncé attain more top-ten singles on the list than any other woman during the 2000s.117 The music video for "Single Ladies" has been parodied and imitated around the world, with the Toronto Star describing it as the "first major dance craze" of the Internet age.118 At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, the video won three categories, including Video of the Year.119 In March 2009, Beyoncé embarked on the I Am... Tour, her second headlining worldwide concert tour, grossing $119.5 million.120

Beyoncé portrayed blues singer Etta James in the musical biopic Cadillac Records (2008),121122 garnering several nominations including an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress.123 Beyoncé starred alongside Ali Larter and Idris Elba in the psychological thriller Obsessed (2009), portraying Sharon Charles, a wife and mother whose family is endangered by her husband's stalker.124125 The film received negative reviews from critics, with Rotten Tomatoes' consensus calling this "instantly predictable and instantly forgettable". It performed strongly at the U.S. box office, earning $68 million on a $20 million budget, surpassing Cadillac Records by $60 million.126127128

At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in 2010, Beyoncé received ten nominations—both for I Am... Sasha Fierce and for her work in film soundtracks—tying with Lauryn Hill for most Grammy nominations in a single year by a female artist.129 Beyoncé won six of those nominations, including Best Contemporary R&B Album for I Am... Sasha Fierce and Song of the Year for "Single Ladies", breaking a record she previously tied in 2004 for the most Grammy awards won in a single night by a female artist with six.130131 Beyoncé provided vocals on Lady Gaga's single "Telephone", from the latter's extended play The Fame Monster (2009).132133 It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100.134

2010–2012: 4 and first child

In January 2010, Beyoncé announced a hiatus from her music career.135136 Her musical break lasted nine months, during which she visited several European cities, the Great Wall of China, the Egyptian pyramids, Australia, English music festivals, and attended museum exhibitions and ballet performances.137138 "Eat, Play, Love", a cover story written by Beyoncé for Essence that detailed her career break, won her a writing award from the New York Association of Black Journalists.139 Around this time, she miscarried, retrospectively describing the experience as "the saddest thing" she had endured.140 Beyoncé returned to the studio and wrote music to cope with the loss.141142 In September 2010, Beyoncé made her runway modelling debut at Tom Ford's Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show.143 In March 2011, she and her father Mathew parted ways as business partners.144145

In April 2011, during a photoshoot in Paris for her upcoming album cover, Beyoncé discovered she was unexpectedly pregnant. She initially kept the pregnancy private.146147 Her fourth studio album, 4, was released on June 24, 2011, in the U.S. and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 310,000 copies in its first week.148149 This marked her fourth consecutive number-one album in the country.150151 4—the first project of Beyoncé's artistic freedom and creative control since she split from her father—was conceived as a traditional R&B and soul record that stood apart from contemporary popular music.152153154 Five of its singles—"Run the World (Girls)", "Party", "Countdown", "Best Thing I Never Had", "Love on Top"—peaked within the top 75 in the U.S.,155156 with the latter two peaking at number sixteen and twenty respectively.157158

On June 26, 2011, Beyoncé became the first solo female artist in over two decades to headline the main Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival.159160 Her performance received widespread acclaim, with several outlets highlighting her growth as a live performer.161162163 In August 2011, Beyoncé and Jay-Z attended the MTV Video Music Awards, in which the former performed "Love On Top" and revealed her pregnancy.164165 Her announcement contributed to the ceremony becoming the most-watched broadcast in MTV history at the time, drawing 12.4 million viewers.166167 The moment also set a Guinness World Record for the most tweets per second for a single event, with 8,868 tweets per second, and "Beyonce pregnant" became the most Googled phrase during the week of August 29, 2011.168169

In late 2011, Beyoncé headlined four exclusive shows at New York's Roseland Ballroom titled 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé, performing songs from 4.170171 That month, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America after shipping one million copies to retail stores.172 The album reached one billion Spotify streams on February 5, 2018, making Beyoncé the first female artist to have three of her albums surpass one billion streams on the platform.173 On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to her first daughter Blue Ivy in New York City.174 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.175

2013–2014: Beyoncé

In January 2013, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem during Barack Obama's second presidential inauguration.176 In February, she headlined the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show in New Orleans.177 The performance became the second most tweeted-about moment in history at the time, generating 268,000 tweets per minute.178 That same month, her feature-length documentary Life Is But a Dream premiered on HBO.179180 The film was co-directed by Beyoncé and offered an introspective look into both her personal and professional life.181182 She launched The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in April 2013, which spanned 132 dates and concluded in March 2014.183184 In May 2013, she released a cover of Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black" with André 3000 for the soundtrack of the drama film The Great Gatsby.185186 That same month, Beyoncé voiced Queen Tara in the 3D animated film Epic.187188

On December 13, 2013, Beyoncé unexpectedly released her eponymous fifth studio album on the iTunes Store without prior announcement or promotion.189190 The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, marking her fifth consecutive U.S. number-one debut—making her the first woman in the chart's history to achieve this milestone with her first five studio albums.191192 Beyoncé received widespread critical acclaim193 and was a commercial success, selling one million digital copies globally within six days.194 Musically rooted in electro-R&B, the album explored darker, more personal themes than her previous work, including bulimia, postnatal depression, and the emotional complexities of marriage and motherhood.195196 Beyoncé is credited with popularizing digital releases, the surprise album and visual album formats, and with establishing Friday as Global Release Day.197198 The lead single, "Drunk in Love", featuring Jay-Z, peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.199200

Beyoncé sold 2.3 million units worldwide, making it the tenth best-selling album of 2013 and the twentieth best-selling album of 2014.201202 At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé received six nominations and won three: Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for "Drunk in Love", and Best Surround Sound Album for Beyoncé.203204 In April 2014, Beyoncé and Jay-Z—known collectively by their stage name the Carters—announced their first co-headlining stadium tour called On the Run Tour.205206 On August 24, 2014, she received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards, and won three additional honors: Best Video with a Social Message and Best Cinematography for "Pretty Hurts", and Best Collaboration for "Drunk in Love".207208

2015–2017: Lemonade

Beyoncé released "Formation" on February 6, 2016, and performed it live for the first time during the NFL Super Bowl 50 halftime show.209210 The performance sparked controversy due to its apparent reference to the fiftieth anniversary of the Black Panther Party, as the NFL prohibits political statements during its events.211212 Afterward, Beyoncé announced The Formation World Tour, which included stops across North America and Europe.213214 It was the first all-stadium tour by a female artist and concluded on October 7,215 later winning Tour of the Year at the 44th American Music Awards.216

On April 16, 2016, Beyoncé released a teaser for a project titled Lemonade.217218 An hour-long musical film premiered on HBO on April 23,219220 coinciding with the release of the corresponding studio album of the same name exclusively on Tidal the same day.221222 The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making Beyoncé the first artist in Billboard history to have their first six studio albums debut at number one.223224 All twelve tracks from Lemonade entered the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first female artist to chart twelve or more songs simultaneously.225226 With 115 million streams in its first week, Lemonade became the most-streamed album in a single week by a female artist on Tidal.227 It was the third best-selling album in the U.S. in 2016, with 1.554 million copies sold, and the best-selling album worldwide that year, with 2.5 million copies sold worldwide.228229

Several music publications included Lemonade amongst their lists of best albums of 2016.230231232 The album's visuals earned eleven nominations at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards—the most Beyoncé had ever received in a single year—and won eight awards, including Video of the Year for "Formation".233234 The eight wins made Beyoncé the most-awarded artist in MTV Video Music Awards history with twenty-four total awards, surpassing Madonna's previous record of twenty wins.235 In January 2017, Beyoncé was announced as a headliner for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which would have made her only the second female artist to headline the event. However, on February 23, it was confirmed she would no longer perform due to her pregnancy concerns.236237 Festival organizers later announced she would headline the 2018 edition instead.238

At the 59th Grammy Awards in February 2017, Lemonade led with nine nominations, including Album of the Year, and Record and Song for the Year for "Formation".239 Beyoncé won two awards: Best Urban Contemporary Album for Lemonade and Best Music Video for "Formation".240241 On February 1, 2017, Beyoncé announced on Instagram that she was expecting twins.242243 The post garnered over 6.3 million likes within a few hours, setting a world record for the most-liked image on the platform at the time.244245 On July 13, she shared the first photo of herself with the twins, confirming they were born a month earlier on June 13.246247 The post became the second most-liked on Instagram, following her original pregnancy announcement.248249 The twins—a daughter, Rumi, and a son, Sir—were born via caesarean section in California.250251 Later that year, Beyoncé featured on Eminem's "Walk on Water" and on the remix of Ed Sheeran's "Perfect"; the latter reached number one in the U.S., marking her sixth chart-topper as a solo artist.252253

2018–2021: Everything Is Love and The Lion King

Beyoncé played the first of two weekends as the headlining act of the Coachella Music Festival.254255 Her performance on April 14 was the most-tweeted-about performance of the first weekend and became the most-watched live performance on YouTube.256257258 It received widespread praise from critics; they described it as historic and one of the greatest performances at Coachella.259260261262 The performance paid homage to Black culture—particularly focusing on historically Black colleges and universities—and included a brief reunion of Destiny's Child.263264

On June 6, 2018, Beyoncé and Jay-Z launched their On the Run II Tour. At their final stop, the couple released their first studio album, Everything Is Love, which debuted at number two in the U.S. with 123,000 album-equivalent units.265266 It spawned the single "Apeshit", which peaked at number 13 in the U.S.267 On December 2, 2018, Beyoncé and Jay-Z headlined the Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa.268269 Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé, a documentary and concert film capturing her 2018 Coachella performances, was released on Netflix on April 17, 2019, alongside a surprise live album.270271 It was later reported that Beyoncé signed a $60 million deal with Netflix for three projects, including Homecoming.272 The film earned six nominations at the 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2019.273

Beyoncé starred as the voice of Nala in the 2019 remake of The Lion King, released in July that year.274275 She also contributed to the film's soundtrack, performing a remade version of "Can You Feel the Love Tonight".276277 Beyoncé's original song "Spirit" was the lead single from both the official soundtrack and The Lion King: The Gift, a companion album she curated and produced.278279 Featuring gqom and Afrobeat genres, Beyoncé worked with African producers to create The Gift, given the film's African setting.280281282 In September, ABC aired Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift, a surprise documentary detailing the album's creation.283284

A remix of Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" featured Beyoncé, was released in April 2020, and peaked number one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Beyoncé's seventh chart-topper as a soloist.285286 On July 31, 2020, she released Black Is King on Disney+. A visual album inspired by The Lion King: The Gift, it was written, directed, and executive produced by Beyoncé.287 At the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021, she led with nine nominations and won four awards, becoming the most-awarded singer, the most-awarded female artist, and the second most-awarded person in Grammy history.288289290 That same year, she co-wrote and recorded "Be Alive" for the biographical sports drama film King Richard, earning her first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at the 94th Academy Awards.291292

2022–present: Renaissance and Cowboy Carter

On June 16, 2022, she announced the title of her seventh studio album, Renaissance.293294 The album's lead single, "Break My Soul", was released four days later295 and peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100,296 becoming Beyoncé's eighth number-one and twentieth top-ten hit on the chart. This placed her alongside Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson as the only artists in chart history to earn at least twenty top-ten singles as solo acts and ten as members of a group.297

Renaissance was released on July 29, 2022, to critical acclaim.298299 The album featured Black dance music styles such as disco and house and largely pays homage to the Black queer pioneers of those genres.300301 It explored themes of escapism, hedonism, and self-expression.302303 The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, making Beyoncé the first artist to have their first seven studio albums debut at number one in the United States.304305 All of its sixteen songs charted on the Hot 100,306 with its second single, "Cuff It", peaking at number six.307 Upon the album's release, Beyoncé revealed that it was the first installment of a trilogy developed and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic—a period she described as her "most creative".308309

On January 21, 2023, Beyoncé gave her first full concert in over four years at a private event in Dubai, performing for an audience of influencers and journalists.310311 She was reportedly paid $24 million for the show, which sparked criticism due to the United Arab Emirates' laws criminalizing homosexuality.312313 Later in the year, she headlined the Renaissance World Tour across North America and Europe, which became the highest-grossing tour by a female artist at the time.314315 In November 2023, she released Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, a documentary concert that chronicled the tour's creation. It was written, directed, and produced by her in partnership with AMC Theatres.316 Her four wins at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in 2023 brought her number of awards up to thirty-two, making Beyoncé the most awarded individual in Grammy history.317318

On February 11, 2024, Beyoncé announced the second installment of her trilogy project and released its first two singles, "Texas Hold 'Em" and "16 Carriages";319320 the former became her ninth solo number-one in the U.S.321 She announced the album's title, Cowboy Carter, on March 12 and released it on March 29.322323 An Americana, country, and folk-imbued record,324325 Cowboy Carter highlights the overlooked contributions of Black pioneers to American musical and cultural history.326327 It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making Beyoncé the first female artist to have their first eight studio albums debut at number one in the United States.328329 The album's third single, II Most Wanted, featuring Miley Cyrus, debuted at number six in the U.S.330 In July 2024, NBC released two promotional commercials featuring Beyoncé for their coverage of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.331

Beyoncé returned as Nala in Mufasa: The Lion King (2024), a prequel to the 2019 remake.332 In December 2024, she headlined the first-ever NFL Christmas Gameday Halftime Show, debuting songs from Cowboy Carter.333334 At the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in 2025, she became the first Black artist in 50 years to win in the country categories,335 and the first Black artist ever to win Best Country Album.336 She also won Album of the Year, becoming the first Black woman to receive the honor since Lauryn Hill in 1999.337 Beyoncé launched the Cowboy Carter Tour on April 28, with dates scheduled through July 26 across the United States and Europe.338339

Artistry

Voice and musical style

Critics have described Beyoncé's voice as being mezzo-soprano.340341342343 The magazine T's Jody Rosen praised her musical tone and timbre as especially distinctive, calling her voice "one of the most compelling instruments in popular music".344 While Rosen credited the hip-hop era for shaping her rhythmic vocal style, he also noted her traditionalist leanings through balladry, gospel, and falsetto.345 Her voice was described as "velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul belting" by Jon Pareles—writing for The New York Times.346 Chris Richards, in an article for The Washington Post, highlighted her vocal range and power, noting she could "punctuate any beat with goose-bump-inducing whispers or full-bore diva-roars".347 In Rolling Stone's 2023 list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time", Beyoncé ranked eighth, with the magazine stating, "in [her] voice lies the entire history of Black music".348

Beyoncé's music is primarily R&B,349350351 pop,352353 and hip-hop,354355 while also incorporating elements of soul and funk.356357 With continuous musical reinventions,358359 publications such as Vox and Billboard describing Beyoncé as a musical "chameleon".360361 Expanding beyond the hip-hop and R&B sound she featured in her previous two albums—Dangerously in Love and B'Day—I Am... Sasha Fierce incorporates a 1980s electropop- and Europop-imbued sound, featuring instruments such as synthesizers and the acoustic guitar.362363 With the album 4, she expanded her use of soul and hip-hop compared to earlier work.364365 Drawing from 1970s funk, 1980s pop, and 1990s soul influences, 4 featured elements of hard rock, reggae, and adult contemporary.366367 Inspired by minimalism,368369 her self-titled 2013 album employed emotive falsetto and often braggadocio, using fragmented song structures that rejected traditional pop formats in favor of atmosphere.370371 She incorporated a wider range of genres on Lemonade, which merged genres such as rock, country, gospel, reggae, and blues.372373374

The Lion King: The Gift was conceived as a record rooted in cultural celebration. As such, Beyoncé recruited artists and producers from across the African continent and explored genres such as Afropop and gqom.375376 Renaissance delved into disco, ballroom culture, and 1990s club sounds.377378 It prominently used four-on-the-floor beats, pulsating synths, and interpolations of queer and Black dance music pioneers.379380381 She conceived Cowboy Carter as a multi-genre reclamation of American roots music.382383 The country and gospel-tinged record features instrumentation such as the accordion, harmonica, acoustic guitar, and banjo.384385 Although she mainly records in English, Beyoncé has also released Spanish-language tracks for Irreemplazable (2007)—a Spanish reissue of songs from B'Day.386387

Songwriting and themes

Beyoncé has a collaborative and experimental songwriting process, often merging different song parts to create new structures.388389390 Beyoncé has received co-writing credits on most of her songs.391 By 2006, she became the third woman to earn writing credits on three U.S. number-one singles in a single year.392 In 2011, Billboard ranked her at number seventeen on its "Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters" list, noting her co-writing on eight Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles; she was one of just three women on the list, alongside Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift.393

Beyoncé has faced criticism over the number of writing credits she receives, with some questioning the extent of her contributions. In interviews, she has described herself as the sole writer of songs she had co-written or where her input was reportedly limited.394395 In 2005, she claimed to have written several Destiny's Child number-one hits, despite shared credits.396 In a 2007 interview with Barbara Walters, she said she conceived the musical idea for the song "Bootylicious".397 Rob Fusari objected privately to her manager and later told Billboard that Beyoncé explained people "want to believe the artist is everything".398 In 2016, Fusari stated that Beyoncé "had the 'Bootylicious' concept in her head" and "knew what she wanted to say".399

Beyoncé's early work with Destiny's Child often centered on themes of female empowerment, such as "Independent Women" and "Survivor". When her relationship with Jay-Z began, her songwriting style shifted to include more romantic and relationship-focused content with songs such as "Cater 2 U".400 Her first three solo projects—Dangerously in Love, B'Day, and I Am... Sasha Fierce—predominantly explored romance and relationships;401402403404 more personal themes characterized 4 and Beyonce, which delved into marriage, monogamy, and intimacy.405406407 Following her self-titled album, Beyoncé began exploring historical and political themes.408 Storytelling and poetry inspired Lemonade, a record that discusses Black womanhood and reconciliation.409410411 Renaissance and Cowboy Carter were conceived to highlight the historically overlooked and marginalized contributions of Black pioneers to American musical and cultural history. The former pays tribute to the influence of queer artists in shaping dance music, while the latter centers on the role of Black artists in the development of country music.412413

Critics and music artists have analyzed Beyoncé's distinctive style of songwriting. Caroline Polachek, who worked on "No Angel", praised her ability to make connections between ideas, and called her as a "genius" writer and producer.414 While working on songwriting with Beyoncé, record producer Sean Garrett described her as "very particular about her brand", stating that she rejects anything that feels off-brand.415 Author Z. B. Hill praised her lyrics for their capacity to depict "the story of a real woman's life" and analyzed that her emotions inspired the creation of new lyrical content.416 Dubbed a "meticulous curator" by The New Yorker,417 some academics have studied her as a musical archivist,418419 with some scholars and critics describing her to a modern-day griot.420421

Influences

Beyoncé has named Michael Jackson as her greatest musical influence.422423 At the age of five, she attended her first concert where Jackson performed, an experience she later said helped her realize her purpose as a performer.424 She has also credited Tina Turner as a major inspiration, admiring how she embodied strength while remaining feminine and sexy.425426 Diana Ross influenced her as an "all-around entertainer",427 and Whitney Houston inspired her to pursue performing, saying Houston made her believe she could do the same.428429

Beyoncé praised Madonna for her music and roles as a businesswoman.430 She has cited Mariah Carey's vocal style—especially on her song "Vision of Love"—as an early influence that inspired her to practice vocal runs as a child.431432 Other artists that Beyoncé has mentioned as inspirations are Rachelle Ferrell,433 Aaliyah,434 Prince,435 Janet Jackson,436 Lauryn Hill,437 Sade Adu,438 Donna Summer,439 Fairuz,440 Mary J. Blige,441 Selena,442 Anita Baker,443 and Toni Braxton.444445

Beyoncé has cited Michelle Obama—44th First Lady of the United States—as a personal inspiration.446447 She described Oprah Winfrey as "the definition of inspiration and a strong woman".448 Beyoncé has stated that her husband, rapper Jay-Z, inspires her, and she has praised his lyrical talent and the challenges he has overcome.449 She expressed admiration for artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, stating that she wants to emulate his lyrical and raw artistic traits in her music.450 She has named Ross and Cher as some of her fashion inspirations.451

Videography and stage

Beyoncé has been praised for her stage presence and voice during live performances.452 According to Barbara Ellen of The Guardian, Beyoncé is the "most in-charge [...] female artist [she's] seen onstage".453 Alice Jones of The Independent wrote she "takes her role as entertainer so seriously she's almost too good".454 L.A. Reid, the ex-President of Def Jam Recordings, described Beyoncé as the "greatest entertainer alive".455 In 2006, Beyoncé introduced her all-female tour band Suga Mama which includes bassists, drummers, guitarists, horn players, keyboardists and percussionists.456457

Beyoncé has worked with numerous directors for her music videos, such as Melina Matsoukas,458 Jonas Åkerlund,459 and Jake Nava.460 Bill Condon stated that the Lemonade visuals inspired his film Beauty and the Beast (2017) and credited Lemonade with reintroducing and repopularising the musical trope of characters breaking into song.461

Caitlin Johnson of CBS News described Beyoncé as "sexy, seductive, and provocative" when performing on stage.462 She created the alter ego Sasha Fierce to separate her stage persona from her personal attributes. She characterized her persona as "too aggressive, too strong, too sassy [and] too sexy", adding that she is not like her in real life at all.463 Sasha Fierce was created during the production of "Crazy in Love"464 and was introduced with the release of her third solo studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce, in 2008.465 By February 2010, Beyoncé stated she no longer needed the alter ego, having grown more comfortable with herself.466 In May 2012, she announced Sasha Fierce would return for her Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live performances later that month.467

Public image

Beyoncé has been described by critics as having sex appeal.468469470 Writing for Rolling Stone, music journalist Touré noted that she became a "crossover sex symbol" after the release of Dangerously in Love (2003).471 Due to her curvaceous figure, the media frequently used the term "bootylicious"—a portmanteau of "booty" and "delicious"—to describe her, a phrase popularized by Destiny's Child's 2001 single of the same name.472473 In 2004, "bootylicious" was added to the Oxford English Dictionary, defined as "(of a woman) sexually attractive".474475

Beyoncé has been nicknamed "Queen Bey" by media publications.476477478 Her fanbase is known as the "BeyHive", having previously been known as "The Beyontourage" until 2011.479480 The Guardian's Kuba Shand-Baptiste called them "the most dedicated group of superfans ... on the planet".481 Time magazine named Beyoncé one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2013,482 2014,483 and 2023.484 She occupied the sixth place for the magazine's 2016 Person of the Year.485 She was named the "World's Most Beautiful Woman" by People486 and the "Hottest Female Singer of All Time" by Complex in 2012.487 In January 2013, GQ placed her on its cover, featuring her atop its "100 Sexiest Women of the 21st Century" list.488489 VH1 listed her at number one on its 2013 list of the "100 Sexiest Artists".490

Beyoncé's lighter skin color and costuming has drawn criticism, with some arguing that it may perpetuate Eurocentric beauty standards and contribute to issues of colorism, particularly regarding the underrepresentation of darker-skinned Black women in mainstream media.491492493 Emmett Price, a professor of music at Northeastern University, wrote in 2007 that he thinks race plays a role in many of these criticisms, saying white celebrities who dress similarly attract less comments.494 In 2008, L'Oreal denied accusations of whitening her skin in their Feria hair color advertisements,495496 and in 2013, Beyoncé criticized H&M for their proposed "retouching" of promotional images of her, requesting only "natural pictures be used".497 When performing, Beyoncé uses different fashion styles that coordinate with the music she is singing.498 In 2007, Beyoncé became the second African American woman after Tyra Banks to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue magazine,499 and People recognized her as the best-dressed celebrity.500

Wealth

Beyoncé is one of the wealthiest musical artists; as of June 2025, Forbes estimates her net worth to be $780 million.501 The magazine named Beyoncé the annual highest-earning female musician in 2008,502 2010,503 2014,504 and 2017.505 Forbes began reporting on her earnings in 2008, calculating that the $80 million earned between June 2007 to June 2008 made her the second highest-paid musician in 2008.506507 On the Forbes Celebrity 100 list, Beyoncé was placed fourth in 2008 and 2009,508509 second in 2010,510 and fourth in 2013.511 She ranked at number one on the Celebrity 100 list in 2014, earning an estimated $115 million.512 Billboard named Beyoncé the highest-paid musician of 2016, with estimated earnings of $62.1 million.513 She was listed as the Forbes third highest-paid musician of the 2010s, earning $685 million.514

In 2012, Forbes placed Beyoncé and Jay-Z at number one on the "World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples" list, collectively earning $78 million.515 The couple made it into the previous year's Guinness Book of World Records as the "highest-earning power couple" for collectively earning $122 million in 2009.516 Beyoncé and Jay-Z also became the highest-paid celebrity couple in 2016, with combined earnings of $107.5 million.517 They officially became a billion-dollar couple in 2017, when Forbes estimated a combined net worth of $1.16 billion.518

Legacy

Main article: Cultural impact of Beyoncé

See also: Destiny's Child § Legacy

Beyoncé has been recognized as one of the most influential figures in music history by outlets such as Rolling Stone, the Associated Press,519 and NPR.520 In 2024, Billboard ranked her the "Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century".521522 She is also featured on the publication's "Greatest of All Time" list.523 Beyoncé has been named as the defining artist of both the 2000s524525526 and 2010s.527528529 Writing in The New Yorker, critic Jody Rosen called her "the logical end point of a century-plus of pop".530 Critics have hailed several of Beyoncé's albums, singles, music videos, and live performances as among the greatest of all time.531

Beyoncé has revolutionized the music industry, transforming the production, distribution, promotion, and consumption of music.532533 She has been credited with reviving the album format in an era dominated by singles and streaming, with albums becoming increasingly cohesive and narrative-led.534535 Beyoncé revolutionized how music is released and marketed with her reinvention of the surprise album in 2013, reorienting the music market to cohesive albums and unconventional promotional rollouts; surprise albums became a common practice in the 2010s and 2020s.536537 She is also credited with reviving the music video as an art form and popularizing the visual album format.538539540 Beyoncé's impact on the music industry led to the Global Release Day being moved to Friday.541

Beyoncé's use of staccato rap-singing and chopped and re-pitched vocals became defining features of music in the 21st century.542543544 Her work transcends traditional genre boundaries, creating new artistic standards that shaped contemporary music and set the precedent for music artists to move between and beyond genre confines.545546 She helped renew subgenres of music such as R&B,547 country,548549 dance,550 house,551 and Afrobeats.552553554 Beyoncé is also credited with transforming concert tours into cultural and artistic events.555 She has also significantly influenced socio-political matters, using her platform to advocate for women's empowerment, Black culture, and social justice.556557558559 Critics credit her with significantly influencing political conversations and movements, such as fourth-wave feminism and Black Lives Matter.560561562 Beyoncé's impact is studied globally through university courses563564 and museum exhibitions.565566

Beyoncé has been recognized for establishing procedures on how music artists achieve success in the modern era, with musicians from across genres, generations and countries citing her as a major influence on their career. Taylor Swift called her a major influence, crediting her with showing other artists how to oppose industry standards and create new opportunities.567568 Lady Gaga said Beyoncé inspired her to become a musician,569 while Rihanna was motivated to pursue music after watching Beyoncé.570 Ariana Grande said she learned to sing by mimicking artists like Beyoncé,571 while Adele described her as part of her artistic influence since she was a preteen.572 Paul McCartney and Garth Brooks have also cited Beyoncé's live performances as inspirational, with the latter recommending that both new and veteran musicians analyse these performances to improve their work.573574

Beyoncé popularized phrases that entered mainstream culture, such as "put a ring on it" to signify a marriage proposal,575 "I woke up like this", which sparked a trend of morning selfies,576 and "boy, bye", which is used as a way to break up with a romantic partner.577 In January 2012, Australian research scientist Bryan Lessard named a species of horse-fly found in North Queensland, Australia, Scaptia beyonceae, after her, due to the insect's distinctive golden hairs on its abdomen.578 Several wax figures of Beyoncé are found at Madame Tussauds Wax Museums in major cities around the world.579 In Minnesota, May 23 is designated as "Beyoncé Day" to mark the same day she performed the Formation World Tour in the state in 2016.580581

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.582 Having sold over 200 million records worldwide (and an additional 60 million with Destiny's Child), Beyoncé is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.583584 The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) listed Beyoncé as the top certified artist of the 2000s decade, with a total of 64 certifications.585586

Beyoncé has won 35 Grammy Awards—both as a solo artist and member of Destiny's Child and the Carters—making her the most honored individual by the award show.587588 She is also the most nominated artist in Grammy Award history with 99 nominations.589590 She set the record for the most Grammy awards won by a female artist in one night in 2010 with six awards.591592 Beyoncé has won 30 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), tying Taylor Swift for the most in the award show's history.593594 In 2016, she matched Lady Gaga's 2010 record for the most VMAs won in a single night by a female artist, with eight wins.595

Beyoncé has the most Soul Train Music Awards with 25 wins—21 as a solo artist and four with Destiny's Child—and is the most awarded artist in NAACP Image Awards history, earning 27 wins solo and five with Destiny's Child.596597598 At the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, she was honored with the Billboard Millennium Award.599600 Billboard later ranked her as a soloist at number three on its 2025 "Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century" list and as part of Destiny's Child, which was listed at number 17.601

For her role in Dreamgirls, Beyoncé was nominated for Best Original Song for "Listen" and Best Actress at the Golden Globe Awards.602 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.603 In 2001, she became the first Black woman—and only the second female lyricist overall—to win ASCAP's Pop Songwriter of the Year award.604605 The film Lemonade won a Peabody Award in 2017.606 In 2022, "Be Alive" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song,607 the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song,608 and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.609

Other ventures

Politics

Beyoncé performed "America the Beautiful" at President Barack Obama's 2009 presidential inauguration and "At Last" during the first inaugural dance.610 She held a fundraiser for President Obama's 2012 presidential campaign611612 and voted for him in the 2012 presidential election.613 She performed "The Star-Spangled Banner", the national anthem of the United States, at his second inauguration in January 2013.614 In May 2015, Beyoncé attended a celebrity fundraiser for 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton615 and headlined in a concert for Clinton the weekend before the election.616 She endorsed the bid of Beto O'Rourke during the 2018 United States Senate election in Texas.617 Beyoncé endorsed Joe Biden for president during the 2020 election.618 In 2024, she gave Vice President Kamala Harris permission to use "Freedom" as the official song for her presidential campaign619620 and endorsed Harris for president.621

Activism

In a 2013 interview with Vogue, Beyoncé stated that she considered herself "a modern-day feminist".622 Her self-identification incited debate about whether her feminism is aligned with older, more established feminist ideals; Annie Lennox referred to her use of the word feminist as "feminist lite".623 Beyoncé publicly aligned with feminism by sampling Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2013 TEDx speech "We should all be feminists" in "Flawless", released later that year.624 She performed at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards before a giant "Feminist" backdrop.625

In December 2012, Beyoncé joined a coalition of celebrities in the "Demand a Plan" campaign—an initiative led by U.S. mayors to urge federal action on gun control legislation following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.626627628 In 2013, she endorsed same-sex marriage via Instagram629630 and voiced opposition to North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, a law criticized for discriminating against the LGBT community.631632 In February 2017, she supported transgender youth following Donald Trump's federal rollback of protections for transgender students in public schools.633634

Beyoncé has spoken against police brutality toward Black Americans.635636637 She attended a 2013 rally after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of Trayvon Martin,638639 and featured the mothers of Martin, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner holding photos of their deceased sons in the music video for "Freedom".640641 Her 2016 single "Formation" was interpreted as a critique of law enforcement, though she clarified it was a celebration of her heritage.642 Performing the song during the 2016 Super Bowl halftime show, with dancers dressed in outfits referencing the Black Panther Party, sparked backlash from conservative figures and law enforcement groups.643 Beyoncé responded to the criticism by selling "Boycott Beyoncé" merchandise on her tour.644645646

Philanthropy

In 1999, Beyoncé, former Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland, and her mother Tina Knowles established the Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth.647 Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Beyoncé, her sister Solange, Tina, and Rowland co-founded the Survivor Foundation to offer transitional housing for displaced families and support the construction of new homes.648 They later provided aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike in 2008 and Beyoncé contributed $100,000 to the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund.649 In 2007, she launched the Knowles-Temenos Place Apartments, a housing development that accommodates 43 displaced individuals.650651

After starring in Cadillac Records in 2008 and learning about Phoenix House, a nonprofit organization focused on drug and alcohol rehabilitation, Beyoncé donated her entire $4 million salary from the film to the organization.652653 She later founded the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center, a program at Phoenix House that provides a cosmetology training course.654655 In April 2011, Beyoncé participated in the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation's campaign against child obesity by reworking her single "Get Me Bodied".656657 She was an ambassador for the 2012 World Humanitarian Day campaign,658 and in 2013, she took part in Gucci's "Chime for Change" initiative to promote global female empowerment.659

Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated tens of thousands of dollars to post bail for Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters in Baltimore and Ferguson, and contributed to building the infrastructure needed to establish BLM chapters across the United States.660 In 2016 she pledged to fund ten college scholarships for students in financial need.661 In June 2016, she donated over $82,000 to the United Way of Genesee County to assist victims of the Flint water crisis and provided financial support for fourteen Michigan students pursuing higher education.662 That August, Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated $1.5 million to civil rights organizations including BLM, Hands Up United, and Trayvon Martin Foundation.663

In August 2017, during Hurricane Harvey, Beyoncé launched BeyGood Houston to support those affected and donated $75,000 worth of new mattresses to survivors.664665 Later that month, she released a remix of J Balvin and Willy William's "Mi Gente", pledging all proceeds to disaster relief efforts across Puerto Rico, Mexico, the U.S., and the Caribbean in response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as well as the Chiapas and Puebla earthquakes.666 In April 2020, Beyoncé donated $6 million to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, UCLA, and local community-based organizations to provide mental health and wellness services for essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.667668 She featured on the remix of Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" (2020), with proceeds supporting Bread of Life Houston's COVID-19 relief efforts.669670

Beyoncé worked with the Feminist Coalition in the End SARS movement in Nigeria to cover medical costs for injured protestors, legal fees for arrested protestors, and resources to those in need. Beyoncé also supported the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon, ShutItAllDown in Namibia, Zimbabwean Lives Matter in Zimbabwe and the Rape National Emergency in Liberia.671 In December 2020, Beyoncé donated $500,000 to alleviate the housing crisis in the U.S. caused by the cessation of the eviction moratorium.672 In January 2025, she donated $2.5 million to Los Angeles fire relief funds amidst the wildfires that month in Southern California.673

Business endeavors

In 2008, Beyoncé founded Parkwood Entertainment, an entertainment company established as an imprint of Columbia Records.674675676 Parkwood has since grown to include a music division, signing artists such as Chloe x Halle.677 In February 2024, Beyoncé launched Cécred, a hair care line designed to serve a wide range of hair textures.678679 In partnership with BeyGood, in 2024, she introduced an annual grant program to support cosmetology students and professional hair stylists with financial assistance.680

Endorsements and partnerships

Beyoncé began her partnership with Pepsi in 2002.681 In 2004, she starred in a gladiator-themed commercial for Pepsi alongside Britney Spears, Pink, and Enrique Iglesias.682 In 2012, she signed a $50 million endorsement deal with the brand.683 Beyoncé has also collaborated with Tommy Hilfiger for the fragrances True Star—for which she recorded a cover of "Wishing on a Star"—and True Star Gold.684685 In 2007, she promoted Emporio Armani's Diamonds fragrance.686 Beyoncé launched her own fragrance line with Heat in 2010, followed by Heat Rush in 2011 and Pulse later in the same year.687688689 Beyoncé also has had deals with American Express,690 Nintendo DS,691 and a long-standing endorsement deal with L'Oréal since she was 18.692

In March 2015, Beyoncé became a co-owner of the music streaming platform Tidal, alongside several other artists.693 In November 2020, she entered a multi-year partnership with fitness and media company Peloton.694 In 2021, Beyoncé and Jay-Z partnered with Tiffany & Co. for the company's "About Love" campaign. Beyoncé became the fourth woman, and first Black woman, to wear the 128.54-carat Tiffany Yellow Diamond.695 The campaign drew criticism, as the diamond is considered a blood diamond and a symbol of British colonial exploitation in Africa.696697698 On August 20, 2024, Beyoncé announced SirDavis, a whiskey in collaboration with Moët Hennessy developed for years prior and co-founded with master distiller Dr. Bill Lumsden.699 In October 2024, Levi's launched a four-part global campaign titled "Reiimagine" with Beyoncé, spotlighting women's history with the company and featuring her Cowboy Carter track "Levii's Jeans".700

Fashion lines

In 2005, Beyoncé and Tina launched House of Deréon, a women's fashion line inspired by three generations of women in their family. The brand's name honors Beyoncé's grandmother, seamstress Agnèz Deréon.701702703 The two also established Beyond Productions to handle licensing and brand management for House of Deréon and its junior line, Deréon.704 The collection features sportswear, denim offerings with fur, outerwear and accessories like handbags and footwear.705 In 2005, Beyoncé parterned with House of Brands, a footwear company, to produce a range of shoes for House of Deréon.706 In January 2008, Starwave Mobile launched Beyoncé Fashion Diva, a mobile game with a social networking component, featuring the House of Deréon collection.707 In July 2009, Beyoncé and her mother launched a junior apparel label, Sasha Fierce for Deréon, for back-to-school selling. The collection included sportswear, outerwear, handbags, footwear, eyewear, lingerie and jewelry.708

In April 2016, Beyoncé launched Ivy Park, a 50–50 joint venture with fashion retailer Topshop. The brand's name was inspired by her daughter, Blue Ivy, Beyoncé's favorite number, four (IV), and the park where she used to run in Texas.709 Following allegations that Topshop owner Philip Green had sexually harassed, bullied, and racially abused employees, Beyoncé bought out his stake in the company.710711 In April 2019, she partnered with Adidas as a creative collaborator to relaunch Ivy Park and develop new apparel and footwear, with the first collection debuting in January 2020.712713 The brand struggled financially and by March 2023, Beyoncé and Adidas mutually ended their partnership.714715 That same month, Beyoncé collaborated with Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing on a couture collection inspired by her Renaissance album. With sixteen looks—one for each track—it was the first time a Black woman led the design of a Parisian couture house collection.716

Discography

Main articles: Beyoncé albums discography, Beyoncé singles discography, and List of songs recorded by Beyoncé

Solo studio albums

with Destiny's Child

Main articles: Destiny's Child discography and List of Destiny's Child songs

with the Carters

Main article: The Carters discography

Soundtrack albums

Filmography

Main article: Beyoncé videography § Film

This section lists select works only. Refer to the main article for further information.

Films starred

Documentaries

Tours and residencies

Main article: List of Beyoncé live performances

Headlining toursCo-headlining toursResidencies

See also

Notes

Citations

Print sources

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