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102-584: The Anti World Tour (stylized as ANTI World Tour ) was the seventh, and most recent, concert tour by Barbadian singer Rihanna , in support of her eighth studio album, Anti (2016). The tour was announced on November 15, 2015 and began on March 12, 2016, in Jacksonville and ended on November 27, 2016, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates . The show was met with acclaim from music critics who praised Rihanna's stage presence and confidence. Commercially,

204-536: A $ 25 million contract with Samsung to not only promote Samsung's Galaxy line of products, but to also sponsor the release of Anti and its supporting tour. On November 23, 2015, Rihanna announced she would be embarking on "The Anti World Tour". The Samsung -sponsored tour began in March 2016, with Travis Scott supporting in North America, and Big Sean and DJ Mustard supporting at selected European dates. In

306-525: A Dream , first aired on HBO on February 16, 2013. The film was co-directed by Beyoncé herself. 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. In May, Beyoncé's cover of Amy Winehouse 's " Back to Black " with André 3000 on The Great Gatsby soundtrack

408-463: A budget of $ 20 million. At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards , Beyoncé received ten nominations, tying with Lauryn Hill for most Grammy nominations in a single year by a female artist. 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 provide guest vocals on Lady Gaga 's single " Telephone ". The song topped

510-464: A cappella version exclusively on Tidal . Black Is King , a visual album based on the music of The Lion King: The Gift , premiered globally on Disney+ on July 31, 2020. Produced by Disney and Parkwood Entertainment , the film was written, directed and executively produced by Beyoncé. The film was described by Disney as "a celebratory memoir for the world on the Black experience". Beyoncé received

612-418: A concert tour to celebrate the anniversary of their past albums, such as U2 's 2017 tour to mark the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree (1987) and Janet Jackson 's 2019 tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). A farewell tour is a concert tour intended to signal the retirement of a singer, the disbanding of a band, or the end of a show's run. Many of

714-436: A documentary and concert film focusing on Beyoncé's historic 2018 Coachella performances , was released by Netflix on April 17, 2019. The film was accompanied by the surprise live album Homecoming: The Live Album . It was later reported that Beyoncé and Netflix had signed a $ 60 million deal to produce three different projects, one of which is Homecoming . Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé received six nominations at

816-576: A group called Girl's Tyme with three other girls, and rapped and danced on the talent show circuit in Houston. 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. In 1995, Beyoncé's father, Mathew, resigned from his job to manage

918-586: A joint tour with Knowles's husband Jay-Z, was leaked on Facebook. Information about the tour was later taken down. The couple announced the joint tour officially as On the Run II Tour on March 12 and simultaneously released a trailer for the tour on YouTube. 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,

1020-449: A lot of costs, time, and energy. It is very common for musicians to not see family members for over a year during their touring. British singer Adele expressed her unhappiness of concert tours, saying "Touring is a peculiar thing, it doesn't suit me particularly well. I'm a real homebody and I get so much joy in the small things." A concert residency concept is offered as an alternative to performers who just need to stay in one venue and

1122-526: A number of disability charities and activists, argued that the word "spaz" represented a derogatory term for spastic diplegia , a form of cerebral palsy . In response, in August 2022, a representative for Beyoncé issued a statement and explained that "The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced". On January 21, 2023, Beyoncé performed in Dubai at a private show . The performance, which

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1224-565: A passage in the Book of Isaiah . In 1997, Destiny's Child released their major label debut song "Killing Time" on the soundtrack to the 1997 film Men in Black . 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. The group released their Multi-Platinum second album The Writing's on

1326-439: A pop singer based on Diana Ross . To promote the film, Beyoncé released " Listen " as the lead single from the soundtrack album . In April 2007, Beyoncé embarked on The Beyoncé Experience , her first worldwide concert tour, visiting 97 venues and grossed over $ 24 million. 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

1428-510: A review for The New York Times , Jon Caramanica stated that Rihanna was at her "most confident" and "the most present she's ever been onstage", calling her dancing "casual" and that she "appeared to be finding joy in singing — when she was doing it." Reviewing the Los Angeles concert, Latifah Muhammad from VIBE described the tour as a "randomly epic road trip." Ed Power from The Telegraph gave Dublin concert four stars, writing that

1530-617: A short-span, the highest-grossing tour by a female artist . On July 28, Beyoncé appeared on " Delresto (Echoes) ", the second single from rapper Travis Scott 's album Utopia , eventually becoming her 100th career appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (encompassing Destiny's Child, her solo career, and musical duo The Carters). On November 30, 2023, Beyoncé released documentary concert film Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé written, directed, and produced by her in collaboration with film distributor AMC Theatres . The film chronicles

1632-589: A single year, and went on to win 8 awards, including Video of the Year for "Formation". The eight wins made Beyoncé the most-awarded artist in the history of the VMAs (24), surpassing Madonna (20). Beyoncé occupied the sixth place for Time magazine's 2016 Person of the Year . In January 2017, it was announced that Beyoncé would headline the Coachella Music and Arts Festival . This would have made Beyoncé only

1734-525: 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. 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. With all 12 tracks of Lemonade debuting on

1836-636: A worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It sponsored by McDonald's Corporation , and performed songs 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, including numbers from Dangerously in Love . During the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following

1938-411: A year. However, in 2013, Rihanna took a step back from music and did not release a new album that year or the following. Instead Rihanna opted to take part in other endeavors, starring in a 3D animated film entitled Home , alongside Jim Parsons , Steve Martin and Jennifer Lopez , as well as executively producing its accompanying soundtrack. In November 2015, it was announced that Rihanna had signed

2040-481: 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 solo albums. Beyoncé's maternal grandparents, Lumis Albert Beyincé and Agnéz Deréon (daughter of Odilia Broussard and Eugène DeRouen), were French-speaking Louisiana Creoles , with roots in New Iberia ; She is a descendant of Acadian militia officer Joseph Broussard , who

2142-556: Is also of distant Irish and Jewish ancestry. Beyoncé also has Belgian ancestry from Hainaut Province , Wallonia and is related to a former mayor of Froidchapelle , Belgium. Beyoncé was raised with multiple religious traditions, attending St. John's United Methodist Church in Houston as well as St. Mary of the Purification Catholic Church. She went to St. Mary's Catholic Montessori School in Houston and enrolled in dance classes there. Her singing ability

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2244-404: Is an American singer, songwriter and businesswoman. Regarded as the greatest musical artist of the 21st century by major publications and an influential cultural figure, Beyoncé has been credited with transforming the sound of popular music with her innovative projects and live performances . Rolling Stone has named her the world's greatest living entertainer of the past decade and one of

2346-435: Is how to move the performance's logistics from one venue to another venue, especially for a transcontinental tour. Tour logistics should be very organized and everything has to happen on time and in the right order as planned. Autoweek magazine estimated 30 to 50 trucks were required by Taylor Swift 's The 1989 World Tour to bring all the stage, sound equipment, instruments, props, and clothes. When Beyoncé visited

2448-426: Is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour. Concert tour Different segments of longer concert tours are known as "legs". The different legs of a tour are denoted in different ways, dependent on the artist and type of tour, but the most common means of separating legs are dates (especially if there is a long break at some point), countries and/or continents, or different opening acts. In

2550-525: The 2011 Glastonbury Festival in over twenty years. The performance was lauded, with several publications noting an ascension in Knowles' capabilities as a live performer. Other publications discussed the polarized attitude of the UK music establishment in response to a Black woman performing on the same stages and to the same crowd sizes that were past reserved for legacy rock acts. Her fourth studio album 4

2652-415: 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 . In November 2003, she embarked on

2754-474: 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 . 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. On August 24, 2014, she received

2856-446: 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. and ultimately won two, Best Urban Contemporary Album for Lemonade and Best Music Video for "Formation". 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

2958-534: The 71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards . Beyoncé starred as the voice of Nala in the remake The Lion King , which was released in July 2019. 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 . An original song from

3060-876: The 94th Academy Awards for the song, alongside co-writer Dixson . On March 27, 2022, Beyoncé performed "Be Alive" at the 94th Academy Awards. Choreographed by friend and past collaborator Fatima Robinson , Beyoncé was applauded for choosing to perform on the Compton tennis courts Venus and Serena Williams practiced on in their childhood instead of at the venue. On June 9, 2022, Beyoncé removed her profile pictures across various social media platforms, causing speculation that she would be releasing new music. Days later, Beyoncé caused further speculation via her nonprofit BeyGood's Twitter account hinting at her upcoming seventh studio album. On June 15, 2022, Beyoncé officially announced her seventh studio album, titled Renaissance . The lead single of Renaissance , " Break My Soul ",

3162-450: The Billboard 200, and has since sold 11 million copies worldwide. 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. The single " Baby Boy " also reached number one, and singles, " Me, Myself and I " and " Naughty Girl ", both reached the top-five. The album earned Beyoncé a then record-tying five awards at

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3264-553: The Billboard 200, becoming Beyoncé's second consecutive number-one album in the United States. The album's lead single " Déjà Vu ", featuring Jay-Z, reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The second international single " Irreplaceable " was a commercial success worldwide, reaching number one in Australia, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States. B'Day also produced three other singles; " Ring

3366-413: The Billboard Hot 100 chart, Beyoncé also became the first female act to chart 12 or more songs at the same time. 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. 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 as well as

3468-594: The Billboard Hot 100 chart. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Beyoncé sold 2.3 million units worldwide, becoming the tenth best-selling album of 2013. The album also went on to become the twentieth best-selling album of 2014. As of November 2014 , Beyoncé has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and has generated over 1 billion streams, as of March 2015 . At

3570-592: The Billboard Hot 100, the highest peak from the album. In late 2011, she took the stage at New York's Roseland Ballroom for four nights of special performances: the 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé concerts saw the performance of her 4 album to a standing room only. 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. By December 2015, it reached sales of 1.5 million copies in

3672-826: 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. On February 1, 2004, Beyoncé performed the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII , at the Reliant Stadium in Houston , Texas. After the release of Dangerously in Love , Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of

3774-656: The Great Wall of China , the Egyptian pyramids , Australia, English music festivals and various museums and ballet performances. "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 . On June 26, 2011, she became the first solo female artist to headline the main Pyramid stage at

3876-569: The I Am... Tour , her second headlining worldwide concert tour, consisting of 108 shows, grossing $ 119.5 million. 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, and she garnered several nominations for her portrayal of James, including a Satellite Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress , and an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress . Beyoncé donated her entire salary from

3978-495: 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". In November, Forbes reported that Beyoncé was the top-earning woman in music for the second year in a row – earning $ 115 million in

4080-493: The inspiration of various artists and a ubiquitous figure within popular culture . Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981, at the Park Plaza Hospital in Houston , Texas to Tina Knowles ( née  Beyoncé ), a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles , a Xerox sales manager. Tina is Louisiana Creole and Mathew is African American . Beyoncé's younger sister, Solange Knowles ,

4182-494: The 2018 European leg of her Joanne World Tour , signed for a Las Vegas residency to help manage her fibromyalgia illness, which can be exacerbated by touring. The 2015 study by charity Help Musicians found that over 60% of musicians suffered from depression or other psychological issues, with touring an issue for 71% of respondents. Beyonc%C3%A9 Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( / b i ˈ ɒ n s eɪ / bee- ON -say ; born September 4, 1981)

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4284-487: 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 migrating to Louisiana, where she married a Broussard descendant. Beyoncé researched her ancestry and discovered that she is descended from a slave owner who married his slave. Her mother

4386-588: The Alarm ", " Get Me Bodied ", and " Green Light " (released in the United Kingdom only). 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

4488-741: The American national anthem singing along with a pre-recorded track at President Obama's second inauguration in Washington, D.C. The following month, Beyoncé performed at the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show , held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans . The performance stands as the second most tweeted about moment in history at 268,000 tweets per minute. Her feature-length documentary film, Life Is But

4590-562: The Anti World Tour was a success, with extra dates added in Europe and North America due to high demand. The tour grossed more than $ 110 million (USD) from 71 shows according to Billboard Boxscore. After the release of her seventh studio album, Unapologetic , (2012) and her fifth concert tour, the Diamonds World Tour , Rihanna went on a hiatus. Between 2005 and 2012, Rihanna released or re-released at least one album

4692-543: The Motion Picture (2006). Her first acting role of 2006 was in the comedy film The Pink Panther starring opposite Steve Martin , grossing $ 158.8 million at the box office worldwide. Her second film Dreamgirls , the film version of the 1981 Broadway musical loosely based on The Supremes , received acclaim from critics and grossed $ 154 million internationally. In it, she starred opposite Jennifer Hudson , Jamie Foxx , and Eddie Murphy playing

4794-583: The North American leg of the tour. The group released their first compilation album Number 1's on October 25, 2005, in the U.S. and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2006. The group has sold 60 million records worldwide. Beyoncé's second solo album B'Day was released on September 4, 2006, in the U.S., to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday. It sold 541,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop

4896-523: The Spheres World Tour became the second tour to gross $ 1 billion in revenue. In third place is Elton John 's Farewell Yellow Brick Road , with a total gross of $ 939 million from 2018–2023. On fourth place is Ed Sheeran 's ÷ Tour , with a gross of $ 776.2 million. On fifth place is U2 's 360° Tour , with $ 736.4 million. Global touring revenue reported to Billboard Boxscore exceeded $ 5.5 billion in 2016. Due to

4998-502: The U.S. 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. Another of Beyoncé's contributions to the soundtrack, "Summertime", fared better on the U.S. charts. 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

5100-646: The U.S. Billboard 200 , with 123,000 album-equivalent units , of which 70,000 were pure album sales. 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. 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. Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé ,

5202-486: The U.S. Billboard 200 . Her albums are considered by some publications to be amongst the greatest in popular music history. Beyoncé is one of the best-selling music artists of all time , having sold 200 million records worldwide. Her accolades include a record high 32 Grammy Awards and a Peabody Award . She has the most NAACP Image Awards , BET Awards and Soul Train Music Awards for any artist, and

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5304-560: The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. 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". The album was released on June 24, 2003, after Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland had released their solo efforts. The album sold 317,000 copies in its first week, debuted atop

5406-617: 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. 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". During the break, she and her father parted ways as business partners. Beyoncé's musical break lasted nine months and saw her visit multiple European cities,

5508-456: The U.S. The album featured her fourth UK number-one single " If I Were a Boy " and her fifth U.S. number-one song " Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) ". " Halo " achieved the accomplishment of becoming her longest-running Hot 100 single in her career, "Halo " 's success in the U.S. helped Beyoncé attain more top-ten singles on the list than any other woman during the 2000s. The music video for "Single Ladies" has been parodied and imitated around

5610-412: The U.S. 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. 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. In January 2013, Beyoncé performed

5712-519: The U.S. This made her the first woman in the chart's history to have her first five studio albums debut at number one. Beyoncé received critical acclaim and commercial success, selling one million digital copies worldwide in six days; 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". The single " Drunk in Love ", featuring Jay-Z, peaked at number two on

5814-440: The U.S. box office and grossed $ 73 million. Beyoncé released " Work It Out " as the lead single from its soundtrack album which entered the top ten in the UK, Norway, and Belgium. 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. The film received mixed reviews from critics but grossed $ 30 million in

5916-444: The United Kingdom with her 2016 The Formation World Tour , it took seven Boeing 747 air freighters and a fleet of more than 70 trucks to get her stage set and other gear to the venues. The logistics phase of that tour did not include transportation of the backstage staff, musicians, performers, and the singer herself. The majority of concert tours are part of a promotional campaign to support an album release. Hence, new songs from

6018-412: The United States, becoming Beyoncé's sixth song of her solo career to do so. On January 4, 2018, the music video of Beyoncé and Jay-Z's 4:44 collaboration, " Family Feud " was released. 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 . On March 5, 2018,

6120-529: The Wall in 1999. The record features 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 . The Writing's on

6222-464: The Wall sold more than eight million copies worldwide. 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 , as well as "Ways To Get Cut Off", a collaboration with fellow Columbia Records signee JoJo Robinson that was later shelved. The remaining band members recorded " Independent Women Part I ", which appeared on

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6324-689: The albums B'Day (2006), I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), and 4 (2011), she garnered several U.S. Billboard Hot 100 hits, including " Crazy in Love ", " Baby Boy ", " Irreplaceable ", " Check On It ", " If I Were a Boy ", " Halo ", " Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) ", " Run The World (Girls) " and " Love On Top ". After forming her own management company Parkwood Entertainment , Beyoncé refocused her career efforts on creating monocultural events through acclaimed concept albums Beyoncé (2013) and Lemonade (2016). With both albums tackling topics of feminism and womanism , they are credited with popularizing surprise albums and visual albums , with

6426-429: The best-selling album worldwide with global sales of 2.5 million throughout the year. Lemonade became the most critically acclaimed work of her career. Several music publications included the album among the best of 2016, including Rolling Stone , which listed Lemonade at number one. The album's visuals were nominated in 11 categories at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards , the most ever received by Beyoncé in

6528-534: The collapse of record sales in the 21st century, concert tours have become a major source of income for recording artists. Besides the tickets, touring also generates money from the sales of merchandise and meet-and-greet packages. However, the touring business suffered in the early 2020s because of the COVID-19 pandemic . Pollstar estimated the total lost revenue for the industry in 2020 at more than $ 30 billion. The mobility of concert tours requires

6630-497: The company. 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 with the assistance of Columbia talent scout Teresa LaBarbera Whites . The group changed their name to Destiny's Child in 1996, based upon

6732-633: The development and execution of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour, and contained new song " My House " in the end credits. In February 2024, Beyoncé launched her hair care brand Cécred . On February 11, 2024, immediately following a partner commercial with Verizon for the Super Bowl LVIII , she announced the second installment of her trilogy project and released its first two songs, " Texas Hold 'Em " and " 16 Carriages ". "Texas Hold 'Em" became her highest chart debut in her career, her ninth solo number-one and her thirteenth across all credits on

6834-584: The fans come to see them. The concept has been revitalized in the 21st century by Canadian superstar Céline Dion with the success of her A New Day... residency (2003–2007). Her residency introduced a new form of theatrical entertainment, a fusion of song, performance art, innovative stage craft, and state-of-the-art technology. She managed to popularize the Las Vegas residency as a desirable way for top artists to essentially tour in place, letting their fans come to them. American singer Lady Gaga , who cancelled

6936-463: 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. Beyoncé called The Lion King: The Gift a "sonic cinema". She stated that the album is influenced by everything from  R&B , pop,  hip hop , gqom and  Afro Beat . The songs were produced by African producers, which Beyoncé said

7038-472: The film is a modern interpretation of the 19th-century opera Carmen by French composer Georges Bizet . When the third album Survivor was released in May 2001, Luckett and Roberson filed a lawsuit claiming that the songs were aimed at them. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 , with first-week sales of 663,000 copies sold. The album spawned other number-one hits, " Bootylicious " and

7140-456: The film to Phoenix House, an organization of rehabilitation centers for heroin addicts around the country. 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 . The film received negative reviews from critics, and did well at the U.S. box office, grossing $ 68 million – $ 60 million more than Cadillac Records  – on

7242-413: The first female artist to have her first seven studio albums debut at number one in the United States. "Break My Soul" concurrently rose to number-one on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the twelfth song to do so across her career discography. The song "Heated", which was co-written with Canadian rapper Drake , originally included the lyrics "Spazzin' on that ass / spazz on that ass". Critics, including

7344-476: The former album impacting Global Release Day to Friday. She subsequently released dance album Renaissance (2022) which paid homage to the genre's queer origins and sought post- pandemic liberation , and Americana - country album Cowboy Carter (2024), with both albums highlighting the contributions of Black pioneers to American musical and cultural history . Beyoncé is the only female artist to have all of her solo studio albums debut at number one on

7446-408: The greatest vocalists of all time. As a child, Beyoncé began performing through various singing and dancing competitions. She debuted in the late 1990s and rose to fame as a member of Destiny's Child , one of the best-selling girl groups of all time . She released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love (2003), which became one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century . After releasing

7548-473: The group. The move reduced the family's income by half, and Beyoncé's parents were forced to sell their house and cars and move into separated apartments. Mathew cut the original line-up to four and the group continued performing as an opening act for other established R&B girl groups. 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

7650-439: The largest concert tours, it has become more common for different legs to employ separate touring production crews and equipment, local to each geographical region. Concert tours are often administered on the local level by concert promoters or by performing arts presenters . Usually, small concert tours are managed by a road manager whereas large concert tours are managed by a tour manager . The main challenge in concert tours

7752-421: 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. Released on November 15, 2004, in the U.S. and peaking at number two on the Billboard 200, Destiny Fulfilled included the singles " Lose My Breath " and " Soldier ", which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Destiny's Child embarked on

7854-454: 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 . In 2021, Beyoncé wrote and recorded a song titled " Be Alive " for the biographical drama film King Richard . She received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song at

7956-478: The performance, Beyoncé announced The Formation World Tour , which highlighted stops in both North America and Europe. It marked the first ever all-stadium tour by a female artist and ended on October 7, with Beyoncé bringing out her husband Jay-Z , Kendrick Lamar , and Serena Williams for the last show. The tour went on to win Tour of the Year at the 44th American Music Awards . In April 2016, Beyoncé released

8058-569: The rap was put forward in the Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical category. B'Day won the award for Best Contemporary R&B Album. 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

8160-455: The respective album are included on its tour's setlist . Some tours are known as "greatest hits tours" or "reunion tour" without any new material or specific album release, such as Fleetwood Mac 's 2009 Unleashed tour and No Doubt 's 2009 Summer Tour . Taylor Swift 's The Eras Tour (2023–2024) is a retrospective of her career to that point, where each act of the concert represents one of her albums . In another case, artists embark on

8262-479: The same time, B'Day was re-released with five additional songs, including her duet with Shakira " Beautiful Liar ". I Am... Sasha Fierce was released in November 2008 and formally introduced Beyoncé's alter ego Sasha Fierce. It was met with mixed reviews from critics, but sold 482,000 copies in its first week, debuting atop the Billboard 200, and giving Beyoncé her third consecutive number-one album in

8364-472: The same year, Beyoncé was featured on the remix of Megan Thee Stallion 's song " Savage ", marking her first music release for the year. 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 ". On June 23, she followed up the release of its studio version with an

8466-523: The school's choir. She also attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and later Alief Elsik High School . 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. When Beyoncé was eight, she met LaTavia Roberson at an audition for an all-girl entertainment group. They were placed into

8568-420: The second female headliner of the festival since it was founded in 1999. It was later announced on February 23, 2017, that Beyoncé would no longer be able to perform at the festival due to doctor's concerns regarding her pregnancy. The festival owners announced that she would instead headline the 2018 festival. Upon the announcement of Beyoncé's departure from the festival lineup, ticket prices dropped by 12%. At

8670-629: The show. 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. Everything Is Love received generally positive reviews, and debuted at number two on

8772-504: The song to hurricane charities for those affected by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma in Texas, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and other Caribbean Islands. 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 ". "Perfect Duet" was released on December 1, 2017. The song reached number-one in

8874-511: 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. 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 ,

8976-587: 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. After releasing their holiday album 8 Days of Christmas in October 2001, the group announced a hiatus to further pursue solo careers. In July 2002, Beyoncé made her theatrical film debut, playing Foxxy Cleopatra alongside Mike Myers in the comedy film Austin Powers in Goldmember , which spent its first weekend atop

9078-417: The tour "didn't waste time on embellishments and instead delivered full-strength shots of sass and escapism." The London concert also received four stars from The Guardian , where Michael Cragg praised the singer's "unshakeable Rihanna-ness; that perfect pop voice, the undeniable presence, that couldn't-give-a-shit attitude." This set list is representative of the show in Jacksonville on March 12, 2016. It

9180-430: The tours end up not being the last tour, with frequent regroupings, or revivals of shows. Luciano Pavarotti 's 2004 tour and Kenny Rogers 's 2015–2017 tour are examples of farewell tours which were the last to be staged before their deaths. As of October 2024, the highest-grossing concert tour of all time is Taylor Swift 's Eras Tour , with $ 2.089 billion earned from 125 shows. In 2024, Coldplay 's Music of

9282-670: The world, spawning the "first major dance craze" of the Internet age according to the Toronto Star . At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards , the video won three categories, including Video of the Year. Its failure to win the Best Female Video category, which went to 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. In March 2009, Beyoncé embarked on

9384-586: The year, more than double her earnings in 2013. Beyoncé released " Formation " in on February 6, 2016, and performed it 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. Immediately following

9486-556: Was because "authenticity and heart were important to [her]", since the film is set in Africa. 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 . In March 2020, a photograph Beyoncé captured of her swimming pool was used as the album cover for rapper Jay Electronica 's highly anticipated debut album A Written Testimony . In April of

9588-506: Was discovered when dance instructor Darlette Johnson began humming a song and Beyoncé finished it, able to hit the high-pitched notes. 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. In the fall of 1990, Beyoncé enrolled in Parker Elementary School, a music magnet school in Houston, where she performed with

9690-574: 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 . She has additional Breton heritage. Beyoncé's 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

9792-544: Was her first full concert in more than four years, was delivered to an audience of influencers and journalists. Beyoncé was reportedly paid $ 24 million to perform. Beyoncé faced criticism for her decision to perform in the United Arab Emirates where homosexuality is illegal. On February 1, Beyoncé announced the Renaissance World Tour with dates in North America and Europe, becoming for

9894-455: 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

9996-517: Was released on June 20, 2022. The album was released on July 29, 2022. "Break My Soul" became Beyoncé's 20th top ten single on the Billboard Hot 100, which made her join Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson as the only artists in Hot 100 history to achieve at least twenty top tens as a solo artist and ten as a member of a group. As Renaissance was released, Beyoncé announced that the album

10098-557: Was released two days prior in the U.S. 4 sold 310,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, giving Beyoncé her fourth consecutive number-one album in the U.S. The album was preceded by two of its singles " Run the World (Girls) " and " Best Thing I Never Had ". 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

10200-468: Was released. Beyoncé voiced Queen Tara in the 3D CGI animated film, Epic , released by 20th Century Fox on May 24, and recorded an original song for the film, "Rise Up", co-written with Sia . 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

10302-610: Was repeatedly named artist of the decade for both the 2000s and 2010s , including recognition as the RIAA 's Top Certified Artist of the Decade and Pollstar 's Touring Artist of the Decade. Outside of music, she has had lead acting roles in films such as Dreamgirls (2006) and Cadillac Records (2008). As a philanthropist, she founded the non-profit BeyGood . Her business ventures include clothing line Ivy Park , hair care brand Cécred and whisky brand SirDavis . She has been cited as

10404-455: Was the first installment of a trilogy she conceived and recorded over three years during the COVID-19 pandemic . A time she found to be her "most creative [period]." The three recorded projects are designated into acts under Roman numerals . Upon release, Renaissance received universal acclaim from critics. Renaissance debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, making her

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