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| name               = Beyoncé
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| alt                = Beyoncé holding a microphone to her mouth
| caption            = Beyoncé in 2023
| birth_name         = Beyoncé Giselle Knowles
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1981|9|4}}
| birth_place        = [[Houston, Texas]], US<!--As per WP:LINKDIRECT and Template:infobox person, birthplace indicates city, state, then country. No need to spell out "United States; 'US' is fine.-->
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* Singer
* songwriter
* actress
* businesswoman<!--[[Template:Infobox person#Parameters]]. DO NOT ADD ANYTHING BACK, unless discussed in the talk page, otherwise you are violating the infobox parameters.-->
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| works              = {{hlist|[[Beyoncé albums discography|Albums]]{{efn|For her works with [[Destiny's Child]] and [[the Carters]], see [[Destiny's Child discography]], [[List of songs recorded by Destiny's Child]] and [[The Carters#Discography|the Carters discography]].}}|[[Beyoncé singles discography|singles]]|[[List of songs recorded by Beyoncé|songs]]|[[Beyoncé videography|videos]]|[[List of Beyoncé live performances|performances]]}}<!--Beyoncé's fashion and business works are in "organizations"-->
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* [[BeyGood]]
* [[Parkwood Entertainment]]
* [[Ivy Park]]
* [[Cécred]]
* [[SirDavis]]}}
| years_active       = 1990–present<!--Do not change the year to 1997. Although that was the year Beyoncé finally got her big break when she was in Destiny's Child, she actually began her career in 1990 as a child.-->
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Jay-Z]]|April 4, 2008}}
| children           = 3, including [[Blue Ivy]]
| parents            = {{ubl|[[Mathew Knowles]]|[[Tina Knowles]]}}
| relatives          = {{ubl|[[Solange Knowles]] (sister)|[[Angela Beyincé]] (cousin)}}
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé|Full list]]
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* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[Pop music|pop]]
* [[hip-hop]]
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| instrument      = Vocals
| label           = {{flatlist|
* [[Parkwood Entertainment|Parkwood]]
* [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
* [[Music World Entertainment|Music World]]
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| current_member_of = [[The Carters]]
| past_member_of  = [[Destiny's Child]]
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'''Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter''' ({{IPAc-en|b|i|ˈ|ɒ|n|s|eɪ|audio=En-us-Beyonce.ogg}} {{respell|bee|ON|say}};<ref>{{cite web |last=Wells |first=John C. |author-link=John C. Wells |date=December 19, 2008 |title=Beyoncé |url=https://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/blog0812b.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810182211/https://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/blog0812b.htm |archive-date=August 10, 2022 |access-date=August 22, 2022 |publisher=John Wells's phonetic blog|via=[[University College London]]}}</ref> born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. Known for her vocal ability, artistic reinventions, and [[List of Beyoncé live performances|live performances]], she is widely regarded as [[Cultural impact of Beyoncé|one of the most culturally significant figures of the 21st century]]. Credited with shaping [[popular music]], Beyoncé is often deemed one of the greatest entertainers of all time.<!-- The current lead has been discussed multiple times in the past. This information is heavily supported by reliable sources throughout the article, and does not need to be cited here per [[WP:LEADCITE]]. If you'd like to change the lead, please take it to the talk page. -->

Beyoncé rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of [[Destiny's Child]], one of the [[List of best-selling girl groups|best-selling girl groups of all time]]. Her debut solo album, ''[[Dangerously in Love]]'' (2003), became one of the [[List of best-selling albums of the 21st century|best-selling albums of the 21st century]]. After Destiny's Child disbanded in 2005, Beyoncé released the [[funk]]-imbued ''[[B'Day]]'' (2006) and starred in the [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'' (2006). Her marriage to rapper [[Jay-Z]] and portrayal of [[Etta James]] in the biopic ''[[Cadillac Records]]'' (2008) influenced her [[Pop music|pop]]-oriented double album ''[[I Am... Sasha Fierce]]'' (2008). Through the 2000s, Beyoncé garnered the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number-one singles "[[Crazy in Love]]", "[[Baby Boy (Beyoncé song)|Baby Boy]]", "[[Check on It]]", "[[Irreplaceable]]", and "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]".

After forming the management company [[Parkwood Entertainment]], Beyoncé embraced [[Rhythm and blues|traditional R&B]] and [[Soul music|soul]] on ''[[4 (Beyoncé album)|4]]'' (2011). The [[Electronic music|electronic]]-influenced [[Beyoncé (album)|''Beyoncé'']] (2013) popularized [[Surprise album|surprise]] and [[visual album]]s, inspiring the setting of Friday as [[Global Release Day]], while the eclectic ''[[Lemonade (album)|Lemonade]]'' (2016) sparked sociopolitical discourse and was the [[List of best-selling albums#Best-selling album by year worldwide|best-selling album of 2016]]. Her ongoing trilogy project—consisting of the [[LGBTQ music|queer]]-inspired [[Dance music|dance]] album ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]'' (2022) and the [[Americana music|Americana]]-rooted ''[[Cowboy Carter]]'' (2024)—has highlighted the overlooked contributions of Black pioneers to [[Music history of the United States|American musical]] and [[Cultural history of the United States|cultural history]], spawning the US number-one singles "[[Break My Soul]]" and "[[Texas Hold 'Em (song)|Texas Hold 'Em]]".

Beyoncé is one of the [[List of best-selling music artists#200 million to 249 million records|best-selling music artists of all time]], with estimated sales of over 200 million records. She is the most<!--She has the most RIAA titles, she is not the highest certified -->  [[RIAA certification|RIAA-certified]] female artist and the [[Billboard 200#Most consecutive studio albums to debut at number one|only woman whose first eight studio albums each debuted atop]] the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. One of the [[List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé|most-awarded artists in popular music]], she is the recipient of 35 [[Grammy Awards]]—the [[Grammy Award milestones#Most Grammys won|most of any act]]—a [[Primetime Emmy Award]], and a [[Peabody Award]]. Beyoncé is the most-awarded artist of the [[BET Awards]] (36), [[MTV Video Music Awards]] (30),<!--She is tied with Taylor Swift, including her awards with Destiny's Child, per https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/taylor-swift-vmas-2024-passes-beyonce-top-winner-1235773005/ --> [[NAACP Image Awards]] (32), and [[Soul Train Music Awards]] (25). The first woman to headline an all-stadium tour, she is the [[List of highest-grossing live music artists#All-time ranking|highest-grossing Black live act of all time]].

== Life and career ==
=== Early life ===
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born in [[Houston, Texas]], on September 4, 1981.{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2015|p=28}}{{sfn|McCann|2022|p=46}} Her mother, [[Tina Knowles]] ([[née]] Beyoncé), was a hairdresser and salon owner,<ref name="q016">{{cite magazine | last=Rowley | first=Glenn | title=Tina Knowles-Lawson Just Revealed 'Beyoncé' Is Her Maiden Name | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=September 16, 2020 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/tina-knowles-lawson-reveals-beyonce-is-her-maiden-name-9449802/ | access-date=July 13, 2025}}</ref>{{sfn|Trier-Bieniek|2016|p=197}} while her father, [[Mathew Knowles]], was a sales manager at [[Xerox]].{{sfn|Cobbs|2023|p=320}} Mathew is African-American,<ref>{{cite news | last=Armstrong | first=Jenice | title=Beyonce's father talks about racism, colorism and rumors about who bit his daughter's face | newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] | date=March 30, 2018 | url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/columnists/jenice_armstrong/who-bit-beyonce-mathew-knowles-racism-music-industry-jenice-armstrong-20180330.html | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> while Tina is [[Louisiana Creole people|Louisiana Creole]] with African, French, Irish, [[Bretons|Breton]], [[Normans|Norman]], and Native American ancestry.<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Hawgood | first=Alex | title=In Beyoncé's Country, All Are Welcome | magazine=[[W (magazine)|W]] | date=March 29, 2024 | url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/beyonce-cowboy-carter-cover-story-photos | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref name="b180">{{cite web | title=Beyoncé Knowles: A Creole Queen | website=Kreol Magazine | date=October 3, 2012 | url=https://kreolmagazine.com/culture/features/beyonce-knowles-a-creole-queen/ | access-date=July 16, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last=Polledri |first=Graziella | title=Origines bretonnes ou normandes, star du Louvre, lectrice du Figaro... Les relations très particulières de Beyoncé avec la France | trans-title=Breton or Norman origins, star of the Louvre, reader of Le Figaro... Beyoncé's very special relationship with France | date=June 19, 2025 | url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/origines-bretonnes-ou-normandes-star-du-louvre-lectrice-du-figaro-les-relations-tres-particulieres-de-beyonce-avec-la-france-20250619 | language= fr | newspaper=[[Le Figaro]] | access-date=July 10, 2025|archive-date=July 10, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250710222854/https://www.lefigaro.fr/musique/origines-bretonnes-ou-normandes-star-du-louvre-lectrice-du-figaro-les-relations-tres-particulieres-de-beyonce-avec-la-france-20250619}}</ref> Beyoncé's younger sister, [[Solange Knowles|Solange]], is also a singer and actress.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Knoop | first1=Iris | last2=Gall | first2=Nicholas | title=Solange Knowles revealed she suffers with Pots – a condition she called 'debilitating, confusing and lonely' | website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] | date=March 31, 2025 | url=https://theconversation.com/solange-knowles-revealed-she-suffers-with-pots-a-condition-she-called-debilitating-confusing-and-lonely-243878 | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last=Aizin | first=Rebecca | title=Beyoncé and Solange Knowles: Inside Their Sibling Relationship Over the Years | magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=September 3, 2023 | url=https://people.com/all-about-beyonce-solange-knowles-sister-relationship-7568318 | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> They are descendants of [[Acadian]] militia officer [[Joseph Broussard]], who was exiled to [[Louisiana (New France)|French Louisiana]] after the [[expulsion of the Acadians]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greenberg |first1=Courtney |title=What to know about Beyonce's historic Canadian roots |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/beyonce-related-acadian-joseph-beausoleil-broussard |publisher=[[National Post]] |access-date=July 10, 2025}}</ref> Both sisters also have Belgian ancestry from [[Hainaut Province]], Wallonia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Queen B aurait-elle des origines belges? Nous avons retrouvé le cousin de Beyoncé |trans-title=Does Queen B have Belgian origins? We found Beyoncé's cousin in Belgium |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/queen-b-aurait-elle-des-origines-belges-nous-avons-retrouve-le-cousin-de-beyonce-11185946 |last=Warland |first=Maïté |date=April 21, 2023 |language=fr |publisher=[[RTBF]] |access-date=June 26, 2024 |archive-date=June 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626053726/https://www.rtbf.be/article/queen-b-aurait-elle-des-origines-belges-nous-avons-retrouve-le-cousin-de-beyonce-11185946 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Un Belge de 73 ans dit qu'il est le «cousin» de Beyoncé|trans-title=A 73-year-old Belgian says he is Beyoncé's "cousin"
|url=https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2023/04/21/un-belge-de-73-ans-dit-quil-est-le-cousin-de-beyonce-et-il-a-un-peu-raison-1 |last=Guindon |first=Frédéric|date=April 21, 2023
|language=fr |publisher=[[TVA Nouvelles]] |access-date=July 10, 2025}}</ref><!-- DO NOT add anymore sources related to ancestry without CITING A RELIABLE source. BLPs MUST be sourced by reliable sources ([[WP:BLPRS]], [[WP:RS]]) --> 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.<ref name="a802">{{cite news |last=Quinn|first=Gwendolyn| title=Beyoncé teams up with Houston pastor to help Harvey survivors | publisher=[[NBC News]] | date=September 10, 2017 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/houston-pastor-beyonc-team-help-harvey-survivors-n799006 | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last=Sewing | first=Joy | title=Sewing: Beyoncé's homecoming is symbol of pride for Third Ward community |website=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=September 28, 2023 | url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/article/beyonce-third-ward-pride-18392518.php | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> Her first job as a child was sweeping hair and occasionally performing for customers at her mother's hair salon.<ref name="n260">{{cite web | last=Yamada | first=Haley | title=Beyonce Shares Glam Photo Celebrating Her 'Hair Journey,' Teases Upcoming Project | publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | date=May 16, 2023 | url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Style/beyonce-shares-glam-photo-celebrating-hair-journey-teases/story | access-date=July 6, 2025}}</ref>

Beyoncé began her education at St. Mary's Catholic Montessori School, where she also took dance classes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Laird|first=Cheryl|date=November 11, 1990|title=A Knowles Family Christmas |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/A-Knowles-family-Christmas-5475839.php |url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/entertainment/music/article/A-Knowles-family-Christmas-5475839.php| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=March 15, 2021|newspaper=Houston Chronicle}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her vocals were discovered by her dance instructor, who began humming a song that Beyoncé completed.<ref>{{cite magazine | last1=Devaney | first1=Susan | first2=Radhika | last2=Seth | title=9 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Beyoncé | magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=July 27, 2022 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-things-you-didnt-know | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> Beyoncé's interest in music and performing grew after she won a school talent show at the age of seven by singing [[John Lennon]]'s "[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]", winning against older competitors aged fifteen and sixteen.{{sfn|Abbey|2010|p=10}}{{sfn|Cobbs|2023|p=321}} 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.<ref>{{cite news | last=Ellen | first=Barbara | title=Beyoncé: the superstar who brought black power to the Super Bowl | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=February 14, 2016 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/14/beyonce-profile-black-power-super-bowl-civil-rights | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>{{sfn|Pointer|2014|p=26}} She later attended the [[Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts]] and subsequently [[Alief Elsik High School]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Simmerman |first=Alexis | title=Happy birthday Beyoncé! Houston native turns 43 amid busy year |newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman]] | date=September 4, 2024 |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2024/09/04/beyonce-birthday-texas-houston-native-43-sir-davis-whiskey-cowboy-carter/75069068007/ |access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> Beyoncé was also a member of the choir at St. John's United Methodist Church, where she sang her first [[Solo (music)|solo]] and was a soloist for two years.<ref name="a802"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Cameo: Fat Joe Interviews Beyoncé and Mike Epps|url=http://www.mtv.com/onair/moviehouse/cameo/16/index.jhtml|publisher=MTV News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224081629/http://www.mtv.com/onair/moviehouse/cameo/16/index.jhtml |archive-date=February 24, 2008}}</ref>

=== 1990–2001: Early career and Destiny's Child ===
In 1990, Beyoncé met singer [[LaTavia Roberson]] while in an audition for an all-girl entertainment group.<ref name="Kaufman">{{cite news |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |title=Destiny's Child's Long Road to Fame (The Song Isn't Called 'Survivor' for Nothing) |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504044/20050613/destinys_child.jhtml |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=June 13, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919165930/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1504044/20050613/destinys_child.jhtml |archive-date=September 19, 2008 |access-date=April 14, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Joined by [[Kelly Rowland]] two years later,<ref name="Kaufman"/> the trio was placed in Girl's Tyme, a group that performed rap and dance routines on Houston's talent show circuit.<ref name="People">{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé Knowles: Biography – Part 1|url=http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426055053/http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography|archive-date=April 26, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kelly Rowland |url=http://articles.cnn.com/2006-02-27/travel/houston.kellyrowland_1_kelly-rowland-destiny-s-child-second-album?_s=PM:TRAVEL |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=February 27, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227180947/http://articles.cnn.com/2006-02-27/travel/houston.kellyrowland_1_kelly-rowland-destiny-s-child-second-album?_s=PM:TRAVEL |archive-date=February 27, 2013 |access-date=February 1, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1993, the group was entered 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, which Beyoncé attributed to a poor song choice.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Farley|first=Christopher John|title=Music: Call of the Child|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998976,00.html|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=January 15, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130020409/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998976,00.html |archive-date=November 30, 2007}}</ref>{{Sfn|Elliott|2022|p=3}} After [[LeToya Luckett]] joined in 1993, Girl's Tyme continued performing as an [[opening act]] for established R&B girl groups.<ref name="Kaufman"/> In 1995, Mathew left his job to manage the group, which halved the Knowles family's income, leading to them moving into separate apartments.<ref name="Kaufman"/><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Kim |first=Michelle |title=A Brief History of Beyoncé and Her Father, Mathew Knowles |magazine=[[The Fader]] |date=April 25, 2016 |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/04/25/beyonce-mathew-knowles-daddy-lessons-lemonade |access-date=May 17, 2025 |archive-date=February 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226013115/http://www.thefader.com/2016/04/25/beyonce-mathew-knowles-daddy-lessons-lemonade |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last=Hall | first=James | title=How Beyoncé makes her fortune – and how she spends it | newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url-access=subscription | date=May 16, 2023 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/beyonce-billions-how-she-makes-it-spends-it/ | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> The group was briefly signed by [[Elektra Records]] and later dropped; ensuing tensions led to a six-month separation of Beyoncé's parents.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Robinson | first=Lisa | title=Beyoncé Knowles Profile | magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | date=September 30, 2013 |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2005/11/beyonce-knowles-profile-music-career | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last=Hall | first=Michael | url-access=subscription | title=It's a Family Affair | magazine=[[Texas Monthly]] | date=April 1, 2004 | url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/its-a-family-affair/ | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=February 22, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222140643/https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/its-a-family-affair/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The Knowles family later reunited and the group secured a contract with [[Columbia Records]], aided by talent scout [[Teresa LaBarbera Whites]].{{sfn|Abbey|2010|p=10}}{{Sfn|Arenofsky|2009|p=5}}

[[File:Beyonce Knowles at age 19 (cropped).jpeg|upright=0.6|thumb|alt=20-year-old Beyoncé in a black top, photographed looking directly at the camera|Beyoncé in 2001]]

The group adopted the name [[Destiny's Child]] in 1997, based upon a passage in the [[Book of Isaiah]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Snapes | first=Laura | title=Beyoncé's father producing Destiny's Child musical – told from his perspective |website=[[The Guardian]] | date=April 24, 2019 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/24/beyonces-father-producing-destinys-child-musical-told-from-his-perspective | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>{{Sfn|Hoffmann|2004|p=583}} That year, they released their major-label debut song, "Killing Time", which appeared on [[Men in Black: The Album|the soundtrack]] for the film [[Men in Black (1997 film)|''Men in Black'']].<ref name="u523"/>{{sfn|Cobbs|2023|p=325}} Their debut single and first major hit, "[[No, No, No (Destiny's Child song)|No, No, No]]", preceded their debut album, ''[[Destiny's Child (album)|Destiny's Child]]'' (1998), a moderate success.<ref name="u523"/>{{sfn|Schuman|2014|p=40}} The group's second album, ''[[The Writing's on the Wall]]'', was released in July 1999 and peaked at number five on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], later achieving [[RIAA certification|multi-platinum]] status in the country.<ref name="v185">{{cite magazine | last=Malone | first=Chris | title=Destiny's Child's, 'The Writing's on the Wall' at 20: All the Tracks Ranked | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=July 27, 2019 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/destinys-childs-the-writings-on-the-wall-8523765/ | access-date=July 7, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last=Schewitz | first=Brett | title=Destiny's Child, 'The Writing's on the Wall' (1999) | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 10, 2021 | url=https://www.rs500albums.com/300-251/291 | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> The record spawned the singles "[[Bills, Bills, Bills]]", "[[Say My Name]]", and "[[Jumpin', Jumpin']]"; the former two both peaked atop the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="o111">{{cite web | last=Breihan | first=Tom | title=The Number Ones: Destiny's Child's 'Bills, Bills, Bills' | website=[[Stereogum]] | date=July 13, 2022 | url=https://www.stereogum.com/2192553/the-number-ones-destinys-childs-bills-bills-bills/columns/the-number-ones/ | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=May 7, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507045718/https://www.stereogum.com/2192553/the-number-ones-destinys-childs-bills-bills-bills/columns/the-number-ones/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="v185"/><ref name="x284">{{cite web | last=Breihan | first=Tom | title=The Number Ones: Destiny's Child's 'Say My Name' | website=[[Stereogum]] | date=August 8, 2022 | url=https://www.stereogum.com/2194687/the-number-ones-destinys-childs-say-my-name/columns/the-number-ones/ | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=February 8, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208140526/https://www.stereogum.com/2194687/the-number-ones-destinys-childs-say-my-name/columns/the-number-ones/ | url-status=live }}</ref> "Say My Name" won [[Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]] and [[Best R&B Song]] at the [[2001 Grammy Awards]].{{sfn|Schuman|2014|p=51}} ''The Writing's on the Wall'' became one of the best-selling R&B albums of all time, having sold 13{{nbsp}}million copies worldwide.<ref name="m095">{{cite web | last=Asaph | first=Katherine St. | title=Destiny's Child: The Writing's on the Wall | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=June 18, 2017 | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/destinys-child-the-writings-on-the-wall/ | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=January 22, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122130450/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/destinys-child-the-writings-on-the-wall/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="t614">{{cite web | last=McClay | first=Caché | title=Destiny's Child Album ''The Writing's on the Wall'': 25 Years Later | website=[[USA Today]] | date=July 25, 2024 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/07/25/destinys-child-writings-wall-album-25-year-anniversary-beyonce-kelly-rowland-michelle-williams/73911207007/ | access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref>

Following several lineup changes, Destiny's Child ultimately comprised Beyoncé, Rowland, and [[Michelle Williams (singer)|Michelle Williams]].<ref name="z651">{{cite web | last=Breihan | first=Tom | title=The Number Ones: Destiny's Child's 'Independent Women Part 1' | website=[[Stereogum]] | date=September 5, 2022 | url=https://www.stereogum.com/2198112/the-number-ones-destinys-childs-independent-women-part-1/columns/the-number-ones/ | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=March 3, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230303200910/https://www.stereogum.com/2198112/the-number-ones-destinys-childs-independent-women-part-1/columns/the-number-ones/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In early 2001, while the group were 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]]''.{{sfn|Schuman|2014|p=52}} Destiny's Child's third studio album, ''[[Survivor (Destiny's Child album)|Survivor]]'', was released in May 2001; it debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 663,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="l636">{{cite magazine | title=Destiny's Child Holds Off Wings, Janet At No. 1 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=May 16, 2001 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-holds-off-wings-janet-at-no-1-79730/ | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=February 25, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225113624/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-holds-off-wings-janet-at-no-1-79730/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The album produced the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-ones "[[Independent Woman Part I]]" and "[[Bootylicious]]", as well as the [[Survivor (Destiny's Child song)|title track]], which peaked at number two.{{sfn|Schuman|2014|p=55}}<ref name="e533">{{cite magazine | last=Malone | first=Chris | title=Lip Sync Herstory: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Destiny's Child's 'Survivor' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=June 8, 2020 | url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/destinys-child-survivor-lip-sync-herstory-9397866/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref name="g739">{{cite news| title=Beyoncé's rise and rise – in pictures | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=July 12, 2018 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2016/apr/24/beyonce-knowles-rise-and-rise-in-pictures | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> "Survivor" earned the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.<ref name="g739"/> 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.<ref name="Kaufman"/>

=== 2002–2007: ''Dangerously in Love'' and ''B'Day'' ===
[[File:Randy Waldman & Beyonce - National Anthem Arrangement 2004 Super Bowl (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6|alt=Beyoncé smiling at the camera|Beyoncé in 2004]]
In July 2002, Beyoncé made her theatrical film debut, portraying Foxxy Cleopatra in ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Austin Powers in Goldmember|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20020726/REVIEWS/207260301/1023|first=Roger|last=Ebert|date=July 26, 2002|access-date=February 25, 2011|archive-date=September 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914170515/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20020726%2FREVIEWS%2F207260301%2F1023}}</ref> She released "[[Work It Out (Beyoncé song)|Work It Out]]" as the lead single from the film's soundtrack.<ref name="g066">{{cite magazine | title='Austin Powers' Soundtrack Shines With Stars | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=June 28, 2002 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/austin-powers-soundtrack-shines-with-stars-75242/ | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=June 2, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602034257/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/austin-powers-soundtrack-shines-with-stars-75242/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Her 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).<ref name="n442">{{cite magazine | first1=Sydney | last1=Urbanek | first2=Andrew | last2=Unterberger | title=Beyonce's 'Work It Out': A Look Back at the Debut Solo Smash That Wasn't | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=March 23, 2022 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/beyonce-work-it-out-debut-single-1235047771/ | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=March 31, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331171046/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/beyonce-work-it-out-debut-single-1235047771/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The single peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="v963" /> Beyoncé appeared as Jay-Z's girlfriend in the music video for the song, fueling speculation about a relationship.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé Knowles Biography|url=http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=March 28, 2013|archive-date=April 26, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070426055053/http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography}}</ref> She later shared that they began dating when she was nineteen, after a year and a half of friendship.<ref name="y852">{{cite magazine | last=Lutkin | first=Aimée | title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Relationship Timeline | magazine=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] | date=February 2, 2025 | url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a42714174/beyonce-jay-z-relationship-timeline/ | access-date=May 17, 2025 | archive-date=May 20, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520034738/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a42714174/beyonce-jay-z-relationship-timeline/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref name="Corey2">{{Cite news |last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Beyonce Pushes up Release Date of Solo Debut |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472224/20030602/Beyoncé_beyonce.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140228193909/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1472224/20030602/Beyonc%C3%A9_beyonce.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 28, 2014 |publisher=MTV News |date=June 2, 2003 |access-date=May 8, 2008}}</ref> Released ten days later,<ref name="Kaufman"/> the album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 317,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="p938"/> The album's lead single, "[[Crazy in Love]]", featured Jay-Z and became Beyoncé's first number-one single as a solo artist on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Martens|first=Todds|title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z: 'Crazy' as Ever|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69469/beyonce-jay-z-crazy-as-ever| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69469/beyonce-jay-z-crazy-as-ever| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=August 21, 2003|access-date=February 10, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The single "[[Baby Boy (Beyoncé song)|Baby Boy]]" also reached number one,<ref name="BabyBoy1">{{cite magazine|last=Martens|first=Todd|title='Stand Up' Ends 'Baby Boy' Reign|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67981/stand-up-ends-baby-boy-reign| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67981/stand-up-ends-baby-boy-reign| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 28, 2003|access-date=April 2, 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref> while "[[Me, Myself and I (Beyoncé song)|Me, Myself and I]]" and "[[Naughty Girl (Beyoncé song)|Naughty Girl]]" both reached the top five.<ref name="beyoncehot100">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/beyonce/chart-history/hot-100|title=Beyoncé Album and Song Chart History: Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 13, 2011|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121090844/https://www.billboard.com/artist/beyonce/chart-history/hot-100/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Dangerously in Love'' earned Beyoncé five awards at the [[46th Annual Grammy Awards]], including [[Best Contemporary R&B Album]] and Best R&B Song for "Crazy in Love".<ref name="2004 Grammys">{{cite news|last=Patel|first=Joseph|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484884/beyonce-wins-most-50-shut-out-at-grammys.jhtml|title=Beyoncé Wins Most, Outkast Shine, 50 Cent Shut out at Grammys|publisher=MTV News|date=February 4, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220032646/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484884/beyonce-wins-most-50-shut-out-at-grammys.jhtml|archive-date=February 20, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Having sold more than 11{{nbsp}}million copies since its release, it is one of the [[List of best-selling albums of the 21st century|best-selling albums of the 21st century]].{{sfn|Kama|Barak-Brandes|2018|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Y1ZgDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT202 202]}} 

Beyoncé starred alongside [[Cuba Gooding Jr.]] in the musical comedy ''[[The Fighting Temptations]]'' (2003), portraying a single mother and the love interest of Gooding's character.<ref name="c559">{{cite web | title=The Fighting Temptations | publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fighting_temptations | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=April 24, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250424043415/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fighting_temptations | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="j444">{{cite web | title=The Fighting Temptations | publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1330873857/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> In November 2003, she embarked on the European [[Dangerously in Love Tour]] and North American [[Verizon Ladies First Tour]] alongside [[Missy Elliott]] and [[Alicia Keys]].{{Sfn|Arenofsky|2009|p=22}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Patel|first=Joseph|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484659/beyonce-alicia-missy-plan-spring-tour.jhtml|title=Beyoncé, Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott Plan Spring Tour|date=January 28, 2004|publisher=MTV News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107140505/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484659/beyonce-alicia-missy-plan-spring-tour.jhtml|archive-date=November 7, 2012}}</ref> On February 1, 2004, she performed "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]", the national anthem of the US, at the [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]].<ref name="t516">{{cite magazine | last=Sheffield | first=Rob | title=The 30 Most Memorable Super Bowl National Anthems | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 9, 2025 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-super-bowl-national-anthems-10706/ | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=March 29, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329190414/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-super-bowl-national-anthems-10706/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="s003">{{cite news | title=Beyoncé to perform at Super Bowl's half-time show, sources say | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | agency=[[Associated Press]] | date=October 16, 2012 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/oct/16/beyonce-super-bowl-half-time-show | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> In November 2004, Destiny's Child released their final album, titled ''[[Destiny Fulfilled]]''.<ref name="z528">{{cite magazine | last=Haffenden | first=Dayna | title=Darkchild Talks Destiny's Child's Final Album 'Destiny Fulfilled' 20 Years After Release: 'Cracked the Code' (Exclusive) | magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=November 15, 2024 | url=https://people.com/producer-darkchild-destiny-child-destiny-fulfilled-album-interview-exclusive-8737268 | access-date=June 28, 2025 | archive-date=May 5, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250505075345/https://people.com/producer-darkchild-destiny-child-destiny-fulfilled-album-interview-exclusive-8737268 | url-status=live }}</ref> The record peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref>{{cite news|last=Whitmire|first=Margo|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/65514/eminem-thankful-to-remain-no-1| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/65514/eminem-thankful-to-remain-no-1| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Eminem Thankful to Remain No. 1|newspaper=Billboard|date=November 24, 2004|access-date=October 24, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> spawning the US top-five singles "[[Lose My Breath]]" and "[[Soldier (Destiny's Child song)|Soldier]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/destiny%27s-child/chart-history/|title=Destiny's Child Album and Song Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 24, 2012|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121090834/https://www.billboard.com/artist/destiny%27s-child/chart-history/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2005, Destiny's Child embarked on a global concert tour titled [[Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It]].<ref name="s756">{{cite news | title=Destiny fulfilled | newspaper=[[The Age]] | date=April 20, 2005 | url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/destiny-fulfilled-20050420-ge00gb.html | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=May 28, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528033339/https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/destiny-fulfilled-20050420-ge00gb.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="b318" /> The group announced that they would disband at the end of the tour.<ref name="b318">{{cite magazine | title=Destiny's Child To Split After Fall Tour | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=June 12, 2005 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-to-split-after-fall-tour-62619/ | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=April 15, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250415235913/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-to-split-after-fall-tour-62619/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last=Devenish | first=Colin | title=Destiny's Child to Split | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=June 13, 2005 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-to-split-180447/ | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=February 24, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250224104131/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/destinys-child-to-split-180447/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Destiny's Child released their first compilation album, [[Number 1's (Destiny's Child album)|''#1's'']], in October 2005 and were honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in March 2006.<ref name="y518">{{cite web | last=Harvell | first=Jess | title=Destiny's Child: #1's | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | date=October 26, 2005 | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2290-1s/ | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=June 5, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250605012418/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2290-1s/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="m016">{{cite web | title=Destiny's Child in star ceremony | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=March 29, 2006 | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4856962.stm | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Beyoncé Army.mil (cropped) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.65|Beyoncé in 2007]]

Beyoncé's second studio album, ''[[B'Day]]'', was released internationally on September 4, 2006, to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday.<ref name="o788">{{cite web | last=Gonzalez | first=Alex | title=Beyonce's 'B'Day' Turns 15: Collaborators Remember the Music, Moves and Visuals | website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=September 4, 2021 | url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/beyonce-bday-album-at-15-collaborators-remember-1235056285/ | access-date=July 10, 2025 | archive-date=February 11, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211055508/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/beyonce-bday-album-at-15-collaborators-remember-1235056285/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="q242">{{cite news | last=Boucher | first=Geoff | title=A 'B'Day' present to and from Beyonce | newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] | url-access=subscription | date=September 14, 2006 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-sep-14-wk-album14-story.html | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=May 28, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528033338/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-sep-14-wk-album14-story.html | url-status=live }}</ref> The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart with 541,000 copies sold in its first week.<ref name="r060">{{cite web | last=Boardman | first=Madeline | title=Beyonce Makes History | website=[[HuffPost]] | date=December 18, 2013 | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beyonce-no-1-makes-history_n_4465471 | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=May 28, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528033434/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beyonce-no-1-makes-history_n_4465471 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="n758">{{cite magazine | title=Beyonce's 'B-Day' Makes Big Bow At No. 1 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=September 13, 2006 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonces-b-day-makes-big-bow-at-no-1-57265/ | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=March 28, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328111437/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonces-b-day-makes-big-bow-at-no-1-57265/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[Déjà Vu (Beyoncé song)|Déjà Vu]]", featuring Jay-Z, reached number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref name="u032">{{cite magazine | title=Furtado Still No. 1 But Beyonce, Fergie Heat Up | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=August 3, 2006 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/furtado-still-no-1-but-beyonce-fergie-heat-up-57644/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> while the second worldwide single, "[[Irreplaceable]]", topped the chart for ten weeks.{{sfn|Cobbs|2023|p=340}} ''B'Day''{{'}}s other singles—"[[Ring the Alarm]]", "[[Get Me Bodied]]", and "[[Green Light (Beyoncé song)|Green Light]]"—each saw moderate chart success.<ref name="z617">{{cite web | last=Cinquemani | first=Sal | title=Review: Beyoncé, 'B'Day' | website=[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]] | date=August 29, 2006 | url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/beyonce-bday/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last=Hiatt | first=Brian | title=B'Day | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=September 21, 2006 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/bday-250982/ | access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref> At the [[2007 Grammy Awards]], ''B'Day'' and some of its songs received five nominations, winning Best Contemporary R&B Album.<ref name="g408" /> At the [[2008 Grammy Awards]], the album garnered two more nominations, including [[Record of the Year]] for "Irreplaceable".<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Grein | first=Paul | title=Beyonce Is 1 for 18 in the Grammys' Big Four Categories: A Closer Look | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 7, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-losing-grammy-big-four-categories-analysis/ | access-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-date=February 21, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221072653/https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-losing-grammy-big-four-categories-analysis/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

Beyoncé's first acting role in 2006 was in the comedy film ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]''.{{Sfn|Arenofsky|2009|p=22}} She performed "[[Check on It]]" as its theme song, which was included on ''#1's'' and on the European deluxe version of ''B'Day''. "Check on It" peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks.<ref name="b330">{{cite web | title=The Number Ones: Beyoncé's 'Check On It' (Feat. Slim Thug & Bun B) | date=January 20, 2023 | first=Tom | last=Breihan | url=https://www.stereogum.com/2210184/the-number-ones-beyonces-check-on-it-feat-slim-thug-bun-b/columns/the-number-ones/ | access-date=July 30, 2025 | archive-date=June 8, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608003316/https://www.stereogum.com/2210184/the-number-ones-beyonces-check-on-it-feat-slim-thug-bun-b/columns/the-number-ones/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://music.aol.com/album/bday-eu-bonus-tracks/1508738|title=B'Day [EU Bonus Tracks] Beyoncé|publisher=[[AOL]]|access-date=January 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016133357/http://music.aol.com/album/bday-eu-bonus-tracks/1508738|archive-date=October 16, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later that year, she starred in the [[drama (genre)|drama]] film ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'', a cinematic adaptation of [[Dreamgirls|the 1981 Broadway musical]]; Beyoncé portrayed a pop singer modeled after [[Diana Ross]].{{Sfn|Arenofsky|2009|pp=22–23}} In support of ''B'Day'', Beyoncé embarked on [[the Beyoncé Experience]] in 2007, her first worldwide concert tour, which visited 97 venues.<ref>{{cite news|first=Deanne|last=Whitfield| url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/10/27/malaysia039s-loss-indonesia039s-gain-beyonce-knowles-play-jakarta.html-0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705143856/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/10/27/malaysia039s-loss-indonesia039s-gain-beyonce-knowles-play-jakarta.html-0|archive-date=July 5, 2011|title=Malaysia's Loss Is Indonesia's Gain: Beyoncé Knowles to Play Jakarta|newspaper=[[The Jakarta Post]]|date=October 27, 2007|access-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref> Simultaneously, ''B'Day'' was re-released with additional tracks,<ref name="MTV News4">{{cite news |title=For the Record: Quick News on Mariah, Notorious B.i.g., Paul Wall, Beyonce, Shakira, Fall out Boy & More |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1552323/20070213/carey_mariah.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |date=February 13, 2007 |access-date=January 5, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224091959/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1552323/20070213/carey_mariah.jhtml |archive-date= December 24, 2007 | url-status=dead}}</ref> including her duet with [[Shakira]], "[[Beautiful Liar]]", which peaked at number three in the US.<ref name="u481">{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Taylor Swift's 'Me!' & More: The Songs That Have Made the Biggest Leaps in Hot 100 History | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 29, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/hot-100-biggest-leaps/96-spots-my-life-would-suck-without-you-kelly-clarkson/ | access-date=June 22, 2025 | archive-date=June 22, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250622062043/https://www.billboard.com/lists/hot-100-biggest-leaps/96-spots-my-life-would-suck-without-you-kelly-clarkson/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2007, Beyoncé and Jay-Z became engaged.<ref name="t076">{{cite magazine |first=K.c. |last=Blumm |title=Beyoncé's Embarrassed to Play Songs from Her New Album for Her Mom |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=January 3, 2014 |url=https://people.com/celebrity/beyoncs-embarrassed-to-play-songs-from-her-new-album-for-her-mom/ |access-date=May 23, 2025 |archive-date=May 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250524073647/https://people.com/celebrity/beyoncs-embarrassed-to-play-songs-from-her-new-album-for-her-mom/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2008–2010: ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' and marriage ===
On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé and Jay-Z married in a small, private ceremony;{{sfn|Richardson|2021|p=224}} the latter confirmed their marriage in an interview later that year.<ref name="s831">{{cite web | last=Nelson | first=Jeff | title=Beyoncé and JAY-Z's Relationship Timeline | website=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=June 16, 2018 | url=https://people.com/music/beyonce-jay-z-relationship-timeline/ | access-date=July 15, 2025}}</ref> Their marriage served as a creative inspiration for her third studio album, titled ''[[I Am... Sasha Fierce]]''. Released on November 12, 2008, ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' formally introduced her [[alter ego]] Sasha Fierce.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596573/20081008/Beyoncé_beyonce.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140228203224/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596573/20081008/Beyonc%C3%A9_beyonce.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 28, 2014|title=Beyoncé Releases Two Tracks from ''i Am ...'', Inspired by Jay-Z And Etta James|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|date=October 8, 2008|publisher=[[MTV News]]|access-date=March 6, 2011}}</ref>{{sfn|Colbert|2017|p=83}} A [[double album]], it comprises two discs—''I Am...'' and ''Sasha Fierce''; the former contains slow and [[midtempo]] pop and [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] [[ballad]]s, while the latter focuses on uptempo beats that blend [[electropop]] and [[Europop]] elements.<ref name="e891">{{cite web | last=Ruiz | first=Matthew Ismael | title=Every Beyoncé Album, Ranked | website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] | url-access=limited | date=March 29, 2024 | url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-beyonce-album-ranked.html | access-date=June 1, 2025 | archive-date=January 14, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114231728/https://www.vulture.com/article/best-beyonce-album-ranked.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="f563">{{cite web | last=Light | first=Alan | title=Making an Entrance | website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | url-access=limited | date=November 22, 2008 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/making-an-entrance-20081122-gdt3rl.html | access-date=June 1, 2025 | archive-date=June 2, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602134948/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/making-an-entrance-20081122-gdt3rl.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Debuting at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, it sold 482,000 copies in its first week, marking Beyoncé's third consecutive US number-one album.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=122|issue=39|page=77|date=October 2, 2010|title=Charts}}</ref>

[[File:BeyoncéKnowlesAAFeb09.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7|Beyoncé at the [[Academy Awards]] in 2009|alt=Beyoncé in a crowd, looking down]]

''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' included Beyoncé's fifth number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]", as well as the UK chart-topping single, "[[If I Were a Boy]]".<ref name="e075">{{cite web | last=Beaumont-Thomas | first=Ben | title=Beyoncé has first UK No 1 in 14 years with Texas Hold 'Em | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=February 23, 2024 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/23/beyonce-has-first-uk-no-1-in-14-years-with-texas-hold-em | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="l098">{{cite web | last=Cohen | first=Jonathan | agency=[[Associated Press]] | title=Beyonce Rings Up Fifth Solo No. 1 Song | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=December 4, 2008 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/beyonce-rings-up-fifth-solo-123899/ | access-date=June 1, 2025 | archive-date=June 2, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602134434/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/beyonce-rings-up-fifth-solo-123899/ | url-status=live }}</ref> "[[Halo (Beyoncé song)|Halo]]", which peaked at number five in the US, helped Beyoncé attain more top-ten singles on the list than any other woman during the 2000s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/beyonc%E9/chart-history/hot-100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Beyoncé: Chart History by Weeks on Chart|access-date=May 4, 2013|archive-date=January 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116062708/https://www.billboard.com/c/music/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Don Omar: The Reggaeton Starts Plugs in for Digital Sales with 'Idon' and an iPhone App|date=April 25, 2009|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=121|issue=16|page=41}}</ref> Parodied and imitated around the world, the "Single Ladies" music video was described by the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' as the "first major dance craze" of the [[Internet age]].<ref name="First dance craze">{{Cite news|last=Crawford|first=Trish|title=Beyoncé's Single an Anthem for Women|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=January 23, 2009|url=https://www.thestar.com/living/article/575705|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202114052/http://www.thestar.com/living/article/575705|archive-date=February 2, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]], the video won three categories, including [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]].<ref name="VMA">{{cite news |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Jayson |last2=Montgomery |first2=James |last3=Reid |first3=Shaheem |date=September 13, 2009 |title=Kanye West Crashes VMA Stage During Taylor Swift's Award Speech |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621389/kanye-west-crashes-vma-stage-during-taylor-swifts-award-speech.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621389/kanye-west-crashes-vma-stage-during-taylor-swifts-award-speech.jhtml |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=June 6, 2011 |publisher=MTV News}}{{cbignore}}</ref> To promote ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'', Beyoncé embarked on the worldwide [[I Am... Tour]], her second headlining worldwide concert tour; it grossed $119.5&nbsp;million.{{sfn|Cashmore|2010|pp=135–150}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Casserly|first=Meghan|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/12/10/beyonce-knowles-50-million-pepsi-deal-takes-creative-cues-from-jay-z/|title=Beyoncé's $50&nbsp;Million Pepsi Deal Takes Creative Cues from Jay-Z|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=December 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121210211310/http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/12/10/beyonce-knowles-50-million-pepsi-deal-takes-creative-cues-from-jay-z/|archive-date=December 10, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' went on to become one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century, with over 10{{nbsp}}million copies sold worldwide.{{sfn|Kimble-Ellis|2012|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=y6JbAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT45 45]}} Soon after its release, Beyoncé starred as blues singer [[Etta James]] in the [[Musical film|musical]] [[biopic]] ''[[Cadillac Records]]'' (2008).{{sfn|Cashmore|2010|pp=135–150}}<ref name="j963">{{cite web | author-link=Peter Bradshaw | last=Bradshaw | first=Peter | title=Film Review: ''Cadillac Records'' | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=February 20, 2009 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/feb/19/cadillac-records-adrien-brody-beyonce-mos-def | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> Her portrayal garnered several nominations, including an [[NAACP Image Award]] nomination for [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture]].<ref name="o259">{{cite magazine | last=Aradillas | first=Elaine | title=Jennifer Hudson Leads NAACP Image Awards with Seven Nods | magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=January 7, 2009 | url=https://people.com/awards/jennifer-hudson-leads-naacp-image-awards-with-seven-nods/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> In the psychological thriller [[Obsessed (2009 film)|''Obsessed'']] (2009), Beyoncé played Sharon Charles, a woman protecting her family from her husband's stalker, which co-starred [[Ali Larter]] and [[Idris Elba]].<ref name="c508">{{cite news | last=Brooks | first=Xan | title=Film review: ''Obsessed'' | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=May 28, 2009 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/may/29/obsessed-film-review | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="u963">{{cite magazine | agency=[[Associated Press]] | first=Kirk | last=Honeycutt | title=Film Review | magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=April 24, 2009 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/obsessed-film-review-93076/ | access-date=June 1, 2025 | archive-date=November 30, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130062258/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/obsessed-film-review-93076/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The film was critically panned, but Beyoncé's acting saw favorable reception.<ref name="l792">{{cite web | last=Phillips | first=Demi | title=Beyoncé's Movie Performances, Ranked | website=[[HotNewHipHop]] | date=June 6, 2023 | url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/685858-beyonce-movies-ranked | access-date=August 1, 2025}}</ref> ''Obsessed'' performed strongly at the US box office, earning $68 million on a $20 million budget.<ref name="o871">{{cite web | title=Obsessed | publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl543589889/ | access-date=June 1, 2025 | archive-date=June 15, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615013448/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl543589889/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Cadillac Records | publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] | url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl961054209/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref>

Beyoncé performed "[[America the Beautiful]]" at president [[Barack Obama]]'s [[2009 presidential inauguration]] and "[[At Last]]" during the first inaugural dance.{{sfn|Richardson|2021|p=222}} At the [[52nd Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2010, she 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.<ref name="w922">{{cite web | last=Malenfant | first=Marley | title=Beyoncé Leads 2025 Grammy Awards with Most Nominations Ever | website=[[Austin American-Statesman]] | date=February 2, 2025 | url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2025/02/02/beyonce-2025-grammy-awards-most-nominations-record-breaking/78025389007/ | access-date=June 1, 2025 | archive-date=May 17, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517163218/https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2025/02/02/beyonce-2025-grammy-awards-most-nominations-record-breaking/78025389007/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Beyoncé won six of those nominations, including Best Contemporary R&B Album for ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] for "Single Ladies", [[Grammy Award records#Most Grammys won by a female artist in one night|breaking a record]] she previously tied in 2004 for the most Grammy awards won in a single night by a female artist.<ref name="p652">{{cite web | last=Jones | first=Sam | title=Beyoncé Hits Grammys for Six | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=February 1, 2010 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/feb/01/beyonce-grammys-six-taylor-swift | access-date=June 1, 2025 | archive-date=February 12, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212220307/https://amp.theguardian.com/music/2010/feb/01/beyonce-grammys-six-taylor-swift | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, Beyoncé provided vocals on [[Lady Gaga]]'s single "[[Telephone (song)|Telephone]]", from the latter's extended play ''[[The Fame Monster]]'' (2009).<ref name="k909">{{cite magazine | last=Kennedy | first=John | title=V Opinion: Lady Gaga The Fame Monster | magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=November 14, 2009 | url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/v-opinion-lady-gaga-fame-monster-48130/ | access-date=June 1, 2025 | archive-date=June 2, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602134858/https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/v-opinion-lady-gaga-fame-monster-48130/ | url-status=live }}</ref> It peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="v963">{{cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |title=Beyoncé's Billboard Hot 100 Top 10s from 'Crazy in Love' to 'Texas Hold 'Em' & 'Jolene' |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=September 4, 2024 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-billboard-hot-100-top-10s-list/ |access-date=June 1, 2025 |archive-date=March 29, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329194833/https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-billboard-hot-100-top-10s-list/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2010–2012: ''4'' and first child ===
In January 2010, Beyoncé announced a hiatus from her music career.<ref name="w782">{{cite web | last=Gardner | first=Elysa | title=Beyonce Wants to Chill Out in 2010 | website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date=January 13, 2010 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/beyonce-wants-to-chill-out-in-2010-20100113-m5xi.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> Over the nine-month break, she traveled to several European cities, the [[Great Wall of China]], the [[Egyptian pyramids]], Australia, [[List of festivals in the United Kingdom|English music festivals]], and attended museum exhibitions and ballet performances.<ref name="hiatus">{{cite web|last=Sperling|first=Daniel|title=Beyoncé: 'Career Break Saved My Sanity'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a332509/beyonce-career-break-saved-my-sanity.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a332509/beyonce-career-break-saved-my-sanity.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|date=July 30, 2011|access-date=February 23, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Knowles|first=Beyoncé|title=Eat, Play, Love|url=http://www.essence.com/2012/05/03/beyonce-knowles-nyabj-award-essence-article-eat-play-love/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.essence.com/2012/05/03/beyonce-knowles-nyabj-award-essence-article-eat-play-love/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]|access-date=June 3, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> "Eat, Play, Love", a cover story written by Beyoncé for ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]'' that detailed her career break, won her a writing award from the [[National Association of Black Journalists|New York Association of Black Journalists]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Dillon|first=Nancy|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/beyonce-set-win-writing-award-york-association-black-journalists-article-1.1071559| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/beyonce-set-win-writing-award-york-association-black-journalists-article-1.1071559| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Set to Win a Writing Award from the New York Association of Black Journalists|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=May 2, 2012|access-date=May 8, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Around this time, she miscarried, retrospectively describing it as "the saddest thing" she had endured.<ref>{{cite news|last=Battersby|first=Matilda|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/beyonc-documentary-describing-pain-and-trauma-of-miscarriage-airs-on-bbc-8495450.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331011153/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/beyonc-documentary-describing-pain-and-trauma-of-miscarriage-airs-on-bbc-8495450.html| archive-date=March 31, 2013|title=Beyoncé Documentary Describing 'Pain and Trauma' of Miscarriage Airs on BBC|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref> Beyoncé returned to the studio and wrote music to cope with the loss.<ref name="u916">{{cite news | last=Maresca | first=Rachel | title=Beyonce opens up on miscarriage for the first time: 'It was the saddest thing I've ever been through' | newspaper=New York Daily News | date=January 31, 2013 | url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2013/01/31/beyonce-opens-up-on-miscarriage-for-the-first-time-it-was-the-saddest-thing-ive-ever-been-through/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="g771">{{cite magazine | title=Beyonce Opens Up About Miscarriage in New Documentary | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=January 31, 2013 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-opens-up-about-miscarriage-in-new-documentary-235830/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> In September 2010, Beyoncé made her runway modelling debut at [[Tom Ford]]'s Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Talarico|first=Brittany|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/01/watch-beyonce-julianne-moore-strut-down-tom-ford-catwalk/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/01/watch-beyonce-julianne-moore-strut-down-tom-ford-catwalk/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Watch: Beyoncé, Julianne Moore Strut Down Tom Ford Catwalk|magazine=[[OK!]]|date=January 4, 2011|access-date=January 12, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In March 2011, her father Mathew stopped managing her career.<ref name="i992">{{cite magazine | agency=[[Associated Press]] | title=Beyonce's Father, Mathew Knowles, Is No Longer Her Manager | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=March 29, 2011 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonces-father-mathew-knowles-is-no-longer-her-manager-1178585/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Beyonce (New York).jpg|right|thumb|upright|Beyoncé performing during her [[4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé]] concert residency in August 2011|alt=The upper body of Beyoncé is shown as she sings into a microphone]]

In April 2011, during a photoshoot in [[Paris]] for her upcoming album cover, Beyoncé unexpectedly discovered she was pregnant.<ref name="x532">{{cite magazine | last=Carlson | first=Erin | title=Blue Ivy Carter Breaks Billboard Record | magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=January 12, 2012 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/blue-ivy-carter-billboard-glory-jay-z-beyonce-280917/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="f422">{{cite news | last=Braiker | first=Brian | title=Notorious B.I.C.: Jay-Z Posts New Song About Birth of Daughter Blue Ivy | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=January 9, 2012 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2012/jan/09/jay-z-blue-ivy-carter-new-song | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> Her fourth studio album, ''[[4 (Beyoncé album)|4]]'', was released on June 24, 2011, in the US and debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 310,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="i142">{{cite magazine | last=Jefferson | first=J'Na | title=Five Years Of ''4'': Creatives Reflect On Their Time With Beyonce At Her Boldest | magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=June 24, 2016 | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/beyonce-4-album-anniversary-431051/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="v982">{{cite magazine | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | title=Beyonce Notches 4th Billboard 200 No. 1 with ''4'' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=July 6, 2011 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-notches-4th-billboard-200-no-1-with-4-469358/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> It was her fourth consecutive number-one album in the US.<ref name="l186">{{cite web | last=Osei | first=Anthony | title=Beyoncé Scores Her Fourth Number One with ''4'' | website=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] | date=July 5, 2011 | url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/anthony-osei/beyonce-scores-her-fourth-number-one-with-4 | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> ''4'' marked Beyoncé's first project of creative control since she split from her father, and was conceived as a traditional [[R&B]] and [[soul music|soul]] record that stood apart from contemporary popular music.<ref>{{cite web | last=Urbanek | first=Sydney | title=Beyoncé's ''4'' at 10: the Album That Set the Stage for Her Cultural Domination | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=June 23, 2021 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jun/23/beyonces-4-at-10-the-album-that-set-the-stage-for-her-cultural-domination | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="h846" /><ref name="m586">{{cite web | last=Tharpe | first=Frazier | title=The Business of Being Beyoncé Knowles-Carter | website=[[GQ]] | date=September 10, 2024 | url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/beyonce-knowles-carter-october-2024-cover-interview | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> It contained five ''Billboard'' Hot 100 songs: "[[Run the World (Girls)]]", "[[Party (Beyoncé song)|Party]]", "[[Countdown (Beyoncé song)|Countdown]]", "[[Best Thing I Never Had]]", and "[[Love on Top]]".{{sfn|Fonseca|Goldsmith|2021|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=PAKaDwAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PT11 11]}}<ref name="a203">{{cite magazine | title=Chart History: Billboard Hot 100 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/beyonce/chart-history/tfc/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> The latter two peaked at numbers sixteen and twenty.<ref name="j523">{{cite web | last=Molanphy | first=Chris | title=How Beyoncé Finally Got Her First No. 1 in 14 Years | website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] | date=August 13, 2022 | url=https://slate.com/culture/2022/08/beyonce-break-my-soul-number-1-how-did-it-get-there.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="m484">{{cite magazine | title=The 70 Greatest Beyoncé Songs | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=April 1, 2024 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-beyonce-songs-1378620/best-thing-i-never-had-2011-1381003/ | access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref>

On June 26, 2011, Beyoncé became the first solo female artist in over two decades to headline the main Pyramid Stage at the [[2011 Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury Festival]].<ref name="h286">{{cite web | last=Phillips | first=Sarah | title=Beyoncé Headlining at Glastonbury Was a Great Girl Power Moment | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=June 28, 2011 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2011/jun/28/beyonce-headlining-glastonbury-girl-power | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> [[Beyoncé 2011 Glastonbury performance|The performance]] received praise from critics, with some outlets praising her growth as a live performer.<ref name="e706">{{cite web | title=Beyonce says Glastonbury performance 'career highlight' | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=June 27, 2011 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-13927416 | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="t082">{{cite web | last=Beaumont-Thomas | first=Ben | title=From Bowie to Beyoncé: Glastonbury's 50 Greatest Moments | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=June 26, 2020 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jun/26/from-bowie-to-beyonce-glastonburys-50-greatest-moments | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="m150">{{cite web | last=Needham | first=Alex | title=Beyoncé's Classic Glastonbury 2011 Set as It Happened (Nine Years Ago) | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=June 26, 2020 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/live/2020/jun/26/beyonce-classic-glastonbury-set-follow-it-live | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> In August 2011, Beyoncé and Jay-Z attended the [[MTV Video Music Award]]s, in which the former performed "Love on Top" and revealed her pregnancy.<ref name="i970">{{cite magazine | title=Beyonce Rocks 'Love on Top' at the VMAs | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=August 29, 2011 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-rocks-love-on-top-at-the-vmas-180990/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> Her announcement contributed to the ceremony becoming the most-watched broadcast in MTV history at the time, drawing 12.4 million viewers.<ref name="h541">{{cite magazine | last=Perpetua | first=Matthew | title=MTV Scores Highest-Ever 'VMA' Audience | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=August 30, 2011 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mtv-scores-highest-ever-vma-audience-190153/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="u491">{{cite web | last=Goldberg | first=Lesley | title=MTV's Video Music Awards Scores Largest Audience Ever | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=August 29, 2011 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mtvs-video-music-awards-scores-228952/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> The moment also set a ''[[Guinness World Record]]'' for the most [[Tweet (social media)|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.<ref name="c583">{{cite web | last=Oppenheim | first=Maya | title=Beyoncé Gives 'Birth to Twins' | website=[[The Independent]] | date=June 18, 2017 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/beyonce-gives-birth-twins-la-hospital-jay-z-gender-beyhive-a7795551.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="c919">{{cite web | title=News of Beyoncé's Pregnancy Grips Google Users, US Open, ESPN Popular | publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] | date=September 5, 2011 | url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/news-beyonc-pregnancy-grips-google-users-us-open-125354734.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref>

In August 2011, Beyoncé headlined four exclusive shows at New York's [[Roseland Ballroom]] titled [[4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé]], performing songs from ''4''.<ref name="y766">{{cite magazine | last=Rosen | first=Jody | title=Beyonce Gets Intimate in First of ''4'' Roseland Ballroom Shows | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=August 15, 2011 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-gets-intimate-in-first-of-4-roseland-ballroom-shows-91146/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="q998">{{cite magazine | last=Ramirez | first=Erika | title=Beyonce Owns NYC in '4' Concert Debut | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=August 15, 2011 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-owns-nyc-in-4-concert-debut/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> That month, the album was certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] after shipping one&nbsp;million copies to retail stores.<ref name="riaadestinyschild">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS|title=Gold and Platinum – RIAA|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America|access-date=November 13, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626051113/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS|archive-date=June 26, 2007}}</ref> In February 2018, ''4'' made Beyoncé the first female artist to have three of her albums surpass one billion streams on [[Spotify]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Prance |first=Sam |date=February 5, 2018 |title=Beyoncé Breaks Spotify Record as '4' Hits a Billion Streams |url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/08uc17/beyonce-breaks-spotify-record-as-4-hits-a-billion-streams |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.mtv.co.uk/beyonce/news/beyonce-breaks-spotify-record-as-4-hits-a-billion-streams |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=February 6, 2011 |publisher=[[MTV News]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to her first daughter, [[Blue Ivy Carter]], in New York City.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/nyregion/after-birth-by-beyonce-patients-protest-celebrity-security-at-lenox-hill-hospital.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330170904/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/nyregion/after-birth-by-beyonce-patients-protest-celebrity-security-at-lenox-hill-hospital.html|url-status=live|archive-date=March 30, 2021|title=After Beyoncé Gives Birth, Patients Protest Celebrity Security at Lenox Hill Hospital|date=January 9, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Nina|last=Bernstein|access-date=February 18, 2017}}</ref> In June 2012, she [[Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live|performed for four nights]] at [[Revel Atlantic City]]'s Ovation Hall to celebrate the resort's opening.<ref>{{cite news|last=Makarechi|first=Kia|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/beyonce-revel-concert-new-atlantic-city_n_1545181.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/beyonce-revel-concert-new-atlantic-city_n_1545181.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé, Revel: Singer's Atlantic City Concerts Mark First Return to Stage Since Blue Ivy Carter Was Born|work=HuffPost|date=May 25, 2012|access-date=October 22, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

=== 2013–2014: ''Beyoncé'' ===
[[File:Beyonce - Montreal 2013 (3) crop.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|left|alt=Beyoncé performing in a white dress in front of a completely black background|Beyoncé performing at [[the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour]] in 2014]]
In January 2013, Beyoncé performed the [[American national anthem]] during Obama's [[Second inauguration of Barack Obama|second presidential inauguration]].{{sfn|Taraborrelli|2015|p=366}}{{sfn|Harvey|2017|p=114}} In February, she headlined the [[Super Bowl XLVII halftime show]] in New Orleans.<ref name="h428">{{cite magazine | last=Sheffield | first=Rob | title=Rob Sheffield: Super Bowl Belonged to Beyonce | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 4, 2013 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/super-bowl-xlvii-the-night-belonged-to-beyonce-182610/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> The performance became the second most tweeted-about moment in history at the time, generating 268,000 tweets per minute.<ref>{{cite web | last=Hu | first=Elise | title=The Biggest Twitter Moments Ever Feature Beyonce, Romney | website=[[NPR]] | date=August 12, 2013 | url=https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/08/12/211410644/the-biggest-twitter-moments-ever-feature-beyonce-romney | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> That same month, she co-directed and premiered her feature-length documentary ''[[Life Is But a Dream (film)|Life Is But a Dream]]'' on [[HBO]], which offered an introspective look into both her personal and professional life.{{Sfnm|Harvey|2017|1pp=114–115, 121–122|Lordi|2017|2p=138}}

In April 2013, Beyoncé embarked on [[the Mrs. Carter Show World Tour]],<ref name="j468">{{cite magazine | last=Brown | first=N. | title=Beyonce Gives Fans the 'Ugly Cry' for Last 'Mrs. Carter World Tour' Show [Video] | magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=March 28, 2014 | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/vixen/beyonce-gives-fans-the-ugly-cry-for-last-mrs-carter-world-tour-show-video-301982/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> released a cover of [[Amy Winehouse]]'s "[[Back to Black (song)|Back to Black]]" with [[André 3000]] for ''[[The Great Gatsby (2013 film)|The Great Gatsby]]''{{'}}s [[The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film|soundtrack]],<ref name="w413">{{cite web | last=Battan | first=Carrie | title=Listen to Beyoncé and André 3000's Cover of Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' | website=[[pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]] | date=April 27, 2013 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/50382-listen-to-beyonce-and-andre-3000s-cover-of-amy-winehouses-back-to-black/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> and in May, voiced Queen Tara in the animated film [[Epic (2013 film)|''Epic'']].<ref name="s716">{{cite web | last=Ford | first=Rebecca | title=Beyonce Describes Playing a Queen of the Forest in ''Epic'' Featurette (Video) | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=March 25, 2013 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/beyonce-describes-playing-a-queen-430867/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> On December 13, 2013, she unexpectedly released her fifth studio album, [[Beyoncé (album)|''Beyoncé'']], on the [[iTunes Store]] without prior announcement or promotion.{{sfnm|Harper|2019|1pp=61–63|Curry|2014|2p=20}} The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 617,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="l534">{{cite magazine | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | title=''Beyonce'' Closing In on 1 Million U.S. Sales | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=December 23, 2013 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-closing-in-on-1-million-us-sales-5847860/ | access-date=October 29, 2025}}</ref> It marked her fifth consecutive US number-one debut, making her the first woman in the chart's history to achieve this milestone with her first five studio albums.<ref name="a129">{{cite magazine | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | title=''Beyonce'' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Album Nearing 1 Million U.S. Sales | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=December 26, 2013 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-spends-second-week-at-no-1-on-billboard-200-chart-5847922/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="j182">{{cite web | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | title=Beyonce Makes History With Fifth No. 1 Album | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=December 18, 2013 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/beyonce-makes-history-fifth-no-666577/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> The album received widespread critical acclaim,<ref name="m426">{{cite web | title=''Beyoncé'' by Beyoncé | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/beyonce/beyonce | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> and sold one million digital copies globally within six days—a record for any album on iTunes at the time.<ref name="o786">{{cite news | title=Beyonce album sets iTunes sales record, tops Billboard chart | work=[[Reuters]] | date=December 18, 2013 | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/beyonce-album-sets-itunes-sales-record-tops-billboard-chart-idUSBRE9BH1BM/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref>

Musically rooted in [[electro-R&B]], ''Beyoncé'' explored darker, more personal themes than her previous work, including [[bulimia]], [[postnatal depression]], and the emotional complexities of marriage and motherhood.<ref name="g198">{{cite web | last=Pareles | first=Jon | title=Beyoncé's New Album is Steamy and Sleek | website=[[The New York Times]] | date=December 13, 2013 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/14/arts/music/beyonces-new-album-is-steamy-and-sleek.html | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="e003">{{cite web | last=Horner | first=Al | title=''Beyonce'' | website=[[NME]] | date=December 16, 2013 | url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-beyonce-15005-316828 | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> As a [[visual album]], the album's music videos were recorded in secrecy to accompany to album's unexpected release.{{sfn|Harvey|2017|p=121}}<ref name="r354"/> ''Beyoncé'' is credited with helping popularize digital releases, as well as surprise and visual album formats; its release influenced the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] to adopt Friday as [[Global Release Day]].<ref name="y025">{{cite magazine |last=Lang |first=Cady |title=How Beyoncé Changed the Music Industry |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=March 28, 2024 |url=https://time.com/6961069/beyonce-music-industry/ |access-date=June 20, 2025}}</ref><ref name="s063">{{cite web | last=McKinney | first=Kelsey | title=New Albums Will Come Out on Fridays Instead of Tuesdays Now. Blame Beyonce. | website=[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]] | date=February 26, 2015 | url=https://www.vox.com/2015/2/26/8116201/friday-new-albums-beyonce | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> The record spawned five singles: "[[Blow (Beyoncé song)|Blow]]", "[[XO (song)|XO]]", "[[Drunk in Love]]", "[[Partition (song)|Partition]]", and "[[Pretty Hurts]]".<ref name="u117">{{cite magazine | last=Coleman | first=Miriam | title=Beyonce Gives 'XO' Its Live Debut | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=December 14, 2013 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-gives-xo-its-live-debut-80960/ | access-date=September 22, 2025}}</ref><ref name="o512">{{cite web | last=Houghton | first=Cillea | title=The Meaning Behind Beyoncé's Empowering "Pretty Hurts" | website=[[American Songwriter]] | date=August 7, 2023 | url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-beyonces-empowering-pretty-hurts/ | access-date=September 22, 2025}}</ref><ref name="c174">{{cite web | last=Lee | first=Ashley | title=Beyonce Drips Jewels, Projects Cheetah-Print Silhouettes in 'Partition' Video | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=February 25, 2014 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/beyonce-partition-video-683241/ | access-date=September 22, 2025}}</ref> "Drunk in Love" featured Jay-Z and peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref name="m680">{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Katy Perry Tops Hot 100, Beyonce Bounds To No. 2 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 5, 2014 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-tops-hot-100-beyonce-bounds-to-no-2-5894009/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="m157">{{cite web | title=Beyoncé's 'Drunk in Love' Rockets to No. 2 on Hot 100 | website=[[Rap-Up]] | date=February 5, 2014 | url=https://www.rap-up.com/article/2014/02/05/beyonces-drunk-in-love-rockets-to-no-2-on-hot-100 | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> ''Beyoncé'' sold 2.3{{nbsp}}million units worldwide by the end of 2013, making it the one of the best-selling albums of the year.<ref name="ifpi2013">{{cite web|url=http://ifpi.org/news/music-subscription-revenues-help-drive-growth-in-most-major-markets|title=Music Subscription Revenues Help Drive Growth in Most Major Markets|publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]]|date=March 18, 2014|access-date=March 18, 2014|archive-date=March 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318193727/http://ifpi.org/news/music-subscription-revenues-help-drive-growth-in-most-major-markets}}</ref>

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''.<ref name="b922">{{cite web | title=Grammys 2015: Beyonce among the early winners | publisher=[[CBS News]] | date=February 8, 2015 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grammys-2015-beyonce-among-the-early-winners/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="u588">{{cite web | title=Beyonce Shares Photos From Her Big Grammy Night | publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | date=February 9, 2015 | url=https://abcnews.go.com/news/story/beyonce-shares-photos-big-grammy-night-28833778 | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> In April 2014, Beyoncé and Jay-Z—known collectively by their stage name [[the Carters]]—announced their first co-headlining stadium tour called the [[On the Run Tour (Beyoncé and Jay-Z)|On the Run Tour]].<ref name="s930">{{cite web | last=Minsker | first=Evan | title=Beyoncé and Jay Z Announce On the Run Tour | website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]] | date=April 28, 2014 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/54813-beyonce-and-jay-z-announce-on-the-run-tour/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> On August 24, 2014, she received the [[Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]] at the [[2014 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]], and won three additional honors: [[MTV Video Music Award for Video for Good|Best Video with a Social Message]] and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] for "Pretty Hurts", and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration|Best Collaboration]] for "Drunk in Love".<ref name="w365">{{cite magazine | last=Begley | first=Sarah | title=Beyoncé Rumored to Perform Medley of Entire Album on VMAs | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=August 25, 2014 | url=https://time.com/3170149/vmas-2014-beyonce-medley-performance/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="y196">{{cite magazine | last=Grow | first=Kory | title=Beyonce to Receive Video Vanguard Award, Perform at VMAs | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=August 7, 2014 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-to-receive-mtv-video-vanguard-award-perform-at-vmas-90407/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> The album was [[reissue]]d as the ''Platinum Edition'' on November 24, 2014, featuring six additional songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2014/11/spotify-new-beyonce-ep-platinum-edition-streaming.html|title=That New Platinum-Edition Beyoncé EP Is Streaming on Spotify|first=Lindsay|last=Weber|publisher=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|date=November 24, 2014|access-date=November 25, 2014|archive-date=November 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125023156/http://www.vulture.com/2014/11/spotify-new-beyonce-ep-platinum-edition-streaming.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2015–2017: ''Lemonade'' ===
Beyoncé released the single "[[Formation (song)|Formation]]" on February 6, 2016, and performed it live for the first time during the [[NFL]] [[Super Bowl 50 halftime show]].{{sfn|Brooks|Martin|2019|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=PAKaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT156 156]}}{{sfn|Watson|2016|pp=81–96}} The performance sparked controversy due to its perceived allusions to the [[Black Panther Party]] on its fiftieth anniversary, as the NFL prohibits political statements during its events.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/08/beyonce-black-panthers-homage-black-lives-matter-super-bowl-50| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/feb/08/beyonce-black-panthers-homage-black-lives-matter-super-bowl-50| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Unleashes Black Panthers Homage at Super Bowl 50|last=Elgot|first=Jessica|date=February 8, 2016|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=April 25, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On April 16, 2016, Beyoncé released a teaser for a project titled ''Lemonade''.<ref name="z034">{{cite magazine | last=Stutz | first=Colin | title=Beyonce Posts Video Teaser for ''Lemonade'' Project: Watch | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=April 16, 2016 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beyonce-hbo-lemonade-world-premiere-event-video-7334097/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> An [[Lemonade (2016 film)|hour-long musical film and visual album]] premiered on HBO on April 23,<ref name="o762">{{cite web | last=Malkin | first=Marc | title=Beyonce to Release Audio of ''Lemonade'' Film Across All Music Streaming Platforms (Exclusive) | website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=April 17, 2019 | url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/beyonce-to-release-audio-of-lemonade-film-across-all-music-streaming-platforms-exclusive-1203191643/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> coinciding with the release of the [[Lemonade (album)|corresponding studio album of the same name]] exclusively on [[Tidal (service)|Tidal]] the same day.<ref name="b547">{{cite magazine | title=Beyonce Releases New Album ''Lemonade'' on Tidal | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=April 24, 2016 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beyonce-lemonade-new-album-6897243/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Beyonce - The Formation World Tour, at Wembley Stadium in London, England.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|alt=Beyoncé with box braids, wearing a silver glittery top, shouting into a microphone|Beyoncé performing during [[the Formation World Tour]] in 2016]]

The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 and sold 653,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="b663">{{cite magazine | last=Lang | first=Cady | title=Beyoncé Just Made History With 'Lemonade' | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=May 2, 2016 | url=https://time.com/4314347/beyonce-makes-history-with-record-breaking-lemonade/ | access-date=October 29, 2025}}</ref> The number-one debut made Beyoncé the first artist in ''Billboard'' history to have her first six studio albums debut atop the chart.<ref name="j510">{{cite web | last=Kim | first=Michelle | title=Beyonce Is The First Artist To Have Her First 6 Albums Debut At No. 1 | website=[[The Fader]] | date=May 1, 2016 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/05/01/beyonce-first-artist-6-albums-debut-at-no-1 | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="b663"/> All twelve tracks from ''Lemonade'' entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making her the first female artist to chart twelve songs simultaneously.<ref name="u862">{{cite web | first=Amaya | last=Mendizabal | title=All 12 of Beyonce's ''Lemonade'' Tracks Debut on Hot 100 | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=May 2, 2016 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/all-12-beyonces-lemonade-tracks-889521/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> After the album's release, "[[Sorry (Beyoncé song)|Sorry]]", "[[Hold Up (song)|Hold Up]]", "[[Freedom (Beyoncé song)|Freedom]]", and "[[All Night (Beyoncé song)|All Night]]" were released as singles.<ref>{{multiref|{{cite magazine | last=Spanos | first=Brittany | title=See Beyonce, Serena Williams Dance in Stark 'Sorry' Video | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | ref=none | date=June 22, 2016 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/see-beyonce-serena-williams-dance-in-stark-sorry-video-224637/ | access-date=September 22, 2025}}|{{cite web|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691|title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!|ref=none|publisher=[[FMQB]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804165226/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691|archive-date=August 4, 2016|access-date=August 4, 2016}}|{{harvnb|Cachin|2019|p=32}}|{{cite web | title=Beyoncé releases standalone video for 'All Night' | website=[[Dazed]] | date=November 30, 2016 | ref=none | url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/33892/1/beyonce-releases-standalone-video-for-all-night | access-date=September 22, 2025}}}}</ref> It was the third best-selling album in the US in 2016, with 1.554 million copies sold, and the best-selling album globally that year, with 2.5 million copies sold.<ref name="g777">{{cite magazine | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | title=Drake's 'Views' Is Nielsen Music's Top Album of 2016 in the U.S. | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=January 5, 2017 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/drake-views-nielsen-music-top-album-2016-us/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="s823">{{cite magazine | last=Rys | first=Dan | title=Beyonce's ''Lemonade'' Highest-Selling Album Globally in 2016; Drake Lands Top Song: IFPI | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | url-access=subscription | date=April 25, 2017 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/ifpi-beyonce-lemonade-highest-selling-album-2016-drake-song-7775037/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> Beyoncé embarked on [[the Formation World Tour]] from April to October 2016, with stops across North America and Europe.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Levine |first=Nick |date=October 8, 2016 |title=Watch Beyoncé Bring Out Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar and Serena Williams at Final Formation World Tour Gig |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonce-413-1190432 |url-status=live |magazine=[[NME]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723120252/https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonce-413-1190432 |archive-date=July 23, 2023 |access-date=July 7, 2025 }}</ref> It was the first all-stadium tour by a female artist<ref>{{Cite magazine |first1=Trevor |last1=Anderson |first2=Katie |last2=Atkinson |first3=Stephen |last3=Daw |first4=Kyle |last4=Denis |first5=Cat |last5=Johnson |first6=Heran |last6=Mamo |first7=Gail |last7=Mitchell |first8=Andrew |last8=Unterberger |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Beyoncé's 100 Greatest Pop Star Moments: Staff List |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-iconic-moments/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250606203057/https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-iconic-moments |archive-date=June 6, 2025 |access-date=July 7, 2025 }}</ref> and received Tour of the Year at the [[American Music Awards of 2016|44th American Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Amas 2016: See the Full List of Winners|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/7581457/amas-2016-winners-list| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/amas/7581457/amas-2016-winners-list| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=May 28, 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 20, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

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 (music video)|Formation]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2016/07/26/mtv-vma-2016-nominations| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://ew.com/article/2016/07/26/mtv-vma-2016-nominations| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé and Adele Lead 2016 MTV VMA Nominations|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Eric|last=Brown|date=July 26, 2016|access-date=July 26, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/7487873/vmas-2016-winners-list| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/vma/7487873/vmas-2016-winners-list| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Vmas 2016 Winners List|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=August 28, 2016|access-date=August 28, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé became the show's most-awarded artist with 24 total awards, surpassing [[Madonna]]'s previous record of 20 wins.<ref name="VMAS Record">{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4470510/vmas-2016-mtv-beyonce-awards/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://time.com/4470510/vmas-2016-mtv-beyonce-awards/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Breaks Madonna's Record with More Vmas Than Any Artist Ever|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|first=Megan|last=McCluskey|date=August 29, 2016|access-date=August 30, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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 as a result of her second pregnancy.<ref name="k852">{{cite web | title=Beyoncé Drops Out of Coachella on Doctor's Orders | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=February 23, 2017 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/23/beyonce-drops-out-coachella-pregnant-twins | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref><ref name="w305">{{cite magazine | agency=[[Associated Press]] | title=Beyonce Cancels Coachella Performance, Will Perform at 2018 Festival | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 23, 2017 | url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/events/beyonce-cancels-coachella-performance-7701890/ | access-date=June 1, 2025}}</ref> Festival organizers later announced she would headline the 2018 edition instead.<ref name="k852"/>

At the [[59th Grammy Awards]] in February 2017, ''Lemonade'' led with nine nominations, including [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]], and Record and Song of the Year for "Formation".<ref name="p059">{{cite web | last=James | first=Emily St. | title=Beyoncé Dominates the 2017 Grammy Nominations with 9 Nods for Lemonade | website=[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]] | date=February 11, 2017 | url=https://www.vox.com/2017/2/11/14587780/grammy-nominations-2017-nominees-beyonce-adele | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> Beyoncé won two awards: [[Best Urban Contemporary Album]] for ''Lemonade'' and [[Best Music Video]] for "Formation".<ref name="x449">{{cite web | last=Lewis | first=Hilary | title=Grammy Snubs: Beyonce Goes Two-for-Nine as Kanye West, Rihanna, Justin Bieber Shut Out | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=February 12, 2017 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/grammys-snubs-2017-beyonce-goes-two-nine-as-kanye-west-rihanna-justin-bieber-shut-975332/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> That month, Beyoncé announced on [[Instagram]] that she was expecting twins.<ref name="j385">{{cite web | last=Jamieson | first=Amber | title=Beyoncé Announces She's Pregnant with Twins | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=February 1, 2017 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/feb/01/beyonce-pregnant-twins-instagram-jay-z | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> The post garnered over 6.3 million likes within a few hours, setting a world record for the [[List of most-liked Instagram posts|most-liked image on the platform]] at the time.<ref name="v739">{{cite magazine | last=Jenkins | first=Nash | title=Beyoncé's Pregnancy Photo Is Instagram's 'Most Liked Ever' | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=February 2, 2017 | url=https://time.com/4657555/beyonce-pregnant-photo-instagram/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> On July 13, she shared the first photo of herself with the twins, confirming they were born a month earlier on June 13.<ref name="r731">{{cite web | last=Berrington | first=Katie | title=Beyoncé Shares First Photo Of Twins | website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=July 14, 2017 | url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/beyonce-shares-first-photo-of-twins | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> That post became the second most-liked on Instagram, following her original pregnancy announcement.<ref name="x092">{{cite web | last=Renshaw | first=David | title=Beyoncé's pregnancy photo named as 2017's most 'liked' Instagram post | website=[[The Fader]] | date=November 29, 2017 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2017/11/29/beyonce-most-liked-instagram-photo | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last=Penrose | first=Nerisha | title=Beyonce's Pregnancy Announcement Photo Is the Most-Liked Photo of 2017 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 29, 2017 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/beyonce-pregnancy-photo-instagram-most-liked-picture-2017-8053907/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> The twins—a daughter, Rumi, and a son, Sir—were born via [[caesarean section]] in California.<ref>{{cite web | last=Kelly | first=Aoife | title=Beyonce Opens Up About Emergency Caesarean After One of Her Twins' Hearts 'Paused a Few Times' | website=[[Irish Independent]] | date=April 21, 2019 | url=https://www.independent.ie/life/family/mothers-babies/beyonce-opens-up-about-emergency-caesarean-after-one-of-her-twins-hearts-paused-a-few-times/38036428.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Fernández | first=Alexia | title=Jay Z Spotted Arriving at Los Angeles Hospital After Beyoncé Gives Birth to Twins | website=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=June 19, 2017 | url=https://people.com/celebrity/jay-z-arrives-at-hospital-after-twins-birth/ |access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> Later that year, Beyoncé featured on the remix of [[Ed Sheeran]]'s "[[Perfect Duet|Perfect]]", which reached number one in the US, marking her sixth chart-topper as a solo artist.<ref>{{cite web | last=Molanphy | first=Chris | title=Why Beyoncé Needed Ed Sheeran to Score Her First No. 1 Hit in Nine Years | website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] | date=December 15, 2017 | url=https://slate.com/culture/2017/12/why-ed-sheeran-and-beyonces-perfect-is-no-1.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref>

=== 2018–2021: ''Everything Is Love'' and ''The Lion King'' ===
[[File:Beyoncé at The Lion King European Premiere 2019.png|thumb|upright=0.7|left|alt=Beyoncé wearing a yellow dress with gradient dark and lighter brown hair in front of an orange wall|Beyoncé at the European premiere of [[The Lion King (2019 film)|''The Lion King'']] in 2019]]
Beyoncé [[Beyoncé 2018 Coachella performance|headlined both weekends]] of the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.<ref>{{cite news | last=Beaumont-Thomas | first=Ben | title=Coachella 2018 Lineup Announced, Headlined by Beyoncé and Eminem | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=January 3, 2018 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jan/03/coachella-2018-lineup-announced-beyonce-eminem-the-weeknd | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Nelson | first1=Jeff | last2=Petit | first2=Stephanie | title=Beyoncé Slays Second Coachella Performance with New Costumes and Surprise Guests | website=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=April 22, 2018 | url=https://people.com/music/beyonce-second-coachella-performance/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> Her performance on April 14 was the most-tweeted-about performance of the first weekend and became the most-watched live performance on YouTube.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wood |first=Mikael |date=April 15, 2018 |title=Beyoncé's Coachella Performance Was Incredible – and She Knew It |url=https://latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-beyonce-coachella-review-20180415-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-beyonce-coachella-review-20180415-story.html |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2018 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Exposito |first=Suzy |date=April 15, 2018 |title=Beychella: Beyonce Schools Festivalgoers in Her Triumphant Return |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/beyonce-transforms-coachella-into-beychella-reunites-destinys-child-w519140 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/live-reviews/beyonce-transforms-coachella-into-beychella-reunites-destinys-child-w519140 |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=April 15, 2018 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |first=Katrina |last=Nattress |date=April 17, 2018 |title=Beyonce's Coachella Set Is the Most Viewed Youtube Live Stream Ever |url=https://uproxx.com/music/beyonce-coachella-live-stream-youtube/ |access-date=January 6, 2025 |publisher=Uproxx}}</ref> It received widespread praise from critics, many of whom described it as historic.<ref name="w322">{{cite magazine | last=St. James | first=Emily | title=The Unstoppable Beyoncé | magazine=[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]] | date=April 23, 2018 | url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/23/17268972/beyonce-coachella-greatest-performer | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref name="c261">{{cite news | last=Barlow | first=Eve | title=Beyoncé at Coachella review – greatest star of her generation writes herself into history | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=April 15, 2018 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/15/beyonce-at-coachella-review-greatest-star-of-her-generation-writes-herself-into-history | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref name="m320">{{cite news | title=Did Beyoncé Just Surprise-Drop the Best Live Album of All Time? | newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] | url-access=subscription | date=April 19, 2019 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-beyonce-coachella-homecoming-live-album-20190419-story.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> The performance paid homage to Black culture—particularly focusing on [[historically Black colleges and universities]]—and included a brief reunion of Destiny's Child.<ref name="a131">{{cite news | last=Amrani | first=Iman | title=Beyoncé, Coachella 2018: A Rich Tapestry of Black Cultural Excellence | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=July 6, 2020 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/06/beyonce-coachella-2017-a-rich-tapestry-of-black-cultural-excellence | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref name="d349">{{cite magazine | last=Holmes | first=Mannie | title=The Politics Behind Beyonce's 2018 Coachella Performance | magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=April 17, 2018 | url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/beyonce-coachella-performance-1202755237/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref>

On June 6, 2018, Beyoncé and Jay-Z launched their [[On the Run II Tour]]. After its final show, the couple released their first collaborative studio album, ''[[Everything Is Love]]'', on June 16.<ref name="k476">{{cite web | last=Coscarelli | first=Joe | title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z Deliver a Surprise Album: ''Everything Is Love'' | website=The New York Times | date=June 16, 2018 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/16/arts/music/beyonce-jay-z-surprise-album-everything-is-love.html | access-date=September 23, 2025}}</ref> The record debuted at number two in the US with 123,000 [[album-equivalent units]] sold first-week; its only single, "[[Apeshit]]", peaked at number thirteen on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Hussein | first=Wandera | title=The Carters's ''Everything Is Love'' Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200 | magazine=[[The Fader]] | date=June 25, 2018 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/06/25/everything-is-love-carters-number-2 | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=XXXTentacion's 'Sad!' Vaults From No. 52 to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Following Rapper/Singer's Death | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=June 25, 2018 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/xxxtentacion-sad-no-1-hot-100/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> On December 2, 2018, Beyoncé and Jay-Z headlined the [[Global Citizen Festival]]: Mandela 100 at [[FNB Stadium]] in [[Johannesburg]], South Africa.<ref>{{cite web | last=Seth | first=Radhika | title=Beyoncé And Jay-Z To Headline Global Citizen Festival In South Africa | website=[[Vogue (magazine)|British Vogue]] | date=July 9, 2018 | url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/global-citizen-festival-mandela-100 | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> ''[[Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé]]'', a documentary and concert film chronicling the 2018 Coachella performances, was released on [[Netflix]] on April 17, 2019, alongside ''[[Homecoming: The Live Album]]''.<ref>{{cite news | last=Coscarelli | first=Joe | title=''Homecoming'' Documentary Comes With a Surprise: A Beyoncé Live Album | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=April 17, 2019 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/arts/music/beyonce-netflix-homecoming.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Beyonce drops live album with Netflix film | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=April 17, 2019 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47962880 | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> The film earned six nominations at the [[71st Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web | last=Droke | first=Carolyn | title=Beyonce's ''Homecoming'' Was Snubbed For All Six of Its Creative Arts Emmy Nominations | publisher=[[Uproxx]] | date=September 15, 2019 | url=https://uproxx.com/music/beyonce-homecoming-creative-arts-emmys/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref>

Beyoncé starred as the voice of [[Nala (The Lion King)|Nala]] in the [[The Lion King (2019 film)|2019 remake of ''The Lion King'']], released in July that year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gerrand|first=Danielle| title=Disney's new trailer for ''The Lion King'' reveals Beyoncé's voice as Nala for first time | publisher=[[CBS News]] | date=June 4, 2019 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beyonce-the-lion-king-disney-new-trailer-reveals-beyonce-voice-as-nala/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last=Curto | first=Justin | title=What It's Like to Work with Beyoncé: Disney's The Lion King Cast Tells All! | magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=July 17, 2019 | url=https://people.com/movies/the-lion-king-cast-on-working-with-beyonce/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> She also contributed to the [[The Lion King (2019 soundtrack)|film's soundtrack]], performing a remade version of "[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]".<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Holmes | first=Charles | title=Beyoncé and Donald Glover Update 'Can You Feel The Love Tonight' From ''The Lion King'' | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=July 11, 2019 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-donald-glover-can-you-feel-the-love-tonight-857847/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Minsker | first1=Evan | first2=Matthew | last2=Strauss | title=The Lion King 2019 Soundtrack, with Beyoncé and Childish Gambino, Announced | website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]] | date=June 24, 2019 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-lion-king-2019-soundtrack-with-beyonce-and-childish-gambino-announced/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> Beyoncé's original song "[[Spirit (Beyoncé song)|Spirit]]" was the lead single from both the official soundtrack and ''[[The Lion King: The Gift]]'', a companion album she curated and produced.<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Frank | first=Allegra | title=Of course Beyoncé's new song for ''The Lion King'' is perfect | magazine=[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]] | date=July 10, 2019 | url=https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/7/10/20688891/beyonce-lion-king-the-gift-song-spirit | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | title=Beyoncé reveals video for new song 'Spirit' | first=Selim | last=Bulut | magazine=[[Dazed]] | date=July 17, 2019 | url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/45287/1/beyonce-new-song-spirit-the-lion-king-gift-watch-video | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> Incorporating [[gqom]] and [[Afrobeat]], she recruited African producers to create ''The Gift'', given the film's African setting.<ref>{{cite web | last=Kim | first=Michelle Hyun | title=Beyoncé: The Lion King: The Gift | website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]] | date=July 23, 2019 | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/various-artists-the-lion-king-the-gift/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=McCormick | first=Neil | title=Beyoncé, The Lion King: The Gift, Review – All Hail the Lion Queen | website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | url-access=subscription | date=July 19, 2019 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/beyonce-lion-king-gift-review-hail-lion-queen/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last=Beaumont-Thomas | first=Ben | title=Beyoncé Reveals African Collaborators for New Album The Lion King: The Gift | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=July 16, 2019 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/16/beyonce-the-lion-king-the-gift-album-kendrick-lamar-blue-ivy | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> In September, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] aired ''[[Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift]]'', a surprise documentary detailing the album's creation.<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Kreps | first=Daniel | title=Beyonce Announces 'Making the Gift' TV Special | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=September 15, 2019 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-making-the-gift-tv-special-lion-king-884705/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last=Saad | first=Nardine | title=What we learned from Beyoncé's surprise ''Making the Gift'' documentary | newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] | url-access=subscription | date=September 17, 2019 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-09-17/beyonce-lion-king-making-the-gift-abc | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref>

In April 2020, [[Megan Thee Stallion]] and Beyoncé released [[Savage (Beyoncé remix)|a remix of "Savage"]], which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Beyoncé's seventh number-one as a soloist.<ref>{{cite web |last=Curto |first=Justin |title=Megan Thee Stallion Finally Gets a No. 1 Thanks to TikTok, Videos, and Beyoncé |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |url-access=limited |date=May 26, 2020 |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/megan-thee-stallion-savage-number-one.html |access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> In July 2020, she released ''[[Black Is King]]'', the visual companion to ''The Gift'', which she wrote, directed, and executive produced.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Spangler |first=Todd |title=Beyoncé Visual Album 'Black Is King' Coming to Disney Plus |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 28, 2020 |url=https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/beyonce-black-is-king-disney-plus-release-date-1234692505/ |access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> At the [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2021, she led with nine nominations and won four awards, making her the [[Grammy Award milestones#Most Grammys won|most-awarded singer and woman]] in Grammy history, and the second most-awarded person overall.<ref>{{cite web | last=Walsh | first=Charlotte | title=Beyoncé Leads the 2021 Grammys Awards With 4 Wins | website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] | url-access=limited | date=March 15, 2021 | url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/03/grammy-winners-2021-see-the-full-list.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Hart | first=Otis | title=Beyoncé Reigns And Billie Eilish Repeats at 2021 Grammy Awards | publisher=[[NPR]] | date=March 15, 2021 | url=https://www.npr.org/2021/03/15/977289869/beyonce-reigns-and-billie-eilish-repeats-at-2021-grammy-awards | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | last=Daw | first=Stephen | title=Beyonce Breaks Grammy Record With Best R&B Performance Win at 2021 Grammys | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=March 15, 2021 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/beyonce-wins-best-rb-performance-2021-grammys-9540562/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> That same year, she co-wrote and recorded "[[Be Alive]]" for the [[biographical film|biographical]] [[sports drama film]] ''[[King Richard (film)|King Richard]]'', earning her first [[Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] at the [[94th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news | last=Hirwani | first=Peony | title=Beyonce's new song teased in King Richard trailer | newspaper=[[The Independent]] | date=October 22, 2021 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/beyonce-new-song-be-alive-king-richard-will-smith-b1943421.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref name="d444">{{cite web |last1=Hussey |first1=Allison |last2=Allison Hussey |first2=Jazz Monroe |title=Beyoncé and Billie Eilish Nominated for Best Original Song at 2022 Oscars |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=February 8, 2022 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/beyonce-and-billie-eilish-nominated-for-best-original-song-at-2022-oscars/ |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref>

=== 2022–present: ''Renaissance'' and ''Cowboy Carter'' ===
On June 16, 2022, Beyoncé announced the title of her seventh studio album, [[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|''Renaissance'']].<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Kreps | first=Daniel | title=Beyoncé Announces Seventh Album, ''Renaissance'' | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=June 16, 2022 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-album-7-1366707/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Carras | first=Christi | title=It's Really Happening: Beyoncé Reveals New Album Title and Release Date | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | url-access=subscription | date=June 16, 2022 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-06-16/beyonce-new-album-release-date-renaissance | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[Break My Soul]]", was released four days later<ref>{{cite web | last=Gularte | first=Alejandra | title='Break My Soul' Becomes the First Piece of Art From the Beyaissance | website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] | date=June 20, 2022 | url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/06/beyonce-break-my-soul-single-renaissance-stream.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> and peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100,<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Beyonce's 'Break My Soul' Soars to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=August 8, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-break-my-soul-number-one-hot-100-1235123782/ |access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> becoming Beyoncé's eighth number-one and twentieth top-ten song 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.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |title=Beyonce Joins Paul Mccartney & Michael Jackson for This Hot 100 Milestone |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=July 5, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-paul-mccartney-michael-jackson-solo-group-milestone-hot-100-top-10-1235110735/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170455/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-paul-mccartney-michael-jackson-solo-group-milestone-hot-100-top-10-1235110735/ |archive-date=September 20, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Beyoncé - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - 1st June 2023 (6 of 118) (52945304172) (high cropped).jpg|alt=Beyoncé in a completely sparkly red dress|thumb|upright=0.75|Beyoncé performing at the [[Renaissance World Tour]] in 2023]]

''Renaissance'' was released on July 29, 2022, to critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Halperin | first=Shirley | title=Beyonce Reveals 'Renaissance,' Forthcoming Project Set for July 29 Release | magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=June 16, 2022 | url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-project-album-release-date-1235296025/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last=Parkel | first=Inga | title=Critics celebrate Beyoncé's 'unfettered' liberation in new ''Renaissance'' album | newspaper=[[The Independent]] | date=July 29, 2022 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-critics-review-roundup-b2134105.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> The album features [[Black music|Black]] [[dance music]] styles such as [[disco]] and [[House music|house]] and largely pays homage to the historically overlooked contributions of Black [[LGBTQ music|queer]] pioneers to those genres.<ref name="f954">{{cite magazine | last=Brathwaite | first=Lester Fabian | title=On Beyoncé's ''Renaissance'': To be Queer, Gifted, and Black | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=August 4, 2022 | url=https://ew.com/music/beyonce-renaissance-tribute-to-black-queer-culture-ball-scene/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref name="b942">{{cite web | last=Matos | first=Michaelangelo | title=A Guide to the Dance Music on Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' | website=[[The New York Times]] | date=July 29, 2022 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/arts/music/beyonce-renaissance-dance-music-guide.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> The album debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200, with 332,000 copies sold in its first week.<ref name="g520">{{cite magazine | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | title=Beyonce's ''Renaissance'' Bows at No. 1 on ''Billboard'' 200 with Year's Biggest Debut by a Woman | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=August 7, 2022 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-renaissance-billboard-200-debut-no-1-1235123568/ | access-date=October 20, 2025}}</ref> Its number-one debut made Beyoncé the first artist to have her first seven studio albums debut at number one in the US.<ref name="n522">{{cite web | last=Dellatto | first=Marisa | title=Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' Is A No. 1 Album—But It's Not Her Biggest Debut Ever | website=[[Forbes]] | date=August 8, 2022 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/08/08/beyoncs-renaissance-is-a-no-1-album-but-its-not-her-biggest-debut-ever/ |access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref name="p959"/> All of its sixteen songs charted on the Hot 100,<ref name="n522"/> with its second single, "[[Cuff It]]", peaking at number six.<ref name="w094">{{cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary | title='Cuff It' Becomes Beyonce's Longest-Charting Solo Hot 100 Hit | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=April 11, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-cuff-it-longest-charting-solo-hot-100-hit-1235301067/ |access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> Upon the release of ''Renaissance'', 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".<ref name="e133">{{cite magazine | last=Mier |first=Tomás | title=Beyoncé Hints at More Music While Revealing 'Renaissance' Is First Act of Three-Part Project | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=July 28, 2022 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-reveals-renaissance-is-first-act-three-part-project-1389290/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref name="a530">{{cite web | last=Garcia | first=Thania | title=Beyoncé Confirms 'Renaissance' Is the First Part of a 'Three-Act Project' | website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=July 28, 2022 | url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-three-part-project-1235328471/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240207175718/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/beyonce-renaissance-three-part-project-1235328471/ | archive-date=February 7, 2024 |url-status=live | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref>

On January 21, 2023, Beyoncé gave [[Beyoncé 2023 Dubai performance|her first full concert in over four years at a private event in Dubai]], performing for an audience of influencers and journalists.<ref name="y668">{{cite web | last=Snapes | first=Laura | title=Beyoncé Makes Controversial Live Return at Exclusive Dubai Concert | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=January 22, 2023 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/22/beyonce-makes-controversial-live-return-at-exclusive-dubai-concert | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref name="s196">{{cite magazine | last=Legaspi | first=Althea | title=Beyoncé Performs in Dubai, Her First Full Concert in Four Years | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=January 22, 2023 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-performs-dubai-first-concert-in-four-years-atlantis-the-royal-1234665599/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> She was reportedly paid $24 million for the show, which sparked criticism due to the [[United Arab Emirates]]' laws [[LGBTQ rights in the United Arab Emirates|criminalizing homosexuality]].<ref name="f953">{{cite web | last=Okundaye | first=Jason | title=Beyoncé's Dubai Performance Isn't Just an Affront to LGBTQ+ Fans, but Workers' Rights in the UAE | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=January 25, 2023 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/jan/25/beyonces-dubai-performance-isnt-just-an-affront-to-lgbtq-fans-but-workers-rights-in-the-uae | access-date=July 8, 2025}}</ref><ref name="r938">{{cite magazine | last=Sadler | first=Armon | title=Mathew Knowles Defends Beyoncé's Dubai Concert: "She United A Really Diverse Crowd" | magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=January 24, 2023 | url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/mathew-knowles-defends-beyonce-dubai-concert-united-diverse-crowd-1234729486/ | access-date=June 19, 2025}}</ref> Later in the year, she headlined the [[Renaissance World Tour]] across the US and Europe, which became the [[List of highest-grossing concert tours by women|highest-grossing tour by a female artist]] at the time.<ref name="b888">{{cite magazine | last=Frankenberg | first=Eric | title=Here's How Beyoncé's $580M Renaissance World Tour Stacks Up in the Billboard Boxscore | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=October 13, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-renaissance-world-tour-earnings-billboard-boxscore-ranking/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Minsker | first1=Evan | first2=Allison | last2=Hussey | title=Beyoncé Announces Renaissance World Tour | website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]] | date=February 1, 2023 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/beyonce-announces-2023-renaissance-world-tour/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> In November 2023, she released ''[[Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé]]'', a documentary concert film that chronicled the tour's creation. She wrote, directed, and produced the film in partnership with [[AMC Theatres]].<ref name="n757">{{cite web | last1=Corcoran | first1=Nina | first2=Nina | last2=Corcoran | first3=Allison | last3=Hussey | title=Beyoncé Shares New Song 'My House' | website=Pitchfork | date=December 1, 2023 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/beyonce-shares-new-song-my-house-listen/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> Having won four of her nine nominations at the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards]], Beyoncé became the most-awarded person in Grammy history, with a total of 32 accolades.<ref name="n075">{{cite news | last=Brown | first=August | title=Beyoncé Breaks All-Time Wins Record but Loses Top Awards at Wide-Open 2023 Grammys | newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] | url-access=subscription | date=February 6, 2023 | url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-02-05/grammys-2023-beyonce-harry-styles-bonnie-raitt-samara-joy | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref name="j276">{{cite news | last=Lee | first=Benjamin | title=Beyoncé Breaks Record for Artist with Most Grammys in Historic Ceremony | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=February 6, 2023 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/feb/05/beyonce-breaks-record-grammys-harry-styles-kendrick-lamar-adele | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref>

On February 11, 2024, Beyoncé announced the second installment of her trilogy project and released its first two singles, "[[Texas Hold 'Em (song)|Texas Hold 'Em]]" and "[[16 Carriages]]".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=February 12, 2024 |title=Beyoncé Announces New Album in Super Bowl Commercial |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/arts/music/beyonce-super-bowl-act-ii-country-album.html |access-date=February 12, 2024 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=February 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212033049/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/11/arts/music/beyonce-super-bowl-act-ii-country-album.html/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="r492">{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 26, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-texas-hold-em-number-one-hot-100/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> "Texas Hold 'Em" became her ninth solo number-one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and her first on the [[Billboard Global 200|''Billboard'' Global 200]].<ref name="c270">{{cite magazine | last=Millman | first=Ethan | title=Beyoncé's Country Music Song 'Texas Hold 'Em' Just Gave Her a Ninth Solo Number One | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 26, 2024 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-texas-hold-em-number-one-hot-100-1234975523/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref name="a185">{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' Rises to No. 1 on Billboard Global 200 Chart | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 26, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-texas-hold-em-number-one-global-200-chart-1235615099/ | access-date=September 25, 2025}}</ref> On March 12, 2024, she announced the album's title, ''[[Cowboy Carter]]'', releasing it to universal acclaim on March 29.<ref name="k682">{{cite web | title=''Cowboy Carter'' by Beyoncé | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | date=March 29, 2024 | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/cowboy-carter/beyonce | access-date=October 20, 2025}}</ref><ref name="s829">{{cite magazine | last=Aniftos | first=Rania | title=Beyoncé Announces ''Cowboy Carter'' Album: Here's When It Arrives | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=March 12, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-country-carter-album-release-date-1235631219/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref name="o663">{{cite news | last=McClay | first=Caché | title=Beyoncé Released ''Cowboy Carter'' Album One year ago: A look back | newspaper=[[USA Today]]| date=March 28, 2025 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/03/28/beyonce-cowboy-carter-anniversary/82269815007/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> Infused with [[Americana music|Americana musical styles]],<ref name="c455"/> ''Cowboy Carter'' highlights the historically overlooked contributions of Black pioneers to [[country music]].<ref name="r567">{{cite news | last=Brown | first=Lynn | title=Beyoncé's Grammy-Winning ''Cowboy Carter'' Highlights the Long History of Texas' Black Cowboy Culture | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=February 4, 2025 | url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240404-beyoncs-cowboy-carter-highlights-the-long-history-of-texas-black-cowboy-culture | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> It debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, making Beyoncé the only female artist to debut her first eight studio albums at number one in the US, with 407,000 copies sold in its first week.<ref name="j697">{{cite magazine | last=Caulfield | first=Keith | title=Beyoncé Achieves Eighth No. 1 Album on ''Billboard'' 200 With ''Cowboy Carter'' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=April 7, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-cowboy-carter-number-one-billboard-200-country-albums-chart-1235650662/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref name="p959">{{cite magazine | last=Denis | first=Kyle | title=Billboard Explains: Beyoncé's Reign on the Charts | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=March 28, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-chart-history-billboard-explains-1235643556/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> The album's third single, "[[II Most Wanted]]", featuring [[Miley Cyrus]], debuted at number six in the US.<ref name="e714">{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar Hold Atop Hot 100, Beyoncé Boasts Three in Top 10 | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=April 8, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/future-metro-boomin-kendrick-lamar-like-that-hot-100-number-one-second-week/ | access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref> 

In July 2024, [[NBC]] released two promotional commercials featuring Beyoncé for their coverage of the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in Paris.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/videos/beyonce-welcomes-team-usa-2024-olympic-games | title=Beyonce welcomes Team USA to the 2024 Olympic Games | publisher=NBC Olympics | access-date=August 20, 2024 | archive-date=August 20, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240820023910/https://www.nbcolympics.com/videos/beyonce-welcomes-team-usa-2024-olympic-games | url-status=live }}</ref> She returned as Nala in ''[[Mufasa: The Lion King]]'' (2024), a prequel to the 2019 remake.<ref name="d647">{{cite magazine | last=Corrine | first=Amber | title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Blue Ivy Amongst Stars Shining At ''Mufasa: The Lion King'' Premiere | magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=December 10, 2024 | url=https://www.vibe.com/gallery/the-carters-stars-mufasa-premiere-1234957395/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> In December 2024, she headlined the first-ever [[Beyoncé 2024 NFL Halftime Show|NFL Christmas Gameday Halftime Show]], debuting songs from ''Cowboy Carter''.<ref name="o552">{{cite web | last=Parkel | first=Inga | title=Beyoncé's NFL Christmas Gameday Halftime Show Surprise Guests and Setlist | website=[[The Independent]] | date=December 26, 2024 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/beyonce-christmas-nfl-halftime-show-netflix-guests-b2670004.html | access-date=July 8, 2025}}</ref> At the [[67th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2025, she became the first Black artist in 50 years to win in the country categories,<ref name="m421">{{cite magazine | last=Garcia | first=Thania | title=Beyoncé Wins Grammy for Best Country Album, Accepting Award From Taylor Swift: 'I Was Not Expecting This' | magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=February 3, 2025 | url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/beyonce-wins-best-country-album-presented-taylor-swift-1236294623/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> and the first Black artist to win [[Best Country Album]].<ref name="c654">{{cite news | last=Sisario | first=Ben | title=Beyoncé's ''Cowboy Carter'' Wins Grammy for Best Country Album | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=February 3, 2025 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/arts/music/beyonce-best-country-album-grammys-2025.html | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> She also won Album of the Year, the first Black woman to do so in 25 years.<ref name="s987">{{cite magazine | last=Willman | first=Chris | title=Beyoncé Finally Wins Album of the Year, as 'Cowboy Carter' Takes Grammys' Top Prize | magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=February 3, 2025 | url=https://variety.com/2025/music/news/beyonce-grammy-album-of-the-year-win-cowboy-carter-1236294687/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref> That year, Beyoncé embarked on the [[Cowboy Carter Tour]] across the US and Europe, which went on to become the highest-grossing country tour of all time.<ref name="s955">{{cite news | last=McClay | first=Caché | title=Beyoncé's New Tour: Everything to Know About Dates, Streaming, Fashion | newspaper=[[USA Today]] | date=April 27, 2025 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/04/27/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-concert-dates-streaming-fashion/83253234007/ | access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref name="s027">{{cite magazine | last=Blistein | first=Jon | title=Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' Tour is the Highest-Grossing Country Tour Ever | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=July 28, 2025 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-records-grosses-400-million-1235395446/ | access-date=September 7, 2025}}</ref>

== Artistry ==
=== Musical style ===
Beyoncé's music is primarily R&B,{{sfnm|Brooks|2008|1p=196|Tunca|2016|2p=116|Măda|2015|3p=115}} [[Pop music|pop]],{{sfn|Peñate|2022|p=55}}<ref name="Whatisshe">{{cite web |last=Williams|first=Aaron|date=April 18, 2021 |title=What Genre Is Beyonce? |url=https://uproxx.com/music/what-genre-is-beyonce/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://uproxx.com/music/what-genre-is-beyonce/ |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=August 3, 2021 |publisher=[[Uproxx]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and hip-hop,{{sfn|Trier-Bieniek|2016|p=178}}<ref name="n943">{{cite web | last=Pearce | first=Sheldon | title=Beyoncé, The Rapper | website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]] | date=October 12, 2017 | url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/beyonce-the-rapper-essay/ | access-date=June 4, 2025 | archive-date=February 23, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223054928/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/beyonce-the-rapper-essay/ | url-status=live }}</ref> and also incorporates elements of soul and [[funk]].<ref name="h846">{{cite web |title=What Is Beyoncé's Definitive Album? |website=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 25, 2022 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/25/arts/music/beyonce-albums-renaissance.html |access-date=June 4, 2025 |archive-date=June 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250601104235/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/25/arts/music/beyonce-albums-renaissance.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="e434">{{cite web |last=Powers |first=Ann |title=Revolutionary Fun: Why We Can't Stop Talking About Beyoncé's ''renaissance'' |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=August 1, 2022 |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/08/01/1114499960/revolutionary-fun-beyonce-renaissance-review-roundtable |access-date=June 4, 2025 |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807024945/https://www.npr.org/2022/08/01/1114499960/revolutionary-fun-beyonce-renaissance-review-roundtable |url-status=live }}</ref> Known for her frequent artistic reinventions,<ref name="k891">{{cite web | last=Cragg | first=Michael | title=How 4 Was Beyoncé's Low-Key Revinvention | website=[[The Fader]] | date=June 28, 2016 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/06/28/beyonce-4-essay-anniversary | access-date=June 20, 2025 | archive-date=April 11, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411200152/https://www.thefader.com/2016/06/28/beyonce-4-essay-anniversary | url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Li|2017|pp=106–113}} Beyoncé has been described as a musical "chameleon" by publications such as [[Vox (magazine)|''Vox'']] and [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']].<ref name="d099">{{cite magazine | last=Hughes | first=Hilary | title=10 Years of 'Single Ladies': Beyonce's Director, Choreographers & More Put a Ring on Her Iconic Music Video | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=July 26, 2018 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beyonce-single-ladies-put-a-ring-on-it-oral-history-8467159/ | access-date=June 20, 2025 | archive-date=January 19, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119224239/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beyonce-single-ladies-put-a-ring-on-it-oral-history-8467159/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="w092">{{cite web | last=Moore | first=Marcus J. | title=Beyonce's Lemonade, Explained: An Artistic Triumph That's Also an Economic Powerhouse | website=[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]] | date=April 28, 2016 | url=https://www.vox.com/2016/4/28/11518702/lemonade-beyonce-explained | access-date=June 20, 2025 | archive-date=June 20, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620095956/https://www.vox.com/2016/4/28/11518702/lemonade-beyonce-explained | url-status=live }}</ref> 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 [[synthesizer]]s and the [[acoustic guitar]].<ref name="p935">{{cite web | last=Petridis | first=Alexis | title=CD: Beyoncé, I Am ... Sasha Fierce | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=November 14, 2008 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/14/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce | access-date=June 15, 2025 | archive-date=January 27, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127043526/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/14/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="s399">{{cite web | last=D. | first=Spence | title=I Am... Sasha Fierce | website=[[IGN]] | date=November 22, 2008 | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/22/beyonce-i-amsasha-fierce | access-date=June 15, 2025 | archive-date=December 8, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208194431/http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/22/beyonce-i-amsasha-fierce | url-status=live }}</ref> With the album ''4'', she expanded her use of soul and hip-hop compared to earlier work.<ref name="i139">{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=Beyonce's 'Top'-of-Mind at R&B, But Is Her Album ''4'' Too Soulful for Pop? | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 3, 2012 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonces-top-of-mind-at-rb-but-is-her-album-4-too-soulful-for-pop-1099046/ | access-date=June 4, 2025 | archive-date=June 10, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250610220318/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonces-top-of-mind-at-rb-but-is-her-album-4-too-soulful-for-pop-1099046/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="n786"/> Drawing from 1970s funk, 1980s pop, and 1990s soul influences, ''4'' featured elements of [[hard rock]], [[reggae]], and [[adult contemporary]].<ref name="guardianbest">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/dec/13/best-albums-2011-beyonce-4|title=Best Albums of 2011, No 4: Beyoncé – 4|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Rebecca|last=Nicholson|date=December 13, 2011|access-date=December 22, 2011|archive-date=June 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606214019/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/dec/13/best-albums-2011-beyonce-4|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rosen">{{cite magazine|last=Rosen|first=Jody|author-link=Jody Rosen|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/4-20110628|title=4|department=Music Reviews|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 28, 2011|access-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704101817/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/4-20110628|archive-date=July 4, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Minimal music|Minimalism]] inspired Beyoncé's self-titled album,<ref name="a999">{{cite web | last=Paunescu | first=Delia | title=So, How Did They Keep Beyoncé Secret? | website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] | date=December 14, 2013 | url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/12/how-did-they-keep-beyonc-secret.html | access-date=June 15, 2025}}</ref><ref name="o248">{{cite magazine | last=Dockterman | first=Eliana | title=Flawless: 5 Lessons in Modern Feminism From Beyoncé | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=December 17, 2013 | url=https://time.com/1851/flawless-5-lessons-in-modern-feminism-from-beyonce/ | access-date=June 15, 2025 | archive-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410210646/https://time.com/1851/flawless-5-lessons-in-modern-feminism-from-beyonce/ | url-status=live }}</ref> which employed emotive falsetto and often [[Braggadocio (rap)|braggadocio]], using fragmented song structures that rejected traditional pop formats in favor of [[Ambient music|atmosphere]].<ref name="o479">{{cite magazine | last=Hampp | first=Andrew | title=Beyonce, Beyonce: Track-By-Track Review | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=December 13, 2013 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-beyonce-track-by-track-review-5839712/ | access-date=June 15, 2025 | archive-date=March 22, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322121226/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-beyonce-track-by-track-review-5839712/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Battan|first=Carrie|date=January 6, 2014|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18821-beyonce-beyonce/|title=Beyoncé: Beyoncé|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=March 17, 2014|archive-date=March 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317021802/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18821-beyonce-beyonce/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Lemonade'' incorporated a broader range of genres, including [[rock music|rock]], country, gospel, reggae, and [[blues]].{{sfn|Sudhinaraset|2018|p=46}}<ref name="n197">{{cite web | last=Lordi | first=Emily J. | title=Beyoncé's Other Women: Considering the Soul Muses of Lemonade | website=[[The Fader]] | date=May 6, 2016 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/05/06/beyonce-lemonade-women-soul-muses | access-date=June 15, 2025 | archive-date=June 15, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615113306/https://www.thefader.com/2016/05/06/beyonce-lemonade-women-soul-muses | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="w426">{{cite magazine | last=Witt | first=Stephen | title=What Beyoncé's ''Lemonade'' Can (and Can't) Do for Tidal | magazine=[[The New Yorker]] | date=April 27, 2016 | url=https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/what-beyonces-lemonade-can-and-cant-do-for-tidal | access-date=June 15, 2025 | archive-date=June 15, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615113306/https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/what-beyonces-lemonade-can-and-cant-do-for-tidal | url-status=live }}</ref>

''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.{{sfnm|Phillips|2023b|1p=148|Thompson|2025|2p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=cYlpEQAAQBAJ&pg=PT80 80]}} Delving into disco, [[ballroom culture]], and [[Electronic dance music|1990s club sounds]],{{sfn|Fine|2025|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Jy1BEQAAQBAJ&pg=PT10 10]}}<ref name="k631">{{cite web | last=Hall | first=James | title=Beyoncé, Renaissance Review: Forget the Politics and Party with This Vast Superclub of an Album | url-access=subscription | website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | date=July 29, 2022 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/beyonce-renaissance-review-forget-politics-party-vast-superclub/ | access-date=July 3, 2025 | archive-date=July 28, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728232638/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/beyonce-renaissance-review-forget-politics-party-vast-superclub/ | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Renaissance'' extensively made use of [[four-on-the-floor]] beats and pulsating synths, with interpolations of queer and Black dance music pioneers.<ref name="e434"/><ref name="d836">{{cite web | last=Brickner-Wood | first=Brady | title=The Surprising Southern Dance Roots of Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' | url-access=subscription | website=[[Texas Monthly]] | date=July 29, 2022 | url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/beyonces-renaissance-is-a-radical-tribute-to-black-and-queer-dance-music/ | access-date=June 15, 2025 | archive-date=July 31, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731122550/https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/beyonces-renaissance-is-a-radical-tribute-to-black-and-queer-dance-music/ | url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Lester|2024|pp=320–335}} Beyoncé conceived ''Cowboy Carter'' as a multi-genre reclamation of Americana music.<ref>{{cite news | last=Yahr | first=Emily | title=Beyoncé Has a Country Hit. How Will Country Radio Handle That? | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | url-access=subscription | date=March 17, 2024 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/03/17/beyonce-country-radio-play/ | access-date=June 29, 2025 | archive-date=July 23, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250723134746/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/03/17/beyonce-country-radio-play/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Why Was Beyoncé Snubbed by the Country Music Association Awards? Experts Cite a Few Reasons | publisher=[[NBC News]] | date=September 11, 2024 | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/beyonce-cma-snub-cowboy-carter-experts-rcna170480 | access-date=June 29, 2025 | archive-date=November 11, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111105315/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/beyonce-cma-snub-cowboy-carter-experts-rcna170480 | url-status=live }}</ref> The country and gospel-tinged [[Epic (genre)|epic]] features instrumentation such as the accordion, harmonica, acoustic guitar, and banjo.<ref name="q325">{{cite web | last=Moran | first=Robert | title=Beyonce Cowboy Carter Review: Outlaw Country in the Truest Sense | website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date=March 28, 2024 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/beyonce-s-epic-cowboy-carter-is-outlaw-country-in-the-truest-sense-20240328-p5ffyv.html | access-date=July 30, 2025 | archive-date=March 28, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328185617/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/beyonce-s-epic-cowboy-carter-is-outlaw-country-in-the-truest-sense-20240328-p5ffyv.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Bustard | first=Andy | title=Beyoncé Reveals Meaning Behind ''Cowboy Carter'' Album Title | website=[[HipHopDX]] | date=September 10, 2024 | url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/beyonce-cowboy-carter-meaning-explained | access-date=June 15, 2025 | archive-date=June 15, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250615113306/https://hiphopdx.com/news/beyonce-cowboy-carter-meaning-explained | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Carter | first=Ashleigh | title=7 Things To Know About Beyoncé's ''Cowboy Carter'' Album | website=[[Teen Vogue]] | date=March 30, 2024 | url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-to-know-about-cowboy-carter-beyonce | access-date=June 15, 2025}}</ref> Although she mainly records in English, Beyoncé released Spanish-language tracks for ''[[Irreemplazable]]'' (2007)—a Spanish reissue of songs from ''B'Day''.<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Malone | first=Chris | title=5 Times Beyonce Sang in Spanish Before 'Mi Gente' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=September 29, 2017 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/beyonce-mi-gente-sings-in-spanish-7981844/ | access-date=June 4, 2025}}</ref><ref name="g267">{{cite web | title=The secret behind Beyonce's Latin crossover hit | work=[[Reuters]] | date=August 9, 2007 | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/the-secret-behind-beyonce-s-latin-crossover-hit-idUSN14329203/ | access-date=June 4, 2025}}</ref>

=== Voice ===
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| description = Beyoncé uses her [[mezzo-soprano]] voice in "[[Halo (Beyoncé song)|Halo]]",<ref name="mezzo-soprano">{{cite news|last=Flueckiger|first=Lisa|date=August 27, 2013|url=https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-entertainment/beyonce-headlines-opening-of-rock-in-rio/|title=Beyoncé Headlines Opening of Rock in Rio|newspaper=[[The Rio Times]]|access-date=May 21, 2025|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919085828/https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-entertainment/beyonce-headlines-opening-of-rock-in-rio/|archive-date=September 19, 2021}}</ref> an [[contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grantland.com/features/how-jay-caspian-kang-stopped-hating-learned-love-beyonce/|title=Divawatch: Finding Someone like Adele|website=[[Grantland]]|last=Kang|first=Jay Caspian|date=October 4, 2012|access-date=January 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226050551/http://grantland.com/features/how-jay-caspian-kang-stopped-hating-learned-love-beyonce/|archive-date=February 26, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[pop music|pop]] song<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Lily Allen the Singer Speaks out on Emi, Endorsement Deals, And How She Deals with Perez and the Paparazzi |volume=121 |issue=2|date=January 17, 2009|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=34 |last=Williams |first=Christian}}</ref> with elements of [[soul music]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 15, 2011 |url=http://music.ign.com/articles/933/933019p1.html |title=Beyonce – I Am... Sasha Fierce: The Two Sides of Ms. Beyoncé Fight for Your Attention |publisher=[[IGN]] |date=November 22, 2008 |first=Spence |last=D |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628214443/http://music.ign.com/articles/933/933019p1.html |archive-date=June 28, 2011}}</ref>

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Beyoncé possesses a [[mezzo-soprano]] [[vocal range]].{{sfn|Perricone|2024|p=117}}{{sfn|Arenofsky|2009|p=22}} [[The New York Times Style 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".<ref name="n107">{{cite web | last=Rosen | first=Jody | title=Beyoncé: The Woman on Top of the World | website=[[The New York Times]] | date=June 3, 2014 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/t-magazine/beyonce-the-woman-on-top-of-the-world.html | access-date=June 4, 2025 | archive-date=April 11, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411200144/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/t-magazine/beyonce-the-woman-on-top-of-the-world.html | url-status=live }}</ref> While Rosen credited the hip-hop era for shaping her rhythmic vocal style, he also noted her traditionalist leanings through balladry, [[gospel music|gospel]], and [[falsetto]].<ref name="n107"/> Her voice was described as "velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul [[Belting (music)|belting]]" by [[Jon Pareles]].<ref name="s334">{{cite web | last=Pareles | first=Jon | title=Empowerment, Allure and a Runway's Flair | website=[[The New York Times]] | date=August 1, 2005 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/01/arts/music/empowerment-allure-and-a-runways-flair.html | access-date=June 4, 2025 | archive-date=May 5, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505071208/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/01/arts/music/empowerment-allure-and-a-runways-flair.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Chris Richards, in an article for ''[[The Washington Post]]'', highlighted Beyoncé's vocal range and power, noting she could "punctuate any beat with goose-bump-inducing whispers or full-bore diva-roars".<ref name="l970">{{cite news | last=Richards | first=Chris | title=Beyonce's ''B'Day'' Is Nothing to Celebrate | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | date=September 6, 2006 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090501475.html | access-date=June 4, 2025 | url-access=subscription | archive-date=November 4, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104070148/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090501475.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

On ''Dangerously in Love'', Beyoncé's vocals balance between sultry utters and powerful belting,<ref name="w881">{{cite web | last=Gabbara | first=Princess | title=A Ranking Of Beyoncé's ''Dangerously In Love'' Tracklist | website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]  | date=June 27, 2018 | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/lists/beyonce-dangerously-in-love-tracklist-ranking-593719/ | access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref><ref name="g449">{{cite magazine | last=Stone | first=Rolling | title=The 70 Greatest Beyoncé Songs | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=April 1, 2024 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-beyonce-songs-1378620/break-my-soul-2022-1380961/ | access-date=July 30, 2025 | archive-date=June 6, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250606084729/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-beyonce-songs-1378620/break-my-soul-2022-1380961/ | url-status=live }}</ref> while ''B'Day'' incorporated [[melisma]]tic vocals and [[staccato]] phrasing.<ref name="j852">{{cite web | last=Finney | first=Tim | title=Beyoncé: ''B'Day'' | website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9378-bday/ | access-date=July 30, 2025 | archive-date=June 29, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629034836/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9378-bday/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="nytimes">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/06/arts/music/06beyo.html |title=Romance as a Struggle That She Will Win |first=Jon |last=Pareles |author-link=Jon Pareles |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 6, 2007 |access-date=July 23, 2011 |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403003756/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/06/arts/music/06beyo.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Throughout ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'', Beyoncé employs [[vibrato]] yelps and trills,<ref name="s399"/> often singing in a lower register on several tracks.<ref name="i320">{{cite web | title=Beyonce, David Cook have new CDs | publisher=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] | date=December 8, 2008 | url=https://www.today.com/popculture/beyonce-david-cook-have-new-cds-wbna28115408 | access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref><ref name="l536"/> With ''4'', she opted for "brass[y] and gritt[y]" vocals.<ref name="billde">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471650/beyonce-qa-the-billboard-music-awards-millennium-artist-discusses-her-career|title=Beyoncé: The Billboard Music Awards Q&A|pages=1–3|first=Ray|last=Rogers|date=May 11, 2011|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 13, 2011|archive-date=April 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408212640/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471650/beyonce-qa-the-billboard-music-awards-millennium-artist-discusses-her-career|url-status=live}}</ref> "Love on Top" has multiple key changes with sustained vocal power,<ref>{{cite news |last=Cummings |first=Jozen |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/08/15/beyonce-gets-intimate-with-fans-at-roseland/?mod=google_news_blog |title=Beyoncé Gets Intimate With Fans at Roseland |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=August 15, 2011 |access-date=August 20, 2011 |archive-date=February 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225185634/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/08/15/beyonce-gets-intimate-with-fans-at-roseland/?mod=google_news_blog |url-status=live }}</ref> while growls and raspy textures characterize such songs as "[[Start Over (Beyoncé song)|Start Over]]".<ref name="n231">{{cite web | last=Corner | first=Lewis | title=Beyoncé: '4' | publisher=[[Digital Spy]] | date=June 28, 2011 | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/album-reviews/a326256/beyonc-4/ | access-date=July 30, 2025}}</ref> She embraced more breathy and airy vocals on ''Beyoncé'', with squeaky falsettos and wordless ecstasies accompanied by spoken word and rap-singing—what [[Kitty Empire]] dubbed "hood rat rapping".<ref name="observer">{{cite web |last=Empire |first=Kitty |author-link=Kitty Empire |date=December 13, 2013 |title=Beyoncé: ''Beyoncé''&nbsp;– Review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/13/beyonce-beyonce-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923035305/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/dec/13/beyonce-beyonce-review |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |access-date=December 13, 2013 |newspaper=[[The Observer]]}}</ref> Beyoncé adopted a looser, more genre-fluid approach on ''Lemonade'', drawing on Southern roots with the [[twang]] of "[[Daddy Lessons]]";<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/beyonce-wows-country-stars-with-2016-cmas-performance-of-daddy_n_12784240|title=Beyoncé Wows Country Stars With 2016 CMAs Performance Of 'Daddy Lessons'|date=November 3, 2016|access-date=July 31, 2025|archive-date=June 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615083424/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/ca/entry/beyonce-wows-country-stars-with-2016-cmas-performance-of-daddy_n_12784240|url-status=live}}</ref> a hushed and intimate tone on "[[Pray You Catch Me]]";<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theledger.com/story/lifestyle/2016/04/26/review-beyonce-8217-s-8216/8257544007/|title=Review: Beyonce's 'Lemonade' contains singer's most fully realized music yet|first=Greg|last=Kot|newspaper=[[The Ledger]]|date=April 26, 2016|access-date=July 31, 2025}}</ref> and raspy, distorted, and shouted vocals to channel raw anger on "[[Don't Hurt Yourself (Beyoncé song)|Don't Hurt Yourself]]".<ref>{{Multiref|{{harvnb|Brooks|Martin|2019|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=PAKaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT107 107]}}|{{cite news|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/album-review-beyonces-serves-up-powerful-lemonade|title=Album Review: Beyonce's serves up powerful Lemonade|ref=none|first=Sandra|last=Sperounes|date=April 25, 2016|access-date=July 31, 2025}}|{{cite news|url=https://theboombox.com/beyonces-lemonade-aint-for-everybody-which-is-exactly-the-point/|title=Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Ain't for Everybody–Which Is Exactly the Point|website=[[The Boombox]]|first=Jacinta|last=Howard|date=April 26, 2016|access-date=July 31, 2025|ref=none|archive-date=July 15, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250715074448/https://theboombox.com/beyonces-lemonade-aint-for-everybody-which-is-exactly-the-point/|url-status=live}}|{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/beyonces-scorchingly-great-new-album-lemonade-20160425-goemvb.html|website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|title=Beyonce's scorchingly great new album, Lemonade, reviewed|first=Bernard|last=Zuel|date=April 25, 2016|access-date=July 31, 2025|ref=none|archive-date=July 20, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250720065031/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/beyonces-scorchingly-great-new-album-lemonade-20160425-goemvb.html|url-status=live}}}}</ref>

On ''Renaissance'', Beyoncé's vocals are processed with electronic effects such as [[reverb]], distortion, and modulation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/stuart-white-recording-mixing-beyonce|title=Stuart White: Recording & Mixing Beyoncé|first=Paul|last=Tingen|date=October 2022|website=[[Sound on Sound]]|access-date=July 31, 2025|archive-date=March 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327133213/https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/stuart-white-recording-mixing-beyonce|url-status=live}}</ref> She predominantly sings in her natural Texan accent on ''Cowboy Carter'', with [[Southern American English]] elements.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://theconversation.com/the-genius-of-cowboy-carter-is-beyonces-accent-a-musicologist-explains-228965|title=The genius of Cowboy Carter is Beyoncé's accent – a musicologist explains|date=April 30, 2024|website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]]|access-date=July 31, 2025|first=Conor|last=Caldwell|archive-date=January 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128151130/https://theconversation.com/the-genius-of-cowboy-carter-is-beyonces-accent-a-musicologist-explains-228965|url-status=live}}</ref> She experiments with an eclectic range of vocal styles on the record, from a classical [[opera]]tic vocal style for the ''Caro mio ben'' excerpt on "Daughter" to growls, screams, and extensive vocal layering "Ameriican Requiem".<ref name="Caromiobenitalian">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-daughter-italian-aria-cowboy-carter-1234996393/|title=Beyoncé's Country Album ''Cowboy Carter'' Also Showcases Her Opera Skills|first=Emily|last=Zemler|date=March 29, 2024|access-date=July 31, 2025|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=March 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329101002/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-daughter-italian-aria-cowboy-carter-1234996393/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="c455">{{cite web | last=Curto | first=Justin | title=Two-Steppin' Our Way Through Cowboy Carter | website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] | date=April 1, 2024 | url=https://www.vulture.com/article/beyonce-cowboy-carter-country-guests-references.html | access-date=December 22, 2025}}</ref><ref name="j217">{{cite web | last=Kornhaber | first=Spencer | title=This Is What an Album Needs to Do Right Now | website=[[The Atlantic]] | date=April 2, 2024 | url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/04/beyonce-cowboy-carter-review/677945/ | access-date=December 22, 2025}}</ref> In ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s 2023 list of the "[[Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|200 Greatest Singers of All Time]]", Beyoncé ranked eighth, with the magazine stating, "in [her] voice lies the entire history of Black music".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 1, 2023 |title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/ |access-date=January 1, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=January 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101151200/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Songwriting and themes ===
Beyoncé has a collaborative and experimental songwriting process, often merging different song parts to create new structures.{{Sfn|Iddon|Marshall|2020|p=51}}{{sfn|Welang|2022|p=102}}<ref name="b320">{{cite magazine | last=Robinson | first=Joanna | title=Beyoncé's Lemonade Songwriter on the Surprising Truth Behind 'Becky With the Good Hair' | magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] | date=August 3, 2016 | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/08/beyonce-who-is-becky-with-the-good-hair-lemonade | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref> Early in her career with Destiny's Child, her lyrics often focused on themes of [[female empowerment]], as seen in songs like "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]]".<ref name="Vineyard">{{cite news|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|title=Beyoncé Shoots Down Jay-Z Marriage Rumors in Vanity Fair Interview|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510890/beyonce-shoots-down-marriage-rumors-mag.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|date=October 4, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624083943/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510890/beyonce-shoots-down-marriage-rumors-mag.jhtml|archive-date=June 24, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Dangerously in Love'' explored sexual and romantic themes, with the follow-up ''B'Day'' delving into Black women's personal and spiritual discontent, fulfillment, self-worth, and agency.{{sfn|Ward|2017|pp=147}} ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' examined themes of love, heartbreak, and the tension between Beyoncé's self and her stage alter ego;<ref name="l536">{{cite magazine | last=Gabbara | first=Princess | title=A Ranking of Beyonce's 'I Am... Sasha Fierce' Deluxe Tracklist | magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=November 18, 2018 | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/lists/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce-deluxe-tracklist-ranked-616226/ | access-date=June 29, 2025}}</ref> more personal themes characterized ''4'' and ''Beyoncé'', which delved into marriage, monogamy, and intimacy.<ref name="n786">{{cite web | last=Dombal | first=Ryan | title=Beyoncé: 4 | website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]] | date=June 28, 2011 | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15585-4/ | access-date=June 29, 2025 | archive-date=August 2, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802031233/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15585-4/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="z741">{{cite web | last=Capetola | first=Matt | title=Why Does Beyoncé's New Album Ignore Gay Fans? | website=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] | date=December 18, 2013 | url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/12/beyonces-new-album-does-it-ignore-gay-lgbtq-fans.html | access-date=June 29, 2025 | archive-date=July 23, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250723060630/https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/12/beyonces-new-album-does-it-ignore-gay-lgbtq-fans.html | url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Trier-Bieniek|2016|p=204}}

Around the mid-2010s, Beyoncé began exploring historical and political themes.<ref>Sources for Beyoncé's albums after ''Beyoncé'' (2013) exploring history and politics:
* {{cite magazine | last=Robinson | first=Zandria F. | ref=none | title=How Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Exposes Inner Lives of Black Women | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=April 28, 2016 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-beyonces-lemonade-exposes-inner-lives-of-black-women-36868/ | access-date=June 29, 2025 | archive-date=May 5, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250505185914/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/how-beyonces-lemonade-exposes-inner-lives-of-black-women-36868/ | url-status=live }}
* {{cite web | last=Fitzgerald | first=Kiana | title=Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' Is Defiant in the Midst of Upheaval | ref=none | publisher=[[NPR]] | date=April 25, 2016 | url=https://www.npr.org/2016/04/25/475542607/beyonce-defiant-in-the-midst-of-upheaval | access-date=June 29, 2025 }}
* {{cite news | last=Brodeur | first=Michael Andor | title=Will Beyoncé's Act III Be an Opera? I Say Maybe! | ref=none | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | url-access=subscription | date=April 1, 2024 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2024/04/01/beyonce-renaissance-trilogy-next-cowboy-carter/ | access-date=June 29, 2025 }}
* {{cite magazine | last=Carlin | first=Shannon | title=6 Revelations From Beyoncé's New Album Renaissance | ref=none | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=July 29, 2022 | url=https://time.com/6201965/beyonce-renaissance-analysis/ | access-date=June 29, 2025 | archive-date=May 22, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522070056/https://time.com/6201965/beyonce-renaissance-analysis/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Storytelling and poetry inspired ''Lemonade'', an album that discusses Black womanhood, reconciliation, and heartbreak—particularly in light of Jay-Z's alleged infidelity.<ref name="setstandard">{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Jamieson |date=April 25, 2016 |title=Beyoncé's 'Visual Album' Lemonade Sets a New Standard for Pop Storytelling |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/25/11503124/beyonce-lemonade-visual-album-format-bjork-rihanna |access-date=June 7, 2020 |website=The Verge}}</ref>{{sfn|Baade|McGee|2021|p=101}}<ref name="v169">{{cite web | last=Hawkes | first=Rebecca | title=Beyoncé's New Album: Why Is It Called ''Lemonade'', What Do the Lyrics Mean, Plus All You Need to Know | website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | url-access=subscription | date=May 4, 2016 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/beyoncs-new-album-why-is-it-called-lemonade-plus-everything-else/ | access-date=July 30, 2025 | archive-date=November 8, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108045426/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/beyoncs-new-album-why-is-it-called-lemonade-plus-everything-else/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Scholar Emily J. Lordi described the album as a "cinematic and sonic Afrodiasporic journey from betrayal to redemption".{{sfn|Lordi|2017|p=140}} ''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 Black [[queer]] artists in shaping dance music, while the latter centers on the role of Black people in the development of country music.<ref name="e429">{{cite magazine | last=Victorian | first=Brande | title='renaissance' Is a Love Letter to the Black Queer Roots of Dance Music | magazine=[[essence (magazine)|Essence]] | date=July 29, 2022 | url=https://www.essence.com/entertainment/renaissance-love-letter/ | access-date=June 29, 2025 | archive-date=December 1, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201180813/https://www.essence.com/entertainment/renaissance-love-letter/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="q760">{{cite magazine | last=Artsy | first=Avishay | title=Beyoncé's Country Roots | magazine=[[Vox (magazine)|Vox]] | date=March 26, 2024 | url=https://www.vox.com/2024/3/26/24111978/beyonce-album-cowboy-carter-black-country-history | access-date=June 29, 2025 | archive-date=March 27, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327000523/https://www.vox.com/2024/3/26/24111978/beyonce-album-cowboy-carter-black-country-history | url-status=live }}</ref>

Critics and music artists have analyzed Beyoncé's distinctive style of songwriting. [[Caroline Polachek]], who worked on "[[No Angel (Beyoncé song)|No Angel]]", praised her ability to make connections between ideas, and called her a "genius" writer and producer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a31944377/caroline-polachek-interview/ |title=It's Caroline Polacheck's Dream World; We Just Live in It |magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]] |first=Natalie |last=Maher |date=March 27, 2020 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117023311/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a31944377/caroline-polachek-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> While writing with Beyoncé, record producer [[Sean Garrett]] described her as "very particular about her brand", stating that she rejects anything that feels off-brand.<ref name="a810">{{cite web | first=Keith Jr. |last=Nelson | title=Respect the Pen! Sean Garrett Reveals What's 'Specifically Special' About Beyoncé's Songwriting Process | publisher=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]] | date=April 10, 2020 | url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/studio-sessions-sean-garrett-discusses-beyonce-songwriting-skills | access-date=July 4, 2025}}</ref> Dubbed a "meticulous curator" by ''[[The New Yorker]]'',<ref name="c551">{{cite magazine | last=Battan | first=Carrie | title=Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' Shocks Some Life Into a Culture Gone Inert | magazine=[[The New Yorker]] | date=August 3, 2022 | url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/15/beyonces-renaissance-shocks-some-life-into-a-culture-gone-inert | access-date=July 4, 2025 | archive-date=August 4, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804130016/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/15/beyonces-renaissance-shocks-some-life-into-a-culture-gone-inert | url-status=live }}</ref> Beyoncé has been studied by some academics as a musical archivist,{{sfn|Lordi|2020|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=mgTzDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT107 107]}}{{sfn|Princiotti|2025|p=89}} while others have likened her storytelling to that of a modern-day [[griot]].{{sfn|Brooks|Martin|2019|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=PAKaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT237 237]}}<ref name="k470">{{cite magazine | last=St. Félix | first=Doreen | magazine=[[The New Yorker]] | title=Beyoncé Won't Burn Down the Barn with 'Cowboy Carter' | date=April 1, 2024 | url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/can-beyonce-ever-burn-down-the-barn | access-date=July 4, 2025 | archive-date=February 23, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250223100819/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/can-beyonce-ever-burn-down-the-barn | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Billboard'' named her the fifth-top songwriter of the 21st century based on Hot 100 chart success.<ref name="t287">{{cite magazine | last=Trust | first=Gary | title=The Top Songwriters of the 21st Century on the Hot 100: Full List | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=November 14, 2025 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/songwriters-most-hot-100-number-1s-21st-century/ | access-date=November 26, 2025}}</ref> She has received co-writing credits on most of her songs.<ref name="x263">{{cite magazine | last=Lang | first=Cady | title=Why Artists Like Beyoncé Have So Many Songwriters on Albums | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=July 29, 2022 | url=https://time.com/6200253/beyonce-songwriters-album/ | access-date=August 6, 2025 | archive-date=July 9, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709220626/https://time.com/6200253/beyonce-songwriters-album/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Beyoncé often faces scrutiny over the number of writing credits she receives, with some questioning the extent of her contributions.<ref name="Kritselis">{{cite news|last=Kritselis|first=Alex|date=May 4, 2014|url=https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-sunday-independent/20140504/282235188670231| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-sunday-independent/20140504/282235188670231| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyonce Is Great, But... She Steals from Other Artists|newspaper=[[Sunday Independent (Ireland)|Sunday Independent]]|access-date=August 24, 2020|via=[[PressReader]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="d065">{{cite magazine | last=Aniftos | first=Rania | title=Beyoncé's ''Renaissance'' Controversies, From Kelis Sample to Lyric Changes | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=August 3, 2022 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/beyonce-renaissance-controversies/kelis-calls-out-energy/ | access-date=August 2, 2025}}</ref>

=== Influences ===
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Beyoncé has named [[Michael Jackson]] as her greatest musical influence.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé, Top Stars Tip Their Hats to Michael Jackson|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20288067,00.html|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=June 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630051828/http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20288067,00.html|archive-date=June 30, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 16, 2006 |title=Michael Jackson Returns to Stage |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6152976.stm |access-date=August 16, 2023 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |archive-date=July 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730222151/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6152976.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=One-On-One With the Great Beyoncé Transcript|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/transcripts/a/10444014/one-on-one-with-the-great-beyoncae-transcript/|access-date=June 7, 2014|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]|date=October 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714113707/https://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/transcripts/a/10444014/one-on-one-with-the-great-beyoncae-transcript/|archive-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> She has also credited [[Tina Turner]] as a major inspiration, admiring how she embodied strength while remaining feminine and sexy.<ref>{{cite news | last1=Fox | first1=Imogen | last2=Chilvers | first2=Simon | title=Spirit of the Beehive | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=May 2, 2008 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/may/02/fashion.popandrock | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref> Diana Ross influenced her as an "all-around entertainer",<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Corrine | first=Amber | title=Diana Ross Serenades Beyoncé On Her Birthday at Los Angeles Renaissance Show | magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=September 5, 2023 | url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/diana-ross-sings-beyonce-happy-birthday-renaissance-1234787137/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref> and [[Whitney Houston]] inspired her to pursue performing, saying Houston made her believe she could do the same.<ref>{{cite news|first=Rebecca|last=Caldwell|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/destinys-child/article22400636/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/destinys-child/article22400636/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Destiny's Child|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=July 21, 2001|access-date=May 9, 2018|page=R1}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |first=Yolanda |last=Sangweni |title=Beyonce: 'I Always Wanted to Be Just like Whitney Houston' |url=http://www.essence.com/news/beyonce-on-whitney-houston-i-always-wanted-to-be-just-like-her/ |access-date=March 25, 2023 |magazine=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]] |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325180804/https://www.essence.com/news/beyonce-on-whitney-houston-i-always-wanted-to-be-just-like-her/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Beyoncé praised Madonna for her music and [[Business of Madonna|roles as a businesswoman]].{{Sfn|Arenofsky|2009|p=80}} 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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/07/best-r-and-b-albums-of-the-90s/mariah-carey| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.complex.com/music/2014/07/best-r-and-b-albums-of-the-90s/mariah-carey| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=The 50 Best R&b Albums of the '90s|magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|access-date=July 24, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/03/060403crmu_music| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/03/060403crmu_music| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Mariah Carey's Record-Breaking Career|last=Frere-Jones|first=Sasha|date=April 3, 2006|access-date=July 25, 2010|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 

Other artists that Beyoncé has mentioned as inspirations include [[Rachelle Ferrell]],<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Mitchell | first=Gail | title=Beyonce: The Billboard Cover Story | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=October 1, 2009 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-the-billboard-cover-story-267215/ | access-date=June 8, 2025 | archive-date=October 7, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007180115/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-the-billboard-cover-story-267215/ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Aaliyah]],{{sfn|Farley|2002|p=141}} [[Prince (musician)|Prince]],<ref>{{cite web | title=15 Musicians Inspired By Prince's One-of-a-Kind Style | website=[[GQ]] | date=April 21, 2016 | url=https://www.gq.com/gallery/prince-death-style-legacy-influence | access-date=June 8, 2025 | archive-date=May 14, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250514031636/https://www.gq.com/gallery/prince-death-style-legacy-influence | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Janet Jackson]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Chan |first=Stephanie |date=October 31, 2014 |title=Beyonce Dresses up as Janet Jackson for Halloween |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/beyonce-dresses-up-as-janet-745496/ |access-date=July 4, 2025 |magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325180801/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/beyonce-dresses-up-as-janet-745496/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Lauryn Hill,<ref>{{cite news | title=Beyoncé picks her favourite songs, from Lauryn Hill to Sade | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=June 16, 2020 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3fTtPFm3byHC3PC4Nh5Hm0Q/beyonce-picks-her-favourite-songs-from-lauryn-hill-to-sade | access-date=June 8, 2025 | archive-date=June 24, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624062857/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3fTtPFm3byHC3PC4Nh5Hm0Q/beyonce-picks-her-favourite-songs-from-lauryn-hill-to-sade | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Sade Adu]],<ref>{{cite news | last=Jones | first=Ellen E. | title=Dinner Party Soundtracker to Timeless Muse: Exploring the Sade Complex | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=March 24, 2018 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/mar/24/exploring-the-sade-conundrum-dinner-party-soundtracker-or-timeless-muse | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref> [[Donna Summer]],<ref>{{cite web | last=Faruqi | first=Osman | title=Donna Summer's Influence on Beyonce's 2022 Album ''Renaissance'' | website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] | date=August 2, 2022 | url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/how-a-chart-topping-hit-from-1977-helps-unlock-beyonce-s-latest-album-20220802-p5b6kj.html | access-date=June 8, 2025 | archive-date=September 30, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930013743/https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/how-a-chart-topping-hit-from-1977-helps-unlock-beyonce-s-latest-album-20220802-p5b6kj.html | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Fairuz]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 22, 2023 |title=Beyonce Pays Tribute to the Middle East with Arab Designers, Musical Choices at Dubai Show |url=https://arab.news/bfx5b |access-date=February 24, 2024 |newspaper=[[Arab News]]}}</ref> [[Mary J. Blige]],<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Bennett | first=Jessica | title=10 Singers Directly Influenced By Mary J. Blige: Beyoncé, Monica, And More | magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=January 11, 2024 | url=https://www.vibe.com/lists/singers-influenced-by-mary-j-blige/beyonce-4/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref> [[Selena]],<ref>{{cite web | last=Hansen | first=Lena | title=We Lost Selena 27 Years Ago Today: How the Late Singer Has Inspired Today's Stars | website=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=March 31, 2020 | url=https://people.com/music/stars-inspired-by-selena-quintanilla/ | access-date=June 8, 2025 | archive-date=August 9, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809133240/https://people.com/music/stars-inspired-by-selena-quintanilla/ | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Anita Baker]],<ref name="a870"/> and [[Toni Braxton]].<ref name="Beyonce's Inspirations">{{Cite magazine|first=Margeaux|last=Watson|title=Beyonce: What Influences My Music|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/08/30/beyonce-what-influences-my-music/|date=August 30, 2006|access-date=March 26, 2023|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326194113/https://ew.com/article/2006/08/30/beyonce-what-influences-my-music/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="n861">{{cite magazine |first1=Michael |last1=Calcagno |first2=Kyle |last2=Denis |title=Here Are All the Shout-Outs On Beyoncé's 'Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)' |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=August 16, 2022 |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/beyonce-break-my-soul-queens-remix-shout-outs-1235127000/ |access-date=June 8, 2025 |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816202113/https://www.billboard.com/photos/beyonce-break-my-soul-queens-remix-shout-outs-1235127000/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She has cited [[Michelle Obama]]—44th [[First Lady of the US]]—as a personal inspiration.<ref name="m301">{{cite web | last=Oppenheim | first=Maya | title=Never-Seen-Before Clip Surfaces of Michelle Obama at Beyoncé's Birthday Party | website=[[The Independent]] | date=July 24, 2017 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/michelle-obama-beyonces-birthday-party-video-celebrating-a7857136.html | access-date=June 8, 2025 | archive-date=June 8, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250608110832/https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/michelle-obama-beyonces-birthday-party-video-celebrating-a7857136.html | url-status=live }}</ref>{{sfn|Rodrigues|Przybylo|2018|p=339}} She described [[Oprah Winfrey]] as "the definition of inspiration and a strong woman".<ref name="a870">{{cite magazine | last=Watson | first=Margeaux | title=Beyonce Tells Us About Her Influences | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=September 1, 2006 | url=https://ew.com/article/2006/09/01/beyonce-tells-us-about-her-influences/ | access-date=June 8, 2025 | archive-date=June 8, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250608110832/https://ew.com/article/2006/09/01/beyonce-tells-us-about-her-influences/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Beyoncé has stated that her husband, rapper Jay-Z, inspires her, and she has praised his lyrical talent and the challenges he has overcome.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2011/07/beyonce-2011-cover-story-gallery| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.complex.com/music/2011/07/beyonce-2011-cover-story-gallery| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé: Mighty Fly (2011 Cover Story & Gallery)|first=Gabriel|last=Alvarez|magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=July 19, 2011|access-date=August 1, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She expressed admiration for artist [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]], stating that she wants to emulate his lyrical and raw artistic traits in her music.<ref>{{cite web|first=Chrissy|last=Mahlmeister|title=Beyoncé Wears Custom Jean-Michel Basquiat-Inspired Minx Nails|url=http://style.mtv.com/2013/01/14/beyonce-jean-michel-basquiat-nails/| url-status=dead | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://style.mtv.com/2013/01/14/beyonce-jean-michel-basquiat-nails/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=[[MTV News]]|access-date=June 7, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé has named Ross and [[Cher]] as some of her fashion inspirations.<ref name="z782">{{cite magazine | last=Walsh | first=Kathleen | title=31 Photos of Young Cher That Prove She's Never Once Played a Look Safe | magazine=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] | date=December 25, 2024 | url=https://www.glamour.com/gallery/pictures-of-cher-young-prove-that-she-has-never-once-played-a-look-safe | access-date=July 5, 2025 | archive-date=July 5, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250705011440/https://www.glamour.com/gallery/pictures-of-cher-young-prove-that-she-has-never-once-played-a-look-safe | url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Videography and stage ===
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Beyoncé's [[music video]]s are known for their visual storytelling, frequent choreography, and thematic cohesion.<ref>{{Multiref|{{Harvnb|Bell|2019|p=19}}|{{Harvnb|Osborn|2021|pp=4–9}}|{{cite news |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6243174.ece |ref=none |title=YouTube plays part in Beyoncé Knowles' life |access-date=December 15, 2010 |first=Dan |last=Cairns |date=May 10, 2009 |newspaper=[[The Times]] |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514021526/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6243174.ece |archive-date=May 14, 2009 |url-status=dead }}|{{cite web | last1=Strong | first1=Catherine | last2=Macrossan | first2=Phoebe | title=Friday essay: From Bowie to Bieber – the under-appreciated art of the music video | website=[[the Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] | ref=none | date=April 8, 2025 | url=https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-from-bowie-to-bieber-the-under-appreciated-art-of-the-music-video-59794 | access-date=August 2, 2025 | archive-date=May 10, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510154340/https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-from-bowie-to-bieber-the-under-appreciated-art-of-the-music-video-59794 | url-status=live }}}}</ref> Albums such as ''Beyoncé'' (2013) and ''Lemonade'' (2016) were released as "visual albums", with each track paired with a music video to form a continuous narrative.<ref name="r354">{{cite web | last=Tsioulcas | first=Anastasia | title=10 years later, the 'Beyoncé' surprise drop still offers lessons about control | publisher=[[NPR]] | date=December 13, 2023 | url=https://www.npr.org/2023/12/13/1218626259/10-years-later-the-beyonce-surprise-drop-still-offers-lessons-about-control | access-date=August 2, 2025 | archive-date=July 26, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250726104234/https://www.npr.org/2023/12/13/1218626259/10-years-later-the-beyonce-surprise-drop-still-offers-lessons-about-control | url-status=live }}</ref> Beyoncé has worked with numerous directors for her music videos, such as [[Melina Matsoukas]],<ref name="j239">{{cite news | last=Hans | first=Simran | title=Melina Matsoukas: 'I Didn't Grow Up Seeing Dark-Skinned People Fall in Love on Screen' | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=January 25, 2020 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jan/25/melina-matsoukas-interview-director-queen-and-slim | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref> [[Jonas Åkerlund]],<ref name="u349">{{cite web | last=Rosenthal | first=Jeff | title=Director Jonas Åkerlund on 'Haunted,' 'Superpower,' and Beyoncé's Many Virtues | website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] | date=December 16, 2013 | url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/12/beyonce-music-video-director-jonas-akerlund-haunted-superpower.html | access-date=June 8, 2025 | archive-date=August 30, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830080108/http://www.vulture.com/2013/12/beyonce-music-video-director-jonas-akerlund-haunted-superpower.html | url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Jake Nava]].<ref name="e477">{{cite magazine | last=Brown | first=N. | title=Director Jake Nava Takes Us BTS of Beyonce's Music Videos [Video] | magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=March 12, 2014 | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/vixen/director-jake-nava-takes-us-bts-of-beyonces-music-videos-video-301136/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref>

Beyoncé is known for her meticulously produced and physically demanding performances that incorporate elaborate costumes, striking visuals, and stage design.<ref>{{Multiref|{{cite web | ref=none | last=Gonzalez | first=Alex | title=Who Are Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour Dancers? | publisher=[[Uproxx]] | date=November 28, 2023 | url=https://uproxx.com/movies/beyonce-renaissance-tour-dancers-info-details/ | access-date=August 2, 2025 | archive-date=May 14, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250514025956/https://uproxx.com/movies/beyonce-renaissance-tour-dancers-info-details/ | url-status=live }}|{{cite web | last=Hunt | first=Elle | title=The weird world of celebrity training: how Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Madonna get in shape for their shows | ref=none |website=[[The Guardian]] | date=December 11, 2023 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/dec/11/weird-world-celebrity-training-how-taylor-swift-beyonce-madonna-get-in-shape | access-date=August 2, 2025}}|{{cite news | ref=none | title=Video Shows How the Elaborate Period Costumes for Beyoncé's Formation Tour Came to Life | publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | date=July 19, 2016 | url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/video-shows-elaborate-period-costumes-beyonces-formation-tour/story?id=40699195 | access-date=August 2, 2025 | archive-date=May 18, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250518083614/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/video-shows-elaborate-period-costumes-beyonces-formation-tour/story?id=40699195 | url-status=live }}|{{cite magazine | ref=none | last=Paul | first=Larisha | title=Beyoncé Is Ready to Get Her Rodeo on the Road in 'Cowboy Carter' Tour Preview | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=April 28, 2025 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-stage-preview-1235326312/ | access-date=August 2, 2025 | archive-date=April 28, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428171823/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-stage-preview-1235326312/ | url-status=live }}|{{cite magazine | ref=none | last=Molloy | first=Laura | title=Beyoncé shares preview of 'Cowboy Carter' tour stage | magazine=[[NME]] | date=April 28, 2025 | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonce-shares-preview-of-cowboy-carter-tour-stage-3858755 | access-date=August 2, 2025 | archive-date=April 29, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429150502/https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonce-shares-preview-of-cowboy-carter-tour-stage-3858755 | url-status=live }}}}</ref> Her shows are characterized by large-scale production elements such as LED staging, supporting ensembles, theatrical props, and numerous costume changes.<ref name="z726">{{multiref|{{cite news | title=EU rules mean it'll be lights out for acts like Beyoncé | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | ref=none |date=April 30, 2018 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/apr/30/eu-rules-mean-itll-be-lights-out-for-acts-like-beyonce | access-date=August 2, 2025}}|{{cite news | ref=none |agency=[[Associated Press]] | first=Sarah | last=Jones-Smith | title=As Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour draws to a close, Blue Ivy emerges as a star | publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | date=July 26, 2025 | url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/beyoncs-cowboy-carter-tour-draws-close-blue-ivy-124091762 | access-date=August 2, 2025}}|{{cite magazine | ref=none |last=Dailey | first=Hannah | title=Beyoncé Swaps Flying Car for Levitating Horse Following Technical Mishap on Cowboy Carter Tour | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=July 11, 2025 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-trades-car-horse-1236018624/ | access-date=August 2, 2025 | archive-date=July 15, 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250715170034/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-trades-car-horse-1236018624/ | url-status=live }}|{{cite magazine | ref=none |last=Bennett | first=Jessica | title=Every Single Beyoncé Renaissance World Tour Costume and Outfit, Ranked | magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=October 2, 2023 | url=https://www.vibe.com/gallery/beyonce-renaissance-world-tour-costumes-outfits-ranked-1234775664/beyonce-renaissance-world-tour-london-5/ | access-date=July 5, 2025}}}}</ref> When performing, Beyoncé uses different fashion styles that coordinate with the music she is singing.<ref name="Wearingmydress">{{cite news|title=Beyoncé Wearing One of My Dresses Is Harmony|url=http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article2216732.ece|newspaper=[[The Times]]|date=August 8, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615200050/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article2216732.ece|archive-date=June 15, 2011|first1=Patrick|last1=Hosking|first2=David|last2=Wighton|url-access=subscription}}</ref> According to Barbara Ellen, writing for ''[[The Guardian]]'', Beyoncé is the most in-charge female artist onstage,<ref name="j572">{{cite web | last=Ellen | first=Barbara | title=Music review: Beyoncé, Hallenstadion, Zürich | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=May 23, 2009 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/may/24/beyonce | access-date=September 5, 2025}}</ref> while Alice Jones of ''[[The Independent]]'' wrote she "takes her role as entertainer so seriously she's almost too good".<ref name="i413">{{cite web | last=Jones | first=Alice | title=Beyoncé, 02 Arena, London | website=[[The Independent]] | date=May 26, 2009 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/beyonce-02-arena-london-1691069.html | access-date=September 5, 2025}}</ref>

Beyoncé has been praised for her stage presence and voice during live performances,<ref>{{cite news|last=Farber|first=Jim|title=Beyoncé Shows 'Fierce' and Softer Sides in Tour Kickoff at the Garden|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-06-22/entertainment/17925311_1_fierce-character-tour|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=June 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311022417/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-06-22/entertainment/17925311_1_fierce-character-tour|archive-date=March 11, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=July 7, 2025}}</ref> and she is often deemed one of the greatest performers of all time.<ref name="u947">{{cite web | last=Easter | first=Makeda | title=Is Beyoncé the greatest performer...ever? We took an informal poll | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | url-access=subscription | date=April 22, 2018 | url=https://www.latimes.com/la-et-ms-beyonce-greatest-performer-20180421-story.html | access-date=September 5, 2025}}</ref><ref name="i047">{{cite web | title=Beyoncé is the greatest human who ever lived | website=[[Dazed]] | date=May 30, 2023 | url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/59965/1/beyonce-is-the-greatest-human-who-ever-lived-london | access-date=September 5, 2025}}</ref>{{sfn|Jones|2025|p=154}} 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.<ref name="Depression">{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Caitlin A.|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beyonce-on-love-depression-and-reality/|title=Beyoncé on Love, Depression, and Reality|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=December 13, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208151348/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/13/entertainment/main2258069.shtml|archive-date=December 8, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Sasha Fierce was created during the production of "Crazy in Love"<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://people.com/tag/eve/ |title=Beyoncé 'Still Can't Believe' Justin Was Her Backup Dancer |last=Sullivan |first=Emmet |date=November 18, 2008 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=February 27, 2011 |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202175933/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20241113,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and was introduced with the release of her third solo studio album, ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'', in 2008.<ref name="g984">{{cite news | last=MacInnes | first=Paul | title=Beyoncé? We Think You Mean Sasha Fierce | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=October 24, 2008 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/oct/24/beyonce-sasha-fierce | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref> By February 2010, Beyoncé stated she no longer needed the alter ego, having grown more comfortable with herself.<ref>{{cite news|last=Crosley|first=Hillary|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632774/beyonce-killed-sasha-fierce.jhtml|title=Beyoncé Says She 'Killed' Sasha Fierce|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=February 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604063547/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632774/beyonce-killed-sasha-fierce.jhtml|archive-date=June 4, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In May 2012, she announced Sasha Fierce would return for her ''Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live'' performances later that month.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/05/25/beyonce-prepares-for-revel-concerts-part-2/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/05/25/beyonce-prepares-for-revel-concerts-part-2/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Prepares for Revel Concerts (Part 2)|magazine=[[Rap-Up]]|date=May 25, 2012|access-date=May 28, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== Public image ==
[[File:Beyonce Smile2.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7|alt=Beyoncé in a red dress smiling|Beyoncé attending the launch of [[Usher (musician)|Usher]]'s fragrance line in 2007]]
Beyoncé has been described by critics as having [[sex appeal]].<ref name="o306">{{cite web | last=Cupp | first=S.E. | title=A Plea to Beyonce | publisher=[[MSNBC]] | date=February 5, 2013 | url=https://www.msnbc.com/the-cycle/plea-beyonce-msna18560 | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref>{{sfn|Trier-Bieniek|2016|p=76}}<ref name="i685">{{cite news | last=Thompson | first=Arienne | title=Beyonce sizzles on cover of ''GQ'' | newspaper=[[USA Today]] | date=January 9, 2013 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2013/01/09/beyonce-sizzles-on-cover-of-gq/1821221/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref> Writing for ''Rolling Stone'', music journalist [[Touré (journalist)|Touré]] noted that she became a "crossover [[sex symbol]]" after the release of ''Dangerously in Love'' (2003).<ref name="z203">{{cite magazine | author=[[Touré]] | title=Cover Story: A Woman Possessed: Rolling Stone | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=February 15, 2009 | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/beyonce_a_woman_possessed | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502172205/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/beyonce_a_woman_possessed | archive-date=May 2, 2009 | url-status=dead | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref> Scholar Adrienne Trier-Bieniek argued that Beyoncé's fair skin, ethnically ambiguous features, and hair are central to her status as a sex symbol and "beauty icon within the [B]lack community".{{sfn|Trier-Bieniek|2016|p=165}} The media often used the term "[[wikt:bootylicious|bootylicious]]"—a [[portmanteau]] of "[[buttocks|booty]]" and "delicious"—in reference to her curvaceous figure; the phrase was popularized by Destiny's Child's 2001 single of the same name.<ref name="f561">{{cite magazine | title=Becoming ... Beyoncé | magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=June 22, 2004 | url=https://people.com/celebrity/becoming-beyonc/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref><ref name="m488">{{cite magazine |last=Goodman |first=Jessica |title=Inside the Making of Destiny's Child's 'Bootylicious' 15 Years Later |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=May 20, 2016 |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/05/20/destinys-child-bootylicious-15th-anniversary/ |access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref> In 2004, "bootylicious" was added to the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', defined as "(of a woman) sexually attractive".{{sfn|McCaffrey|2004|p=25}}

Known for her "[[diva]]" persona,{{Sfn|Iddon|Marshall|2020|p=26}} Beyoncé has been [[Honorific nicknames in popular music|nicknamed]] "Queen Bey" (also spelled "Queen B") by the media.{{sfn|Peñate|2022|p=57}}{{sfn|Bertsche|2014|p=211}} Her fanbase is known as the BeyHive, having previously been known as the Beyontourage until 2011.<ref name="BeyHive" />{{sfn|Wallace|2017|p=189}} ''The Guardian'' called them "the most dedicated group of superfans ... on the planet".<ref name="BeyHive">{{cite news|last=Shand-Baptiste|first=Kuba|date=August 10, 2018|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/10/meaning-beyonce-dispatch-inside-the-beyhive|title=The Meaning of Beyoncé: A Dispatch from Inside the Beyhive|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=May 21, 2025|archive-date=January 15, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115020920/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/10/meaning-beyonce-dispatch-inside-the-beyhive|url-status=live}}</ref> She was named the "[[People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People|World's Most Beautiful Woman]]" by ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20360857_20589758,00.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20360857_20589758,00.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Motherhood Makes Beyoncé Feel 'More Beautiful Than Ever'|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=April 25, 2012|first=Alexis|last=Chili|access-date=March 8, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the "Hottest Female Singer of All Time" by ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine|last2=Patterson|first2=Julian|last1=Nostro|first1=Lauren|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/the-100-hottest-female-singers-of-all-time/beyonce| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/the-100-hottest-female-singers-of-all-time/beyonce| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=1. Beyoncé – the 100 Hottest Female Singers of All Time|magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=December 10, 2012|access-date=December 12, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In January 2013, ''[[GQ]]'' placed Beyoncé on its cover, featuring her atop its "100 Sexiest Women of the 21st Century" list.<ref name="GQstory">{{cite magazine|last=Wallace|first=Amy|url=https://www.gq.com/women/photos/201301/beyonce-cover-story-interview-gq-february-2013?currentPage=1|title=Miss Millennium: Beyoncé|page=1|magazine=[[GQ]]|date=January 9, 2013|access-date=January 19, 2013|archive-date=January 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116133617/http://www.gq.com/women/photos/201301/beyonce-cover-story-interview-gq-february-2013?currentPage=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[VH1]] listed her at number one on its 2013 list of the "100 Sexiest Artists".<ref>{{cite web|last=Viera|first=Bené|title=Vh1's 100 Sexiest Artists [Complete List]|url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2013-03-05/vh1-100-sexiest-artists-complete-list/100/|publisher=[[VH1]]|access-date=March 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313090007/http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2013-03-05/vh1-100-sexiest-artists-complete-list/100|archive-date=March 13, 2013}}</ref> Beyoncé is known for rarely granting interviews, especially to traditional media; she largely stopped participating in conventional press interviews in 2013.<ref name="z936">{{cite web | title=12 Celebrities Who Rarely (If Ever) Do Interviews | website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] | date=June 14, 2023 | url=https://www.elle.com.au/culture/celebrity/celebrities-dont-do-interviews-23525/|author-first1=Jonah|author-last1=Waterhouse| access-date=August 2, 2025}}</ref> Active on social media, Beyoncé has over 300 million followers on Instagram; she was the [[List of most-followed Instagram accounts|most-followed account on the platform]] until 2015 and remains one of its most-followed users.<ref name="u800">{{cite web | last=Kandangwa | first=Sumnima | title=Who are the top 10 most-followed celebrities on Instagram in 2023? | website=[[South China Morning Post]] | date=December 7, 2023 | url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3244019/who-are-top-10-most-followed-celebrities-instagram-2023-kim-kardashian-and-sis-kylie-jenner-beyonce | access-date=July 15, 2025}}</ref><ref name="j071">{{cite web | last=Frank | first=Julia | title=Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, Taylor Swift: who are the most followed celebrities on Instagram? | website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=August 25, 2015 | url=https://www.vogue.com.au/celebrity/news/beyonc-kim-kardashian-taylor-swift-who-are-the-most-followed-celebrities-on-instagram/news-story/1356badcedc8e065fafb0ac88edf7eeb | access-date=July 15, 2025}}</ref>

Beyoncé's lighter skin tone and styling choices have drawn criticism, with some arguing that they may perpetuate [[Eurocentric]] beauty standards and contribute to issues of [[colorism]], particularly regarding the underrepresentation of darker-skinned Black women in mainstream media.<ref name ="Jones"/><ref name="r187">{{cite web | last=Ellis | first=Nicquel Terry | title=Beyoncé's Platinum ''Renaissance'' Look Was Triggering for Some in the Black Community. Here Is Why | publisher=[[CNN]] | date=December 2, 2023 | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/12/02/us/beyonce-rennaissance-film-colorism-reaj | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref><ref name="z429">{{cite web | last=Gee | first=Madelyn | title=Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' look sparks debate about colorism and 'white-fishing' | website=[[The Post-Standard]] | date=December 5, 2023 | url=https://www.syracuse.com/reckon/2023/12/beyonces-renaissance-look-sparks-debate-about-colorism-and-white-fishing.html?outputType=amp | access-date=June 30, 2025}}</ref> 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 fewer comments.<ref name ="Jones">{{cite news|last=Jones |first=Vanessa E. |title=Bewitched. Bothered. Beyoncé. 1 |url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2007/08/05/bewitched_bothered_beyonc/?page=1 |work=[[Boston Globe]] |date=August 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/655bzF5Fc?url=http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2007/08/05/bewitched_bothered_beyonc/?page=1 |archive-date=January 30, 2012}}</ref> In 2008, [[L'Oreal]] denied accusations of whitening her skin in their [[Feria]] hair color advertisements;<ref>{{cite news|last=Sweney|first=Mark|date=August 8, 2008|access-date=June 12, 2025|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/aug/08/advertising.usa?__hstc=223762052.d1968cfbd6c1cc46fd40e9e499723ea4.1367956477334.1367956477334.1367956477334.1&__hssc=223762052.1.1367956477334|title=Beyoncé Knowles: L'oreal Accused of 'Whitening' Singer in Cosmetics Ad|website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://thegrio.com/2012/02/10/beyonce-describes-herself-as-african-american-native-american-french-in-new-loreal-ad/#s:beyonce-true-match-loreal-ad-jpg|title=Beyoncé L'oreal Ad Controversy Inspires Black Community Backlash|publisher=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> Beyoncé herself criticized [[H&M]] for their proposed "retouching" of promotional images of her in 2013, requesting only "natural pictures be used".<ref>{{cite web|title=H&m for All: A Healthy Start|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/05/30/hm-pledges-to-only-use-healthy-models---beyonce-rumours|access-date=May 30, 2013|last=Alexander|first=Ella|website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|date=May 30, 2013 }}</ref> In 2007, she became the second African-American woman to appear on the cover of the ''[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]]'' magazine,<ref name="People2">{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé Knowles: Biography – Part 2|url=http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography/0,,20004431_10,00.html|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504090034/http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography/0,,20004431_10,00.html|archive-date=May 4, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''People'' recognized her as the best-dressed celebrity.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldsmith|first=Belinda|title=Beyoncé Tops Fashion List|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKN1228002320070913|work=[[Reuters]]|date=September 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624050922/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2007/09/13/uk-celebrities-idUKN1228002320070913?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews|archive-date=June 24, 2011}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
{{main|Cultural impact of Beyoncé}}
{{See also|Destiny's Child#Legacy|List of songs referencing Beyoncé}}
[[File:Beyoncé - Pavilhão Atlântico.jpg|upright|thumb|Beyoncé performing during her ''I Am...'' Tour in 2009|alt=Beyoncé's silhouette is shown leaning back and singing into a microphone, surrounded by smoke]]
Beyoncé is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in music history.<ref name="Greatestandinfluential">Sources for Beyoncé being one of the most greatest entertainers of all time:
* {{cite web | last=Robinson | first=Ellie | ref=none |title=Jay-Z compares Beyoncé to Michael Jackson: 'She's an evolution of him' | website=[[NME]] | date=December 23, 2021 | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jay-z-compares-beyonce-to-michael-jackson-shes-an-evolution-of-him-3125221 | access-date=July 24, 2025}}
* {{cite web | last=Class | first=DJ First | ref=none |title=Beyonce visits the 'Renaissance' on new album | publisher=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]] | date=July 29, 2022 | url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-07-29/182860/beyonce-visits-the-renaissance-on-new-album | access-date=July 24, 2025}}
* {{cite web | title=Coachella 2018: Brilliant Beyonce and other highlights | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=April 16, 2018 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-43780248 | access-date=July 24, 2025}}
* {{cite web | ref=none |title=Beyoncé Slays in Rubin Singer Leather Bodysuit at Super Bowl Performance | website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=February 4, 2013 | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/vixen/beyonce-slays-in-rubin-singer-bodysuit-for-super-bowl-performance-274673/ | access-date=July 24, 2025}}
* {{cite magazine | last=Haithcoat | first=Rebecca | ref=none |title=Beyonce Cements 'Queen of Coachella' Status With Masterful Second Show | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=April 22, 2018 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/beyonce-cements-queen-of-coachella-status-with-masterful-second-show-629264/ | access-date=July 24, 2025}}

Sources for Beyoncé being one of the most influential artists of all time:
* {{Cite news |last=Haigh |first=Susan |ref=none |date=November 12, 2024 |title=Queen Bey and Yale: The Ivy League university is set to offer a course on Beyoncé and her legacy |url=https://apnews.com/article/beyonce-yale-college-class-music-politics-60ed2a72ea8975b95586119337607f9c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241116161207/https://apnews.com/article/beyonce-yale-college-class-music-politics-60ed2a72ea8975b95586119337607f9c |archive-date=November 16, 2024 |access-date=November 22, 2024 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |quote=With [...] acclaim as one of the most influential artists in music history, pop superstar Beyoncé and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course at Yale University.}}
* {{Cite magazine|last1=Schewitz |first1=Brett |ref=none |date=June 15, 2021 |title=#32 Beyoncé, 'Lemonade' (2016) |url=https://www.rs500albums.com/50-1/32 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |quote=Beyoncé is one of the most influential musicians of all time}}
* {{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Jon |date=2025 |ref=none |title=Check out these moments when Beyoncé rapped harder than husband JAY-Z |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/17-times-beyonce-rapped-harder-than-husband-jay-z |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250612212538/https://www.revolt.tv/article/different-times-beyonce-rapped-harder-than-husband-jay-z |archive-date=June 12, 2025 |access-date=December 9, 2024 |publisher=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]] |quote=[Beyoncé is] one of the most influential and multifaceted artists of all time}}
* {{Cite web |last=Mariah |first=D. |date=March 28, 2024 |ref=none |title=Run The World: Why Beyoncé Is One Of The Most Influential Women In Music History |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/beyonce-albums-awards-facts-video-womens-history-month-run-the-world |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126202612/https://www.grammy.com/news/beyonce-albums-awards-facts-video-womens-history-month-run-the-world |archive-date=November 26, 2024 |access-date=November 22, 2024 |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]]}}</ref> In 2024, ''Billboard'' named her the [[Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century|greatest pop star of the 21st century]].<ref name=":5"/> Beyoncé has repeatedly been named as the defining artist of both the 2000s and 2010s.<ref>Sources citing Beyoncé as the defining artist of the 2000s:
* {{cite news | last=Smith |ref=none | first=Caspar Llewellyn | title=Beyoncé: Artist of the Decade | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=November 29, 2009 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/29/beyonce-artist-of-the-decade | access-date=June 8, 2025}}
* {{cite magazine | last=Vozick-Levinson |ref=none | first=Simon | title=Beyonce: Entertainer of the Decade | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=December 4, 2009 | url=https://ew.com/article/2009/12/04/beyonce-entertainer-decade/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}
* {{cite news | last=McClay |ref=none | first=Caché | title=Beyonce ranked No. 1 pop star of the 21st century by Billboard | newspaper=[[USA Today]] | date=December 3, 2024 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/12/03/beyonce-billboard-greatest-pop-stars-taylor-swift/76597893007/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}
* {{cite news | last=Pedersen |ref=none | first=Erik | title=Beyonce Tops Decade's RIAA Sales | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 17, 2010 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-tops-decades-riaa-sales-1211083/ | access-date=July 11, 2025}}

Sources citing Beyoncé as the defining artist of the 2010s:
* {{cite web | last=Hilton | ref=none | first=Robin | title=The 2010s: 5 Ways Beyoncé Defined the Decade in Music: All Songs Considered | publisher=[[NPR]] | date=October 15, 2019 | url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767903285/the-2010s-5-ways-beyonc-defined-the-decade-in-music | access-date=June 8, 2025}}
* {{cite magazine | title=The 10 Defining Artists of the 2010s (So Far) | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | ref=none |date=January 15, 2015 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/best-artists-of-2010s-so-far-6443462/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}
* {{cite magazine | ref=none |last=Suskind | first=Alex | title=Best of the Decade: How Beyoncé Defined the Last 10 Years of Music | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=November 20, 2019 | url=https://ew.com/music/2019/11/20/best-of-the-decade-how-beyonce-defined-the-last-10-years-of-music/ | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref> Writing in ''The New Yorker'', Rosen called her "the most important and compelling popular musician of the twenty-first century{{nbsp}}[...] the result, the logical end point of a century-plus of pop".<ref name="w377">{{cite magazine | last=Rosen | first=Jody | title=Her Highness | magazine=[[The New Yorker]] | date=February 20, 2013 | url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/her-highness | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref> Critics have hailed several of Beyoncé's [[Beyoncé albums discography|albums]], [[Beyoncé singles discography|singles]], [[Beyoncé videography|music videos]], and [[List of Beyoncé live performances|live performances]] as amongst the greatest of all time.<ref>Sources for Beyoncé's albums being the greatest in history:
* {{Cite magazine |date=December 31, 2023 |ref=none |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/jay-z-the-blueprint-3-1063183 |access-date=November 22, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}
* {{Cite web |date=June 3, 2024 |ref=none |title=The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/greatest-albums/the-300-greatest-albums-of-all-time-2 |access-date=November 28, 2024 |magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]}}
* {{Cite web |ref=none |date=September 12, 2022 |title=The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time |url=https://consequence.net/2022/09/best-albums-all-time-list/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]}}
* {{cite web |ref=none |date=July 24, 2017 |title=The 150 Greatest Albums Made by Women |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/07/20/538307314/turning-the-tables-150-greatest-albums-made-by-women-page-15 |access-date=July 25, 2017 |publisher=[[NPR]]}}
* {{cite web | ref=none |last=Vaziri | first=Aidin | title=Apple Music's Best Albums List Puts Lauryn Hill on Top, Sparking Controversy | website=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] | date=May 23, 2024 | url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/apple-music-greatest-albums-19474587.php | access-date=July 7, 2025}}

Sources for Beyoncé's songs being the greatest in history:
* {{Cite magazine |ref=none |date=February 16, 2024 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}
* {{Cite magazine |ref=none |last=Barker |first=Emily |date=January 31, 2014 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time: 100–1 |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-100-1-1421753 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=[[NME]]}}
* {{Cite news |ref=none |last=McCormick |first=Neil |date=June 22, 2018 |title=The 100 Greatest Songs of All Time |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/greatest-songs-time/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}
* {{cite web | ref=none |title=Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' turns 5: We pick our favorite songs of all time | website=[[USA Today]] | date=September 4, 2020 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/09/04/happy-birthday-beyonce-favorite-songs-list/5709069002/ | access-date=July 7, 2025}}

Sources for Beyoncé's music videos being the greatest in history:
* {{Cite magazine |ref=none |last=Sager |first=Jessica |date=October 22, 2024 |title=The 102 Best Music Videos of All Time |url=https://parade.com/1048862/jessicasager/best-music-videos-of-all-time/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |magazine=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]}}
* {{Cite magazine |ref=none |date=May 30, 2023 |title=The 35 Best Music Videos of All Time |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/g43974677/best-music-videos-of-all-time/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]}}
* {{Cite magazine |ref=none |date=November 15, 2021 |title=The 100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/100-greatest-music-videos/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]}}
* {{cite magazine | ref=none |last=Hiatt | first=Brian | title=Why Is Beyonce's 'Formation' the Greatest Music Video of All Time? | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=August 21, 2021 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/best-music-videos-podcast-beyonce-1214967/ | access-date=July 7, 2025}}

Sources for Beyoncé's performances being the greatest in history:
* {{Cite magazine|ref=none |date=June 12, 2017 |title=The 50 Greatest Concerts of the Last 50 Years |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-50-greatest-concerts-of-the-last-50-years-127062/beyonce-formation-tour-194681/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}
* {{Cite magazine |ref=none |last=Partridge |first=Kenneth |date=July 17, 2017 |title=The 50 Greatest Festival Performances of All Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-50-greatest-festival-performances-of-all-time-7857778/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}
* {{Cite magazine |ref=none |last=Wright |first=Lisa |date=March 25, 2015 |title=50 Of The Best Festival Performances Ever |url=https://www.nme.com/lists/50-of-the-best-festival-performances-ever-1289 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=[[NME]]}}
* {{Cite news |ref=none |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |title=Greatest Grammy Performances Ever, Including Beyoncé, Michael Jackson and Demi Lovato |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/01/31/best-grammy-performances-ranking/11153896002/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |newspaper=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

Beyoncé's status as a defining figure of 21st-century popular culture has made her a global icon over a career spanning three decades.<ref>{{multiref|{{Cite magazine |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 1 — Beyoncé |ref=none|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beyonce-greatest-pop-stars-21st-century-1235842572/ |access-date=January 2, 2025 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}|{{cite web | ref=none | last=Fitzgerald | first=Kiana | title=Beyoncé Is The 21st Century's Master Of Leveling Up | website=NPR | date=October 12, 2018 | url=https://www.npr.org/2018/10/12/655845639/beyonc-is-the-21st-centurys-master-of-leveling-up | access-date=December 12, 2025}}|{{cite web | ref=none| last=Rosen | first=Jody | title=Beyoncé: The Woman on Top of the World | website=[[The New York Times]] | date=June 3, 2014 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/t-magazine/beyonce-the-woman-on-top-of-the-world.html | access-date=June 4, 2025 | archive-date=April 11, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411200144/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/t-magazine/beyonce-the-woman-on-top-of-the-world.html | url-status=live }}|{{cite magazine |ref=none|last=Lang |first=Cady |title=How Beyoncé Changed the Music Industry |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=March 28, 2024 |url=https://time.com/6961069/beyonce-music-industry/ |access-date=June 20, 2025}}|{{cite web | ref=none|last=Rogers | first=Kaniya | title=Queen Bey's influence is unmatched! Here are 13 live performances that were very Beyoncé-coded | publisher=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]]| date=July 2, 2024 | url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/13-times-artists-channeled-beyonce-in-live-performances | access-date=August 24, 2025}}|{{Harvnb|Jha|2015|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=7fWPCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT52 52]}}|{{Harvnb|Harvey|2017|pp=114–130}}|{{cite web | last=York | ref=none|first=Adrian | title=Beyoncé is not the most commercially successful artist of our age but she might be one of the most culturally significant | website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] | date=January 29, 2024 | url=https://theconversation.com/beyonce-is-not-the-most-commercially-successful-artist-of-our-age-but-she-might-be-one-of-the-most-culturally-significant-199543 | access-date=July 15, 2025}}|{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2016 |title=Beyoncé's star formation: from Destiny's Child to Queen Bey |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/27/beyonce-star-formation-destinys-child-queen-bey-tour |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/27/beyonce-star-formation-destinys-child-queen-bey-tour |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|ref=none}}}}</ref> She is credited with revolutionizing the [[music industry]], transforming the [[Music industry#Business structure|distribution]], [[Promoter (entertainment)|promotion]], and consumption of music.<ref name=":5">{{Cite magazine |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 1 — Beyoncé |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beyonce-greatest-pop-stars-21st-century-1235842572/ |access-date=January 2, 2025 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Benitez-Eves |first=Tina |date=April 1, 2024 |title=4 Ways Beyoncé Transformed the Music Industry |url=https://americansongwriter.com/4-ways-beyonce-transformed-the-music-industry/ |access-date=January 2, 2025 |magazine=[[American Songwriter]]}}</ref>{{sfn|Trier-Bieniek|2016|p=190}} Beyoncé has been credited with revitalizing the [[album]] format in an era dominated by [[Single (music)|singles]], with albums becoming increasingly cohesive and narrative-led.<ref>{{multiref|{{cite web | last=Cragg | first=Michael | title=How 4 Was Beyoncé's Low-Key Revinvention | website=[[The Fader]] | date=June 28, 2016 | url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/06/28/beyonce-4-essay-anniversary | access-date=June 20, 2025 | archive-date=April 11, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411200152/https://www.thefader.com/2016/06/28/beyonce-4-essay-anniversary | ref=none|url-status=live }}|{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Jamieson |date=April 25, 2016 |title=Beyoncé's 'Visual Album' Lemonade Sets a New Standard for Pop Storytelling |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/25/11503124/beyonce-lemonade-visual-album-format-bjork-rihanna |ref=none|access-date=June 7, 2020 |website=[[The Verge]]}}|{{cite news|date=April 26, 2016|title=How Beyoncé's Lemonade became a pop culture phenomenon|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/26/beyonce-lemonade-jay-z-becky-pop-culture| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/26/beyonce-lemonade-jay-z-becky-pop-culture| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2021|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}|{{cite web|date=March 9, 2021|title=Why Beyoncé's Lemonade is having such a powerful impact – Music Reads – Double J|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |url=https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/why-beyoncs-lemonade-is-having-such-a-powerful-impact/10269990|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309063627/https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/why-beyoncs-lemonade-is-having-such-a-powerful-impact/10269990|archive-date=March 9, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2021}}}}</ref> Her 2013 album ''Beyoncé'' popularized [[surprise release]]s, prompting widespread adoption of unconventional promotional strategies throughout the 2010s and 2020s.<ref name="Five">{{Cite magazine |last=Henry |first=Phillip |date=December 13, 2018 |title=Five Years Later, "Beyoncé" Is Still One of the Most Important Moments in Music |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/beyonce-surprise-album-five-year-anniversary |access-date=April 9, 2021 |magazine=[[Teen Vogue]]}}</ref><ref name=":5" /><ref name="t380">{{cite web | last=Steiner | first=Robert | title=How Surprise Albums Fueled Kendrick, Beyoncé, Taylor Release Strategies | website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=January 2, 2025 | url=https://variety.com/vip/surprise-album-release-data-kendrick-beyonce-swift-drop-1236263041/ | access-date=September 21, 2025}}</ref> Beyoncé is also recognized for reviving the music video as an art form, popularizing the visual album format, and inspiring the industry to move Global Release Day from Tuesday to Friday.<ref>{{multiref|{{Cite magazine | ref=none |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=August 25, 2014 |title=Watch Beyonce Sing Every Song on New Album at VMAs |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/beyonce-rips-through-album-medley-at-vmas-2014-53785/ |access-date=April 9, 2021 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=May 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503164733/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/beyonce-rips-through-album-medley-at-vmas-2014-53785/ |url-status=live }}|{{cite magazine | ref=none |last=Lang |first=Cady |title=How Beyoncé Changed the Music Industry |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=March 28, 2024 |url=https://time.com/6961069/beyonce-music-industry/ |access-date=June 20, 2025}}|{{Cite magazine |last=Menza |first=Kaitlin |date=December 12, 2014 | ref=none |title=One Year Later: How Beyoncé's Surprise Album Ended up Changing the Music Industry Forever |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/a12729/how-beyonces-surprise-album-changed-music-industry-forever/ |access-date=April 11, 2021 |magazine=[[Marie Claire]]}}|{{cite web | title=From Bowie to Bieber: The Under-Appreciated Art of the Music Video | publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] | date=August 25, 2016 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-26/the-under-appreciated-art-of-the-music-video/7785692 |  ref=none |access-date=June 28, 2025}}|{{cite magazine | last=Flanagan | first=Andrew | title=Industry Sets Friday as Global Record Release Day | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 26, 2015 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/friday-global-record-release-day-ifpi/ | ref=none | access-date=June 8, 2025}}}}</ref>

Beyoncé's enduring popularity as a musician has received extensive recognition and is often praised for its longevity.<ref name=":5"/><ref>{{cite web | last=Watts | first=Marina | title=Taylor Swift Ranked No. 2 Greatest Pop Star by 'Billboard' as Fans Believe Beyoncé Will Claim the Top Spot | website=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=November 27, 2024 | url=https://people.com/taylor-swift-ranked-number-two-greatest-pop-star-by-billboard-fans-believe-beyonce-will-claim-the-top-spot-8752726 | access-date=November 4, 2025}}</ref> Her use of staccato rap-singing and chopped and re-pitched vocals helped them become prominent in 21st-century music.<ref>{{multiref|{{Cite news |ref=none|date=March 9, 2021 |title='Of course you can lose yourself' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/aug/18/urban.popandrock |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/aug/18/urban.popandrock |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=August 3, 2021 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}|{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2021 |ref=none|title=Beyoncé Is A Great Rapper And Always Has Been |url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/02/17/beyonce-great-rapper-history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.thefader.com/2017/02/17/beyonce-great-rapper-history |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=August 3, 2021 |website=[[The Fader]]}}{{cbignore}}|{{Cite magazine|ref=none|date=March 27, 2018 |title=Why Are Female Pop Singers Turning To Rap? |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/female-pop-singers-rap/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/female-pop-singers-rap/ |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=June 22, 2019 |magazine=[[Highsnobiety]]}}|{{cite podcast |ref=none|date=June 18, 2021 |title=Say My Name, Say My Name |url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2021/06/beyonce-jay-z-when-rappers-started-to-sing |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |access-date=August 26, 2025}}|{{cite web|ref=none|date=February 18, 2019|title=Michael Eric Dyson Says 'Beyoncé Snatched the Crown From Michael Jackson'|url=https://www.okayplayer.com/music/michael-eric-dyson-beyonce-michael-jackson.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.okayplayer.com/music/michael-eric-dyson-beyonce-michael-jackson.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2021|publisher=Okayplayer}}}}</ref> Beyoncé's work transcends traditional [[Music genre|genre]] boundaries, creating new artistic standards that shaped contemporary music and set the precedent for music artists to move between and beyond genre confines.<ref name="y025"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=In-Depth|title=What Does Beyoncé's 'Lemonade' Tell Us About Genre?|url=https://fuse.tv/2016/04/beyonce-genre-lemonade|access-date=April 14, 2020|publisher=[[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]]|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803054410/https://fuse.tv/2016/04/beyonce-genre-lemonade|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="o973">{{cite web | last=Hilton | first=Robin | title=The 2010s: 5 Ways Beyoncé Defined the Decade in Music: All Songs Considered | publisher=[[NPR]] | date=October 15, 2019 | url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767903285/the-2010s-5-ways-beyonc-defined-the-decade-in-music | access-date=June 8, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Nast |first=Condé |title=Sabrina Carpenter Creates Her Self Portrait |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/video/watch/sabrina-carpenter-creates-her-self-portrait |access-date=September 2, 2025 |magazine=Vanity Fair}}</ref> She has helped repopularize and introduce to contemporary audiences musical subgenres like R&B,<ref name="e913">{{cite magazine | last=Ross | first=Sean | title=Ross On Radio: An R&B Comeback, Almost | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 27, 2014 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ross-on-radio-an-rb-comeback-almost-5915823/ | access-date=December 3, 2025}}</ref><ref name="k630">{{cite web | last=Harris | first=LaTesha | title=Beyoncé's '4' Taught Me How To Become And Embrace Being An Emotional Woman | publisher=[[NPR]] | date=June 24, 2021 | url=https://www.npr.org/2021/06/24/1009395575/lessons-on-becoming-an-emotional-woman-from-beyonces-4 | access-date=June 9, 2025}}</ref> country,<ref name="x130">{{cite web | last=Nanji | first=Noor | title=Beyoncé: Singer praised for 'impressive' country album Cowboy Carter | publisher=[[BBC News]] | date=March 29, 2024 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68691977 | access-date=June 9, 2025}}</ref><ref name="e729">{{cite web | last=Nash | first=William | title=With Beyoncé's Foray Into Country Music, the Genre May Finally Break Free From the Stereotypes That Have Long Dogged It | website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] | date=December 3, 2024 | url=https://theconversation.com/with-beyonces-foray-into-country-music-the-genre-may-finally-break-free-from-the-stereotypes-that-have-long-dogged-it-223831 | access-date=June 9, 2025}}</ref> dance,<ref name="q857">{{cite web | last=Burton | first=David | title=Disco ain't dead: how Beyoncé resurrected dance music and its queer history for Renaissance | website=[[The Conversation (website)|The Conversation]] | date=May 5, 2025 | url=https://theconversation.com/disco-aint-dead-how-beyonce-resurrected-dance-music-and-its-queer-history-for-renaissance-188431 | access-date=June 9, 2025}}</ref> and house,<ref name="q376">{{cite web | last=Abad-Santos | first=Alex | title=What We Mean When We Say Beyoncé Is 'Saving' House Music | website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] | date=July 29, 2022 | url=https://www.vox.com/23280445/beyonce-renaissance-house-disco-music | access-date=June 9, 2025}}</ref> and helped introduce [[Afrobeats]] to the US mainstream.<ref name="i783">{{cite web | last=Chase | first=JPMorgan | title=Beyoncé and Drake Credited for the Widespread Recognition of Afrobeats Music | website=[[The Sacramento Observer]] | date=April 14, 2022 | url=https://sacobserver.com/2022/04/beyonce-and-drake-credited-for-the-widespread-recognition-of-afrobeats-music/ | access-date=August 22, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Leight |first=Elias |date=July 16, 2019 |title=Beyoncé's ''Lion King: The Gift'' Suggests a New Direction — and a New Challenge |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beyonce-lion-king-the-gift-album-afrobeats-859446/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720160339/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/beyonce-lion-king-the-gift-album-afrobeats-859446/ |archive-date=July 20, 2019 |access-date=August 11, 2019 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> Beyoncé is known for transforming concert tours into cultural and artistic events.<ref name="e547">{{cite web | last=Powell | first=Jon | title=9 Ways Beyoncé Became the Business Blueprint for the Music Industry | publisher=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]] | date=April 20, 2019 | url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/different-ways-beyonce-changed-the-music-business | access-date=June 9, 2025}}</ref> By using her platform to advocate for subjects such as women's empowerment and [[social justice]], she has become an influential figure in [[Political sociology|socio-political matters]].{{sfnm|1a1=Brubaker|1y=2020|1p=36|2a1=Kraaz|2a2=Mille|2y=2023|2p=92}}<ref name="n323">{{cite magazine | last=Suskind | first=Alex | title=Best of the Decade: How Beyoncé defined the last 10 years of music | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=November 20, 2019 | url=https://ew.com/music/2019/11/20/best-of-the-decade-how-beyonce-defined-the-last-10-years-of-music/ | access-date=July 13, 2025}}</ref><ref name="m628">{{cite news | last=Peterson | first=Andrea | title=Beyoncé Is a Powerful Voice for Black Lives Matter. Some People Hate Her for It. | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | url-access=subscription | date=July 10, 2016 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/07/10/beyonce-is-a-powerful-voice-for-black-lives-matter-some-people-hate-her-for-it/ | access-date=June 28, 2025}}</ref> 

Beyoncé has been recognized for setting new standards for success in the modern era, with [[Cultural impact of Beyoncé#Influence on other artists|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.<ref name="v223">{{cite magazine | last=Dailey | first=Hannah | title=Taylor Swift Praises Beyoncé's 'Resilience & Versatility' After 'Eras Tour' Film Premiere | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=October 12, 2023 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-praises-beyonce-after-eras-tour-premiere-post-1235440601/ | access-date=June 9, 2025}}</ref><ref name="j113">{{cite magazine | last=Dunworth | first=Liberty | title=Taylor Swift says Beyoncé has "been a guiding light throughout my career" | magazine=[[NME]] | date=October 13, 2023 | url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/taylor-swift-says-beyonce-has-been-a-guiding-light-throughout-my-career-3514763 | access-date=June 9, 2025}}</ref> Lady Gaga said Beyoncé inspired her to become a musician,<ref>{{Cite news|first=James|last=Montgomery|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1664720/lady-gaga-beyonce-inside-the-outside/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.mtv.com/news/1664720/lady-gaga-beyonce-inside-the-outside/|archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Lady Gaga Recalls Beyoncé's Inspiration in Mtv's 'Inside the Outside'|publisher=[[MTV News]]|access-date=September 27, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> while [[Rihanna]] was motivated to pursue music after watching Beyoncé.<ref name="r617">{{cite web | last=Zendle | first=Miriam | title=Rihanna: Beyonce's my inspiration | publisher=[[Digital Spy]] | date=November 6, 2006 | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a39019/rihanna-beyonces-my-inspiration/ | access-date=June 9, 2025}}</ref> [[Ariana Grande]] said she learned to sing by mimicking artists like Beyoncé,<ref name="f796">{{cite magazine | last=Victor | first=Ata Owaji | title=Ariana Grande Tears Up During Discussion About Mariah Carey And Music | magazine=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] | date=December 23, 2020 | url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a35054695/ariana-grande-cries-mariah-carey-documentary/ | access-date=June 9, 2025}}</ref> while [[Adele]] described her as part of her artistic influence since she was a preteen.<ref name="y428">{{cite magazine | last=van Meter | first=Jonathan |title=Adele: One and Only | magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=February 13, 2012 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/adele-one-and-only | access-date=June 9, 2025}}</ref> McCartney and [[Garth Brooks]] have also cited Beyoncé's live performances as inspirational, with the latter recommending that both new and veteran musicians analyze these performances to improve their work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2013/1004/478307-paul-mccartney-inspired-by-beyonce/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2013/1004/478307-paul-mccartney-inspired-by-beyonce/|archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Paul Mccartney Inspired by Beyonce|date=October 4, 2013|access-date=April 7, 2020|publisher=[[RTÉ]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="j408">{{cite magazine | agency=[[Associated Press]] | title=Beyonce's 'Daddy Lessons' Finding Support From Country Music Community | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=May 20, 2016 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/beyonce-daddy-issues-country-music-7378225/ | access-date=June 9, 2025}}</ref>

Beyoncé's influence extends into academia and cultural institutions, with her artistry and career being [[Cultural impact of Beyoncé#Academic study|extensively studied in universities around the world]].<ref name="a239">{{cite web | last=Salam | first=Erum | title=I Am ... the Syllabus: Course on Beyoncé to Be Offered at Yale University | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=November 11, 2024 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2024/nov/11/beyonce-course-yale-university | access-date=June 28, 2025}}</ref><ref name="k636">{{cite magazine | last=Cheney | first=Alexandra | title=Beyonce 101: The Rise of Teaching Queen Bey in College | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=September 22, 2017 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-college-classes-now-exist-7973629/ | access-date=June 28, 2025}}</ref> Museum exhibitions analyze her impact on music, fashion, activism, and popular culture.<ref name="a666">{{cite web | last=Thorpe | first=Vanessa | title=Beyoncé Effect Fills Galleries with a New Generation of Art Devotees | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=March 24, 2019 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/mar/24/beyonce-effect-galleries-new-generation-art-devotees-picasso-jay-z | access-date=June 28, 2025}}</ref><ref name="x362">{{cite web | last=Chrisafis | first=Angelique | title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z Help Louvre Museum Break Visitor Record in 2018 | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=January 3, 2019 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/03/beyonce-jay-z-help-louvre-museum-break-visitor-record | access-date=June 28, 2025}}</ref> She has popularized phrases that entered mainstream culture: "put a ring on it" (from "Single Ladies") to signify a marriage proposal;<ref name="y873">{{cite web | last=Wallace | first=Francesca | title=Watch: Beyoncé Surprises Backup Dancer on Stage with a Proposal | website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=September 12, 2016 | url=https://www.vogue.com.au/celebrity/news/watch-beyonc-surprises-backup-dancer-on-stage-with-a-proposal/news-story/30f5abca5a14b1642e576d0f23f644b4 | access-date=June 9, 2025}}</ref> "I woke up like this" (from "[[Flawless (Beyoncé song)|Flawless]]"), which sparked a trend of morning selfies;<ref name="l592">{{cite web | last=Karlin | first=Lily | title=Lena Dunham Shares An 'I Woke Up Like This' Selfie | website=[[HuffPost]] | date=August 29, 2014 | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lena-dunham-i-woke-up-like-this-selfie_n_5736148 | access-date=June 9, 2025}}</ref> and "boy, bye" (from "Sorry"), used as a way to break up with a romantic partner.<ref name="w868">{{cite web | last=Strause | first=Jackie | title=CNN's Angela Rye Quotes Beyonce in Trump-Obama Argument With Corey Lewandowski | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=August 2, 2016 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/watch-cnns-angela-rye-quote-beyonce-boy-bye-lewandowski-916785/ | access-date=June 30, 2025}}</ref> In January 2012, Australian research scientist Bryan Lessard named a species of [[horse-fly]], ''[[Scaptia beyonceae]]'', after her, due to the insect's distinctive golden hairs on its [[abdomen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-13/horse-fly-named-after-beyonce/3771224| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-13/horse-fly-named-after-beyonce/3771224| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=CSIRO Unveils Bootylicious Beyoncé Fly|first=Ben|last=Atherton|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] (Australia)|date=January 13, 2012|access-date=January 13, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Several [[wax figure]]s of Beyoncé are found at [[Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum|Madame Tussauds Wax Museums]] in major cities around the world.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Denis|first=Kyle|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beyonce-wax-figure-debuts-the-edge-new-york-madame-tussauds-1235380088/|title=Beyoncé Wax Figure Debuts at the Edge in New York City|date=July 27, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2024|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>

== Achievements ==
{{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé|List of awards and nominations received by Destiny's Child}}
[[File:Beyoncé Knowles at 2009 MTV VMA's (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=Beyoncé smiling in front of a wall, in a red dress, holding an award|Beyoncé with her [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]] award at the [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]]]]
Beyoncé has [[List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé|received numerous awards]] and is one of the most-awarded performers of all time.<ref>{{Cite episode|series=The Queens of Pop: Viva La Diva|network=[[BBC Two]]|date=August 6, 2021}}</ref> Having sold over 200 million records worldwide (and an additional 60 million with Destiny's Child), she is one of the [[best-selling music artists of all time]].<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Wallenstein | first=Andrew | title=Beyoncé Knowles (Artist) | magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | url=https://variety.com/t/beyonce/ | access-date=June 11, 2025}}</ref><ref name="f396">{{cite web | title=Beyoncé's astronomical career, in numbers – from albums to tour millions | website=[[South China Morning Post]] | date=August 27, 2023 | url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3232302/inside-beyonces-astronomical-career-numbers-pop-star-has-sold-more-200-million-albums-boasts-88 | access-date=June 11, 2025}}</ref> RIAA listed Beyoncé as the top certified artist of the 2000s decade, with 64 certifications.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3id4ade3d3e7f8db80b4071ff7aba918fc|title=Beyoncé Tops Decade's RIAA Sales|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303204001/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/news/e3id4ade3d3e7f8db80b4071ff7aba918fc|archive-date=March 3, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lamy |first1=Johnathan |first2=Cara |last2=Duckworth |first3=Liz |last3=Kennedy|url=https://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=C91C40E1-A65A-0F81-EBB3-8FE3B7C0ECEA|title=RIAA Tallies the Decade's Top Gold and Platinum Award Winners|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|date=February 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221175541/http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?id=C91C40E1-A65A-0F81-EBB3-8FE3B7C0ECEA|archive-date=February 21, 2010}}</ref> In 2024, she became the most RIAA-certified female artist in history.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Singh |first=Surej |date=December 18, 2024 |title=Beyoncé is now the most RIAA-certified female artist in history |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/beyonce-is-now-the-most-riaa-certified-female-artist-in-history-3823245 |access-date=July 24, 2025 |magazine=[[NME]]}}</ref> Several of her tours are amongst the highest-grossing by a woman, and she is one of the [[List of highest-grossing live music artists#All-time ranking|highest-grossing live acts in history]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=July 28, 2025 |title=Beyoncé's Historic 'Cowboy Carter Tour' Concludes As Top Grossing Country Tour With More Than $400M |magazine=Pollstar |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2025/07/28/beyonces-historic-cowboy-carter-tour-concludes-as-top-grossing-country-tour-with-more-than-400m/ |access-date=July 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Frankenberg |first=Eric |date=July 28, 2025 |title=Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour Wraps as Biggest Country Tour in Billboard Boxscore History |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-cowboy-carter-biggest-country-tour-history/ |access-date=July 29, 2025 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

At the [[Grammy Award]]s, Beyoncé is the [[Grammy Award records#Most Grammys won|most honored individual by the award show]], with 35 recognitions, both as a solo artist and as a member of a group.<ref>{{cite magazine | last=Drury | first=Sharareh | title=Beyonce Breaks Grammys Record as Most Awarded Female Artist of All Time | magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=March 15, 2021 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/beyonce-grammys-record-most-awards-female-artist-4149465/ | access-date=March 30, 2025}}</ref><ref name="x696">{{cite magazine | last=Grein | first=Paul | title=Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar & More 2025 Grammy Record-Setters | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 3, 2025 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/beyonce-kendrick-lamar-2025-grammy-records-winners-1235890836/ | access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> With 99, she also has the highest number of nominations.<ref name="g408">{{cite magazine | first1=Hannah |last1=Dailey | first2=Andrew |last2=Unterberger | title=All 99 of Beyoncé's Grammy Nominations, From 2000 to Now | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 3, 2025 | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/all-beyonce-grammy-nominations/ | access-date=April 30, 2025}}</ref><ref name="q050">{{cite news | last=McClay | first=Caché | title=Beyoncé Wins Album of the Year Award at 2025 Grammys | newspaper=[[USA Today]] | date=February 3, 2025 | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/02/02/beyonce-album-of-the-year-award-grammys-cowboy-carter/77857168007/ | access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> As the recipient of 30 [[MTV Video Music Awards]] (VMAs),{{efn|name="VMA DC"|Includes 2 awards as part of [[Destiny's Child]]}} she is tied with Taylor Swift for the most in its history.<ref name="p230">{{cite web | last=Richwine | first=Lisa | title=Taylor Swift wins seven VMAs, tying Beyonce for lifetime lead | work=[[Reuters]] | date=September 12, 2024 | url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/taylor-swift-post-malone-win-best-collaboration-mtvs-video-music-awards-2024-09-12/ | access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref><ref name="c321">{{cite magazine | last=Grein | first=Paul | title=Taylor Swift Ties Beyoncé as All-Time Top VMAs Winner | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=September 12, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/taylor-swift-vmas-2024-passes-beyonce-top-winner-1235773005/ | access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> At the [[BET Awards]], Beyoncé is the most awarded and nominated individual, with 32 awards and 75 nominations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most BET Awards won by an individual |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/622379-most-bet-awards-won-by-an-individual |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241127052328/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/622379-most-bet-awards-won-by-an-individual |archive-date=November 27, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2025 |website=Guinness World Records}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Most BET Awards nominations for an individual |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/622380-most-bet-awards-nominations-for-an-individual |access-date=July 28, 2025 |website=Guinness World Records}}</ref> She also leads at the [[Soul Train Music Awards]] and the [[NAACP Image Awards]], with 25 and 32 wins, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=March 2, 2023 |title=Beyonce, Billie Eilish & More Women Who Hold Awards Show Records |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/women-awards-show-records-beyonce-billie-eilish-more/artist-with-the-most-bet-awards-beyonce-33/ |access-date=September 18, 2023 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |first1=Angelique |last1=Jackson |first2=Julia |last2=MacCary |first3=Charna |last3=Flam |first4=Jazz |last4=Tangcay |date=February 23, 2023 |title=NAACP Image Awards: Scott 'Kid Cudi' Mescudi and Reginald Hudlin Win at Final Night of Virtual Ceremonies |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/naacp-image-awards-winners-2023-1235529625/ |access-date=September 18, 2024 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jackson |first=Angelique |date=February 19, 2025 |title=NAACP Image Awards: Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, Kendrick Lamar's 'Not like Us' and 'The Six Triple Eight' Cast Win on Night 2 of Virtual Ceremonies |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/naacp-image-awards-2025-winners-list-1236312345/ |access-date=February 21, 2025 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> At the [[2011 Billboard Music Awards|2011 ''Billboard'' Music Awards]], she was honored with the [[Billboard Millennium Award|''Billboard'' Millennium Award]].<ref name="i799">{{cite magazine | last=Ramirez | first=Erika | title=Beyonce Accepts Billboard Millennium Award, Delivers Show-Stopping Performance | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=May 23, 2011 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-accepts-billboard-millennium-award-delivers-show-stopping-performance-471535/ | access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref><ref name="n028">{{cite web | last=Barshad | first=Amos | title=Beyoncé Crushes at the Billboard Music Awards | website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] | date=July 25, 2018 | url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/05/beyonc_crushes_at_the_billboar.html | access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> An inductee of the [[Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame]],<ref name="i617">{{cite web | last=Daniel | first=Christopher A. | title=New Edition, Yolanda Adams, Snoop Dogg, Ms. Lauryn Hill And Others Celebrated At The Black Music And Entertainment Walk of Fame | publisher=[[BET]] | date=March 1, 2022 | url=https://www.bet.com/article/auclsl/black-music-and-entertainment-walk-of-fame-atlanta | access-date=July 13, 2025}}</ref> she has [[List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé#World records|set numerous world records over her career]].<ref name="h837">{{cite web | last=Sominder | first=Aadrika | title=Beyoncé Birthday Special: A complete list of every record Queen Bey has broken | website=[[Hindustan Times]] | date=September 4, 2024 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/htcity/beyonc-birthday-special-a-complete-list-of-every-record-queen-bey-has-broken-101725434982104.html | access-date=July 29, 2025}}</ref>

For her role in ''Dreamgirls'', Beyoncé was nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] for "Listen" and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actress]] at the [[Golden Globe Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article754715.ece|title=Nominees for the 2007 Golden Globe Awards in Full|newspaper=The Times|date=December 15, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311084922/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article754715.ece|archive-date=March 11, 2007|first1=Patrick|last1=Hosking|first2=David|last2=Wighton}}</ref> The film ''Lemonade'' (2016) won a [[Peabody Award]] in 2017.{{sfn|Avery|2017|pp=775–777}} In 2022, "Be Alive" was nominated for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/oscar-nominations-list-of-nominees-1234928251/|title=Oscar Nominations: 'The Power of the Dog', 'Dune' Top List; 'Drive My Car' Among Big Surprises|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=February 8, 2022|access-date=February 8, 2022}}</ref><ref name="d444" /> In June 2021, Beyoncé was honored as the Top Touring Artist of the 2010s at the [[Pollstar Awards|''Pollstar'' Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Willman |first1=Chris |title=Pollstar Awards Laud Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Garth Brooks and Others as Touring Artists of the Decade |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/pollstar-awards-touring-artists-decade-beyonce-1234998873/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/pollstar-awards-touring-artists-decade-beyonce-1234998873/| archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=June 17, 2021 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 16, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In August 2025, she won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming]] for ''Beyoncé Bowl'', which chronicled her 2024 NFL Halftime Show.<ref name="b519">{{cite magazine | last=Grein | first=Paul | title=Beyoncé Wins Her 1st Primetime Emmy for 'Beyoncé Bowl' | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=August 12, 2025 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/beyonce-wins-primetime-emmy-beyonce-bowl-her-first-emmy-1236042093/ | access-date=August 13, 2025}}</ref> ''Billboard'' ranked her at number three on its 2025 "Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century" list and at seventeen as part of Destiny's Child.<ref>{{cite magazine |first1=Trevor |last1=Anderson |first2=Jim |last2=Asker |first3=Pamela |last3=Bustios |first4=Keith |last4=Caulfield |first5=Eric |last5=Frankenberg |first6=Kevin |last6=Rutherford |first7=Gary |last7=Trust |first8=Xander |last8=Zellner |title=Billboard's Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century Chart, Nos. 100–1 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url= https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-women-artists-21st-century-chart/ |date=March 19, 2025 |access-date=March 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250319183615/https://www.billboard.com/lists/top-women-artists-21st-century-chart/ |url-status=live |archive-date=March 19, 2025}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' named Beyoncé one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2013,<ref name="w144">{{cite magazine |last=Luhrmann|first=Baz| title=Beyoncé: The World's 100 Most Influential People | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=April 18, 2013 | url=https://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/beyonce/ | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> 2014,<ref name="i114">{{cite web | last=Holpuch | first=Amanda | title=Beyoncé, Clinton and Snowden: Time lists its 100 most influential people | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=April 24, 2014 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/apr/24/time-100-most-influential-beyonce-snowden | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> and 2023.<ref name="t616">{{cite magazine | last=Dijon | first=Honey | title=Beyoncé: The 100 Most Influential People of 2023 | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=April 13, 2023 | url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269881/beyonce-2023/ | access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref> She occupied the sixth place for the magazine's 2016 [[Time Person of the Year|Person of the Year]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Geoff|last=Herbert|url=http://www.syracuse.com/us-news/index.ssf/2016/12/time_person_of_the_year_2016_finalists.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.syracuse.com/us-news/index.ssf/2016/12/time_person_of_the_year_2016_finalists.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Time Person of the Year: 2016 Finalists Revealed – Who Should Win?|newspaper=[[The Post-Standard]]|date=December 5, 2016|access-date=December 8, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== Wealth ==
Beyoncé is one of the [[List of music artists by net worth|wealthiest musical artists]]; as of December 2025, ''[[Forbes]]'' estimates her net worth to be $1 billion.<ref>{{cite news |last=Craig |first=Matt |title=Beyoncé Is Now A Billionaire |work=Forbes |date=December 29, 2025 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattcraig/2025/12/23/beyonce-is-now-a-billionaire/ |access-date=December 29, 2025}}</ref> The magazine named Beyoncé the annual [[Forbes list of highest-earning musicians#Female|highest-earning female musician]] in 2008,<ref name="Forb" /> 2010,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/u2-beyonce-britney-make-forbes-top-earning-musicians-list-957300/|title=U2, Beyonce, Britney Make Forbes 'Top-Earning Musicians' List|first1=Melanie|last1=Fried|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 19, 2010|access-date=May 20, 2025|archive-date=July 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727032649/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/u2-beyonce-britney-make-forbes-top-earning-musicians-list-957300/|url-status=live}}</ref> 2014,<ref>{{cite news|last=Varga|first=George|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sdut-dr-dre-heads-forbes-list-of-top-paid-musicians-2014dec11-story.html|title=Dr. Dre Is Forbes' Top-Earning 2014 Musician|date=December 11, 2014|newspaper=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|access-date=May 20, 2025|archive-date=July 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727110509/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sdut-dr-dre-heads-forbes-list-of-top-paid-musicians-2014dec11-story.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref> and 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/diddy-beyonce-drake-forbes-highest-paid-musicians-2017-list-8062631/|title=Diddy, Beyonce, & Drake Top Forbes' Highest-Paid Musicians of 2017 List|first1=Nerisha|last1=Penrose|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 7, 2017|access-date=May 20, 2025|archive-date=July 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727064706/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/diddy-beyonce-drake-forbes-highest-paid-musicians-2017-list-8062631/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Forbes'' began reporting on her earnings in 2008, calculating that the $80&nbsp;million earned between June 2007 and June 2008 made her the second highest-paid musician in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/beyonce/news/90756-beyonce-jay-z-top-earning-couple|title=Beyoncé & Jay-Z Top Earning Couple|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=November 21, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021150454/http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/beyonce/90756-beyonce-jay-z-top-earning-couple|archive-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Forb">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2008/09/19/music-beyonce-timberlake-forbeslife-cx_lr_0922lifestyle.html|title=World's Best-Paid Music Stars|last=Rose|first=Lacey|date=September 22, 2008|magazine=[[Forbes]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407042329/http://www.forbes.com/2008/09/19/music-beyonce-timberlake-forbeslife-cx_lr_0922lifestyle.html|archive-date=April 7, 2009}}</ref> On the [[Forbes Celebrity 100|''Forbes'' Celebrity 100]] list, Beyoncé was placed fourth in 2008 and 2009,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/53/celebrities08_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html|title=The Celebrity 100 {{!}} 2008|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612170619/https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/53/celebrities08_The-Celebrity-100_Rank.html|archive-date=June 12, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0622/celebrity-09-jay-z-sasha-fierce-inside-beyonce-empire.html|title=Inside Beyoncé's Entertainment Empire|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=June 3, 2009|first=Lacey|last=Rose|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606100829/http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0622/celebrity-09-jay-z-sasha-fierce-inside-beyonce-empire.html|archive-date=June 6, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> second in 2010,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/53/celeb-100-10_The-Celebrity-100.html|title=The Celebrity 100 {{!}} 2010|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=June 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227125827/https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/53/celeb-100-10_The-Celebrity-100.html|archive-date=December 27, 2010}}</ref> and fourth in 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/celebrities/list/|title=The World's Most Powerful Celebrities|magazine=[[Forbes]]|year=2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518033904/http://www.forbes.com/celebrities/list/|archive-date=May 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> She ranked at number one on the Celebrity 100 list in 2014, earning an estimated $115&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/06/30/beyonce-knowles-tops-the-forbes-celebrity-100-list/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2014/06/30/beyonce-knowles-tops-the-forbes-celebrity-100-list/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Knowles Tops the Forbes Celebrity 100 List|magazine=[[Forbes]]|first=Dorothy|last=Pomerantz|date=June 30, 2014|access-date=July 11, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''Billboard'' named Beyoncé the highest-paid musician of 2016, with estimated earnings of $62.1&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/7865108/highest-paid-musicians-2016-money-makers| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/photos/7865108/highest-paid-musicians-2016-money-makers| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Billboard's Top 50 Money Makers of 2016|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 13, 2017|access-date=July 14, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She was listed as the third [[Forbes list of highest-earning musicians#2010s|highest-paid musician of the 2010s]] by ''Forbes'', earning $685&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Greenburg|first=Zack O'Malley|date=December 23, 2019|title=From Taylor Swift to Dr. Dre: The 10 Top-Earning Musicians of the Decade |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2019/12/23/from-beyonc-to-paul-mccartney-the-10-top-earning-musicians-of-the-decade/|url-status=live|magazine=[[Forbes]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230220635/https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2019/12/23/from-beyonc-to-paul-mccartney-the-10-top-earning-musicians-of-the-decade/ |archive-date=December 30, 2019|access-date=May 20, 2025}}</ref>

''Forbes'' placed Beyoncé and Jay-Z at number one on the "World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples" list, collectively earning $78&nbsp;million and $107.5&nbsp;million in 2012 and 2016, respectively.<ref name="2016-forbes">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2016/07/11/beyonce-and-jay-z-are-the-worlds-highest-paid-celebrity-couple-of-2016/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2016/07/11/beyonce-and-jay-z-are-the-worlds-highest-paid-celebrity-couple-of-2016/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z Are the World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couple of 2016|magazine=[[Forbes]]|first=Zack O'Malley|last=Greenburg|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="u620">{{cite web | title=Beyonce and Jay-Z top Forbes' highest-paid celeb couples list | publisher=[[CBS News]] | first=Camille | last=Mann | date=August 8, 2012 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beyonce-and-jay-z-top-forbes-highest-paid-celeb-couples-list/ | access-date=July 14, 2025}}</ref> The couple made it into 2011's ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'' as the "highest-earning power couple" for collectively earning $122&nbsp;million in 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.essence.com/2010/09/20/jay-z-and-beyonce-guinness-book-of-world-records/|title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z Are Guinness Book's 'Power Couple'|magazine=Essence|date=September 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027140109/http://www.essence.com/2010/09/20/jay-z-and-beyonce-guinness-book-of-world-records/|archive-date=October 27, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> They officially became a billion-dollar couple in 2017, when ''Forbes'' estimated a combined net worth of $1.16&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2017/05/17/beyonce-and-jay-z-are-officially-a-billion-dollar-couple/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2017/05/17/beyonce-and-jay-z-are-officially-a-billion-dollar-couple/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z Are Officially A Billion-Dollar Couple|first=Zack O'Malley|last=Greenburg|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=May 17, 2017|access-date=May 17, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== Other ventures ==
=== Social activism ===
[[File:Beyonce in Vancouver 2.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Beyoncé has conducted several fundraising and donation campaigns during her tours.|alt=A woman performing using a microphone]]
Beyoncé held a [[fundraiser]] for Obama's [[Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign|2012 presidential campaign]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/beyonce-jay-z-obama-fundraiser-371456| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919054535/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/beyonce-jay-z-obama-fundraiser-371456| archive-date=September 19, 2012|title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z Raise $4&nbsp;Million For Obama in New York|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=December 18, 2013|first=Tina|last=Daunt|date=September 18, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and voted for him in the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 presidential election]].<ref name="u255">{{cite web | last=Wolfson | first=Sam | title=Beyoncé leads the Democrat celebrities as they celebrate Obama's victory | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=November 8, 2012 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lostinshowbiz/2012/nov/08/beyonce-democrats-celebrate-obamas-victory | access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> In May 2015, Beyoncé attended a celebrity fundraiser for [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 presidential]] nominee [[Hillary Clinton]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/05/14/hillary-clintons-got-beyonce-and-thats-important/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013210937/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/05/14/hillary-clintons-got-beyonce-and-thats-important/| archive-date=October 13, 2015|title=Hillary Clinton's Got Beyoncé. And That's Important.|last=Schwarz|first=Hunter|date=May 14, 2015|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url-access=subscription|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> and headlined in a concert for Clinton the weekend before the election.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/04/politics/hillary-clinton-jay-z-beyonce-big-sean-chance-the-rapper/index.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/04/politics/hillary-clinton-jay-z-beyonce-big-sean-chance-the-rapper/index.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Jay Z, Beyonce Headline Concert for Clinton|last=Merica|first=Dan|agency=[[CNN]]|access-date=September 26, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She endorsed the bid of [[Beto O'Rourke]] during the [[2018 US Senate election in Texas]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Sandra|last= Gonzalez|title=Beyoncé Wants You to Know She Supports Beto O'rourke|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/entertainment/beyonce-beto-o-rourke/index.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/06/entertainment/beyonce-beto-o-rourke/index.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=April 22, 2020|agency=[[CNN]]|date=November 6, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé endorsed [[Joe Biden]] for president during the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 election]] and [[Kamala Harris]] in [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]],<ref name="g557">{{cite web | last=Porterfield | first=Carlie | title=Beyoncé Encourages Fans To Vote As She Touts Biden In Last-Minute Instagram Endorsement | website=[[Forbes]] | date=November 2, 2020 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2020/11/02/beyonc-encourages-fans-to-vote-as-she-touts-biden-in-last-minute-instagram-endorsement/ | access-date=July 3, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sherman |first=Maria |title=Beyoncé Endorses Kamala Harris in Joyful Speech at Houston Rally: 'I'm Here as a Mother' |url=https://apnews.com/article/beyonce-kamala-harris-6b3f928bb7fd5a705f32ac3d04b89ed8 |date=October 26, 2024 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=October 26, 2024}}</ref> giving the latter permission to use "Freedom" as the official song for [[Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign|her presidential campaign]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=July 23, 2024 |title=Beyoncé Gives Kamala Harris Permission to Use Her Song 'Freedom' for Her Presidential Campaign |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/22/entertainment/beyonce-freedom-harris-campaign/index.html |access-date=July 23, 2024 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref>

Beyoncé identifies as a "modern-day feminist".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=O'Connor|first=Maureen|title=Beyoncé Is a 'Feminist, I Guess'|url=https://nymag.com/thecut/2013/04/beyonc-is-a-feminist-i-guess.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://nymag.com/thecut/2013/04/beyonc-is-a-feminist-i-guess.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=April 4, 2013 |access-date=December 13, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her self-identification incited debate about whether her feminism is aligned with older, more established feminist ideals; [[Annie Lennox]] referred to her use of the word feminist as "feminist lite".{{sfn|Weidhase|2015|pages=128–131}}{{sfn|Li|2017|p=110}} 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/dec/13/beyonce-samples-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-feminism-talk| title=Beyoncé Samples Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Call to Feminism|first=Liz|last=Bury|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=December 13, 2013|access-date=December 14, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Adichie described Beyoncé's feminism as leaning toward [[Heteropatriarchy|heteropatriarchal]] ideals, emphasizing men's needs and diverging from her own views.{{sfn|Ward|2017|p=159}} Beyoncé performed at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards before a giant "Feminist" backdrop.{{sfn|Li|2017|p=110}} Some critics suggest that her portrayal of empowerment tends to be individualized, with limited engagement in structural issues affecting marginalized groups.<ref name="t098">{{cite web | last=Hamad | first=Ruby | title=Don't call Beyonce's sexual empowerment feminism | publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] | date=March 20, 2014 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-20/hamad-dont-call-beyonces-sexual-empowerment-feminism/5330918 | access-date=July 14, 2025}}</ref><ref name="r680">{{cite web | last=Salami | first=Minna | title=The message from Jay-Z and Beyoncé is not feminist | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=July 3, 2017 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/03/jay-z-beyonce-new-album-444-not-feminist-plea-forgiveness-marital-saga | access-date=July 14, 2025}}</ref>

In December 2012, Beyoncé joined a coalition of celebrities in the "Demand a Plan" campaign—an initiative led by US mayors to urge federal action on gun control legislation following the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]].<ref name="i342">{{cite web | title=Watch: Beyonce, Jessica Alba & More Rally For Gun Control | website=[[HuffPost]] | date=December 21, 2012 | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/demand-a-plan-psa-beyonce-video_n_2347504 | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> In 2013, she endorsed [[same-sex marriage]] via Instagram<ref name="z756">{{cite magazine | title=Beyonce Gay Marriage: Bey Shows Support for Gay Marriage | magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=March 28, 2013 | url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/beyonce-gay-marriage-bey-shows-support-gay-marriage-144984/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> and voiced opposition to North Carolina's [[Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act]], a law criticized for discriminating against the [[LGBT community]].<ref name="r654">{{cite web | last=Strauss | first=Matthew | title=Beyoncé Speaks Out Against Anti-LGBTQ North Carolina Law | website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]] | date=May 4, 2016 | url=https://pitchfork.com/news/65249-beyonce-speaks-out-against-anti-lgbtq-north-carolina-law/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> In February 2017, she supported [[transgender youth]] following [[Donald Trump]]'s federal rollback of protections for [[transgender]] students in public schools.<ref name="a762">{{cite magazine | last=Lang | first=Cady | title=Beyoncé Responds to Trump's Action Affecting Transgender Youth | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=February 23, 2017 | url=https://time.com/4680826/beyonce-trans-youth-bathroom-laws/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> During her 2023 Renaissance World Tour, she incorporated queer activism through [[Pride flag|flags]], [[voguing]], and many other forms of LGBT expression.<ref name="k333">{{cite web | last=Factora | first=James | title=Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour Is Bursting With Queer Joy | website=[[Them (magazine)|Them]] | date=May 11, 2023 | url=https://www.them.us/story/beyonce-renaissance-tour-pride-flag | access-date=November 29, 2025}}</ref>

Beyoncé has spoken against [[Police brutality in the United States|police brutality]] toward African-Americans.<ref name="n891">{{cite magazine | last=Dockterman | first=Eliana | title=Beyoncé: 'Anyone Who Perceives My Message as Anti-Police Is Completely Mistaken' | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=April 5, 2016 | url=https://time.com/4282452/beyonce-anyone-who-perceives-my-message-as-anti-police-is-completely-mistaken/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref><ref name="g006">{{cite magazine | last=Brown | first=Eric Renner | title=Beyoncé on Police Brutality: 'We Are Sick and Tired of the Killings' | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=July 7, 2016 | url=https://ew.com/article/2016/07/07/beyonce-police-brutality-2/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> She attended a 2013 rally after the acquittal of [[George Zimmerman]] in [[Killing of Trayvon Martin|the killing]] of [[Trayvon Martin]],<ref name="w611">{{cite web | last=Couch | first=Aaron | title=Jay Z, Beyonce Attend Trayvon Martin Rally in New York | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=July 20, 2013 | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jay-z-beyonce-attend-trayvon-589551/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> and featured the mothers of Martin, [[Killing of Michael Brown|Michael Brown]], and [[Eric Garner]] holding photos of their deceased sons in the music video for "Freedom".<ref name="i061">{{cite web | last=Tillet | first=Salamishah | title=The Meaning Behind Beyoncé's 'Freedom', the Harris Campaign Anthem | website=[[The New York Times]] | date=August 22, 2024 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/us/politics/beyonce-freedom-kamala-harris.html | access-date=August 7, 2025}}</ref> Her 2016 single "Formation" was interpreted as a critique of law enforcement, though she clarified it was a celebration of her heritage.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.elle.com/fashion/a35286/beyonce-elle-cover-photos/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.elle.com/fashion/a35286/beyonce-elle-cover-photos/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Exclusive: Beyoncé Wants to Change the Conversation|magazine=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|first=Tamar|last=Gottesman|date=April 4, 2016|access-date=July 8, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Performing the song during the 2016 Super Bowl halftime show, with dancers dressed in outfits referencing the Black Panther Party, sparked backlash from [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] figures and law enforcement groups.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Peterson|first=Andrea|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/07/10/beyonce-is-a-powerful-voice-for-black-lives-matter-some-people-hate-her-for-it/| archive-url=https://archive.today/20161205075526/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/07/10/beyonce-is-a-powerful-voice-for-black-lives-matter-some-people-hate-her-for-it/| archive-date=December 5, 2016|title=Beyoncé Is a Powerful Voice for Black Lives Matter. Some People Hate Her for It.|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url-access=subscription|access-date=December 3, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé responded to the criticism by selling "Boycott Beyoncé" merchandise on her tour.{{sfn|Wallace|2017|p=195}}

=== Philanthropy ===
In 1999, Beyoncé, her mother Tina Knowles, and former Destiny's Child bandmate Kelly Rowland established the Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth.<ref name="d243">{{cite magazine | last=Blanchet | first=Brenton | title=Beyoncé and Mom Tina Knowles-Lawson Attend Knowles-Rowland House Renovation Celebration in Houston | magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=September 23, 2023 | url=https://people.com/beyonce-tina-knowles-lawson-attend-houston-house-renovation-celebration-7973909 | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> Following [[Hurricane Katrina]] in 2005, Beyoncé, Solange, Tina, and Rowland co-founded the Survivor Foundation to offer transitional housing for displaced families and support the construction of new homes.<ref name="q514">{{cite web | last=Welch | first=Monique | title=Timeline: Beyonce's History of Charity and Giving Back to Houston | newspaper=[[The Houston Chronicle]] | date=July 27, 2022 | url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/timeline/beyonce-houston-charity/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> They extended aid after [[Hurricane Ike]] in 2008, with Beyoncé donating $100,000 to the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund.<ref name="z713">{{cite web | last=Muhammad | first=Latifah | title=Beyonce Donates $100K to Hurricane Relief Fund | website=[[The Boombox]] | date=October 15, 2008 | url=https://theboombox.com/beyonce-donates-100k-to-hurricane-relief-fund/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> In 2007, she launched the Knowles-Temenos Place Apartments, a housing development that accommodates 43 displaced individuals.<ref name="o313"/><ref name="n353">{{cite web | last=Couch | first=Robbie | title=You're About to Love Beyonce Even More... | website=[[HuffPost]] | date=July 9, 2014 | url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beyonce-hometown-houston_n_5570609 | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Beyoncé Cosmetology Center 2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|left|alt=Beyoncé sitting while smiling in front of a dark blue curtain|Beyoncé at the opening of the Cosmetology Center in 2010]]
After learning about [[Phoenix House]]—a nonprofit focused on drug and alcohol rehabilitation—during the filming of ''Cadillac Records'' in 2008, Beyoncé donated her entire $4 million salary from the film to the organization.<ref name="q870">{{cite magazine | title=5 Things You Didn't Know About Beyoncé | magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=February 6, 2016 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-5-things-you-didnt-know | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref><ref name="o313">{{cite web | last=Sen | first=Sanjay | title=The 10 Not-So-Publicized Times Jay Z and Beyonce Gave Back | magazine=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]] | date=October 26, 2020 | url=https://www.essence.com/lifestyle/do-good-brothers/10-not-so-publicized-times-jay-z-and-beyonce-gave-back/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> She later founded the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center, a program at Phoenix House that provides a cosmetology training course.<ref name="o313"/><ref name="e596">{{cite magazine | first=R. | last=Francois | title=The Business of Beyonce Knowles-Carter | magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] | date=December 9, 2012 | url=https://www.vibe.com/features/vixen/the-business-of-beyonce-knowles-carter-272385/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> In April 2011, Beyoncé participated in the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation's campaign against [[child obesity]] by reworking "Get Me Bodied".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/beyonce-drops-music-video-fight-childhood-obesity/story?id=13482133|title=Beyoncé Joins Michelle Obama's Initiative to Fight Childhood Obesity|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=April 29, 2011|first=Mikaela|last=Conley|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502155310/http://abcnews.go.com/Health/beyonce-drops-music-video-fight-childhood-obesity/story?id=13482133|archive-date=May 2, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/04/08/video-beyonce-wants-you-to-move-your-body/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/04/08/video-beyonce-wants-you-to-move-your-body/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Wants You to 'Move Your Body'|magazine=[[Rap-Up]]|date=April 8, 2011|access-date=April 9, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She was an ambassador for the 2012 [[World Humanitarian Day]] campaign,<ref name="q091">{{cite web |last=Falk|first=Pamela| title=Beyonce to Sing at U.N. for Humanitarian Aid Cause | publisher=[[CBS News]] | date=August 10, 2012 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/beyonce-to-sing-at-un-for-humanitarian-aid-cause/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> and took part in [[Gucci]]'s 2013 "Chime for Change" initiative to promote global female empowerment.<ref name="t908">{{cite magazine | title=Beyonce and J-Lo 'Band Together' for Gucci's Chime for Change Concert | magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=May 10, 2013 | url=https://www.vogue.com.au/culture/features/beyonce-and-jlo-band-together-for-guccis-chime-for-change-concert/news-story/9392addc8521ebb1cb9119700d474fc5 | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref>

Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated tens of thousands of dollars to post bail for Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters in [[Baltimore]] and [[Ferguson, Missouri|Ferguson]], and contributed to building the infrastructure needed to establish BLM chapters across the US.<ref>{{cite news|last=Broder Van Dyke|first=Michelle|title=Jay Z and Beyoncé Paid "Tens of Thousands" to Bail out Protesters, Activist Says|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mbvd/jay-z-and-beyonce-paid-tens-of-thousands-to-bail-out-protest| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mbvd/jay-z-and-beyonce-paid-tens-of-thousands-to-bail-out-protest| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 15, 2020|work=BuzzFeed News|date=May 18, 2015 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> In April 2016, she pledged to fund ten college scholarships for students in financial need.<ref>{{cite news|title=Beyoncé Preps for Her Formation Tour with Rehearsals in Tampa|url=https://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/music/beyonc233-preps-for-her-formation-tour-with-rehearsals-in-tampa/2274355/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/music/beyonc233-preps-for-her-formation-tour-with-rehearsals-in-tampa/2274355/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 15, 2020|first=Jay|last= Cridlin|date=April 23, 2016|newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In June, she donated over $82,000 to the [[United Way]] of [[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee County]] to assist victims of the [[Flint water crisis]] and provided financial support for fourteen Michigan students pursuing higher education.<ref name="b490">{{cite magazine | last=McCluskey | first=Megan | title=Beyoncé Helps Raise Over $82,000 for Flint Water Crisis | magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=June 14, 2016 | url=https://time.com/4368877/beyonce-flint-water-crisis-relief/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> That August, Beyoncé and Jay-Z donated $1.5 million to civil rights organizations including BLM, [[Hands Up United]], and Trayvon Martin Foundation.<ref name="p393">{{cite web | title=Jay-Z and Beyoncé are donating $1.5m to Black Lives Matter | first=Daisy | last=Jones | website=[[Dazed]] | date=February 8, 2016 | url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/29690/1/jay-z-and-beyonce-are-donating-1-5m-to-black-lives-matter | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref>

In August 2017, during [[Hurricane Harvey]], Beyoncé launched [[BeyGood]] Houston to support those affected and donated $75,000 worth of new mattresses to survivors.<ref name="w119">{{cite web | last=Elliott | first=Amber | title=Houston Power Couples: These Are the City's 29 Most Powerful Couples | website=[[The Houston Chronicle]] | date=December 9, 2021 | url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/lifestyle/article/29-Houston-power-couples-for-2021-16684973.php | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> 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 US, and the Caribbean in response to Hurricanes Harvey, [[Hurricane Irma|Irma]], and [[Hurricane Maria|Maria]], as well as the [[2017 Chiapas earthquake|Chiapas]] and [[2017 Puebla earthquake|Puebla]] earthquakes.<ref>{{cite news|date=September 29, 2017|title=Mi Gente: Beyonce Joins J Balvin for New Mix in Puerto Rico and Mexico Relief Efforts – Listen|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/mi-gente-beyonce-lyrics-spanish-j-balvin-willy-william-puerto-rico-mexico-relief-victims-charity-jennifer-lopez-latest-a7973296.html|first=Roisin|last= O'Connor| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/mi-gente-beyonce-lyrics-spanish-j-balvin-willy-william-puerto-rico-mexico-relief-victims-charity-jennifer-lopez-latest-a7973296.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=September 15, 2020|newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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.<ref name="x242">{{cite web | last=Beaumont-Thomas | first=Ben | title=Beyoncé Gives $6m to Coronavirus Relief, Including Mental Health Causes | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=April 24, 2020 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/24/beyonce-gives-6m-dollars-to-coronavirus-relief-mental-health-jack-dorsey | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> She featured on the remix of Megan Thee Stallion's "Savage" (2020), with proceeds supporting Bread of Life Houston's COVID-19 relief efforts.<ref name="h781">{{cite web | last=Shafer | first=Ellise | title=Megan Thee Stallion Enlists Beyoncé for 'Savage' Remix to Benefit Houston Coronavirus Relief | website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=April 29, 2020 | url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/megan-thee-stallion-beyonce-savage-remix-1234593370/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref>

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 for those in need. Beyoncé also supports the [[Anglophone Crisis]] in Cameroon, [[ShutItAllDown]] in Namibia, [[Zimbabwean Lives Matter]] in Zimbabwe, and the Rape National Emergency in Liberia.<ref>{{cite web |title=My Thoughts and Prayers Remain with Our Nigerian Brothers and Sisters Fighting to End Sars.|url=https://www.beyonce.com/article/nigeria-thoughts-and-prayers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.beyonce.com/article/nigeria-thoughts-and-prayers/ |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=October 31, 2020 |publisher=Beyoncé}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In December 2020, Beyoncé donated $500,000 to alleviate the housing crisis in the US caused by the cessation of the [[COVID-19 eviction moratoriums in the United States|eviction moratorium]].<ref name="b896">{{cite web | last=Elassar | first=Alaa | title=Beyoncé to donate $500,000 to people impacted by the eviction crisis | website=CNN | date=December 26, 2020 | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/26/entertainment/beyonce-donates-eviction-housing-crisis-trnd/index.html | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> In partnership with BeyGood, in 2024, she introduced an annual grant program to support cosmetology students and professional hair stylists with financial assistance.<ref name="s656">{{cite magazine | last=Denis | first=Kyle | title=Beyoncé's BeyGOOD & Cécred Fund Announces $500K Cosmetology School Scholarship | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=February 20, 2024 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-beygood-cecred-cosmetology-scholarship-fund-1235610676/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> In January 2025, she donated $2.5 million to Los Angeles fire relief funds amidst the [[January 2025 Southern California wildfires|wildfires that month in Southern California]].<ref name="r918">{{cite web | last=Gayle | first=Latoya | title=Beyoncé Makes $2.5 Million Donation to L.A. Fire Relief Funds: 'Los Angeles We Stand with You' | website=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=January 13, 2025 | url=https://people.com/beyonce-announces-2-million-dollar-donation-la-fire-relief-funds-8773273 | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref>

=== Entrepreneurship ===
In 2008, Beyoncé founded [[Parkwood Entertainment]], an entertainment company established as an imprint of Columbia Records.<ref name="v234">{{cite magazine | last=Gensler | first=Andy | title=Beyonce on Self-Management, Following Madonna's Footsteps, Developing Other Artists | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=December 22, 2013 | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-on-self-management-following-madonnas-5847820/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref><ref name="g083">{{cite magazine | last=Burks | first=Tosten | title=Beyoncé's Production Company Sued for Discriminating Against Visually Impaired Fans | magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] | date=January 4, 2019 | url=https://www.spin.com/2019/01/beyonce-parkwood-entertainment-accessibility-lawsuit/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref>{{sfn|Harvey|2017|pp=118}} Parkwood has since grown to include a music division, signing artists such as [[Chloe x Halle]].<ref name="o260">{{cite web | last=Velasquez | first=Angelina | title=Chloe Hints a New Album with Sister Halle After Four-Year Hiatus | publisher=[[Revolt (TV network)|Revolt]] | date=February 26, 2021 | url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/chloe-x-halle-are-piecing-together-a-new-album-following-solo-successes | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref>

In 2005, Beyoncé and Tina launched [[House of Deréon]], a women's fashion line inspired by three generations of women in their family.{{sfn|Miller|2011|p=123}} The two also established Beyond Productions to handle licensing and brand management for House of Deréon and its junior line, Deréon.<ref name="BusWire">{{cite press release|title=Beyoncé Fashion Diva Hits the Runway as the Most Stylish Game for Phones|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS195809+15-Jan-2008+BW20080115|work=[[Reuters]]|date=January 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212191420/http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/01/15/idUS195809+15-Jan-2008+BW20080115|archive-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref> The collection features sportswear, denim offerings with fur, outerwear, and accessories like handbags and footwear.<ref name="BusWire" /> In 2005, Beyoncé partnered with House of Brands, a footwear company, to produce a range of shoes for House of Deréon.<ref>{{cite news|last=Butler|first=Meredith|title=Rancho Bernardo Company Teams with Singer|url=http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/08/16/business/news/81505191949.txt|work=[[North County Times]]|date=August 15, 2005|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240525171808/https://www.webcitation.org/658aoN7hI?url=http://www.nctimes.com/business/rancho-bernardo-company-teams-with-singer/article_ac83a433-d59e-5d57-9f14-affcf7fc10e5.html|archive-date=May 25, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2008, [[Starwave|Starwave Mobile]] launched Beyoncé Fashion Diva, a [[mobile game]] with a social networking component, featuring the House of Deréon collection.<ref name="BusWire" /> In July 2009, Beyoncé and her mother launched a junior apparel label, Sasha Fierce for Deréon, for the back-to-school season. The collection included sportswear, outerwear, handbags, footwear, eyewear, lingerie, and jewelry.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.wwd.com/markets-news/beyonce-and-tina-knowles-launch-sasha-fierce-2199134?src=bblast/070109|title=Beyoncé and Tina Knowles Launch Sasha Fierce|magazine=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|date=July 1, 2009|last=Kaplan|first=Julee|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806041556/http://www.wwd.com/markets-news/denim/beyonce-and-tina-knowles-launch-sasha-fierce-2199134|archive-date=August 6, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref name="z132">{{cite web | title=Beyoncé talks about her athleisure brand Ivy Park and the pressure to be perfect | website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] | url-access=subscription | date=April 5, 2016 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/brands/beyonce-topshop-athleisure-brand-everything-we-know-information/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> Following allegations that Topshop owner [[Philip Green]] had sexually harassed, bullied, and racially abused employees, Beyoncé bought out his 50{{nbsp}}percent stake in the company.<ref name="i920">{{cite magazine | last=Okwodu | first=Janelle | title=Beyoncé Buys Out Topshop Owner Philip Green's Shares in Ivy Park | magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=November 16, 2018 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-buys-out-ivy-park-topshop-owner-philip-green-me-too | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref><ref name="x374">{{cite news | last1=Jones | first1=Owen | last2=Addley | first2=Esther | title=Revealed: Philip Green Paid Seven-Figure Sums to Silence Abuse Claims | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=October 26, 2018 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/oct/26/revealed-philip-green-paid-seven-figure-sums-to-silence-abuse-claims | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-04/adidas-and-beyonce-in-partnership-to-develop-footwear-apparel| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-04/adidas-and-beyonce-in-partnership-to-develop-footwear-apparel| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyonce Teams up with Adidas to Sell Shoes and Clothes|last1=Pfanner|first1=Eric|last2=Bhasin|first2=Kim|agency=[[Bloomberg News]]|date=April 4, 2019|access-date=April 27, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="j068">{{cite magazine | last=Saponara | first=Michael | title=Beyonce Details Upcoming Ivy Park Collection Set for January 2020 Release | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=December 9, 2019 | url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-new-ivy-park-collection-january-2020/ | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> The brand struggled financially and by March 2023, Beyoncé and Adidas mutually ended their partnership.<ref name="k115">{{cite news| last=Safdar | first=Khadeeja | title=Adidas and Beyoncé to Part Ways After Ivy Park Sales Struggles | date=March 28, 2023 | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/adidas-and-beyonce-to-part-ways-after-ivy-park-sales-struggles-1467552 | newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | access-date=June 14, 2025 | url-access=subscription }}</ref> That same month, Beyoncé collaborated with [[Balmain (fashion house)|Balmain]] creative director [[Olivier Rousteing]] on a couture collection inspired by ''Renaissance''. With sixteen looks—one for each track—it was the first time a Black woman led the design of a Parisian couture house collection.<ref name="o240">{{cite magazine | last=Leitch | first=Luke | title=Beyoncé and Balmain's Olivier Rousteing Have Co-Designed a Collection—Introducing Renaissance Couture | magazine=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=March 24, 2023 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-balmain-olivier-rousteing-renaissance-couture-launch | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref> In February 2024, Beyoncé launched [[Cécred]], a hair care line designed to serve a wide range of hair textures.<ref name="o420">{{cite news | last=Dennis | first=Rachel | title=Beyoncé's Hair Care Line Cécred Is Finally Available to Shop | publisher=[[CNN]] | date=February 20, 2024 | url=https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/beauty/beyonce-cecred-hair-care-launch | access-date=June 14, 2025}}</ref>

==== Endorsements and partnerships ====
Beyoncé began her partnership with [[Pepsi]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ives|first=Nat|title=Pepsi Switches to a New Voice of a Generation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/18/business/pepsi-switches-to-a-new-voice-of-a-generation.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 18, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116044537/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/18/business/pepsi-switches-to-a-new-voice-of-a-generation.html|archive-date=November 16, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Two years later, she starred in a [[gladiator]]-themed commercial for the company alongside [[Britney Spears]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], and [[Enrique Iglesias]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Britney, Beyoncé, Pink Star in Pepsi Ad|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-01-27-pepsi-ad_x.htm|newspaper=USA Today|date=January 27, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628124843/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-01-27-pepsi-ad_x.htm|archive-date=June 28, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Beyoncé signed a $50 million endorsement deal with Pepsi in 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sisario|first=Ben|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/business/media/in-beyonce-deal-pepsi-focuses-on-collaboration.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/business/media/in-beyonce-deal-pepsi-focuses-on-collaboration.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=In Beyoncé Deal, Pepsi Focuses on Collaboration|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 9, 2012|access-date=December 11, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé has also collaborated with [[Tommy Hilfiger]] for the fragrances [[True Star (perfume)|True Star]]—for which she recorded a cover of "[[Wishing on a Star]]"—and True Star Gold.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Jessen |first1=Monique |last2=Silverman |first2=Stephen |name-list-style=amp|title=Beyoncé Launches New True Star Fragrance|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,656036,00.html|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=June 22, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513155821/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,656036,00.html|archive-date=May 13, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1513363/lawsuit-against-britney-dismissed.jhtml|title=For the Record: Quick News on Britney Spears, Kevin Federline, Paris Hilton, Beyoncé, Beanie Sigel, Madonna & More|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=November 9, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624084029/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1513363/lawsuit-against-britney-dismissed.jhtml|archive-date=June 24, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2007, she promoted [[Emporio Armani]]'s Diamonds fragrance.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-08-08-beyonce-fragrance_N.htm|title=Beyoncé Stars in New Fragrance Campaign|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=August 8, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208015433/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-08-08-beyonce-fragrance_N.htm|archive-date=February 8, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Beyoncé launched her own fragrance line with [[Heat (fragrance)|Heat]] in 2010, followed by [[Heat Rush]] in 2011 and Pulse later in the same year.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2009/12/18/beyonc-launches-her-first-fragrance-beyonc-heat/|title=Beyoncé Launches Her First Fragrance: Beyoncé Heat|date=December 18, 2009|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219213657/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2009/12/18/beyonc-launches-her-first-fragrance-beyonc-heat/|archive-date=December 19, 2009|access-date=June 18, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/beyonces-scents-have-jayzs-approval/758931/|title=Beyoncé's Scents Have Jay-Z's Approval|newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]|date=March 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116005702/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/beyonces-scents-have-jayzs-approval/758931/|archive-date=November 16, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Nudd | first=Tim | title=Beyonce Is Feeling 'Very Empowered' Pregnant | publisher=[[CNN]] | date=September 22, 2011 | url=https://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/22/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/beyonce-empowered-pregnant-ppl/index.html | access-date=May 1, 2025}}</ref> Beyoncé also has had deals with [[American Express]],<ref name="Forb" /> [[Nintendo]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Totilo|first=Stephen|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1607344/beyonce-promotes-nintendo-game-admits-weakness-super-mario.jhtml|title=Beyoncé Promotes Nintendo Game, Admits Weakness for 'Super Mario'|publisher=MTV News|date=March 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624084152/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1607344/beyonce-promotes-nintendo-game-admits-weakness-super-mario.jhtml|archive-date=June 24, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[L'Oréal]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267200/beyonce-the-billboard-qa| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267200/beyonce-the-billboard-qa| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé: The Billboard Q&a|last=Mitchell|first=Gail|date=October 2, 2009|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 8, 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In March 2015, Beyoncé became a co-owner of the music streaming platform Tidal, alongside several other artists.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sisario|first=Ben|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/14/business/media/jay-z-buys-the-music-streaming-firm-aspiro.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/14/business/media/jay-z-buys-the-music-streaming-firm-aspiro.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Jay-Z Buys the Music Streaming Firm, Aspiro|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 13, 2015|access-date=March 31, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In November 2020, she entered a multi-year partnership with fitness and media company [[Peloton Interactive|Peloton]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Newman|first=Melinda|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-peloton-partnership-hbcu-homecoming/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9481127/beyonce-peloton-partnership-hbcu-homecoming| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Teams with Peloton for Multi-Year Partnership Benefiting Historically Black Colleges & Universities|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Treisman|first=Rachel|date=August 23, 2021|title=Beyoncé Just Became the First Black Woman to Wear the Iconic Tiffany Diamond|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/08/23/1030291790/beyonce-jayz-tiffany-diamond-ad-campaign-basquiat| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.npr.org/2021/08/23/1030291790/beyonce-jayz-tiffany-diamond-ad-campaign-basquiat| archive-date=October 27, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=August 23, 2021|agency=NPR}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The campaign drew criticism, as the diamond is considered a blood diamond and a symbol of British colonial exploitation in Africa.{{efn|Mined under harsh conditions during colonial rule in South Africa, the diamond is considered a "blood diamond". Some critics deemed it insensitive to wear a gem associated with oppression.<ref name="z218">{{cite web | last=Mahdawi | first=Arwa | title=What is ultimately at stake in the Tiffany diamond row? It isn't Beyoncé's ethics | website=[[The Guardian]] | date=September 1, 2021 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/01/what-is-ultimately-at-stake-in-the-tiffany-diamond-row-it-isnt-beyonces-ethics | access-date=June 30, 2025}}</ref><ref name="t121">{{cite web | last=Javed | first=Saman | title=What Is the Controversy Around Beyoncé's Tiffany Campaign? | website=[[The Independent]] | date=August 27, 2021 | url=https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/fashion/beyonce-tiffany-campaign-diamond-controversy-b1909722.html | access-date=June 30, 2025}}</ref>}}<ref>{{Cite news |first=Susanne |last=Ramírez de Arellano|date=August 30, 2021 |title=What Is Beyoncé's Tiffany Diamond Ad Campaign Really Selling? |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/what-beyonc-s-tiffany-diamond-ad-campaign-really-selling-ncna1277912 |access-date=January 3, 2024 |agency=[[NBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Attiah |first=Karen |date=August 27, 2021 |title=Sorry, Beyoncé, But Tiffany's Blood Diamonds Aren't a Girl's Best Friend |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url-access=subscription|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/26/beyonce-tiffanys-blood-diamonds-necklace/ |access-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/travel-dining/a61916656/beyonce-sir-davis-whiskey-launch-review-2024/|title=Introducing Sirdavis, Beyoncé's Debut into the World of Whisky|date=August 20, 2024|access-date=August 20, 2024|magazine=[[Harper's Bazaar]]|last=Pharms|first=Gabrielle}}</ref> 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]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/style/beyonce-levis-women.html|title=Beyoncé Released a Song and Levi's Saw Its Moment|date=October 2, 2024|access-date=October 3, 2024|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|first=Jordyn|last=Holman|archive-date=October 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009140047/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/style/beyonce-levis-women.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2025, [[Vogue (magazine)|''Vogue'']] announced Beyoncé as a 2026 [[Met Gala]] co-chair alongside [[Nicole Kidman]] and [[Venus Williams]]. The event, themed "Costume Art", will mark her first Met Gala appearance since 2016.<ref name="w395">{{cite web | last=Allaire | first=Christian | title=Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour Will Co-chair the 2026 Met Gala | website=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] | date=December 10, 2025 | url=https://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-nicole-kidman-venus-williams-anna-wintour-2026-met-gala | access-date=December 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moorman |first=Taijuan |title=Metropolitan Museum of Art announces Met Gala 2026 theme, 'Costume Art' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2025/11/17/met-gala-theme-2026/87316756007/ |access-date=2025-12-10 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Discography ==
{{Main|Beyoncé albums discography|Beyoncé singles discography|List of songs recorded by Beyoncé}}

{{See also|Destiny's Child discography|List of songs recorded by Destiny's Child|The Carters#Discography|l3=The Carters discography}}
* ''[[Dangerously in Love]]'' (2003)
* ''[[B'Day]]'' (2006)
* ''[[I Am... Sasha Fierce]]'' (2008)
* ''[[4 (Beyoncé album)|4]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Beyoncé (album)|Beyoncé]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Lemonade (album)|Lemonade]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Cowboy Carter]]'' (2024)
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== Filmography ==
{{Main|Beyoncé videography#Film}}

{{hatnote|This section lists select works only. Refer to the main article for further information.}}
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'''Films starred'''
* ''[[Carmen: A Hip Hopera]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]'' (2002)
* ''[[The Fighting Temptations]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Fade to Black (2004 film)|Fade to Black]]'' (2004)
* ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Cadillac Records]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Obsessed (2009 film)|Obsessed]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Epic (2013 film)|Epic]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Lemonade (2016 film)|Lemonade]]'' (also director) (2016)
* ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Black Is King]]'' (also director) (2020)
* ''[[Mufasa: The Lion King]]'' (2024)
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'''Documentaries'''
* ''[[Live at Wembley (Beyoncé album)|Live at Wembley]]'' (2004)
* ''[[The Beyoncé Experience Live]]'' (2007)
* ''[[I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas|I Am... Yours]]'' (2009)
* ''[[I Am... World Tour (album)|I Am... World Tour]]'' (also director) (2010)
* ''[[Live at Roseland: Elements of 4]]'' (also director) (2011)
* ''[[Life Is But a Dream (film)|Life Is But a Dream]]'' (also director) (2013)
* ''[[Live in Atlantic City (Beyoncé video)|Live in Atlantic City]]'' (also director) (2013)
* ''[[On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z (TV program)|On the Run Tour]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé]]'' (also director) (2019)
* ''[[Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé]]'' (also director) (2023)
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== Tours and residencies ==
{{Main|List of Beyoncé live performances}}

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'''Headlining tours'''
* [[Dangerously in Love Tour]] (2003)
* [[The Beyoncé Experience]] (2007)
* [[I Am... Tour]] (2009–2010)
* [[The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour]] (2013–2014)
* [[The Formation World Tour]] (2016)
* [[Renaissance World Tour]] (2023)
* [[Cowboy Carter Tour]] (2025)

'''Co-headlining tours'''
* [[Verizon Ladies First Tour]] (with [[Alicia Keys]] and [[Missy Elliott]]) (2004)
* [[On the Run Tour (Beyoncé and Jay-Z)|On the Run Tour]] (with [[Jay-Z]]) (2014)
* [[On the Run II Tour]] (with Jay-Z) (2018)
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'''Residencies'''
* [[I Am... Yours]] (2009)
* [[4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé]] (2011)
* [[Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live]] (2012)
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== See also ==
* [[Forbes list of highest-earning musicians|''Forbes'' list of highest-earning musicians]]
* [[European Hot 100 Singles#Most number-one singles|List of artists with the most number-one European singles]]
* [[List of Black Golden Globe Award winners and nominees]]
* [[List of highest-grossing live music artists]]
* [[List of most-followed Instagram accounts]]
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== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
=== Citations ===
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<ref name="u523">{{cite magazine |last=O'Brien |first=Jon |title=Destiny's Child's Self-Titled Debut Album Turns 25: Songs Ranked from Worst to Best |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=February 17, 2023 |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/destinys-child-debut-album-songs-ranked/ |access-date=May 18, 2025}}</ref>
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