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Difference between revisions 545446507 and 566766479 on enwiki#redirect [[Beyoncé Knowles]]{{Histmerge |Beyoncé Knowles}} {{pp-blp|small=yes}}{{pp-move-indef}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = Beyoncé Knowles performing London 2.jpg | name = Beyoncé Knowles | image_size = 220px | caption = Knowles performing as part of her [[The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour|Mrs Carter Show World Tour]], 2013 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Beyoncé Giselle Knowles | alias = {{flat list| *Sasha Fierce<!--NOTE TO EDITORS: Sasha Fierce is the name of Knowles' alter-ego. This name therefore is an alias per [[Template:Infobox Musical artist#Alias]].--> *Third Ward Trill<!--NOTE TO EDITORS: Credited under this name on Jay-Z's album, "Magna Carta... Holy Grail", on the tracks "Tom Ford" and "BBC".--> }} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|9|4}}<ref name="Born to be a Star">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/beyonc-born-to-be-a-star-1890924.html |last=Adams |first=Guy |title=Beyoncé: Born to be a star |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |location=London |date=February 6, 2010 |accessdate=January 9, 2011 }}</ref> | birth_place = [[Houston]], [[Texas]], U.S. | instrument = Vocals | genre = {{flat list| *[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] *[[Pop music|pop]] }} | occupation = {{flat list| *Singer *songwriter *actress }} | associated_acts = {{flat list| *[[Destiny's Child]] *[[Jay-Z]] *[[Solange Knowles]] *[[Kelly Rowland]] }} | years_active = 1997–present | label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] | website = {{URL|www.beyonce.com|beyonce.com}} }} '''Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter''',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2009/12/23/beyonce_knowles_name_change/|title=Beyonce Knowles' name change|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=December 23, 2009|accessdate=March 8, 2013}}</ref> also [[Mononymous person|known simply as]] '''Beyoncé''' ({{IPAc-en|b|i|ˈ|j|ɒ|n|s|eɪ}} {{respell|bee|YON|say}}; born September 4, 1981), is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in [[Houston]], [[Texas]] and performing in singing and dancing competitions, she began her music career aged sixteen as lead singer of R&B girl-group [[Destiny's Child]]. Managed by her father [[Mathew Knowles]], the group became one of the world's [[List of best-selling girl groups|best-selling girl groups]] of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of Knowles' debut album ''[[Dangerously in Love]]'' (2003), which established the singer as a viable solo artist worldwide, selling 11 million copies, earned five [[Grammy Award]]s and featured the ''[[Billboard Hot 100|Billboard]]'' number one singles "[[Crazy in Love (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Crazy in Love]]" and "[[Baby Boy (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Baby Boy]]". Following the disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005, she released her second solo album ''[[B'Day]]'' (2006), which contained hits "[[Irreplaceable]]" and "[[Beautiful Liar]]". Knowles also ventured into acting, with a [[Golden Globe]] nominated performance in ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'' (2006), and starring roles in ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' (2006) and ''[[Obsessed (2009 film)|Obsessed]]'' (2009). Her marriage to rapper [[Jay-Z]] and portrayal of [[Etta James]] in ''[[Cadillac Records]]'' (2008) influenced her third album ''[[I Am... Sasha Fierce]]'' (2008), which saw the birth of her alter-ego Sasha Fierce and earned her a record-setting [[Grammy Award records#Most Grammy Awards won by a female artist in one night|six Grammy Awards]] in 2010, including [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] for "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]". Knowles took a hiatus from music in 2010, took over management of her career and explored 1970s R&B, rock and roll, and African and [[funk]] styles. As a result, her fourth album, ''[[4 (Beyoncé Knowles album)|4]]'' (2011), deviated towards a more traditional [[R&B]] sound. A self-described "modern-day [[feminist]]",<ref>{{cite news|last=Cubarrubia|first=RJ|title=Beyonce Calls Herself a 'Modern-Day Feminist'|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beyonce-calls-herself-a-modern-day-feminist-20130403|publisher=''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]''|accessdate=May 23, 2013}}</ref> Knowles' songs are often characterized by themes of love, relationships and monogamy, as well as female sexuality and empowerment. On stage, she has attracted comparisons to entertainers [[Tina Turner]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[Michael Jackson]] for her dynamic, highly-choreographed performances. Throughout a career spanning 15 years, she has won 17 Grammy Awards, and has sold over 75 million records as a solo artist<ref>{{cite web|title=The Business of Being Beyonce|url=http://www.businessweek.com/videos/2013-05-31/the-business-of-being-beyonce|work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]]|accessdate=June 18, 2013|date=May 31, 2013}}</ref> and 60 million with Destiny's Child,<ref>{{cite news|title=Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child to Release Original Track for First Time in Eight Years|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2013/01/11/beyonce-and-destinys-child-to-release-original-track-for-first-time-in-eight-years/|publisher=''[[TIME]]''|accessdate=March 24, 2013}}</ref> making her one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists]] of all time.<ref name="2012CareerSales"/><ref name="hamlin">{{cite news|last=Hamlin|first=John|title=How Gradual Success Helped Beyonce|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-6151266.html|accessdate=Jan. 10, 2013|publisher=[[CBS]]|date=September 12, 2010}}</ref> The [[Recording Industry Association of America]] recognized Knowles as the Top Certified Artist of the 2000s.<ref name="RIAADecade1"/><ref name="RIAADecade2"/> In 2009, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' named her the Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade,<ref name="RadioSongsArtist"/> the Top Female Artist of the 2000s and their Artist of the Millennium.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266420/artists-of-the-decade|title=Artist of the Decade|work=[[Billboard]]|date=March 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Barshad|first=Amos|title=Beyoncé Crushes at the Billboard Music Awards|url=http://www.vulture.com/2011/05/beyonc_crushes_at_the_billboar.html|accessdate=July 25, 2013|newspaper=[[Vulture]]|date=May 23, 2013}}</ref> In 2013, she was also included in ''[[Time magazine|Time]]'' magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. ==Early life== Knowles was born in [[Houston]], Texas, the daughter of [[Mathew Knowles]], a [[Xerox]] sales manager and [[Tina Knowles|Tina Knowles (née Beyincé)]], a hairdresser and salon owner.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Family Business|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/p/parent_managers_041115/index3.jhtml|publisher=''[[MTV]]''|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles sells Houston home for nearly $3million|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2194043/Beyonc-s-mother-Tina-Knowles-sells-Houston-home-nearly-3million.html|publisher=''[[Daily Mail]]''|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref> Mathew is an African American; Tina, an African American [[Louisiana Creole people|Louisiana Creole]], has African, French, Irish, and Native American ancestry.<ref name="FOX">{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,204978,00.html?sPage=fnc/entertainment/beyonce |title=Beyoncé Knowles' Biography |publisher=[[Fox News Channel|Fox News]] |date=April 15, 2008 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654LsV4gD |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Smolenyak|first=Megan|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak/a-peek-into-blue-ivy-cart_b_1200346.html |title=A Peek into Blue Ivy Carter's Past |publisher=The Huffington Post|date=January 12, 2012 |accessdate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> Beyoncé's name is a tribute to her mother's maiden name.<ref name="FOX" /> She is the elder sister of [[Solange Knowles]], also a singer, songwriter, and actress. Knowles was educated at St. Mary's Elementary School in [[Fredericksburg, Texas]], where she enrolled in dance classes. Her singing talent was discovered when her dance instructor began humming a song and she finished it, hitting the high-pitched notes.<ref name="E!">{{cite video |title=Beyoncé: All New |publisher=[[E! Online|E!]] |accessdate=April 16, 2008}}</ref> Knowles' interest in music and performing continued after winning a school talent show aged seven, singing [[John Lennon]]'s "[[Imagine (song)|Imagine]]" to beat 15 and 16-year-olds.<ref name="Biography Today">{{cite book |title=Biography Today|year=2010|page=10|publisher=Omnigraphics|location=Detroit, Michigan |isbn=978-0-7808-1058-7}}</ref><ref name="People">{{cite web|title=Beyoncé Knowles: Biography — Part 1 |url=http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654MWy8qo |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> In fall of 1990, Knowles enrolled in Parker Elementary School, a music [[magnet school]] in Houston, where she would perform with the school's choir.<ref name="E!" /> She also attended the [[High School for the Performing and Visual Arts]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Maughan |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.life123.com/arts-culture/pop-stars/beyonce/beyonce-knowles-childhood.shtml |title=Beyoncé Knowles Childhood |publisher=[[Life123]] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654N7273k |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> and later [[Alief Elsik High School]].<ref name="FOX" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://elsikalumni.com/FamousAlumni.asp |title=Famous Alumni — Elsik High School |publisher=ElsikAlumni.com |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654NENtvd |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> Knowles was also a member of the choir at St. John's United Methodist Church for two years, performing as a [[solo (music)|soloist]].<ref name="E!" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Cameo: Fat Joe Interviews Beyoncé and Mike Epps |url=http://www.mtv.com/onair/moviehouse/cameo/16/index.jhtml |publisher=[[MTV News]] |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/2008022408162/http://www.mtv.com/onair/moviehouse/cameo/16/index.jhtml |archivedate=February 24, 2008}}</ref> Aged eight, Knowles and childhood friend [[Kelly Rowland]] met [[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 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654NZ02Cg |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> They were placed into a group with three other girls as "[[Girl's Tyme]]", and performed rapping and dancing on the talent show circuit in Houston.<ref name="E!" /><ref name="People"/><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 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/657eCCCDw |archivedate=February 1, 2012}}</ref> After seeing the group, R&B producer Arne Frager brought them to his [[Northern California]] studio and placed them in ''[[Star Search]]'', the largest talent show on national TV at the time.<ref name="E!" /> Girl's Tyme failed to win, with Knowles later saying the song they performed was not good.<ref name="Farley">{{cite news|last=Farley |first=Christopher John |title=Music: Call Of The Child |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998976,00.html |work=''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''|date=January 15, 2001 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654NoPGuG |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref><ref name="J.R.">{{cite news|last=Reynolds |first=J.R. |title=All Grown Up |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12027658 |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]]|date=March 3, 1998 |accessdate=January 12, 2007 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20081216031102/http://music.yahoo.com/read/interview/12027658 |archivedate=December 16, 2008}}</ref> In 1995 Knowles' father resigned from his job to manage the group.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tyrangiel |first=Josh |title=Destiny's Adult |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1005114,00.html |work=Time |date=June 13, 2003 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654O2nAkv |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> The move reduced Knowles' family's income by half, and her parents were forced to move into separated apartments.<ref name="FOX" /> Mathew cut the original lineup to four<ref name="E!" /> and the group continued performing as an opening act for other established R&B girl groups.<ref name="Kaufman" /> Tina designed their costumes until the group split. The girls auditioned before record labels and were finally signed to [[Elektra Records]], moving to [[Atlanta record labels|Atlanta Records]] briefly to work on their first recording, only to be cut by the company.<ref name="FOX" /> This put further strain on the family, and Knowles' parents [[legal separation|separated]].<ref name="Biography Today"/> On October 5, 1995, [[Dwayne Wiggins]]'s Grass Roots Entertainment signed the group. In 1996, the girls began recording their debut album under an agreement with Sony Music, the Knowles family reunited, and shortly after, the group got a contract with [[Columbia Records]].<ref name="Biography Today"/> ==Career== ===1997–2001: Destiny's Child=== {{Main|Destiny's Child}} [[File:Destiny's Child Tour.jpg|thumb|left|Destiny's Child performing "[[Say My Name]]", a single that garnered critical and commercial success, along with two Grammy Awards]] The group changed their name to Destiny's Child in 1993, based on a passage in the [[Book of Isaiah]].<ref name="Kaufman" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Dekel-Daks|first=Tal|title=Ten Things About... Destiny's Child|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a454691/ten-things-about-destinys-child.html|publisher=''[[DigitalSpy]]''|accessdate=March 22, 2013}}</ref> In 1997, with Columbia Records, Destiny's Child released their major label debut song "Killing Time" on the soundtrack to the 1997 film, ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]''.<ref name="Kaufman" /><ref name="J.R." /> The following year, the group released their [[Destiny's Child (album)|self-titled debut album]],<ref name="Farley" /> scoring their first major hit "[[No, No, No (Destiny's Child song)|No, No, No]]". The album established the group as a viable act in the music industry, with moderate sales and winning the group three Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards for Best R&B/Soul Album of the Year, Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist, and Best R&B/Soul Single for "No, No, No".<ref name="Kaufman" /> The group released their multi-platinum second album ''[[The Writing's on the Wall]]'' in 1999. The record features some of the group's most widely known songs such as "[[Bills, Bills, Bills]]," the group's first number-one single, "[[Jumpin' Jumpin']]" and "[[Say My Name]]", which became their most successful song at the time, and would remain one of their signature songs. "Say My Name" won the [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]] and the [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]] at the [[43rd Grammy Awards]].<ref name="Kaufman" /> ''The Writing's on the Wall'' sold more than eight million copies.<ref name="Farley" /> During this time, Knowles recorded a duet with [[Marc Nelson]], an original member of [[Boyz II Men]], on the song "After All Is Said and Done" for the soundtrack to the 1999 film, ''[[The Best Man (1999 film)|The Best Man]]''. [[LeToya Luckett]] and Roberson became unhappy with Mathew's managing of the band and eventually were replaced by [[Farrah Franklin]] and [[Michelle Williams (singer)|Michelle Williams]].<ref name="Kaufman" /> Knowles experienced depression following the split with Luckett and Roberson after being publicly blamed by the media, critics, and blogs for its cause.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/beyonce%20i%20was%20depressed%20at%2019_1088171 |title=Beyoncé: 'I was depressed at 19' |publisher=[[Contact Music]] |date=December 1, 2008 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654Ou9Xk3 |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> Also her longstanding boyfriend left her at this time.<ref name="Depression">{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Caitlin A.|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/13/entertainment/main2258069.shtml |title=Beyoncé On Love, Depression, and Reality |publisher=[[CBS News]] |date=December 13, 2006 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654P6CDBP |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/beyonce-speaks-about-her-past-depression_article_3131 |title=Beyonce Speaks About Her Past Depression |date=December 15, 2006 |publisher=[[Access Hollywood]] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654PNHgsX |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> The depression was so severe it lasted for a couple of years, during which she kept herself in her bedroom for days and refused to eat anything; question herself and who her friends were.<ref name="Depression" /> Knowles stated that she struggled to speak about her depression because Destiny's Child had just won their first [[Grammy Award]] and she feared no one would take her seriously.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/BEYONCE+KNOWLES-12915.html |title=Beyoncé Knowles Opens Up About Depression |date=December 18, 2006 |work=Female First |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] Inc |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654PVMrNC |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> Her mother, Tina, would eventually help her fight it.<ref name="Depression" /> Franklin was dismissed, leaving just Knowles, Rowland, and Williams.<ref name="DunnDate">{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2001/jun/10/life1.lifemagazine5 |title=Date with destiny|last=Dunn|first=Jancee|date=June 10, 2001|work=[[The Observer]]|accessdate=February 27, 2009 | location=London}}</ref> The remaining band members recorded "[[Independent Women Part I]]", which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2000 film, ''[[Charlie's Angels (film)|Charlie's Angels]]''. It became their best-charting single, topping the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart for eleven consecutive weeks.<ref name="Kaufman" /> In early 2001, while Destiny's Child was completing their third album, Knowles landed a major role in the MTV made-for-television film, ''[[Carmen: A Hip Hopera]]'', starring alongside American actor [[Mekhi Phifer]]. Set in [[Philadelphia]], the film is a modern interpretation of the 19th century opera ''[[Carmen]]'' by French composer [[Georges Bizet]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Basham |first=David |title=Beyoncé To Star In "Carmen" Remake |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1438067/20010118/destinys_child.jhtml |publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=January 18, 2001 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654PzhtQM |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> When the third album ''[[Survivor (Destiny's Child album)|Survivor]]'' was released in May 2001, Luckett and Roberson filed a lawsuit claiming that the songs were aimed at them.<ref name="Kaufman" /> The album debuted at number one on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with first-week sales of 663,000 copies sold.<ref name="Martens3">{{cite news|last=Todd |first=Martens |title=Beyoncé, Branch Albums Storm The Chart |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70145/beyonce-branch-albums-storm-the-chart |work=Billboard |date=July 3, 2003 |accessdate=April 1, 2008}}</ref> The album spawned other number-one hits, "[[Bootylicious]]" and the title track, "[[Survivor (Destiny's Child song)|Survivor]]", the latter of which earned the group a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. After releasing their holiday album ''[[8 Days of Christmas]]'' in October 2001, the group announced a hiatus to further pursue solo careers.<ref name="Kaufman" /> ===2002–07: ''Dangerously in Love'', ''B'Day'', and ''Dreamgirls''=== [[File:Beyonce Baby Boy Dancing.jpg|thumb|Knowles performing "[[Baby Boy (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Baby Boy]]", which spent nine consecutive weeks at number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart<ref name="BabyBoy1"/>]] In July 2002, Knowles continued her acting career playing [[Foxxy Cleopatra]] alongside [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]] in the comedy film, ''[[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 |author=Roger Ebert|date=July 26, 2002|accessdate=February 25, 2011}}</ref> which spent its first weekend atop the US box office and grossed $73 million.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=austinpowers3.htm|title=Austin Powers in Goldmember| publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=October 23, 2012}}</ref> Knowles released "[[Work It Out (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Work It Out]]" as the lead single from its [[soundtrack album]] which while it failed to reach the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, entered the top ten in the UK, Norway, and Belgium.<ref>{{cite news| last=Moss|first=Corey|title=Beyoncé, Britney Serve Up First Singles From 'Goldmember'|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1454495/beyonce-premiere-goldmember-single.jhtml|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=May 23, 2002| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654QlMdLS|archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> In 2003, Knowles starred opposite [[Cuba Gooding, Jr.]], in the musical comedy ''[[The Fighting Temptations]]'' as Lilly, a single mother whom Gooding's character falls in love with.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tobey|first=Matthew|url=http://www.allmovie.com/work/the-fighting-temptations-282766|title=The Fighting Temptations|publisher=[[Allmovie]]|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> The film received mixed reviews from critics but grossed $30 million in US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-fighting-temptations|title=The Fighting Temptations|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=&country=AU&id=fightingtemptations.htm&sort=rank&order=ASC&p=.htm |title=The Fighting Temptations (2003)|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> Knowles released "[[Fighting Temptation]]" as the lead single from the film's soundtrack album, with [[Missy Elliott]], [[MC Lyte]], and [[Free (rapper)|Free]] which was also used to promote the film. Another of Beyoncé several contributions, "Summertime," to the same album fared better on the US charts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=GREEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20&dq=beyonce+summertime&hl=en&ei=V5xDTdurPIGKlwesmMgE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=beyonce%20summertime&f=false|title=Beyoncé Tempts Fans With More Movie Songs|publisher=Billboard|date=Oct. 11, 2003}}</ref> Knowles' first recording during her solo career featured on her then-boyfriend [[Jay-Z]]'s "[['03 Bonnie & Clyde]]" and was released in October 2002, peaking at number four on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/song/beyonce/03-bonnie-clyde/4313277#/song/beyonce/03-bonnie-clyde/4313277|title='03 Bonnie & Clyde|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 29, 2011}}</ref> Her first solo album ''[[Dangerously in Love]]'' was released on June 24, 2003, after Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland had released their solo efforts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dangerously-in-love-mw0000598421|title=Dangerously in Love — Beyoncé|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> The album sold 317,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite news|last=Todd|first=Martens|title=Beyoncé, Branch Albums Storm The Chart|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/70145/beyonce-branch-albums-storm-the-chart|work=Billboard|date=July 2, 2003|accessdate=May 8, 2008}}</ref> {{as of|2012}} it remains Knowles' best-selling album, with 11 million copies sold worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chandler|first=D. L.|url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/04/05/jay-z-and-beyonce-celebrate-three-years-of-wedded-bliss/|title=Jay-Z And Beyoncé Celebrate Three Years Of Wedded Bliss|publisher=MTV Rapfix. Viacom|date=April 5, 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654RvFtZI|archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> Knowles was the first artist in twenty years and first female artist in chart history to have both an album and single debut on top of the UK and US charts at the same time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beyonce Biography|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/beyonce-knowles.html|publisher=thebiographychannel.co.uk|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Beyonce Biography - Profile of Pop|url=http://top40.about.com/od/artistsac/p/beyonce.htm|publisher=about.com|accessdate=30 April 2013}}</ref> The albums [[lead single]], "[[Crazy in Love (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Crazy in Love]]", featuring Jay-Z, became Knowles' first number-one single as a solo artist in the US.<ref>{{cite news|last=Martens|first=Todds|title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z: 'Crazy' As Ever|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69469/beyonce-jay-z-crazy-as-ever|work=Billboard|date=August 21, 2003|accessdate=February 10, 2011}}</ref> The single "[[Baby Boy (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Baby Boy]]" also reached number one,<ref name="BabyBoy1">{{cite news|last=Martens|first=Todd|title='Stand Up' Ends 'Baby Boy' Reign|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67981/stand-up-ends-baby-boy-reign|work=Billboard|date=November 28, 2003|accessdate=April 2, 2008}}</ref> and top other singles, "[[Me, Myself and I (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Me, Myself and I]]" and "[[Naughty Girl (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Naughty Girl]]", both reached the top-five.<ref name="beyoncehot100">{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=beyonce|chart=Hot 100}}|title=Beyoncé Album and Song Chart History: Hot 100|work=Billboard|accessdate=June 13, 2011}}</ref> The album earned Knowles a then record-tying five awards at the [[46th Grammy Awards]]; [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album|Best Contemporary R&B Album]], [[Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance|Best Female R&B Vocal Performance]] for "[[Dangerously in Love 2]]", [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration|Best Rap/Sung Collaboration]] for "Crazy in Love", and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "[[The Closer I Get to You#Beyoncé Knowles and Luther Vandross version|The Closer I Get to You]]" with [[Luther Vandross]].<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|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654Sk0IVW |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> The latter had been included on both singers' respective albums. In November 2003, she embarked on the [[Dangerously in Love Tour]] in Europe and later toured alongside [[Missy Elliott]] and [[Alicia Keys]] for the [[Verizon Ladies First Tour]] in North America.<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]]|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/60DLUr95K|archivedate=May 19, 2012}}</ref> On February 1, 2004, Knowles performed the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|American national anthem]] at [[Super Bowl XXXVIII]], at the [[Reliant Stadium]] in Houston, Texas.<ref>{{cite news|last=Alexis|first=Nadeska|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1695649/beyonce-super-bowl-xlvii-performance.jhtml|title=Beyoncé To Perform At Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show| publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=October 16, 2012|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> After the release of ''Dangerously in Love'', Knowles had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-over tracks. However, this was put on hold so she could concentrate on recording ''[[Destiny Fulfilled]]'', the final studio album by Destiny's Child.<ref>{{cite news|last=Patel| first=Joseph|title=Beyoncé Puts Off Second Solo LP To Reunite Destiny's Child|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484202/20040107/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=January 1, 2004|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20080115070521/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1484202/20040107/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|archivedate=January 15, 2008}}</ref> Released on November 15, 2004, in the US<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/destiny-fulfilled-mw0000261084|title=Destiny Fulfilled — Destiny's Child|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> and peaking at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref>{{cite news|last=Whitmire|first=Margo| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/65514/eminem-thankful-to-remain-no-1|title=Eminem Thankful To Remain No. 1|newspaper=Billboard|date=November 24, 2004|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref><ref name="riaadestinyschild">{{cite web|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS|title=Gold and Platinum — Destiny's Child|publisher=Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)|accessdate=November 13, 2008}}</ref> ''Destiny Fulfilled'' spawned the singles "[[Lose My Breath]]" and "[[Soldier (Destiny's Child song)|Soldier]]", which both reached the top-five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.<ref>{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=destiny's child|chart=all}}|title=Destiny's Child Album and Song Chart History|work=Billboard|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, [[Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It]]. During the last stop of their European tour in [[Barcelona]], Spain, on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the North American leg of the tour.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cohen| first=Jonathan|title=Destiny's Child To Split After Fall Tour| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/62619/destinys-child-to-split-after-fall-tour| work=Billboard|date=June 15, 2005|accessdate=April 1, 2008}}</ref> The group released their first [[compilation album]] ''[[Number 1's (Destiny's Child album)|Number 1's]]'' on October 25, 2005, in the US<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/1s-mw0000178918|title=Number 1's — Destiny's Child|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> and accepted a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in March 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/12064273/ns/today-entertainment/|title=Destiny's Child gets Walk of Fame star|date=March 29, 2006|work=[[Today (NBC program)|Today]] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654Tp9pM9|archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> [[File:Beyonce, May 2007.jpg|upright|left|thumb|Knowles performing during [[The Beyoncé Experience]] concert tour in May 2007]] Knowles' second solo album ''[[B'Day]]'' was released on September 5, 2006, in the US, to coincide with Knowles' twenty-fifth birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bday-mw0000542181|title=B'day — Beyoncé|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> It sold 541,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming Knowles' second consecutive number-one album in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hasty|first=Katie|title=Beyoncé's 'B-Day' Makes Big Bow At No. 1|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57265/beyonces-b-day-makes-big-bow-at-no-1|work=Billboard|date=September 13, 2006|accessdate=January 5, 2008}}</ref> The albums lead single was "[[Déjà Vu (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Déjà Vu]]", which features Jay-Z. The second international single "[[Irreplaceable]]" was a commercial success worldwide, reaching number one in Australia, Hungary, Ireland, and New Zealand.<ref name="UKChartHistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/beyonce/|title=Artist Chart History — Beyoncé|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=October 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9&titel=Irreplaceable&cat=s|title=Beyoncé — Irreplaceable|publisher=australian-charts.com |accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> ''B'Day'' also produced three other singles, "[[Ring the Alarm]]", "[[Get Me Bodied]]", and "[[Green Light (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Green Light]]", which each attained moderate success. Her first acting role of 2006 was in the comedy film ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' starring opposite [[Steve Martin]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Otto|first=Jeff|title=Interview: Beyoncé Knowles|url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/686/686598p1.html |publisher=IGN|date=February 8, 2006|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654UKFVFb|archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> The film grossed $158.8 million at the box office worldwide,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=pinkpanther05.htm|title=The Pink Panther (2006)| publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> but received generally negative reviews. Her second film ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]],'' the film version of the 1981 Broadway musical<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4152|title=Dreamgirls|publisher=Internet Broadway Database|accessdate=April 25, 2013}}</ref> loosely based on [[The Supremes]], received acclaim from critics and grossed $154 million internationally.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/dreamgirls|title=Dreamgirls|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dreamgirls.htm|title=Dreamgirls (2006)|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dreamgirls (2006) - Daily Box Office - Box Office Mojo|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=dreamgirls.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=May 19, 2013}}</ref> In it, she starred opposite [[Jennifer Hudson]], [[Jamie Foxx]], and [[Eddie Murphy]] playing a pop singer based on [[Diana Ross]].<ref>{{cite video |people=[[Bill Condon|Condon, Bill]] - Director|date=December 15, 2006|title=Dreamgirls|medium=Motion picture|publisher=[[DreamWorks|DreamWorks SKG]]|location=United States}}</ref> To promote the film, Knowles released "[[Listen (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Listen]]" as the lead single from the [[Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture|soundtrack album]]. In April 2007, Knowles embarked on [[The Beyoncé Experience]], her first worldwide concert tour, visiting 97 venues and grossed $90 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/10/27/malaysia039s-loss-indonesia039s-gain-beyonce-knowles-play-jakarta.html-0|title=Malaysia's loss is Indonesia's gain: Beyoncé Knowles to play Jakarta|work=[[The Jakarta Post]]|date=October 27, 2007|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> Knowles conducted pre-concert food donation drives during six major stops in conjunction with her pastor at St. John's and [[America's Second Harvest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsblaze.com/story/2007080607354900002.mwir/topstory.html |title=The Beyoncé Experience Tour Offers Food Drives in Conjunction With Pastor Rudy Rasmus, Capital Area Food Bank, and the Survivor Foundation |work=NewsBlaze |date=June 20, 2006 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65AAjrwrv |archivedate=February 3, 2012}}</ref> At the same time, ''B'Day'' was re-released with five additional songs, including her duet with [[Shakira]] "[[Beautiful Liar]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/bday-deluxe-edition-mr0002778311|title=B'Day (Deluxe Edition) — Beyoncé|publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> ===2008–10: Marriage, ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' and hiatus=== [[File:Flickr - smilesea - Beyoncé Newcastle 2009 (20).jpg|thumbnail|right|175px|Knowles performing during the [[I Am... World Tour]]]] On April 4, 2008, Knowles married Jay-Z in New York City.<ref name="marriage">{{cite news|last=Helling|first=Steve|title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z File Signed Marriage License|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20194030,00.html|work=People|date=April 22, 2008|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654qQ3ltc |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> She publicly revealed their marriage in a video montage at the listening party for her third studio album, ''[[I Am... Sasha Fierce]]'', in Manhattan's Sony Club on October 22, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Clinton|first=Ivory| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20235328,00.html| title=Beyoncé Dishes on Her Sassy Alter-Ego|work=People|date=April 23, 2008|accessdate=October 22, 2012}}</ref> ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' was released on November 18, 2008 in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/i-amsasha-fierce-mw0000801448|title=I Am... Sasha Fierce|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=October 22, 2012}}</ref> The album introduces Knowles' [[alter ego]] Sasha Fierce, conceived during the making of her 2003 single "Crazy in Love" and sold 482,000 copies in its first week, debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200, and gave Knowles her third consecutive number-one album in the US.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jonathan|first=Cohen| date=November 26, 2008|title=Beyoncé Starts 'Fierce' Atop Album Chart|work=Billboard| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266192/beyonce-starts-fierce-atop-album-chart | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5mr27zvuE|archivedate=January 17, 2010}}</ref> The album included the number one song "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]"<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/genre/randb-hip-hop/beyonce-starts-2009-atop-the-hot-100-1003926428.story|title=Beyoncé Starts 2009 Atop The Hot 100|last=Cohen|first=Jonathan|date=January 1, 2009|work=Billboard|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654s6njhG|archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> and top-five song "[[Halo (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Halo]]".<ref name="beyoncehot100"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9&titel=Halo&cat=s|title=Beyoncé — Halo|publisher=australian-charts.com| accessdate=October 22, 2012}}</ref> Along with being the song that has spent the longest time on the Hot 100 charts in her career,<ref>{{cite news|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=beyoncé|chart=Hot 100}}|title=Beyoncé: Chart History by Weeks on Chart}}</ref> "Halo"'s US success helped Knowles achieve more top ten singles on the list than any other female artist during the [[Aughts|2000s]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Don Omar: The Reggaeton Starts Plugs In For Digital Sales With 'IDon' And An iPhone App|date=April 25, 2009|work=Billboard|issn=00062510|volume=121|issue=16|page=41}}</ref> It also included the successful "[[Sweet Dreams (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Sweet Dreams]]"<ref>{{cite web| url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9&titel=Sweet+Dreams&cat=s| title=Beyoncé — Sweet Dreams|publisher=australian-charts.com|accessdate=October 22, 2012}}</ref> and the moderately successful "[[Diva (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Diva]]", "[[Ego (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Ego]]", "[[Broken-Hearted Girl]]" and "[[Video Phone (song)|Video Phone]]". The music video for "Single Ladies" has been parodied and imitated around the world, spawning the "first major dance craze" of the Internet age according to the ''[[Toronto Star]]''. <ref name="First dance craze">{{Cite news|last=Crawford|first=Trish| title=Beyoncé's single an anthem for women|work=[[Toronto Star]]|date=January 23, 2009| url=http://www.thestar.com/living/article/575705| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654sQLncT| archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> The video won several awards, including Best Video at the 2009 [[MTV Europe Music Awards 2009|MTV Europe Music Awards]],<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/beyonce-wows-racy-red-costume-mtv-europe-music-awards-article-1.414356|title=Beyonce wows in racy red costume at MTV Europe Music Awards|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York|date=November 6, 2009| accessdate=December 27, 2011|first=Olivia|last=Smith}}</ref> the 2009 Scottish [[MOBO Awards 2009|MOBO Awards]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Anita|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/6095726/Mobo-Awards-2009-nominations-unveiled.html|title=Mobo Awards 2009 nominations unveiled |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=August 26, 2009|accessdate=December 15, 2010}}</ref> and the 2009 [[BET Awards]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://randb.about.com/od/musicawardsshows/a/2009BETAwards.htm|title=2009 BET Awards| publisher=About.com|first=Mark Edward|last=Nero|accessdate=February 28, 2011}}</ref> At the [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]], the video was nominated for nine awards, ultimately winning three including Video of the Year. Its failure to win the Best Female Video category, which went to American [[country pop]] singer [[Taylor Swift]]'s "[[You Belong with Me]]", [[Kanye West MTV Video Music Awards controversy|led to Kanye West interrupting the ceremony]] and Beyoncé improvising a re-presentation of Taylor's award during her own acceptance speech.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621389/kanye-west-crashes-vma-stage-during-taylor-swifts-award-speech.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|title=Kanye West Crashes VMA Stage During Taylor Swift's Award Speech|first1=Jayson|last1=Rodriguez|first2=James|last2=Montgomery|first3=Shaheem|last3=Reid|date=September 13, 2009|accessdate=June 6, 2011}}</ref> In March 2009, Knowles embarked on the [[I Am... World Tour]], her second headlining worldwide concert tour, consisting of 108 shows and grossed $119.5 million.<ref>{{cite news|last=Casserly|first=Meghan| url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghancasserly/2012/12/10/beyonce-knowles-50-million-pepsi-deal-takes-creative-cues-from-jay-z/|title=Beyoncé's $50 Million Pepsi Deal Takes Creative Cues From Jay-Z|newspaper=[[Forbes]]|date=December 10, 2012| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6ELRdfVB6| archivedate=February 11, 2013}}</ref> Knowles continued to take movie roles, starring as [[blues]] singer [[Etta James]] in the 2008 musical biopic, ''[[Cadillac Records]]''. Her performance in the film received praise from critics,<ref>{{cite news|last=Masterson|first=Lawrie| url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/insider/is-beyonce-beyond-her-best/story-e6frewt9-1225697057494|title=Is Beyoncé Beyond Her Best?|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=April 12, 2009|accessdate=October 21, 2012}}</ref> and she garnered several nominations for her portrayal of James, including a [[Satellite Award]] nomination for [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress]], and a [[NAACP]] Image Award nomination for [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Supporting Actress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2008.shtml|title=2008 13th Annual Satellite Awards Nominees|publisher=[[International Press Academy]]| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20081202035312/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2008.shtml|archivedate=October 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.naacpimageawards.net/40/nom_movies.php |title=The 40th NAACP Image Awards| publisher=[[NAACP Image Award]]| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090211235604/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/40/nom_movies.php|archivedate=October 22, 2012}}</ref> Knowles donated her entire salary from the film to [[Phoenix House]], an organization of rehabilitation centers for heroin addicts around the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/Music/News/musicnews_beyoncedonatesalary_1.05.09.htm |title=Beyoncé Donates Movie Salary To Drug Treatment Centers |last=Harling |first=Danielle |date=January 5, 2007 |publisher=[[Black Entertainment Television]] |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090509164144/http://www.bet.com/Music/News/musicnews_beyoncedonatesalary_1.05.09.htm? |archivedate=February 3, 2012}}</ref> On January 20, 2009, Knowles performed James' "[[At Last]]" at the First couple's first inaugural dance.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman| first=Gil|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1602866/beyonce-sing-obamas-first-dance-at-inaugural-ball.jhtml|title=Beyoncé To Sing For Obamas' First Dance At Inaugural Ball|publisher=MTV News| date=January 16, 2009|accessdate=June 13, 2011}}</ref> Knowles starred opposite [[Ali Larter]] and [[Idris Elba]] in the thriller, ''[[Obsessed (2009 film)|Obsessed]]''. She played Sharon Charles, a mother and wife who learns of a woman's obsessive behavior over her husband. Although the film received negative reviews from critics,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.businessinsider.com/2009-04-25/entertainment/29979486_1_slow-weekend-movies-opening-million-weekend|title=Box Office Preview: Audience ''Obsessed'' With Beyoncé|publisher=Business Insider|date=April 25, 2009|accessdate=October 22, 2012}}</ref> the movie did well at the US box office, grossing $68 million--$60 million more than ''Cadillac Records''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cadillacrecords.htm|title= Cadillac Records|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>—on a budget of $20 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=obsessed.htm|publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=April 29, 2013|title=Obsessed}}</ref> The fight scene finale between Sharon and the character played by [[Ali Larter]] also won the 2010 [[MTV Movie Award for Best Fight]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://au.eonline.com/uberblog/movie_reviews/b120596_review_beyonceacutes_obsessed_bad_its.html|title=Review: Beyoncé's ''Obsessed'' So Bad It's Beautiful|first=Natasha|last=Vargas-Cooper| date=April 24, 2009|publisher=[[E!]]|accessdate=July 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640890/2010-mtv-movie-awards-complete-winners-list.jhtml| title=2010 MTV Movie Awards: Complete Winners List|publisher=MTV News|first=Josh|last=Wigler |date=June 6, 2010|accessdate=July 17, 2011}}</ref> At the [[52nd Grammy Awards]], Knowles received ten nominations, including [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] for ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'', Record of the Year for "Halo", and [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", among others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266527/beyonce-taylor-swift-peas-lead-grammy-award-nominations|title=Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Peas Lead Grammy Award Nominations|last=Donahue| first=Ann|date=December 20, 2009|work=Billboard|accessdate=December 3, 2009}}</ref> She tied with [[Lauryn Hill]] for most Grammy nominations in a single year by a female artist.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamb|first=Bill|url=http://top40.about.com/b/2009/12/04/beyonce-tied-with-lauryn-hill-for-most-grammy-nominations-in-a-single-year-by-a-female-artist.htm|title=Beyoncé Tied With Lauryn Hill For Most Grammy Nominations In a Single Year by a Female Artist|publisher=About.com | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654uStUjx|archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> In 2010, Knowles was featured on [[Lady Gaga]]'s single "[[Telephone (song)|Telephone]]" and its video.<ref name="UKChartHistory"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lady+GaGa+feat%2E+Beyonc%E9&titel=Telephone&cat=s|title=Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé — Telephone| publisher=australian-charts.com|accessdate=October 21, 2012}}</ref> The song topped the US [[Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs)|Pop Songs]] chart, becoming the sixth number-one for both Knowles and Gaga, tying them with [[Mariah Carey]] for most number-ones since the [[Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems|Nielsen]] Top 40 airplay chart launched in 1992.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958963/lady-gaga-beyonce-match-mariahs-record| title=Lady Gaga, Beyoncé Match Mariah's Record|date=March 15, 2010|accessdate=March 18, 2010| work=Billboard|last=Trust|first=Gary}}</ref> "Telephone" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals.<ref>{{cite news|last=DeCrow|first=Jason| url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2010-12-01-grammy-nominations-list_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip|title=Nominations list for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards|work=USA Today| date=December 1, 2010|accessdate=December 2, 2010}}</ref> Knowles announced that she would be taking a break from her music career at the end of January 2010, heeding her mother's advice, "to live life, to be inspired by things again".<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| publisher=[[DigitalSpy]]|accessdate=February 23, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-01-11-beyonce_N.htm| title=Beyoncé is poised to take a well-deserved break in 2010|first=Elysa|last=Gardner| accessdate=August 1, 2011|date=January 28, 2010|work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> During the break she and her father parted ways as business partners.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Gerrick D.| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/03/beyonce-severes-ties-management-ties-with-father.html|title=Beyoncé Severs Management Ties with Father|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 28, 2011|accessdate=August 1, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666719/beyonce-year-of-4.jhtml|title=Beyoncé Shrugs Off 'Fear' In 'Year Of 4'|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|publisher=MTV News|date=June 28, 2011|accessdate=August 1, 2011}}</ref> Knowles' hiatus lasted nine months and saw her visit European cities, the [[Great Wall of China]], the [[Egyptian pyramids]], [[Australia]], [[Festivals in the United Kingdom|English music festivals]] and various museums and ballet performances.<ref name="hiatus" /><ref>{{cite web|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/|publisher=[[Essence (magazine){{!}}Essence]]|accessdate=June 3, 2013}}</ref> ===2011–12: ''4'' and motherhood=== [[File:Beyonce (New York).jpg|left|thumb|175px|Knowles performing during the [[4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé]] [[revue]], August 2011]] In 2011, documents obtained by [[WikiLeaks]] revealed that Knowles was one of many entertainers who had received extravagant sums to perform for the family of Libyan ruler [[Muammar Gaddafi]]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' reported that the music industry was urging them to return the money they earned for the concerts;<ref>{{cite news|last=Knopper|first=Steve| url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/industry-lashes-out-at-mariah-beyonce-and-others-who-played-for-qaddafis-family-20110225|title=Industry Lashes out at Mariah Carey, Beyoncé and Others Who Played For Qaddafis Family|newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=February 25, 2011| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5wwRIStQE|archivedate=March 5, 2011}}</ref> a spokesperson for Knowles later confirmed to ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' that she donated the money to the [[Clinton Bush Haiti Fund]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1659097/beyonce-gadhafi-donation.jhtml|title=Beyoncé Donated Gadhafi Money To Haiti Relief Last Year|publisher=MTV News|date=March 3, 2011|accessdate=June 14, 2011}}</ref> Later that year she became the first solo female artist to headline the main Pyramid stage at the [[Glastonbury Festival 2011|2011 Glastonbury Festival]] in over twenty years<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/beyonce-to-headline-glastonbury-festival-115756999.html |title=Beyoncé to Headline Glastonbury Festival|agency=[[PR Newswire]]|date=February 10, 2011|accessdate=February 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2011/jun/28/beyonce-headlining-glastonbury-girl-power|title=Beyoncé headlining at Glastonbury was a great girl power moment|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> and was named the "Highest Paid Performer Per Minute in the World", having earlier earned [[Pound sign|£]]1.25 million for a five-song performance at a private 2010 New Year's Eve party on [[Saint Barthélemy|St. Barts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/278580-beyonce-knowles-highest-paid-performer-per-minute/|title=Beyoncé Knowles highest paid performer per minute|publisher=[[STV (TV network)|STV]]|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/64RGTlg8Y|archivedate=January 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Beyonce Knowles highest paid performer per minute|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/beyonce-knowles-highest-paid-performer-per-minute-6260663.html|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=April 8, 2013}}</ref> In April 2011, Knowles joined forces with US First Lady [[Michelle Obama]] and the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation, to help boost the latter's campaign against [[child obesity]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://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=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] |date=April 29, 2011 |first=Mikaela |last=Conley |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5zNnAjyWm |archivedate=June 12, 2011}}</ref> by reworking her single "[[Get Me Bodied]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/04/08/video-beyonce-wants-you-to-move-your-body/ |title=Beyoncé Wants You to "Move Your Body" |publisher=Rap-Up |date=April 8, 2011 |accessdate=April 9, 2011}}</ref> Following the [[death of Osama bin Laden]], Knowles released her cover of the [[Lee Greenwood]] song "[[God Bless the USA]]", as a charity single to help raise funds for the [[New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund]].<ref name="God Bless the USA">{{cite news|last=Martin |first=Dan |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/may/06/beyonce-charity-single-god-bless-usa |title=Beyoncé debuts charity single God Bless the USA |publisher=[[The Guardian]]|location=London |date=May 6, 2011 |accessdate=May 6, 2011}}</ref> Her fourth album ''[[4 (Beyoncé Knowles album)|4]]'' was released on June 28, 2011 in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/4-mw0002136254|title=4 — Beyoncé| publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=October 22, 2012}}</ref> ''4'' sold 310,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, giving Knowles her fourth consecutive number-one album in the US. This made her the third artist in the chart's history, behind only [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]] and [[Britney Spears]], to have her first four studio albums debut at number one.<ref>{{cite web|last=Caulfield|first=Keith| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469358/beyonce-notches-4th-billboard-200-no-1-with-4|title=Beyoncé Notches 4th Billboard 200 No. 1 with '4'|work=Billboard|date=July 6, 2011|accessdate=July 7, 2011}}</ref> The album was preceded by two of its singles "[[Run the World (Girls)]]" and "[[Best Thing I Never Had]]", which both attained moderate success.<ref name="beyoncehot100"/><ref name="UKChartHistory"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Beyonc%E9&titel=Run+The+World+%28Girls%29&cat=s|title=Beyoncé — Run the World (Girls)|publisher=australian-charts.com|accessdate=October 22, 2012}}</ref> The fourth single "[[Love on Top]]" was a commercial success in the US.<ref>"Love on Top" spent seven consecutive weeks at number one on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart: *{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-march-4-2012-songs-song-tv-010205864.html|title=Week Ending March 4, 2012. Songs: The Song That TV Made Famous|publisher=Yahoo! Music|first=Paul|last=Grein|date=March 7, 2012|accessdate=June 20, 2012}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/502582/chart-juice-mary-j-blige-notches-record-extending-top-10-single|title=Chart Juice: Mary J. Blige Notches Record-Extending Top 10 Single|work=Billboard|first=Karinah|last=Santiago|date=March 9, 2012|accessdate=June 20, 2012}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/47178/chart-juice-rihanna-usher-roar-into-top-10|title=Chart Juice: Rihanna, Usher Roar Into Top 10|work=Billboard|first=Karinah| last=Santiago|date=March 16, 2012|accessdate=June 20, 2012}} *{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-march-18-2012-songs-80s-party-004336988.html|title=Week Ending March 18, 2012. Songs: Your '80s Party Mix-Tape|publisher=Yahoo! Music|first=Paul|last=Grein|date=March 21, 2012|accessdate=June 20, 2012}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/498685/chart-juice-loverance-rises-up-to-top-10| title=Chart Juice: LoveRance Rises 'Up!' to Top 10|work=Billboard|first=Karinah|last=Santiago| date=March 30, 2012|accessdate=June 20, 2012}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/497070/chart-juice-melanie-fiona-notches-first-no-1-on-rbhip-hop-albums| title=Chart Juice: Melanie Fiona Notches First No. 1 on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|work=Billboard |first=Karinah|last=Santiago|date=April 6, 2012|accessdate=June 20, 2012}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2012-04-21/r-b-hip-hop-songs| title=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Week of April 21, 2012|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 21, 2012}}</ref> ''4'' also produced two other singles, "[[Countdown (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Countdown]]" and "[[End of Time (song)|End of Time]]", which received less success, but critical acclaim. ''[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]'' published her writing about her 2010 break as its July 2011 cover story "Eat, Play, Love", which later 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#ixzz1uDkjNees|title=Beyoncé set to win a writing award from the New York Association of Black Journalists|work=Daily News| location=New York|date=May 2, 2012|accessdate=May 8, 2012}}</ref> Knowles took the stage at New York's [[Roseland Ballroom]] for four nights of special performances. The musical set on each of the ''[[4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé]]'' concerts in mid-August was the entire ''4'' album, to a standing room only.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.beyonceonline.com/us/news/beyonc%C3%A9-perform-4-intimate-nights-beyonc%C3%A9-concert-series-new-yorks-roseland-ballroom|title=Beyoncé To Perform '4 Intimate Nights With Beyoncé' At New York's Roseland Ballroom|publisher=Beyoncé Knowles' Official Website|date=August 5, 2011|accessdate=August 11, 2011}}</ref> [[File:Beyoncé 2012.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Knowles with her daughter Blue Ivy in April 2012]] At the [[2011 MTV Video Music Awards]] Knowles announced that she and Jay-Z were expecting their first child, throwing her microphone on the floor and undoing her blazer at the end of her performance of "Love On Top".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/28/beyonce-pregnant_n_939890.html |title=Beyoncé Pregnant, Flaunts Baby Bump On VMA Red Carpet |publisher=Huffington Post |date=August 28, 2011 |accessdate=August 28, 2011 |first=Ellie |last=Krupnick}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20302940_20523751,00.html|title=Beyoncé & Jay-Z Expecting a Baby|work=People|date=August 28, 2011 |accessdate=August 28, 2011}}</ref> Her appearance helped that year's MTV Video Music Awards become the most-watched broadcast in MTV history, pulling in 12.4 million viewers.<ref name="Mitchell">{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2011/08/30/beyonce-pregnant-vmas-love-on-top-album-sales-surge/?xrs=share_twitter|title=Beyoncé's Album Sees Sales Surge After VMA Performance Of 'Love On Top'|date=August 30, 2011|first=John|last=Mitchell | publisher=MTV Newsroom |accessdate=August 31, 2011}}</ref> Knowles received two nominations at the [[54th Grammy Awards]]: Best Rap-Sung Collaboration for "[[Party (song)|Party]]", and [[Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video|Best Long Form Music Video]] for ''[[I Am... World Tour (album)|I Am... World Tour]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2011&genre=All|title=54th Annual Grammy Awards| publisher=Grammy.com|accessdate=December 1, 2011}}</ref> On January 7, 2012, Knowles gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at [[Lenox Hill Hospital]] in New York under heavy security.<ref name="nydailynews.com">{{cite news| url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/beyonce-birth-girl-lenox-hill-hospital-new-york-saturday-night-article-1.1002331|title=Beyonce gives birth to girl Blue Ivy Carter with Jay-Z by her side at New York's Lenox Hill Hospital|date=January 7, 2013|work=Daily News|location=New York}}</ref> Five months later she [[Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live|performed for four nights]] at [[Revel Atlantic City]]'s Ovation Hall to celebrate the resort's opening, her first performances since giving birth to Blue Ivy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beyonce.com/news/fourth-show-added-at-revel|title=Fourth Show Added at Revel|publisher=Beyoncé Knowles' Official Website|date=May 7, 2012|accessdate=May 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Makarechi|first=Kia|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/25/beyonce-revel-concert-new-atlantic-city_n_1545181.html|title=Beyoncé, Revel: Singer's Atlantic City Concerts Mark First Return To Stage Since Blue Ivy Carter Was Born|publisher=Huffington Post|date=May 25, 2012|accessdate=October 22, 2012}}</ref> Knowles and Jay-Z raised $ 4 million, during a fundraising event at the latter's [[40/40 Club]] in New York City, for President [[Barack Obama]]'s re-election campaign.<ref name="reelection2012">{{cite web| url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/09/19/beyonce-and-jay-z-raise-4-million-for-obama-at-nyc-event/| title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z Raise $4 Million for Obama at NYC Event|publisher=Rap-Up|date=September 19, 2012|accessdate=October 27, 2012}}</ref> In December, Knowles along with a variety of other celebrities teamed up and produced a video campaign for "Demand A Plan", a bipartisan effort by a group of 950 US mayors and others<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.demandaction.org/about|title=About Mayors Against Illegal Guns|publisher=demandaction.org}}</ref> designed to influence the federal government into rethinking its gun control laws, following the [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1029006/gun-control-celebrities-demand-a-plan|title=Gun Control: Celebrities 'Demand a Plan'|publisher=[[Sky News]]|date=December 22, 2012|accessdate=January 4, 2013}}</ref> ===2013: Fifth studio album=== [[File:Beyoncé Knowles Red Tour Dress.jpg|left|upright|thumb|175px|Knowles during the [[The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour]], 2013]] In January 2013, [[Destiny's Child]] released ''[[Love Songs (Destiny's Child album)|Love Songs]]'', a compilation album of romance-themed songs from their previous albums and newly-recorded "Nuclear".<ref>{{cite news|last=Garibaldi|first=Christina| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1700073/destinys-child-nuclear-single.jhtml|title=Destiny's Child Drop New Single 'Nuclear'|newspaper=[[MTV News]]|date=January 11, 2013|accessdate=January 13, 2013}}</ref> Knowles performed the American national anthem singing along with a pre-recorded track at President Obama's [[Second inauguration of Barack Obama|second inauguration]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="secondinauguration">{{cite news|last=Richards| first=Chris|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/inauguration/beyonce-to-sing-the-star-spangled-banner-at-inauguration/2013/01/09/f343e4e4-5a75-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html |title=Beyoncé to sing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at inauguration|work=The Washington Post|date=January 10, 2013|accessdate=January 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2013/01/31/beyonce-super-bowl-halftime.html|title=Beyoncé answers lip-sync critics at Super Bowl presser|agency=Associated Press|date=January 31, 2013|accessdate=February 1, 2013}}</ref> The next month, Knowles performed at the [[Super Bowl XLVII halftime show]], held at the [[Mercedes-Benz Superdome]] in [[New Orleans]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/10/16/report-beyonce-to-perform-at-super-bowl-halftime-show/|title=Beyoncé to Perform at Super Bowl Halftime Show|publisher=Rap-Up|date=October 16, 2012|accessdate=October 17, 2012}}</ref> garnering three [[Emmy Award|Emmy nominations]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Cheesman|first=Danielle|title=Beyonce Gets Three Emmy Nominations|url=http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/post--beyonce-gets-3-emmy-nominations|accessdate=July 24, 2013|newspaper=[[MSN]]|date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> At the [[55th Grammy Awards]], Knowles won for [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance|Best Traditional R&B Performance]] for "[[Love on Top]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/02/10/55th-annual-grammy-awards-list-of-winners/|title=List of winners at the 55th Grammy Awards|publisher=Rap-Up|date=February 10, 2013|accessdate=February 11, 2013}}</ref> Her feature-length documentary film, ''[[Life Is But a Dream]]'' first aired on [[HBO]] on February 16.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2013/01/11/beyonce-reveals-herself-in-life-is-but-a-dream-hbo-documentary-trailer/|title=Beyoncé Reveals Herself in 'Life Is But a Dream' HBO Documentary (Trailer)|publisher=Rap-Up|date=January 11, 2013|accessdate=January 12, 2013}}</ref> The film, which she directed and produced herself, featured footage from her childhood, her as mother and businesswoman, recording, rehearsing for live performances, and her return to the spotlight following Blue Ivy's birth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/11/26/beyonce-documentary-coming-to-hbo-in-february/|title=Beyoncé Documentary Coming to HBO in February|publisher=Rap-Up|date=November 26, 2012|accessdate=November 27, 2012}}</ref> In February 2013, Knowles signed a [[Music publisher (popular music)|global publishing agreement]] with [[Warner/Chappell Music]], which will cover her future songwriting and upcoming studio album.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mitchell| first=Gail|title=Beyonce Signs Global Administration Deal With Warner/Chappell Publishing| url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/global/1549702/beyonce-signs-global-administration-deal-with-warnerchappell|work=Billboard|date=February 22, 2013|accessdate=February 22, 2013}}</ref> In April, Knowles and Jay-Z visited [[Cuba]] for their fifth wedding anniversary, their visit came under scrutiny from two [[Congress of the United States|congressmen]] for potentially breaching the [[US embargo against Cuba]].<ref name="cuba">{{cite news|title=Beyonce and Jay-Z in Cuba more controversial than past star visits; Rubio raises concerns|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2013/04/08/beyonce-and-jay-z-in-cuba-somehow-a-much-bigger-flap-than-when-other-stars-visited/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Michaels|first=Sean|title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z's Cuba trip licensed by US Treasury, say sources|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/apr/09/beyonce-jay-z-cuba-us-treasury|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref> A congressman of the same party of the two that raised the issue expressed, "So, Beyoncé and Jay-Z are in Cuba? Fine by me. Every American should have the right to travel there";<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/albor-ruiz-u-s-drop-ban-travel-cuba-article-1.1312116|title=Albor Ruiz: Beyoncé and Jay-Z's benign visit to Cuba shows the absurdity of the 50-year-old U.S. travel ban|publisher=''New York Daily News''}}</ref> the trip was later confirmed to be licensed as a "cultural exchange".<ref name="cuba" /> Knowles' [[The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour]] began on April 15 in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]] and features 100 dates worldwide that will run until December 2013.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/04/16836888-beyonce-announces-mrs-carter-show-world-tour|title=Beyonce announces 'Mrs. Carter Show' world tour |first=Leslie|last=Gornstein|publisher=NBC News| date=February 4, 2013|accessdate=March 12, 2013}}</ref> In May, Knowles' cover of [[Amy Winehouse]]'s "[[Back to Black (song)|Back to Black]]" with [[André 3000]] on the ''[[The Great Gatsby (2013 film)|The Great Gatsby]]'' [[The Great Gatsby (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] was released.<ref>{{cite web|last=Malkin|first=Marc|title=Beyoncé Covering Amy Winehouse for The Great Gatsby|url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/403523/beyonc-covering-amy-winehouse-for-the-great-gatsby|publisher=E News|accessdate=April 2, 2013}}</ref> She was also honorary chair of the 2013 [[Met Gala]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Krupnick|first=Ellie|title=Beyonce: Met Gala 2013 Honorary Chair!|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/05/beyonce-met-gala-2013-honorary-chair_n_3022885.html|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|accessdate=April 12, 2013}}</ref> Knowles voiced Queen Tara in the [[3D film|3D]] [[CGI animation|CGI animated]] film, ''[[Epic (film)|Epic]]'', released by [[20th Century Fox]] on May 24,<ref>{{cite web|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Beyoncé Cast As Queen Tara In 3-D Animated Film 'Epic' |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1686213/beyonce-animated-3d-film-epic.jhtml|publisher=MTV News |date=May 31, 2012|accessdate=June 1, 2012}}</ref> and recorded an original song for the film, "Rise Up", co-written with [[Sia (singer)|Sia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Beyoncé Creates Original Song "Rise Up" for the Upcoming Motion Picture EPIC|url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/beyonc-creates-original-song-rise-223700241.html|publisher=''[[Yahoo!]]''|accessdate=May 7, 2013}}</ref> Knowles' fifth studio album is scheduled for release this year.<ref name=voguealbum>{{cite web|last=Gay|first=Jason|title=Beyoncé Knowles: The Queen B|url=http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/beyonce-knowles-the-queen-b/#1|publisher=''Vogue''|accessdate=April 4, 2013}}</ref> It was mostly recorded during 2012 in [[The Hamptons]], [[New York]], and will feature production from [[Timbaland]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[The-Dream]], [[Pharrell]] and [[Justin Timberlake]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Beyonce Working With Justin Timberlake, Pharrell on New Album|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beyonce-working-with-justin-timberlake-pharrell-on-new-album-20130110|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Wenner Media LLC]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Williott|first=Carl|title=Beyonce & Missy Elliott Are Up To Something In The Studio|url=http://idolator.com/7144291/beyonce-missy-elliott-in-the-studio|work=Idolator|date=October 12, 2012|accessdate=July 18, 2013}}</ref> She has previewed snippets of "Bow Down / I Been On",<ref>{{cite web|last=Makarechi|first=Kia|title=Beyonce, 'Bow Down': Singer Returns To Music With Hit-Boy-Produced Anthem|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/17/beyonce-bow-down-hit-boy_n_2897492.html|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|accessdate=March 17, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Fitzmaurice|first=Sarah|title=She's back and causing cause controversy! Beyoncé debuts new track Bow Down / I Been On and it's already dividing fans|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2294969/Beyonc-debuts-new-track-Bow-Down--I-Been-On-dividing-fans.html?ito=feeds-newsxml|publisher=''[[Daily Mail]]''|accessdate=March 18, 2013}}</ref> "Grown Woman", in a [[Pepsi]] commercial,<ref name="billboardgrownwoman">{{cite web|last=Ramirez|first=Erika|title=Beyonce Previews New Song, 'Grown Woman,' In Pepsi Commerical|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1556326/beyonce-previews-new-song-grown-woman-in-pepsi-commerical|publisher=[[Billboard]]|accessdate=April 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/04/grown-woman-beyonce-timbaland_n_3014972.html|title='Grown Woman,' Beyonce's Timbaland-Produced Single Gets Release Date |publisher=Huffington Post}}</ref> and "Standing on the Sun," which was used in commercials for [[H&M]] and [[L'Oreal]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Ramirez|first=Erika|title=Beyonce Previews New Song, 'Standing On The Sun': Listen|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1559597/beyonce-previews-new-song-standing-on-the-sun-listen|publisher=''[[Billboard]]''|accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ramos|first=Dorkys|title=Beyoncé Launches L'Oréal Commercial|url=http://www.bet.com/news/fashion-and-beauty/2013/06/07/beyonce-launches-l-oreal-commercial.html|accessdate=July 10, 2013|newspaper=[[Black Entertainment Television]]|date=June 7, 2013}}</ref> Knowles also appeared on "You Changed" with [[Michelle Williams (singer)|Michelle Williams]] for [[Kelly Rowland]]'s album ''[[Talk a Good Game]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Garvey|first=Marianne|title=Kelly Rowland says Destiny shows with Beyoncé and Michelle Williams may be on the way|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/kelly-rowland-sees-new-dates-destiny-article-1.1314401|publisher=nydailynews.com|accessdate=21 May 2013}}</ref> and "Turnt" alongside [[2 Chainz]] for [[The-Dream]]'s ''[[IV Play]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Corner|first=Lewis|title=Beyoncé, The-Dream new song 'Turnt' in full - listen|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a483314/beyonce-the-dream-new-song-turnt-in-full-listen.html|publisher=''DigitalSpy''|accessdate=May 21, 2013}}</ref> She also appeared on husband Jay-Z's twelfth studio album, ''[[Magna Carta... Holy Grail]]'', on a track entitled "[[Part II (On the Run)]]",<ref>{{cite news|last=Corner|first=Lewis|title=Beyoncé to feature on new Jay-Z track 'Part II (On The Run)'|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a493903/beyonce-to-feature-on-new-jay-z-track-part-ii-on-the-run.html|accessdate=June 28, 2013|newspaper=''[[DigitalSpy]]''|date=June 23, 2013}}</ref> and provided additional vocals on the songs "Tom Ford" and "BBC", where she was credited under the moniker "Third Ward Trill".<ref>{{cite news|last=Wass|first=Mike|title=Beyonce Is Now Known As Third Ward Trill. This Is Not A Joke.|url=http://idolator.com/7469458/beyonce-is-third-ward-trill|accessdate=July 9, 2013|newspaper=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|date=July 9, 2013}}</ref> In June, [[Ne-Yo]], who has written material for Knowles' fifth album, commented "I'm still putting stuff together for Beyoncé's album...They're still trying to figure out what they want that to be".<ref>{{cite news|last=Hampp|first=Andrew|title=Ne-Yo on Beyoncé's Album: 'They're Still Trying to Figure Out What They Want That to Be'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1567355/ne-yo-on-beyonces-album-theyre-still-trying-to-figure-out-what|accessdate=June 19, 2013|newspaper=[[Billboard (magazine){{!}}Billboard]]|date=June 19, 2013}}</ref> In July 2013, a spokesperson for Knowles debunked rumors that her album had been delayed, stating that there was no official release date to begin with and that when there is an official date, it will be announced via a press release from the label. It was also stated that Knowles is still recording more tracks while on the road for her Mrs. Carter World Tour.<ref>{{cite news|last=Makarechi|first=Kia|title=Beyonce's Album Delays Are Nothing But Rumors, Singer's Rep Says|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/24/beyonce-album-delays-rumors_n_3644331.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003|accessdate=July 24, 2013|newspaper=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=July 24, 2013}}</ref> ==Personal life== ===Family=== {{anchor|Blue Ivy Carter}} [[File:Beyoncé e Jay-Z.jpg|thumb|250px|Knowles performing on the "I Am..." Tour with Jay-Z, whom she married in 2008 after several years of friendship and dating]] Knowles is the eldest child of Matthew and Tina Knowles, who also have another daughter, singer and actress [[Solange Knowles|Solange]].<ref name=sheridan2011>{{cite news|last=Sheridan|first=Emily|title=Beyonce's parents Mathew and Tina Knowles divorce after 31 years of marriage|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2076066/Beyonces-parents-Mathew-Tina-Knowles-finally-divorce-31-years-marriage.html|work=[[Daily Mail]]|accessdate=27 April 2013}}</ref> Solange has one son Daniel "Julez" J. Smith.<ref>{{cite web|last=Grossman|first=Wendy|coauthors=Peterson, Todd|date=2004-10-26|title=Solange Knowles Gives Birth to a Boy|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Time Inc.|Time]]|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,734570,00.html|accessdate=31 May 2013}}</ref> Knowles' father had an 18-month affair with ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'' actress Alexsandra White, who gave birth to their son, Nixon, in February 2010.<ref name=sheridan2011 /> Her parents' divorce was granted in November 2011 after 31 years of marriage, with Knowles severing professional ties with her father shortly after, although she maintains they are not estranged.<ref name=sheridan2011 /> Knowles is believed to have first started dating [[Jay-Z]] after a collaboration on "[['03 Bonnie & Clyde]]", which would appear on his seventh album ''[[The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chandler|first=D.L.|title=Jay-Z And Beyoncé Celebrate Three Years Of Wedded Bliss|url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/04/05/jay-z-and-beyonce-celebrate-three-years-of-wedded-bliss/|publisher=[[MTV]]|accessdate=March 28, 2013}}</ref> Knowles appeared as Jay-Z's girlfriend in the music video for the song, which would further fuel speculation of their relationship.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beyonce Knowles Biograpny|url=http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography|publisher=people.com|accessdate=March 28, 2013}}</ref> On April 4, 2008, Knowles and Jay-Z were married secretly in [[New York City]].<ref name="marriage" /> The couple are known for being private about their relationship, often refusing to discuss each other in interview,<ref>{{cite web|title=His No1 fan! Beyonce opens intimate family album to show Blue Ivy guzzling on a bottle wearing a Jay-Z Watch The Throne tour shirt|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2187333/Beyonce-opens-intimate-family-album-Blue-Ivy-wearing-Jay-Zs-Watch-The-Throne-tour-T-shirt.html|publisher=''[[Daily Mail]]''|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref> although they have appeared to become more relaxed in recent years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beyonce, Jay-Z Go On Date In New York, Watch 'Iron Man 3'|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/03/beyonce-jay-z-date_n_3377546.html|publisher=''[[The Huffington Post]]''|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref> Knowles suffered a miscarriage some time around 2010 or 2011, describing it as "the saddest thing" she had ever been through.<ref name="metro2013">{{cite web|title=Beyoncé Knowles: I named baby before miscarriage|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/01/31/beyonce-knowles-i-named-baby-before-miscarriage-3376655/|publisher=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|accessdate=April 9, 2013}}</ref> Knowles returned to the studio and wrote music in order to cope with the loss.<ref name="metro2013" /> In April 2011, Knowles and Carter travelled to [[Paris]] in order to shoot the album cover for Knowles' ''[[4 (Beyoncé Knowles album)|4]]''; she would fall unexpectedly pregnant here.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mathur|first=Aditi|title=You don't yet know what swag is / But you was made in Paris / And mama woke up the next day / And shot her album package.|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/baby-blue-ivy-carter-was-conceived-paris-beyonce-jay-z-officially-announce-birth-girl-video-glory|publisher=International Business Times|accessdate=April 10, 2013}}</ref> In August, the couple attended the [[2011 MTV Video Music Awards]], in which Knowles performed "[[Love on Top]]" and started the performance saying "Tonight I want you to stand up on your feet, I want you to feel the love that's growing inside of me".<ref name=mtv2011>{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Beyonce Puts 'Love On Top' At VMAs, Reveals Pregnancy|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669858/beyonce-vma-performance.jhtml|publisher=''[[MTV]]''|accessdate=April 10, 2013}}</ref> At the end of the performance, Knowles dropped her microphone, unbuttoned her blazer and rubbed her stomach, confirming her pregnancy that she had alluded to earlier in the evening.<ref name=mtv2011 /> Her appearance helped that year's ceremony to become the most-watched broadcast in MTV history, pulling in 12.4 million viewers.<ref name="Mitchell"/> Her pregnancy announcement earned a [[Guinness World Record]] for "most tweets per second recorded for a single event" on [[Twitter]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Beyonce pregnancy announcement at MTV VMA's sparks Twitter world record|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/beyonce-pregnancy-announcement-at-mtv-vmas-sparks-twitter-world-record/|publisher=[[Guinness World Records]]|accessdate=March 23, 2013}}</ref> receiving 8,868 tweets per second<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/29/beyonce-pregnancy-twiter-record-mtv-vmas_n_941064.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003|title=Beyoncé Pregnancy: New Twitter Record Set At MTV VMAs| publisher=Huffington Post|date=August 29, 2011 |accessdate=August 30, 2011|first=Catharine |last=Smith}}</ref> and "Beyonce pregnant" was the most [[Google]]d term the week of August 29, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ph.news.yahoo.com/news-beyonc-pregnancy-grips-google-users-us-open-125354734.html|title=News of Beyoncé's pregnancy grips Google users, US Open, ESPN popular|date=September 5, 2011|publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] (Philippines) | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6Bb89IuCs|archivedate=October 22, 2012}}</ref> The announcement meant an increase in sales of her records, particularly ''4'' which sold an additional 39,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|last=Perpetua| first=Matthew|title=Beyoncé's Pregnancy Boosts Her Record Sales| url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beyonces-pregnancy-boosts-record-sales-20110831| accessdate=September 1, 2009|work=Rolling Stone|date=August 31, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467572/mtv-vmas-boost-adele-beyonce-on-billboard-200-rhcp-scores-big-debut|title=MTV VMAs Boost Adele, Beyonce on Billboard 200; RHCP Scores Big Debut|date=Sept. 7, 2011|publisher=''Billboard''}}</ref> On January 7, 2012, Knowles gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at [[Lenox Hill Hospital]] in New York under heavy security.<ref name="nydailynews.com"/> Two days later, Jay-Z released "[[Glory (Jay-Z song)|Glory]]", a song dedicated to their child, on his website Lifeandtimes.com. The song detailed the couple's pregnancy struggles, including a miscarriage Knowles suffered before becoming pregnant.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/09/us-beyonce-baby-idUSTRE80821A20120109|title=Jay-Z reveals Beyoncé's miscarriage in ode to daughter|agency=[[Reuters]]|date=January 9, 2012| accessdate=January 10, 2012}}</ref> Blue Ivy's cries are included at the end of the song, and she was officially credited as B.I.C. on it. At two days old, she became the youngest person ever to appear on a ''Billboard'' chart when "Glory" debuted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/blue-ivy-carter-jay-z-and-beyonce-s-daughter-1005846912.story|title=Blue Ivy Carter, Jay-Z and Beyoncé's Daughter, Becomes Youngest Person Ever to Appear on a Billboard Chart|work=Billboard|date=January 11, 2012| accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> The couple are trying to trademark the name Blue Ivy to start a line of merchandise.<ref name=WP>{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/beyonce-and-jay-z-have-almost-secured-blue-ivy-trademark/2013/01/24/b0c07a16-666d-11e2-85f5-a8a9228e55e7_blog.html|title=Beyonce and Jay-Z have almost secured ‘Blue Ivy’ trademark}}</ref><ref>{{cit news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/22/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/jay-z-beyonce-trademark-rs|title=Jay-Z and Beyoncé lose bid to trademark 'Blue Ivy}}</ref> ===Politics=== Knowles and husband Jay-Z are friends with President [[Barack Obama]] and [[First Lady]] [[Michelle Obama]]. Knowles performed "[[America the Beautiful]]" at the [[Barack Obama 2009 presidential inauguration|2009 presidential inauguration]], as well as "At Last" during the first inaugural dance at the Neighborhood Ball two days later.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1603122/story-behind-at-last-obamas-first-dance-song.jhtml|title='At Last': The Story Behind The Song Beyonce Sang For The Obamas' First Dance|publisher=''[[MTV]]''|accessdate=April 15, 2013}}</ref> Knowles and Jay-Z held a fundraiser at the latter's 40/40 Club in Manhattan for [[Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign|Obama's 2012 presidential campaign]]<ref name="reelection2012" /> which raised $4 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/beyonce-jay-z-obama-fundraiser-371456|title=Beyonce, Jay-Z Raise $4 Million for Obama in New York|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> Knowles uploaded pictures of her paper ballot on [[Tumblr]], confirming she had voted in support for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and to encourage others to do so.<ref>{{cite web|title=I Am|url=http://iam.beyonce.com/post/35125594076|publisher=Beyoncé|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> She also performed the [[American national anthem]] at his [[second inauguration of Barack Obama|second inauguration]], singing along with a pre-recorded track.<ref name="secondinauguration" /> She publicly endorsed [[same sex marriage]] on March 26, 2013, after the Supreme Court debate on California's [[Proposition 8]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Beyonce Gay Marriage: Bey Shows Support For Gay Marriage|url=http://www.vibe.com/article/beyonce-gay-marriage-bey-shows-support-gay-marriage|publisher=VIBE.com|accessdate=February 27, 2013}}</ref> In July 2013, Knowles and [[Jay-Z]] attended a rally in response to the acquittal of [[George Zimmerman]] of the [[shooting of Trayvon Martin]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Monde|first=Chiderah|title=Beyoncé posts photo of Daily News cover Trayvon Martin rally|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/beyonce-shares-daily-news-cover-trayvon-martin-rally-article-1.1405832|accessdate=July 24, 2013|newspaper=[[Daily News (New York){{!}}New York Daily News]]|date=July 22, 2013}}</ref> ===Wealth=== ''[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]'' magazine began reporting on Knowles' earnings in 2008, calculating that the $80 million earned between June 2007 to June 2008, for her music, tour, films and clothing line made her the world's best-paid music personality at the time, above [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] and [[Celine Dion]].<ref>{{cite web|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 UK]]|date=November 21, 2008 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654rJkZO0|archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Forb>{{cite web|url=http://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|work=Forbes | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090407042329/http://www.forbes.com/2008/09/19/music-beyonce-timberlake-forbeslife-cx_lr_0922lifestyle.html|archivedate=April 7, 2009}}</ref> They placed her fourth on the [[Forbes Celebrity 100|Celebrity 100]] list in 2009<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0622/celebrity-09-jay-z-sasha-fierce-inside-beyonce-empire.html|title=Inside Beyoncé's Entertainment Empire|work=Forbes|date=June 3, 2009| first=Lacey| last=Rose|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654u07uoI|archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> and ninth on the "Most Powerful Women in the World" list in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Copsey |first=Robert|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a280865/gaga-beyonce-among-most-powerful-women.html|title=GaGa, Beyoncé among most powerful women|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|date=October 7, 2010|accessdate=June 18, 2011}}</ref> The following year, ''Forbes'' placed her eighth on the "Best-Paid Celebrities Under 30" list, having earned $35 million in the past year for her clothing line and endorsement deals.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rogulewski|first=Charley| url=http://www.theboombox.com/2011/06/14/beyonce-more-make-forbes-best-paid-celebrities-under-30/| title=Beyoncé, More Make Forbes' Best-Paid Celebrities Under 30|publisher=The Boombox|date=June 14, 2011|accessdate=June 18, 2011}}</ref> In 2012, ''Forbes'' placed Knowles at number 16 on the Celebrity 100 list, twelve places lower than three years ago yet still having earned $40 million in the past year for her album ''4'', clothing line and endorsement deals.<ref>{{cite web|last=Isaac|first=Cheryl| url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/worldviews/2012/05/18/5-personal-branding-lessons-learned-from-forbes-celebrity-100-women/2/|title=6 Personal Branding Lessons From Forbes Celebrity 100 Women|work=Forbes|date=May 18, 2012| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BbSEnYbc|archivedate=October 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.forbes.com/profile/beyonce-knowles/|title=Profile: Beyoncé Knowles|work=Forbes | accessdate=May 20, 2012}}</ref> and placed her and [[Jay-Z]] at number one on the "World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples", for collectively earning $78 million in the past year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Antunes|first=Anderson|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/andersonantunes/2012/08/06/the-worlds-highest-paid-celebrity-couples-2/|title=The World's Highest-Paid Celebrity Couples| work=Forbes|date=August 6, 2012|accessdate=August 12, 2012}}</ref> The couple made it into the previous year's ''[[Guinness World Records|Guinness Book of Records]]'' as the "highest-earning power couple" for collectively earning $122 million in 2009.<ref>{{cite web| 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'|work=Essence|date=September 20, 2010| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BXZUthIs|archivedate=October 20, 2012}}</ref> For the years 2009 to 2011, Knowles earned an average of $70 million per year, and earned $40 million in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |first=Zack |last=O'Malley Greenburg |date=February 1, 2013 |accessdate=June 30, 2013 |url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2013/02/01/why-beyonce-isnt-getting-paid-for-her-super-bowl-halftime-gig/ |title=Why Beyonce Isn't Getting Paid For Her Super Bowl Halftime Gig |work=Forbes}}</ref> In 2013, Knowles' endorsements of Pepsi and H&M made her and Jay-Z the world's first billion dollar couple in the music industry.<ref>{{cite web|last=Karmali|first=Sarah|title=Beyonce and Jay-Z Are Music’s First Billionaire Couple|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/04/17/beyonce-jay-z-billionaire-couple---total-earnings-from-mrs-carter-show|publisher=''Vogue''|accessdate=6 May 2013}}</ref> That year, Knowles was published as the fourth most-powerful celebrity in the Forbes rankings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forbes.com/celebrities/list/ |title=The World's Most Powerful Celebrities |work=Forbes |year=2013 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6HkpnX8d2 |archivedate=June 30, 2013}}</ref> ==Artistry== ===Voice and songwriting=== {{Quote box|width=50%|align=right|quote= "With 'Single Ladies,' clearly I'd just gotten married, and people want to get married every day - then there was the whole [[Justin Timberlake]] thing [recreating the video] on "[[Saturday Night Live]]," and it was also the year [[YouTube]] blew up. With 'Irreplaceable,' the aggressive lyrics, the acoustic guitar, and the [[808 drums|808 [drum machine]] - those things don't typically go together, and it sounded fresh. 'Crazy in Love' was another one of those classic moments in pop culture that none of us expected. I asked Jay to get on the song the night before I had to turn my album in - thank God he did. It still never gets old, no matter how many times I sing it." |source=—Knowles reflects on her musical style and its impact in her 2011 ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' cover story.<ref name="billboard q&a">{{cite web|title=Beyonce Q&A: The Billboard Music Awards Millennium Artist Discusses Her Career And New Album| work=Billboard |first=Ray |last=Rogers| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471650/beyonce-qa-the-billboard-music-awards-millennium-artist-discusses-her-career| date=May 11, 2011|accessdate=10 May 2012}}</ref>}} Knowles possesses a [[mezzo-soprano]]<ref name="IGN2">{{cite news|author=Spence D.|title=Beyoncé — B'Day: Sophomore Slump Narrowly Avoided|url=http://music.ign.com/articles/730/730624p1.html |publisher=IGN |date=September 6, 2006 |accessdate=January 12, 2010}}</ref> vocal range that spans 3.6 octaves.<ref>{{cite book|last=Peckham|first=Anne|title=Vocal workouts for the contemporary singer|publisher=Berklee Press|location=Boston|isbn=0876390475|page=67}}</ref> She has been identified as the centerpiece of Destiny's Child.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cardwell |first=Diane |title=Fame; In Sync |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/09/magazine/fame-in-sync.html |work=The New York Times |date=September 9, 2001 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655TU8ppi |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> The ''[[Daily Mail]]'' calls Knowles' voice "versatile", capable of exploring [[power ballads]], [[soul music|soul]], rock [[belt (music)|belting]], operatic flourishes, and hip hop.<ref name="Associated Newspapers Ltd"/> Jon Pareles of ''[[The New York Times]]'' commented that her voice is "velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul [[vocal belting|belting]]".<ref name="Pareles">{{cite news|last=Pareles |first=Jon |title=Empowerment, Allure and a Runway's Flair |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/01/arts/music/01dest.html |work=The New York Times |date=August 1, 2005 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655TduyUx |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> Other critics praise her range and power, with Jody Rosen of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' describing her as "a storm system disguised as a singer"<ref>{{cite news|last=Rosen |first=Jody |title=Music Review: B'Day |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1516025,00.html |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=September 1, 2006 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655Tne4lx |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> and Chris Richards of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' saying she was "capable of punctuating any beat with goose-bump-inducing whispers or full-bore diva-roars."<ref>{{cite news|title=Beyoncé's 'B'Day' Is Nothing to Celebrate|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090501475.html|work=[[The Washington Post]] |date=September 6, 2006 |first=Chris |last=Richards |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655TwOk2y |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> {{Listen|filename=Beyonce Trust in Me.ogg|title="Trust in Me"|description=While predominantly R&B, Knowles' music explores various styles. The ''[[Daily Mail]]'' calls Knowles' voice "versatile", capable of exploring [[power ballads]], [[soul music|soul]], rock [[belt (music)|belting]], operatic florishes, and hip hop.<ref name="Associated Newspapers Ltd">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1187791/Beyonc-parties-5am-London--pulls-fierce-performance.html |title=Beyoncé parties until 5 am before first London show ... but still pulls off a fierce performance |date=May 26, 2009 |work=[[Daily Mail]] |location=London |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655S8lvjM |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref>|format=[[Ogg]]|filename2=Destiny's Child, Emotion.ogg|title2="Emotion"|description2=Knowles' prominent use of [[melisma]] and other vocal ornamentation earns her both praise and criticism from critics and fans.<ref name="MC">{{cite web|url=http://www.mcarchives.com/index.asp?id=1070 |title=Technical Virtuosity confused with Quality |date=August 22, 2003 |work=[[Arizona Daily Star]] |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5zNnNYCEl |archivedate=June 12, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Their Music 2006 pg 13">{{cite book |title=Contemporary Musicians and Their Music: Beyoncé |year=2006 |publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group |page=13 |isbn=978-1-4042-1882-6}}</ref>}} Knowles' music is generally [[contemporary R&B]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/music-review-behold-beyonc-the-cybernetic-goddess-of-rb-8590792.html |title=Music review: Behold Beyoncé, the cybernetic goddess of R&B |first=Nick |last=Hasted |work=[[The Independent]] |date=April 26, 2013 |accessdate=July 26, 2013}}</ref> but she also incorporates pop,<ref>{{cite web|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|title=Pop review: Beyoncé, I Am ... Sasha Fierce|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/nov/14/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=November 2, 2012}}</ref> [[funk]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], and [[soul music|soul]] into her songs.{{citation needed|date=July 2013}} While she almost exclusively releases English songs, Knowles recorded several Spanish songs for ''[[Irreemplazable]]'' (re-recordings of songs from ''B'Day'' for a Spanish-language audience), and the re-release of ''B'Day''. To record these, Knowles was coached phonetically by American record producer Rudy Perez.<ref name="Vineyard1">{{cite web|last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |title=Beyoncé: Behind The B'Day Videos 1 |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/videos_07/news_feature_040207/index.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655SMVnSa |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> She has received co-writing credits for most of the songs recorded with Destiny's Child and her solo efforts.<ref name="Kaufman" /> Her early songs were personally driven and female-empowerment themed compositions like "Independent Women" and "Survivor", but after the start of her relationship with [[Jay-Z]] she transitioned to more man-tending anthems such as "Cater 2 U".<ref name="Vineyard">{{cite web|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 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655SWYPex |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> Knowles has also received co-producing credits for most of the records in which she has been involved, especially during her solo efforts. However, she does not formulate [[beat (music)|beats]] herself, but typically comes up with melodies and ideas during production, sharing them with producers.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moss |first=Correy |title=Beyoncé: Genuinely In Love — Part 2 |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/news_feature_062703/index2.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655SozOGZ |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> In 2001 she become the first African-American female and second female songwriter to win the Pop Songwriter of the Year award at the [[American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers]] Pop Music Awards.<ref name="FOX" /><ref name="CBS">{{cite news|last=Neal|first=Rome|title=Beyoncé Tries For Timeless | url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/08/earlyshow/leisure/music/main562232.shtml |publisher=CBS News |date=February 11, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655ShjwWD |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> Knowles was the third woman to have writing credits on three number one songs ("Irreplaceable", "[[Grillz]]" and "Check on It") in the same year, after [[Carole King]] in 1971 and Mariah Carey in 1991. She is tied with American songwriter [[Diane Warren]] at third with nine songwriting credits on number-one singles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bronson |first=Fred |title=Chart Beat Chat |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56489/chart-beat-chat |work=Billboard |date=December 6, 2006 |accessdate=March 29, 2011}}</ref> (The latter wrote her [[September 11 attacks|9/11]]-motivated song "[[I Was Here (song)|I Was Here]]" for ''4.''<ref name="DianeWarren">{{cite web|last=Wieselman |first=Jarett |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/diane_warren_MvOyezmG2CwASoj6TUO1xL |title=Diane Warren talks greatest hits, Beyonce & Due Voci |work=[[New York Post]] |publisher=[[News Corporation]] |date=June 1, 2011 |accessdate=August 2, 2011}}</ref>) In May 2011, ''Billboard'' magazine listed Knowles at number 17 on their list of the "Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters", for having co-written eight singles that hit number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. She was one of only three women on that list.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Caulfield |first1=Keith |last2=Trust |first2=Gary|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/471171/top-20-hot-100-songwriters-2000-2011|title=Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters Performance|work=Billboard |date=May 23, 2011 |accessdate=September 13, 2011}}</ref> ===Influences=== Knowles names Michael Jackson as her major musical influence and idol.<ref>{{cite web |title=Beyoncé, Top Stars Tip Their Hats to Michael Jackson |url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20288067,00.html|work=People | date=June 27, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655UpPySY |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> She admires [[Diana Ross]] as an "all-around entertainer"<ref name="Beyonce's Inspirations">{{cite news|last=Watson |first=Margeaux |title=Influences: Beyoncé |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1449204,00.html |work=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 29, 2006 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655Ushd0j |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> and [[Whitney Houston]] whom she said "inspired me to get up there and do what she did."<ref>Caldwell, Rebecca (July 21, 2001). "Destiny's Child". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]''. page R1.</ref> Knowles credits Mariah Carey's singing and her song "[[Vision of Love]]" as influencing her to begin practicing vocal runs as a child, as well as helping her pursue a career as a musician.<ref name="new yorker">{{Cite news|url=http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/03/060403crmu_music|title=Mariah Carey's record-breaking career|last=Frere-Jones|first=Sasha|date=April 3, 2006|accessdate=July 25, 2010|work=The New Yorker}}</ref> Her other musical influences include [[Cher]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/365890-beyonce-hails-cher-and-di-ross |title=Beyoncé hails Cher and Di Ross |publisher=Metro|date=October 21, 2008 |accessdate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> [[Prince (musician)|Prince]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://giantmag.com/culture/music/giant-magazine-staff/exclusive-beyonce-talks-prince-i-was-so-scared/ |title=Exclusive: Beyoncé Talks Prince: "I Was So Scared!" |work=[[GIANT]] |publisher=Radio One |date=June 7, 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655V64ui3 |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> [[Lauryn Hill]],<ref name="Beyonce's Inspirations"/> [[Sade Adu|Sade]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Bickel|first=Britt|url=http://1037litefm.radio.com/2012/04/06/beyonc-shares-personal-family-photos-thanks-sade-on-new-website/|title=Beyonce Shares Personal Family Photos, Thanks Sade On New Website|publisher=[[CBS Radio]]|date=April 6, 2012|accessdate=April 9, 2012}}</ref> [[Aaliyah]],<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rwlBoSSahkYC&lpg=PA140&dq=aaliyah%20beyonce&pg=PA141#v=onepage&q=aaliyah%20beyonce&f=false |title=Aaliyah: More Than a Woman |author=Farley, Christopher John |publisher=Simon and Schuster |accessdate=January 12, 2011|isbn=978-0-7434-5566-4|date=November 27, 2001}}</ref> [[Donna Summer]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Bain|first=Becky|title=Beyonce Pays Tribute To Donna Summer: "She Was An Honest And Gifted Singer"|url=http://idolator.com/6487442/beyonce-pays-tribute-to-donna-summer|accessdate=July 15, 2013|newspaper=[[Idolator (website){{!}}Idolator]]|date=May 18, 2013}}</ref> [[Mary J. Blige]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Gibson, Cristina and Ashley Fultz |url=http://au.eonline.com/uberblog/hwood_party_girl/b220436_which_famous_friends_b-day_did_jay-z.html |title=Which Famous Friend's B-Day Did Jay-Z and Beyoncé Celebrate? |publisher=[[E! Online]] |date=January 14, 2011 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655VHMcmc |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> [[Janet Jackson]],<ref>{{cite web|author=Gelman, Jason and Janine Coveney |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/destinys-child/news/artist-name-destinys-child-id-1032152-inspired-by-artist-name-janet-jackson-id-1013012--12056577 |title=Inspired By |publisher=Yahoo! Music. Yahoo!! Inc |date=January 11, 2001 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655VTIFw9 |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> [[Anita Baker]] and [[Rachelle Ferrell]].<ref name="Beyonce's Inspirations"/> The feminism and female empowerment themes on Knowles' second solo album ''B'Day'' were inspired by her role in ''Dreamgirls''<ref>{{cite video|date=2006 |title=Encore for the Fans |publisher=Sony Music BMG Entertainment |accessdate=April 19, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |title=Beyoncé Asks Women To Battle Over Her For Backing-Band Roles |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1534575/20060619/knowles_beyonce.jhtml |publisher=MTV News| date=July 19, 2006 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655VXupln |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> and by singer [[Josephine Baker]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SummerConcert/story?id=2404367&page=1|title=Beyoncé Hits Milestone|publisher=[[ABC News]]|date=September 7, 2006| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655VakklR|archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> Knowles' paid homage to Baker by performing "Déjà Vu" at the 2006 Fashion Rocks concert wearing Baker's trademark mini-hula skirt embellished with fake bananas.<ref>{{cite web|first=Farrah |last=Weinstein |title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Christina Put The Rock in Fashion Rocks Concert |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1540510/beyonce-jayz-christina-rock-fashion-rocks-concert.jhtml?headlines=true |publisher=MTV News|date=September 8, 2006 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655Vdv5uG |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> Knowles' third solo album ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' was inspired by Jay-Z and especially by Etta James, whose "boldness" inspired Knowles to explore other musical genres and styles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596573/beyonce-releases-two-tracks-from-i.jhtml |title=Beyoncé Releases Two Tracks From 'I Am...' , Inspired By Jay-Z And Etta James |first=Jennifer |last=Vineyard |date=October 9, 2008 |publisher=MTV News | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655VgmN9D |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> Her fourth solo album ''4'' was inspired by Fela Kuti, [[Contemporary R&B#1990s|1990s R&B]], [[Earth, Wind & Fire]], [[DeBarge]], [[Lionel Richie]], [[Teena Marie]] with additional influences by [[The Jackson 5]], [[New Edition]], [[Adele (singer)|Adele]], [[Florence and the Machine]], and Prince.<ref name="billboard q&a"/> Knowles has stated that she is personally inspired by [[United States First Lady|US First Lady]] Michelle Obama, saying "She proves you can do it all"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/25/beyonce-inspired-by-michelle-obama/ |title=Beyoncé Inspired by Michelle Obama |publisher=Rap-Up|date=February 25, 2011 |accessdate=June 12, 2011}}</ref> and she has described [[Oprah Winfrey]] as "the definition of inspiration and a strong woman."<ref name="Beyonce's Inspirations"/> She also has discussed how Jay-Z is a continuing inspiration to her, both with what she describes as his lyrical genius and in the obstacles he has overcome in his life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2011/07/beyonce-2011-cover-story-gallery |title=Beyoncé: Mighty Fly (2011 Cover Story & Gallery) |first=Gabriel |last=Alvarez |work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |date=July 19, 2011 |accessdate=August 1, 2011}}</ref> Knowles has expressed admiration for the artist [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]], posting in a letter "what I find in the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, I search for in every day in music...he is lyrical and raw".<ref>{{cite web|title=Basquiat|url=http://www.beyonce.com/news/basquiat|publisher=beyonce.com|accessdate=June 7, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Mahlmeister|first=Chrissy|title=Beyonce Wears Custom Jean-Michel Basquiat-Inspired Minx Nails|url=http://style.mtv.com/2013/01/14/beyonce-jean-michel-basquiat-nails/|publisher=''[[MTV]]''|accessdate=June 7, 2013}}</ref> Furthermore, Beyoncé has revealed that [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] inspired her to take control of her own career. She commented: "I think about Madonna and how she took all of the great things she achieved and started the label and developed other artists. But there are not enough of those women."<ref name="Beyonce and Madonna">{{Cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a460040/beyonce-there-are-not-enough-independent-women-like-madonna.html|title=Beyoncé: 'There are not enough independent women like Madonna'|date=February 19, 2013|accessdate=April 11, 2013|last=Corner|first=Lewis|work=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Corporation]]|language=}}</ref> ===Stage and alter ego=== [[File:Beyoncé Knowles GMA Run the World.jpg|left|thumb|Knowles performing "[[Run the World (Girls)]]" on the 2011 ''[[Good Morning America]]'' Summer Concert Series]] In 2006, Knowles introduced her all-female tour band Suga Mama (also the name of a song in ''B'Day'') which includes bassists, drummers, guitarists, horn players, keyboardists and percussionists.<ref>{{cite web|title=For The Record: Quick News On Beyoncé, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Taylor Hicks, JC Chasez, Beth Orton, Slayer & More |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1533901/beyonce-seeks-allgirl-band.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |date=June 8, 2006|accessdate=March 12, 2013 }}</ref> Her background singers, The Mamas, consist of Montina Cooper-Donnell, Crystal Collins and Tiffany Moniqué Riddick. They made their debut appearance at the 2006 BET Awards and re-appeared in the music videos for "Irreplaceable" and "[[Green Light (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Green Light]]".<ref name="Vineyard1" /> The band have supported Knowles in most subsequent live performances, including her 2007 concert tour [[The Beyoncé Experience]], 2009 [[I Am... World Tour]] and the ''4'' promotional tour. Knowles has received praise for her stage presence and voice during live performances. Jarett Wieselman of the ''[[New York Post]]'' placed Knowles at number one on her list of the Five Best Singer/Dancers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wieselman|first=Jarett|title=The Five Best Singer/Dancers| url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/the_five_best_singer_dancers_cYbRv3gSlMhLlNx9adkbAM|work=[[New York Post]]|date=March 4, 2011| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655WRkIVs|archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> According to Barbara Ellen of ''[[The Guardian]]'' Beyoncé is the most in-charge female artist she's seen onstage,<ref>{{cite news|last=Ellen |first=Barbara |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/may/24/beyonce |title=She's a woman of two halves |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=May 24, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655XTMN33 |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> while Alice Jones of ''[[The Independent]]'' wrote she "takes her role as entertainer so seriously she's almost too good."<ref>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Alice |title=Beyoncé, 02 Arena, London: Diva who answers the call of booty |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/beyonc-02-arena-london-1691069.html |work=The Independent|location=London |date=May 27, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655XixTF1 |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> Tamara Hardingham-Gill of the ''Daily Mail'' wrote that "many industry experts have been tipping Beyoncé as the next Michael Jackson".<ref>{{cite news|last=Hardingham-Gill|first=Tamara| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1229189/Beyonce-brings-Jay-Z-Kanye-West-mindblowing-free-concert.html|title=Unstoppable Beyoncé brings Jay Z and Kanye West along for mind-blowing free concert|work=Daily Mail |date=November 19, 2009| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655XxGXLq|archivedate=January 31, 2012|location=London}}</ref> Jim Farber of the ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' and Stephanie Classen of ''[[Star Phoenix]]'' both praised her strong voice and her stage presence.<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|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York|date=June 21, 2009| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655Y9fUJZ|archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestarphoenix.com/Entertainment/REVIEW+Beyonce+ordinary+performer/1438494/story.html|title=Beyoncé no ordinary performer|date=March 28, 2009|accessdate=March 31, 2009|last=Classen |first=Stephanie|work=The Star Phoenix}}</ref> Described as being "sexy, seductive and provocative" when performing on stage, Knowles has said that she originally created the alter ego "Sasha Fierce" to keep that stage persona separate from who she really is.<ref name="Depression"/> She described Sasha as being "too aggressive, too strong, too sassy [and] too sexy", stating, "I'm not like her in real life at all."<ref name="Depression"/> Sasha was conceived during the making of "Crazy in Love", and Knowles introduced her with the release of her 2008 album ''I Am... Sasha Fierce''. In February 2010, Knowles announced in an interview with ''[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]]'' magazine that she was comfortable enough with herself to no longer need Sasha Fierce.<ref>{{cite web|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 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655ZnPXi5 |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> However, Knowles announced in May 2012 that she would bring her back for her ''[[Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live]]'' shows later that month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/05/25/beyonce-prepares-for-revel-concerts-part-2/|title=Beyoncé Prepares for Revel Concerts (Part 2)|publisher=Rap-Up|date=May 25, 2012|accessdate=May 28, 2012}}</ref> ===Public image=== [[File:Beyonce Dreamgirls cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Knowles at the [[Movie premiere|premiere]] for her 2006 film, ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'']] Knowles has been described as a having a wide-ranging sex appeal, with music journalist [[Touré]] writing that since the release of ''Dangerously in Love'', she has "become a crossover sex symbol"<ref>{{cite web|author=Touré |title=Cover Story: A Woman Possessed |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/beyonce_a_woman_possessed |work=Rolling Stone |date=March 4, 2004 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090502172205/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/beyonce_a_woman_possessed |archivedate=May 2, 2010}}</ref> Off stage Knowles says that while she likes to dress sexily her onstage dress "is absolutely for the stage."<ref>{{cite web|title=Beyoncé Knowles |url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/g-girls/default.aspx?id=32726 |work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]] |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080303102819/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/g-girls/default.aspx?id=32726 |archivedate=March 3, 2008}}</ref> Due to her curves and the term's catchiness, in the 2000s the media often used the term "Bootylicious" (a [[portmanteau]] of the words [[Buttocks|booty]] and delicious) to describe Knowles,<ref>{{cite web|last=Barlett|first=Liam| url=http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/liambartlett/259493/bootylicious-beyonce |title=Bootylicious Beyoncé|publisher=[[60 Minutes (Australian TV program)|60 Minutes]]|location=Australia |date=March 11, 2007 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655aY1yxY|archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Eisinger |first=Amy |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/05/22/2009-05-22_bootylicious_beyonce_says_its_sexier_to_stay_out_of_the_gym.html |title='Bootylicious' Beyoncé says it's 'sexier' to stay out of the gym |work=Daily News |location=New York|date=May 22, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655akRgly |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> the term popularized by Destiny's Child in the single of the same name. In 2006, it was added to the [[Oxford English Dictionary]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lamb |first=Bill |url=http://top40.about.com/b/2006/03/17/beyonce-and-destinys-child-enter-the-dictionary-with-bootylicious.htm |title=Beyoncé and Destiny's Child Enter the Dictionary With Bootylicious |publisher=About.com |date=March 17, 2006 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655az6Xzt |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> {{external media|width=200px| image1=[http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/si_online/covers/images/2007/0215_large.jpg Knowles' Sports Illustrated] [[Swimsuit Issue]] cover from February 15, 2007}} In September 2010, Knowles made her runway modelling debut at [[Tom Ford]]'s Spring/Summer 2011 fashion show.<ref>{{cite web|last=Talarico |first=Brittany |url=http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/01/watch-beyonce-julianne-moore-strut-down-tom-ford-catwalk/ |title=WATCH: Beyoncé, Julianne Moore Strut Down Tom Ford Catwalk |work=[[OK!]]|date=January 4, 2011 |accessdate=January 12, 2011}}</ref> She was named "[[People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People|World's Most Beautiful Woman]]" by ''People''<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20360857_20589758,00.html|title=Motherhood Makes Beyoncé Feel 'More Beautiful Than Ever'|work=People|date=April 25, 2012|first=Alexis|last=Chili| accessdate=March 8, 2013}}</ref> and the "Hottest Female Singer of All Time" by ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|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|title=1. Beyoncé — The 100 Hottest Female Singers of All Time|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=December 10, 2012|accessdate=December 12, 2012}}</ref> In January 2013, ''[[GQ]]'' placed her on its cover, featuring her atop its "100 Sexiest Women of the 21st Century" list.<ref name="GQstory">{{cite web|last=Wallace|first=Amy| url=http://www.gq.com/women/photos/201301/beyonce-cover-story-interview-gq-february-2013?currentPage=1|title=Miss Millennium: Beyoncé|page=1|work=[[GQ]]|date=January 9, 2013| accessdate=January 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-feed/2013/01/beyonce-gq-cover-february-2013.html|title=The Real Version of the Cover Everyone Is Talking About|work=GQ|date=January 9, 2013|accessdate=January 19, 2013}}</ref> [[VH1]] listed her at number 1 on its 100 Sexiest Artists list.<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]]''|accessdate=March 10, 2013}}</ref> Several [[wax figure]]s of Knowles are found at [[Madame Tussaud]]s Wax Museums in major cities around the world, including New York,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.madametussauds.com/NewYork/OurFigures/PopMusic/Beyonce/Default.aspx |title=Beyoncé's wax figure at Madame Tussauds New York |publisher=[[Madame Tussaud]]s | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655dULDdA |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> Washington, D.C.,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.madametussauds.com/Washington/OurFigures/PopMusic/Beyonce/Default.aspx |title=Beyoncé wax figure at Madame Tussauds Washington D.C. |publisher=Madame Tussauds| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655dZ7qNz |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> [[Amsterdam]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.madametussauds.com/Amsterdam/OnzeBeelden/PopulaireMuzikanten/Beyonce/Default.aspx |title=Beyoncé wax figure at Amsterdam |publisher=Madame Tussauds | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655de7nu2 |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> [[Bangkok]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madametussauds.com/Bangkok/en/OurFigures/PopStars/BeyoncéKnowles.aspx |title=Beyoncé Knowles' wax figure at Madame Tussauds Bangkok |publisher=Madame Tussauds| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655dgidxh |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> Hollywood<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madametussauds.com/Hollywood/OurFigures/PopStars/Beyonce.aspx |title=Beyoncé's wax figure at Madame Tussauds Hollywood |publisher=Madame Tussauds| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655djsKeA |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> and [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ph.news.yahoo.com/photos/madame-tussauds-employee-moves-wax-figure-singer-beyonce-photo-001215917.html|title=A Madame Tussauds employee moves a wax figure of Beyoncé at the international airport in Sydney|publisher=Yahoo! News (Philippines)|date=February 28, 2013|accessdate=March 1, 2013}}</ref> According to Italian fashion designer [[Roberto Cavalli]], Knowles uses different fashion styles to work with her music while performing.<ref>{{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 |work=The Times|location=London |date=August 8, 2007 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110615200050/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article2216732.ece |archivedate=January 31, 2012 |first1=Patrick |last1=Hosking |first2=David |last2=Wighton}}</ref> Knowles' mother co-wrote a book, published in 2002, entitled ''Destiny's Style''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Destinys-Style-Bootylicious-Fashion-Lifestyle/dp/0756793513/ref=la_B001HMUYG0_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361565029&sr=1-1|title=Destiny's Style: Bootylicious Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle Secrets From Destiny's Child|publisher=Amazon.com}}</ref> an account of how fashion had an impact on the trio's success.<ref>{{cite web|title=Book Excerpt: Destiny's Style |url=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/WinterConcert/story?id=125692 |publisher=ABC News |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655bjnIUO |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> The ''[[B'Day Anthology Video Album]]'' showed many instances of fashion-oriented footage, depicting classic to contemporary wardrobe styles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |title=Beyoncé: Behind The B'Day Videos 3 |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/videos_07/news_feature_040207/index3.jhtml |publisher=MTV News|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655bSa437 |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> In 2007, Knowles was featured on the cover of the ''[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]]'', becoming the second African American woman after [[Tyra Banks]],<ref name="People2">{{cite web|title=Beyoncé Knowles: Biography — Part 2 |url=http://www.people.com/people/beyonce_knowles/biography/0,,20004431_10,00.html |work=People |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655dCXWad |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> and ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine recognized Knowles 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?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews |agency=Reuters |date=September 13, 2007 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655bbYv7f |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> In 2006, the [[animal rights]] organization [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA), criticized Knowles for wearing and using fur in her clothing line [[House of Deréon]].<ref name="PETA">{{cite web|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/13370421/ns/today-entertainment/ |title=PETA surprises Beyoncé at New York dinner |publisher=[[Today (NBC program)|Today show]] |date=June 16, 2006 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655cDQI6j |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> In 2007, Knowles appeared on billboards and newspapers across the United States showing her holding an antique cigarette holder. Taken from the back cover of ''B'Day'', the image provoked response from an anti-smoking group, stating that she did not need to add the cigarette holder "to make herself appear more sophisticated".<ref>{{cite news|last=Dennehy |first=Luke |title=Beyoncé's ad fires up critics |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,21255564-10388,00.html |publisher=News.com.au |date=February 20, 2007 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655dKvvKT |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> In 2011, she appeared on the cover of French fashion magazine ''[[L'Officiel]]'', in blackface and tribal makeup that drew criticism from the media. A statement released from a spokesperson for the magazine said that Knowles' look was "far from the glamorous Sasha Fierce" and that it was "a return to her African roots".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beyonce-criticized-for-blackface-photo-shoot-20110224|title=Beyoncé Criticized for 'Blackface' Photo Shoot|work=Rolling Stone|date=February 24, 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5wkFHyQAv|archivedate=February 25, 2011}}</ref> Knowles' lighter skin color and costuming has drawn criticism from the African-American community.<ref name ="Jones"/> Emmett Price, a professor of music at Northeastern University, wrote in 2007, that he thinks race plays a role in many of these criticisms, saying white celebrities who dress similarly do not attract as many comments.<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 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/655bzF5Fc |archivedate=January 31, 2012}}</ref> In 2008, [[L'Oreal]] was accused of whitening her skin in their [[Feria]] hair color advertisements, responding that "it is categorically untrue",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/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|publisher=''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> and in 2013, Knowles herself criticized [[H&M]] for their proposed "retouching" of promotional images of her, and according to ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' requested that 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|accessdate=May 30, 2013|last=Alexander|first=Ella|publisher=''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]''}}</ref> ==Legacy== {{See also|List of artists influenced by Beyoncé Knowles}} [[File:Beyoncé - Pavilhão Atlântico.jpg|upright|thumb|Knowles performing during her [[I Am... Tour]] in 2009]] In ''[[The New Yorker]]'' music critic [[Jody Rosen]] described Knowles as "the most important and compelling popular musician of the twenty-first century ... the result, the logical end point, of a century-plus of pop."<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/02/her-highness.html |title=Her Highness| work=The New Yorker|date=February 20, 2013|accessdate=February 20, 2013}}</ref> In 2013, Knowles made the ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' 100 list, [[Baz Luhrmann]] writing "no one has that voice, no one moves the way she moves, no one can hold an audience the way she does... When Beyoncé does an album, when Beyoncé sings a song, when Beyoncé does anything, it's an event, and it's broadly influential. Right now, she is the heir-apparent diva of the USA — the reigning national voice."<ref name="time2013">{{cite web|last=Luhrmann|first=Baz|title=Beyonce - The 2013 TIME 100|url=http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/beyonce/#ixzz2QorKcvPx|publisher=''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''|accessdate=April 18, 2013}}</ref> When ''[[The Guardian]]'' named her Artist of the Decade, Llewyn-Smith wrote "Why Beyoncé?...Because she made not one but two of the decade's greatest singles, with Crazy in Love and Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), not to mention her hits with Destiny's Child; and this was the decade when singles – particularly R&B singles – regained their status as pop's favourite medium...she and not any superannuated rock star was arguably the greatest live performer of the past 10 years."<ref name="smith" /> Knowles' work has influenced numerous artists including [[Adele]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/adele/news/beyonce/|title=Adele: 'Beyonce Has Always Inspired Me'|publisher=[[Capital London]]|date=February 14, 2012|accessdate=February 25, 2012}}</ref> [[Rihanna]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ctestp.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20070717/CI5_rihanna?hub=CP24Home|title=Rihanna advises Idols to work like they have a hit|publisher=[[CablePulse 24]] | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BY1rRWKP|archivedate=October 20, 2012}}</ref> [[Kelly Rowland]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Moss|first=Corey|title=Kelly Rowland Scraps Sappy Story, Picks Up Snoop|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1541798/20060926/rowland_kelly.jhtml|publisher=MTV News |date=September 27, 2006 |accessdate=April 12, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://photos.essence.com/galleries/kelly_rowland__style_icons#!881733|title=Kelly Rowland: Style Icons|work=Essence|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BY3cv3cs|archivedate=October 20, 2012}}</ref> [[Leona Lewis]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Joszor|first=Njai| url=http://www.singersroom.com/news/2792/Leona-Lewis-Inspired-By-Beyonce-Sets-US-Deluxe-Album-Release|title=Leona Lewis 'Inspired' By Beyoncé, Sets US Deluxe Album Release| publisher=Singersroom |date=November 29, 2008| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BY492d9k|archivedate=October 20, 2012}}</ref> [[Misha B]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Haviland|first=James| url=http://mancunianmatters.co.uk/content/05111615-misha-bs-college-friends-rally-ensure-survival-x-factors-double-elimination-weekend|title=Misha B's college friends rally to ensure survival in X Factor's double elimination this weekend|publisher=Mancunian Matters|date=November 5, 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BssZ2EQA|archivedate=November 3, 2012}}</ref> [[Nicole Scherzinger]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Moran|first=Jonathan| url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/insider/former-pussycat-doll-frontwoman-nicole-scherzinger-talks-about-her-racy-new-single-and-her-love-for-boyfriend-lewis-hamilton/story-e6frewt9-1226127165343|title=Former Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger talks about her racy new single and her love for boyfriend Lewis Hamilton|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|The Daily Telegraph]]|location=Australia|date=September 4, 2011|accessdate=September 6, 2011}}</ref> [[Rita Ora]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Rowley|first=Alison| url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/music/news/a392208/rita-ora-beyonce-told-me-to-just-be-myself.html| title=Rita Ora: 'Beyoncé' told me to just be myself'|publisher=Digital Spy|date=July 8, 2012| accessdate=July 8, 2012}}</ref> [[Jessie J]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Martis|first=Royston| url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/219489/Jessie-J-My-school-bully-agony/|title=Jessie J: My school bully|work=[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|Daily Star]] |location=United Kingdom|date=November 7, 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BY28xFYd|archivedate=October 20, 2012}}</ref> and [[Azealia Banks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2012/11/13/azealia-banks-im-very-inspired-by-beyonce/|title=Azealia Banks: 'I'm Very Inspired by Beyoncé'|publisher=Rap-Up| date=November 13, 2012|accessdate=November 14, 2012}}</ref> American [[indie rock]] band [[White Rabbits (band)|White Rabbits]] also cited her an inspiration for their third album ''[[Milk Famous]]'' (2012),<ref>{{cite web|last=Frehsée|first=Nicole|url=http://www.spin.com/articles/white-rabbits-start-road-testing-beyonce-inspired-album|title=White Rabbits Start Road-Testing Beyoncé-Inspired Album|work=Spin|date=December 5, 2011| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BY3rFURY|archivedate=October 20, 2012}}</ref> friend [[Gwyneth Paltrow]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/04/beyonce-gwyneth-paltrow-harpers-bazaar-uk_n_918076.html|title=Beyonce Gushes About Gwyneth Paltrow: 'She Is What I Strive to Be One Day'|date=August 4, 2011|publisher=Huffington Post}}</ref> studied Knowles at her live concerts while learning to become a musical performer for the 2010 film ''[[Country Strong]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nudd|first=Tim| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20462337,00.html |title=Gwyneth Paltrow: Beyoncé's Talent Is 'Mind-Blowing'|work=People|date=January 31, 2011| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BY4JmtpJ|archivedate=October 20, 2012}}</ref> [[Nicki Minaj]] has stated that seeing Knowles' [[Pepsi]] commercial influenced her decision to appear in the company's 2012 global campaign.<ref>{{cite web|last=Corner|first=Lewis| url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/music/news/a383356/nicki-minaj-beyonce-inspired-me-to-do-pepsi-campaign.html|title=Nicki Minaj: 'Beyoncé inspired me to do Pepsi campaign'|publisher=Digital Spy|date=May 24, 2012|accessdate=November 3, 2012}}</ref> Her debut single, "[[Crazy in Love (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Crazy in Love]]" was named [[VH1]]'s "Greatest Song of the 2000s",<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Greatest Songs of '00s|url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2011-09-29/100-greatest-songs-of-00s/|publisher=''[[VH1]]''|accessdate=May 20, 2013}}</ref> ''[[NME]]''{{'}}s "Best Track of the 00s"<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Best Tracks of the 00s - #1|publisher=''[[NME]]''}}</ref> and "Pop Song of the Century",<ref>{{cite news|last=Horton|first=Matthew|title=5 Reasons Why Beyoncé's 'Crazy In Love' Is Still The Best Pop Song Of The Century|url=http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/5-reasons-why-beyonc%C3%A9s-crazy-in-love-is-still-the-best-pop-song-of-the-century|accessdate=July 5, 2013|newspaper=[[NME]]|date=July 5, 2013}}</ref> considered by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' to be one of [[the 500 greatest songs of all time]], earned two Grammy Awards and is one of the [[Best-selling singles worldwide|best-selling singles of all time]] at around 8 million copies. The music video for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", which achieved fame for its intricate choreography<ref name="singleladiesdance2"/> and its deployment of [[jazz hands]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120618331 |title=The Decade In Music: Beyonce's 'Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)' (2009) |publisher=NPR |first=Frannie |last=Kelley |date=November 23, 2009 |accessdate=December 14, 2011}}</ref> was credited by the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' as having starting the "first major dance craze of both the new millennium and the Internet",<ref name="First dance craze"/> triggering a number of parodies of the dance choreography<ref name="singleladies1"/><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.essence.com/2010/06/02/beyonce-single-ladies-timeline/|title=Beyonce's "Single Ladies" Timeline — The single woman's anthem|last=Misick|first=Bobbi|date=June 2, 2010|work=Essence| accessdate=December 15, 2010}}</ref> and a legion of amateur imitators on [[YouTube]].<ref name="singleladiesdance2">{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2009/jan/14/beyonce-dance-routines|title=Forget Beyoncé's new dance|work=The Guardian|first=Laura|last=Barnett|date=January 14, 2009|accessdate=December 15, 2010}}</ref><ref name="singleladies1">{{cite web| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20333961,00.html|title=Inside Story: The Making of Beyoncé's 'Single Ladies'|first=Jessica|last=Herndon|work=People|date=January 1, 2010| accessdate=December 15, 2010}}</ref> In 2013, [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]] released a single entitled "Girls Love Beyoncé", which featured an interpolation from Destiny Child's "Say My Name" and discussed his relationship with women.<ref>{{cite web|last=Markman|first=Rob|title=Drake Shows Beyonce Love, But Rejects New Friends On New Singles|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1705754/drake-no-new-friends-girls-love-beyonce-new-tracks.jhtml|publisher=''[[MTV]]''|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref> In January 2012, research scientist Bryan Lessard named ''[[Scaptia beyonceae]]'', a species of [[horse fly]] found in [[North Queensland|Northern Queensland]], Australia after Knowles due to the fly's unique golden hairs on its abdomen.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-13/horse-fly-named-after-beyonce/3771224| title=CSIRO unveils bootylicious Beyoncé fly|first=Ben|last=Atherton|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] (Australia)|date=January 13, 2012|accessdate=January 13, 2012}}</ref> Later that month, a course around Knowles's meaning in culture called "Politicizing Beyoncé" was introduced at [[Rutgers University]] in [[New Jersey]].<ref name="rutgerscourse">{{cite news| last=Gritt|first=Emma|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/888744-new-jerseys-rutger-university-to-start-offering-course-in-beyonce|title=New Jersey's Rutger University to start offering course in Beyoncé|publisher=Metro|date=January 29, 2012|accessdate=January 29, 2012}}</ref> The course allows students to explore the "social and cultural significance" of Knowles' music and image, including her alter ego Sasha Fierce and whether her "racy performances" are of female sexual empowerment or "merely complying with western gender stereotypes".<ref name="rutgerscourse"/> ==Honors and awards== {{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé Knowles}} Knowles has earned numerous awards and honors. As a solo artist she has sold over 13 million albums in the US, and over 75 million records worldwide, making her one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists]] of all time.<ref name="2012CareerSales">{{cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/474549/ask-billboard-the-twitter-sized-edition|title=Ask Billboard: The Twitter-Sized Edition — Chart Beat|work=Billboard|accessdate=October 21, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Newstateman">{{cite web|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/global-issues/2009/09/world-fashion-gay-india-church |title=The 50 people who matter today: 41–50 |work=[[New Statesman]] |date=September 24, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654LQhSps |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> The [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) listed Knowles as the top certified artist of the 2000s, with a total of 64 [[RIAA certification|certifications]].<ref name="RIAADecade1">{{cite web|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3id4ade3d3e7f8db80b4071ff7aba918fc |title=Beyoncé Tops Decade's RIAA Sales |work=Billboard |date=February 17, 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654L74M9o |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref><ref name="RIAADecade2">{{cite web|author=Lamy Johnathan, Cara Duckworth, Liz Kennedy| url=http://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]] (RIAA) |date=February 17, 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/654LDUPGr |archivedate=January 30, 2012}}</ref> Her songs "[[Crazy in Love (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Crazy in Love]]", "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]", "[[Halo (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Halo]]" and "Irreplaceable" are some of the [[List of best-selling singles|best-selling singles of all time worldwide]]. In 2009, ''[[The Observer]]'' named her the Artist of the Decade<ref name=smith>{{cite news| last=Smith|first=Caspar|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/29/beyonce-artist-of-the-decade| title=Beyoncé: Artist of the Decade|work=[[The Observer]]| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/61twdfxLf|archivedate=September 23, 2011| location=London|date=November 29, 2009}}</ref> and ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' named her the Top Female Artist and Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade.<ref name="RadioSongsArtist">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end/hot-100-songs?year=2009&begin=41&order=position#/charts-decade-end/radio-songs-artists?year=2009|title=Radio Songs Artists of the Decade|work=Billboard|accessdate=October 20, 2012}}</ref><ref name="ChartBeat">{{cite web|last=Trust|first=Gary|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/957983/ask-billboard-beyonce-vs-gaga-vs-rihanna|title=Ask Billboard: Beyonce Vs. Gaga Vs. Rihanna|work=Billboard|date=May 28, 2010|accessdate=August 13, 2010}}</ref><ref name="DecadeChart">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-decade-end/artists-of-the-decade?year=2009&begin=1&order=position|title=Artists of the Decade Music Chart|work=Billboard| accessdate=October 20, 2012}}</ref> In 2010, ''Billboard'' named her in their "Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years" list at number 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/950681/the-top-50-rb-hip-hop-artists-of-the-past-25-years |title=The Top 50 R&B/Hip Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years|work=Billboard|page=4|accessdate=September 23, 2011}}</ref> In 2012 VH1 ranked her third on their list of the "100 Greatest Women in Music".<ref name="VH1GreatestWomen">{{cite web|last=Graham|first=Mark|url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2012-02-13/vh1s-100-greatest-women-in-music-complete-list/|title=VH1's 100 Greatest Women In Music (Complete List)|publisher=VH1| date=February 13, 2012|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65vGgxvII|archivedate=March 5, 2012}}</ref> Knowles was the first female artist to be honored with the [[American Music Awards of 2007#Nominees|International Artist Award]] at the [[American Music Award]]s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kent |first=Julie |url=http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/3713 |title=Beyoncé First Female to Win AMA's International Artist Award |work=Cleveland Leader |date=November 19, 2007| archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BXUei2oS|archivedate=October 20, 2012}}</ref> She has also received the [[World Music Awards#Legend Awards|Legend Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts]] at the [[2008 World Music Awards]] and the [[Billboard Music Award#Billboard Millennium Award|Billboard Millennium Award]] at the [[2011 Billboard Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471664/beyonce-to-be-honored-with-billboard-millennium-award-at-billboard-music-awards| title=Beyoncé to be Honored with Billboard Millennium Award at Billboard Music Awards|work=Billboard |date=May 9, 2011|accessdate=October 20, 2012}}</ref> Knowles has won 17 [[Grammy Awards]], both as a solo artist and member of [[Destiny's Child]], making her the [[Grammy Award records#Most Grammy Awards won by a female artist|third most honored female artist]] by the Grammys, behind [[Alison Krauss]] and [[Aretha Franklin]],<ref name="HonoredArtist">{{cite news|last=Shriver|first=Jerry| url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/grammys/2010-01-31-grammys-news_N.htm |title=One fierce night for Beyonce, Swift and Gaga at the Grammys |work=USA Today |date=February 1, 2010 |accessdate=August 13, 2010}}</ref><ref name="GrammyTotal">{{cite web| url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=beyonce&title=&year=All&genre=All |title=Past Winners Search — Beyoncé|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|accessdate=March 8, 2011}}</ref> and is tied with [[Dolly Parton]] as the most nominated woman in Grammy Award history. "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" won [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]] in 2010 while "Say My Name"<ref name="Kaufman" /> and "Crazy in Love" had previously won [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Song|Best R&B Song]]. ''Dangerously in Love'', ''B'Day'' and ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' have all won [[Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album|Best Contemporary R&B Album]]. Knowles set the record for the most [[Grammy Award records#Most Grammys won by a female artist in one night|Grammy awards won by a female artist in one night]] in 2010, when she won six awards from her ten nominations, breaking the tie she previously held with [[Alicia Keys]], [[Norah Jones]], [[Alison Krauss]], and [[Amy Winehouse]],<ref name="Grammy 2010">{{cite web| url=http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/beyonce-breaks-grammy-record-1536054.story|title=Beyoncé Breaks Grammy Record|publisher=Wonderwall|accessdate=February 5, 2010}}</ref> with [[Adele (singer)|Adele]] equaling this in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=And The GRAMMY Went To ... Adele|url=http://www.grammy.com/news/and-the-grammy-went-to-adele-0|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States|accessdate=30 April 2013}}</ref> Following her role in ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'' she 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|location=London|work=[[The Times]]|date=December 15, 2006|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070311084922/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article754715.ece|archivedate=January 30, 2012|first1=Patrick|last1=Hosking| first2=David|last2=Wighton}}</ref> and [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture]] at the [[NAACP Image Awards]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.naacp.org/press/entry/president--celebrities-announce-38th-naacp-image-award-nominees|title=President, Celebrities Announce 38th NAACP Image Award Nominees|publisher=[[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]] (NAACP)|date=January 9, 2007|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> Knowles won two awards at the [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2006]]; Best Song for "Listen" and Best Original Soundtrack for ''[[Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Film critics honour The Departed|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6258389.stm|publisher=''[[BBC]]''|accessdate=May 20, 2013}}</ref> ==Other ventures== ===Endorsements=== Knowles has worked with [[Pepsi]] since 2002,<ref>{{cite news|last=Ives |first=Nat |title=Pepsi Switches To a New Voice Of a Generation |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/18/business/pepsi-switches-to-a-new-voice-of-a-generation.html |work=The New York Times |date=December 18, 2002 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65A8NHQqW |archivedate=February 3, 2012}}</ref> and in 2004 appeared in a [[Gladiator]]-themed commercial with [[Britney Spears]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], and [[Enrique Iglesias]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Britney, Beyoncé, Pink star in Pepsi ad |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-01-27-pepsi-ad_x.htm |work=USA Today |date=January 27, 2004 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65A8hRCJZ |archivedate=February 3, 2012}}</ref> In 2012, Knowles signed a $50 million deal to endorse Pepsi.<ref name="pepsi2013">{{cite news|last=Sisario|first=Ben|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/business/media/in-beyonce-deal-pepsi-focuses-on-collaboration.html?smid=tw-nytimesmusic&seid=auto&_r=0|title=In Beyoncé Deal, Pepsi Focuses on Collaboration|work=The New York Times|date=December 9, 2012|accessdate=December 11, 2012}}</ref> The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPINET) wrote Knowles an open letter asking her to reconsider the deal because of the unhealthiness of the product and to donate the proceeds to a medical organisation.<ref name="rumugam">{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/nadiaarumugam/2013/01/20/white-house-removes-petition-demanding-pepsi-spokesperson-beyonce-ousted-from-inauguration-lineup/|title=White House Removes Petition Demanding Pepsi Spokesperson Beyonce Ousted From Inauguration Lineup|publisher=Forbes}}</ref> Nevertheless, [[NetBase]] found that Knowles' campaign was the most talked about endorsement in April 2013, with a 70 per cent positive audience response to the commercial and print ads.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pepsi/Beyonce and Chanel/Brad Pitt Battle for Most Celebrity Spokesperson Chatter: NetBase Evaluates Endorsement Buzz Winners|url=http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/pepsi-beyonce-chanel-brad-pitt-battle-most-celebrity-spokesperson-chatter-netbase-evaluates-1777400.htm|publisher=Market Wired|date=April 10, 2013|accessdate=April 22, 2013}}</ref> Knowles has worked with [[Tommy Hilfiger]] for the fragrances True Star<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Tommy-Hilfiger/True-Star-1395.html|title=True Star Tommy Hilfiger perfume|publisher=Fragrantica}}</ref> (singing a [[cover version]] of "[[Wishing on a Star]]")<ref>{{cite web|author=Jessen, Monique and Stephen Silverman |title=Beyoncé Launches New True Star Fragrance |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,656036,00.html |work=People |date=June 22, 2004 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65A94uPtK |archivedate=February 3, 2012}}</ref> and True Star Gold;<ref>{{cite web|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 | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65A9D6eQ1 |archivedate=February 3, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Tommy-Hilfiger/True-Star-Gold-1396.html|title=True Star Gold Tommy Hilfiger for women|publisher=Fragrantica}}</ref> she also promoted [[Emporio Armani]]'s Diamonds fragrance in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-08-08-beyonce-fragrance_N.htm|title=Beyoncé stars in new fragrance campaign |work=USA Today|date=August 8, 2007 | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65A9HUyY0 |archivedate=February 3, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fragrantica.com/news/Giorgio-Armani-Beyonce-Knowles-Emporio-Armani-Diamonds-15.html%7C|title=Giorgio Armani & Beyonce Knowles - Emporio Armani Diamonds|publisher=Fragrantica}}</ref> Knowles launched her first official fragrance, [[Heat (fragrance)|Heat]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2009/12/18/beyonc-launches-her-first-fragrance-beyonc-heat/|title=Beyoncé Launches Her First Fragrance: Beyonce Heat |date=December 18, 2009 |work=People |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65A9gsXEh |archivedate=February 3, 2012}}</ref> The commercial, which featured the 1956 song "[[Fever (1956 song)|Fever]]", was shown after the [[Watershed (television)|water shed]] in the United Kingdom as it begins with an image of Knowles appearing to lie naked in a room.<ref>{{cite news|last=Poulter |first=Sean |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/beyonces-heat-perfume-advertisement-deemed-too-sexy-for-uk-daytime-tv/story-e6frf96o-1225955456076 |title=Beyoncé's Heat perfume advertisement deemed too sexy for UK daytime TV |date=November 18, 2010 |accessdate=January 11, 2011 |work=[[Herald Sun]]|location=Sydney}}</ref> In February 2011, Knowles launched her second fragrance, [[Heat (fragrance)#Heat Rush|Heat Rush]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/beyonces-scents-have-jayzs-approval/758931/| title=Beyoncé's scents have Jay-Z's approval |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=March 7, 2011 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65A9urCDb |archivedate=February 3, 2012}}</ref> Knowles' third fragrance, ''[[Pulse (perfume)|Pulse]]'', was launched in September 2011.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Coty Beauty Introduces Beyoncé Pulse|agency=[[PR Newswire]] |date=June 16, 2011 |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coty-beauty-introduces-beyonce-pulse-123994334.html|accessdate=June 18, 2011}}</ref> The release of a video-game ''Starpower: Beyoncé'' was cancelled after Knowles pulled out of a $100 million with GateFive who alleged the cancellation meant the sacking of 70 staff and millions of pounds lost in development.<ref name="GateFive">{{cite news|last=Michaels |first=Sean |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/apr/28/beyonce-sued-video-game-developer |title=Beyoncé sued for $100m by video game developer |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=April 28, 2011 |accessdate=May 6, 2011}}</ref> It was settled out of court by Knowles' lawyers in June 2013 who said that they had cancelled because GateFive had lost its financial backers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/beyonc-knowles-settles-with-gaming-company-29347315|title=Beyoncé Knowles settles with gaming company|accessdate=May 15, 2013}}</ref> Knowles also has had deals with [[American Express]],<ref name=Forb/> [[Nintendo DS]]<ref>{{cite web|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 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65A9SeDCQ |archivedate=February 3, 2012}}</ref> and [[L'Oreal]] since the age of 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267200/beyonce-the-billboard-qa|title=Beyoncé: The Billboard Q&A|last=Mitchell|first=Gail|date=October 2, 2009 |work=Billboard |accessdate=October 8, 2009}}</ref> ===Fashion lines=== Knowles and her mother introduced [[House of Deréon]], a contemporary women's fashion line, in 2005.<ref name="BusWire"/> The concept is inspired by three generations of women in their family, the name paying tribute to Knowles' grandmother, Agnèz Deréon, a respected seamstress.<ref>{{cite web|last=Silverman |first=Stephen |title=Beyoncé Unveils Her New Fashion Line |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1130999,00.html |work=People |date=November 16, 2005 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/658ZjuT1b |archivedate=February 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/09/22/living/celebrity-fashion-labels|title=Celebrity fashion labels: The good, the bad and the ugly|publisher=cnn.com}}</ref> According to Tina, the overall style of the line best reflects her and Beyoncé's taste and style.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Beyoncé Experience |url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrities/exclusive/The-Beyonce-Experience |work=Cosmopolitan |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/658a0vTMx |archivedate=February 2, 2012}}</ref> Knowles and her mother founded their family's company Beyond Productions, which provides the licensing and brand management for House of Deréon, and its junior collection, Deréon.<ref name="BusWire">{{cite press release|title=Beyoncé Fashion Diva Hits the Runway as the Most Stylish Game for Phones |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS195809+15-Jan-2008+BW20080115 |publisher=Business Wire |date=January 15, 2008 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/658b7OtBV |archivedate=February 2, 2012}}</ref> House of Deréon pieces were exhibited in Destiny's Child's shows and tours, during their ''Destiny Fulfilled'' era.<ref>{{cite web|last=Adenitire |first=Adenike |title=Destiny's Child Put On A Fashion Show At U.K. Concert |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1503790/destinys-child-bring-fashion-humor-london.jhtml |publisher=MTV News|date=June 8, 2005 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/658aK3jq1 |archivedate=February 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Moss |first=Corey |title=Beyoncé In Talks For Potential 'Dream' Film Role |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499982/beyonce-talks-bigscreen-musical.jhtml |publisher=MTV News |date=April 12, 2005 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/658aU5PHe |archivedate=February 2, 2012}}</ref> The collection features sportswear, denim offerings with fur, outerwear and accessories that include handbags and footwear, and are available at department and specialty stores across the US and Canada.<ref name="BusWire"/> In 2005, Knowles teamed up with House of Brands, a shoe company, to produce a range of footwear 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 Country Times |date=August 15, 2005 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/658aoN7hI |archivedate=February 2, 2012}}</ref> In January 2008, Starwave Mobile launched Beyoncé Fashion Diva, a "high-style" [[mobile game]] with a social networking component, featuring the House of Deréon collection.<ref name="BusWire"/> In July 2009, Knowles and her mother launched a new junior apparel label, Sasha Fierce for Deréon, for back-to-school selling. The collection included sportswear, outerwear, handbags, footwear, eyewear, lingerie and jewelry.<ref name="Sasha Fierce clothing line">{{cite web|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 |work=[[Women's Wear Daily]] |date=July 1, 2009 |last=Kaplan |first=Julee |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/658cB87Oi |archivedate=February 2, 2012}}</ref> It was available at department stores including [[Macy's]] and [[Dillard's]], and specialty stores Jimmy Jazz and [[Against All Odds (clothing retailer)|Against All Odds]].<ref name="Sasha Fierce clothing line"/> On May 27, 2010, Knowles teamed up with clothing store [[C&A]] to launch Deréon by Beyoncé at their stores in Brazil.<ref name="fashion looks"/> The collection included tailored blazers with padded shoulders, little black dresses, embroidered tops and shirts and bandage dresses.<ref name="fashion looks">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefashionlooks.com/2010/06/dereon-by-beyonce-for-ca.html |title=Dereon by Beyoncé for C&A |publisher=Fashionlooks.com |date=June 29, 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/658cme46q |archivedate=February 2, 2012}}</ref> Knowles is the face of [[H&M]] in summer 2013, which began in May is entitled "Mrs. Carter in H&M", and lends itself heavily to Knowles' personal style.<ref name="H&M">{{cite web|last=Bull|first=Sarah|title=Beyoncé smoulders in sizzling shoot as she's unveiled as new face of H&M|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2296817/Beyonc-smoulders-sizzling-new-shoot-shes-unveiled-new-face-H-M.html|publisher=''[[Daily Mail]]''|accessdate=March 21, 2013}}</ref> ===Philanthropy=== [[File:Beyoncé Cosmetology Center.jpg|right|thumb|Knowles (''center'') and her mother, [[Tina Knowles|Tina]], (''left'') at the opening of the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center on March 5, 2010]] After [[Hurricane Katrina]] in 2005, Knowles and Rowland founded the Survivor Foundation to provide transitional housing for victims in the Houston area,<ref name="FOX" /> to which Knowles contributed an initial $ 250,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Survivor+Foundation+Established+by+Knowles+and+Rowland+Families...-a0136271142|title=The Survivor Foundation Established by Knowles and Rowland Families to Provide Transitional Housing for Hurricane Evacuees|publisher=Business Wire|year=2005}}</ref> The foundation has since expanded to work with other charities in the city,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musicworldent.com/philanthropy|title=Philanthropy|publisher=Music World}}</ref> and also provided relief following [[Hurricane Ike]] three years later.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2008/10/15/beyonces-survivor-foundation-helps-hurricane-ike-victims/ |title=Beyoncé's Survivor Foundation Helps Hurricane Ike Victims |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |date=October 15, 2008 |publisher=MTV Newsroom |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65AAa0aTA |archivedate=February 3, 2012}}</ref> Knowles participated in [[George Clooney]] and [[Wyclef Jean]]'s [[Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief]] telethon<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/01/20/beyonce-added-to-haiti-telethon/ |title=Beyoncé Added to Haiti Telethon |work=Rap-Up |date=January 20, 2010 |accessdate=April 7, 2010}}</ref> and was named the official face of the limited edition [[Council of Fashion Designers of America|CFDA]] "Fashion For Haiti" T-shirt,<ref>{{cite web|last=Daly |first=Bridget |url=http://www.hollyscoop.com/style/beyonce/beyonce-named-face-of-fashion-for-haiti-t-shirt_1680.aspx |title=Beyoncé Named Face of Fashion for Haiti T-Shirt |work=Holly Scoop |date=February 10, 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65ABynJ9x |archivedate=February 3, 2012}}</ref> made by [[Theory]] which raised a total of $1 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cfda.com/the-latest/americas-fashion-industry-donates-1-million-to-the-clinton-bush-haiti-fund|title=AMERICA’S FASHION INDUSTRY DONATES $1 MILLION TO THE CLINTON BUSH HAITI FUND}}</ref> On March 5, 2010, Knowles and her mother Tina opened the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center at the Brooklyn [[Phoenix House]], offering a seven-month [[cosmetology]] training course for men and women. [[L'Oréal]] donated all the products to be used at the center, and Knowles and Tina pledged to donate $ 100,000 annually.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1255912/Beyonce-looks-glam-opens-beauty-therapy-centre-recovering-drug-addicts-Brooklyn.html |title=Beautiful and kind too: Beyoncé opens beauty therapy centre for recovering drug addicts |last=Longbottom |first=Wil |date=March 5, 2010 |work=Daily Mail|location=London |accessdate=March 6, 2010 }}</ref> Knowles became an ambassador for the 2012 [[World Humanitarian Day]] campaign and donating her song "[[I Was Here (song)|I Was Here]]" and its music video, shot in the UN, to the campaign.<ref name="WHD2012">{{cite web|last=Hart|first=Tina| url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/beyonce-helps-break-1bn-social-media-milestone-for-world-humanitarian-day/051440|title=Beyoncé helps break 1bn social media milestone for World Humanitarian Day|publisher=[[Music Week]]|date=August 20, 2012|accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.un.org/en/events/humanitarianday/events.shtml|title=World Humanitarian Day - 19 August|publisher=[[Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs]]|accessdate=July 29, 2012}}</ref> On August 19, Knowles helped the campaign make social media history, having enlisted the help of other celebrities like [[Lady Gaga]], [[Justin Beiber]], and [[Michelle Obama]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2190575/World-Humanitarian-Day-Beyonc-debuts-video-single-I-Was-Here.html|title=White hot! Beyoncé shows off her stunning curves in a figure-hugging sequined gown for new World Humanitarian Day video|publisher=Daily Mail}}</ref> as more than one billion messages were shared at the same time in relation to the event.<ref name="WHD2012"/> In 2013, it was announced that Knowles would work with [[Salma Hayek]] and [[Frida Giannini]] on a [[Gucci]] "Chime for Change" campaign that aims to spread female empowerment. The campaign, which aired on February 28, was set to new music by Knowles.<ref>{{cite web|last=Karmali|first=Sarah|title=Beyoncé Leads New Gucci Empowerment Campaign|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/02/28/beyonce-knowles-salma-hayek-gucci-chime-for-change-campaign-frida-giannini|work=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|date=February 28, 2013| accessdate=March 12, 2013}}</ref> A concert for the cause took place on June 1, 2013 in [[London]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Talarico|first=Brittany|title=Katy Perry, Blake Lively Join Beyoncé and Gucci to Empower Women|url=http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2013/04/17/katy-pery-blake-lively-beyonce-gucci-campaig/|work=People|accessdate=April 22, 2013|date=April 17, 2013}}</ref> and included other acts like [[Ellie Goulding]], [[Florence + The Machine]], and [[Rita Ora]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chimeforchange.org/concert|title=Line Up|publisher=Chime for Change}}</ref> Knowles is also taking part in "Miss a Meal", a food-donation campaign,<ref>{{cite web|title=About: Miss A Meal|url=http://www.missameal.net/#!/about-us/|publisher=Miss A Meal|accessdate=April 15, 2013}}</ref> and supporting [[Goodwill Industries|Goodwill charity]] through online charity auctions at [[Charitybuzz]] that support job creation throughout Europe and the U.S.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beyonce is Lending Her Voice for GOOD|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/15/goodwill-beyonce-idUSnPnDC94242+160+PRN20130415|publisher=''[[Reuters]]''|accessdate=April 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=charitybuzz|url=http://www.beyonce.com/news/charity-buzz|publisher=Beyonce.com|date=April 15, 2013|accessdate=April 15, 2013}}</ref> ==Discography== {{Main|Beyoncé Knowles discography}} * ''[[Dangerously in Love]]'' (2003) * ''[[B'Day]]'' (2006) * ''[[I Am... Sasha Fierce]]'' (2008) * ''[[4 (Beyoncé Knowles album)|4]]'' (2011) <!--Do not add MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS OR VIDEO RELEASES HERE! Studio albums only! --> ==Filmography== {{Main|Beyoncé Knowles videography}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="text-align:center;"| Year !! style="width:170px;"| Film !! style="width:150px;"| Role |- | 2001 || ''[[Carmen: A Hip Hopera]]'' || Carmen Brown |- | 2002 || ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]'' || [[Foxxy Cleopatra]] |- | 2003 || ''[[The Fighting Temptations]]'' || Lilly |- | 2006 || ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'' || Xania |- | 2006 || ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'' || Deena Jones |- | 2008 || ''[[Cadillac Records]]'' || [[Etta James]] |- | 2009 || ''[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubb Idol]]'' || Shine (voice) |- | 2009 || ''[[Obsessed (2009 film)|Obsessed]]'' || Sharon Charles |- | 2013 || ''[[Life Is But a Dream]]'' || Herself (biopic) |- | 2013 || ''[[Epic (film)|Epic]]'' || Queen Tara (voice) |} ==Tours and revues== {{Main|List of Beyoncé Knowles performances}} ;Concert tours *[[Dangerously in Love Tour]] (2003) *[[Verizon Ladies First Tour]] (2004) *[[The Beyoncé Experience]] (2007) *[[I Am... World Tour]] (2009–10) *[[The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour]] (2013) ;Revue shows *[[I Am... Yours]] (2009) *[[4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé]] (2011) *[[Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live]] (2012) ==See also== {{Portal|Beyoncé Knowles}} {{Wikipedia books|Beyoncé Knowles}} * [[Honorific nicknames in popular music]] * [[List of artists who reached number one in the United States]] * [[List of Billboard Social 50 number-one artists]] * [[List of black Golden Globe Award winners and nominees]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Commons}} {{Wikiquote}} *[http://www.beyonce.com/ Beyoncé's main official website] *{{Official website|http://www.beyonceonline.com/us/home}} *{{Tumblr|beyonce|Beyoncé Knowles}} *{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p349078|label=Beyoncé}} *{{Discogs artist|Beyoncé|Beyoncé}} *{{IMDb name|461498|Beyoncé}} *[http://www.allrovi.com/name/beyonc%C3%A9-knowles-mn0000055375 Beyoncé Knowles] at [[AllRovi]] *[http://soundcloud.com/beyoncemusic Beyoncé] at [[SoundCloud]] {{Navboxes |title=Articles related to Beyoncé Knowles |list1=<span /> {{Beyoncé Knowles}} {{Beyoncé Knowles singles}} {{Destiny's Child}} {{Grammy Award for Song of the Year 2010s}} {{Billboard Year-End number one singles 2000–2019}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2013}} {{Good article}} {{Authority control|VIAF=48766193|LCCN=no/00/17294|GND=129053813}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> | NAME = Knowles, Beyoncé | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Knowles, Beyoncé Giselle | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer | DATE OF BIRTH = 1981-09-04 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Houston, Texas, United States | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Knowles, Beyonce}} [[Category:Beyoncé Knowles| ]] [[Category:1981 births]] [[Category:20th-century American singers]] [[Category:21st-century American singers]] [[Category:21st-century American actresses]] [[Category:Actresses from Houston, Texas]] [[Category:African-American businesswomen]] [[Category:African-American choreographers]] [[Category:African-American dancers]] [[Category:African-American fashion designers]] [[Category:African-American female singer-songwriters]] [[Category:African-American film actresses]] [[Category:African-American Methodists]] [[Category:African-American record producers]] [[Category:American businesspeople in retailing]] [[Category:American child singers]] [[Category:American cosmetics businesspeople]] [[Category:American fashion businesspeople]] [[Category:American female dancers]] [[Category:American hip hop record producers]] [[Category:American hip hop singers]] [[Category:American mezzo-sopranos]] [[Category:American people of Acadian descent]] [[Category:American people of Creole descent]] [[Category:American people of French descent]] [[Category:American people of Irish descent]] [[Category:American people of Native American descent]] [[Category:American philanthropists]] [[Category:American female pop singer-songwriters]] [[Category:American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters]] [[Category:American soul singers]] [[Category:Brit Award winners]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Texas]] [[Category:Columbia Records artists]] [[Category:Destiny's Child members]] [[Category:Feminist musicians]] [[Category:Film directors from Texas]] [[Category:Gold Star Records artists]] [[Category:Grammy Award-winning artists]] [[Category:Ivor Novello Award winners]] [[Category:Jay-Z]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Louisiana Creole people]] [[Category:Musicians from Houston, Texas]] [[Category:Music video codirectors]] [[Category:Sony/ATV Music Publishing artists]] [[Category:Spanish-language singers of the United States]] [[Category:American synthpop musicians]] [[Category:United Methodists]] [[Category:World Music Awards winners]] [[Category:African-American voice actresses]] [[Category:Singers with a three octave vocal range]] {{Link FA|hr}} {{Link FA|pt}} {{Link GA|fr}} {{Link GA|ko}} {{Link GA|it}} All content in the above text box is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license Version 4 and was originally sourced from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=566766479.
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