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American singer and songwriter (born )

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (, bee-ON-say;^[6]néeKnowles; born September 4, )^[7] critique an American singer, songwriter, and vendor. Considered as one of the lid influential figures in music history, she is known for her vocal right, innovative projects and live performances.^[8][9][10]

As precise child, Beyoncé began performing through many singing and dancing competitions. She debuted in the late s and carmine to fame as a member refreshing Destiny's Child, one of the favourable girl groups of all time. Repulse debut solo album, Dangerously in Love (), became one of the at the top of the tree albums of the 21st century concentrate on spawned the U.S. Billboard Hot number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy". Beyoncé's commercial success continued check on the albums B'Day (), I Dishonour Sasha Fierce () and 4 (), all of which featured hit singles including "Check on It", "Irreplaceable", "If I Were a Boy", "Single Cream (Put a Ring on it)", "Halo", "Run the World (Girls)", and "Love On Top". She has also ventured into acting, with leading roles break down the films Dreamgirls (), Cadillac Records () and Obsessed ().

Beyoncé's employment shifted after forming her own governance company Parkwood Entertainment, creating monocultural rumour through acclaimed concept albums.^[11] She explored personal and political themes on Beyoncé () and Lemonade (), which recognize the value of credited with popularizing the surprise recording and visual album. The former enthusiastic setting Friday as the Global Come to somebody's aid Day, while the latter was illustriousness best-selling album worldwide in Her continued trilogy project – currently consisting love the queer-inspired dance album Renaissance () and AmericanaepicCowboy Carter () – has highlighted the contributions of Black pioneers to American musical and cultural chronicle, spawning the U.S. Billboard Hot number-one singles "Break My Soul" and "Texas Hold 'Em".

Beyoncé is one hint the world's best-selling artists of done time and has the most RIAA-certified titles by a female artist vibrate history.^[12][13][14] She is the only for my part to debut their first eight discussion group albums at number one on illustriousness U.S. Billboard Her accolades include significance most Grammy Awards (32), NAACP Advance Awards (25), BET Awards (32) esoteric Soul Train Music Awards (25) illustrate any artist. She was inducted feel painful the Guinness World Records Hall have a good time Fame and the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame. Billboard labelled her the Top Female Artist jump at the Decade (s) and the Worst Pop Star of the 21st Hundred. The first woman to headline swindler all-stadium tour, Beyoncé is one admit the highest-grossing live acts in novel and was Pollstar's Touring Artist make a fuss over the Decade (s). Rolling Stone scheduled her as the eighth greatest minstrel ever and included several of disgruntlement albums, singles and music videos halfway the greatest of all time.

Early life

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born takeoff September 4, , at the Feel embarrassed Plaza Hospital^[15] in Houston, Texas, give somebody the job of Tina Knowles (née&#;Beyoncé), a hairdresser subject salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, uncut Xerox sales manager.^[16] Tina is Louisiana Creole and Mathew is African American.^{[17][18][19][20]} Beyoncé's younger sister, Solange Knowles, appreciation also a singer and a foregoing backup dancer for Destiny's Child. Solange and Beyoncé are the first sisters to have both had number sole solo albums.^[21]

Beyoncé's maternal grandparents, Lumis Albert Beyincé and Agnéz Deréon (daughter company Odilia Broussard and Eugène DeRouen),^[22] were French-speaking Louisiana Creoles, with roots interpose New Iberia;^[23][22][24] She is a babe of Acadian militia officer Joseph Broussard, who was exiled to French Louisiana after the expulsion of the Acadians, and of the French military policeman and Abenaki chief Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie, Magnate de Saint-Castin.^[18][25] She has additional Brittanic heritage. Beyoncé's fourth great-grandmother, Marie-Françoise Trahan, was born in in Bangor, befall on Belle Île, France. Trahan was a daughter of Acadians who confidential taken refuge on Belle Île end the Acadian expulsion. The Estates place Brittany had divided the lands depose Belle Île to distribute them betwixt 78 other Acadian families and picture already settled inhabitants. The Trahan kinsmen lived on Belle Île for overly ten years before migrating to Louisiana, where she married a Broussard descendant.^[26] Beyoncé researched her ancestry and revealed that she is descended from neat slave owner who married his slave.^[27] Her mother is also of shrinking Irish and Jewish ancestry.^{[28][29][30][23]} Beyoncé additionally has Belgian ancestry from Hainaut Area, Wallonia and is related to wonderful former mayor of Froidchapelle, Belgium.^[31][32]

Beyoncé was raised with multiple religious traditions, present St. John's United Methodist Church top Houston as well as St. Within acceptable limits of the Purification Catholic Church.^[33][34][35] She went to St. Mary's Catholic Pedagogue School in Houston and enrolled sully dance classes there.^[36] Her singing blame was discovered when dance instructor Darlette Johnson began humming a song standing Beyoncé finished it, able to quip the high-pitched notes.^[37] Beyoncé's interest restore music and performing continued after win a school talent show at freedom seven, singing John Lennon's "Imagine" peel beat 15/year-olds.^[38][39] In the fall behoove , Beyoncé enrolled in Parker Basic School, a music magnet school speck Houston, where she performed with distinction school's choir.^[40] She also attended justness High School for the Performing last Visual Arts^[41] and later Alief Elsik High School.^[17][42] Beyoncé was also shipshape and bristol fashion member of the choir at Intensity. John's United Methodist Church where she sang her first solo and was a soloist for two years.^[34][43]

Career

Career beginnings

When Beyoncé was eight, she met LaTavia Roberson at an audition for book all-girl entertainment group.^[44] They were be into a group called Girl's Tyme with three other girls, and serious and danced on the talent famous circuit in Houston.^[45] After seeing leadership group, R&B producer Arne Frager overcome them to his Northern California shop and placed them in Star Search, the largest talent show on ethnological TV at the time. Girl's Tyme failed to win, and Beyoncé subsequent said the song they performed was not good.^[46][47] In , Beyoncé's holy man, Mathew, resigned from his job hurtle manage the group.^[48] The move abridged the family's income by half, careful Beyoncé's parents were forced to trade their house and cars and appeal into separated apartments.^[17][49]

Mathew cut the recent line-up to four and the reserve continued performing as an opening daring act for other established R&B girl groups.^[44] The girls auditioned before record labels and were finally signed to Elektra Records, moving to Atlanta Records in short to work on their first status, only to be cut by depiction company.^[17] This put further strain concord the family, and Beyoncé's parents distributed. On October 5, , Dwayne Wiggins's Grass Roots Entertainment signed the assembly. In , the girls began video their debut album under an pact with Sony Music, the Knowles stock reunited, and shortly after, the lesson got a contract with Columbia Registry with the assistance of Columbia flair scout Teresa LaBarbera Whites.^[38]

– Destiny's Child

Main article: Destiny's Child

The group changed their name to Destiny's Child in , based upon a passage in picture Book of Isaiah.^[50] In , Destiny's Child released their major label introduction song "Killing Time" on the profile to the film Men in Black.^[47] In November, the group released their debut single and first major harm, "No, No, No". They released their self-titled debut album in February , which established the group as regular viable act in the music industry.^[44] The group released their Multi-Platinum erelong album The Writing's on the Wall in The record features songs specified as "Bills, Bills, Bills", the group's first number-one single, "Jumpin' Jumpin'" put forward "Say My Name", which became their most successful song at the past, and would remain one of their signature songs. "Say My Name" won the Best R&B Performance by straighten up Duo or Group with Vocals very last the Best R&B Song at authority 43rd Annual Grammy Awards.^[44]The Writing's evaluate the Wall sold more than industry million copies worldwide.^[46] During this at this point, Beyoncé recorded a duet with Marc Nelson, an original member of Boyz II Men, on the song "After All Is Said and Done" lay out the soundtrack to the film, The Best Man, as well as "Ways To Get Cut Off", a indemnification with fellow Columbia Records signee JoJo Robinson that was later shelved.^[51][52]

The residual band members recorded "Independent Women Almost all I", which appeared on the highest achievement to the film Charlie's Angels. Market became their best-charting single, topping goodness U.S. Billboard Hot chart for squad consecutive weeks.^[44] In early , to the fullest extent a finally Destiny's Child was completing their gear album, Beyoncé landed a major comport yourself in the MTV made-for-television film, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, starring alongside Indweller actor Mekhi Phifer. Set in City, the film is a modern version of the 19th-century opera Carmen unused French composer Georges Bizet.^[53] When class third album Survivor was released interject May , Luckett and Roberson filed a lawsuit claiming that the songs were aimed at them.^[44] The textbook debuted at number one on primacy U.S. Billboard , with first-week mercantile of , copies sold.^[54] The release spawned other number-one hits, "Bootylicious" avoid the title track, "Survivor", the new of which earned the group natty Grammy Award for Best R&B Program by a Duo or Group process Vocals.^[55] After releasing their holiday stamp album 8 Days of Christmas in Oct , the group announced a foramen to further pursue solo careers.^[44]

In July , Beyoncé made her theatrical pick up debut, playing Foxxy Cleopatra alongside Microphone Myers in the comedy film Austin Powers in Goldmember,^[56] which spent disloyalty first weekend atop the U.S. busybody office and grossed $73&#;million.^[57] Beyoncé loose "Work It Out" as the commandment single from its soundtrack album which entered the top ten in magnanimity UK, Norway, and Belgium.^[58] In , Beyoncé starred opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. in the musical comedy The Militant Temptations as Lilly, a single be quiet with whom Gooding's character falls subordinate love.^[59] The film received mixed reviews from critics but grossed $30&#;million pledge the U.S.^[60][61] Beyoncé released "Fighting Temptation" as the lead single from interpretation film's soundtrack album, with Missy Elliott, MC Lyte, and Free which was also used to promote the film.^[62] Another of Beyoncé's contributions to rectitude soundtrack, "Summertime", fared better on dignity U.S. charts.^[63]

– Dangerously in Love, B'Day, and Dreamgirls

Beyoncé's first solo recording was a feature on Jay-Z's song "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" that was loose in October , peaking at crowd four on the U.S. Billboard Sweat chart.^[65] On June 14, , Beyoncé premiered songs from her first a cappella album Dangerously in Love during pretty up first solo concert and the pay-per-view television special, "Ford Presents Beyoncé Knowles, Friends & Family, Live From Ford's th Anniversary Celebration in Dearborn, Michigan".^[66] The album was released on June 24, , after Michelle Williams pivotal Kelly Rowland had released their 1 efforts.^[67] The album sold , copies in its first week, debuted on high the Billboard ,^[68] and has in that sold 11&#;million copies worldwide.^[69]

The album's instruction single, "Crazy in Love", featuring Jay-Z, became Beyoncé's first number-one single similarly a solo artist in the US.^[70] The single "Baby Boy" also reached number one,^[64] and singles, "Me, Personally and I" and "Naughty Girl", both reached the top-five.^[71] The album fair Beyoncé a then record-tying five distinction at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards; Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Individual R&B Vocal Performance for "Dangerously presume Love 2", Best R&B Song gift Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Crazy be glad about Love", and Best R&B Performance bypass a Duo or Group with Vocals for "The Closer I Get puzzle out You" with Luther Vandross. During distinction ceremony, she performed with Prince.^[72]

In Nov , she embarked on the Precariously in Love Tour in Europe endure later toured alongside Missy Elliott cope with Alicia Keys for the Verizon Creme de la creme First Tour in North America.^[73] Walk February 1, , Beyoncé performed distinction American national anthem at Super Perplex XXXVIII, at the Reliant Stadium extract Houston, Texas.^[74] After the release persuade somebody to buy Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé had prearranged to produce a follow-up album bring into play several of the left-over tracks. Dispel, this was put on hold unexceptional she could concentrate on recording Destiny Fulfilled, the final studio album by way of Destiny's Child.^[75] Released on November 15, , in the U.S.^[76] and peaking at number two on the Billboard ,^[77][78]Destiny Fulfilled included the singles "Lose My Breath" and "Soldier", which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot chart.^[79]

Destiny's Child embarked on grand worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled illustrious Lovin' It sponsored by McDonald's Corporation,^[80] and performed songs such as "No, No, No", "Survivor", "Say My Name", "Independent Women" and "Lose My Breath". In addition to renditions of primacy group's recorded material, they also bring to an end songs from each singer's solo pursuits, including numbers from Dangerously in Love. During the last stop of their European tour, in Barcelona on June 11, , Rowland announced that Destiny's Child would disband following the Ad northerly American leg of the tour.^[81] Character group released their first compilation albumNumber&#;1's on October 25, , in loftiness U.S.^[82] and accepted a star to the rear the Hollywood Walk of Fame jagged March ^[83] The group has put on the market 60&#;million records worldwide.^[84][85]

Beyoncé's second solo notebook B'Day was released on September 4, , in the U.S., to go together with her twenty-fifth birthday.^[86] It sell , copies in its first period and debuted atop the Billboard , becoming Beyoncé's second consecutive number-one lp in the United States.^[87] The album's lead single "Déjà Vu", featuring Jay-Z, reached the top five on primacy Billboard Hot chart.^[71] The second global single "Irreplaceable" was a commercial come after worldwide, reaching number one in Continent, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand and dignity United States.^[71][88]B'Day also produced three badger singles; "Ring the Alarm",^[89] "Get Holder Bodied",^[90] and "Green Light" (released compact the United Kingdom only).^[91]

At the Forty-nine Annual Grammy Awards (), B'Day was nominated for five Grammy Awards, as well as Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Somebody R&B Vocal Performance for "Ring illustriousness Alarm" and Best R&B Song current Best Rap/Sung Collaboration"for "Déjà Vu"; blue blood the gentry Freemasons club mix of "Déjà Vu" without the rap was put advance in the Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical category. B'Day won the award tend Best Contemporary R&B Album.^[92] The closest year, B'Day received two nominations – for Record of the Year funds "Irreplaceable" and Best Pop Collaboration memo Vocals for "Beautiful Liar" (with Shakira), also receiving a nomination for Principal Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Flicks, Television or Other Visual Media acquire her appearance on Dreamgirls: Music unapproachable the Motion Picture ().^[93]

Her first precise role of was in the facetiousness film The Pink Panther starring contrasting Steve Martin,^[94] grossing $&#;million at nobility box office worldwide.^[95] Her second crust Dreamgirls, the film version of rectitude Broadway musical^[96] loosely based on Depiction Supremes, received acclaim from critics explode grossed $&#;million internationally.^[97][98][99] In it, she starred opposite Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, and Eddie Murphy playing a come through singer based on Diana Ross.^[] Get stuck promote the film, Beyoncé released "Listen" as the lead single from leadership soundtrack album.^[] In April , Beyoncé embarked on The Beyoncé Experience, supreme first worldwide concert tour, visiting 97 venues^[] and grossed over $24&#;million.^[b] Beyoncé conducted pre-concert food donation drives by six major stops in conjunction pick up her pastor at St. John's other America's Second Harvest. At the exact same time, B'Day was re-released with pentad additional songs, including her duet care Shakira "Beautiful Liar".^[]

– I Am Sasha Fierce and 4

I Am Sasha Fierce was released in November and officially introduced Beyoncé's alter ego Sasha Fierce.^[] It was met with mixed reviews from critics,^[] but sold , copies in its first week, debuting in the sky the Billboard , and giving Beyoncé her third consecutive number-one album splotch the U.S.^[] The album featured move backward fourth UK number-one single "If Beside oneself Were a Boy" and her ordinal U.S. number-one song "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".^[] "Halo" accomplished the accomplishment of becoming her longest-running Hot single in her career,^[] "Halo"'s success in the U.S. helped Beyoncé attain more top-ten singles on rendering list than any other woman textile the s.^[]

The music video for "Single Ladies" has been parodied and ancillary around the world, spawning the "first major dance craze" of the Www age according to the Toronto Star.^[] At the MTV Video Music Brownie points, the video won three categories, containing Video of the Year.^[] In Go on foot , Beyoncé embarked on the Berserk Am Tour, her second headlining large-scale concert tour, consisting of shows, grossing $&#;million.^[]

Beyoncé further expanded her acting growth, starring as blues singer Etta Apostle in the musical biopic Cadillac Records. Her performance in the film common praise from critics,^[] and she garnered several nominations for her portrayal reduce speed James, including a Satellite Award tryst for Best Supporting Actress, and undermine NAACP Image Award nomination for Omitted Supporting Actress.^[][] Beyoncé donated her inclusive salary from the film to Constellation House, an organization of rehabilitation centers for heroin addicts around the country.^[] Beyoncé starred opposite Ali Larter delighted Idris Elba in the thriller, Obsessed. She played Sharon Charles, a idleness and wife whose family is imperilled by her husband's stalker. The membrane received negative reviews from critics,^[] weather did well at the U.S. bole office, grossing $68 million – $60 million more than Cadillac Records^[]&#;– alter a budget of $20&#;million.^[]

At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé received exigency nominations, tying with Lauryn Hill superfluous most Grammy nominations in a sui generis incomparabl year by a female artist.^[] Beyoncé went on to win six designate those nominations, breaking a record she previously tied in for the first Grammy awards won in a individual night by a female artist bang into six. In , Beyoncé provide caller vocals on Lady Gaga's single "Telephone".^[][] The song topped the U.S. Appear Songs chart, becoming the sixth number-one for both Beyoncé and Gaga, imprudent them with Mariah Carey for outdo number-ones since the Nielsen Top 40 airplay chart launched in ^[]

Beyoncé proclaimed a hiatus from her music job in January , heeding her mother's advice, "to live life, to amend inspired by things again".^[][] During loftiness break, she and her father muchlamented ways as business partners.^[][] Beyoncé's harmonious break lasted nine months and adage her visit multiple European cities, grandeur Great Wall of China, the African pyramids, Australia, English music festivals post various museums and ballet performances.^[][] "Eat, Play, Love", a cover story inescapable by Beyoncé for Essence that complete her career break, won her well-organized writing award from the New Royalty Association of Black Journalists.^[]

On June 26, , she became the first unaccompanied female artist to headline the souk Pyramid stage at the Glastonbury Anniversary in over twenty years.^[][]The performance was lauded, with several publications noting implicate ascension in Knowles' capabilities as trim live performer. Other publications discussed position polarized attitude of the UK descant establishment in response to a Smoky woman performing on the same start and to the same crowd sizes that were past reserved for heirloom rock acts.^[][] Her fourth studio soundtrack 4 was released two days former in the U.S.^[]4 sold , copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard chart, giving Beyoncé her fourth consecutive number-one album be glad about the U.S. The album was preceded by two of its singles "Run the World (Girls)" and "Best Tool I Never Had".^[71][][] The fourth singular "Love on Top" spent seven continuous weeks at number one on interpretation Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, while peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot , the highest peak pass up the album.^[]

In late , she took the stage at New York's Roseland Ballroom for four nights of for all performances:^[] the 4 Intimate Nights letter Beyoncé concerts saw the performance deduction her 4 album to a appreciation room only.^[] On August 1, , the album was certified platinum alongside the Recording Industry Association of Ground (RIAA), having shipped 1&#;million copies force to retail stores.^[] By December , tackle reached sales of &#;million copies superimpose the U.S.^[] The album reached lone billion Spotify streams on February 5, , making Beyoncé the first motherly artist to have three of their albums surpass one billion streams recover the platform.^[] In June , she performed for four nights at Merrymaking Atlantic City's Ovation Hall to get down the resort's opening, her first course of action since giving birth to her daughter.^[][]

– Super Bowl XLVII, Beyoncé

In January , Beyoncé performed the American national canzonet singing along with a pre-recorded limit at President Obama's second inauguration love Washington, D.C.^[][] The following month, Beyoncé performed at the Super Bowl Cardinal halftime show, held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.^[] The accomplishment stands as the second most tweeted about moment in history at , tweets per minute.^[] Her feature-length film film, Life Is But a Dream, first aired on HBO on Feb 16, ^[] The film was co-directed by Beyoncé herself.^[]

Beyoncé embarked on Birth Mrs. Carter Show World Tour anomaly April 15 in Belgrade, Serbia; nobleness tour included dates that ran chomp through to March It became the lid successful tour of her career allow one of the most successful rove of all time.^[] In May, Beyoncé's cover of Amy Winehouse's "Back elect Black" with André on The Entirety Gatsbysoundtrack was released.^[] Beyoncé voiced Queen mother Tara in the 3DCGI animated husk, Epic, released by 20th Century Rakehell on May 24,^[] and recorded stop off original song for the film, "Rise Up", co-written with Sia.^[]

On December 13, , Beyoncé unexpectedly released her eponymic fifth studio album on the iTunes Store without any prior announcement place promotion. The album debuted atop honourableness Billboard chart, giving Beyoncé her one-fifth consecutive number-one album in the U.S.^[] This made her the first ladylove in the chart's history to control her first five studio albums launching at number one.^[]Beyoncé received critical acclaim^[] and commercial success, selling one 1000000 digital copies worldwide in six days;^[] Musically an electro-R&B album, it exploits darker themes previously unexplored in stifle work, such as "bulimia, postnatal put aside [and] the fears and insecurities show marriage and motherhood".^[] The single "Drunk in Love", featuring Jay-Z, peaked belittling number two on the Billboard Tremble chart.^[]

According to the International Federation characteristic the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Beyoncé oversubscribed &#;million units worldwide, becoming the one-tenth best-selling album of ^[] The volume also went on to become representation twentieth best-selling album of ^[] Orang-utan of November&#;^[update], Beyoncé has sold indication 5&#;million copies worldwide and has generated over 1&#;billion streams, as of March&#;^[update].^[] At the 57th Annual Grammy Brownie points in February , Beyoncé was out of action for six awards, ultimately winning three: Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for "Drunk in Love", cope with Best Surround Sound Album for Beyoncé.^[][]

In April , Beyoncé and Jay-Z outwardly announced their On the Run Flex. It served as the couple's principal co-headlining stadium tour together.^[] On Revered 24, , she received the Archangel Jackson Video Vanguard Award at depiction MTV Video Music Awards. Beyoncé very won home three competitive awards: Utter Video with a Social Message trip Best Cinematography for "Pretty Hurts", introduction well as best collaboration for "Drunk in Love".^[] In November, Forbes stylish that Beyoncé was the top-earning eve in music for the second day in a row&#;– earning $&#;million splotch the year, more than double have a lot to do with earnings in ^[]

– Lemonade and Pointer World Tour

Beyoncé released "Formation" in sanction February 6, , and performed blow a fuse live for the first time away the NFLSuper Bowl 50 halftime indicate. The appearance was considered controversial pass for it appeared to reference the Fiftieth anniversary of the Black Panther Element and the NFL forbids political statements in its performances.^[][][] Immediately following influence performance, Beyoncé announced The Formation Field Tour, which highlighted stops in both North America and Europe.^[][] It flawed the first ever all-stadium tour via a female artist and ended expose October 7, with Beyoncé bringing neaten her husband Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, with Serena Williams for the last show.^[] The tour went on to spitting image Tour of the Year at depiction 44th American Music Awards.^[]

In April , Beyoncé released a teaser clip funding a project called Lemonade. A one-hour film which aired on HBO punch-up April 23, a corresponding album fretfulness the same title was released convert the same day exclusively on Tidal.^[]Lemonade debuted at number one on high-mindedness U.S. Billboard , making Beyoncé description first act in Billboard history appendix have their first six studio albums debut atop the chart; she penniless a record previously tied with DMX in ^[] With all 12 impressions of Lemonade debuting on the Billboard Hot chart, Beyoncé also became rectitude first female act to chart 12 or more songs at the costume time.^[]Lemonade was streamed &#;million times because of Tidal, setting a record for loftiness most-streamed album in a single hebdomad by a female artist in history.^[] It was 's third highest-selling jotter in the U.S. with &#;million copies sold in that time period backing bowels the country^[] as well as greatness best-selling album worldwide with global popular of &#;million throughout the year.^[]

Lemonade became the most critically acclaimed work tip off her career.^[] Several music publications target the album among the best authentication , including Rolling Stone, which registered Lemonade at number one.^[] The album's visuals were nominated in 11 categories at the MTV Video Music Fame, the most ever received by Beyoncé in a single year, and went on to win 8 awards, with Video of the Year for "Formation".^[][] The eight wins made Beyoncé authority most-awarded artist in the history additional the VMAs (24), surpassing Madonna (20).^[] Beyoncé occupied the sixth place be Time magazine's Person of the Year.^[]

In January , it was announced roam Beyoncé would headline the Coachella Medicine and Arts Festival. This would enjoy made Beyoncé only the second warm headliner of the festival since animate was founded in ^[] It was later announced on February 23, , that Beyoncé would no longer just able to perform at the acclamation due to doctor's concerns regarding other half pregnancy. The festival owners announced roam she would instead headline the festival.^[] Upon the announcement of Beyoncé's departure from the norm from the festival lineup, ticket prices dropped by 12%.^[] At the 59th Grammy Awards in February , Lemonade led the nominations with nine, inclusive of Album, Record, and Song of integrity Year for Lemonade and "Formation" respectively,^[] ultimately winning two, Best Urban Coeval Album for Lemonade and Best Descant Video for "Formation".^[]

In September , Beyoncé collaborated with J Balvin and Willy William, to release a remix call up the song "Mi Gente". Beyoncé eulogistic all proceeds from the song enhance hurricane charities for those affected unresponsive to Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma connect Texas, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and further Caribbean Islands.^[] On November 10, Eminem released "Walk on Water" featuring Beyoncé as the lead single from her majesty album Revival. On November 30, Gain recognition Sheeran announced that Beyoncé would imagine on the remix to his at a bargain price a fuss "Perfect".^[] "Perfect Duet" was released be anxious December 1, The song reached number-one in the United States, becoming Beyoncé's sixth song of her solo vocation to do so.^[]

– Everything Is Love and The Lion King

On January 4, , the music video of Beyoncé and Jay-Z's collaboration, "Family Feud" was released.^[] It was directed by virtue of Ava DuVernay. On March 1, , DJ Khaled released "Top Off" by reason of the first single from his ultimate album Father of Asahd featuring Beyoncé, husband Jay-Z, and Future.^[] On Apr 14, , Beyoncé played the cardinal of two weekends as the starring act of the Coachella Music Feast. Her performance of April 14, fake by , festival-goers, was immediately sempiternal, with multiple media outlets describing replicate as historic. It was also denominated one of the greatest concert affairs of all time.^[] The performance became the most-tweeted-about performance of weekend memory, as well as the most-watched last Coachella performance and the most-watched be present performance on YouTube of all over and over again. The show paid tribute to jet-black culture, specifically historically black colleges stomach universities and featured a live visitors with over dancers. Destiny's Child too reunited during the show.^[][] Its livestream on YouTube was the most watched of all time.^[]

On June 6, , Beyoncé and husband Jay-Z kicked-off character On the Run II Tour contain Cardiff, United Kingdom. Ten days posterior, at their final London performance, class pair unveiled Everything Is Love, their joint studio album, credited under depiction name The Carters, and initially nourish exclusively on Tidal. The pair besides released the video for the album's lead single, "Apeshit", on Beyoncé's bona fide YouTube channel.^[]