Beyoncé

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* {{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Caspar Llewellyn |date=November 29, 2009 |title=Beyoncé: artist of the decade |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/29/beyonce-artist-of-the-decade |access-date=November 22, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=November 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130003207/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/29/beyonce-artist-of-the-decade |url-status=live }}</ref>

Beyoncé rose to fame in 1997 as a member of [[Destiny's Child]], one of the [[List of best-selling girl groups|best-selling girl groups of all time]]. Her debut solo album, ''[[Dangerously in Love]]'' (2003), became one of the [[List of best-selling albums of the 21st century|best-selling albums of the 21st century]]. After Destiny's Child disbanded in 2005, Beyoncé released the [[female empowerment]]-inspired set ''[[B'Day (Beyoncé album)|B'Day]]'' (2006) and later starred in the [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'' (2006). Her marriage to rapper [[Jay-Z]] and portrayal of [[Etta James]] in the biopic ''[[Cadillac Records]]'' (2008) influenced the album ''[[I Am... Sasha Fierce]]'' (2008), which explored [[pop music|pop]] and [[electropop]]. The albums contained the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number-one singles "[[Crazy in Love]]", "[[Baby Boy (Beyoncé song)|Baby Boy]]", "[[Check on It]]", "[[Irreplaceable]]", and "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]".

Beyoncé rose to fame in 1997 as a member of [[Destiny's Child]], one of the [[List of best-selling girl groups|best-selling girl groups of all time]]. Her debut solo album, ''[[Dangerously in Love]]'' (2003), became one of the [[List of best-selling albums of the 21st century|best-selling albums of the 21st century]]. After Destiny's Child disbanded in 2005, Beyoncé released the [[female empowerment]]-inspired set ''[[B'Day (Beyoncé album)|B'Day]]'' (2006) and later starred in the [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] film ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'' (2006). Her marriage to rapper [[Jay-Z]] and portrayal of [[Etta James]] in the biopic ''[[Cadillac Records]]'' (2008) influenced the album ''[[I Am... Sasha Fierce]]'' (2008), which explored [[pop music|pop]] and [[electropop]]. The albums included the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] number-one singles "[[Crazy in Love]]", "[[Baby Boy (Beyoncé song)|Baby Boy]]", "[[Check on It]]", "[[Irreplaceable]]", and "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]".

After forming management company [[Parkwood Entertainment]], Beyoncé deviated towards traditional [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] on ''[[4 (Beyoncé album)|4]]'' (2011). She later explored [[Electronic music|electronic]] on [[Beyoncé (album)|''Beyoncé'']] (2013) and [[hip-hop]] on ''[[Lemonade (album)|Lemonade]]'' (2016), both of which popularized the [[visual album]] and [[surprise album]] formats. The former inspired setting Friday as [[Global Release Day]], while the latter was the [[List of best-selling albums#Best-selling album by year worldwide|best-selling album worldwide]] in 2016. Her ongoing trilogy project—consisting of the [[LGBTQ music|queer]]-inspired [[Dance music|dance]] album ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]'' (2022) and [[Americana music|Americana]] [[Epic (genre)|epic]] ''[[Cowboy Carter]]'' (2024)—has highlighted the contributions of Black pioneers to [[Music history of the United States|American musical]] and [[Culture of the United States|cultural history]], spawning the U.S. number-one singles "[[Break My Soul]]" and "[[Texas Hold 'Em (song)|Texas Hold 'Em]]". She voiced [[Nala (The Lion King)|Nala]] in [[The Lion King (2019 film)|''The Lion King'']] (2019) and ''[[Mufasa: The Lion King]]'' (2024).

After forming management company [[Parkwood Entertainment]], Beyoncé deviated towards traditional [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] on ''[[4 (Beyoncé album)|4]]'' (2011). She later explored [[Electronic music|electronic]] on [[Beyoncé (album)|''Beyoncé'']] (2013) and [[hip-hop]] on ''[[Lemonade (album)|Lemonade]]'' (2016), both of which popularized the [[visual album]] and [[surprise album]] formats. The former inspired setting Friday as [[Global Release Day]], while the latter was the [[List of best-selling albums#Best-selling album by year worldwide|best-selling album worldwide]] in 2016. Her ongoing trilogy project—consisting of the [[LGBTQ music|queer]]-inspired [[Dance music|dance]] album ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]'' (2022) and [[Americana music|Americana]] [[Epic (genre)|epic]] ''[[Cowboy Carter]]'' (2024)—has highlighted the contributions of Black pioneers to [[Music history of the United States|American musical]] and [[Culture of the United States|cultural history]], spawning the U.S. number-one singles "[[Break My Soul]]" and "[[Texas Hold 'Em (song)|Texas Hold 'Em]]". She also voiced [[Nala (The Lion King)|Nala]] in [[The Lion King (2019 film)|''The Lion King'']] (2019) and ''[[Mufasa: The Lion King]]'' (2024).

Beyoncé is one of the [[List of best-selling music artists#200 million to 249 million records|best-selling music artists of all time]], with estimated sales of over 200 million records. She is the [[Billboard 200#Most consecutive studio albums to debut at number one|only female artist in history to debut all of her eight studio albums at number one]] on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. [[List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé|Her accolades]] include thirty-five [[Grammy Awards]]—the [[Grammy Award milestones#Most Grammys won|most of any person in history]]—and a [[Peabody Award]]. She is also the most awarded artist at the [[NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image]] and [[Soul Train Music Awards]]. The first woman to headline an all-stadium tour, Beyoncé is amongst the [[List of highest-grossing live music artists#All-time ranking|highest-grossing live acts of all time]]. She has been listed amongst history's greatest artists by such publications as ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']].

Beyoncé is one of the [[List of best-selling music artists#200 million to 249 million records|best-selling music artists of all time]], with estimated sales of over 200 million records. She is the [[Billboard 200#Most consecutive studio albums to debut at number one|only female artist in history to debut all of her eight studio albums at number one]] on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. [[List of awards and nominations received by Beyoncé|Her accolades]] include thirty-five [[Grammy Awards]]—the [[Grammy Award milestones#Most Grammys won|most of any person in history]]—and a [[Peabody Award]]. She is also the most awarded artist at the [[NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image]] and [[Soul Train Music Awards]]. The first woman to headline an all-stadium tour, Beyoncé is amongst the [[List of highest-grossing live music artists#All-time ranking|highest-grossing live acts of all time]]. She has been listed amongst history's greatest artists by such publications as ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']].