Only a select few have successfully made the leap from group member to solo artist: Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Diana Ross and Beyoncé. Among her contemporaries, the 41-year-old is in a class all her own: 200 million records sold, seven consecutive No. 1 albums, 21 Top 10 hit singles and 32 Grammy Awards, more than anyone in history. Next, she’s primed to set another personal best with the Renaissance World Tour, projected by Billboard to gross $300 million in 2023. Twenty years ago, the lead vocalist for Destiny’s Child ventured out on her own with Dangerously in Love, and with every album since she has continued to break records while also dismantling the industry. When Beyoncé dropped in 2013, it was accompanied by a music video for every single track, introducing the concept of a visual album. In recent years, as she’s shied away from the spotlight to raise her three children with husband Jay-Z, she does little to no press. Want to know what’s going on with Beyoncé? Listen to her latest album. “I [want] the focus to be on my music, because if my art isn’t strong enough or meaningful enough to keep people interested and inspired, then I’m in the wrong business,” she told Harper’s Bazaar in 2021. Passion and drive is nothing new to Beyoncé, who had recorded 50 songs by the time she was 10. All these decades later, every time she steps into the studio it still feels like the first time. And that drive to create and al- ways challenge herself as an artist is what will keep the fire burning, she says. “I have learned that I have to keep on dreaming.”
The Ultimate Guide to Beyoncé • MUSIC SPOTLIGHT™ COLLECTOR’S EDITION
Bow Down to the Queen • BEYONCÉ IS ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING MUSICAL ARTISTS ON THE PLANET—AND HER REIGN IS ONLY GROWING STRONGER.
RENAISSANCE WOMAN • ON HER SEVENTH CHART-TOPPING ALBUM, BEYONCÉ HAS BROADENED THE SCOPE OF HER UNPARALLELED TALENTS—WHICH SHE’LL SOON SHOWCASE ON THIS YEAR’S RENAISSANCE WOR LD TOUR.
BREAKING RECORDS • The solo artist has won more Grammy, BET and NAACP awards than anyone else in history.
REQUIRED VIEWING • She can act, too! Beyoncé has starred in nine films over her two-decade career. Check out her five best movie moments.
FIRST LOOK: RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR • EVERYTHING FANS CAN EXPECT WHEN BEYONCÉ HITS THE ROAD THIS SUMMER.
WORLD DOMINATION • A look back at her seven previous tours.
Bey Queen • WHO RUNS THE WORLD? BEYONCÉ. ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING ARTISTS OF ALL TIME, SHE’S HAD SEVEN CONSECUTIVE NO. 1 ALBUMS AND WON 23 GRAMMYS, THE MOST OF ANY ARTIST. REPLAY THE CHART-TOPPERS, MUSIC VIDEOS AND MEMORABLE LIVE PERFORMANCES THAT DEFINE HER 20-YEAR SOLO CAREER—PLUS THE GIRL GROUP THAT LAUNCHED THE ICON.
Dangerously In Love • TWENTY YEARS AGO, BEYONCÉ’S 2003 DEBUT SOLO ALBUM LAUNCHED HER POST-DESTINY’S CHILD CAREER—AND ESTABLISHED HER AS A SUPERSTAR.
COVER STORY • Bey’s glitzy top was previously worn by another music icon (as pants).
B'Day • FOR HER 25TH BIRTHDAY IN 2006, BEYONCÉ GAVE FANS THE GIFT OF HER EMPOWERING SECOND ALBUM.
IS ‘RING THE ALARM’ ABOUT RIHANNA? • According to rumors, Jay-Z cheated on his longtime girlfriend with his protégée.
I Am… Sasha Fierce • THE SUPERSTAR INTRODUCED THE WORLD TO HER ALTER EGO WITH A DOUBLE ALBUM OF BALLADS (I AM…) AND UP-TEMPO TRACKS (SASHA FIERCE).
ALTERED EGO • What ever happened to Sasha Fierce?
4 • HER FIRST RELEASE SINCE SEVERING TIES WITH HER MANAGER-FATHER, BEY’S FOURTH ALBUM (NAMED AFTER HER FAVORITE NUMBER) IS AN EXPERIMENTAL DIVE INTO FEMALE EMPOWERMENT.
SHEER VOLUME • Beyoncé recorded 72 tracks for the album.
Beyoncé • A SURPRISE RELEASE, THE SELF-TITLED WORK INTRODUCED THE CONCEPT OF A VISUAL ALBUM, WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN REPLICATED BY THE LIKES OF TAYLOR...
