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In an interview with CosmoGirl! In response to the question of what makes a celebrity into a legend, Knowles told CosmoGirl! She is a good person, has good spirit, and is more than just a person who performs and sells records. She's a person who will change your life. Mayo, Kierna. Miller, Nancy. Rosenberg, Carissa. September : p. Sexton, Paul.

Dubbed Destiny's Child, the group began performing in public as early as Soon after their success, the group would go through changes, adding and losing members over the next few years. With millions of album sales under their belts, Destiny's Child was on their way to becoming one of the most successful female singing groups of all time. Now a trio, in Destiny's Child delivered the Grammy-winning album Survivor.

With sales of over 4. In June of , Columbia produced the multiplatinum album Dangerously in Love. The group came out of hiding for their final album of new recordings with 's Destiny Fulfilled. Later issuing the hits package 1's , the trio announced that after their final tour, Destiny's Child would be no more. The singer also filmed the movie The Pink Panther with Steve Martin , which was released in early along with her the new single "Check on It.

She would go back and forth between them, sharing ideas. My taste is more interesting since Jay. B'Day , like Dangerously in Love , debuted at number one. If you're in a relationship, even if the man's cheating and you end up not wanting him, the thought of another woman benefiting from the lessons you taught him. That's gonna kill you!

Contemporary Black Biography Sanchez, Brenna. Learn more about citation styles Citation styles Encyclopedia. Felt like Destiny The girls' group, performing under such names as Somethin' Fresh, the Dolls, and Destiny, completed a demo recording to send to record labels. Spreading out In addition to beginning work on a solo album, Knowles began pursuing acting jobs.

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Authority control. Grammy Awards MusicBrainz artist. Germany Emmy Awards Trove. Toggle the table of contents. Knowles performing at the Renaissance World Tour in It still never gets old, no matter how many times I sing it. Other critics praise her range and power, with Chris Richards of The Washington Post saying she was "capable of punctuating any beat with goose-bump-inducing whispers or full-bore diva-roars.

She's so good at seeing connections. She is tied with American lyricist Diane Warren at third with nine songwriting credits on number-one singles. She was one of only three women on that list, along with Alicia Keys and Taylor Swift. In , Fusari told Billboard : "[Knowles] explained to me, in a nice way, he said, 'People don't want to hear about Rob Fusari, producer from Livingston, N.

No offense, but that's not what sells records. What sells records is people believing that the artist is everything. That was totally her. She knew what she wanted to say.

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It was very urban pop angle that they were taking on the record. I am really passionate about all of the steps [during] the production [ I am rarely happy with one track, it's usually four or five things put together that again don't really go together. I am so excited when I'm able to adjust the tempo and key and mute certain elements that don't complement and put opposites together.

Sometimes it's just like the EQ of a synth or the warmth of a bass or the distortion of a bass that's on a different song and I can hear like, 'Ah! That's exactly what is missing to make the track full and complete! She admires Diana Ross as an "all-around entertainer", [ ] and Whitney Houston , who she said "inspired me to get up there and do what she did".

Tour — , The Mrs. I choose to invest my time and energy only in projects that I am passionate about. Once I've committed, I give it all of me. I start with identifying my intention and making sure that I am aligned with the collaborators for the same purpose. It takes enormous patience to rock with me. My process is tedious. I review every second of footage several times and know it backwards and forwards.

I find every ounce of magic and then I deconstruct it. I keep building more layers and repeat this editing process for months. I won't let up until it's undeniably reached its full potential. I believe my strength is understanding how storytelling, music, lighting, angles, fashion, art direction, history, dance, and editing work together. They are all equally important.

I do think that this very old-school break-out-into-song traditional musical is something that people understand again and really want. She described Sasha Fierce as being "too aggressive, too strong, too sassy [and] too sexy", stating, "I'm not like her in real life at all. Sasha Fierce. In February , she announced in an interview with Allure magazine that she was comfortable enough with herself to no longer need Sasha Fierce.

In , it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The term is a reference to the common phrase " queen bee ", a term used for the leader of a group of females. The nickname also refers to the Queen bee of a beehive , with her fan base being named "BeyHive". The release of " Formation " on February 6, , saw her celebrate her Sub-Saharan Black African ancestry, with the song's music video featuring pro-black imagery and a shot of wall graffiti that says "Stop shooting us".

The day after the song's release, she performed it at the Super Bowl halftime show with back up dancers dressed to represent the Black Panther Party. Those are two separate things. Following the release of Lemonade , which included the single " Sorry ", in , speculations arose about Jay-Z's alleged infidelity with a mistress referred to as "Becky".

Jon Pareles in The New York Times pointed out that many of the accusations were "aimed specifically and recognizably" at him. In addition to acting and performing, Knowles ran a clothing line called House of Dereon with her mother. She also launched her own fragrance, Heat, in She later donated her fee from the event to help victims of the Haitian earthquake.

According to some reports, Knowles said that her father had been responsible for arranging the Libyan concert. She decided to drop her father as her manager in March Later that year, Knowles reached the top of the album charts with her latest solo release, 4. Indeed, Knowles more than redeemed herself in the public eye at the Super Bowl on February 3, Knowles also announced that her next major tour would start in the spring of At the Grammy Awards, Knowles walked away with six honors—the most wins in a single night by a female artist.

In , she also tied the record for most No. By , Knowles had won 16 Grammys. The album surprised fans and critics alike, as no promotion for the album had been announced prior to its release. The record-breaking album sold more than , copies throughout the weekend it was released alone. With that, she became the first woman to reach No.

In February , Knowles returned to the Super Bowl stage, once again earning raves for her performance.