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as we raise a glass to celebrate her 44th birthday.
With Destiny’s Child being one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, the trio dropped several chart-topping projects after their self-titled project, T
he Writing’s on the Wall, and
Survivor. It ended on a high note with
Destiny Fulfilled which had hits like “Lose My Breath,” “Soldier,” and “Cater 2 U.”
After peaking, she went solo, with
Dangerously in Love and simultaneously secured power couple status with Jay-Z on her debut single “Crazy in Love.”
The momentum continued musically with B’Day, I Am… Sasha Fierce, 4, and
Beyoncé in 2013.
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But she also started acting, landing hit roles in
Dreamgirls and then as Etta James just two years later, in 2008’s
Cadillac Records.
Thanks to her diehard
Beyhive fans, she hit a new level of fame with Lemonade before taking a break. After six years off, she returned with some special material for those craving new material.
And that all began with Act I: Renaissance, a dance-heavy album that fans proved to adore when the accompanying Renaissance World Tour became the highest-grossing tour by a Black artist in history.
She followed it up by switching genres again for 2024’s Cowboy Carter for a country-tinged 27-track album.
Even she was shocked when it earned her
Best Country Album at the 2025 Grammys, where she delivered a heartfelt speech about being encouraged to step out of the box.
“I’d like to thank all of the incredible country artists that accepted this album. We worked so hard on it. I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists, and I just wanna encourage people to do what they’re passionate about and to stay persistent.”
As we await what genre she’ll take over with Act III, celebrate her 44th birthday in pictures below.
