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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Pop Music Recognition - Beyonce

Beyonce


"...an influential figure in contemporary popular music..."

Destiny's Child - one of the best-selling girl groups of all time (formed in the late 1990s & broke up in 2006)

First solo artist to have first seven studio albums reach No. 1 on Billboard 200

200 million records sold worldwide - one of the world's best-selling recording artists

32 Grammy Awards

26 MTV Video Music Awards

24 NAACP Image Awards

31 BET Awards

17 Soul Train Music Awards

- All more than any other artist

31 Top 10 singles on Billboard Hot 100 ... 8 No. 1

Highest-earning black musician of all time (Billboard, 2014)

Most successful black touring act in history

8th greatest singer of all time (Rolling Stone, 2023)

Point of intrigue - Beyonce and her husband, Jay Z, have sold a combined 300 million records (as of April 2014)

Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Prince, Shakira, and others are influencers

Founded Parkwood Entertainment in 2010

Launched the fashion label, House of Dereon in 2005

Discography - 
7 studio albums
5 albums with Destiny's Child
1 album with Jay Z
1 soundtrack album (The Lion King: The Gift)


Bey9once's full background, from early years to career and beyond, is lengthy to write here so follow the Wikipedia link above.  

On September 4th, Beyonce will be 42 years old.  She is in the prime of her life.  Her successes are in the prime of her musical life.

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