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Beyoncé's I Am... World Tour

Beyoncé performs in concert during her world tour, and backstage scenes show the work that goes into the production. Beyoncé performs in concert during her world tour, and backstage scenes show the work that goes into the production. Beyoncé performs in concert during her world tour, and backstage scenes show the work that goes into the production.

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SETLIST: 01. “Déjà Vu” 02. “Crazy in Love” (contains elements of “I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)”, “Work It Out”, “Let Me Clear My Throat” and “Pass the Peas”) 03. “Naughty Girl” 04. “Freakum Dress” 05. “Get Me Bodied” (Extended Mix) 06. “Smash Into You” 07. “Ave Maria” (contains excerpts from “Angel”) 08. “Broken-Hearted Girl” 09. “If I Were A Boy” (contains excerpts from “You Oughta Know” along with elements of “California Love”) 10. “Diva” 11. “Beyoncé’s Radio” (contains excerpts from “Ring The Alarm”, “Suga Mama”, and “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”) 12. “Radio” 13. “Me, Myself and I”1 14. “Ego” 15. “Hello” 16. “Baby Boy” (contains excerpts from “You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)”) 17. “Irreplaceable” 18. “Sweet Dreams” 2 19. “Check On It” 20. Medley: “Bootylicious”, “Bug A Boo”, “Jumpin’ Jumpin'” 21. “Upgrade U” 22. “Video Phone” (contains elements of “Snap Yo Fingers”) 23. “Say My Name” 24. “At Last” 25. “Listen” 26. “Scared of Lonely” 3 27. “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (contains excerpts from “Shout”) 28. “Halo” 29. “MJ Tribute” (contains excerpts from “Forever Young”

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Festivals and other miscellaneous performances [a] This concert was a part of the Essence Music Festival [b] These concerts were a part of the Summer Sonic Festival [c] This concert took part in the opening event for the Donbass Arena [d] This concert was a part of the F1 Rocks Singapore Festival. [e] This concert was a part of the Yasalam After-Race Concerts [f] This concert was a part of a competition presented by Trident Gum

Additional Notes: – During her performances in Edmonton and Saskatoon, Knowles performed “Flaws and All” as the final number. She performed “Halo” before “If I Were A Boy”. Also, in Saskatoon, instead of singing the abbreviated version of “Déjà Vu”, Knowles performed the song in its entirety. – In Spain, Argentina, Chile and Peru, Knowles performed parts of “Irreplaceable” in Spanish. While in Spain, when performing “Hello”, she said “Bueno” and “Hola” during the chorus sometimes in lieu of “Hello”. She forgot the lyrics of the Spanish version during her concert in Argentina. – During her concert in Zurich on May 16, Knowles performed “Flaws and All” after “Video Phone” to a boy named Tim. – At the concerts in Paris, Birmingham, Chicago, Manchester and Melbourne children joined Knowles on stage whilst she performed “Halo”. – During her performance in London (June 9, 2009), Knowles performed “One More Try” by George Michael. At the same performance, Michael joined Knowles on stage to perform a duet of “If I Were a Boy”. – During her performances in New York City, Jay Z performed with Knowles during “Crazy in Love” and “I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)”. – During the performance in Philadelphia, Knowles performed “I Can’t Help It”, as a dedication to Michael Jackson. – During her performance in Sydney (September 18, 2009), Knowles dedicated “Halo” to Chelsea James. – During her concert in London(November 15, 2009), Knowles was joined onstage by Jay-Z for “Crazy in Love” and Kanye West for “Ego”. – During her performances in London, Dublin and Florianópolis, Knowles performed “Sweet Dreams” on the B-Stage. – During her performance in São Paulo (February 6, 2010), Knowles performed “Listen” a cappella on the B-stage. Also, she said “I want you guys to know that this is probably my biggest performance ever in history”.

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• 1 Background
• 3.1 [edit] Fashion
• 3.2 [edit] Notable shows
• 4.1 [edit] Controversy over tour concert in Malaysia
• 5 Critical response
• 6 [edit] Commercial performance
• 7 [edit] Broadcasts and recordings

Background [ ]

In 2006, during an interview with  MTV News , Knowles talked about her more aggressive stage persona, Sasha Fierce. She said: "I absolutely get scared every time I get on the stage. I get nervous. I'm actually really scared when I'm not nervous because then I don't transform into that person that people are used to seeing."   She added that in real life, she was nothing like the person people see in her videos and performances: "I'm really more quiet, reserved. I speak when spoken to and polite. When I'm onstage, I'm aggressive, I'm strong, I'm fearless."   Knowles' third album  I Am... Sasha Fierce  formally introduced Sasha Fierce as her  alter ego ; she revealed that Sasha was born during the making of her single " Crazy in Love " (2003). In an interview with  People  magazine, Knowles affirmed that her alter ego is strictly for the stage and Sasha Fierce was further described as the singer's sensual, aggressive alter ego.   In October 2008,  Billboard magazine reported that Knowles would go on tour in the spring of 2009 to support her third studio album.   Beyoncé's father and manager  Mathew Knowles  revealed that it would visit different countries worldwide. The tour dates for the European leg were announced in December 2008. During an interview with  Entertainment Weekly , Knowles confirmed that she was excited about the tour and that she would be backed by her all-female band which also accompanied her during her previous tour  The Beyoncé Experience  (2007). She also stated that she worked on the tour for eight months, rehearsing and trying to put the set list together.   Knowles further revealed that the twelve-hour rehearsals for the tour included dancing the choreography in heels for two months before it commenced.   She also added that she learnt to make transition from herself to Sasha Fierce really fast for the performances. Knowles further acknowledged that I Am... World Tour was a huge production and that she was proud of the theatrical show she created.   She said that it was a mixture of everything she loved: "I tried to bring  jazz  and  hip-hop , and  ballet  and fashion, and everything together... It is the best thing I've done as far as my tours go."

The tour kicked off in late-March 2009 with five rehearsal shows in North America and it officially commenced in late April 2009, at Arena Zagreb in Croatia later visiting the  Americas ,  Europe ,  Asia ,  Africa , and  Australia .   Nearly eight months after the release of  I Am ... Sasha Fierce , Knowles brought the tour in support of the album to North America. Pre-sale tickets for members of her fan club were available on April 20, 2009 and general public sales began on April 25, 2009. The six-week North American leg of the I Am... World Tour kicked off on June 21 with a show at  Madison Square Garden  in  New York  and finished with a four-night residency at  Encore in the Wynn Las Vegas  from July 30, 2009 to August 2, 2009.   The tour finished with a concert at  Queen's Park Savannah  in  Port of Spain ,  Trinidad and Tobago , with 108 shows in total. Knowles and her organization, The Survivor Foundation, became the spokesperson for  General Mills '  Hamburger Helper  campaign entitled, "Show Your Helping Hand". The campaign's mission was to provide more than 3.5 million meals to local food banks in North America.   Knowles encouraged spectators to bring non-perishable foods to her North American concerts to be donated to the campaign.   According to the campaign's official website, nearly three millions meals and over $50,000 have been donated.

Setlist [ ]

• " Crazy in Love "
• " Naughty Girl "
• " Freakum Dress "
• " Get Me Bodied "
• "Smash Into You"
• " Ave Maria " / " Angel "
• " Broken-Hearted Girl "
• " If I Were a Boy " / " You Oughta Know "
• " Me, Myself and I "
• " Baby Boy "
• " Irreplaceable "
• " Check on It "
• Destiny's Child  Medley: " Bootylicious " / " Bug a Boo " / " Jumpin', Jumpin' "
• " Upgrade U "
• "Video Phone"
• " Say My Name "
• " At Last "
• " Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It )

Development [ ]

In 2006, Knowles sat down with MTV News to talk about her more aggressive stage persona, Sasha Fierce. She said: "I absolutely get scared every time I get on the stage," she said. "I get nervous. I'm actually really scared when I'm not nervous because then I don't transform into that person that people are used to seeing." She added that in real life, she was nothing like that girl people see in her videos and performances: "I'm really more quiet, reserved. I speak when spoken to and polite," she explained. "When I'm onstage, I'm aggressive, I'm strong, I'm fearless. So I'm not who I really am in real life." [11 ]

[ edit ] Fashion [ ]

[1] [2] Thierry Mugler design sketches for Knowles' tour

After several years of retirement from the fashion industry, French designer  Thierry Mugler  served as the main costume designer for the tour. Knowles was attracted with his work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala 2008, "Superheroes, Fashion and Fantasy", where several of his  haute couture  pieces were on display. He has conducted a 72-piece wardrobe for Knowles and her dancers and band for the tour. It was announced that Mugler's input will extend to a creative advisor role, as he will contribute to designing the whole show, from lighting to  choreography . [12 ]

Mugler wanted to capture the "duality between being a woman and a warrior" and "understand these two sides with [his] own perception of both aspects" while creating the costumes for Knowles and using the words "Feminine. Free. Warrior. Fierce" as inspiration. [13 ]  He felt "Sasha Fierce is another aspect of Beyoncé's personality, she is Fierce on stage and Beyoncé in real life", [13 ]  stating, "Beyoncé is a very sophisticated 'stage animal', which means that she is truly instinctive. Beyoncé expresses herself through the two aspects of her personality. On stage, there is Sasha Fierce and there is Beyoncé in her truest self."

Several of the costumes both in the stage show and the video interludes include a few vintage couture pieces by Mugler as well as new ones made specifically for the young diva.

As creative advisor, Mugler stated "It was my responsibility to make Beyoncé's vision come true. There will be a lot of dramatization and metamorphosis on stage. Some very strong effects have been inspired directly by Beyoncé, and only she could make (them) happen on stage. I also was the AD (assistant director) for the Diva video shot especially for the show. I also gave input for various visual and creative aspects of the show." and wanted to send the message that, "The sense of  mise-en-scène  or using everything we get, like technology, lights, sets and costumes in order to sublimate the emotions and energy that we share and want to share with others."

[ edit ] Notable shows [ ]

Main article:  I Am... Yours

Knowles and her organization, "The Survivor Foundation", became the spokesperson for General Mills' Hamburger Helper campaign entitled, "Show Your Helping Hand". The campaign's mission is to provide more than 3.5 million meals to local food banks in North America. Knowles encouraged spectators to bring non-perishable foods to her North American concerts to be donated to the campaign. According to the campaign's official website, nearly three millions meals and over $50,000 have been donated. [14 ]

As the grand opening of Donetsk's new sporting arena, the  Donbass Arena  drew near, it was announced by local organizers that Knowles' will perform as part of her tour. The ceremony involved a dance production dedicated to Ukraine's miners. Local artists Natal'ya Mogilevskaya, Svetlana Loboda and Aliona Vinnitskaya performed Queen's " We Will Rock You ". Afterwards, a speech by Victor Yushchenko, president of Ukraine was given. Knowles performed audience of nearly 45,000. [15 ] [16 ]

While Knowles was on tour, she was asked to perform a  Las Vegas  residency-type show. Knowles and her team produced the shows in seven days. Entitled "I Am… Yours", Knowles performed a  MTV Unplugged  styled show, at the Encore Theater in Las Vegas. Knowles wanted these shows to be drastically different from her tour, stating it was not to be "the typical Beyoncé experience". The August 2, 2009 show was recorded and later released as a DVD, audio CD and television special in late November 2009.

Concert synopsis [ ]

"There will be a lot of dramatization and metamorphosis on stage. Some very strong effects have been inspired directly by Beyoncé, and only she could make (them) happen on stage" said lead costume provider and a creative advisor  Thierry Mugler .   The main stage is a simple stage, with a pop up set of stairs, a big  LED   background screen and glass risers for Knowles' band Suga Mama and her backup singers "The Mamas". There is also a smaller stage (The  B-Stage ) in the middle of the crowd where Knowles later performs.

The show starts with Knowles' silhouette appearing in the middle of the main stage singing the first verse of " Déjà Vu ", the main stage is flooded in light revealing Knowles, as she proceeds to sing " Crazy in Love ". She continues to perform " Naughty Girl ", "Freakum Dress" and " Get Me Bodied ". Knowles later emerges atop a flight of stairs singing "Smash Into You". Later, she performs "Ave Maria", adding an excerpt from  Sarah McLachlan 's " Angel " and  Franz Schubert 's  Ave Maria ". She continues on to sing "Broken-Hearted Girl". At the conclusion of the song, outtakes from Knowles' " If I Were a Boy " music video are shown before she appears to perform the aforementioned song. She includes an excerpt from  Alanis Morissette 's " You Oughta Know " and  Tupac Shakur 's " California Love ".

A video interlude directed by  Melina Matsoukas  is shown as excerpts from Knowles " Sweet Dreams " play in the background. This is a short introduction before Knowles performs " Diva ", Beyoncé appears at the atop a flight of stairs with her backup dancers behind her. This is followed by another video interlude showing Knowles singing and dancing at the age of 5. Beyoncé then sings "Radio", " Me, Myself and I ",  Ego " and "Hello".

The show continues with a short medley performed by her backup singers, The Mamas, followed by another video interlude featuring a coin toss between Beyoncé and Sasha Fierce. Knowles then appears from under the stage. She is wrapped in a harness and taken up and over the audience where she performs " Baby Boy ". She is then lowered to the B-Stage where she finishes the "Baby Boy" number with an excerpt from  Dawn Penn 's " You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) " then continues with " Irreplaceable ", " Check On It " and a medley of  Destiny's Child  hits. She then performs " Upgrade U " and " Video Phone ". This is followed by a rendition of " Say My Name " where she interacts with one member of the audience, asking that person what his or her name is and then asks that person what her name is. As the song ends she runs through the audience to the main stage. Her backup dancers dance to excerpts of Destiny's Child's songs, as well as, " Beautiful Liar ".

In the penultimate section of the show, Knowles appears in the middle of the stage as she sings " At Last ", " Listen " and at some venues "Scared of Lonely". This is followed by a  Youtube  video interlude featuring imitations of the choreography for " Single Ladies " performed by fans. Beyoncé then sings "Single Ladies" with an interlude that contains excerpts from the  Isley Brothers ' " Shout ". For the finale, she performs " Halo ". She then goes to the top of her stairs and repeatedly says 'I am', awaiting the crowd to say it back, she then says 'I am... yours' and exits the stage.

[ edit ] Controversy over tour concert in Malaysia [ ]

In September 2009, it was announced by  The Associated Press  that Knowles would be bringing her show to Malaysia's largest city, Kuala Lumpur, on October 25, 2009, but it would be without some of her usual tricks. After encountering what became familiar opposition from religious groups in a predominantly Muslim country, the singer agreed to tone down some parts of her act. A spokesperson for the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party stated: "We are against Western sexy performances; we don't think our people need that." However, a rep soon came from the concert's Malaysian organizer, stating that "all parties have reached an amicable understanding" about the performance. He went on saying that Knowles should be regarded as a "role model" and an "embodiment of success" because of her philanthropic work, including campaigns against poverty and domestic violence. Two years ago, Knowles was on the verge of doing a show in Malaysia but backed out due to similar protests regarding the singer's performance. Other artists, including  Rihanna ,  Gwen Stefani  and  Avril Lavigne , had toned down their shows for Malaysian dates in recent years.

The Marctensia rep further told  The Associated Press : "We are confident that Beyoncé's concert will once and for all silence international critics and put Malaysia back on track and move up the ranks in presenting A-list international pop concerts in this region and further boost tourism."   However, it was ultimately announced in October 2009 that the concert has been postponed in the wake of accusations by Islamic conservatives that the show would be "immoral". Malaysian promoter Marctensia said in a statement: "The show has been postponed to a future date to be announced shortly. The postponement is solely (the) decision of the artist and has nothing to with other external reasons." Another representative declined to comment on whether the show was postponed due to the heavy criticism it was receiving from religious leaders in the country.

Critical response

The opening leg of Knowles' third tour received generally positive reviews from critics. Mike Ross of the  Edmonton Sun  gave her performance at Rexall Place 4.5 out of 5 stars stating, "Beyoncé can sing traditional R&B if she wants. She proved it late last night – wailing on the Etta James classic "At Last", which she performed for the inauguration of U.S president Barack Obama". [21 ]  Stephanie Classen of  The Star Phoenix  remarked, "Beyoncé doesn't really need the bells and whistles of a big stadium show, but it sure makes for an unforgettable concert. And as she says in the song Ego, "I walk like this 'cuz I can back it up." [22 ]  Additional praise was received from Randall King of the  Winnipeg Free Press . He gave a 4 out 5 to Knowles performance at the MTS Centre, saying, "In Sasha-mode for songs such as "Radio", "Sweet Dreams", and "Single Ladies" (the latter performed, alas, after press time), Knowles is raw energy convincingly expressing a live hard/work hard ethos with every shimmy and nimble vocal trill". [23 ]  Alice Jones of  The Independent  writes, "Watching Beyoncé sing and strut her stuff can feel at best overawing, at worst, alienating. She takes her role as entertainer so seriously she's almost too good." [5 ]   The New York Times  writes, "there is a breathtaking elegance in her acute desire to entertain". [24 ]  Renee Michelle Harris of the  South Florida Times  writes, Knowles "owns the stage with her trademark swagger and intensity... showcasing her powerful vocals without missing a note, often while engaged in vigorous, perfectly executed dance moves...no one, not  Britney , not  Ciara  and not  Rihanna  can offer what she does—a complete package of voice, moves and presence." [25 ]

[ edit ] Commercial performance [ ]

Knowles broke her record of concert attendees by selling out the  Morumbi Stadium  in  Sao Paulo ,  Brazil , with over 60,000 tickets sold and the show grossed more than $ 4,2 million. [26 ]

In 2009, the tour was nominated for "Eventful Fans' Choice Award" at the 6th Annual Billboard Touring Awards. [27 ]  The tour grossed $103 million from 102 concert shows [28 ] [29 ]  and 108 show total grossed $119.5 million. [30 ]

[ edit ] Broadcasts and recordings [ ]

The Las Vegas show on August 2, 2009 was recorded and released as  I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas . Parts of the show in  Vancouver  on March 31, 2009 were recorded and have been used for commercial use, as well as photos from the show used in the official tour book and other promotional items. "Crazy In Love" was recorded professionally in Madrid, Spain and broadcast on Spanish news. Two songs from the show in  New Orleans , "If I Were A Boy" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," were recorded and shown on  TV One  as a part of the  Essence Music Festival . A CD and DVD, released on June 15, 2010, features her performance of "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)." Five songs from the show in  Donetsk ,  Ukraine , "Crazy In Love", "Freakum Dress", "Get Me Bodied", "Smash Into You" and "Broken-Hearted Girl," were recorded professionally and shown on  TRK Ukraina  as part of their footage of the  Donbass Arena  opening. "Crazy In Love" was professionally recorded at the  O2 Arena  in  Prague , Czech Republic  for the Czech news-website tn.cz and is available for streaming. "Crazy In Love" and "Single Ladies" were professionally recorded at the  Summer Sonic Festival  in  Osaka ,  Japan  and used to promote Knowles' Japanese tour. "Crazy In Love" and "Naughty Girl" were professionally recorded at the  2009 Singapore Grand Prix  F1 Rocks event in  Singapore  for Channel HD 5 Live coverage. "Crazy In Love", "Naughty Girl," and "Freakum Dress" were recorded and streamed live on the internet from the show in  Beijing ,  China . "Crazy In Love" was recorded professionally and shown on  Frecuencia Latina  from the show in  Lima ,  Peru  at the  Explanada del Estadio Monumental . A live CD/DVD of the concert was released as  I Am... World Tour  in November 2010. [31 ]

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Beyonce: I Am...World Tour

Beyoncé’s I AM…WORLD TOUR captures concert footage from numerous shows edited into one extraordinary concert. Weaved into this concert are highlights that give a rare glimpse into the dynamic and personal world of this multi-faceted icon.

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108 SHOWS, 78 CITIES, 32 COUNTRIES, 6 CONTINENTS, 1.1 MILLION FANS. Beyoncé’s I AM…WORLD TOUR captures concert footage from numerous shows edited into one extraordinary concert. Weaved into this concert are highlights that give a rare glimpse into the dynamic and personal world of this multi-faceted icon. The I AM…WORLD TOUR captures not only an unforgettable performance from the superstar singer and entertainer, but showcases her astonishing talent as a filmmaker, director and producer.

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Why Beyoncé's  Cowboy Carter  Should Finally Win Her Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammys

The album, acclaimed by both fans and critics, will likely compete against Taylor Swift's new LP at the music awards show next year

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Beyoncé deserves to finally lasso herself an album of the year win.

Late last month, the music superstar, 42, released her eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter , which serves as the second installment in a planned trilogy of albums following 2022’s Renaissance .

The LP, like many of Beyoncé’s works, blends a diverse mix of musical genres, and it is conceptualized as a radio broadcast by the fictional KNTRY Radio Texas, with country superstars Dolly Parton ,  Willie Nelson  and Linda Martell acting as disc jockeys.

The 27-track album features collaborations with big names including Miley Cyrus and Post Malone — plus Beyoncé's 6½-year-old daughter Rumi — as well as those from lesser-known Black country artists such as  Tanner Adell ,  Brittney Spencer ,  Tiera Kennedy ,  Reyna Roberts ,  Shaboozey and  Willie Jones .  Stevie Wonder ,  Paul McCartney ,  Nile Rodgers ,  Jon Batiste ,  Gary Clark Jr. and  Rhiannon Giddens , meanwhile, perform instruments on various tracks.

Looking at the album now, and looking ahead to the 2025 Grammy Awards , Nicholas Rice, a Senior News Editor for PEOPLE, highlights why Beyoncé deserves to take home the coveted album of the year honor for Cowboy Carter.

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Beyoncé has been nominated for album of the year four times over the past two decades — in 2010 for   I Am … Sasha Fierce ,  in 2015 for  Beyoncé , in 2017 for Lemonade  and in 2023 for  Renaissance . (The nominees for the 2025 Grammys will be announced sometime later this year, following the eligibility period, which runs from Sept. 16, 2023, through Aug. 30, 2024, per Billboard .)

Beyoncé's latest project has received universal acclaim from both fans and critics, who praised the star's expansion into the country genre.

On Metacritic , a website that collects reviews of media through reviews from sources such as magazines and websites, Cowboy Carter scored an impressive score of 92/100 based on 20 critic reviews.

Rolling Stone , for example, praised the LP as having "Beyoncé’s best vocal work on record," adding that the album was "produced flawlessly." Variety , meanwhile, called Cowboy Carter a "masterpiece of sophisticated vocal arranging," also describing it as "a 27-course meal" that is "difficult to describe in whole, but endlessly easy to digest, serving by serving."

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The Bey Hive — as Beyoncé's loyal legion of fans are collectively known — also have had high praise for the superstar and her latest musical project.

"The vocals on cowboy carter are INSANE. do not ever play with my sister!!!!" wrote one user on X (formerly Twitter).

"COWBOY CARTER IS SO GOOD I’M LITERALLY SCREAMING CRYING THROWING BEYONCÉ IS WINNING AOTY NEXT YEAR I’M CALLING IT," said one other, as another fan added , "Cowboy Carter is really Beyoncé’s best album."

"Cowboy Carter is such. an. insane. flex. If this doesn’t finally get Beyoncé AOTY..." one more fan wrote .

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While many praised Cowboy Carter for its impressive vocals, creative concept and clear flow, Beyoncé was also celebrated for stepping into what is seen by many as a heavily white genre as a Black woman.

In the LP's first track, " American Requiem ," the mother of three reminds listeners of her country roots growing up in Texas, singing, "Used to say I spoke too country / And the rejection came, said I wasn’t country ’nough / Said I wouldn’t saddle up, but / If that ain’t country, tell me what is?"

Martell, 82, who begins “ Spaghettii, " touches upon the idea that artists can only be limited to certain subjects, stating ahead of the tune, "Genres are a funny little concept, aren’t they? / In theory, they have a simple definition that’s easy to understand / But in practice, well, some may feel confined."

Beyoncé not only highlighted her ability to be a musical chameleon with this project, but also used her space to uplift other Black artists, allowing them to showcase their own vocal abilities and stories while illustrating how music truly sees no color.

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But the music icon still knew that not everyone in the entertainment scene — or larger world, for that matter — would be as accepting or welcoming of her trying to stray from the boxes that she has been put into throughout her career.

In a past Instagram post, Beyoncé thanked fans for their early support of Cowboy Carter and detailed how it came to be . According to the star, the project was five years in the making and was "born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed." (Many fans speculated the event Beyoncé was referring to was the 2016 CMA Awards , where she performed her country tune "Daddy Lessons" off her album Lemonade alongside The Chicks .)

"And it was very clear that I wasn’t," Beyoncé continued. "But, because of that experience, I did a deeper dive into the history of country music and studied our rich musical archive. It feels good to see how music can unite so many people around the world, while also amplifying the voices of some of the people who have dedicated so much of their lives educating on our musical history."

She added, "The criticisms I faced when I first entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations that were put on me. act ii is a result of challenging myself, and taking my time to bend and blend genres together to create this body of work."

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And with that, Beyoncé knew she had a story to tell, and Cowboy Carter was released on March 29.

It eventually broke several chart records and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart , which marked Beyoncé's eighth consecutive No. 1 album. (It was also the first album by a Black woman to top Billboard 's Top Country Albums chart.)

Spotify later announced on social media that Cowboy Carter became the platform's most-streamed album in a single day in 2024 so far.

The LP also earned the title of most streams of a country album by a female artist on Amazon Music, and it also had the biggest debut on the streaming platform, the company revealed on social media .

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Beyoncé initially surprised fans by  announcing her new album during the 2024 Super Bowl  in early February.

At the time, the singer appeared in a Verizon commercial, in which she joked about her internet-breaking abilities. She then posted the trailer  for her new album on Instagram, sending fans into a frenzy.

After the viral announcement, Beyoncé dropped two singles from the album, “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages."

"Texas Hold 'Em" eventually hit No. 1 on Billboard 's Hot Country Songs chart , which allowed Beyoncé to make history as the first Black female artist to ever reach the top spot there.

Despite the success of the two singles, Beyoncé fans were still left mostly in the dark about Cowboy Carter , which, at the time, was referred to simply as Act II , given that the singer had yet to reveal the LP's name.

But, weeks before the album was set to drop, Beyoncé revealed the title by simply adding it and the release date to her Instagram bio and posting a shot of a saddle with a red, white and blue sash that read “Cowboy Carter” on her  Instagram Stories .

Not long after, Beyoncé then revealed the album's official artwork — a photo of herself wearing a red, white and blue outfit on a horse and holding up an American flag.

The album cover is reminiscent to that of the one she chose for Renaissance , which features her sitting on top of a luminous horse.

Earlier this year at the 2024 Grammy Awards, JAY-Z was honored with the 2nd annual  Dr. Dre  Global Impact Award — in recognition of his musical legacy — and used his acceptance speech to call out the organization that honored him in defense of his wife .

Questioning the process behind the voted categories, the rapper, 54, said, "We want y'all to get it right. At least getting close to right. And obviously it's subjective ... because, you know, it's music, and it's opinion-based."

Then, seemingly referring to Beyoncé, he continued, "I don't want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone and never won album of the year. So even by your own metrics, that doesn't work. Think about that. The most Grammys, never won album of the year. That doesn't work."

While there is still plenty of time ahead of the 2025 Grammys, and before Beyoncé will potentially even lock in a nomination for the album of the year category, it's clear that the universal acclaim, Beyoncé's dedication to her craft and her fearlessness to step into any musical territory prove her worthy of finally clinching the long overdue honor.

And yet, even if she doesn't, Beyoncé will continue to shine, as she points out on one of the tracks on Cowboy Carter , singing: “A-O-T-Y, I ain’t win (That’s cool) / I ain’t stuntin’ ’bout them / Take that s--- on the chin / Come back and f--- up the pen."