Beyoncé born September 4, 1981 is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child

She rose to recognition in the late 1990s as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time

Release of her debut album Dangerously in Love (2003), which featured the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy"

2022: Renaissance, On June 9, 2022, Beyoncé removed her profile pictures across various social media platforms causing speculation that she would be releasing new music

On June 15, 2022, Beyoncé officially announced her seventh studio album, titled Renaissance. The album was released on July 29, 2022

The first single from Renaissance, "Break My Soul", was released on June 20, 2022, The song became Beyoncé's 20th top ten single on the Billboard Hot 100

Beyoncé joined Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson as the only artists in Hot 100 history to achieve at least twenty top tens as a solo artist and ten as a member of a group

Upon release, Renaissance received universal acclaim from critics. Beyoncé became the first female artist to have her first seven studio albums debut at number one in the United States