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2003–2007: Dangerously in Love, B'Day, and Dreamgirls
Beyoncé performing "Baby Boy", which spent nine

consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[66]
Beyoncé's first solo recording was a feature on Jay-Z's song "'03 Bonnie &
Clyde" that was released in October 2002, peaking at number four on the
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.[67] On June 14, 2003, Beyoncé premiered songs
from her first solo album Dangerously in Love during her first solo concert
and the pay-per-view television special, "Ford Presents Beyoncé Knowles,
Friends & Family, Live From Ford's 100th Anniversary Celebration in
Dearborn, Michigan".[68] The album was released on June 24, 2003, after
Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland had released their solo efforts. [69] The
album sold 317,000 copies in its first week, debuted atop the Billboard 200,
[70] and has since sold 11 million copies worldwide.[71]
The album's lead single, "Crazy in Love", featuring Jay-Z, became Beyoncé's
first number-one single as a solo artist in the US. [72] The single "Baby Boy"
also reached number one,[66] and singles, "Me, Myself and I" and "Naughty
Girl", both reached the top-five.[73] The album earned Beyoncé a then record-
tying five awards at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards; Best Contemporary
R&B Album, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Dangerously in Love 2",
Best R&B Song and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Crazy in Love",
and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for "The Closer I
Get to You" with Luther Vandross. During the ceremony, she performed
with Prince.[74]
In November 2003, she embarked on the Dangerously in Love Tour in Europe
and later toured alongside Missy Elliott and Alicia Keys for the Verizon Ladies
First Tour in North America.[75] On February 1, 2004, Beyoncé performed
the American national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII, at the Reliant
Stadium in Houston, Texas.[76] After the release of Dangerously in Love,
Beyoncé had planned to produce a follow-up album using several of the left-
over tracks. However, this was put on hold so she could concentrate on
recording Destiny Fulfilled, the final studio album by Destiny's Child.
[77] Released on November 15, 2004, in the U.S. [78] and peaking at number
two on the Billboard 200,[79][80] Destiny Fulfilled included the singles "Lose
My Breath" and "Soldier", which reached the top five on the Billboard Hot
100 chart.[81]
Destiny's Child embarked on a worldwide concert tour, Destiny Fulfilled... and
Lovin' It sponsored by McDonald's Corporation,[82] and performed songs such
as "No, No, No", "Survivor", "Say My Name", "Independent Women" and
"Lose My Breath". In addition to renditions of the group's recorded material,
they also performed songs from each singer's solo careers, including
numbers from Dangerously in Love. During the last stop of their European
tour, in Barcelona on June 11, 2005, Rowland announced that Destiny's Child
would disband following the North American leg of the tour. [83] The group
released their first compilation album Number 1's on October 25, 2005, in
the U.S.[84] and accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March
2006.[85] The group has sold 60 million records worldwide.[86][87]
Beyoncé's second solo album B'Day was released on September 4, 2006, in
the U.S., to coincide with her twenty-fifth birthday. [88] It sold 541,000 copies
in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming Beyoncé's
second consecutive number-one album in the United States. [89] The album's
lead single "Déjà Vu", featuring Jay-Z, reached the top five on
the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[73] The second international single
"Irreplaceable" was a commercial success worldwide, reaching number one
in Australia, Hungary, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States. [73]
[90] B'Day also produced three other singles; "Ring the Alarm",[91] "Get Me
Bodied",[92] and "Green Light" (released in the United Kingdom only).[93]
Beyoncé performing during The Beyoncé Experience tour in 2007

At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards (2007), B'Day was nominated for
five Grammy Awards, including Best Contemporary R&B Album, Best Female
R&B Vocal Performance for "Ring the Alarm" and Best R&B Song and Best
Rap/Sung Collaboration"for "Déjà Vu"; the Freemasons club mix of "Déjà Vu"
without the rap was put forward in the Best Remixed Recording, Non-
Classical category. B'Day won the award for Best Contemporary R&B Album.
[94] The following year, B'Day received two nominations – for Record of the
Year for "Irreplaceable" and Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for "Beautiful
Liar" (with Shakira), also receiving a nomination for Best Compilation
Soundtrack Album for Motion Pictures, Television or Other Visual Media for
her appearance on Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture (2006).[95]
Her first acting role of 2006 was in the comedy film The Pink Panther starring
opposite Steve Martin,[96] grossing $158.8 million at the box office
worldwide.[97] Her second film Dreamgirls, the film version of the 1981
Broadway musical[98] loosely based on The Supremes, received acclaim from
critics and grossed $154 million internationally.[99][100][101] In it, she starred
opposite Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, and Eddie Murphy playing a pop singer
based on Diana Ross.[102] To promote the film, Beyoncé released "Listen" as
the lead single from the soundtrack album.[103] In April 2007, Beyoncé
embarked on The Beyoncé Experience, her first worldwide concert tour,
visiting 97 venues[104] and grossed over $24 million.[c] Beyoncé conducted
pre-concert food donation drives during six major stops in conjunction with
her pastor at St. John's and America's Second Harvest. At the same
time, B'Day was re-released with five additional songs, including her duet
with Shakira "Beautiful Liar".[106]
2008–2012: I Am... Sasha Fierce and 4
Beyoncé performing during the I Am... Tour

I Am... Sasha Fierce was released in November 2008 and formally introduced
Beyoncé's alter ego Sasha Fierce.[107] It was met with mixed reviews from
critics,[108] but sold 482,000 copies in its first week, debuting atop
the Billboard 200, and giving Beyoncé her third consecutive number-one
album in the U.S.[109] The album featured her fourth UK number-one single "If
I Were a Boy" and her fifth U.S. number-one song "Single Ladies (Put a Ring
on It)".[110] "Halo" achieved the accomplishment of becoming her longest-
running Hot 100 single in her career,[111] "Halo"'s success in the U.S. helped
Beyoncé attain more top-ten singles on the list than any other woman during
the 2000s.[112]
The music video for "Single Ladies" has been parodied and imitated around
the world, spawning the "first major dance craze" of the Internet
age according to the Toronto Star.[113] At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards,
the video won three categories, including Video of the Year. [114] Its failure to
win the Best Female Video category, which went to Taylor Swift's "You Belong
with Me", led to Kanye West interrupting the ceremony and Beyoncé
improvising a re-presentation of Swift's award during her own acceptance
speech.[114] In March 2009, Beyoncé embarked on the I Am... Tour, her
second headlining worldwide concert tour, consisting of 108 shows, grossing
$119.5 million.[115]

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2003–2007: Dangerously in Love, B'Day, and Dreamgirls

Beyoncé performing "Baby Boy", which spent nine

Beyoncé performing during The Beyoncé Experience tour in 2007

Beyoncé performing during the I Am... Tour

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