Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is an American singer, songwriter, actress and producer from Houston, Texas, who first rose to fame as a member of R&B group Destiny's Child in the late 1990s. Her solo career has produced eight studio albums - including Lemonade (2016), Renaissance (2022) and Cowboy Carter (2024) - and she holds the all-time record for Grammy wins with 35, more than any other artist in history. Cowboy Carter, a genre-crossing country and Americana album, won Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammys, making her the first Black woman to take that prize in the 21st century.
The Cowboy Carter Tour concluded in Las Vegas on July 26, 2025, grossing $407.6 million across 32 sold-out stadium shows - the highest-grossing country tour of all time and the top-earning world tour of 2025.
Destiny's Child reunited on stage at Beyoncé's final Cowboy Carter Tour show in Las Vegas - their first joint appearance since 2018.
Beyoncé won her first Primetime Emmy Award for the 'Beyoncé Bowl' Netflix halftime special from the 2024 NFL Christmas Day game.
At the 67th Grammy Awards, Beyoncé won Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter - her first win in that category after six nominations - along with Best Country Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance, bringing her career total to 35 Grammys.
Pollstar named Beyoncé the #1 touring artist in the world for 2025, with the Cowboy Carter Tour topping the year-end chart and setting more than two dozen touring records.
