As we all know, September 4 is one of the most cherished national holidays. And for those of you that choose not to celebrate Beyoncé's birthday, better luck next year.
Queen B turned 35 this year and what better way to celebrate not only her life but all of her accomplishments this year than an article all about her?
February 2016, Beyoncé slayed the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Was it even a football game or was it a Beyoncé concert with some football? She highlighted her new single at the time "Formation" and announced her stadium world tour. Which I might add has $210 million in ticket sales sold and counting, to only 40 performances.
Two months later she does it again, Beyoncé's conceptual film, "Lemonade," was aired on HBO. "Lemonade" was a hour long movie that showed the songs from the album, also named "Lemonade." The movie showed Beyoncé better than she has ever been before. It showcased Beyoncé in many different forms, it showed her sexual side, her romantic side, powerful side, her strong side and her political views.
Unlike so many other celebrities, Beyoncé uses her social status to bring awareness to so many social issues. She shines a light on the black lives matter movement and women's rights. While there were many rumors saying the album was a stab at Jay Z's infidelity, it was not. The whole album was to show not only African Americans and women they can do anything and they can overcome all of the social hatred they have witnessed, but also to show everyone there are serious problems in the world and we need to pay attention to them.
Fast forward to the 2016 VMAs where Beyoncé had the mothers of victims Mike Brown, Eric Gaarner, Trayvon Matrin and Oscar Grant. All who have been gunned down police officers and who all have become extremely important to the Black Lives Matter movement this year. Following the red carpet appearance, Beyoncé put on a powerful show that took everyone's breath away.
She opened the performance with "Pray You Catch Me," where she was surrounded by dancers that dropped dead. When all girls were "dead" a boy in a hoodie showed up behind Beyoncé, is shadowed the death on Trayvon Martin. This was then followed by a more vicious side of Beyoncé; she sang "Hold Up" and "Sorry" which is about Jay Z's rumored affair. She closed her performance with "Formation" when she and the rest of her dancers formed the "woman" symbol.
Let's not forget to mention that she one eight awards that night.
Beyoncé’s has this confidence and ability to bring everyone, not only her fans, everyone, into her world and show us that she is no less human than the rest of us. She gives us all this faith that empowers us all and makes us all believe in ourselves and what he has to say.
She is truly a Queen.
