Beyoncé, the princess of pop turns 42 today | iO Woman

ORToday, Monday 4 September, Beyoncé turns 42. There pop princess she will be blowing out the candles between concerts, as she is on a tour that has taken her to perform in Europe and is now bringing her together with audiences in North America.

Beyoncé: birthday on tour

Seven years after the Formation World Tour, now Beyoncé is back to performing with her new solo tour: The Renaissance World Tour. It kicked off on May 10 from the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

After dates in Belgium, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands and Poland (yes, Italy was absent), the tour moved to America where it conquered thousands and thousands of people.

These days Queen Bey is in Los Angeles. She performed at SoFi Stadium on September 1st and 2nd and will perform again today, September 4th, to celebrate her birthday with the audience.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle also attended his concert in Los Angeles

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle also attended his concert in Los Angeles

And right on the first of these dates in Los Angeles Beyoncé hosted two special guests: Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle. The Dukes of Sussex were not alone: ​​with them were also Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, and a friend, the actress Abigail Spencer. Though they weren’t alone, though, the two showed a great complicitywhich immediately silenced the rumors of those who spoke of a hypothetical separation of the Dukes of Sussex.

Beyoncé the princess of pop she had asked her most ardent fans to dress in silver to celebrate her upcoming birthday with her. She had written on Instagram, in honor of the so-called “Virgo Season”: «My birthday wish is to celebrate with you all while wearing your most fabulous silver gowns from August 23rd to September 22nd. Every night we will surround ourselves with a glittering human disco ball. All mirroring each other’s joy». And so it seems to have been. Even Meghan and Harry accepted this invitation.

Beyoncé: tours and fashion

Seeing Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle dance in a box set up for them at the top of the stadium shows how iconic Beyoncé’s live shows are. An experience not to be missed for anything in the world. As recently demonstrated by the presence of Madonna as a spectator in one of her shows.

To make everything so unique too the fashion work behind this tour. Behind her stage clothes are an incredible number of designers and brands. And everyone wants to dress her. From high fashion to jewelry. But beyond that, Beyoncé’s commitment to giving is noteworthy space and visibility for young designers and stylists not yet known. All names that she discovered together with her team and that she decided to support by wearing their creations. Just think of the jobs of Anrealagewith photosensitive Japanese fabrics that come to life according to the lights.

In addition to this, as is known, Beyoncé doesn’t just wear iconic clothing, whether it’s from big brands or emerging designers. She she is a hugely successful businesswoman. And after bringing home many collaborations with historic brands, she also created 16 looks for the “Renaissance Couture” collection with Olivier Rousteing of Balmain. All work on the latest album Renaissance has also moved into the beauty camp: some fragrances linked to his latest album have already arrived. And they also expect news on the pitch haircarefollowing his announcement a few months ago on Instagram.

An album that made her history

The latest project of the former Destiny’s Child, Renaissanceis a puck that allowed her to score once again yet another record. The album – his seventh studio album, released on July 29, 2022 by Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records – received nine nominations at the 65th Grammy Awards. And, during the ceremony on February 5th in Los Angeles, she won four awardsamong which Best Dance/Electronic Album, Best Dance Song (For Break My Soul) And Best R&B Song (For Cuff It).

Thanks to this victory, Beyoncé has officially become the most awarded artist in the history of the Grammy Awards. With 32 statuettes, in fact, Queen Bey surpassed the previous record of 31 Grammys, which held the naturalized English conductor, Georg Solti, who died in 1997.

During his award acceptance speech, the singer had wanted to remember the LGBTQ+ community with particular affection. She said, moved: “I’d like to thank the queer community for your love and for inventing a genre».

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