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Beyoncé releases her seventh solo album, Renaissance, with the hit "Break My Soul." Like her previous six albums, it goes to #1 in America.

Beyoncé's album Renaissance goes to #1 in America, making her the first female solo artist to have her first seven albums top the chart.

Beyoncé wins four Grammys, breaking the record for most all-time Grammy wins with 32. There's also a 50 years of hip-hop celebration, and the inaugural Dr. Dre Global Impact Award, given to... Dr. Dre.

In Stockholm, Beyoncé kicks off her Renaissance tour, her first since her Formation tour in 2016. Among her accessories: Tiffany in-ear monitors with 4.5-carat diamonds.

Diana Ross makes a surprise appearance at Beyoncé's Los Angeles show to wish her a happy 42nd B'Day. After singing her hit "Love Hangover," Ross leads the crowd in "Happy Birthday."

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé opens in theaters, offering a behind-the-scenes look at her Renaissance tour. It tops the domestic box office the opening weekend with a $21 million take. Like Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour film, it's distributed by AMC Theatres, bypassing traditional studios to allow Beyoncé, who wrote and produced it, to get a bigger cut.

Beyoncé becomes the first Black woman to top the Country chart when "Texas Hold 'Em," a song she surprised released the night of the Super Bowl, hits #1 on that tally.

Beyoncé drops Cowboy Carter, a sassy country album (mostly) with 27 tracks and appearances by Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, and an unheralded Black country singer named Linda Martell, whose only album was released in 1970. When Cowboy Carter tops the Country chart, it makes Beyoncé the first Black woman to do so.More

Miley Cyrus and Beyoncé team up on the single "II Most Wanted" from Beyoncé's country-influenced Cowboy Carter album. It peaks at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and wins the Grammy Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance the following year.

After 10 weeks at the top of the Country chart, Beyoncé's "Texas Hold 'Em" gives way to "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey, a singer who came to the fore when Beyoncé featured him on her Cowboy Carter album.

Halftime of the Christmas Day NFL game between the Ravens and Texans is the "Beyoncé Bowl," a grand spectacle that rivals Super Bowl halftime shows. Queen Bey rides in on a horse and sings an abridged version of her Cowboy Carter album, with Post Malone and Shaboozey singing their parts, and her daughter Blue Ivy showing up for a "Texas Hold 'Em" hoedown.

On her fifth rodeo getting nominated for the Album Of The Year Grammy, Beyoncé finally wins for Cowboy Carter. The other big winner is Kendrick Lamar, who wins five awards for "Not Like Us," including Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Music Video.

Performing from a Cadillac suspended above the stage at a show in her hometown of Houston, Beyoncé gets a scare when the car starts tilting sideways. She's safely lowered into the crowd, where fans help her exit the vehicle. "I knew ya'll would catch me," she says when she takes the stage to finish the song. The car is later replaced with a flying horse.

Forbes says Beyoncé is now a billionaire, pushed over the line thanks to her Cowboy Carter tour. She's the fifth musician in the club, joining Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Jay-Z (her husband).

Jay-Z kicks off a three-night takeover of Yankee Stadium to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt and 25th anniversary of The Blueprint. Special guests include his wife Beyoncé on "Can't Knock the Hustle," Nas on "The World Is Yours" and Alicia Keys on "Empire State of Mind." It sets a record for highest-attended concert at Yankee Stadium, which he breaks the next night with 45,832 tickets sold at a show where Slick Rick, Pharrell Williams and Eminem guest.