" You fight yourself in order to find yourself " -Beyonce Knowles
After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Knowles and Rowland founded the Survivor Foundation to provide transitional housing for victims in the Houston area, to which Knowles contributed an initial $250,000.
Knowles participated in George Clooney and Wyclef Jean's Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon and was named the official face of the limited edition CFDA "Fashion For Haiti" T-shirt, made by Theory which raised a total of $1 million
Knowles became an ambassador for the 2012 World Humanitarian Day campaign donating her song "I Was Here" and its music video, shot in the UN, to the campaign. On August 19, Knowles helped the campaign make social media history, having enlisted the help of other celebrities like Lady Gaga, Justin Beiber, and Michelle Obama. As more than one billion messages were shared at the same time in relation to the event
Knowles is also taking part in "Miss a Meal", a food-donation campaign, and supporting Goodwill charity through online charity auctions at Charitybuzz that support job creation throughout Europe and the U.S.
Later that year she became the first solo female artist to headline the main Pyramid stage at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival in over twenty years
Her fourth album 4 was released on June 28, 2011 in the US. 4 sold 310,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, giving Knowles her fourth consecutive number-one album in the US. This made her the third artist in the chart's history, behind only DMX and Britney Spears, to have her first four studio albums debut at number one
As a solo artist she has sold over 13 million albums in the US, and over 75 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) listed Knowles as the top certified artist of the 2000s, with a total of 64 certifications
Knowles has won 17 Grammy Awards, both as a solo artist and member of Destiny's Child, making her the third most honored female artist by the Grammys, behind Alison Krauss and Aretha Franklin, and is tied with Dolly Parton as the most nominated woman in Grammy Award history.
Short list of accomplishments
·Won Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures, Charlie's Angels
·Won Best Video Director
·Won Best Song; The Fighting Temptations
· Won Best Song; Dreamgirls
·Won Best Traditional R&B Performance
·Won Song of the Year
·Won Best Contemporary R&B Album
·Won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
·Won Entertainer of the Year
·Won Best Fight; Obsessed
Knowles participated in George Clooney and Wyclef Jean's Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon and was named the official face of the limited edition CFDA "Fashion For Haiti" T-shirt, made by Theory which raised a total of $1 million
Knowles became an ambassador for the 2012 World Humanitarian Day campaign donating her song "I Was Here" and its music video, shot in the UN, to the campaign. On August 19, Knowles helped the campaign make social media history, having enlisted the help of other celebrities like Lady Gaga, Justin Beiber, and Michelle Obama. As more than one billion messages were shared at the same time in relation to the event
Knowles is also taking part in "Miss a Meal", a food-donation campaign, and supporting Goodwill charity through online charity auctions at Charitybuzz that support job creation throughout Europe and the U.S.
Later that year she became the first solo female artist to headline the main Pyramid stage at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival in over twenty years
Her fourth album 4 was released on June 28, 2011 in the US. 4 sold 310,000 copies in its first week and debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, giving Knowles her fourth consecutive number-one album in the US. This made her the third artist in the chart's history, behind only DMX and Britney Spears, to have her first four studio albums debut at number one
As a solo artist she has sold over 13 million albums in the US, and over 75 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) listed Knowles as the top certified artist of the 2000s, with a total of 64 certifications
Knowles has won 17 Grammy Awards, both as a solo artist and member of Destiny's Child, making her the third most honored female artist by the Grammys, behind Alison Krauss and Aretha Franklin, and is tied with Dolly Parton as the most nominated woman in Grammy Award history.
Short list of accomplishments
·Won Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures, Charlie's Angels
·Won Best Video Director
·Won Best Song; The Fighting Temptations
· Won Best Song; Dreamgirls
·Won Best Traditional R&B Performance
·Won Song of the Year
·Won Best Contemporary R&B Album
·Won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
·Won Entertainer of the Year
·Won Best Fight; Obsessed