Playing "Hold up" by Beyonce
2016 was hands down one for the books but today we're
finally bringing you the 2016 round up news everyone's been waiting for
only because it's centered around the one and only Beyonce
Queen B had some truly iconic moments that left all of us
saying yas queen multiple times this year so today we're
bringing you the 10 biggest highlights right here on listed
we may still be picking our jaws up off the floor
since Beyonce's 2013 super bowl debut but she made her grand
return to the field earlier this year during the superbowl
50th half-time show, on February 7th, Coldplay, Bruno Mars
and Beyonce gathered together at Levi stadium
to give a half time show we could never forget
Super bowl music playing
B showed up with her dancers dressed the black panther
to sing her freshly released single, "Formation"
and we're talking one day old people
everyone knew the words Beyonce showed her support
for the black lives matter movement during this performance
and of course haters gonna hate
she was harshly criticized for the political up to where the performance was received
but our Beyonce says
Playing, "Formation" by Beyonce
at the end of her super bowl performance
Beyonce announced her Formation world tour
making it the next Beyonce highlight on our list, I cried
this was Beyonce's 7th tour for her 6th album, Lemonade
and it lasted from April to October
everything was flawless from the stage set up with rotating
LED boxes to the fashionable bodysuits that you can't see anywhere else
and most importantly to the performances that slayed
the formation tour had 49 sold out shows
and generated over $256 million just in ticket sales
that's how you do a tour people
Playing tour music
those tours and performances have also clearly shown us Beyonce's
serious engagement with the fashion world
which is why her MET gala dress earns it's own spot on our list
but before we speak fashion with all that's happened in the world
with Beyonce this year, fans were distraught to find out
that Beyonce attended the MET gala alone without Jay-z
but not to fear, the couple is still very much in love
even after the whole Becky with the good hair scandal
onto the fashion the Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy dress
fully made of nude colored latex and beading
turned all the heads assuring us you can make
just about anything look good
Background noise at MET gala
Now Beyonce's involvement with fashion this year
didn't just end with crystal adorned body suits
and glamorous gowns made of daring and dangerous fabric
Next on our list is Beyonce's own Topshop clothing line, Ivy Park
the clothing line is named after her daughter, Ivy
and the park Beyonce would visit her father growing up in Houston
the line is composed of women's athletic wear
and were released in April of this year
gaining instant popularity with the reasonable pricing
and the successful marketing of motivating women
to go after what they want
sure queen if I can look and feel as great as you by working out in the sports bras
take my money
Sounds of clothing line commercial
Speaking of female empowerment
remember when I told you Beyonce used her artistry to send out some critical messages this year?
well another big moment for her was when Beyonce and Jay-z
both showed their support for, then-presidential, candidate
Hillary Clinton by participating at Clinton's rally in Ohio
Unfortunately, with the nature of the conversation
that's brought some negativity towards Beyonce
But these heartfelt messages of female empowerment
and positive changes for the future of her daughter was definitely heard
and appreciated when it came down to the election
Beyonce stating her speech
let's head on over to a bit of a lighter topic
and take a look at the award show moment that wowed us all
Beyonce's 2016 VMA performance she gave us 13 minutes of vicious
performance that left things aflame wood broken camera
and mini dancers in body paint
I mean what can make a more exhilarating performance
than smashing a camera with a baseball bat and ending the performance
by sitting in a ring of fire
Oh and like a true queen, she also won herself an award
for the music video of the year at the VMA's this year
music from VMA performance playing
so we saw Beyonce in direct fire this year
but let's not forget Beyonce also performed in water this year
Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar performed their collaboration
song, "Freedom" during this year's BET awards
the performance began with a voice-over of Martin Luther King
Junior's, "I have a dream' speech
and Beyonce sang her heart out while dancing on top of
the water until Kendrick rose from the bottom of the sea
to rap his verses
Beyonce only continues to exceed our expectations every time she steps on stage
music from the BET awards playing
next on our list while we're still on the topic of award shows
can we talk about how Beyonce broke the fourth wall of music
by performing with the Dixie Chicks at the country music awards this year
the performance of mixed musical styles gave us something
that went beyond the ideas of traditional music genres
and the Dixie Chicks and Beyonce performed these hits
"daddy lessons" from her album lemonade
and as per usual not a single note was missed
and got us asking, "is there anything Beyonce can't do?"
Playing music from the country music awards
this brings us to Beyonce's Formation music video
this music video was released with the song in February this year
which was followed by the super bowl half time show
then the announcement of the Formation tour
the video addressed many things like
police brutality, black pride, and the Louisiana creole culture
not to mention the crazy visuals of Beyonce's wardrobe
the unbelievable choreography
and the cutest feature of Beyonce's daughter, Blue Ivy Carter
and we loved every second of it
Playing, "Formation"
lastly but most importantly on our list
of Beyonce's highlights of 2016 is
her highly anticipated album, 'Lemonade'
this is Beyonce's 6th album and her 2nd visual album
which was aired on HBO as an hour special when it was first released
impressively, the album also transmitted genres as it included
various types of music like pop, punk, and even gospel
the album also had some pretty big names featuring like
the Weeknd, James Blake, and Kendrick Lamar
the album had a massive success as it debuted
at number 1 on the billboard charts selling
485 thousand copies in the first week
making Beyonce the first person to have their first sixth album debut
at number one
not only that but the album was also streamed 115 million times
on tidal making it the most streamed album in a single week
by a female artist in history we don't have any words for this other then slay
Playing, "Sorry"
that brings us to end of our 10 Beyonce highlights this year
so by now we're sure you're wondering when the girl ever
gets time for sleep cause naturally B clearly won 2016
Anyways, I wanna ask you guys was there a particular
Beyonce moment that stood out to you this year
or did we miss some? Let us know in the comments section below
and after that you can click right over here to see Beyonce
and a few other celebs crashing other celeb's interviews
thanks for hanging out with me here on listed
I'm your host Drew Dorsey and I'll see you next time