{"id":3561,"date":"2020-10-17T18:33:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T18:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=3561"},"modified":"2020-10-17T22:04:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T22:04:50","slug":"10-of-beyonces-best-live-performance-moments","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/10-of-beyonces-best-live-performance-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Of Beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s Best Live Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Call her Beyonc\u00e9, The Stage Slayer.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last 18 years, the woman has evolved into the greatest showstopper on earth. Here&#8217;s proof.<\/p>\n<p>Before Beyonc\u00e9, the road to R&amp;B\u2013 pop diva immortality took the route of either being an incomparable singer (Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston) or entertainer (Diana Ross, Janet Jackson). But as a vocalist, dancer and all-around force of nature, B has it all, making her the greatest living performer since her role model, Michael Jackson. Indeed, when she paid tribute to the King of Pop with her costume at February\u2019s Super Bowl, it was never more clear whose throne she\u2019d inherited. Perhaps Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s pal Gwyneth Paltrow put it best, telling Vogue: \u201cWhen she is working on stage, she has more power than any woman I\u2019ve ever seen. She would never say it . . . but I feel she knows with every fiber of her being that she is the best in the world at her job.\u201d B\u2019s inspiration? \u201cYou look in the audience,\u201d she\u2019s said, \u201cand you see this little girl that was me when I was looking at Michael or Janet or Tina Turner. And there\u2019s no way that I\u2019m not going to give 100 percent, because I remember being that girl. And I\u2019m still that girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3563\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Beyonce-Coachella.jpg\" alt=\"Beyonce\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1213\" data-gz_credit=\"MEGA\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2018 COACHELLA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On April 14, 2018, Beyonc\u00e9 played the first of two weekends as the headlining act of the Coachella Music Festival. Her performance on the first night was attended by 125,000 festival-goers, was immediately praised, with multiple media outlets describing it as historic. The performance became the most-tweeted-about performance of weekend one, as well as the most-watched live Coachella performance and the most-watched live performance on YouTube of all time. The show paid tribute to black culture, specifically historically black colleges and universities and featured a live band with over 100 dancers. Destiny&#8217;s Child also reunited during the show.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3565\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/2011-Billboard-MUSIC-AWARDS.jpg\" alt=\"Beyonce\" width=\"866\" height=\"1300\" data-gz_credit=\"Getty\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2011 BILLBOARD AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since she\u2019d be receiving Billboard\u2019s Millennium Award, B had to produce something special for her big debut performance of \u201cRun the World (Girls).\u201d Mission accomplished! From a virtual battalion of Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s to 100 real-life backup dancers, she ruled her own nation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3566\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Beyonce.jpg\" alt=\"2008 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS\" width=\"936\" height=\"1300\" data-gz_credit=\"getty\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2008 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the \u201cSingle Ladies (Put a Ring on It)\u201d video already a classic a month after it was released, Beyonc\u00e9 \u2014 rocking a leotard alongside her backup dancers \u2014 brought the clip to hand-waving life, impeccably executing the Bob Fosse\u2013style choreography.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3567\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Beyonce-BET-Awards.jpg\" alt=\"Beyonce BET Awards\" width=\"905\" height=\"1300\" data-gz_credit=\"Getty\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2006 BET AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Working the stage like a woman possessed, a svelte, midriff-baring Bey didn\u2019t need any backup dancers or complex choreography, letting the spirit move her in one of her most unbridled performances. Even Jay Z, spitting his verse, wasn\u2019t ready for all that she was throwing down.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3568\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Beyonce-1.jpg\" alt=\"2011 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" data-gz_credit=\"Getty\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2011 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Impressively hitting all those high notes in \u201cLove on Top,\u201d she must have had a little help from Blue. Pre-performance, a glowing Bey hinted at her pregnancy, saying, \u201cI want you to feel the love that\u2019s growing inside of me\u201d; after, she silently rubbed her bump.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3571\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/beyonce-inauguration-.jpg\" alt=\"Beyonce\" width=\"900\" height=\"1300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2009 INAUGURATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Serenading the Obamas for their first dance as president and first lady at an inaugural ball, Beyonc\u00e9 \u2014 who portrayed Etta James in Cadillac Records \u2014 could barely contain her pride while singing James\u2019 \u201cAt Last.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3572\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/beyonce-super-bowl.jpg\" alt=\"Beyonce\" width=\"1024\" height=\"722\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2016 SUPER BOWL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A day after surprise-dropping \u201cFormation,\u201d B \u2014 flanked by dancers dressed like Black Panthers \u2014 slayed the Super Bowl again. Despite some critics calling her performance antipolice, the only crime was the way she heisted the attention from Coldplay, Bruno Mars and that little game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3573\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Beyonce-2.jpg\" alt=\"2014 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS\" width=\"1024\" height=\"781\" data-gz_credit=\"Gettyu\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2009 GRAMMY AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leading an army of male riot police, Bey marched on stage, grabbed her crotch and attacked \u201cIf I Were a Boy.\u201d But that\u2019s not all: Backed by her all-female band, she then tore into Alanis Morissette\u2019s \u201cYou Oughta Know\u201d with a hair-whipping vengeance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3574\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/2014-MTV-VIDEO-MUSIC-AWARDS.png\" alt=\"Beyonce\" width=\"1024\" height=\"721\" data-gz_credit=\"Getty\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2014 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She took over the show with a 16-minute medley from her self-titled \u201913 album, seamlessly shifting between songs. Her reward: receiving the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award from Jay and Blue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3575\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/10\/Beyonce-and-Prince-1.jpg\" alt=\"Beyonce Prince\" width=\"1024\" height=\"825\" data-gz_credit=\"Getty\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2004 GRAMMY AWARDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Beyonc\u00e9 sashayed out to join Prince for an unforgettable Grammy opener, featuring \u201cPurple Rain,\u201d \u201cBaby I\u2019m a Star,\u201d \u201cCrazy in Love\u201d and \u201cLet\u2019s Go Crazy,\u201d she held her own beside the late legend. Unleashing her inner Tina Turner, our queen proved she was pop royalty in her own right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26633,"featured_media":3576,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>10 Of Beyonc\u00e9&#039;s Best Live Moments<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Over the last 18 years, Beyonc\u00e9&#039; has evolved into the greatest showstopper on earth.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/10-of-beyonces-best-live-performance-moments\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"10 Of Beyonc\u00e9&#039;s Best Live Moments\" \/>\n<meta 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