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Beyoncé’s 100 Greatest Pop Star Moments: Staff List
Our staff's 100 favorite pop star moments from Beyoncé's peerless 25-year superstar career.
Image Credit: Suzanne Tenner/©Screen Gems/courtesy Everett Collection In 2009 thriller Obsessed, Beyoncé commands the screen with unrelenting intensity as her character Sharon confronts her husband Derek (Idris Elba), who she suspects of cheating — answering his pleas as to what he should do with a firm, “Well, first I suggest you pack your toothbrush, and then I want you to get your socks, your shaving kit, your prophylactics if you think you need ’em, and get your ass out of my house.” In one unforgettable quote, she channels the fury, betrayal and heartbreak of a woman scorned, showcasing her ability to bring raw emotion and strength to her role. Image Credit: Courtesy Photo In 2003, in the midst of her proper solo debut ‘s intro — horns blaring, drums slamming, Jay-Z hyping — Beyoncé came swaggering towards us in a white tank-top and jean shorts to ask us a simple question: “You ready?” We might’ve thought we knew the answer, but two decades later, it’s pretty clear we had no clue. Image Credit: Parkwood Entertainment It might not have been the world-stopping moment that her previous release was — for one, we at least had some amount of notice it was coming this time — but still, the 2016 debut of Lemonade on HBO was an event on the level of a Game of Thrones premiere, one that had folks staying home on a Saturday night to be able to soak up every detail from Bey’s impossibly anticipated new project.
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