Beyoncé

A powerhouse singer, songwriter, producer, and dancer, Beyoncé is a multifaceted global superstar by any measure. The Houstonian rose to fame in the late '90s as the central member of pop-R&B group Destiny's Child. The following decade, she started her ongoing streak of number one solo studio albums with Dangerously in Love (2003), the source of her first number one pop single, the ecstatic "Crazy in Love." Nearly omnipresent hits such as the elegantly dismissive "Irreplaceable" (2006) and boisterous "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (2008), combined with sold-out world tours...