Beyoncé covers the Elle USA, January 2020 magazine issue. Scripted in its pages are questions sent over from her million number Beyhives, via email, Instagram and Facebook for the pop-star to answer, as a way of connecting with the fans and also answering long-standing questions they’ve been meaning to ask her.
Among the series of questions that surfaced was how she has managed to stay relevant in the game after 25 years, of which the ‘Single Ladies’ singer responded, “The predictable rock star is a myth. I believe you don’t have to accept dysfunction to be successful.”
Beyoncé, classified by her fans and colleague world acts as the goddess of pop-music and culture, has evidently being missing out on numerous award categories, which many thought was hers to win. At the 2017 Grammy awards, Adele, who took album of the year bore testament that Beyoncé deserved the title for her ‘Lemonade’ album. Also, at the 2019 Emmy Awards, Beyoncé was up with 6 nominations for her ground-breaking Netflix documentary ‘Homecoming’, but again missed out in all 6 mentions.
These counted loses triggered a fan asking question via Instagram, “I connected with Lemonade and I almost passed out when I saw Homecoming. You brought and made me want to stand up and scream your name!! What’s up with the people who give out awards? Were you disappointed not winning? Because you know, you already won with me.”
Beyoncé, who stands as a multiple Grammy, BET award winner and a Golden Globes nominee gave the answer of how success looks different to her now. She replied, “I died and was reborn in my relationship, and the quest for self became even stronger. It’s difficult for me to go backwards. Being ‘number one’ was no longer my priority. My true win is creating art and legacy that will live far beyond me. That’s fulfilling.”
Talk about creating legacies for generations yet unborn to witness, Beyoncé is the curator of the 2020 Grammy nominated best pop vocal album ‘The Lion King: The Gift’, and yesterday released teasers about her Ivy Park partnership with Adidas, launching soon.
Costumes worn for the cover and inside pages are all sourced from her Ivy Park fashion brand.
