beyonce released her first solo album in 2003.
beyonce released her first solo album in 2003.
when did beyonce released her first solo album?
2003
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"countdown" is the sixth single by japanese singer hyde, and the first single from his third solo album "faith".









































it was released on 5 october 2005, and was hyde's first solo single since 2003. this is the first single co-produced by hyde and k.a.z and charted at #1 on the oricon ranking charts the week it was released.









































the b-side to this single is "evergreen (dist.)", a rock version of hyde's very first solo single that was also featured on his first solo album, roentgen (released march 27, 2002).
countdown (hyde song)
beyonce knowles has also impacted the music industry as well as black women in the music world. in 1996 she was signed to columbia records and was a part of an all-female music group called destiny’s child. this allowed beyonce to start her career in the music industry. the group’s song “independent women” spent 11 consecutive weeks on the billboard hot 100 and is considered one of the most recognizable songs with beyonce's voice in it. soon after, beyonce went solo. her first solo album “dangerously in love” sold 11 million copies. it later became number one and earned 5 grammys. her first tour “the beyonce experience” brought in $24 million as she visited 97 venues. in 2011 beyonce was the first female solo to perform at glastonbury in over 20 years. as a solo artist, beyonce has sold over 13 million albums in the us and over 118 records worldwide. these sales are what makes her one of the best selling music artists of all time. beyonce is also considered one of the highest paid women in the industry, coming in third, with $60 million.  in her most recent project "lemonade," beyoncé included an hour long visual album which premiered on hbo on 23 april 2016. her motivations for producing a visual album come from her desire to have listeners really pay attention to the music "and to see how personal everything is to" her. the album focuses on her relationship marred by infidelity. moreover, the visual album includes many topics and subject matter. she commentates much about black female sexuality, race/gender politics, the black lives matter movement, the african-american woman, and southern history. beyoncé's stardom provides a platform which allows her to produce her art and promote relevant and important messages to people from all different communities. beyoncé has not only impacted the music industry, but she has empowered black women around the world.
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