"There's plenty of days when I'm like 'Oh God, why?' But that's just life. It's every job, not just mine. Every moment is not perfect. But it's definitely more good times than bad. You can't even compare. And when I'm on stage it feels incredible. There are certain nights that you know you hit that crazy note and you know that spin spinned extra fast. And you look out and people are just into it and you've worked so hard and now it's paying off and you can see why you dedicated your life to this."

"It doesn't annoy me, no, because I respect J-Lo. I like her, I think she's great. And I know that I'm over a decade younger than her, it's so flattering that I'm so young and people are comparing me to someone who has accomplished so much. But I don't think I'm like anyone else and really, I'd rather not be compared to anyone else." - on comparisions to J-Lo

"I wrote that because, at the time, I'd gained some weight and the pressure that people put you under, the pressure to be thin, is unbelievable. I was just 18 and you shouldn't be thinking about that. You should be thinking about building up your character and having fun and the song was just telling everyone just forget what people are saying, you're bootylicious. That's all. It's a celebration of curves and a celebration of women's bodies." - on her song 'Bootylicious'



"I'd done a couple of sitcoms earlier on, but I wasn't very good in them, so I thought that meant I couldn't act."


"The great thing about McDonald's is that they have a lot of different things on the menu. I love their salads."



"You know what, I'm very attracted to someone who makes me laugh and is that charming. Really, I could be charmed by anyone. I'm just a sucker for somebody that is charming."

Was warned not to perform any of her famous booty shaking moves in the upcoming movie DREAMGIRLS, for fear of ripping her tight-fitting gowns. (March 10, 2006)

Is reportedly being bombarded with hate mail for selling animal fur in her fashion range. (February 20, 2006)

Starts to think about the idea of marriage after witnessing her sister Solange make the commitment. (January 13, 2006)

Denies claims she was pushed into showbiz by her parents, insisting she is driven purely by her love of music. (December 13, 2005)

Pop culture magazine Radar claims that her cover shot for the recent Vanity Fair appears to have been lightened, an allegation Knowles' spokesperson denies. (October 20, 2005)

Denied rumors she is secretly married to Jay-Z. (October 4, 2005)

Assumed an alter-ego called Sasha for her sexy stage persona.

Is voted on People magazine's Best-Dressed list. (2005)

Her fiance Jay-Z spent more than $1million on a diamond ring and watch for her 24th birthday. He also flew her to London on his private jet for 48 hours of partying at a cost of $1.3million. (September 7, 2005)

Beyonce Knowles, Britney Spears and Jennifer Lopez's music company Sony BMG has agreed to pay $10 million to settle probe into the illegal practice of paying radio stations to air its stars' songs. (July 27, 2005)

Is being sued by a singer-songwriter who claims that her song Baby Boy is stolen from a track she wrote several months beforehand. (July 15, 2005)

Is to auction off some of her most famous stage outfits in an effort to raise money for charity. (June 29, 2005)

Wept on MTV's Total Request Live when she was asked to list the things she'll miss about Destiny's Child. (June 24, 2005)

Destiny's Child will perform at the ESPY Awards in July in one of the trio's final national television appearances before the group disbands in the fall. (June 17, 2005)

Her R&B group Destiny's Child splits after wrapping up their Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It Tour. (June 14, 2005)