Wednesday, February 25, 2009

I Am… Sasha Fierce – Another successful album of Beyoncé

I Am... Sasha Fierce” is the third solo album of Beyoncé, it was released on 18th November, 2008. The single “If I Were a Boy” reached number one in eight charts in the UK, and reached number 3 in the US. Another single, “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” showed to the top of the charts in the BillBoard Hot 100. The single “Rolling Stone” also got number one “Single of the Year” for 2008. In the last time of December 2008, Beyoncé released two videos from the album which were a worldwide premiere on iTunes, “Diva” and “Halo”. They are expected to be released to purchase in January 2009. Showing that, supporting for “I Am…Sasha Fierce”, Beyoncé will kick off a worldwide tour in April 2009. Beyoncé has got nine Grammy Awards, on those, six for her solo work. And she got three as a member of Destiny’s Child. She also got a BRIT Award for International Femail Solo Artist in 2004.

Beyonce is also a successful in film career and co-starred with Austin Powers in Goldmember, one of the highest-grossing films of 2002. Moreover, she started a comedy film “The Pink Panther” in 2006, it was in the same year scored the main role in the film “Dreamgirls”, an adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical, it brought Beyoncé a Golden Globe nomination. Over the album, “I am in a different place right now and I wanted people to see the many sides of me. The music is upbeat for the dance, fun side and it is reflective, passionate and serious for the personal side. I have taken risks here. I am not afraid and my music will explain it all. There is no label or tag on my sound. It's me and I am so excited to share it with the world on November 18”, she said.

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