Beyoncé Released a Copy of Her Birth Certificate: Why the Internet Is Buzzing Over the Details
Beyoncé is laying some key details about her birth down, down, down, down.
The “16 Carriages” singer recently released her Cowboy Carter Art Book with images inspired by her latest country-inspired album, one of which is of her Texas birth certificate—which provided a shocking revelation to her fans.
While some of the information was blurred out, the time of her birth was visible for all to see. 9:47 p.m. on Sept. 4, 1981. This came as a surprise to her astrologically inclined fans, and they quickly began working to figure out her exact Zodiac placements.
One comment on X pointed out what many other noticed, sharing, “Oh the astrology girls are going to have a field day with this,” adding, “they thought she was a Libra Rising this whole time.”
Indeed, many did look up her birth chart based on the new information, sharing their own takes on what they found. And while the news was unexpected for some, to others it made perfect sense.
“I’m not sure how everyone is so shocked that Beyonce is an Aries rising lol like hellooooo?!” one X user wrote. “She is natural leader and is very assertive.”
They added, “This is not a hidden fact. So this shouldn’t feel like a shocker AT ALL.”
And another X user deep into her chart, writing. “She’s really a Leo Sun (in her 5th house) because that’s the actual planetary placements based on the sidereal calculations.”
“This is why she wears gold, has constantly worn blond hair, is very attached to Oshun, is called Queen B,” they continued, “is featured in the Lion King movie, I could go on about how many references there are around her been the Queen. Leo is her soul essence.”
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The release of the book come just weeks before Beyoncé kicks off her Cowboy Carter tour in Inglewood, CA, on April 28.
Since its March 2024 release, Beyoncé has shared how much this album has meant to her, and she even won her first “Album of the Year” Grammy—after four previous nominations—for the record.
“I just feel full and very honored,” she said in her speech at the 67th annual awards ceremony. “It’s been many, many years. I just want to thank the Grammys, every songwriter, every collaborator, every producer, all of the hard work.”
For more on the Cowboy Carter album, read on
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“Ameriican Requiem”
Within the first single on Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé lays it all out for her critics, seemingly referencing the backlash she faced after she performed at the CMA Awards in 2016.
“They used to say I spoke, ‘Too country’ / And the rejection came, said I wasn’t, ‘Country ‘nough,’” she sings, “Said I wouldn’t saddle up, but / If that ain’t country, tell me, what is? / Plant my bare feet on solid ground for years / They don’t, don’t know how hard I had to fight for this.”
At the time, fans noted that the CMA Awards appeared to take down footage of her surprise performance alongside The Chicks. However, in a statement to E! News, the organization shared they took down a promotional clip instead.
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“16 Carriages”
Along with “Texas Hold ‘Em,” the Grammy winner’s song “16 Carriages” was one of the two lead singles to come from her multi-faceted record. In the ballad, Beyoncé seems to sing about working from a young age and focusing on her dreams. After its release, her fans online classified it as one of her most personal songs yet.
“Sixteen carriages drivin’ away / While I watch them ride with my dreams away / To the summer sunset on a holy night / On a long back road, all the tears I find.”
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“Protector”
One of her more melodic singles, “Protector” opens up with none other her daughter Rumi asking about a lullaby.
The singer—who is also mom to Rumi’s twin brother Sir and their oldest sibling Blue Ivy—reflects on her role as a mom. “Born to be a protector, mm-hmm / Even though I know someday you’re gonna shine on your own.”
“I will be your projector, mm, mm-hmm / An apricot picked right off a given tree,” she notes. “I gave watеr to the soil / And now it feeds me, yeah, yеah (Yeah) / And there you are, shaded underneath it all / I feel proud of who I am /Because you need me.”
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“Texas Hold ‘Em”
An instant hit that frankly needs no introduction: The up-tempo single “Texas Hold ‘Em” held onto the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, marking Beyoncé’s ninth solo number one song. Not to mention, her hit also topped the Hot Country Songs chart, making the Destiny’s Child alum the first Black woman with a number one country song in Billboard history.
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“Dolly P” & “Jolene”
Not only did the Grammy winner take Dolly Parton’s hit “Jolene” and make it her own: “Jolene, I’m a woman too / Thе games you play are nothing new / So you don’t want no hеat with me, Jolene,” but she also recruited the country star for an interlude that tipped its hat at another well-known character: Becky with the good hair.
“Hey miss Honey B, it’s Dolly P,” Dolly says, “You know that hussy with the good hair you sing about? / Reminded me of someone I knew back when / Except she has flamin’ locks of auburn hair / Bless her heart / Just a hair of a different color but it hurts just the same.”
Though Beyoncé made it clear that her take is more of a stern warning: “But you don’t want this smoke, so shoot your shot with someone else (You heard me).”
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“II Most Wanted”
The now Grammy-nominated collaboration with Miley Cyrus remains a favorite of fans, with the duo’s lyrics about being a “shotgun rider” becoming a standout instantly. Last June, the Hannah Montana star reflected on the writing process, sharing that she penned the song years before Beyoncé reached out about Cowboy Carter.
“I told her, ‘We don’t have to get country; we are country,’” Miley told W Magazine. “’We’ve been country. You know, between you being from Texas and me being from Tennessee, so much of us is going to be in this song.(add single quotation) Getting to write a song, not just sing, for Beyonce was a dream come true.”
Together on the track, they sing their notable chorus, “I’ll be your shotgun rider ’til the day I die / Smoke out the window flyin’ down the 405/ And I’ll be your backseat baby / Drivin’ you crazy anytime you like.”
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“Sweet Honey Buckin’”
On this track, the 32-time Grammy winner made note of one snub that stood out noticeably during the 2024 Grammys: Her not winning Album of the Year for Renaissance.
In fact, when her husband Jay-Z took the stage that night, he couldn’t help but call it out then and there—a moment that she doesn’t hesitate to highlight.
“A-O-T-Y, I ain’t win (Let’s go) / I ain’t stuntin’ ’bout them,” she sings, “Take that s–t on the chin/ Come back and f–k up the pen (Yeah).”
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“Levii’s Jeans”
Her sultry collab with Post Malone was not only one of the songs that served to be a match made in heaven (“Boy, I’ll let you be my Levi’s jeans / So you can hug that ass all day long”)—but the singer would later strip down for a denim-filled campaign that September with the iconic clothing brand.
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