Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé began performing in local competitions at age 7, eventually forming the group Girl's Tyme in 1990 with help from her parents. Girl's Tyme became Destiny's Child in 1997.
During the hiatus of Destiny's Child in 2003, Beyoncé released her debut solo album, Dangerously in Love, which became one of the most successful albums of that year, and signaled her viability as a solo artist. The disbanding of Destiny's Child in 2005 facilitated her continued success: her sophomore solo album B'Day, released in 2006, debuted at number one on the Billboard charts. Her third solo album, I Am… Sasha Fierce, was released in November 2008, and in 2009 she received 10 Grammy Awards nominations. On January 31, 2010, she won 6 Grammy Awards, breaking the record for most Grammy awards won by a female artist in one night; she previously held the record of five awards with 5 other artists. Following a career hiatus, Beyoncé released her fourth studio album entitled "4" on June 24, 2011, which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.
2013 - 5th Album - "Beyoncé"
On December 12, 2013, Beyoncé unexpectedly released her fifth and self-titled album in the iTunes Store. Beyoncé called it a "visual album" as it includes 14 songs and 18 videos - with each track having a music video together with additional bonus videos. The album has a list of collaborators including Drake, Frank Ocean and her husband, Jay-Z, and daughter, Blue Ivy.
2015
In February 2015 at the 57th Grammy Awards, Beyoncé won 3 Grammys (and was nominated for 6 Grammy awards) - Best R&B Song for "Drunk in Love", Best R&B Performance and Best Surround Sound Album for Beyoncé.
On April 4th, 2015, Beyoncé surprised her fans with the release of a new single and accompanying video, released exclusively on the streaming service "Tidal" which she co-owns with a number of other big name starts including Arcade Fire, Daft Punk, Jack White, Kanye West, Madonna, Rihanna and Usher. The track, "Die With You" is a stripped down ballad, with Beyoncé sitting at a piano with pigtail braids: the song celebrates the seventh anniversary of her marriage to Jay-Z.
Super Bowl - February 2016
Beyoncé appeared on stage to perform her latest single "Formation", supporting the headline act Coldplay at the much coverted Super Bowl 50 half-time show on February 7, 2016. Also appearing on stage was Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson who performed their hit "Uptown Funk".
2016 - 6th Album - "Lemonade"
"Lemonade" is Beyoncé's a sixth solo album and was released on April 23, 2016 as an exclusive on the music streaming service, Tidal after it premiered on the TV Network, HBO, as a conceptual short film. It was subsequently made available for purchase on Apple's iTunes Store on April 24, 2016. The album has 12 tracks, with contributions from artists such as James Blake and Kendrick Lamar. According to a press release from Tidal which accompanied the release, "Lemonade" is “based on every woman’s journey of self-knowledge and healing”.
2017 - Grammy Awards
At the 59th Grammy Awards on Sun, February 12, 2017, Beyoncé took awards for "Best Urban Contemporary Album" for "Lemonade" and "Best Music Video" for "Formation"
2022 - 7th Album - "RENAISSANCE" (ACT i)
After a 6 year hiatus from music, Beyoncé announced the lead single "BREAK MY SOUL" on June 20, 2022, for her upcoming seventh studio album RENAISSANCE" as the first installment of a three-part project. "RENAISSANCE" was released on July 29, 2022, and was recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking to inspire joy in listeners. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It became the best-rated album of 2022, named the best album of the year by publications such as the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, NPR, Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone, which would later place the record at number 71 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list. It then was nominated for Album of The Year at the 65 Annual Grammy Award Show and won Best Dance/Electronic Album.
2024 - 8th Album - "ACT ii"
2 years after her seventh studio album, "RENAISSANCE", Beyoncé announced her upcoming album known as ACT ii, which is set to be released on March 29, 2024. This serves as the second installment of the three-part project, and as long rumoured, its genre is country. The album was preceded with two surprise singles both released on February 10, 2024, "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" which hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and "16 CARRIAGES".
Miscellaneous
Beyoncé began her acting career in 2001, appearing in the musical film Carmen: A Hip Hopera. In 2006, she starred in the lead role in the film adaptation of the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, for which she earned two Golden Globe nominations.
On April 4, 2008, Beyoncé and Jay-Z were married in a small, private ceremony in New York. On January 7, 2012, Beyoncé gave birth to a daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Beyoncé is sometimes referred to as Jay-Z's wifey and/or, Jay-Z's boo thang.
Beyoncé launched her family's fashion line, House of Deréon, in 2004, and has endorsed such brands as Pepsi, Tommy Hilfiger, Armani and L'Oréal.
In 2009, Forbes listed Beyoncé fourth on its list of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential Celebrities in the world, third on its list of the top-grossing musicians, and number one on the list of top Best-Paid Celebs Under 30 with over $87 million dollars in earnings between 2008 and 2009.
Beyoncé has attained five Hot 100 number one singles, becoming one of the two female artists—joint with Rihanna—with the most number ones attained within the 2000s, excluding her three Hot 100 number one singles with Destiny's Child.
Keep Giving Your Love To Me
Beyoncé Lyrics
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This a good look right here, yeah
Bad Boy, baby, uh
Hey, yo, B
(Talk to 'em, come on)
I've been wanting
To explain to
That you do to me
Got me open
I am so in
Love with loving you
Touching places
No one else has
Ever made me
Feel incredible
When you touch me
I feel sexy
No one else like you
Got me going off all the love you give me (you give me)
I'd be crazy to love one to leave, oh
I love the way your hands love my body (touch me)
Please, don't say your gonna stop loving me (so keep on, yeah)
Oh, keep giving your love to me
Oh, keep giving your love to me (yeah)
Oh, when you're giving your love to me
Oh, it's like you're making love to me
Oh, keep giving your love to me
Oh, keep giving your love to me
Oh, the way you're giving your love to me
Oh, it's like you're making love to me (oh)
I lose all control
When you are
Near and, baby
It amazes me
How could someone
Be so sexy
And love like you do?
Baby, do you
Understand the
Power that you
Posses over me?
Can't accpet this
Feeling and I
Don't think I want to
Got me going off all the love you give me (you give me)
I'd be crazy to love one to leave (oh)
I love the way your hands love my body (touch me)
Please, don't say your gonna stop loving me (so keep on)
Oh, keep giving your love to me (yeah)
Oh, keep giving your love to me (oh)
Oh, when you're giving your love to me
Oh, it's like you're making love to me
Oh, keep giving your love to me
Oh, keep giving your love to me (keep on giving, yeah)
Oh, the way you're giving your love to me
Oh, it's like you're making love to me (making love to me)
It's crazy how much I'm in love with you (oh)
You're so kind you love me the way you do
Don't want no other love but you (no)
'Cause no one else has ever made me feel this good (hey)
Oh, keep giving your love to me (keep on giving it, baby)
Oh, keep giving your love to me (it feels good to me, baby)
Oh, when you're giving your love to me
Oh, it's like you're making love to me
(It feels like, like you're making love to me)
Oh, keep giving your love to me (hey)
Oh, keep giving your love to me (hey)
Oh, the way you're giving your love to me
(It feels like, like you're making love to me, yeah)
Oh, it's like you're making love to me
Making love to me
Making love to me
Making love to me
Making love to me
Making love to me, me, me
The song “Keep Giving Your Love to Me” by Beyoncé is a love ballad that describes how the persona is so deeply in love with their partner. The persona expresses how much they are in love with their partner and how much they are attracted to them. The lyrics talk about how the partner has the power to control and possess their emotions and body. The persona expresses the feeling of losing control whenever the partner is nearby, and how no one else has ever made them feel this good.
The song talks about how the partner’s love is so great that the persona does not want anyone else but them. They go ahead to express how the sensation of the partner’s love is like making love to them. Beyoncé’s vocals and tone in the song create a sense of longing and vulnerability that embodies the lyrics’ emotions.
In summary, “Keep Giving Your Love to Me” is an emotional love ballad that communicates the deep love that the persona has for their partner and how their partner’s love makes them feel. The song expresses the willingness of the persona to keep receiving and enjoying the partner’s love.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, yo, B
Introducing the artist (Beyoncé) and starting the song with a greeting.
This a good look right here, yeah
Expressing excitement about the collaboration with Bad Boy Records.
I've been wanting
Admitting a desire to express something to the other person.
To explain to
Describing the intention to articulate something to the other person.
You what it is
Clarifying what the subject matter of the conversation will be.
That you do to me
Describing the impact that the other person has on the singer and her emotions.
Got me open
Admitting to feeling vulnerable and affected by the other person's actions.
I am so in
Expressing deep feelings about love and attachment to the other person.
Love with loving you
Stating that the singer is in love with the act of loving the other person and receiving love in return.
Touching places
Referring to physical intimacy with the other person.
No one else has
Emphasizing the uniqueness of the experience with the other person.
Ever made me
Describing the positive effect that the other person has on the singer's emotional state.
Feel incredible
Using hyperbolic language to express the heightened emotions that come with the singer's interactions with the other person.
When you touch me
Highlighting the positive impact that physical touch from the other person has on the singer.
I feel sexy
Expressing how the singer feels about herself and her body when touched by the other person.
No one else like you
Stating that the other person is unique and irreplaceable.
Got me going off all the love you give me (you give me)
Expressing how the other person's love makes the singer feel and how she craves more of it.
I'd be crazy to love one to leave, oh
Indicating that the singer does not want the other person to leave and would be irrational to let them go.
I love the way your hands love my body (touch me)
Describing the sensation of being physically touched by the other person and how it makes the singer feel loved.
Please, don't say your gonna stop loving me (so keep on, yeah)
Pleading with the other person to continue loving her and not to leave.
Oh, keep giving your love to me
Reiterating the request for the other person to continue showing love and affection.
Oh, when you're giving your love to me
Highlighting the enjoyment that comes with the other person expressing their love.
Oh, it's like you're making love to me
Using a metaphor to describe how intimate and powerful the other person's love feels to the singer.
I lose all control
Describing how much the singer is affected emotionally by the other person.
When you are
Indicating the importance of the other person's presence in the singer's life.
Near and, baby
Using an endearing term to address the other person and to create a sense of fondness.
It amazes me
Expressing awe and admiration for the other person and their qualities.
How could someone
Indicating the uniqueness and greatness of the other person.
Be so sexy
Describing the physical appeal of the other person.
And love like you do?
Expressing gratitude and appreciation for the way that the other person loves the singer.
Baby, do you
Using a term of endearment to address the other person and to create intimacy.
Understand the
Asking if the other person recognizes the effect that their love has on the singer.
Power that you
Highlighting the impact that the other person has on the singer and the intensity of their connection.
Posses over me?
Asking if the other person realizes how much control they have over the singer's emotions.
Can't accpet this
Implying that the feelings are overwhelming and hard to manage.
Feeling and I
Acknowledging how powerful the emotions are and the significance of the other person's role in the singer's life.
Don't think I want to
Stating that the singer has no desire to change the intensity of her feelings for the other person.
You're so kind you love me the way you do
Describing the other person's loving nature and how it makes the singer feel special.
Don't want no other love but you (no)
Expressing exclusivity and a desire to be with the other person and no one else for the foreseeable future.
'Cause no one else has ever made me feel this good (hey)
Stating that the other person is unique and has a positive effect on the singer's emotions like no one else.
Making love to me
Repeated lines emphasizing the power, intimacy, and meaningfulness of the other person's love for the singer.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Beyonce Knowles, Mario Mendell Winans, Richard A Frierson, Ryan Leslie, Taurian Adonis Shropshire
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@breybrey2dajizzay
If they had released this as a single, it would’ve been an even hotter summer for Beyoncé
@musiclover-cn7tb
Probably but some fans had an issue with her sexy lyrics .
@breybrey2dajizzay
@@musiclover-cn7tbthey weren’t real fans 🙄Diddy and Beyoncé did great wit this during its time
@user-qo8xk7tg5b
Facts
@xlm3x
This song is 🔥🔥🔥 TO THIS DAY!!!!
@kiara198923
Facts
@musiclover-cn7tb
@GorgeouslyReal T.V. yep.
@Goatchild90
One of my favourite Beyoncé songs
@dionmarshall2077
This track is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 underrated classic
@tc5314
Why is this still such a major vibe in 2023 🙌🏾🔥🙌🏾🔥🙌🏾🔥????