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Well, a lot happened this year!!! Thanks to social media even the smallest things got noticed and had an equally large social media “overreaction”. With so many things under the radar we need to give the crown to Beyonce for being the top person on peoples mouths and thumbs in 2014 and here’s why:
1. The elevator / lift incidentWho can forget the biggest celebrity gossip of the year, minus Kim Kardashian’s behind of course… People were talking about the Solange and Jay Z fight for weeks and the mystery still remains. Some pretty good memes came out of this event though, just check out this tumblr. According to Page Six, the video was sold to TMZ for $250,000 after being shopped around for nearly five days to the highest bidder.
2. Releasing an album without telling anyone about itProving exactly why she’s Queen Bey, she needed no promotional tours, PR stunts or radio appearances to get people talking about and buying her new album. She tweeted the news with a link to iTunes and became 2014′s top selling female artist only 27 hours after it’s launch.
3. On the Run tour with hubby Jay ZSilencing those rocky marriage rumours, Jay Z and Bey hit the road for a joint tour to sell-out crowds, cementing their status as the ultimate power couple. Plus they earn’t a massive $100 million in the process.
4. Getting super active on InstagramBeyonce’s Instagram currently stands at an impressive 22.1 million followers. Whether she was subject to photoshopping rumours this year (did B photoshop her thigh gap?) or just being praised for being the Queen. After the Instagram purge last week, Beyonce lost 831,971 followers, thats nearly 4%!
5. Winning a VMA and receiving the award from her daughterA well deserved award at the VMA’s, B was given the Video Vanguard award by her husband and Blue Ivy, her daughter after an amazing 20 minute performance. Side note, she also won 3 other awards on the same night!
6. Renewing her wedding vowsAllegedly the pair renewed their wedding vows this year all the while being hit by fresh divorce gossip every single day! Rumours have already started that they are working on a secret album together for next year too.
7. Looking awesome in that dressBeyonce created a lot of digital buzz in this incredible dress worn at the Grammys – you could almost forget that she’s been nominated for 47 Grammy’s in her time! Apparently her figure is down to following a vegan diet too.
8. When she fronted the #banbossy campaignShe’s made it clear for a while now who “runs the world,” but she brought home her feminist messages, ‘I’m not bossy, I’m the boss’ while being a part of the global #banbossy campaign that went viral in 2014, encouraging girls to be leaders.
9. When she released an essay on feminismIf you haven’t already, read it, the woman makes a lot of good points, “We need to stop buying into the myth about gender equality. It isn’t a reality yet,” which is why it was one of the most buzzworthy Beyonce events to happen this year.
10. When she made TIMES most influential listAmongst other top players such as Hilary Clinton and Pharell Williams, B got placed in the number 1 spot as the woman who doesn’t just sit at the table, she builds a better one. A lot of buzz on Twitter was a result of the cover of which she was scantily clad, unfortunately taking away from the positive point here.
11. When she was nominated for 6 GrammysSlaying like no other with 6 Grammy nominations. Not to mention the countless awards she has won and been nominated for before this. Making her the most nominated and third most honoured person in Grammy history.
12. Meeting Kate and William, Casually!The icing on top of a digitally successful year for Beyonce 2014. The internet lost it’s marbles over the meeting of the peoples ‘Queen’ and future actual Queen. This kind of meeting is the stuff of internet dreams. Cue many, many gifs, memes and Buzzfeed articles.