Breaking Down Beyoncé's B'Day...20 Years Later | The Rolling Stone Studio

By Rolling Stone

Community Score: 50% | 142 views | 1mo

0 community ratings: null thumbs up, null thumbs down

20 years after the @beyonce delivered her pop masterpiece 'B'Day,' social media editor Elise Brisco and writer Larisha Paul head to The Rolling Stone Studio to discuss the superstar's sophomore project. #beyoncé On Beyoncé flexing her acting chops: "I want to say 'Irreplaceable' was honestly the video that kind of stuck out the most to me off bat. I feel like there's not as much narrative in pop videos [these days]. And she was really acting like her and that man they hired to play in this video was just like...they were going through this horrific breakup. And I was like, nobody wants to do a fake breakup for the cameras anymore. Just go and do the stuff, throw the stuff outside, throw the keys, snatch, do all the things. And I think she was just such a. And obviously she was leaning into her acting stuff a little bit more around this time." On the influence that B'Day had on Beyoncé's discography: "It is so foundational to everything that we know and love and understand about Beyo

Tags: beyonce, beyonce halo, halo beyonce, hello beyonce, video de beyonce, beyonce official, beyonce love on top, beyonce countdown, beyonce formation, beyonce jay, jay beyonce, beyonce donk, beyonce live, helo beyonce, yonce, beyonce crazy in love, beyonce me myself and, beyonce party, beyonce songs, beyonce hello

More from Rolling Stone

  • Ranking the 5 Best Movies of 2025 — Score: 50%
  • Alysa Liu Says She Spent Birthdays and Holidays Alone While Training — Score: 50%
  • Why Alysa Liu Skated to 'Promise' By Laufey at the Olympics — Score: 50%
  • Meme Del Real x Mario Santos | Sound Conductors “Líquenes” — Score: 50%
  • Fuerza Regida's JOP Tours Childhood Home, Talks Learning Spanish, Cutting Hair & More | Cover Story — Score: 50%
  • Alysa Liu on Skating to PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson's 'Stateside' — Score: 50%