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Beyoncé as Foxxy Cleopatra, Michael Caine as Austin's dad, a Dutch villain with a gold-plated problem, and an opening sequence in which Tom Cruise, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito and Gwyneth Paltrow play the cast. The 2002 threequel had the biggest July opening ever at the time and a title the Bond people tried to take away.
The girl-group superstar who bet on herself and became simply the biggest star in music. From "Crazy in Love" in the summer of 2003 to "Single Ladies" closing out 2008, Beyoncé's solo run WAS the sound of the decade.
One of the best-selling girl groups of all time and the defining R&B girl group of the late 1990s and early 2000s, famous for the powerhouse lineup of Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. With hits like 'Say My Name,' 'Bills, Bills, Bills,' 'Independent Women,' 'Survivor,' and 'Bootylicious,' they defined an era of confident, sexually liberated pop music while launching Beyoncé toward her eventual superstardom.