All hail Queen Bey: Beyoncé, music's golden girl and the 'artiste of our lives'

Beyonce accepts the Best Dance/Electronic Music Album award for 'Renaissance' onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. – Photo: AFP

Beyoncé, the music royal whose art has shifted the culture time and again, long ago cemented herself as one of the world's seminal stars.

On Sunday, she made history again, becoming the winningest artiste in Grammys history, surpassing the late classical conductor Georg Solti's long-standing record of 31 lifetime trophies.