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Beyonce posted an open letter to the late President Nelson Mandela ahead of her performance at the Global Citizen Festival on Sunday. The letter was also published in The Sowetan newspaper.

"Dear Madiba,

I first met you in 2004 for the 46664 AIDS Benefit Concert in Cape Town, and the impact you have had on my life resonates with me today and every day. Your kindness and gratitude for every experience, and your ability to forgive are lessons I have learned and will pass on to my three children. My entire family holds you in high regard.

It is an honor for me to travel to South Africa this week in celebration of you and your efforts to right so many wrongs. You were a strategic warrior, a bold activist, and charismatic and well-loved leader. Your vision for dignity, for human rights, for peace and a South Africa free of racism and apartheid, allows us all to turn dreams into reality.

Tyler Mitchell took to Twitter on Monday to support the claim made by Anna Wintour that her and Raul Martinez, Condé Nast’s Corporate Creative Director, were the ones responsible for hiring him for Beyoncé’s Vogue September cover.

"An article from @BoF explaining the leaks and rumors around our shoot. The truth is Raul Martinez and Anna Wintour proposed and hired me for the Vogue shoot and Beyoncé quickly agreed. https://t.co/KOQx7SgebS"

Wintour shot down reports that Bey was the only one involved with picking Mitchell, marking the first time that Vogue hired a black photographer to shoot a cover for the publication in its 126-year history. Instead, she stated the credit belongs to Martinez. "The concept and the photographer was entirely Vogue’s, specifically Raul’s," she told BoF.

Martinez says he first became aware of Mitchell after seeing his work in March’s Teen Vogue digital cover where he photographed gun control activists. When Beyoncé was presented with a list of photographers to work with for her shoot, she “immediately approved” Mitchell because of the historical implications that came with his hiring. He was also well known within Beyoncé’s inner circle after previously photographing her sister Solange.

Wintour also responded to the report that Beyoncé was given full editorial control, saying that like other big stars who grace the cover, it was more of a collaboration. As for those rumors of her departure as editor-in-chief, Wintour fired back, "I’m not going to address it, I’m not going to address it."

Do you remember a world before Beyoncé? The singer has been in our hearts and headphones for more than 20 years, from teenager to mother of three. The Queen graces Vogue’s September issue this year, sharing the story of her latest pregnancy and delivery, her thoughts on body acceptance and the influence of her ancestry, and the legacy she hopes to leave her children. Beyoncé’s fourth Vogue cover is also historic: It was shot by 23-year-old Tyler Mitchell, a rising young black photographer from Atlanta, hand-selected by the star. In this month’s cover slideshow, the Houston native stuns in Louis Vuitton, Valentino, and Gucci.

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour gave Beyoncé unprecedented control over the cover of the upcoming September issue, sources say, and the music icon hired the first black photographer to shoot a cover in the publication’s 126-year history.

The publication is contractually obligated to give Beyoncé full control over the cover, the photos of her inside the magazine and the captions, which she has written herself and are in long-form, according to two sources who are familiar with the agreement between Vogue and Beyoncé but aren’t authorized to speak to the press.

Wintour has always exerted complete control over the fashion bible, including selecting the outfits worn by cover models. Cover subjects are usually given little to no say in their photos and are sent the cover in the week ahead of publication, a source familiar with the editorial process at the publication told HuffPost.

Beyoncé chose Tyler Mitchell, 23, to be her photographer.

“I depict black people and people of color in a really real and pure way,” Mitchell, who has already made a splash by shooting campaigns for Marc Jacobs and Givenchy, told The New York Times in December. “There is an honest gaze to my photos.”

In the gallery, you'll find scans from the December issue of Vogue. Unfortunately, there's no new photoshoot.

I updated our gallery with tons of magazine covers.

I updated our gallery with various older pictures.

Beyonce and Jay-Z will be featured in the December issue of Vogue! The couple most likely posed for a photoshoot.

Beyonce's pregnancy news made the front cover of the New York Post today!

In the gallery you'll find scans from the British issue of Elle magazine featuring Beyonce. If you want to donate scans from your country, just email me! The singer was also featured in the Wednesday's issue of The Guardian.

January 23 was a normal day for Beyoncé. On the docket:

1. Showcase new athleisure line, Ivy Park

2. Plot launch of new music label

3. Prepare to dominate Super Bowl 50

4. Polish off top secret "Formation" video

5. Gear up for all-stadium world tour

When "Run the world" is your business plan, your day starts early.

Check out the covers of the May issues of Elle magazine in France, Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Norway, Poland, Quebec and South Africa!

In a rare in-depth interview, Beyoncé talks exclusively to ELLE about freedom, feminism, how her new fashion line, Ivy Park, helps women love their bodies, and more. Stay tuned for a sneak peek of the May cover story and photos coming on Monday. You can get the digital edition on April 5th by subscribing now. You can also enter to win a trip to New York to see the Formation Tour. Start looking for the May issue at newsstands on April 6th.

Beyonce's full story in the Garage magazine is finally available! Go to garagemag.com to access it or check it out in our gallery! (Please credit BeyonceOnline.org when sharing).

GARAGE Magazine reveals today a stellar cover collaboration between global superstar Beyoncé and internationally renowned artist, Urs Fischer. This special-edition cover for Nº10 features an exclusive new portrait
 of Beyoncé, transformed into a collage of paint and photography by the celebrated artist.

In addition to the cover, the story inside the issue comes alive, soon to be activated with the GARAGE Mag App. This interactive feature will include exclusive words and images from Beyoncé herself.

GARAGE Nº10 is now available to pre-order at shop.garagemag.com and will be available from a selection of exclusive stockists worldwide from MARCH 14th!

#TeamGARAGE and Beyoncé got in FORMATION for Issue Noº10, collaborating with inimitable artist Urs Fischer on an exclusive set of portraits.

In this special Noº10 Issue, GARAGE worked with the internationally renowned artist, Urs Fischer, to deliver a sharp collection of portraits with global icon, Beyoncé.

The story continues with exclusive words from Beyoncé herself, soon to be activated within the GARAGE Mag App upon scanning Page 70.

Stay tuned for the big reveal.

Bey-hold, it’s a bright, shiny new year! So to kick it off, let’s take a hearty look at the best thing that happened last year / ever at BEAT. Yes that’s right, we are throwing it all the way back to that time Beyoncé was on the cover of BEAT. I mean, can you even believe that Ryan McGinley shot her for us, wearing a swimming costume with our logo on it and holding a chicken? Cuz I can’t. If you haven’t seen an actual issue yet – they are available here.

So if, like Adele, your “main priority in life” is Beyoncé then here it is, the only interview with Queen B in the last two years!!

Beyoncé sneezed on the BEAT and the BEAT got sicker…

WHERE IS YOUR FAVOURITE HOLIDAY SPOT?
The Maldives, Phuket, Croatia; anywhere I can see the ocean.

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE THING TO DO ON A SUNDAY?
Pray and meditate.
Cuddle in bed with my man and my baby. Eat brunch with my family.
Swim.
Paint and listen to great music. Have a beer.
Nap.
Eat pizza.
Make love.
Sweet dreams…

Check out a new part of the BEAT magazine interview with Beyonce below!

BEAT magazine released more photos from the photoshoot for their Winter issue, as well as some tidbits from the interview. Get a copy of the magazine here.

Here she is talking about success and fear:

"What does fear taste like?
Success. I have accomplished nothing without a little taste of fear in my mouth."

Just as importantly, here she is chatting about which Beyoncé era she’d go dressed as for Halloween:

"Destiny’s Child Survivor era with the army fatigues. Or maybe Bootylicious with the gold tooth and pink tips in my hair."

This is what she sings in the shower:

"Holy Ghost by Kim Burrell"

Beyoncé.

BEYONCÉ.

BEY-ON-CÉ.

YONCÉ.

B.

You know those times in your life where you think, ‘Blimey, imagine if blah blah blah happened’ and then you laugh at yourself because actually ‘blah blah blah’ is a pipe dream. People will tell you ‘blah blah blah’ is never going to happen because it’s such an outlandish idea. But still, it niggles away at you because while the world keeps turning and maybe you’ve somehow earned good karma or some shit, ‘blah blah blah’ could still happen. In theory at least.

Well theory be damned because BEAT magazine – this free music paper that started out as a fanzine in a window-less basement in east London – has made one of its ’blah blah blahs’ happen.

Ladies and gentleman. Pray silence and please be upstanding for the actual BEYONCÉ on the cover of the new issue of BEAT.