Live at Wembley (2004)

Original title

Beyoncé: Live at Wembley

Directed by

Janie Valentine, Nahum Chiappa

Genre

contemporary R&B

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Beyoncé performs a concert at Wembley Arena in London during her Dangerously in Love tour. She sings songs from her debut solo album and a medley of Destiny's Child hits.

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What happens

Live at Wembley is a video album by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé. It was released on April 26, 2004, by Sony Urban Music and Columbia Music Video. The DVD features her concert at Wembley Arena in London, as part of her Dangerously in Love Tour in support of her debut solo studio album Dangerously in Love (2003). Most of the songs on Live at Wembley originate from Dangerously in Love, although Beyoncé also performed a medley of past songs by her former group Destiny's Child. Live at Wembley was positively received by critics, with AllMusic giving it a grade of three-and-a-half stars out of five. The cover of Rose Royce's "Wishing on a Star", included on the album, was nominated in the category for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards (2006). The album debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard 200, selling 45,000 copies in its first week. It also charted on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums at number eight. Live at Wembley managed to top the DVD charts in the United States, Australia and Spain and peaked within the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy and the United Kingdom. The DVD was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album was also certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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