Beyonce's father will no longer manage her career
NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce will no longer be managed by her father, Mathew Knowles, her publicist said Monday.
The Grammy-winning singer and her father have parted ways "on a business level," the publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, told The Associated Press in a statement. She didn't say what led to the split.
"I am grateful for everything he has taught me," Beyonce said in the statement. "I grew up watching both he and my mother manage and own their own businesses. They were hardworking entrepreneurs and I will continue to follow in their footsteps."
Knowles has managed his daughter since she debuted as a teen in the multiplatinum-selling group Destiny's Child in the late 1990s and throughout her superstar career as a solo artist.
Knowles oversaw all aspects of Beyonce, from music to movies to fashion and more. Her career includes 16 Grammy awards, top-grossing movies "Dreamgirls" and "Obsessed," fashion ventures and lucrative endorsements.
The 29-year-old has released three multiplatinum albums — "Dangerously In Love," ''B'Day" and "I Am ... Sasha Fierce" — and has 12 Top 10 hits on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, including five No. 1s. Destiny's Child had 11 Top 10 hits on the Hot 100 chart and six No. 1s.
During Beyonce's teen years in Houston, Knowles prepped her, her friend Kelly Rowland and two others for a rising career as an R&B girl group, and Destiny's Child released its self-titled debut in 1998. Their sophomore album, "The Writing's On the Wall," came a year later and garnered multiple hits and two Grammys, but the success also shook up the band and Destiny's Child became a trio with Beyonce, Rowland and Michelle Williams.
The three also released solo albums, all managed by Knowles. He launched his own label, World Music Entertainment, via Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music.
Rowland parted with Knowles as her manager in 2009 and Williams followed a year later.
In the statement, Beyonce stressed her devotion to her father on a personal level.
"He is my father for life and I love my dad dearly. I am grateful for everything he has taught me," Beyonce said.
Knowles and Beyonce's mother, Tina, divorced in 2009 after 29 years of marriage. Tina Knowles worked as a stylist for Destiny's Child and continues to style her daughter. Together they launched a clothing line, House of Dereon.
Noel-Schure didn't comment on who Beyonce's new manager would be.
(기사내용)
비욘세 부녀 결별
비욘세의 홍보 담당자는 28일 그녀가 아버지와 매니저 관계를 청산했다고 했다. AP 통신에 의하면 그래미상 수상자인 비욘세와 그녀의 아버지가 사업상 결별했다고 성명서에서 발표했으나 본인은 결별의 이유에 대해 자세한 언급은 하지 않았다.
비욘세의 아버지는 비욘세가 1990년 후반 10대에 그룹 데스트니 찰이드의 일원으로 데뷔할 때부터 솔로수퍼스타 가수로 성장하는 과정에서 매니저로 일해 왔다.
비욘세의 모든 활동분야를 관리해온 그녀의 아버지는 음악에서 패션, 16개 그래미상 수상, 영화 ‘드림걸스“ 와 ”옵세스드“ 그리고 상품 홍보 등 모든 분야에 관여해 왔다.
비욘세는 개인적으로 아버지와의 밀접한 친분관계를 강조하면서 자신 일생의 부친이고 사랑하고 있으며 지금까지의 모든 것에 감사드린다고 말했다. 비욘세의 부모는 2009년에 29년간의 결혼생활을 청산하고 이혼했다. 차기 매니저에 대해서 아직 알려진 것이 없다.
KNS뉴스통신 kns@kns.tv
