Beyoncé Celebrates 45th Birthday and 20 Years of ‘B’Day’ With Expanded 27-Track Reissue
Beyoncé marked her 45th birthday on September 4, 2026, in Houston-born fashion, by celebrating two milestones at once: her own birthday and the 20th anniversary of her sophomore solo album, “B’Day,” which she originally released on the very same date in 2006.
Beyoncé, born Beyoncé Giselle Knowles on September 4, 1981, first rose to global stardom as a member of Destiny’s Child before launching a solo career that has since produced multiple Grammy-record-breaking releases and some of the most influential albums in modern R&B and pop. “B’Day,” her second studio album, arrived on her 25th birthday following a compressed, intensely productive recording period after she wrapped filming for “Dreamgirls,” and went on to achieve multi-platinum status behind hits including “Irreplaceable,” “Déjà Vu,” and “Ring the Alarm.”
To mark the album’s two-decade milestone, Beyoncé released “B’Day (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)” on her birthday, expanding the original release into a 27-track collection that brings together fan favourites, previously released B-sides, extended mixes, and a selection of newly unveiled material. Among the standout additions are “Can I Watch You,” featuring Pharrell, and “Cuerpo Tumbao (Get Me Bodied),” marking Beyoncé’s first collaboration with Colombian star Maluma, a track that samples Celia Cruz’s “La Negra Tiene Tumbao.” The reissue also includes “Irreemplazable (Como La Flor),” a newly assembled Spanish-language duet built around previously released vocals from the late Tejano icon Selena Quintanilla, released with the approval of Selena’s estate. The collection further folds in “Morning Dew (Donk),” Beyoncé’s recent standalone single that had already hinted at the anniversary celebration to come, alongside a newly remastered and recoloured 4K visual for “Déjà Vu” featuring Jay-Z.
In a statement accompanying the release, Beyoncé reflected on her original creative intentions for the album, describing her desire to make it feel big, percussive, and energised, while deliberately working to preserve the melodic and harmonic traditions of R&B at a moment when hip-hop was becoming increasingly dominant, using sampling as a way to bridge the two sounds. Physical editions of the anniversary release include standard CD and two-disc formats, alongside an expansive four-LP set pressed on “bayou blue” vinyl, accompanied by a 60-page commemorative booklet and two collectible prints.
The anniversary celebration has extended beyond music, with Parkwood Entertainment rolling out official commemorative merchandise, including a “Green Light Tee” referencing one of the original album’s standout singles, giving longtime fans a tangible way to mark the occasion alongside the expanded audio release.
Fans have flooded social media with tributes to both the singer and the album, sharing personal memories tied to the record, favourite tracks from across her catalogue, and celebratory video clips, with many describing Beyoncé as the defining artist of the millennium in a wave of birthday tributes and gratitude that continued to trend throughout the day.
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