Beyoncé has hit out at the lack of powerful women within the music industry.
“I’m controlling my content, controlling my brand and archiving it for my daughter and making sure she has it and she respects it but there’s not enough of us that become moguls.
"And I think there are many ways to get there,” she said.
The Texan superstar, who has sold 75 million albums and is worth more than $300 million, cites Madonna as an inspiration and has said there are too few women following in her footsteps.
In 2011, Beyoncé appointed herself CEO of her brand after sacking her father as manager.
But it has not all been plain sailing. She said: “I just have memories of when there was no air conditioning in the new building and we didn’t have an office. It was like camping.”
The interview, which appears in the latest issue of The Gentlewoman, also features a shoot by Alasdair McLellan in which Beyoncé appears smiling and almost entirely free of make-up.
The magazine is said to be a favourite with the star who admires its dedication to promoting strong, powerful women.
Penny Martin, editor in chief, said: "It’s an amazing compliment, especially that she engaged so wholeheartedly.
"She knew our magazine well and understood our preference for reality over fantasy."
Photography by Alasdair McLellan, styling by Jonathan Kaye. Courtesy of The Gentlewoman.
