Beyonce Knowles split from her father Mathew as her manager in March 2011, citing her independent musical ideas and readiness for self-management as her reasons for the split.
Beyonce Knowles said to Billboard that "it's exciting for [her] to do this on [her] own and hire [her] own team". The lead singleof 4, "Run the World (Girls)" was released on April 21, 2011.
Recently, In May 2011, it was announced that Beyonce Knowles will be honored with a Billboard Millennium Award at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, for recognizing her career achievements and influence in the music industry.
