RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Here on WEEKEND EDITION Sunday, we always like to celebrate. So we're particularly glad you're with us this holiday weekend.</s>BEYONCE: (Singing) May the last one burn into flames.</s>RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Nope - not talking about Labor Day.</s>BEYONCE: (Singing) Freedom, freedom, I can't move. Freedom, cut me loose.</s>RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Today is the queen's birthday. Queen Bey, Beyonce Knowles, is turning 35.</s>BEYONCE: (Singing) I break chains all by myself - won't let my freedom rot in hell. Hey, I'm going to keep running 'cause a winner don't quit on themselves.</s>RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Bey Day, as it's known, is an unofficial holiday for the BeyHive, her legions of fans. Some clubs celebrated last night with themed drinks, an all-Beyonce playlist and "Lemonade" on the monitors. Last year, fans started a White House petition to declare September 4 a national holiday.</s>RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It didn't quite meet the requirements, but you can still find it online. The petition suggests fans can celebrate in many ways, including, quote, "reminding those around them that they woke up like this."</s>BEYONCE: (Singing) I'm going to riot, I'm going to riot through your borders. Call me bulletproof.</s>RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: I know I did.</s>BEYONCE: (Singing) Lord, forgive me. I've been running, running blind in truth. I'm going to wade. I'm a wave through your shallow love. Tell the deep I'm new. I'm telling these tears, go and fall away, fall away.
Today is the Queen's birthday — Queen B, that is. Beyonce's birthday has become a moment of celebration for people across the country, and last night, many people danced the night away.