Let Me Upgrade: 7 Ways Beyoncé Can Top Her 2013 In 2014

December 27, 2013 - 5:06 pm by Chris Yuscavage

Last Dec. 31, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram were filled with people saying, "2013 is going to be my year!" And all of those people were dead wrong. Because if 2013 belonged to anyone, it belonged to Beyoncé. This year, she performed at the Presidential Inauguration in January and Super Bowl XLVII in February, she toured the globe on her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, and she released her fifth solo album, the self-titled Beyoncé, in December. In the words of the late Frank Sinatra, it was a very good year.

In fact, it was such a good year that it's going to be almost impossible for Beyoncé to top it in 2014. But that doesn't mean that she shouldn't try. Here are 7 things Beyoncé can do in 2014 to top her 2013. Don't doubt her. —Chris Yuscavage

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What Beyoncé Should Do In 2014: Record a collaborative album with Jay Z Why It Would Be Epic: Doesn't it feel like this should have happened by now? These two have recorded so many songs together in the past that have hit the top of the Billboard charts that it actually seems crazy to think that they've never talked about doing an entire album together. Beyoncé is going to need to do something extra special to top her last solo album, and a project with Jay might just be her best bet. Photo Credit: Getty Images

What Beyoncé Should Do In 2014: Perform at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil Why It Would Be Epic: All eyes will be on Brazil when the World Cup kicks off next summer. Outside of the Super Bowl, the World Cup is the one sporting event that draws HUGE ratings all across the globe. So Beyoncé needs to find out a way to steal some of the spotlight that will be on Brazil during the World Cup. Photo Credit: Getty Images

What Beyoncé Should Do In 2014: Host an episode of Saturday Night Live Why It Would Be Epic: Beyoncé has appeared on SNL in the past as a performer. But she's never actually hosted the show herself. Hosting it would give her the opportunity to show off a different side of Beyoncé (well, a side other than "Yonce") and it would allow people to see her in a new light—provided, of course, she's willing to go all the way and poke fun at herself during the course of the show. Photo Credit: Getty Images

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What Beyoncé Should Do In 2014: Get pregnant and have another baby (or two?) Why It Would Be Epic: Can you imagine what would happen if Beyoncé had twins? Ha. Sorry, North West! But you would instantaneously turn into an afterthought. Photo Credit: Getty Images

What Beyoncé Should Do In 2014: Get cast as the lead actress in at least one major movie Why It Would Be Epic: Beyoncé has conquered the music world over and over and over again. But her acting career has left a lot to be desired. Sure, she's made appearances in some movies here and there (most notably, she played Etta James in Cadillac Records), but we'd love to see her star in a movie about something other than music and steal the show. That movie obviously wouldn't drop in 2014. But the news about it could. Photo Credit: Getty Images

What Beyoncé Should Do In 2014: Land a residency show in Las Vegas Why It Would Be Epic: In the past, Beyoncé has done several different residencies, including one in 2012 at Revel in Atlantic City, N.J. But she has never done one for more than three or four nights at a time. It would be interesting to see her land a residency in Las Vegas for a few months—similar to the one Britney Spears landed this year—just to see what she would do if she was given the opportunity to perform one show in one city over and over and over again. Photo Credit: Getty Images

We need a Destiny's Child reunion album!

What Beyoncé Should Do In 2014: Release a reunion album with Destiny's Child Why It Would Be Epic: Releasing another solo album in 2014 would be nice. Releasing a collaborative album with Jay Z would be, too. But a Destiny's Child reunion album? Oh, that would most definitely help 2014 be an even better year than 2013. What do you say, Bey? Photo Credit: Getty Images

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