Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams and True Solange and Smith divorced in 2007, and she returned to recording in 2008 with the release of her second album, Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams. The lyrics of the opening song, “God Given Name,” address the public’s comparison of herself to Beyoncé: “Let my starlight shine on its own / No, I’m no sister / I’m just my God given name.” The album was critically and commercially successful, reaching the ninth spot on the Billboard 200 chart. Solange began working on the follow-up soon after and switched record labels. She later described how she experienced panic attacks during the recording of the the EP True, released in 2012. Solange wrote each song on the EP with Devonté Hynes, known for his work under the pseudonym Blood Orange as well as his writing for artists such as and Sky Ferreira. However, it did not perform well, hitting only 157 on the Billboard 200 chart. Marriage to Alan Ferguson and physical altercation with Jay-Z In 2014 Solange married director Alan Ferguson. Earlier that year she had gained unwanted attention when American celebrity news website TMZ.com released surveillance footage of an elevator at a after-party showing Solange in a physical altercation with her brother-in-law, , while Beyoncé looked on. Days after the video was made public, the trio issued to the a statement saying, “Jay and Solange each assume their share of responsibility for what has occurred. They both acknowledge their role in this private matter that has played out in the public. They both have apologized to each other and we have moved forward as a united family.” A Seat at the Table Solange’s commercial breakthrough came in 2016 with her album A Seat at the Table, which reached the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart. That year Beyoncé also had a number one album, Lemonade, and the two became the first sisters to both individually earn a chart-topping album on the Billboard 200. Solange’s album was praised for its examination of the Black experience in America. “F.U.B.U.” stood out for its treatment of police brutality, while “Don’t Touch My Hair” was lauded for its celebration of Black beauty. The album includes vocal work from guest artists including , Q-Tip, and . “Don’t Touch My Hair” and “Cranes in the Sky” both charted on the Billboard Hot 100, at 91 and 74, respectively. The latter won best R&B performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. Performance art In 2017 Solange began experimenting with , creating An Ode To, a piece set to new versions of songs from A Seat at the Table and to her own choreography. The performance took place in the spiral atrium of the -designed , , and received widespread praise. Her next piece, Metatronia (Metatron’s Cube), premiered at the Hammer Museum, , in 2018. The short film explores the relationship between movement and constructed spaces. Other performance pieces include Witness! (2019) at the Elbphilharmonie, ; Bridge-s (2019) at the , Los Angeles; and In Past Pupils and Smiles (2019) at the ., Solange Piaget Knowles (/ soʊˈlɑːnʒ /; born June 24, 1986), [1][2] also known mononymously as Solange, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress., Solange Knowles is sharing an update on her health. The singer, 38, this week revealed she'd received multiple diagnoses in 2018 as she commented on an Instagram post from her fellow musician.