SHE is one of the greatest performers of her generation but don’t expect to see Beyonce back on stage next year – at least not in person.

I’ve learned she is gearing up to return in 2021 with her first solo album in five years, but has shelved plans for a world tour due to the pandemic.

She is, though, looking into following the example of other acts who have done pay-to-view livestream concerts — only Beyonce wants to make hers bigger and better.

A source close to the superstar said: “Beyonce and her team are currently mapping out a plan to create a virtual live show to showcase her new music in 2021, now that she can’t tour because of Covid.

“Bey has been touring since the late Nineties and was planning a large world tour in 2021 before the pandemic took hold. Following the success she had with (2016 album) Lemonade, and Disney film Black Is King, she started writing and recording feelgood tracks inspired by new artists like Dua Lipa and The Shindellas. She’s ready to dance again.

“With a new feelgood record on the way, she plans to celebrate it with a virtual show that fans can watch at home and she has made it clear she’s prepared to pull out all the stops to make it a real spectacle.”

The record will be her first as a solo artist since the bombshell Lemonade, written about her husband Jay-Z’s infidelity.

Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus are among artists who have recently said they do not expect to tour in 2021, as music venues stay closed worldwide.

But just as Beyonce intends to do, Kylie Minogue and Niall Horan are doing ticketed livestream concerts this evening, which fans can watch from home. For me, it’s nothing like being at a concert in person.

But given the incredible performance Beyonce put on when she headlined Coachella in 2018 — which subsequently became a Netflix special — I’d certainly be tuning in.

The singer stripped down for the December issue of LGBTQ magazine ­Attitude, out now, and chatted about ­teaming up with Madonna on a remix of Dua’s song Levitating in the summer.

She said: “We had a 20-minute conversation and we spoke about the song, we spoke about men, we spoke about everything that was ­happening in the world.”

Dua, who is up for four awards at tomorrow night’s MTV EMAs which air from 8pm, also spoke about misogyny in the music industry.

She said: “You’re on a music video and the director goes, ‘I definitely think you need to wear a skirt’ – because someone wants to see ‘UK’s pop star in a cute ­outfit’.

“I’m like, ‘Well, I’m going to wear trousers because it’s f***ing ­freezing.’ I know how to stand my ground.”