Beyonce

Beyoncé is an American singer, songwriter, and cultural icon whose influence extends beyond music into fashion, film, and social commentary.

Her name functions as shorthand for elite female achievement and artistic perfectionism: She's the Beyoncé of her field.

References to her work—Formation, Lemonade, the Beyhive (her fanbase)—pervade contemporary culture.

Related

Jay-Z · singer · icon · lemonade · performer · feminism · girl power · empowerment · vocalist · Renaissance · Motown · flawless · slaying · music · queen · fierce · dancer · voice

Categories
Opposites
fame and cultural prominence

Beyoncenobody

Inconsequential person

unknown · obscure · forgotten · average Joe · has-been

musical success and talent

Beyonceflop

Complete commercial failure

amateur · karaoke singer · one-hit wonder

Black female empowerment and representation

Beyoncewhite supremacist

One claiming racial superiority

misogynist · oppressor · Uncle Tom · self-hating

Phrases
Family

Beyoncé

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G