Editing Beyoncé (section)

=== Voice and musical style ===
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Critics have described Beyoncé's voice as being [[mezzo-soprano]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Arenofsky |first=Janice |date=2009 |title=Beyoncé Knowles: A Biography |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xXeEtRfW5bsC&pg=PA47 |series=Greenwood biographies |location=[[Arizona]] |publisher=[[ABC-Clio]] |page=47 |isbn=978-0-313-35914-9 |access-date=November 12, 2021 |archive-date=September 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928055932/https://books.google.com/books?id=xXeEtRfW5bsC&pg=PA47 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=D. |first=Spence |date=May 17, 2012 |title=Beyonce: B'Day |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/05/beyonce-bday |url-status=live |work=[[IGN]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130825141403/http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/09/05/beyonce-bday |archive-date=August 25, 2013 |access-date=October 16, 2021 |quote=See: fourth paragraph}}</ref> [[Jody Rosen]] highlights her [[Musical tone|tone]] and [[timbre]] as particularly distinctive, describing her voice as "one of the most compelling instruments in popular music".<ref name=rosen2014>{{cite news|last1=Rosen|first1=Jody|title=The Woman on Top of the World|url=https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/beyonce-the-woman-on-top-of-the-world/?_php=true&_type=blogs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005155204/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/t-magazine/beyonce-the-woman-on-top-of-the-world.html?_php=true&_type=blogs|archive-date=October 5, 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=June 20, 2014|magazine=[[T (magazine)|T]]|date=June 3, 2014}}</ref> Her vocal abilities mean she is identified as the centerpiece of Destiny's Child.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cardwell|first=Diane|title=Fame; In Sync|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/09/magazine/fame-in-sync.html|work=The New York Times|date=September 9, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426105048/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/09/magazine/fame-in-sync.html|archive-date=April 26, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Jon Pareles of ''[[The New York Times]]'' commented that her voice is "velvety yet tart, with an insistent flutter and reserves of soul [[Belting (music)|belting]]".<ref name="Pareles">{{cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=Empowerment, Allure and a Runway's Flair|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/01/arts/music/01dest.html|work=The New York Times|date=August 1, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227235347/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/01/arts/music/01dest.html|archive-date=February 27, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Rosen notes that the [[hip hop]] era highly influenced Beyoncé's unique rhythmic vocal style, but also finds her quite traditionalist in her use of balladry, [[gospel music|gospel]] and [[falsetto]].<ref name="rosen2014" />

Other critics praise her [[Vocal range|range]] and power, with Chris Richards of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' saying she was "capable of punctuating any beat with goose-bump-inducing whispers or full-bore diva-roars."<ref>{{cite news|title=Beyoncé's 'B'Day' Is Nothing to Celebrate|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090501475.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 6, 2006|first=Chris|last=Richards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104070148/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/05/AR2006090501475.html|archive-date=November 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> On the 2023 ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'s}} list of the 200 Greatest Singers of all time, Beyoncé ranked at number eight, with the publication noting that "in [her] voice lies the entire history of Black music".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 1, 2023 |title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/ |access-date=January 1, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=January 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101151200/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Beyoncé's music is generally [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]],<ref name="AllMusic12">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/beyonc%C3%A9-mn0000761179| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/beyonc%C3%A9-mn0000761179| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé, the Bio|first=Andy|last=Kellman|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=August 29, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/music-review-behold-beyonc-the-cybernetic-goddess-of-rb-8590792.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/music-review-behold-beyonc-the-cybernetic-goddess-of-rb-8590792.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Music review: Behold Beyoncé, the cybernetic goddess of R&B|first=Nick|last=Hasted|newspaper=The Independent|date=April 26, 2013|access-date=July 26, 2013|location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Pop music|pop]]<ref name="AllMusic12" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|title=Pop review: Beyoncé, I Am&nbsp;... Sasha Fierce|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/14/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/14/beyonce-i-am-sasha-fierce| archive-date=October 27, 2021|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=November 2, 2012|location=London|date=November 13, 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]<ref name="JayZ&BeyonceTheKing&QueenofHipHop">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.goodtimes.com.pk/jay-z-beyonce-the-king-queen-of-hip-hop/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.goodtimes.com.pk/jay-z-beyonce-the-king-queen-of-hip-hop/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Jay Z & Beyoncé the King & Queen of Hip Hop|magazine=[[Good Times (magazine)|Good Times]]|last=Lone|first=Mahlia|date=June 30, 2017|access-date=January 1, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> but she also incorporates [[Soul music|soul]] and [[funk]] into her songs. ''4'' demonstrated Beyoncé's exploration of 1990s-style R&B, as well as further use of soul and hip hop than compared to previous releases.<ref name="billboard q&a" /> While she almost exclusively releases English songs, Beyoncé recorded several Spanish songs for ''[[Irreemplazable]]'' (re-recordings of songs from ''B'Day'' for a Spanish-language audience), and the re-release of ''B'Day''. To record these, Beyoncé was coached phonetically by American record producer Rudy Perez.<ref name="Vineyard1">{{cite news|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|title=Beyoncé: Behind The B'Day Videos 1|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/videos_07/news_feature_040207/index.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070407000656/http://www.mtv.com/bands/b/beyonce/videos_07/news_feature_040207/index.jhtml|archive-date=April 7, 2007}}</ref>