Editing Beyoncé (section)

=== Influences ===
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Beyoncé names [[Michael Jackson]] as her major musical influence.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Beyoncé, Top Stars Tip Their Hats to Michael Jackson|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20288067,00.html|magazine=People|date=June 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090630051828/http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20287787_20288067,00.html|archive-date=June 30, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 16, 2006 |title=Michael Jackson returns to stage |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6152976.stm |access-date=August 16, 2023 |agency=BBC News |archive-date=July 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730222151/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6152976.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Aged five, Beyoncé attended her first ever concert where Jackson performed and she claims to have realized her purpose.<ref>{{cite news|title=One-on-one with the great Beyoncé transcript|url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/transcripts/a/10444014/one-on-one-with-the-great-beyoncae-transcript/|access-date=June 7, 2014|publisher=Yahoo! News|date=October 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714113707/https://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/transcripts/a/10444014/one-on-one-with-the-great-beyoncae-transcript/|archive-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> When she presented him with a tribute award at the [[World Music Awards]] in 2006, Beyoncé said, "if it wasn't for Michael Jackson, I would never ever have performed."<ref>{{cite news|title=Michael Jackson returns to stage|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6152976.stm| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6152976.stm| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=June 7, 2014|publisher=BBC News|date=November 16, 2006}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé was heavily influenced by [[Tina Turner]], and once said "Tina Turner is someone that I admire, because she made her strength feminine and sexy".<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=May 25, 2023 |title=Beyoncé Pays Tribute to Her 'Beloved Queen' Tina Turner: 'I Love You Endlessly' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tina-turner-beyonce-tribute-1235340024/ |access-date=August 16, 2023 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=August 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816221529/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tina-turner-beyonce-tribute-1235340024/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

She admires [[Diana Ross]] as an "all-around entertainer",<ref name="Beyonce's Inspirations">{{cite magazine|last=Watson|first=Margeaux|title=Influences: Beyoncé|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/08/30/beyonce-what-influences-my-music/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 29, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107160746/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1449204,00.html|archive-date=January 7, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Whitney Houston]], who she said "inspired me to get up there and do what she did".<ref>{{cite news|first=Rebecca|last=Caldwell|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/destinys-child/article22400636/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/destinys-child/article22400636/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Destiny's Child|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=July 21, 2001|access-date=May 9, 2018|page=R1}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |first=Yolanda |last=Sangweni |title=Beyonce: 'I Always Wanted To Be Just Like Whitney Houston' |url=http://www.essence.com/news/beyonce-on-whitney-houston-i-always-wanted-to-be-just-like-her/ |access-date=March 25, 2023 |magazine=Essence |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325180804/https://www.essence.com/news/beyonce-on-whitney-houston-i-always-wanted-to-be-just-like-her/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Beyoncé cited [[Madonna]] as an influence "not only for her musical style, but also for her business sense",<ref>{{cite book|title=Beyoncé Knowles: A Biography|first=Janice|last=Arenofsky|year=2009|page=80|isbn=978-0-313-35914-9|publisher=[[Greenwood Press]]}}</ref> saying that she wanted to "follow in the footsteps of Madonna and be a powerhouse and have my own empire".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/beyonce-inspired-by-madonna-113122400708_1.html| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/beyonce-inspired-by-madonna-113122400708_1.html| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyonce inspired by Madonna|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|date=December 24, 2013|access-date=March 25, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She also credits [[Mariah Carey]]'s singing and her song "[[Vision of Love]]" as influencing her to begin practicing vocal runs as a child.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2014/07/best-r-and-b-albums-of-the-90s/mariah-carey| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.complex.com/music/2014/07/best-r-and-b-albums-of-the-90s/mariah-carey| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=The 50 Best R&B Albums of the '90s|magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|access-date=July 24, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="new yorker">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/03/060403crmu_music| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/03/060403crmu_music| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Mariah Carey's record-breaking career|last=Frere-Jones|first=Sasha|date=April 3, 2006|access-date=July 25, 2010|magazine=The New Yorker}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her other musical influences include [[Rachelle Ferrell]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|first1=Margeaux|last1=Watson|title=Beyonce: What influences my music|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/08/30/beyonce-what-influences-my-music/|date=August 30, 2006|access-date=March 26, 2023|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326194113/https://ew.com/article/2006/08/30/beyonce-what-influences-my-music/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Aaliyah]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Farley |first=Christopher John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rwlBoSSahkYC&q=aaliyah%20beyonce&pg=PA141 |title=Aaliyah: More Than a Woman |date=January 26, 2002 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-0-7434-5566-4}}</ref> [[Janet Jackson]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2011 |title=Destiny's Child News |publisher=Yahoo! Music |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/destinys-child/news/artist-name-destinys-child-id-1032152-inspired-by-artist-name-janet-jackson-id-1013012--12056577 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813023811/http://new.music.yahoo.com/destinys-child/news/artist-name-destinys-child-id-1032152-inspired-by-artist-name-janet-jackson-id-1013012--12056577 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 13, 2011 |access-date=September 21, 2024 }}</ref> [[Prince (musician)|Prince]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://giantmag.com/culture/music/giant-magazine-staff/exclusive-beyonce-talks-prince-i-was-so-scared/|title=Exclusive: Beyoncé Talks Prince: 'I Was So Scared!'|magazine=[[Giant (magazine)|Giant]]|date=June 7, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616104428/http://giantmag.com/culture/music/giant-magazine-staff/exclusive-beyonce-talks-prince-i-was-so-scared/|archive-date=June 16, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Lauryn Hill]],<ref name="Beyonce's Inspirations" /> [[Sade (singer)|Sade Adu]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Bickel|first=Britt|url=http://1037litefm.radio.com/2012/04/06/beyonc-shares-personal-family-photos-thanks-sade-on-new-website/|title=Beyoncé Shares Personal Family Photos, Thanks Sade On New Website|publisher=[[CBS Radio]]|date=April 6, 2012|access-date=April 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413151056/http://1037litefm.radio.com/2012/04/06/beyonc-shares-personal-family-photos-thanks-sade-on-new-website/|archive-date=April 13, 2012}}</ref> [[Donna Summer]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Bain|first=Becky|title=Beyoncé Pays Tribute To Donna Summer: "She Was An Honest And Gifted Singer"|url=http://idolator.com/6487442/beyonce-pays-tribute-to-donna-summer| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://idolator.com/6487442/beyonce-pays-tribute-to-donna-summer| archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=July 15, 2013|publisher=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]|date=May 18, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Fairuz]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beyoncé Listens to Arabic Music | date=October 18, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jG4K3F44xc |access-date=February 24, 2024 |via=YouTube |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224031644/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jG4K3F44xc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 22, 2023 |title=Beyonce pays tribute to the Middle East with Arab designers, musical choices at Dubai show |url=https://arab.news/bfx5b |access-date=February 24, 2024 |newspaper=Arab News}}</ref> [[Mary J. Blige]],<ref>{{Cite web|first1=Cristina|last1=Gibson|first2=Ashley|last2=Fultz|name-list-style=amp|url=http://au.eonline.com/uberblog/hwood_party_girl/b220436_which_famous_friends_b-day_did_jay-z.html|title=Which Famous Friend's B-Day Did Jay-Z and Beyoncé Celebrate?|publisher=[[E!]]|date=January 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805073410/http://www.eonline.com/news/hwood_party_girl/which_famous_friends_b-day_did_jay-z/220436|archive-date=August 5, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Selena]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|first=Lena|last=Hansen|title=Beyoncé Recalls The Time She Met Selena Quintanilla And The Impact Of The Queen of Tex-Mex|url=https://peopleenespanol.com/chica/beyonce-met-idol-selena-quintanilla-the-series-netflix/|access-date=August 16, 2023|magazine=[[People en Español]]|date=May 6, 2021|archive-date=August 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816221534/https://peopleenespanol.com/chica/beyonce-met-idol-selena-quintanilla-the-series-netflix/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Anita Baker]], and [[Toni Braxton]].<ref name="Beyonce's Inspirations" />

The feminism and female empowerment themes on Beyoncé's second solo album ''B'Day'' were inspired by her role in ''Dreamgirls''<ref>{{cite news|first=Shaheem|last=Reid|title=Beyoncé Asks Women To Battle Over Her For Backing-Band Roles|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1534575/20060619/knowles_beyonce.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|date=July 19, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623191046/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1534575/beyonce-wants-women-battle-over-her.jhtml|archive-date=June 23, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> and by singer [[Josephine Baker]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SummerConcert/story?id=2404367&page=1|title=Beyoncé Hits Milestone|agency=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=September 7, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218205021/http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/SummerConcert/story?id=2404367&page=1|archive-date=February 18, 2007}}</ref> Beyoncé paid homage to Baker by performing "Déjà Vu" at the 2006 Fashion Rocks concert wearing Baker's trademark mini-hula skirt embellished with fake bananas.<ref>{{cite news|first=Farrah|last=Weinstein|title=Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Christina Put The Rock in Fashion Rocks Concert|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1540510/beyonce-jayz-christina-rock-fashion-rocks-concert.jhtml?headlines=true|publisher=MTV News|date=September 8, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623191004/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1540510/beyonce-jayz-christina-rock-fashion-rocks-concert.jhtml?headlines=true|archive-date=June 23, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Beyoncé's third solo album, ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'', was inspired by Jay-Z and especially by Etta James, whose "boldness" inspired Beyoncé to explore other musical genres and styles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596573/beyonce-releases-two-tracks-from-i.jhtml|title=Beyoncé Releases Two Tracks From 'I Am&nbsp;... ', Inspired By Jay-Z And Etta James|first=Jennifer|last=Vineyard|date=October 9, 2008|publisher=MTV News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025174726/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596573/beyonce-releases-two-tracks-from-i.jhtml|archive-date=October 25, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her fourth solo album, ''4'', was inspired by Fela Kuti, [[Contemporary R&B#1990s|1990s R&B]], [[Earth, Wind & Fire]], [[DeBarge]], [[Lionel Richie]], [[Teena Marie]], [[The Jackson 5]], [[New Edition]], [[Adele]], [[Florence and the Machine]], and [[Prince (musician)|Prince]].<ref name="billboard q&a" />

Beyoncé has stated that she is personally inspired by [[Michelle Obama]] (the [[First Lady of the United States|44th First Lady]] of the United States), saying "she proves you can do it all",<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/25/beyonce-inspired-by-michelle-obama/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/25/beyonce-inspired-by-michelle-obama/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé Inspired by Michelle Obama|magazine=Rap-Up|date=February 25, 2011|access-date=June 12, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and has described [[Oprah Winfrey]] as "the definition of inspiration and a strong woman".<ref name="Beyonce's Inspirations" /> She has also discussed how Jay-Z is a continuing inspiration to her, both with what she describes as his lyrical genius and in the obstacles he has overcome in his life.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2011/07/beyonce-2011-cover-story-gallery| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.complex.com/music/2011/07/beyonce-2011-cover-story-gallery| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Beyoncé: Mighty Fly (2011 Cover Story & Gallery)|first=Gabriel|last=Alvarez|magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=July 19, 2011|access-date=August 1, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé has expressed admiration for the artist [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]], posting in a letter "what I find in the work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, I search for in every day in music&nbsp;... he is lyrical and raw".<ref>{{cite web|title=Basquiat|url=http://www.beyonce.com/news/basquiat|publisher=beyonce.com|access-date=June 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605063759/http://www.beyonce.com/news/basquiat|archive-date=June 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Chrissy|last=Mahlmeister|title=Beyoncé Wears Custom Jean-Michel Basquiat-Inspired Minx Nails|url=http://style.mtv.com/2013/01/14/beyonce-jean-michel-basquiat-nails/| url-status=dead | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://style.mtv.com/2013/01/14/beyonce-jean-michel-basquiat-nails/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=[[MTV]] Style|access-date=June 7, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Beyoncé has also cited [[Cher]] as a fashion inspiration.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]|title=Cher, Diana Ross inspire Beyoncé's fashions|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/cher-diana-ross-inspire-beyonce-s-fashions-wbna27326595|date=October 22, 2008|access-date=August 23, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227060138/https://www.today.com/popculture/cher-diana-ross-inspire-beyonce-s-fashions-wbna27326595|archive-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref>