Editing Beyoncé (section)

=== Videography and stage ===
[[File:Beyonce MTV EMA 2009.png|thumb|upright=1.2|Beyoncé performing at the [[2009 MTV Europe Music Awards]]]]

In 2006, Beyoncé introduced her all-female tour band [[Suga Mama (band)|Suga Mama]] (also the name of a song on ''B'Day'') which includes bassists, drummers, guitarists, horn players, keyboardists and percussionists.<ref>{{cite news|title=For The Record: Quick News On Beyoncé, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Taylor Hicks, JC Chasez, Beth Orton, Slayer & More|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1533901/beyonce-seeks-allgirl-band.jhtml| url-status=dead | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1533901/beyonce-seeks-allgirl-band.jhtml| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=MTV News|date=June 8, 2006|access-date=March 12, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Her background singers, The Mamas, consist of [[Suga Mama (band)|Montina Cooper-Donnell]], [[Suga Mama (band)|Crystal Collins]] and [[Tiffany Monique|Tiffany Moniqué Riddick]]. They made their debut appearance at the 2006 BET Awards, re-appeared in the music videos for "Irreplaceable" and "Green Light", and have since supported Beyoncé in may of her subsequent live performances.<ref name="Vineyard1" />

Beyoncé has received praise for her stage presence and voice during live performances. According to Barbara Ellen of ''The Guardian,'' Beyoncé is the "most in-charge{{nbsp}}[...] female artist [she's] seen onstage".<ref>{{cite news|last=Ellen|first=Barbara|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/may/24/beyonce|title=She's a woman of two-halves|newspaper=The Guardian|date=May 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528123108/http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/may/24/beyonce|archive-date=May 28, 2009|location=London|url-status=live}}</ref> Similarly, Alice Jones of ''[[The Independent]]'' wrote she "takes her role as entertainer so seriously she's almost too good".<ref>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Alice|title=Beyoncé, 02 Arena, London: Diva who answers the call of booty|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/beyonc-02-arena-london-1691069.html|newspaper=The Independent|date=May 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528232659/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/beyonc-02-arena-london-1691069.html|archive-date=May 28, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> The ex-President of [[Def Jam]] [[L.A. Reid]] has described Beyoncé as the greatest entertainer alive.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music exec: 'Beyoncé is greatest entertainer alive'|url=http://www.today.com/video/today/50692653| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.today.com/video/today/50692653| archive-date=October 27, 2021|publisher=MSN|access-date=August 31, 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Jim Farber of the ''[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]'' and Stephanie Classen of ''[[The StarPhoenix]]'' both praised her strong voice and her stage presence.<ref>{{cite news|last=Farber|first=Jim|title=Beyoncé shows 'Fierce' and softer sides in tour kickoff at the Garden|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-06-22/entertainment/17925311_1_fierce-character-tour|newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=June 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311022417/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-06-22/entertainment/17925311_1_fierce-character-tour|archive-date=March 11, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://thestarphoenix.com/Entertainment/REVIEW+Beyonce+ordinary+performer/1438494/story.html|title=Beyoncé no ordinary performer|date=March 28, 2009|access-date=March 31, 2009|last=Classen|first=Stephanie|newspaper=[[The StarPhoenix]]}} {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> 

Beyoncé has worked with numerous directors for her music videos throughout her career, including [[Melina Matsoukas]], [[Jonas Åkerlund]], and [[Jake Nava]]. [[Bill Condon]], director of ''[[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', stated that the ''Lemonade'' visuals in particular served as inspiration for his film, commenting, "You look at Beyoncé's brilliant movie ''Lemonade'', this genre is taking on so many different forms&nbsp;... I do think that this very old-school break-out-into-song traditional musical is something that people understand again and really want."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/beauty-and-the-beast-la-la-land-musical/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://screenrant.com/beauty-and-the-beast-la-la-land-musical/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=How La La Land Helped Live-Action Beauty and the Beast Remake| website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=March 18, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>