Editing Beyoncé (section)

== Legacy ==
{{Main|Cultural impact of Beyoncé|Destiny's Child#Legacy}}
[[File:Beyoncé - Pavilhão Atlântico.jpg|upright|thumb|Beyoncé performing during her ''I Am...'' Tour in 2009|alt=Beyoncé's silhouette is shown leaning back and singing into a microphone, surrounded by smoke]]

Beyoncé has been recognized as one of the most influential figures in music history by numerous publications, including ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and the [[Associated Press]].<ref name="Sourcesforinfluential"/> She was named [[Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century|''Billboard''<nowiki/>'s Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenbloom |first=Alli |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Billboard names Beyoncé the greatest pop star of the 21st century |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/03/entertainment/billboard-beyonce-greatest-pop-star/index.html |access-date=January 7, 2025 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> and topped [[NPR]] list of the "21st Century's Most Influential Women Musicians".<ref name="NPR">{{Cite news |last=Fram |first=Eric |date=November 20, 2018 |title=Turning the Tables: Your List Of The 21st Century's Most Influential Women Musicians |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/11/20/668372321/turning-the-tables-your-list-of-the-21st-centurys-most-influential-women-musicia |access-date=October 30, 2022 |publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref> She was repeatedly named the defining artist of both the 2000s decade<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Caspar Llewellyn |date=November 29, 2009 |title=Beyoncé: artist of the decade |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/29/beyonce-artist-of-the-decade |access-date=November 22, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Beyonce: Entertainer of the decade |url=https://ew.com/article/2009/12/04/beyonce-entertainer-decade/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=February 17, 2010 |title=Beyonce Tops Decade's RIAA Sales |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-tops-decades-riaa-sales-1211083/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2010 |title=Beyonce Wins "Greatest Artist Of The Decade" Award @ 2010 NRJ Music Awards (Cannes, France) Presented by Pharrell |url=https://thisisrnb.com/2010/01/beyonce-wins-greatest-artist-of-the-decade-award-2010-nrj-music-awards-cannes-france-presented-by-pharrell/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=ThisisRnB.com - New R&B Music, Artists, Playlists, Lyrics |language=en-US}}</ref> and the 2010s decade.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bryant |first=Taylor |title=Beyoncé is the artist of the decade |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/beyonce-artist-of-the-decade-2010s-2019-12 |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2020 |title=Billboard Names Beyoncé the Most Defining Artist of the 2010s |url=https://www.essence.com/news/billboard-names-beyonce-most-defining-artist-2010s/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=Essence |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2010s: 5 Ways Beyoncé Defined The Decade In Music |work=NPR |publisher=[[NPR]] |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767903285/the-2010s-5-ways-beyonc-defined-the-decade-in-music}}</ref><ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|last=Suskind|first=Alex|title=Best of the Decade: How Beyoncé defined the last 10 years of music|url=https://ew.com/music/2019/11/20/best-of-the-decade-how-beyonce-defined-the-last-10-years-of-music/| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://ew.com/music/2019/11/20/best-of-the-decade-how-beyonce-defined-the-last-10-years-of-music/| archive-date=October 27, 2021|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=November 22, 2019|date=November 20, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In ''[[The New Yorker]]'', music critic [[Jody Rosen]] described Beyoncé as "the most important and compelling popular musician of the twenty-first century&nbsp;... the result, the logical end point, of a century-plus of pop."<ref>{{cite magazine |date=February 20, 2013 |title=Her Highness |url=https://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/02/her-highness.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/02/her-highness.html |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2013 |magazine=The New Yorker}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2018, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' included her on its Millennial 100 list.<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Spanos, Brittany |date=October 17, 2018 |title=The Millennial 100 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/the-millennial-100-737215/beyonce-rules-the-world-737225/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/the-millennial-100-737215/beyonce-rules-the-world-737225/ |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=October 8, 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Several critics have listed some of her [[Beyoncé albums discography|albums]], [[Beyoncé singles discography|singles]], [[Beyoncé videography|music videos]], and live performances as some of the greatest of all time.<ref>Sources for Beyoncé's albums being the greatest in history:
* {{Cite magazine |date=December 31, 2023 |title=The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/jay-z-the-blueprint-3-1063183 |access-date=November 22, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}
* {{Cite web |title=Apple Music 100 Best Albums |url=https://100best.music.apple.com/us |access-date=November 22, 2024 |publisher=Apple Music 100 Best Albums}}
* {{Cite web |date=June 3, 2024 |title=The 300 Greatest Albums of All Time |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/greatest-albums/the-300-greatest-albums-of-all-time-2 |access-date=November 28, 2024 |magazine=Paste}}
* {{Cite web |date=September 12, 2022 |title=The 100 Greatest Albums of All Time |url=https://consequence.net/2022/09/best-albums-all-time-list/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=Consequence}}
* {{Cite web |title=Best Music and Albums of All Time |url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/score/metascore/all/filtered |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406225640/https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/score/metascore/all/filtered |archive-date=April 6, 2019 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |publisher=Metacritic}}
* {{cite web |date=July 24, 2017 |title=The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/07/20/538307314/turning-the-tables-150-greatest-albums-made-by-women-page-15 |access-date=July 25, 2017 |publisher=[[NPR]]}}
* {{cite web |date=October 6, 2016 |title=The '1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die' 2016 Edition is Here! |url=http://www.1001albums.co.uk/the-2016-edition-is-here/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028084342/http://www.1001albums.co.uk/the-2016-edition-is-here/ |archive-date=October 28, 2016 |access-date=October 27, 2016 |work=[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]}}

Sources for Beyoncé's songs being the greatest in history:
* {{Cite magazine |date=February 16, 2024 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}
* {{Cite book |last=Sullivan |first=Steve |title=Encyclopedia of great popular song recordings |date=2013 |publisher=Scarecrow Press, Inc |isbn=978-0-8108-8295-9 |location=Lanham}}
* {{Cite book |title=The Pitchfork 500: our guide to the greatest songs from punk to the present |date=2008 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |isbn=978-1-4165-6202-3 |editor-last=Schreiber |editor-first=Ryan |edition=1st Fireside trade pbk |location=New York |editor-last2=Plagenhoef |editor-first2=Scott |editor-last3=Pitchfork (Firm)}}
* {{Cite book |last=Dimery |first=Robert |title=1001 Songs: You Must Hear Before You Die |publisher=Cassell |year=2015 |isbn=978-1844038800 |edition=1st}}
* {{Cite magazine |last=Barker |first=Emily |date=January 31, 2014 |title=The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time: 100-1 |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-100-1-1421753 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=NME}}
* {{Cite news |last=McCormick |first=Neil |date=June 22, 2018 |title=The 100 greatest songs of all time |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/greatest-songs-time/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |issn=0307-1235}}

Sources for Beyoncé's music videos being the greatest in history:
* {{Cite magazine |last=Sager |first=Jessica |date=October 22, 2024 |title=The 102 Best Music Videos of All Time |url=https://parade.com/1048862/jessicasager/best-music-videos-of-all-time/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |magazine=Parade}}
* {{Cite magazine |date=May 30, 2023 |title=The 35 Best Music Videos of All Time |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/g43974677/best-music-videos-of-all-time/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=Esquire}}
* {{Cite web |title=The 50 greatest music videos of all time, ranked |url=https://www.avclub.com/50-greatest-music-videos-ranked-1850820669 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=The A.V. Club}}
* {{Cite web |last=Urquhart |first=Jeremy |date=September 10, 2024 |title=20 Best Music Videos of All Time, Ranked |url=https://collider.com/best-music-videos/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=Collider}}
* {{Cite web |last1=Oswald |first1=Anjelica |last2=Lane |first2=Barnaby |title=60 of the most iconic music videos of all time |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/most-iconic-music-videos-of-all-time-2018-5#single-ladies-put-a-ring-on-it-by-beyonc-2008-53 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=Business Insider}}
* {{Cite magazine |date=November 15, 2021 |title=The 100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/100-greatest-music-videos/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=Slant Magazine}}

Sources for Beyoncé's performances being the greatest in history:
* {{Cite magazine |last1=Weingarten |first1=Christopher R. |last2=Browne |first2=David |last3=Dolan |first3=Jon |last4=Spanos |first4=Brittany |last5=Grow |first5=Kory |last6=Doyle |first6=Patrick |last7=Greene |first7=Andy |last8=Knopper |first8=Steve |last9=Sheffield |first9=Rob |date=June 12, 2017 |title=The 50 Greatest Concerts of the Last 50 Years |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-50-greatest-concerts-of-the-last-50-years-127062/beyonce-formation-tour-194681/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}
* {{Cite web |title=21 Best live performances of all time |url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Best-live-performances-of-all-time/57073/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |publisher=Skiddle}}
* {{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Mychal |date=February 21, 2023 |title=20 Unforgettable Live Performances That Will Go Down In History As The GOAT |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/mychalthompson/best-live-show-performances |access-date=December 5, 2024 |publisher=BuzzFeed}}
* {{Cite magazine |last=Partridge |first=Kenneth |date=July 17, 2017 |title=The 50 Greatest Festival Performances of All Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-50-greatest-festival-performances-of-all-time-7857778/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}
* {{Cite magazine |last=Wright |first=Lisa |date=March 25, 2015 |title=50 Of The Best Festival Performances Ever |url=https://www.nme.com/lists/50-of-the-best-festival-performances-ever-1289 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=NME}}
* {{Cite magazine |last=Cragg |first=Michael |date=May 29, 2020 |title=In Lieu Of Glastonbury 2020, A Vogue-Approved Edit Of The Best Festival Performances Ever |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/best-festival-performances |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=British Vogue}}
* {{Cite web |last=Acuna |first=Kirsten |title=The 21 best performances at the MTV VMAs ever, ranked |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/mtv-vma-best-performances-2017-8#1-beyonc-performed-a-medley-of-songs-from-her-album-lemonade-in-a-stunning-16-minute-set-at-the-2016-mtv-vmas-21 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=Business Insider}}
* {{Cite magazine |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=February 8, 2017 |title=The 100 Greatest Award Show Performances of All Time |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/best-award-show-performances-of-all-time-7677099/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=Billboard}}
* {{Cite magazine |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |date=February 6, 2023 |title=10 Classic Grammy Awards Performances |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-grammy-performances-16078/beyonce-love-drought-sandcastles-2017-1331428/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}
* {{Cite news |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |title=Greatest Grammy performances ever, including Beyoncé, Michael Jackson and Demi Lovato |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/01/31/best-grammy-performances-ranking/11153896002/ |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=USA Today}}</ref>

Beyoncé has revolutionized the [[music industry]], transforming the [[Record producer|production]], [[Music industry#Business structure|distribution]], [[Promoter (entertainment)|promotion]], and consumption of music.<ref name=":5">{{Cite magazine |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Billboard's Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 1 — Beyoncé |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/beyonce-greatest-pop-stars-21st-century-1235842572/ |access-date=January 2, 2025 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Benitez-Eves |first=Tina |date=April 1, 2024 |title=4 Ways Beyoncé Transformed the Music Industry |url=https://americansongwriter.com/4-ways-beyonce-transformed-the-music-industry/ |access-date=January 2, 2025 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US}}</ref> Beyoncé has been credited with reviving the [[album]] format in an era dominated by [[Single (music)|singles]] and [[Streaming media|streaming]], with albums becoming increasingly cohesive and narrative-led.<ref name="Low-Key2">{{Cite web |title=How 4 Was Beyoncé's Low-Key Revinvention |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/06/28/beyonce-4-essay-anniversary |access-date=April 11, 2021 |website=The FADER |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Jamieson |date=April 25, 2016 |title=Beyoncé's 'visual album' Lemonade sets a new standard for pop storytelling |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/4/25/11503124/beyonce-lemonade-visual-album-format-bjork-rihanna |access-date=June 7, 2020 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref> She revolutionized how music is released and marketed with the invention of the [[surprise album]], which became a common practice in the 2010s and 2020s.<ref name="Five">{{Cite web |last=Henry |first=Phillip |date=December 13, 2018 |title=Five Years Later, "Beyoncé" Is Still One of the Most Important Moments in Music |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/beyonce-surprise-album-five-year-anniversary |access-date=April 9, 2021 |website=Teen Vogue |language=en-us}}</ref> This move was "arguably the single most pivotal moment in all of 21st-century pop music" according to ''Billboard'', with Beyoncé reorienting the music market to cohesive albums and unconventional promotional rollouts.<ref name=":5" /> She is also credited with reviving the music video as an art form and popularizing the [[visual album]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menza |first=Kaitlin |date=December 12, 2014 |title=One Year Later: How Beyoncé's Surprise Album Ended Up Changing the Music Industry Forever |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/a12729/how-beyonces-surprise-album-changed-music-industry-forever/ |access-date=April 11, 2021 |website=Marie Claire |language=en-US}}</ref> Her impact on the music industry led to the [[Global Release Day]] being moved to Friday.<ref name="Friday">{{Cite web |last=McKinney |first=Kelsey |date=February 26, 2015 |title=New albums will come out on Fridays instead of Tuesdays now. Blame Beyonce. |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/2/26/8116201/friday-new-albums-beyonce |access-date=April 20, 2024 |website=Vox |language=en}}</ref>

Beyoncé's use of [[staccato]] rap-singing and chopped and re-pitched vocals have changed the sound of popular music and became defining features of the 21st-century music landscape.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=June 7, 2021 |title=Beyoncé Is A Great Rapper And Always Has Been |url=http://www.thefader.com/2017/02/17/beyonce-great-rapper-history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.thefader.com/2017/02/17/beyonce-great-rapper-history |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=August 3, 2021 |magazine=The Fader}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=April 18, 2021 |title=What Genre Is Beyonce? |url=https://uproxx.com/music/what-genre-is-beyonce/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://uproxx.com/music/what-genre-is-beyonce/ |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=August 3, 2021 |website=Uproxx}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 18, 2019 |title=Michael Eric Dyson Says "Beyoncé Snatched the Crown From Michael Jackson" |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/music/michael-eric-dyson-beyonce-michael-jackson.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.okayplayer.com/music/michael-eric-dyson-beyonce-michael-jackson.html |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=August 3, 2021 |publisher=Okayplayer}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Evolution Of Chopped & Repitched Samples In Pop Music |url=https://genius.com/videos/How-chopped-pitched-vocals-took-over-pop |access-date=April 11, 2021 |website=Genius |language=en}}</ref> With her work frequently transcending traditional [[Music genre|genre]] boundaries, Beyoncé has created new artistic standards that have shaped contemporary music and set the precedent for music artists to move between and beyond genre confines.<ref name="Change2">{{Cite magazine |last=Lang |first=Cady |date=March 28, 2024 |title=How Beyoncé Changed the Music Industry |url=https://time.com/6961069/beyonce-music-industry/ |access-date=November 30, 2024 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fuse |url=https://fuse.tv/2016/04/beyonce-genre-lemonade |access-date=April 9, 2021 |website=Fuse |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Defined">{{Cite web |title=The 2010s: 5 Ways Beyoncé Defined The Decade In Music: All Songs Considered |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/07/767903285/the-2010s-5-ways-beyonc-defined-the-decade-in-music |access-date=April 9, 2021 |website=NPR.org |language=en}}</ref> Beyoncé has helped to revive and popularize several genres of music, including [[hip-hop]] in the 2000s, [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] in the 2010s, [[Afrobeats]] in the late 2010s / early 2020s, and [[country music]] in the 2020s.<ref name=":5" /><ref name="Low-Key2"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Appreciating Beyoncé's '4' On Its 10th Birthday |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/06/24/1009395575/lessons-on-becoming-an-emotional-woman-from-beyonces-4 |website=NPR|date=June 24, 2021 |last1=Harris |first1=Latesha }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Paradza |first=James Chikomborero |date=August 4, 2022 |title=Beyoncé has helped usher in a renaissance for African artists |url=https://theconversation.com/beyonce-has-helped-usher-in-a-renaissance-for-african-artists-188099 |access-date=December 11, 2024 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Davies |first=Martha |date=April 4, 2024 |title=Cowboy Core: Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Leads The Country Music Comeback |url=https://www.countryandtownhouse.com/culture/cowboy-chic-the-country-music-comeback/ |access-date=December 9, 2024 |website=Country and Town House |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Beyoncé has been recognized as setting the playbook for music artists in the modern era,<ref name="Change2"/> with several musicians citing her as a major influence on their career. [[Taylor Swift]] described Beyoncé's as a major influence and a "guiding light throughout my career", who has "paved the road" and shown how to "break rules and defy industry norms".<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 4, 2021 |title=Watch Taylor Swift's Tribute for Beyoncé's 40th Birthday: 'You Have Paved the Road [for] Every Female Artist' |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a37480968/taylor-swift-beyonce-40th-birthday-tribute/ |access-date=November 27, 2024 |website=ELLE |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=October 12, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Praises Beyoncé's 'Resilience & Versatility' After 'Eras Tour' Film Premiere |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-praises-beyonce-after-eras-tour-premiere-post-1235440601/ |access-date=November 27, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Lady Gaga]] explained how Beyoncé gave her the determination to become a musician, recalling seeing her in Destiny's Child music video and saying: "Oh, she's a star. I want that."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1664720/lady-gaga-beyonce-inside-the-outside/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.mtv.com/news/1664720/lady-gaga-beyonce-inside-the-outside/|archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Lady Gaga Recalls Beyoncé's Inspiration in MTV's 'Inside The Outside'|publisher=MTV News|access-date=September 27, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Rihanna]] was inspired to start her singing career after watching Beyoncé, telling ''[[etalk]]'' that after Beyoncé released ''[[Dangerously in Love|Dangerously In Love]]'' (2003), "I was like 'wow, I want to be just like that.' She's huge and just an inspiration."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ctestp.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20070717/CI5_rihanna?hub=CP24Home|title=Rihanna advises Idols to work like they have a hit|publisher=[[CablePulse 24]]}}{{dead link|date=September 2022|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> [[Ariana Grande]] learned to sing by mimicking other artists including Beyoncé.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Victor|first=Ata Owaji|date=December 23, 2020|title=Watch The Heartwarming Moment Ariana Grande Tears Up During Discussion About Mariah Carey|url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a35054695/ariana-grande-cries-mariah-carey-documentary/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a35054695/ariana-grande-cries-mariah-carey-documentary/|archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2021|website=ELLE}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Adele]] cited Beyoncé as "a huge and constant part of my life as an artist since I was about ten or eleven".<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 12, 2012|title=Adele: One and Only|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/adele-one-and-only|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.vogue.com/article/adele-one-and-only|archive-date=October 27, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2021|website=Vogue}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Both [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Garth Brooks]] said they were inspired by Beyoncé's live performances, with Brooks saying, "take out your notebook and take notes. No matter how long you've been on the stage".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2013/1004/478307-paul-mccartney-inspired-by-beyonce/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2013/1004/478307-paul-mccartney-inspired-by-beyonce/|archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=Paul McCartney inspired by Beyonce|date=October 4, 2013|access-date=April 7, 2020|via=www.rte.ie}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 15, 2021 |title=Beyonce's 'Daddy Lessons' Finding Support From Country Music Community |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7378225/beyonce-daddy-issues-country-music |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7378225/beyonce-daddy-issues-country-music |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |access-date=August 3, 2021 |magazine=Billboard}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

She is known for coining popular phrases such as "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|put a ring on it]]", a term for [[marriage proposal]], "[[Flawless (Beyoncé song)|I woke up like this]]", which started a trend of posting morning [[selfies]] with the hashtag #iwokeuplikethis, and "[[Sorry (Beyoncé song)|boy, bye]]", which was used as part of the [[Democratic National Committee]]'s campaign for the [[2020 United States elections|2020 election]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/08/29/lena-dunham-i-woke-up-like-this-selfie_n_5736148.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jb25zZW50LnlhaG9vLmNvbS9jb2xsZWN0Q29uc2VudD9zZXNzaW9uSWQ9M19jYy1zZXNzaW9uXzJiM2Y1NTU3LTlkZjctNDdjZS04YzdjLTc0NjljYTE5OTU3MCZsYW5nPWVuLXVzJmlubGluZT1mYWxzZQ&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEjsKDXI6L2FLVUsY8ainexV8C3NfgID53N-SlaedHr6tGdZ415XwV7cqzwTpR0TTodQjKNgA69ehTlsntsVEH3K9Bw-MlVSNlREo_ncBVqDMjqlP2me7bU-4UCpb_OODQA-X-89IYQWD6RrJvvh83w94v780kzLjdctEP_EdBa5|title=Lena Dunham Posts An 'I Woke Up Like This' Selfie That We Can Actually Relate To|date=August 29, 2014|work=HuffPost|first=Lily|last=Karlin}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/dnc-twitter-donald-trump-boy-bye_n_5d09df91e4b06ad4d258638f?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jb25zZW50LnlhaG9vLmNvbS9jb2xsZWN0Q29uc2VudD9zZXNzaW9uSWQ9M19jYy1zZXNzaW9uXzQ0YmU4MjZkLWM1YjktNGRmYS05MTExLTQ1Y2UyOTE3Zjc0MSZsYW5nPWVuLXVzJmlubGluZT1mYWxzZQ&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAL0pJr0vS4g33_W1B41i-_pFBaRbluxH4FMf5j8EcUNfN1DXrYWfRDaD_oJb1vWIfGkxy_Lopr_96GWs_Om5p1XOif7MpZGBoHv8hE1L7uQaDvO2H4pfHdp6GdzHYau69Dvdl2_kEax2eJaHz3A1LfNGMYXeHasx0do63VH7tHEY|title=DNC's Anti-Donald Trump 'Boy Bye' Phone Wallpaper Backfires Spectacularly|date=June 19, 2019|work=HuffPost|first=Lee|last=Moran}}</ref> In January 2012, research scientist Bryan Lessard named ''[[Scaptia beyonceae]]'', a species of [[horse-fly]] found in [[North Queensland|Northern Queensland]], Australia after Beyoncé due to the fly's unique golden hairs on its abdomen.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-13/horse-fly-named-after-beyonce/3771224| url-status=live | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-13/horse-fly-named-after-beyonce/3771224| archive-date=October 27, 2021|title=CSIRO unveils bootylicious Beyoncé fly|first=Ben|last=Atherton|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] (Australia)|date=January 13, 2012|access-date=January 13, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>