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**"Love On Top" serves as these during the Renaissance World Tour.



* BaitAndSwitch: She pulls one of these during the Renaissance World Tour. During her performance of "Before I Let Go," she interpolates the opening instrumental of "Freakum Dress," hyping the audience into believing she'll perform it before continuing the former song.

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* BaitAndSwitch: She pulls one a few of these during the Renaissance World Tour. During Tour:
**She interpolates the instrumental "Sweet Dreams" while performing "ALIEN SUPERSTAR" but sings the lyrics to the latter.
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her performance of "Before I Let Go," she interpolates the opening instrumental of "Freakum Dress," hyping the audience into believing she'll perform it before continuing the former song.
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*BaitAndSwitch: She pulls one of these during the Renaissance World Tour. During her performance of "Before I Let Go," she interpolates the opening instrumental of "Freakum Dress," hyping the audience into believing she'll perform it before continuing the former song.
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trope is renamed Prefers Going Barefoot. Dewicking old name


* DoesNotLikeShoes: Depicted in the 7/11 music video where she's dancing barefoot and uses her foot as phone dial and screams "I know you care!".
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* MsFanservice: She was the first musician to be on the [[https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/beyonce-swimsuit-2007-february-15-2007-sports-illustrated-cover.jpg cover of Sports Illustrated (in 2007)]], and her earlier work in particular included sexy dancing and revealing outfits. She is widely regarded as a sex symbol.
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*SelfBackingVocalist: One of the most skilled in popular music. Her self-background vocals are a hallmark of her musical style.
**Listen to "Rise Up," "VIRGO'S GROOVE," "Black Parade," and "Carol of the Bells" (Destiny's Child) for reference.
**Going back and listening to Destiny's Child's catalog will make you realize that she's the only one singing in the background of many of their songs; one of the most notable examples is "Jumpin' Jumpin'."
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* DreamTeam:
** Her and Music/LadyGaga for "Telephone".
** Her and Music/{{Shakira}}. Ironically, Shakira is not featured in the Spanish version of "Beautiful Liar", despite being a native Spanish speaker.
** Her and [[Music/{{OutKast}} Andre 3000]] on "Party". Who is not on the single version; replaced by {{J Cole}}.
** Her and Music/{{Drake}} on "Mine".
** And any time her and [[Music/JayZ her hubby]] make a track together. Especially "Upgrade U", "03 Bonnie and Clyde", "Crazy in Love", "On The Run (Part II)" and most recently, "Drunk in Love".
** Her and Music/NickiMinaj on the official remix of ***Flawless from her Self-Titled Album and Feeling Myself on Nicki’s album The Pinkprint.
** With the release of Lemonade, we get collaborations with Music/TheWeeknd, Music/KendrickLamar, and ''even [[Music/TheWhiteStripes Jack White.]]''
** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7jkygJ_QNo Pepsi commercial]] where she, Music/BritneySpears, and Music/{{Pink}} were Roman gladiators and overthrew Music/EnriqueIglesias with the power of Music/{{Queen}}'s "We Will Rock You".
** The Music/DixieChicks joined her for a performance of "Daddy Lessons" at the 2016 CMA Awards, especially since the Dixie Chicks covered the song on tour and are big fans of her.
** Fellow Houstonian Music/MeganTheeStallion teamed up with her to record the "Savage" remix.
** She has a song with icon Creator/GraceJones on her song "Move" on Renaissance.
** Her and Music/{{Madonna}} on the remix of her song "Break My Soul" dubbed the Queens remix.
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** "Music/SingleLadiesPutARingOnIt"
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* ''Renaissance'' (2022)

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* ''Renaissance'' ''Music/{{Renaissance|2022}}'' (2022)

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* ''[[{{Theatre/Carmen}} Carmen: A Hip Hopera]]'' (2001) -- Carmen
* ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember'' (2002) -- Foxxy Cleopatra
* ''Film/TheFightingTemptations'' (2003) -- Lilly
* ''Film/ThePinkPanther2006'' -- Xaina
* ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'' (2006) -- Deena Jones
* ''Cadillac Records'' (2008) -- Music/EttaJames
* ''Film/{{Obsessed}}'' (2009) -- Sharon Charles
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Epic|2013}}'' (2013) -- Queen Tara

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* ''[[{{Theatre/Carmen}} Carmen: A Hip Hopera]]'' (2001) -- Carmen
* ''Film/AustinPowersInGoldmember'' (2002) -- Foxxy Cleopatra
* ''Film/TheFightingTemptations'' (2003) -- Lilly
* ''Film/ThePinkPanther2006'' -- Xaina
* ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'' (2006) -- Deena Jones
* ''Cadillac Records'' (2008) -- Music/EttaJames
* ''Film/{{Obsessed}}'' (2009) -- Sharon Charles
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Epic|2013}}'' (2013) -- Queen Tara



* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019'' -- Nala

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019'' -- Nala


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* CoveredInGunge: While doing a commercial for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS that aired during the 2010 [[UsefulNotes/KidsChoiceAward Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]], she was slimed.
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In 2013, she released a SelfTitledAlbum that heavily featured a SouthernRap sound and a video accompanying ''every'' song with zero promotion whatsoever, a nearly unprecedented move that caused the media and internet alike to collectively piss itself. Two years later on April 23, 2016, she dropped her sixth album ''Lemonade'', an album that further cemented Beyonce's genre mixing, featuring Louisiana bounce beats, an outright rock song featuring Music/JackWhite, and even a country song. In the complete opposite way of her previous album, Beyonce promoted the album's release with a short film that premiered on Creator/{{HBO}}, giving only a week's notice ahead. ''Lemonade'' details Beyonce coping with her husband's infidelity, forgiving him, while also promoting womanist ideas and concepts. The world once again lost its mind at the revelations. And in 2018, Beyonce had the honor of being the first female black headliner at the Coachella musical festival, and her nearly 2 hour set of almost continuous singing and dancing was instantly named a classic, with fans and commentators alike dubbing that year "Beychella." In April 2019, a ConcertFilm entitled ''Homecoming'' of this performance was released as a Creator/{{Netflix}} original along with the audio as a standalone album. It’s part of a three project deal she signed with the company.

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In 2013, she released a SelfTitledAlbum that heavily featured a SouthernRap sound and a video accompanying ''every'' song with zero promotion whatsoever, a nearly unprecedented move that caused the media and internet alike to collectively piss itself. Two years later on April 23, 2016, she dropped her sixth album ''Lemonade'', an album that further cemented Beyonce's genre mixing, featuring Louisiana bounce beats, an outright rock song featuring Music/JackWhite, and even a country song. In the complete opposite way of her previous album, Beyonce promoted the album's release with a short film that premiered on Creator/{{HBO}}, giving only a week's notice ahead. ''Lemonade'' details Beyonce coping with her husband's infidelity, forgiving him, while also promoting womanist ideas and concepts. The world once again lost its mind at the revelations. And in 2018, After having to take some time off due to her pregnancy with the twins being high-risk that led to an emergency c-section, Beyonce had the honor of being the first female black headliner at the Coachella musical festival, and her festival in 2018. Her nearly 2 hour set of almost continuous singing and dancing was instantly named a classic, with fans and commentators alike dubbing that year "Beychella." In April 2019, a ConcertFilm entitled ''Homecoming'' of this performance was released as a Creator/{{Netflix}} original along with the audio as a standalone album. It’s part of a three project deal she signed with the company.
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In 2002, she started a solo career (mostly collaborations with rappers but without the other girls), and got her first big hit a year later, "Crazy in Love". Since then, almost every song she's sung has made it to the top of the charts. "Crazy in Love" featured Music/JayZ, who would later become her husband and the father of her three children: Blue Ivy (b. 2012) and twins Rumi and Sir (b.2017). The two of them, Beyonce in particular, are notorious about keeping their private lives private, which would later prove to be something they strategically subvert in order to clear the air/dispell rumors about them, often with the brutal truth. They also work very hard to keep their children out of the spotlight, especially the twins. She’s only showed their faces a handful of times on her own terms and they’ve never really been publicly photographed.

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In 2002, she started a solo career (mostly collaborations with rappers but without the other girls), and got her first big hit a year later, "Crazy in Love". Since then, almost every song she's sung has made it to the top of the charts. "Crazy in Love" featured Music/JayZ, who would later become her husband and the father of her three children: Blue Ivy (b. 2012) and twins Rumi and Sir (b.2017). The two of them, Beyonce in particular, are notorious about keeping their private lives private, which would later prove to be something they strategically subvert in order to clear the air/dispell rumors about them, often with the brutal truth. They also work very hard to keep relentlessly protect their children out of the from the spotlight, especially the twins. She’s only showed their faces a handful of times on her own terms and they’ve never really been publicly photographed.
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In 2002, she started a solo career (mostly collaborations with rappers but without the other girls), and got her first big hit a year later, "Crazy in Love". Since then, almost every song she's sung has made it to the top of the charts. "Crazy in Love" featured Music/JayZ, who would later become her husband and the father of her three children. The two of them, Beyonce in particular, are notorious about keeping their private lives private, which would later prove to be something they strategically subvert in order to clear the air/dispell rumors about them, often with the brutal truth.

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In 2002, she started a solo career (mostly collaborations with rappers but without the other girls), and got her first big hit a year later, "Crazy in Love". Since then, almost every song she's sung has made it to the top of the charts. "Crazy in Love" featured Music/JayZ, who would later become her husband and the father of her three children. children: Blue Ivy (b. 2012) and twins Rumi and Sir (b.2017). The two of them, Beyonce in particular, are notorious about keeping their private lives private, which would later prove to be something they strategically subvert in order to clear the air/dispell rumors about them, often with the brutal truth.
truth. They also work very hard to keep their children out of the spotlight, especially the twins. She’s only showed their faces a handful of times on her own terms and they’ve never really been publicly photographed.
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** Her outfit and and styling in [[https://youtu.be/WNCC7tIcChY Get Me Bodied]] reference Suzanne Charney in Sweet Charity. The whole video is a direct homage to the Rich Man’s Frug scene from the same movie.

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** Her outfit and and styling in [[https://youtu.be/WNCC7tIcChY Get Me Bodied]] reference Suzanne Charney in Sweet Charity. The whole video is a direct homage to [[https://youtu.be/mcrZIK3gqbU the Rich Man’s Frug scene Frug]]scene from the same movie.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_mrU8MPfI Ring The Alarm]] has her dressed as Catherine Tramell from ''Film/BasicInstinct''.

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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_mrU8MPfI Ring The Alarm]] has her dressed as Catherine Tramell from ''Film/BasicInstinct''.''Film/BasicInstinct''
** Her outfit and and styling in [[https://youtu.be/WNCC7tIcChY Get Me Bodied]] reference Suzanne Charney in Sweet Charity. The whole video is a direct homage to the Rich Man’s Frug scene from the same movie.
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** Her and Music/NickiMinaj on the official remix of ***Flawless from her Self-Titled Album.

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** Her and Music/NickiMinaj on the official remix of ***Flawless from her Self-Titled Album.Album and Feeling Myself on Nicki’s album The Pinkprint.
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--> ''AS I MOVE ON TO THE NEXT DICK BOY!''

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--> ''AS I MOVE ON BOUNCE TO THE NEXT DICK BOY!''
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* ''Carmen: A Hip Hopera'' (2001) -- Carmen

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* ''Carmen: ''[[{{Theatre/Carmen}} Carmen: A Hip Hopera'' Hopera]]'' (2001) -- Carmen
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* ''Cadillac Records'' (2008) -- Etta James

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* ''Cadillac Records'' (2008) -- Etta JamesMusic/EttaJames
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* CoolBigSis: Beyonce and her sister Solange has always been each other's biggest fan. Beyonce wrote several songs with her and even invited her to perform stage several times. Solange was even in Destiny's Child as the third member for some time.
** She even reference the infamous elevator incident in 2014 (where Solange beats up and spit on Jay-Z while Beyonce just stands by) in her song "Cozy".
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After a six year break, her seventh studio album was announced in June 2022. Entitled ''Renaissance: Act 1'', it was released on July 29th.

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After a six year break, her seventh studio album was announced in June 2022. Entitled ''Renaissance: Act 1'', it was released on July 29th. The project is much more upbeat than her previous two. Sonically, it moves her back from R&B to the pop sphere but is more dance inspired than her pre-self titled album pop output. It was announced as the first in a trilogy but no further details were given when it was released.
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Wick cleaning. Absolute Cleavage has been renamed. Nothing here indicates the stomach is shown, so removing. Feel free to readd it with the new name if it turns out to be a correct example.


* AbsoluteCleavage: She gets quite a lot of mileage out of this trope in her videos, such as the one for Deja Vu.

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* AbsoluteCleavage: She gets quite a lot of mileage out of this trope in her videos, such as the one for Deja Vu.
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* ''[[ConceptAlbum I Am... Sasha Fierce]]'' (2008)

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* ''[[ConceptAlbum I ''I Am... Sasha Fierce]]'' Fierce'' (2008)



* ''[[MadeForTVMovie Carmen: A Hip Hopera]]'' (2001) -- Carmen

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* ''[[MadeForTVMovie Carmen: ''Carmen: A Hip Hopera]]'' Hopera'' (2001) -- Carmen
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** She has a song with icon Creator/GraceJones on her song "Move" on Renaissance.

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** Her and Music/{{Madonna}} on the remix of her song "Break My Soul" dubbed the Queens remix.



* FriendlyFandoms: With [[Music/{{BTS}} BTS's]] ARMY. The two fandoms have organized streaming parties together and have often hyped projects by both artists, like Beyoncé's ''Black is King'' and BTS's ''Dynamite''.
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After a six year break, her seventh studio album was announced in June 2022. Entitled ''Renaissance: Act 1'', it will be released on July 29th.

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After a six year break, her seventh studio album was announced in June 2022. Entitled ''Renaissance: Act 1'', it will be was released on July 29th.

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* LighterAndSofter: ''Renaissance'' is much more upbeat than her self-titled album and ''Lemonade''. She said she wanted to make something more fun after having been stuck in the house for a year with three kids due to the COVID-19 pandemic.



* NewSoundAlbum: ''Beyoncé'' is, surprisingly, a HipHop album where Beyoncé raps as much as she sings something continued further with ''Lemonade'', a hardcore SouthernRap album.

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* NewSoundAlbum: ''Beyoncé'' is, surprisingly, a HipHop album where Beyoncé raps as much as she sings something continued further with ''Lemonade'', a hardcore SouthernRap album. ''Renaissance'' brought her back into pop territory but is much more dance-inspired than her early output.
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* HappilyMarried: To Music/JayZ.
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* ''Renaissance'' (2022)
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+ Music/MichaelJackson, Music/JanetJackson, Music/TheJacksonFive, Music/TinaTurner, Music/{{Prince}}, Music/FelaKuti, Music/WhitneyHouston, Music/DonnaSummer, Music/DianaRoss, Music/AnitaBaker, Music/ToniBraxton], Music/MariahCarey

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+ Music/MichaelJackson, Music/JanetJackson, Music/TheJacksonFive, Music/TinaTurner, Music/{{Prince}}, Music/FelaKuti, Music/WhitneyHouston, Music/DonnaSummer, Music/DianaRoss, Music/AnitaBaker, Music/ToniBraxton], Music/MariahCareyMusic/MariahCarey, Music/ToniBraxton]

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