History YMMV / Beyonce

** In the 57th UsefulNotes/{{Grammy Award}}s, ''BEYONCÉ'' was nominated for Album of the Year, but the award went to Music/{{Beck}}'s ''Morning Phase''. Naturally, the Beyhive was livid. Other reactions were mixed (with most mainstream media saying it's an egregious snub, while other music fans feel Beck is a far stronger artist overall)

** Sia being kept in Beyonce's basement.

* NeverLiveItDown:
** An indirect example--Beyoncé will always be remembered as the reason behind Kanye West's outburst.
** Rumors, founded or otherwise, that she may have lip-synced the National Anthem at Barack Obama's second inauguration may be heading this way too.
** She's often blamed for the dissolution of Destiny's Child and the expulsion of two of its members beforehand. Exactly how much of that was on her, on the other girls and on the management will probably never be known.
** And of course, the pictures listed under StreisandEffect due to people not liking censorship so much.
** The infamous 2014 elevator incident. Looking up any discussion for Solange and Jay-Z would inevitably bring up this incident.

* FaceOfTheBand: Of Music/DestinysChild.

** After the infamous Kanye interruption at the 2009 VMa award, Beyonce won the Best Video category and instead of delivering her speech, she invites Music/TaylorSwift back on stage to finish her own.

** “YEWNEEK!”

* [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Crowning Moment Of Heartwarming]]: During a 2009 concert, Beyoncé stopped "Single Ladies" halfway through to introduce a fan in the audience, who then [[http://www.celebritybrideguide.com/beyonce-helps-with-proposal/ proposed to his girlfriend.]] (She said yes.)

* LGBTFanbase: Like many pop divas, Beyonce has a significant gay male fanbase.

* SacredCow: There's probably no singer today that has a more stringently devoted following. She's a deity to the [[FanCommunityNicknames Beyhive]], who regularly put her above basically anything else happening in music.

** She has one with the Music/MichaelJackson fandom, mostly because Beyoncé fans continuously compare Beyoncé to Michael Jackson or claim that she is better than him. This would seem ridiculous to Michael Jackson and Beyoncé themselves since the two were friends in real life. Michael Jackson thought Beyoncé was a great performer while Beyoncé considers Michael Jackson to be in a league of his own and cites him as the single greatest inspiration on her career.

* SugarWiki/SheReallyCanAct: Her performance as Etta James in ''"Cadillac Records"'' was lauded by many critics.

** Subverted in the 2009 UsefulNotes/{{MTV Video Music Award}}s. Music/KanyeWest started his [[MemeticMutation rant]] after Music/TaylorSwift won the VMA for Best Female Artist Music Video. Not too long after, Beyoncé won - for Video of the Year.

** Two years later at the 59th Grammys, this time with ''Lemonade'', an album many critics consider her best to date and one of the best albums of the year. Beyonce was shut-out from every major award, only winning Best Urban Contemporary Album. In all other categories she was nominated, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance, she lost to {{Music/Adele}}. It got so egregious that Adele ''herself'' after winning Album of the Year, tearfully stated that she couldn't accept it over Beyonce[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctuggqUSITM]]. The following discourse in the media on race and the out of touch nature of Grammy voters (particularly because of the vagueness of what Urban Contemporary ''even means'', given that R&B and rap have their own categories as well) lasted for weeks after.
*** For perspective, a black woman hasn't won album of the year since ''1999''.

** Subverted in the 2009 [=VMAs=]. Music/KanyeWest started his [[MemeticMutation rant]] after Music/TaylorSwift won the VMA for Best Female Artist Music Video. Not too long after, Beyoncé won - for Video of the Year.
** In the 57th Grammys, ''BEYONCÉ'' was nominated for Album of the Year, but the award went to Music/{{Beck}}'s ''Morning Phase''. Naturally, the Beyhive was livid. Other reactions were mixed (with most mainstream media saying it's an egregious snub, while other music fans feel Beck is a far stronger artist overall)
** 2 years later at the 59th Grammys, this time with ''Lemonade'', an album many critics consider her best to date and one of the best albums of the year. Beyonce was shut-out from every major award, only winning Best Urban Contemporary Album. In all other categories she was nominated, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance, she lost to {{Music/Adele}}. It got so egregious that Adele ''herself'' after winning Album of the Year, tearfully stated that she couldn't accept it over Beyonce[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctuggqUSITM]]. The following discourse in the media on race and the out of touch nature of Grammy voters (particularly because of the vagueness of what Urban Contemporary ''even means'', given that R&B and rap have their own categories as well) lasted for weeks after.

* SignatureSong: "Crazy in Love", "Irreplaceable," "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and "Formation" are probably her most popular to date, but depending on the time period, it could really be any of her singles.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Because of her Determinator status and her very tight control of her public image, there's a running joke that she's a massive control freak who keeps Kelly, Michelle, Solange and even frequent collaborator Sia locked in her basement to keep any of them from stealing her thunder.

* FountainOfMemes: Given her intense and dedicated fanbase, pretty much anything she does is subject to tributes, covers, parodies, etc.

* MemeticBadass: They don't call her Queen Bey for nothing. All Beyonce has to do is just show up to be the center of attention.

** Most photos of her UsefulNotes/SuperBowl concert became this. [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattbellassai/the-best-of-the-internets-response-to-beyonces-unflattering The results]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments were spectacular]].

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Because of her Determinator status and her very tight control of her public image, there's a running joke that she's a massive control freak who keeps Kelly, Michelle, and even Solange locked in her basement to keep any of them from stealing her thunder.