History YMMV / Beyonce

* BrokenBase: Whether or not she's a good actress, unless you're talking about maybe ''Theatre/Dreamgirls'' and ''Film/CadillacRecords''. Some think she's a fine actress while others think she should really stick to singing. Even members of the Beyhive have mixed opinions about her acting ability.

* BrokenBase: Whether or not she's a good actress, unless you're talking about maybe ''Film/Dreamgirls'' and ''Film/CadillacRecords''. Some think she's a fine actress while others think she should really stick to singing. Even members of the Beyhive have mixed opinions about her acting ability.

* BrokenBase: Whether or not she's a good actress, unless you're talking about maybe ''Film/Dreamgirls'' and ''Film/CadillacRecords''. Some think she's a fine actress while others think she should really stick to singing. Even members of the Beyhive have mixed opinions about her acting ability.

* '''HypeBacklash:''' Beyoncé is one of the most infamous examples. Even some of her fans admit that Beyoncé is overrated and overhyped. The fact that she's (mostly) a media darling and the rabid behavior of her Beyhive to the point where some are afraid to have ''any'' criticism of her, even of the constructive variety, only adds onto this.

* '''HypeBacklash:''' Beyoncé is the most infamous examples. Even some of her fans admit that Beyoncé is overrated and overhyped.

%%* EarWorm: Many of her songs, though special mentions go to "Crazy in Love" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)." Most recently, "***Flawless" and "Drunk in Love".

** 2 years later at the 59th Grammys, this time with ''Lemonade.'' 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.

* HilariousInHindsight: When reviewing ''4'', [[http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/beyonce-4/2529 Slant Magazine]] billed it as one overlong ode to baby-making aimed directly at Jay-Z. [[BabiesEverAfter 2 months later...]]

* InternetBackdraft: Some people took issue at her sampling the audio of the ''Challenger'' disaster for the opening of "XO", especially NASA themselves and the [[http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/beyonce-slammed-sampling-shuttle-tragedy-album/story?id=21365376 families]] of the astronauts.
** Be aware that any time she gets criticized on the internet, her intense fanbase will raise hell to preserve her status as TheAce.
** Mentioning "the Grammys" and "Beyonce" is just begging for trouble. Especially due to her very controversial possible {{Award Snub}}s.

** [=Jay-Z=]'s line "You're [=breastesses=] are my breakfast" in "Drunk In Love" is not one of his better lyrics.

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

** According to [[https://youtu.be/dukOsRRwgk8 an episode]] of ''WebVideo/TheMusicVideoShow, the music video for Ring The Alarm is this, notably her over-the-top craziness in it.

** Crossing into MemeticBadass status on Tumblr: "Beyoncé. [[WebVideo/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool Head cheerleader, homecoming queen, part time model.]]"

* HypeBacklash: Like any popular singer, this is guaranteed to happen. Especially because of the massive media exposure and praise Beyonce received. Even some of her fans have begun to say the praise is getting a little over the top.

** 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 Best Music Video.

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

* SignatureSong: "Crazy in Love", "Irreplaceable," "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and "Sorry" are probably the main contenders in a career with several big hits.

** 2 years later at the 59th Grammys, this time with ''Lemonade.'' 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 {{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.

** 2 years later at the 59th Grammys, this time with ''Lemonade.'' 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.

** 2 years later at the 59th Grammys, this time with ''Lemonade.'' 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 Creator/Adele. It got so egregious that Adele ''herself'' after winning Album of the Year, stated that the fact she was winning ALL of these awards over Beyonce was insane. 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.

* FandomBerserkButton: Basically, any time someone points out a flaw in her image, music, or public appearances, her fans will raise hell.

* GeniusBonus: A lot of the imagery and dance routines in her 2018 Coachella performance were inspired by the marching bands at historically black colleges and universities, as well as historically black fraternities and sororities.