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In 2012 who placed Beyonce at 16 in the Celebrity List?
Forbes
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When did she and Jay Z become the highest paid black celebrity couple?
2011
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How much did she earn in 2014?
115 million
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What is Beyonce's net worth in 2015?
250 million
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Who began reporting Beyoncé's annual earnings, starting in 2008?
Forbes
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When did Beyoncé become the highest paid black musician, ever?
April 2014.
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Who predicted that Beyoncé would become the highest paid black entertainer?
MTV
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When did Jay Z and Beyoncé become the first music couple worth over a billion dollars?
2013
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Beyonce's range in singing is how many octaves?
four
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who talked about Beyonce's tone and timbre as distinctive?
Jody Rosen
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Which critic called Beyonce's voice "versatile"?
The Daily Mail
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Which era was credited to have influenced Beyonce's singing style by Jody Rosen?
hip hop
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How many octaves does Beyonce have?
four octaves
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What did the Daily Mail say about Beyonce's voice?
versatile
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What does Rosen claim influenced Beyonce's style?
hip hop
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What do other critics claim?
praise her range and power
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How many octaves does Beyoncé's voice span?
four
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Why is Beyoncé known as the centerpiece of Destiny's Child?
Her vocal abilities
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New York Times' Jon Pareles calls Beyoncé's voice velvety yet what?
tart
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What does Jody Rosen say influenced Beyoncé's vocal style?
the hip hop era
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Music from Beyonce is generally categorized as what genre?
R&B
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Besides R&B, which genres does Beyonce dabble in?
pop, soul and funk
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Beyonce mostly releases English songs, but what other language did she release songs?
Spanish
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Spanish songs Beyonce released were for what?
re-release of B'Day
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Beyonce was coached for her Spanish songs by which American?
Rudy Perez
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What kind of music does Beyonce do?
R&B
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What language does she mainly sing?
English
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What other language has she sung?
Spanish
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What album did she re-release in Spanish?
B'Day
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What style of music does Beyoncé usually perform?
R&B
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What language did Beyoncé release several songs in?
Spanish
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Who coached Beyoncé for her Spanish recordings?
Rudy Perez.
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What album did the Spanish songs come from?
B'Day.
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Beyonce does not create which aspect of her music?
beats
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An example of a song aimed towards a male audience is what?
Cater 2 U
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What theme was Beyonce's early music?
female-empowerment
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With Jay Z what were her new themes?
man-tending anthems
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What does she get credits for in her music?
co-producing credits
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What part of production does she do?
melodies
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Beyoncé's early recordings empowered who?
Women
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In addition to co-writing credits, Beyoncé also got what credits for most of her albums?
co-producing
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Rather than beats, what two things does Beyoncé usually come up with for producers?
melodies and ideas
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Pop Songwriter of the Year award in 2001 was awarded to whom?
Beyoncé
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Beyonce received the Pop Songwriter of the Year award at which event?
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Pop Music Awards
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Beyonce has the same number of writing credits on number one singles as whom?
Diane Warren
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Beyonce joined 2 other women on what list from Billboard magazine in 2011?
Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters
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When did Beyonce become the first African American woman to win Pop songwriter of the year?
2001
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What place is she tied for in songwriting credits?
third
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Who listed her at number 17 in their list of Top 20 hot 100 Songwriters?
Billboard magazine
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Where does she place in writing credits for three number one songs?
third woman
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What did Beyoncé win in 2001, making her the first black woman to do so?
Pop Songwriter of the Year award
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Who gave Beyoncé the Pop Songwriter of the Year award in 2001?
the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Pop Music Awards.
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Beyoncé was one of how many women on Billboard magazine's 2011 "Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters" list.
three
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What number was Beyoncé on the Top 20 Hot 100 Songwriters list?
17
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To whom did Beyonce credit as her major influence on her music?
Michael Jackson
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How old was Beyonce when she went to her first Michael Jackson concert as a kid?
five
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Beyonce gave a tribute award to who in 2006?
Michael Jackson
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Beyonce cites Mariah Carey to making her want to start doing what?
vocal runs
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Who influenced Beyonce?
Michael Jackson
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What song by Mariah Carey influenced her?
Vision of Love
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Who is Beyoncé's biggest musical influence?
Michael Jackson
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What was Beyoncé's first concert?
Michael Jackson
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Who does Beyoncé feel is an all-around entertainer?
Diana Ross
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Who does she credit for the inspiration to "get up there and do what she did"?
Whitney Houston
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What song caused Beyoncé to practice runs as a child?
Vision of Love
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What themes were influenced by her acting role in Dreamgirls?
feminism and female empowerment
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Which singer did Beyonce honor by entertaining with her song "Deja Vu"?
Josephine Baker
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Who motivated Beyonce to explore other areas of music?
Etta James
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What movie influenced Beyonce towards empowerment themes?
Dreamgirls
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How did Etta James influence her?
boldness
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Where did she perform wearing Baker's hula skirt?
2006 Fashion Rocks concert
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What singer inspired Beyoncé's B'Day album?
Josephine Baker.
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What song did Beyoncé sing at a 2006 concert to honor Josephine Baker?
Déjà Vu
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Beyonce has noted which first lady with saying "She proves you can do it all"?
Michelle Obama
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Which month and year did Beyonce credit Madonna for inspiring her to take control of her career?
February 2013
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Beyonce has said that who embodies the "definition of inspiration and a strong woman"?
Oprah Winfrey
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Who personally influences Beyonce?
Michelle Obama
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Hoe does she describe Oprah Winfrey?
a strong woman
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How does she describe Jean- Michel Basquiat?
lyrical and raw
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How does Madonna influence her?
to take control of her own career
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How does she describe Jay Z?
continuing inspiration
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Who inspires Beyoncé because "she does it all?"
First Lady Michelle Obama
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Who does Beyoncé describe as the definition of inspiration?
Oprah Winfrey
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Who does Beyoncé describe as lyrical and raw?
Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Who inspired Beyoncé to take control of her career?
Madonna
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Beyonce had an all-female tour band whose name was what?
Suga Mama
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Beyonce had singers in the background known by the name as?
The Mamas
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The Mamas members included which 3 musicians?
Montina Cooper-Donnell, Crystal Collins and Tiffany Moniqué Riddick
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The Mamas first appearance was when?
2006
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What band did Beyonce introduce in 2006?
Suga Mama
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What song name does the band Suga Mama and a song on the B'Day album share?
Suga Mama
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Where did Suga Mama band make their first appearance?
2006 BET Awards
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What band supports Beyonce in her tours?
Suga Mama
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What is the name of Beyoncé's female tour band?
Suga Mama
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Suga Mama is also a song on which Beyoncé album?
B'Day
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What are Beyoncé's backup singers called?
The Mamas
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When did The Mamas make their debut?
the 2006 BET Awards
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What characteristics has Beyonce received acclaim for?
stage presence and voice
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Which former president of Def Jam called Beyonce the greatest entertainer alive?
L.A. Reid
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For what does Beyonce receive praise?
stage presence
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