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“Beyonce Interview 2017.” YouTube, YouTube, 23 Oct. 2015,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKFYbaRKMus. This helped understand Beyoncé's home

life. It helped me to connect her family and friends into her career.

JoyJuanxoyo. “Beyoncé - 60 Minutes (2009/2010 - Partial Interview).” YouTube,

YouTube, 30 Dec. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=UELECURqyqo. This article is

mainly Beyoncé creating the band Destiny’s Child and how it all began. This helped me

learn more about the beginning of Beyoncé’s career and why and how she started her

music career.

Sanford, Ben, and Maddie Schutte. “Questions for Beyonce.” 12 Jan. 2018. This helped

me understand why fans are drawn to her and how they have helped her. This helps me

get in the mindset of a Beyoncé fan.

teambeyonce. “Beyoncé Answers Random Questions (Original HQ Video) | 2006.”

YouTube, YouTube, 30 Mar. 2010, www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXR5XOjEtOQ. This is

an interview of Beyoncé answering random questions about herself. This helped me

understand more about Beyoncé’s character and who she is.

vanhur. “Beyonce Interview.” YouTube, YouTube, 30 Mar. 2017,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnyjuOWxEWs. This video is Beyoncé talking about her

album and her relationship with Jay-Z. It helped me understand some of Bey’s

excitements but also struggles, such as low self esteem.

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Als, Hilton. “Beyoncé's Re-Formation.” The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 19 June

2017, www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/05/30/beyonces-lemonade. This source talks

about Beyoncé’s fashion sense and her iconic poses from her music videos, but also the

storyline behind her album Beyoncé.

Asaph, Katherine St. “Destiny's Child: The Writing's on the Wall.” Destiny's Child: The

Writing's on the Wall Album Review | Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 18 June 2017,

pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/destinys-child-the-writings-on-the-wall/. The article is

about Beyonce’s musical career and some of her debut songs such as ‘Flawless’. This

helped me learn more about Beyoncé’s style as an artist and why people long her music

so much.

“Beyoncé.” Beyoncé | Complex, www.complex.com/tag/beyonce. It explains the constant

work Beyoncé does to have the reputation she has. This helps me because it gives me a

different perspective to work from.

“Beyoncé Knowles Biography.” Encyclopedia of World Biography,

www.notablebiographies.com/news/Ge-La/Knowles-Beyonc.html. This article talks

about Beyoncé’s sister Solange, and what affect she had on Beyoncé’s life and career.

This helped me understand more about Bey’s family life.

“Beyoncé Knowles.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 30 Nov. 2017,

www.biography.com/people/beyonce-knowles-39230. This article covers subjects about

Beyoncé’s young life. It helped me understand how she got her start in music and dance,

and also about her career in Destiny’s Child as well as her solo career.
beyonceVEVO. “Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (Video Version).” YouTube,

YouTube, 2 Oct. 2009, www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY. This is a very

famous by Queen Bey, where she inspires other single ladies. This helped me learn about

how important female empowerment is to her, and also why everybody loves some her

songs.

Dunlap, Kelley. “46 Surprising Beyoncé Facts That Will Make You Admire Her Even

More.” BuzzFeed, www.buzzfeed.com/kelleydunlap/surprising-beyonce-

facts?utm_term=.si6LBgXqD#.ujMBdjP7K. This was another source of fun facts about

Beyoncé. They gave good insight to what her hobbies and interests are besides singing

acting and dancing.

“Fun Facts About Beyoncé.” The Fact Site, 8 Apr. 2017,

www.thefactsite.com/2014/04/beyonce-facts.html. This is a source is handful of fun facts

about Queen Bey. This helped me learn more about her weird habits or ticks.

Gay, Jason. “Beyoncé Knowles: The Queen B.” Vogue, Vogue, 25 May 2017,

www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-knowles-the-queen-b. This article is about Beyoncé’s

style, fashion, and her music. It helped me understand what Beyoncé is like today.

georgerkao. “AVATAR The Legend of Beyoncé (ORIGINAL) - KORRA The Last

Airbender PARODY.” YouTube, YouTube, 12 June 2016,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yksj5SL-u4. This article is a parody of Avatar: The Last

Airbender opening scene. This video helped me understand how talented of a dancer she

is, and how well she performs even in video form.

Huey, Steve. “Destiny's Child | Biography & History.” AllMusic,

www.allmusic.com/artist/destinys-child-mn0000210991/biography. This article informs

the read about Destiny’s Child, how they formed, what inspired them, and why they

broke up. This helped me to understand more details about Destiny’s Child and how

important it was in Beyoncé’s career.

Kornhaber, Spencer. “Why Beyoncé Is Embracing Her Own Backlash.” The Atlantic,

Atlantic Media Company, 28 Apr. 2016,

www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/04/boycott-beyonce-merchandise-

formation-tour-opposition/480318/. This article is about Beyoncé addressing her backlash

from some of her content. She is good at ignoring her haters or making fun of them, like

how she made Boycott Beyoncé shirts.

Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times,

www.latimes.com/topic/entertainment/music/beyonce-PECLB002839-topic.html. This is

about the fires in CA and how Beyoncé and Jay-Z lived in areas with big forest fires. This

taught be about Beyoncé’s location where she lives and the dangers in living there.

Robinson, Jill. “What Is Beyonce's Net Worth, How Old Is She, When Were Her Twins

Born, When Did She Meet Jay Z and Is Beyonce Her Real Name?” The Sun, The Sun, 30

Nov. 2017, www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/3902510/beyonce-net-worth-jay-z-

cheating/. This article is about all sorts of things in Beyoncé’s life such as her net worth

and her husbands affair. This article helped me learn more about Beyoncé’s personal life

and understand what level of fame she is at.

Ugwu, Reggie. “Beyoncé Joins Disney’s ‘Lion King’ Remake, in a Role Fit for a

Queen.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 1 Nov. 2017,

www.nytimes.com/2017/11/01/movies/beyonce-lion-

king.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FKnowles%2C%2BBeyonce&action=click&
contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&co

ntentPlacement=4&pgtype=collection. This article covers the subject of the new Lion

King remake, and Mrs. Knowles involvement. This article helped educate me on

Beyoncé’s acting career and how she has been successful with it.