Lihimi Honorific nicknames in popular music ni yi shɛli na

Saha shɛli bɛn ti buɣisiri [[popular music|yili yiinda shɛba niriba pam ni mi]], [[honorific]] yuparisi ka bɛ mali buɣisiri ba, pɔhim zuɣu lahabali tiriba mini bɛ nyaaŋa doliba n-tooi booni ba li ni bɛ wuhi lala yili yiinda ŋɔ kpaŋmaŋ ni nyɛ shɛli, bɛ tooi mali la [[Pantheon (religion)|religious]], [[Kinship terminology|familial]], bee [[Imperial, royal and noble ranks|royal and aristocratic]] title nim mi mali [[metaphor]]ically. Honorific nickname nim nyɛla bɛn daa mali shɛli Europe yila ni hali ni 19th century piligu, ni binshɛŋa kamani [[Mozart]] ka bɛ booni li  " ba zaŋti saha ŋɔ yila(The father of modern music)" n-ti pahi [[Bach]] " ba zaŋti saha ŋɔ piano yila(The father of modern piano music)".<ref>A. R. Frey, ''Sobriquets and Nicknames'' (1888, published online by brBiblioBazaar, 2009), p. 115.</ref> Di daa lahi niŋ bayana African-American culture,[[American Civil War|Civil War]] saha, ka di wuhiri [[Slavery in the United States|slavery]] ni zaɣisi tun'shɛŋa ,<ref>S. S. Walker, [https://books.google.com/books?id=2csDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA74 "What's in a name: Black awareness keeps the African tradition of 'meaningful names' alive"], ''Ebony'', vol. 32 (8), (June 1977), pp. 74–8.</ref> ka di daa ti kpɛ jazz mini blues yila, binshɛŋa kamani [[Duke Ellington]] mini [[Count Basie]].<ref>D. Evans, "From Bumble Bee Slim to Black Boy Shine: Nicknames of Blues Singers" in D. Evans, ed., ''Ramblin' on my mind: new perspectives on the blues: African American music in global perspective'' (Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2008), pp. 179–222.</ref>


=== A ===
[[File:Aaliyah Dana Haughton 02.jpg|thumb|upright|American singer [[Aaliyah]] is known as the "Princess of R&B".]]
[[File:Christina Aguilera Sanremo.jpg|thumb|upright|American singer [[Christina Aguilera]] is known as the "Voice of a Generation".]]

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! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|Source
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| rowspan="2" |[[Aaliyah]] || Princess of R&B || rowspan="2" | United States ||<ref>"Overnight the unknown 14-year old became an international star. This earned her the nickname 'Princess of R&B'.", in W. Sutherland, ''Aaliyah Remembered'' (Trafford Publishing, 2005), p. 21.</ref><ref name="poison2021">{{Cite magazine |last=Mamo |first=Heran |date=December 17, 2021 |title=Aaliyah's 'Poison' Collab With The Weeknd Finally Arrives: Stream It Here |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/aaliyah-the-weeknd-poison-stream-it-here-1235011786/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=January 20, 2022 |quote=The Princess of R&B and the dark prince of R&B join forces on the track...}}</ref>
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|Queen of Urban Pop
|<ref>Queen of Urban Pop:
* {{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/behind_the_music/episode.jhtml?episodeID=54581 |title=Ep. 166 &#124; Episode Summary, Highlights, and Recaps |publisher=VH1 |access-date=March 31, 2012 |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |quote=But Aaliyah Dana Houghton, the reigning Queen of Urban Pop, wasn't sitting still. She was hard at work, shooting her next video, when a plane crash ended her life on August 25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022115627/http://www.vh1.com/shows/behind_the_music/episode.jhtml?episodeID=54581 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-28083928|title=Disney's Zendaya Coleman 'no longer' in Aaliyah film|date=June 30, 2014|work=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=June 15, 2022|quote=Aaliyah sold 52 million records worldwide earning her the nicknames Princess of R&B and Queen of Urban Pop.}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/people/2017/08/25/aaliyah-comestics-line/104957040/|title=Grapevine: MAC Aaliyah collection coming in 2018|last=Hodges|first=Michael|date=August 25, 2017|work=[[The Detroit News]]|accessdate=June 15, 2022|quote=Petitions circulated last year demanding that the 'Queen of Urban Pop,' whom Essence magazine says was a loyal MAC customer before her death at 22 on a plane in the Bahamas, get her own line and the cosmetics giant responded.}}
* {{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-aaliyah-7c95da6e67004c29b3245263d100fc40|title=What's your favorite Aaliyah song?|last=Mayo|first=Nicki|date=August 25, 2017|work=[[Associated Press]]|accessdate=June 15, 2022|quote=Aaliyah Haughton will always be remembered as the "Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop." She’s trending today on social media because it’s the anniversary of her death.}}
* {{cite web|url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2021/1/18/aaliyahs-estate-weighs-in-on-adding-her-entire-music-catalog.html|title=Aaliyah's estate weighs in on adding her entire music catalogue to streaming services|last=Stone|first=Megan|date=January 18, 2021|work=[[ABC News Radio]]|accessdate=June 15, 2022|quote=Aaliyah has since been hailed the "Queen of Urban Pop" and is credited for influencing the future sound of a variety of genres including R&B and hip hop.|archive-date=June 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615134942/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2021/1/18/aaliyahs-estate-weighs-in-on-adding-her-entire-music-catalog.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Lee|Aaron|}} || Metal Queen || Canada ||<ref>{{citation| last = Niester| first = Alan| title = Metal queen slips into something jazzy | newspaper = The Globe and Mail | date = September 22, 2000 | page = R.6 | issn = 0319-0714|quote=Recall that throughout most of the eighties and even into the nineties, Aaron was known as the queen of heavy-metal rock, the loudest, brashest and sexiest female rock belter this side of Janis Joplin.}}</ref>
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| [[Abrar-ul-Haq]] || King of Pakistani Pop || Pakistan || <ref>{{cite journal |title=India Today International |journal=[[India Today International]] |date=2000 |volume=25 |issue=40–52 |page=16 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u7IaAQAAIAAJ |publisher=Living Media India Limited |quote=King of Pakistani Pop Arad Al Hukh, whose first album sold 10 million copies}}</ref>
|United States
|<ref>Voice of a Generation:
* {{cite web|first=Chuck|last=Arnold|date=June 15, 2018|url=https://nypost.com/2018/06/15/christina-aguilera-has-officially-made-her-comeback/|title=Christina Aguilera Has Officially Made Her Comeback|publisher=[[New York Post]]|access-date=December 29, 2021}}
* {{cite web|first=Geoff|last=Herbert|date=October 1, 2012|url=https://www.syracuse.com/have-you-heard/2012/10/bet_awards_brawl_christina_aguilera_fat_girl_vote_4_stuff.html|title=Christina Aguilera Fights 'Fat Girl' Reports|work=[[The Post-Standard]]|access-date=December 29, 2021}}
* {{Cite web |last=Martinez |first=Kiko |date=December 2, 2021 |title=Christina Aguilera to Receive Icon Award at People's Choice Ceremony |url=https://remezcla.com/music/christina-aguilera-to-receive-music-icon-award-at-peoples-choice-ceremony/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Remezcla |language=en-US }}
* {{Cite web |last=Sleight |first=Emily |date=February 4, 2022 |title=Christina Aguilera 2022 UK tour tickets go on sale today |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/christina-aguilera-tour-2022-prices-22976593 |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=Liverpool Echo |language=en }}
* {{Cite web |last=O'Neill |first=Lottie |date=July 13, 2022 |title=Where Lady Marmalade singers are now - Eerie song prediction to time behind bars |url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/07/13/where-lady-marmalade-singers-are-now-what-happened/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=HITC |language=en-GB |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117150928/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/07/13/where-lady-marmalade-singers-are-now-what-happened/ |url-status=dead }}
* {{Cite web |date=November 23, 2021 |title=Proof that Christina Aguilera has always been proud of her Latin American roots |url=https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20211125306760/proof-that-christina-aguilera-has-always-been-a-proud-latina/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=HOLA |language=en-US }}
* {{Cite web |title=Christina Aguilera Honored at Billboard Latin Music Awards for Humanitarian Work |url=https://news.yahoo.com/christina-aguilera-honored-billboard-latin-050841853.html |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=news.yahoo.com |date=September 30, 2022 |language=en-US }}
* {{Cite web |date=October 4, 2022 |title=Christina Aguilera |url=https://www.hola.com/us/latinapowerhouse/20221004334401/christina-aguilera/ |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=HOLA |language=en-US }}</ref>
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||{{sortname|Namie|Amuro|}} || Queen of J-pop ||| Japan ||<ref>{{Cite news | title=Japan's Stardom School; Pop Phenoms Get Their Start in an Okinawa Mall | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | last=Herskovitz | first=Jon | date=January 17, 1998 | pages=B.08 | url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/25425479.html?dids=25425479:25425479&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=JAN+17%2C+1998&author=Jon+Herskovitz&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Japan%27s+Stardom+School%3B+Pop+Phenoms+Get+Their+Start+in+an+Okinawa+Mall&pqatl=google | access-date=September 5, 2008 | archive-date=July 30, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730100221/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/25425479.html?dids=25425479:25425479&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=JAN+17%2C+1998&author=Jon+Herskovitz&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Japan%27s+Stardom+School%3B+Pop+Phenoms+Get+Their+Start+in+an+Okinawa+Mall&pqatl=google | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Michel |first=Patrick St. |date=2018-09-12 |title=Namie Amuro: Celebrating J-pop's first queen |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/12/music/namie-amuro-celebrating-j-pops-first-queen/ |access-date=2023-07-30 |website=The Japan Times |language=en}}</ref>
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||{{sortname|A-Mei|}} || Queen of Mandopop ||| Taiwan ||<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/mandopop-queen-mei-dazzles-singapore-crowd-utopia-2-0-carnival-world-tour-040027504.html|title=Mandopop queen A-Mei dazzles Singapore crowd with 'Utopia 2.0 Carnival World Tour'|access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/mandopop-diva-a-meis-auckland-one-night-stand/HCVCXNMZJ3THS6IHX3XOYNHXRA/|title=Mandopop diva A-Mei's Auckland one night stand|access-date=October 5, 2021}}</ref>
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|[[Amr Diab]]|| The Father of Mediterranean Music || Egypt ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2016 |title=Egyptian singer Amr Diab recognised by Guinness World Records for Most World Music Awards wins |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2016/9/father-of-mediterranean-music-earns-title-for-most-world-music-awards-445370 |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Guinness World Records}}</ref>
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||{{sortname|Nancy|Ajram|}} || Queen of Arab Pop ||| Lebanon ||<ref>{{cite web |title=23 years ago, the queen of Arab pop #NancyAjram debuted her first studio album |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CRKo6I_FNFi/  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/spotify/2615082450880352610 |archive-date=December 23, 2021 |url-access=subscription|website=Spotify |access-date=July 11, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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|{{sortname|Rauw|Alejandro|}} || King of Modern Reggaeton || Puerto Rico ||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/05/15/billboard-music-awards-2022-brutally-honest-ranking-every-performance/9755345002/|title=Brutally honest rankings of every Billboard Music Awards performance, including MGK, Travis Scott|last=Ruggieri|first=Melissa|work=[[USA Today]]|date=May 15, 2022|access-date=September 10, 2022|archive-date=September 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821072428/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/05/15/billboard-music-awards-2022-brutally-honest-ranking-every-performance/9755345002/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|{{sortname|Louis|Armstrong|}} || King of Jazz || United States ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-ott-1118-jazz-scene-20161115-column.html|title=Dr. John celebrates the king of jazz, Louis Armstrong at Orchestra Hall|first=Howard|last=Reich|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=November 16, 2016 }}</ref>
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== B ===
[[File:Beyoncé at The Lion King European Premiere 2019.png|alt=|thumb|upright|American singer [[Beyoncé]] is frequently referred to as "Queen Bey".]]
[[File:Justin Bieber -DSC 0589-10.20.12 (8107447247).jpg|alt=|thumb|upright|Canadian singer [[Justin Bieber]] is referred to as the "Prince of Pop".]]
[[File:180417 보아 02.png|alt=|thumb|upright|South Korean singer [[BoA]] is referred to as the "Queen of K-pop".]]
[[File:JamesBrown.jpg|thumb|upright|American musician [[James Brown]] was known as the "Godfather of Soul".]]
[[File:Ruth Brown cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|American singer [[Ruth Brown]] has been referred to as the "Queen of R&B".]]

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! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|Source
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| rowspan="2" |[[Erykah Badu]] || First Lady of Neo-Soul || rowspan="2" | United States || <ref>{{citation | work = [[Fuse (magazine)|Fuse]] | url = http://www.fuse.tv/artists/erykah-badu | title = Erykah Badu | access-date = March 31, 2014 | archive-date = September 28, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200928052928/https://fuse.tv/artists/erykah-badu | url-status = dead }}</ref>
|-
| Queen of Neo-Soul
|<ref>{{citation | url = http://www.musicroom.com/se/id_no/0408197/details.html | title = Joel McIver: Erykah Badu – The First Lady Of Neo-Soul | access-date = March 31, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140407094725/http://www.musicroom.com/se/id_no/0408197/details.html | archive-date = April 7, 2014 | url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bad Bunny]] || King of Latin Trap || Puerto Rico || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/bad-bunny-good-times-profile|title=Good Times With Bad Bunny|quote=He's the barrier-blurring king of Latin trap |work=[[GQ]]|date=March 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/music/4-concerts-to-catch-in-the-dc-area-over-the-next-several-days/2019/10/25/f179cdaa-f671-11e9-a285-882a8e386a96_story.html|title=4 concerts to catch in the D.C. area over the next several days|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
|-
|[[Joan Baez]] || Queen of Folk || United States ||<ref>{{citation|work=[[More (magazine)|More]] |date=October 8, 2009 |url=http://www.more.com/2049/9009-joan-baez-the-queen-of |title=Queen of folk music The Queen of Folk Still Reigns |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525045240/http://www.more.com/2049/9009-joan-baez-the-queen-of |archive-date=May 25, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Inductees: Joan Baez|url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/joan-baez|website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=August 2, 2017}}</ref>
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|[[J Balvin]] || Prince of Reggaeton || Colombia ||<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9442815/amazon-studios-acquires-j-balvin-documentary|title=Amazon Studios Acquires J Balvin Doc 'The Boy From Medellin'|magazine=Billboard|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|access-date=September 23, 2020|date=August 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912231545/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9442815/amazon-studios-acquires-j-balvin-documentary|archive-date=September 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888481/j-balvin/|title=The 100 Most Influential People of 2020: J Balvin|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |first=Camila|last=Cabello|author-link=Camila Cabello|access-date=September 23, 2020|date=September 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923181802/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888481/j-balvin/|archive-date=September 23, 2020}}</ref>
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|[[Šaban Bajramović]] || King of Romani Music || Serbia ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.juznevesti.com/Drushtvo/Saban-Bajramovic-kralj-romske-muzike-koji-se-nikada-nije-odrekao-Nisa.sr.html|title=Saban Bajramovic, kralj romske muzike koji se nikad nije odrekao Nisa|website=www.juznevesti.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blic.rs/vesti/drustvo/antifasisti-ocistili-spomenik-sabanu-bajramovicu-u-nisu-ziveo-saban-j-vas-tender/s8bwx3z|title=Antifasisti ocistili Spomenik Sabanu Bajramovicu|website=www.blic.rs|date=April 26, 2013 }}</ref>
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|[[Harry Belafonte]] || King of Calypso || United States ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.msn.com/music/artist-biography/harry-belafonte/ |title=Harry Belafonte on MSN Music |publisher=MSN |access-date=March 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616072348/http://music.msn.com/music/artist-biography/harry-belafonte/ |archive-date=June 16, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2001/nov/belafonte/011102.belafonte.html |title=Morning Edition – Harry Belafonte |publisher=NPR |date=November 2, 2001 |access-date=March 4, 2011}}</ref>
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|[[Mordechai Ben David]] || King of Jewish Music || United States ||<ref>{{citation|work=More |date=January 25, 2017 |url=https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/509471/op-ed-the-jta-and-the-undisputed-king-of-jewish-music-mbd.html|title=Op-Ed: The JTA And The Undisputed King Of Jewish Music – MBD}}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|[[Chuck Berry]] || King of Rock and Roll||rowspan=2| United States ||<ref>"It probably makes sense to call him – as several people do in the movie [''Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll'' (1987)] – as the 'King of rock 'n' roll'", in D. Denby, "What's in a game", ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'', October 19, 1987, p. 102.</ref>
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|Father of Rock and Roll||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/10/19/chuck-berry-father-of-rock-n-roll-announces-first-album-in-38-years-on-90th-birthday/ |title=Chuck Berry, father of rock 'n' roll, announces first album in 38 years on 90th birthday |first=Travis M. |last=Andrews |date=October 19, 2016 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
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|[[Beyoncé]]
| Queen Bey
|United States||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/27/beyonce-star-formation-destinys-child-queen-bey-tour|title=Beyoncé's star formation: from Destiny's Child to Queen Bey|first1=Alexis|last1=Petridis|first2=Arwa|last2=Mahdawi|first3=Kristin|last3=Schwab|first4=Daphne|last4=Brooks|first5=Peter|last5=Robinson |date=June 27, 2016|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" |[[Justin Bieber]]
|Prince of Pop
| rowspan="2" |Canada
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/06/justin-bieber-fell-into-a-hole|title=Justin Bieber Fell Into a Hole|last=Lawson|first=Richard|magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=June 17, 2016|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1094436/the-prince-of-pop|title=The Prince Of Pop|date=June 8, 2012|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 23, 2020}}</ref>
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|King of Teen Pop
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Williams|first=Phoebe|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9409800/Teen-stars-in-2012.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/9409800/Teen-stars-in-2012.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Teen stars in 2012|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=July 19, 2012|access-date=April 19, 2020|issn=0307-1235|quote="Canadian singer remains the king of teen pop, with a devoted fan base"}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-justin-biebers-believe-1200997534/|title=Film Review: 'Justin Bieber's Believe'|last=Leydon|first=Joe|date=December 26, 2013|website=Variety|access-date=April 19, 2020|quote="it ain't easy being the king of teen pop"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/weekend-box-office-unknown-leads-with-21-8-million-i-am-number-four-squeaks-by-gnomeo-to-stay-in-second-place/|title=Weekend Box Office – Unknown Leads with $21.8 Million; I Am Number Four Squeaks By Gnomeo to Claim Second Place|last=Pedersen|first=Nicole|date=February 20, 2011|website=Collider|access-date=April 19, 2020|quote="Second week results for Justin Bieber: Never Say Never show that Bieber Fever cooled by approximately 54% in week two, putting the king of teen pop just outside the top five with an estimate of $13.6 million."}}</ref>
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|[[Mary J. Blige]]
|Queen of Hip Hop Soul
|United States
|<ref name="Mitchell2009">"The nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter – who has earned such sobriquets along the way as 'the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul' and 'the Empress of Soul' – returns Dec. 21 with her ninth studio album, "[[Stronger with Each Tear|Stronger]]" {{citation|author=Gail Mitchell|title=Strength of Character|date=December 12, 2009|magazine=Billboard|volume=121|issue=49|page=17|issn=0006-2510}}</ref><ref>"Universally known as the 'Queen of Hip Hop Soul' because of her frequent collaborations with rap artists and Hip Hop producers" {{citation| last = Bynoe| first = Yvonne| title = Encyclopedia of rap and hip-hop culture | publisher = Greenwood Press | year = 2006 | page = 32 | isbn = 978-0-313-33058-2}}</ref>
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|[[BoA]] || Queen of K-pop || South Korea ||<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jeong |first1=Lucy |title='Queen of K-pop': celebrating Boa's 34th birthday and 20th anniversary |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/k-pop/artists-celebrities/article/3108591/queen-k-pop-boa-celebrates-20-years |website=South China Morning Post |access-date=October 6, 2021 |date=November 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=BoA – "Game"|url=http://mtvk.com/videos/boa-game/|publisher=MTV|date=September 3, 2010|access-date=April 18, 2011 |quote=The queen of K-Pop made her highly, highly anticipated comeback to Korea for the first time in five years with her 9th studio album, [[Hurricane Venus]]}}</ref>
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|[[Bohemia (rapper)|Bohemia]] || King of Desi Hip Hop || Pakistan/United States || <ref>{{cite web|title=10 Reasons Why Bohemia Will Always Be The King Of Desi Hip Hop|url=https://www.mensxp.com/special-features/today/26515-10-reasons-why-bohemia-will-always-be-the-king-of-desi-hip-hop.html|website=MensXP.com|access-date=October 9, 2020|date=June 22, 2015}}</ref>
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|[[David Bowie]]
| Chameleon of Rock
|United Kingdom
|<ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Music in the 20th Century |date=2014 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |page=82}}</ref>
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|rowspan="1"|[[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]] || The Vocal Bible ||rowspan="1"| United States ||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://listen.tidal.com/playlist/18ec540b-33f9-4b67-bd79-e5ff9287d814 |title=Tidal Music |quote=With a successful 23-year career in music, film, and television, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences-Award winning artist, Brandy Norwood, is the epitome of a true artist. Known for her distinctive sound, Brandy is often referred to as the "vocal bible." She creates soul-stirring "feel good" music that inspires the masses}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8528865/brandy-2019-bmi-r-and-b-hip-hop-awards-recap |title= BMI, Ray J, Eric Bellinger & More Pay Homage to Brandy at 2019 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards|publisher=Billboard |access-date=October 31, 2019}}</ref>
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|[[Chris Brown]] || King of R&B
| United States ||<ref name="essence1">{{cite web|last=Krishnamurthy |first=Sowmya |url=https://www.essence.com/entertainment/king-of-rb-debate-solidies-rb-not-dead/ |title=Who Is The King Of R&B? Debate Solidifies R&B Is Far From Dead |work=Essence |date=December 6, 2020 |accessdate=October 21, 2021}}</ref><ref name="urbanislandz1">{{Cite web|url=https://urbanislandz.com/2019/06/28/chris-brown-elevate-rnb-king-status-indigo-album/|title=Chris Brown Elevates Himself To R&B King Status With "Indigo" Album|date=June 28, 2019|website=Urban Islandz}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rapbasement.com/r-kelly/091611-listen-to-r-kelly-talk-about-his-black-panties-album-calling-chris-brown-the-king-of-rb.html |title=R Kelly Says Chris Brown Is The King Of R&B |publisher=Rap Basement |date=September 19, 2011 |accessdate=October 21, 2021 |archive-date=October 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005103923/https://www.rapbasement.com/r-kelly/091611-listen-to-r-kelly-talk-about-his-black-panties-album-calling-chris-brown-the-king-of-rb.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|[[Chuck Brown]] || Godfather of Go-Go || United States ||<ref name="...the Godfather of Go-Go has done it again...">{{cite book|last1=Lornell|first1=Kip|last2=Stephenson|first2=Charles C.|title=The Beat: Go-Go Music from Washington, D.C.|date=2009|publisher=University of Mississippi Press|isbn=978-1-60473-241-2|page=45}}</ref>
|-                                                                                    
|[[Dennis Brown]] || Crown Prince of Reggae || Jamaica ||<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20070131/cleisure/cleisure1.html |title=Remembering Dennis Brown, reggae royal |access-date=October 25, 2008 |newspaper=Jamaica Star |quote=Dennis produced an enormous catalogue of albums and singles, and earned the undisputed title of 'Crown Prince of Reggae' |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080504024824/http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20070131/cleisure/cleisure1.html |archive-date=May 4, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{citation | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2008/10/081010_reggae_contribution.shtml | title = The reggae debate: still unresolved | date=October 17, 2008 | access-date = October 25, 2008|quote=Others will point to the likes of the 'crown prince of reggae' Dennis Brown, for his contribution to roots reggae and his influence on a generation of reggae artistes}}</ref>
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|[[James Brown]] || Godfather of Soul ||United States ||<ref>{{Citation |title=David Pullman to Securitize 'Godfather of Soul' James Brown| publisher= [[Business Wire]] |page=1| date=May 3, 1999|quote=And today, James Brown's status as 'The Godfather of Soul" remains undiminished'.}}</ref><ref name=ce2013>{{cite news|quote=The Augusta, GA singer has sung his way to the top of the musical heap as Soul Brother No. 1. |url=http://www.commercialappealc.com/news/2013/nov/18/natchez-abuzz-with-activity-for-james-brown/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031192034/https://commercialappealc.com/news/2013/nov/18/natchez-abuzz-with-activity-for-james-brown/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 31, 2021 |title=Natchez abuzz with activity for James Brown movie |newspaper=[[Memphis Commercial Appeal]] |date=November 18, 2013}}</ref>
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|[[Solomon Burke]]|| King of Rock 'n' Soul || United States ||<ref>"Burke, long ago dubbed the King of Rock 'n' Soul, was worth the wait", in M. Newman, "Soul man Solomon Burke: Live on Film; Capricorn's Smoking New Companion" in ''Billboard'' July 8, 1995, Vol. 107 (27), p. 10.</ref>
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|[[Michael Bublé]]|| King of Christmas|| Canada|| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Bublé responds to the annual 'defrosting' Christmas joke: "It's not funny" |url=https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/michael-buble/christmas-joke-defrosting-album-interview/ |access-date=November 19, 2022 |website=[[Smooth Radio (2014)|Smooth Radio]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carson |first=Chris |date=December 18, 2014 |title=The King of Christmas Music |url=https://kdat.com/the-king-of-christmas-music/ |access-date=November 19, 2022 |website=[[KDAT]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 22, 2022 |title=Michael Buble Talks 'Higher' Album, Working With Paul McCartney and His Hockey Rink |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/michael-buble-higher-paul-mccartney-hockey-rink-1235034199/ |access-date=November 19, 2022 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
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=== C ===
[[File:MariahRAH270519-51 (49620845103) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|Renowned for her vocal range, American singer-songwriter [[Mariah Carey]] is known as the "Songbird Supreme" and "the Queen of Christmas".]]
[[File:Cher in 2019 cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|American entertainer [[Cher]] is referred to as the "Goddess of Pop".]]
[[File:Celia Cruz 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Cuban singer [[Celia Cruz]] is referred to as the "Queen of Salsa".]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|Source
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| [[Montserrat Caballé]] || {{Lang|es|La Superba}} ({{Lang-en|The Superb One}}) || Spain ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2018/10/06/actualidad/1538818098_527924.html |title=Caballé, la 'Superba'| language = es |last=Pérez Senz |first=Javier |date= October 6, 2018 |work=El Pais |access-date=December 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/16966507.obituary---montserrat-caballe-opera-singer-hailed-la-superba/ |title=Obituary – Montserrat Caballé, opera singer hailed La Superba|date=October 7, 2018 |work=The Herald|access-date=December 9, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Clarence Wijewardena]] || Father of Sinhala Pop || Sri Lanka||<ref name="Sunday Observer">{{cite web|url=http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2012/12/09/mon10.asp|title=Remembering Clarence, 'Father of Sinhala Pop'|work=[[Sunday Observer]]|last=Perera|first=Mahes|date=December 9, 2012|accessdate=November 10, 2021}}</ref>
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| [[Maria Callas]] || ''La Divina'' (The divine one) || United States ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/people/2018/09/15/news/vestivamo_alla_maria_callas-206325437/ |title=Vestivamo alla Maria Callas: ovvero come la Divina divenne icona di stile | trans-title = We dressed like Maria Callas: how La Divina became a style icon | language = it |last=Perilli |first=Benedetta |date= September 15, 2018 |work=La Repubblica |access-date=December 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://corrieredelveneto.corriere.it/padova/cultura-tempo-libero/19_novembre_12/divina-ologrammaal-geox-rivive-mito-callas-bb1d07e6-0570-11ea-a3d5-8384b70285ca.shtml |title=La Divina in ologramma Al Geox rivive il mito Callas | trans-title = La divina in hologram: at the Geox the Callas myth relives |language = it |date=November 19, 2012 |work=Il corriere della sera |access-date=December 9, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Laura Canales]] || Queen of Tejano || United States ||<ref name="Queen of Tejano">{{cite book|editor1-last=Chávez Candelaria|editor1-first=Cordelia|editor2-last=Aldama|editor2-first=Arturo J.|editor3-last=García|editor3-first=Peter J.|editor4-last=Alvarez-Smith|editor4-first=Alma|title=Encyclopedia of Latino popular culture|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofla0000cand|url-access=registration|date=2004|publisher=Greenwood Press|location=Westport, CT [etc.]|isbn=978-0-313-33211-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofla0000cand/page/822 822]|quote=Born August 19, 1954, in Kingsville, Texas, she is recognized as 'la reina de la onda Tejana' (the queen of Tejano music).}}</ref>
|-
| [[Cardi B]] || Queen of Hip Hop || United States || <ref>Cardi B (Queen of Hip Hop):

* {{Cite news |last=O'Connell |first=Michael |date=November 13, 2018 |title=Cardi B and Chance the Rapper Will Judge Hip-Hop Competition 'Rhythm + Flow' for Netflix |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/rhythm-flow-cardi-b-chance-rapper-judge-netflix-hip-hop-competition-1160768 |access-date=November 13, 2018}}
* {{Cite news |last=Rowley |first=Glenn |date=February 5, 2019 |title=Chrissy Teigen Talks Kanye & John Legend Drama in New #BehindTheTweets Video |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8496682/chrissy-teigen-kanye-john-legend-drama-behindthetweets-video |access-date=February 5, 2019}}
* {{Cite magazine |title=All the best performances from the 2019 Grammy Awards |url=https://ew.com/grammys/grammys-2019-best-performances/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Mariah Carey]]
| Songbird Supreme
| rowspan="2" |United States|| <ref>{{cite news|title = The evolution of Mariah Carey: From wide-eyed teen to songbird supreme|date = May 6, 2014|url = http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/06/showbiz/the-evolution-of-mariah-carey/index.html|publisher = CNN |access-date=February 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mariah Carey sets 3 Guinness World Records|date=November 26, 2019 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-mariah-carey-christmas-guinness-world-records-20191126-dn3kafzkwnf4pmwic7b3oykzwq-story.html|publisher=Chicago Tribune|access-date=April 10, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Queen of Christmas || <ref>Queen of Christmas:
* {{cite magazine|last1=Horowitz|first1=Steven J.|title=Mariah Carey Brings Christmas Cheer to NYC's Beacon Theater|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6406541/mariah-carey-christmas-concert-nyc-beacon-theater|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 21, 2014|date=December 16, 2014|quote=Queen Of Christmas, Mariah Carey performs her holiday smash hits at the Beacon Theatre on December 15, 2014 in New York City.}}
* {{Cite magazine|title=20 Times Mariah Carey Proved She Was the Queen of Christmas|url=https://time.com/4587954/mariah-carey-christmas/|access-date=December 13, 2020|magazine=Time}}
* {{cite web|title=Why Mariah Carey Is the Queen of Christmas|url=https://people.com/music/mariah-carey-is-the-queen-of-christmas/|access-date=December 13, 2020|website=People}}</ref>
|-
|[[Anna Carina]] || Queen of Peruvian Pop|| Peru ||<ref name="Queen of Peruvian Pop">{{cite web|url=http://fiestadelamusica.pe/musicos-peruanos-los-mas-famosos-e-importantes-artistas/anna-carina-la-reina-del-pop-peruano/|title=Anna Carina, mejor conocida como la Reina del Pop Peruano|website=fiestadelamusica.pe|access-date=2023-08-01|archive-date=2020-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623082910/http://fiestadelamusica.pe/musicos-peruanos-los-mas-famosos-e-importantes-artistas/anna-carina-la-reina-del-pop-peruano/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://peru21.pe/cultura/anna-carina-donde-estan-esta-dedicada-a-las-mujeres-que-no-se-quieren-dejar-intimidar-noticia/|title=Anna Carina: "'Dónde están' está dedicada a las mujeres que no se quieren dejar intimidar"|date=November 30, 2019|website=Peru21}}</ref>
|-
|[[Yvonne Chaka Chaka]]
|Princess of Africa
|South Africa
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Princess of Africa|url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/yvonne-chaka-chaka-princess-africa-speak-december-1993-johannesburg|publisher=SA History}}</ref>
|-
|[[Sammi Cheng]] || Queen of Cantopop || Hong Kong ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/queen-canto-pop-sammi-cheng-101427667.html|title='Queen of Canto-pop' Sammi Cheng forgives cheating husband Andy Hui and says she will not give up on their marriage|author=Emily Tsang|website=[[Yahoo News]]|access-date=November 6, 2021|archive-date=November 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106051559/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/queen-canto-pop-sammi-cheng-101427667.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[Cher]]|| Goddess of Pop || United States ||<ref name="bostonglobe">{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/09/23/album-review-cher-closer-truth/ULMSsWNd4TQFU0Ywth8sdM/story.html |title=Album Review: Cher, 'Closer to the Truth' |work=[[The Boston Globe]]|access-date=August 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>She doesn't need to turn back time: After a successful 45-year career, the Goddess of Pop is still going strong. She plays a veteran performer alongside Christina Aguilera in her new flick, "[[Burlesque (2010 American film)|Burlesque]]", hitting theaters on Wednesday. And she continues to sing in Las Vegas. {{citation|author=Amanda Sidman|title=Cher|date=November 21, 2010|newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|page=5|location=New York}}</ref>
|-
|[[Jacky Cheung]] || God of Songs || Hong Kong ||<ref name="Four Heavenly Kings">"What happens when the 'God of Song' descends on Genting Highlands during a cold and wet weekend? He warms and melts the hearts of both young and old with his charm and huge repertoire of hits, that's what! And that was precisely what Hong Kong superstar Jacky Cheung – arguably the most popular and enduring of the four Heavenly Kings – did at his two sold-out concerts last Friday and Saturday at the Arena of Stars. (For the uninitiated, Cheung, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok and Leon Lai are the four "Heavenly Kings" of Chinese pop, the over-the-top title probably bestowed by the imaginative Hong Kong media because of the singers' immense popularity. Cheung, of course, has been elevated even higher on the celestial plane!)" {{cite news |last=Ming|first=Fong |title=Jacky, oh! |newspaper=[[New Straits Times]] |page=3 |date=November 9, 2002}}</ref>
|-
|[[Jay Chou]] || King of Mandopop || Taiwan ||<ref>{{citation |last=Song|first=Berwin| title = 5 Chinese Acts Using The Games To Boost Their Profile | magazine = Billboard |volume=120|issue=32 |page=28|date=August 9, 2008|issn=0006-2510 |quote=Dubbed the 'king of Chinese pop' by local media, Jay Chou has released eight studio albums, spawning several hits,}}</ref>
|-
|[[Twinkie Clark]]|| Mother of Contemporary Gospel Music || United States ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Twinkie Clark (2004 Interview) – Articles |url=http://www.gospelflava.com/articles/twinkieclarkinterview1.html |website=gospelflava.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[Kelly Clarkson]]|| The Original American Idol || United States ||<ref name="officialcharts">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kelly-clarkson-interview-since-u-been-gone-is-10-years-old__9997/|title=Kelly Clarkson interview: Since U Been Gone is 10 years old|publisher=officialcharts.com|access-date=August 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/kelly-clarkson-talks-laws-reba-mcentire-narvel-blackstock-saving-marriage-2040061|title=Kelly Clarkson Talks In-Laws Reba McEntire, Narvel Blackstock Into Saving Marriage|author=Hannah Raissa Marfil|work=International Business Times|date=August 5, 2015}}</ref><ref name="americanidolnet">{{cite web|url=http://americanidolnet.com/kelly-clarkson-rocks-jealous-by-nick-jonas-video/|title=Kelly Clarkson Rocks "Jealous" by Nick Jonas &#91;Video&#93; – American Idol Net|date=July 19, 2015|publisher=americanidolnet.com|access-date=August 10, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|[[Alice Cooper]] || Godfather of Shock Rock || United States || <ref>Alice Cooper as Godfather of Shock Rock:
* {{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alice-cooper-gets-dirty-20050331 |title=Alice Cooper Gets 'Dirty' |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 31, 2005 |access-date=May 31, 2013 |archive-date=June 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110627102825/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/alice-cooper-gets-dirty-20050331 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite web|url=http://archive.classicrockmagazine.com/view/september-2007/50/hes-the-godfather-of-shock-rock-who-got-drunk-with |title=He's the godfather of shock-rock who got drunk with Jim |magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]|year=2007 |access-date=May 31, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110132835/http://archive.classicrockmagazine.com/view/september-2007/50/hes-the-godfather-of-shock-rock-who-got-drunk-with |archive-date=November 10, 2013}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.retrobent.com/photos/alice-cooper-the-godfather-of-shock-rock/ |title=Alice Cooper – The Godfather of Shock Rock |publisher=RetroBent |year=2013 |access-date=May 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110135332/http://www.retrobent.com/photos/alice-cooper-the-godfather-of-shock-rock/ |archive-date=November 10, 2013 |url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=144278 |title=Alice Cooper: 'Theatre Of Death – Live At Hammersmith 2009' DVD Due In September|publisher=RetroBent |date=August 10, 2010 |access-date=May 31, 2013}}</ref>
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|[[Celia Cruz]] || Queen of Salsa || Cuba ||<ref>{{cite news |title='Queen of Salsa' dies |work=BBC News |date=July 17, 2003 |access-date=June 29, 2010 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3073287.stm}}</ref>
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||[[Miley Cyrus]] ||Teen Queen|| rowspan="2" |United States ||<ref>{{cite news|last=Kitchener |first=Shaun |title=Miley Cyrus Is Dracula's Daughter |url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/64816/Miley-Cyrus-Is-Draculas-Daughter |access-date=May 8, 2013 |newspaper=[[Entertainmentwise]] |date=November 7, 2011 |quote=Teen queen Miley Cyrus has signed up to play Dracula's daughter in new movie Hotel Transylvania. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619091256/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/64816/Miley-Cyrus-Is-Draculas-Daughter |archive-date=June 19, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Miley Cyrus: Teen Queen|url=http://www.parade.com/celebrity/slideshows/style/miley-cyrus.html?fullsite=true#?slideindex=0|access-date=May 8, 2013|newspaper=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=From Teen Queen to Leading Lady: Miley Cyrus' Sizzlin' Style Through the Years! |url=http://www.etonline.com/gallery/featured/85422_From_Teen_Queen_to_Leading_Lady_Miley_Cyrus_Sizzlin_Style_Through_the_Years/index.html |publisher=[[Entertainment Tonight]] |access-date=May 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610135948/http://www.etonline.com/gallery/featured/85422_From_Teen_Queen_to_Leading_Lady_Miley_Cyrus_Sizzlin_Style_Through_the_Years/index.html |archive-date=June 10, 2013}}</ref>
|}


=== D ===
[[File:Céline Dion 2012 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Canadian singer [[Céline Dion]] is referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads".]]
[[File:Dr. Dre at Coachella 2012 cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|American rapper and record producer [[Dr. Dre]] has been called the "Father of G-Funk".]]
[[File:Bob Dylan 1991.jpeg|thumb|upright|American singer-songwriter [[Bob Dylan]] has been called the "Crown Prince" and "King of Folk-Rock", and – especially for his catalog of protest songs encompassing the [[Vietnam  War]], [[civil rights]], and American politics – the "Voice of a Generation".]]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|Source
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|[[Daddy Yankee]] || King of Reggaeton || Puerto Rico ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colombiareports.com/events-nightlife/bogota/10970-reggaeton-king-daddy-yankee-to-play-bogota-.html |title=Reggaeton king Daddy Yankee to play Bogota |author=Pandora Pugsley |date=July 23, 2010 |publisher=Colombia Reports |access-date=February 1, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202005539/http://colombiareports.com/events-nightlife/bogota/10970-reggaeton-king-daddy-yankee-to-play-bogota-.html |archive-date=December 2, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/magazine/05reggaeton.html|title=The King of Reggaetón |author=Sara Corbett|date=February 5, 2006|magazine=[[The New York Times Magazine]] |access-date=February 1, 2011}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ray Davies]] || Godfather of Britpop || United Kingdom ||<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/334938|title=Ray Davies To Be Honored as BMI Icon at Annual London Awards October 3|access-date=January 22, 2009 |publisher=[[Broadcast Music, Inc.]] |date=August 8, 2006|quote=Affectionately referred to as the 'Godfather of Brit pop,' Davies is co-founder, lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the Kinks, one of the most long-lived and influential rock groups of the 1960s British Invasion}}</ref>
|-
|[[Amr Diab]] || Father of Mediterranean Music || Egypt ||<ref>{{citation|url=http://media.www.thedepauw.com/media/storage/paper912/news/2009/10/06/Features/Sounds.Of.The.Middle.East.Minnesota.Provide.Options.For.Listeners-3794408.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110716232527/http://media.www.thedepauw.com/media/storage/paper912/news/2009/10/06/Features/Sounds.Of.The.Middle.East.Minnesota.Provide.Options.For.Listeners-3794408.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |title=Sounds of the Middle East, Minnesota provide options for listeners |access-date=December 20, 2009 |publisher=The DePauw |date=October 6, 2009 |quote=Not only has he sold more albums than anyone in the Middle East, but over the past two decades Diab has forged a unique and exciting dance style of music that has lent him an honorary title as 'Father of Mediterranean Music.'}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/music/egyptian-superstar-amr-diab-is-set-to-rock-dubai-1.615728 | work=Gulf News | title=Egyptian superstar Amr Diab is set to rock Dubai | first=Kelly | last=Crane | date=April 22, 2010 |access-date=May 14, 2013 |quote=The Arab world's most successful recording artist, Father of Mediterranean Music, movie star extraordinaire, dedicated family man or simply the King of Arab Pop are all titles Amr Diab has picked up over the years.}}</ref>
|-
|[[Dick Dale]] || King of the Surf Guitar || United States ||<ref>"With the success of "Let's Go Trippin', Dale was immediately billed as the 'King of the Surf Guitar', in M. Warshaw, ''The Encyclopedia of Surfing'' (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005), p. 585.</ref>
|-
|[[Lana Del Rey]]
| Queen of Alternative Music
|United States
|<ref>Lana Del Rey:
* {{Cite web|date=March 26, 2021|title=Lana Del Rey's new era: How the sultry songstress became an alternative icon|url=https://conversations.indy100.com/lana-del-rey-alternative-musician|access-date=October 27, 2021|website=Indy100 Conversations}}
* {{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Ashish |date=January 21, 2022 |title=Lana Del Rey 'Watercolor Eyes': HBO's 'Euphoria' OST single proves singer's genius |url=https://meaww.com/lana-del-rey-watercolor-eyes-hbo-euphoria-ost-tracklist-spotify-youtube-lyrics-zendaya |access-date=February 20, 2023 |website=MEAWW |language=en}}
* {{Cite web |last=Cortez |first=Daniela |date=November 7, 2022 |title=Review: Taylor Swift's 'Midnights' is a refreshing new release |url=https://highschool.latimes.com/el-rancho-high-school/review-taylor-swifts-midnights-is-a-refreshing-new-release/ |access-date=February 20, 2023 |website=HS Insider |language=en-US}}
* {{Cite web |last=Neira |first=Daniel |date=October 14, 2020 |title=Is Bella Hadid having a secret romance with this mystery man? |url=https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20211020313096/bella-hadid-secret-romance-mystery-man-duke-nicholson-lana-del-rey/ |access-date=February 20, 2023 |website=HOLA |language=en-US}}
* {{Cite web |date=February 5, 2021 |title=Lana Del Rey - The Queen of Baroque Pop Returns - Universal Music Ireland |url=https://umusic.ie/music-features/lana-del-rey-the-queen-of-baroque-pop-returns |access-date=February 20, 2023 |website=Umusic Ireland |language=en}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" |[[Celine Dion]]
| Queen of Power Ballads
| rowspan="2" |Canada
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2548040/amas-90s-moments/|title=9 Moments From The AMAs That Prove The Dream Of The '90s Is Alive|publisher=MTV|first=Madeline|last=Roth|date=November 23, 2015|access-date=November 26, 2018|archive-date=November 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124233735/http://www.mtv.com/news/2548040/amas-90s-moments/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/celine-dions-lasting-power-of-love|title=Celine Dion's lasting Power Of Love|work=[[The Straits Times]]|first=Anjali|last=Raguraman|date=May 10, 2018|access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref>
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| Queen of Adult Contemporary ||<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7776996/the-illustrious-career-of-celine-dion|title=Being Celine: A Look Back at the Illustrious Career of Celine Dion |magazine=Billboard |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=May 1, 2017|access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1998-11-01/news/9811010153_1_colvin-small-repairs-adult-contemporary|title=Colvin Brings Earthy Intimacy To Blues Show|first=Parry|last=Gettelman|work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=November 1, 1998|access-date=November 26, 2018}}</ref>
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|[[Nate Dogg]]
|King of Hooks
|United States
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2011 |title=Nate Dogg obituary |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/16/nate-dogg-obituary |access-date=August 14, 2022 |website=the Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Mamo |first1=Heran |date=March 2, 2020 |title=Nate Dogg's Elaborate New Headstone Honors the Late 'King of Hooks' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/nate-doggs-elaborate-new-headstone-honors-the-late-king-of-hooks-9326820/ |access-date=August 14, 2022 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
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|[[Fats Domino]] || King of Rock and Roll || United States ||<ref>"Ebony hailed Domino as the "King of Rock 'n' Roll" in {{Citation |last=Altschuler |first=Glenn C. |title= All shook up: how rock 'n' roll changed America |publisher= Oxford University Press |page=43 |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-19-513943-3}}</ref>
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|[[Don Omar]] || King of Reggaeton || Puerto Rico ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/don-omar-gerardo-ortiz-to-perform-at-billboard-latin-music-awards-1552550/amp/ |title=Don Omar, Gerardo Ortiz to Perform at Billboard Latin Music Awards |author=Justino Aguila |date=March 19, 2013 |publisher=Billboard |access-date=August 28, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407014049/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/don-omar-gerardo-ortiz-to-perform-at-billboard-latin-music-awards-1552550/amp/ |archive-date=December 12, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/I848641 |title=Don Omar Remains King of Reggaeton |author=Jerry Nunn |date=September 27, 2015 |publisher=GoPride Network |access-date=August 28, 2022 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419222249/https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/I848641 |archive-date=October 7, 2015}}</ref>
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|[[Lonnie Donegan]]|| King of [[Skiffle]]|| United Kingdom ||<ref>"Known as England's 'King of Skiffle.' Member of Chris Barber's Jazz Band in 1954" in J. Whitburn, ''The Billboard book of top 40 hits'' (Billboard Books, 8th edn., 2004), p. 188.</ref>
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|[[Doro (musician)|Doro]] || Metal Queen || Germany || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stern.de/lifestyle/leute/showkampf-gina-wild-vs-doro-pesch-328474.html |title=Gina Wild vs. Doro Pesch |access-date=August 28, 2012 |date=October 25, 2002 |magazine=[[Stern (magazine)|Stern]] | language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-07-14/doro-pesch-metal-queen |title=Why Doro Remains The Undisputed Metal Queen |access-date=May 15, 2017 |date=July 14, 2016 |publisher=TeamRock}}</ref>
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|[[Thomas A. Dorsey]] || Father of Gospel Music || United States ||<ref name="wapo obit">"Thomas Dorsey, Father of Gospel Music, Dies at 93", ''The Washington Post'', (January 25, 1993), p. D6.</ref>
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|[[Gord Downie]] || Canada's Unofficial Poet Laureate || Canada ||<ref name="WaPo">{{cite news|last1=Smith|first1=Harrison|title=Gord Downie, poet laureate of Canadian rock music, dies at 53|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/gord-downie-poet-laureate-of-canadian-rock-music-dies-at-53/2017/10/18/70bd91fe-b408-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html|access-date=March 27, 2018|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=October 18, 2017|quote=In the months after Mr. Downie’s cancer was announced, music writers described him as his nation’s unofficial poet laureate}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gord Downie, Tragically Hip frontman, dies of cancer aged 53|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/18/tragically-hip-frontman-gord-downie-dies-aged-53|access-date=March 27, 2018|work=The Guardian|date=October 18, 2017|quote=Lead singer of Canadian rock group and the country’s ‘unofficial poet laureate’ has died following battle with brain cancer}}</ref>
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|[[Dr. Dre]] || Father of G-Funk || United States || <ref>Stephen Thomas Erlewine, "Dr. Dre (Andre Young", in Vladimir Bogdanov et al., ''All Music Guide to Rock'', 3rd ed., Backbeat Books, p. 324. {{ISBN|0-87930-653-X}}.</ref>
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|[[Rocío Dúrcal]]|| Queen of [[Ranchera]]|| Spain ||<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2006/03/25/obituarios/1143316551.html |title=Rocío Dúrcal, la reina de las rancheras |work=El Mundo|date=March 27, 2006 |access-date=May 22, 2012 |last=Memba |first=Javier |location=Madrid, Spain}}</ref>
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|[[Slim Dusty]] || Australia's King of Country || Australia ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.triplem.com.au/news/country-music-news/the-very-best-of-slim-dusty-reaches-1000-weeks-in-the-aria-country-albums-chart|title=The Very Best of Slim Dusty Reaches 1000 Weeks in the Aria Country Albums Chart|publisher=[[Triple M]]|last=Elliott|first=John|date=July 17, 2018|access-date=September 17, 2018|quote=1st artist to achieve this milestone}}</ref>

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