30 Compliments That Celebs Have Given Beyoncé Over The Years
Today (Sept. 4) marks the 32nd birthday of an entertainer by the name of Beyoncé. You may have heard of her. While the pop star takes over Spain, the BeyHive is buzzing on what plans she has in store and what gifts will be bestowed upon the queen for her born day. Will it be an island, an excruciatingly expensive car, or dinner in a quaint art deco restaurant?
Although these items are appeasing, nothing is as priceless as a genuine compliment. In recognition of the “Love On Top” singer turning the “Magic” number, check out this list of 32 remarks she’s received from those that admire her.
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“We’re not competitive at all. We’re so different, you know, and we respect each other so much. She’s so kind. We get along. She was very courageous in this video. I mean, can you imagine me saying, ‘Okay, now, Beyoncé, now you have to call me a very bad girl and feed me a honey bun’?…She trusted me because she likes my work, and she trusted me because she knew that I love her and that it’s a mutual respect. It ended up being a masterpiece because she was so courageous.” –Lady Gaga, Ryan Seacrest radio show, 2010
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“What I’ve learned from her is the same thing that I’ve learned from Mike. I know it’s blasphemy to compare the two… but I think she’s like the second coming. The hard work and the dedication that she puts into her shows… It just makes you want to work harder at your crafts. She’s like a machine.” –Jay Z, 99 Jamz Radio, August 2011
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“She’s definitely the most dominant female [artist] – dedicated and driven. I’m such a huge fan.” –Miguel, MTV, September 2012
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"She's been a huge and constant part of my life as an artist since I was about 10 or 11. I love how all of her songs are about empowerment.” –Adele, Vogue, February 2012
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-- Rihanna, Twitter, August 2012
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“Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you…I’ma let you finish. But Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time! One of the best videos of all time!” –Kanye West, MTV VMAs, September 2009
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-- First Lady Michelle Obama, Twitter, February 2013
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“One of the sweetest people I have ever met. She’s so sweet.” –Kim Kardashian, Shade 45, January 2013
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“I absolutely still get starstruck. I just recently did some sessions with Beyoncé. I’ve met her a million times, but every time she steps into a room, it’s like ‘Wow.’ That’s what happens when you appreciate and respect an artist – being starstruck never goes away.” –Ne-Yo, BANG Showbiz, January 2013
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''When she is working onstage, she has more power than any woman I've ever seen. She would never say it and has never said it, but I feel she knows with every fiber of her being that she is the best in the world at her job.'' –Gwyneth Paltrow, Vogue, February 2013
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“I love my sister. She is so incredibly supportive – one of the closest people to me.” –Kelly Rowland, OMG! Insider, June 2013
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"You know she is such a beautiful person, and I gotta tell you, I just adore her. I had kind of lost faith a little bit in meeting artists in the business—and then I met Beyoncé." –Lady Gaga, MTV, November 2009
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“I love to go to her shows because I learn so much from her. Her style is so different from mine…obviously.” —Miranda Lambert, CMT Offstage, February 2013
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“I have a lot of respect for Beyoncé. I think she’s just an amazing performer. She’s a beast. She’s worked hard to be where she is right now and she deserves all the respect.” —Ciara, Hot 97, April 2013
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“Every time anyone asks me my celebrity crush I say Beyoncé. I’m absolutely obsessed with her.” –Chrissy Teigen, Huffington Post, September 2011
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"Not only are they huge celebrities I feel like they did it right. They carried themselves in the public light right, they represent black people correctly. So it’s like the only thing we’ve seen like that is Will and Jada, but they’re a little more relevant to us, like immediately more relevant to our generation at least my generation so that’s why it feels so important." –J. Cole, Necole Bitchie, August 2011
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“Beyoncé put me on tour with her years ago, my first big tour like that, so I’m always in debt to her for that.” – Robin Thicke, HotNewHipHop, March 2010
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“We have a very high mutual respect for each other.” –John Legend, Huffington Post UK, March 2013
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“Beyoncé is this massive star, but she’s incredibly humble.” –Rita Ora, Event Magazine, June 23
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“Beyoncé could not be a better role model for my girls." —President Barack Obama, USA Today, September 2012
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-- Jay Z, Twitter, May 2013
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“Her work ethic is… just amazing. She sang for three hours and it was the best vocal I’d ever heard. She took a dinner break and told me ‘I’m just getting started.’ That’s what separates the good and the great.” –Diane Warren, This Is RnB, February 2012
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“Just to make one of her albums would be the craziest accomplishment for me.” – Hit-Boy, That Grape Juice, September 2012
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“Her advice doesn’t come directly, it’s been indirect, to me. Watching her perform and her work ethic as far as rehearsing and all that kind of stuff, I kind of got that information from her that way, by just watching — just being a sponge. – Luke James, Global Grind, May 2012
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“(on recognizing Beyoncé as a superstar) I didn’t know it the first time she appeared on my show, but I knew it the second.” –Oprah Winfrey, VH1, February 2013
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-- Solange, Twitter, August 2013
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“I’m opening for her at the BET Experience, which is like the highlight of the weekend for me. It doesn’t really get much better for me than that.” – Melanie Fiona, HipHollywood, June 2013
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-- Kim Zolciak, Twitter, February 2013
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On her Inauguration performance
"The one thing that you cannot doubt is that she can sing. She absolutely can sing. All the rest of the whys or whatever, we know that she can deliver and she did deliver that song really beautifully." – Alicia Keys, Capital FM, January 2013
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“B is such a polite, nurturing person and a joy to work with. It’s easy to work with her because she is a good friend of mine.” –Gabrielle Union, Boot Girls, November 2008
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