Honorific nicknames in popular music

{{Short description|none}} {{Redirect|Queen of R&B|the album by Kyla|The Queen of R&B{{!}}''The Queen of R&B''}} {{redirect|Queen of Country Music|the Kitty Wells album|Queen of Country Music (album){{!}}''Queen of Country Music'' (album)}} {{pp-semi-indef}} {{pp-move}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} When describing popular music artists, honorific nicknames are used, most often in the media or by fans, to indicate the significance of an artist, and are often religious, familial, or most frequently royal and aristocratic titles, used metaphorically. Honorific nicknames were used in classical music in Europe even in the early 19th century, with figures such as Mozart being called "The father of modern piano music" and Bach "The father of modern music".<ref>A. R. Frey, ''Sobriquets and Nicknames'' (1888, published online by brBiblioBazaar, 2009), p. 115.</ref> They were also particularly prominent in African-American culture in the post-Civil War era, perhaps as a means of conferring status that had been negated by slavery,<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"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713152059/https://books.google.com/books?id=2csDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA74 |date=July 13, 2023 }}, ''Ebony'', vol. 32 (8), (June 1977), pp. 74–8.</ref> and as a result entered early jazz and blues music, including figures such as Duke Ellington and 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>

In U.S. culture, despite its republican constitution and ideology,<ref>S. Deger-Jalkotzy and I. S. Lemos, ''Ancient Greece: from the Mycenaean palaces to the age of Homer'' (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2006), p. 272.</ref> royalist honorific nicknames have been used to describe leading figures in various areas of activity, such as industry, commerce, sports, and the media; ''father'' or ''mother'' have been used for innovators, and royal titles such as ''king'' and ''queen'' for dominant figures in a field.<ref>M. Benoliel and Linda Cashdan, ''The Upper Hand: Winning Strategies from World-Class Negotiators'' (Adams Media, 2006), p. 26.</ref><ref>B. G. Rader, ''Baseball: a history of America's game'' (Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 3rd edn., 2008), p. 140.</ref> In the 1930s and 1940s, as jazz and swing music were gaining popularity, it was the more commercially successful white artists Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman who became known as "the King of Jazz" and "the King of Swing" respectively, despite there being more highly regarded contemporary African-American artists.<ref name=Bynoe200p155>Y. Bynoe, ''Stand and deliver: political activism, leadership, and hip hop culture'' (Soft Skull Press, 2004), p. 155.</ref>

These patterns of naming were transferred to rock and roll when it emerged in the 1950s. There was a series of attempts to find—and a number of claimants to be—the "King of Rock 'n' Roll", a title that became most associated with Elvis Presley.<ref name="T. Bertrand, 2000 p. 220">M. T. Bertrand, ''Race, Rock, and Elvis: Music in American Life'' (Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2000), p. 220.</ref> This has been characterized as part of a process of the appropriation of credit for innovation of the then-new music by a white establishment.<ref>G. B. Rodman, "A hero to most?; Elvis, myth and the politics of race", ''Cultural Studies'' vol. 8 (3), (1994), p. 474.</ref> Different honorifics have been taken or given for other leading figures in the genre, such as "the Architect of Rock and Roll", by Little Richard from the 1990s;<ref>J. Warner, ''On this day in black music history'' (Hal Leonard Corporation, 2006), p. 56,</ref> this term, like many, is also used for other important figures, in this case including pioneer electric guitarist Les Paul.<ref name="rockhallLesPaul">{{cite web |title=Les Paul |url=http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/les-paul |publisher=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum |access-date=June 21, 2014 |archive-date=March 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317150128/http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/les-paul |url-status=live }}</ref>

Similar honorific nicknames have been given in other genres, including Aretha Franklin, who was crowned the "Queen of Soul" on stage by disk jockey Pervis Spann in 1968.<ref>A. Kempton, ''Boogaloo: the Quintessence of American Popular Music'' (University of Michigan Press, 2005), p. 58.</ref> Michael Jackson and Madonna have been closely associated with the terms "King of Pop" and "Queen of Pop" since the 1980s.<ref>{{citation|first=Alison|last=Hawes|title=Music and Fashion|publisher=Badger Learning|year=2014|page=23|isbn=9781781477588|quote=Many of the most successful pop artists of the Eighties were solo singers. Two of them, Michael Jackson and Madonna, were known as the King and Queen of Pop}}</ref><ref>R Jones and S. Brown, ''Michael Jackson, the man behind the mask: an insider's story of the king of pop'' (Select Books, 2005), p. 49.</ref><ref name="madonnatimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/madonna-more-clout-than-the-beatles-all-by-herself-and-wearing-heels-bjcfx9mbkx7|title=Madonna: more clout than the Beatles, all by herself ... and wearing heels|work=The Times|first=Caitlin|last=Moran|date=April 22, 2008|access-date=April 17, 2013|quote=she has been referred to habitually as "the Queen of Pop" since the mid-Eighties|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805103333/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/madonna-more-clout-than-the-beatles-all-by-herself-and-wearing-heels-bjcfx9mbkx7|url-status=live}}</ref> Some nicknames have been strongly promulgated and contested by various artists,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tabloid-hell/34352 |title=The 'Queen of Soul' is not happy about Grammy incident |publisher=NME News |access-date=May 20, 2017 |archive-date=February 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216165713/https://www.nme.com/news/tabloid-hell/34352 |url-status=live }}</ref> and occasionally disowned or played down by their subjects.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7829013.stm |title=What's in a nickname? |date=January 15, 2009 |publisher=BBC Magazine |access-date=May 20, 2017 |archive-date=January 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118223753/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7829013.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Some notable honorific nicknames are in general usage and commonly identified with particular individuals.

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=== 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".]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- | rowspan="2" |Aaliyah || Princess of R&B || rowspan="2" | United States ||<ref> Aaliyah (Princess of R&B): * {{cite book |last=Sutherland |first=William |date=2005 |title=Aaliyah Remembered |publisher=Trafford Publishing |location=Bloomington |isbn=9781412050623 |page=21 |quote=Overnight the unknown 14-year old became an international star. This earned her the nickname 'Princess of R&B'.}} * {{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 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117162231/https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/aaliyah-the-weeknd-poison-stream-it-here-1235011786/ |archive-date=January 17, 2022 |access-date=January 20, 2022 |quote=The Princess of R&B and the dark prince of R&B join forces on the track...}} * {{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Randall |date=January 16, 2011 |title=On Aaliyah's 32nd birthday, a celebration of 'Try Again' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/pop-hiss/story/2011-01-16/on-aaliyahs-32nd-birthday-a-celebration-of-try-again |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024060047/https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/pop-hiss/story/2011-01-16/on-aaliyahs-32nd-birthday-a-celebration-of-try-again |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |access-date=May 21, 2026}}</ref> |- |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 | 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|access-date=June 15, 2022|quote=Aaliyah sold 52 million records worldwide earning her the nicknames Princess of R&B and Queen of Urban Pop.|archive-date=June 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615134932/https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-28083928|url-status=live}} * {{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|access-date=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.|archive-date=April 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405112231/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/people/2017/08/25/aaliyah-comestics-line/104957040/|url-status=live}} * {{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|access-date=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.|archive-date=June 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615134934/https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-music-aaliyah-7c95da6e67004c29b3245263d100fc40|url-status=live}} * {{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|access-date=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> |- | {{sortname|Lee|Aaron|}} || Metal Queen || Canada || <ref>Lee Aaron (Metal Queen): *{{cite magazine |author=Malcolm Dome |date=April 15, 2016 |title=Welcome Back: Lee Aaron – The Queen of Metal Returns |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/welcome-back-lee-aaron-the-queen-of-metal-returns |magazine=Classic Rock |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260214224930/https://www.loudersound.com/features/welcome-back-lee-aaron-the-queen-of-metal-returns |archive-date=February 14, 2026 |access-date=May 24, 2026}} *{{Cite magazine |last=Bennett |first=J |date=February 4, 2016 |title=Lee Aaron, Canada's Metal Queen, Is Back to Reclaim Her Crown |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/lee-aaron-metal-queen/ |magazine=Vice |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119202758/https://www.vice.com/en/article/lee-aaron-metal-queen/ |archive-date=January 19, 2025 |access-date=May 24, 2026}} *{{Cite magazine |last=LeBlanc |first=Larry |date=June 24, 2000 |title=Metal Queen Aaron takes Detour |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA97 |magazine=Billboard |page=97 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124225948/https://books.google.com/books?id=rg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA97#v=onepage&q&f=false |archive-date=January 24, 2025 |access-date=May 24, 2026 |via=Google Books}} *{{cite magazine |last=Savoie |first=April |date=July 3, 2019 |title=Lee Aaron Reflects on Four Decades of Rock, Motherhood, and Reinvention |url=https://519magazine.com/lee-aaron-transitions-herself-from-metal-queen-to-mom-to-classic-rocker/ |magazine=519 Magazine |location=Ontario, Canada |publisher=Tonality Media Group |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251208220825/https://519magazine.com/lee-aaron-transitions-herself-from-metal-queen-to-mom-to-classic-rocker/ |archive-date=December 8, 2025 |access-date=May 24, 2026}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |Abrar-ul-Haq || King of Pakistani Pop || rowspan="2" |Pakistan || <ref>Abrar-ul-Haq (King of Pakistani Pop): *{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=5 April 2024 |title=We started the global Punjabi song trend: Abrar ul Haq |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2461732/we-started-the-global-punjabi-song-trend-and-we-should-be-proud-of-it-abrar-ul-haq |newspaper=The Express Tribune |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260101044804/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2461732/we-started-the-global-punjabi-song-trend-and-we-should-be-proud-of-it-abrar-ul-haq |archive-date=1 January 2026 |access-date=24 May 2026}} *{{cite journal |date=2000 |title=India Today International |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u7IaAQAAIAAJ |journal=India Today International |volume=25 |issue=40–52 |page=16 |publisher=Living Media India Limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229061122/https://books.google.com/books?id=u7IaAQAAIAAJ |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |access-date=December 22, 2018 |quote=King of Pakistani Pop Arad Al Hukh, whose first album sold 10 million copies}} *{{Cite magazine |date=1 May 2011 |title=ABRAR UL HAQ {{!}} Winning Voice |url=https://www.spotlightnepal.com/2011/05/01/abrar-ul-haqwinning-voice/ |magazine=New Spotlight Magazine |volume=4 |issue=21 |location=Kathmandu, Nepal |publisher=Keshab Prasad Poudel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716230543/https://www.spotlightnepal.com/2011/05/01/abrar-ul-haqwinning-voice/ |archive-date=16 July 2019 |access-date=24 May 2026}}</ref> |- |King of Bhangra-Pop |<ref>Abrar-ul-Haq (King of Bhangra-Pop): *{{cite news |last=Ghafoor |first=Usman |date=23 December 2019 |title=Abrar ul Haq lands in trouble with 'Chamkeeli' |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/pakistani-cinema/abrar-ul-haq-lands-in-trouble-with-chamkeeli-1.68640860 |newspaper=Gulf News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223192602/https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/pakistani-cinema/abrar-ul-haq-lands-in-trouble-with-chamkeeli-1.68640860 |archive-date=23 December 2019 |access-date=3 February 2021}} *{{Cite news |date=24 October 2019 |title='Coke Studio' to release Episode 2 of Season 12 on Friday |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/488450/coke-studio-to-release-episode-2-of-season-12-on-friday/ |newspaper=Daily Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250224233436/https://dailytimes.com.pk/488450/coke-studio-to-release-episode-2-of-season-12-on-friday/ |archive-date=24 February 2025 |access-date=24 May 2026}} *{{Cite news |last=Mansoor |first=Malihar |date=3 September 2006 |title=Hot Seat (Talk with Abrar-Ul-Haq) |url=https://apnaorg.com/wp/articles/hot-seat-talk-with-abrar-ul-haq-2/ |newspaper=Dawn |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260524064032/https://apnaorg.com/wp/articles/hot-seat-talk-with-abrar-ul-haq-2/ |archive-date=24 May 2026 |access-date=24 May 2026 |via=Academy of the Punjab in North America}}</ref> |- |{{Sortname|Christina|Aguilera}} |Voice of a Generation |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|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121063738/https://nypost.com/2018/06/15/christina-aguilera-has-officially-made-her-comeback/|url-status=live}} * {{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|archive-date=November 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120064152/https://www.syracuse.com/have-you-heard/2012/10/bet_awards_brawl_christina_aguilera_fat_girl_vote_4_stuff.html|url-status=live}} * {{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 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117150928/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/christina-aguilera-tour-2022-prices-22976593 |url-status=live }} * {{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 |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=live }} * {{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 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117150928/https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20211125306760/proof-that-christina-aguilera-has-always-been-a-proud-latina/ |url-status=live }} * {{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 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117150928/https://news.yahoo.com/christina-aguilera-honored-billboard-latin-050841853.html |url-status=live }} * {{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 |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117150930/https://www.hola.com/us/latinapowerhouse/20221004334401/christina-aguilera/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ||{{sortname|Nancy|Ajram|}} || Queen of Arab Pop ||| Lebanon ||<ref>Nancy Ajram (Queen of Arab Pop): *{{cite magazine |last=Hajjar |first=Danny |date=May 12, 2026 |title=Witnessing the Greatness of Nancy Ajram, the Queen of Arab Pop |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/nancy-ajram-queen-arab-pop-interview-1235560526/ |url-access=subscription |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260512143553/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/nancy-ajram-queen-arab-pop-interview-1235560526/ |archive-date=May 12, 2026 |access-date=May 24, 2026}} *{{cite news |last=Atta |first=Sousan |date=May 11, 2025 |title='Queen 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|access-date=May 24, 2026}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Sezen|Aksu|}} || Queen of Turkish Pop || Turkey ||<ref>Sezen Aksu (Queen of Turkish Pop): *{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jQ4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Turkey&pg=PA63|title=Global Music Pulse: Balkans|magazine=Billboard|last=Pride|first=Dominic|date=May 23, 1998|page=63|access-date=August 3, 2023|archive-date=October 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031140129/https://books.google.com/books?id=jQ4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Turkey&pg=PA63|url-status=live}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/pain-passion-and-the-subtle-pleasures-of-a-good-pipe-179702.html|title=Pain, passion - and the subtle pleasures of a good pipe|work=The Independent|date=June 9, 2002|access-date=August 11, 2023|archive-date=August 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811174437/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/pain-passion-and-the-subtle-pleasures-of-a-good-pipe-179702.html|url-status=live}} *{{cite magazine |last=Avetisyan |first=Laura |date=April 24, 2025 |title=The Armenian mastermind behind Turkish pop |url=https://www.dazed.me/feature/the-armenian-mastermind-behind-turkish-pop |magazine=Dazed MENA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250517214624/https://www.dazed.me/feature/the-armenian-mastermind-behind-turkish-pop |archive-date=May 17, 2025 |access-date=May 25, 2026}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Rauw|Alejandro|}} || King of Modern Reggaeton || Puerto Rico (US) ||<ref>Rauw Alejandro (King of Modern Reggaeton): *{{cite magazine |last=Pearce |first=Sheldon |date=March 17, 2023 |title=Rauw Alejandro |url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/rauw-alejandro |magazine=The New Yorker |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324073734/https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/night-life/rauw-alejandro |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |access-date=May 25, 2026}} *{{cite news |last=Ruggieri |first=Melissa |date=May 15, 2022 |title=Brutally honest rankings of every Billboard Music Awards performance, including MGK, Travis Scott |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2022/05/15/billboard-music-awards-2022-brutally-honest-ranking-every-performance/9755345002/ |work=USA Today |url-status=live |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/ |archive-date=August 21, 2022 |access-date=September 10, 2022}} *{{cite magazine |last=DeVille |first=Chris |date=March 24, 2023 |title=Stream Power Couple Rosalía & Rauw Alejandro's Joint EP RR |url=https://stereogum.com/2217790/rosalia-rauw-alejandro-rr/music |magazine=Stereogum |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324071830/https://www.stereogum.com/2217790/rosalia-rauw-alejandro-rr/music/ |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |access-date=May 25, 2026}}</ref> |- ||{{sortname|Anna Carina|}} || Queen of Peruvian Pop ||| Peru ||<ref>Anna Carina: * {{Cite news|url=https://elcomercio.pe/respuestas/anna-carina-la-reina-del-pop-peruano-se-alista-para-volver-recargada-a-los-escenarios-entrevista-video-revtli-noticia/|title=Anna Carina, the 'Queen of Peruvian pop', prepares her triumphant return to the stage|access-date=December 29, 2023}} * {{Cite news|url=https://cocktail.pe/la-reina-del-pop-peruano/ |title=The Queen of Peruvian Pop |access-date=December 29, 2023}} * {{Cite news|url=https://www.buenamusica.com/anna-carina/biografia |title=Anna Carina Biography|access-date=December 29, 2023}}</ref> |- ||{{sortname|Namie|Amuro|}} || Queen of J-pop ||| Japan ||<ref>Namie Amuro as Queen of J-pop: *{{cite web |title=Queen of J-pop Namie Amuro ends career-wrapping tour in tears, urges fans to take care |url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/queen-j-pop-namie-amuro-ends-final-concert-tour-tears-urges-fans-take-care-034151236.html |website=Yahoo! Singapore |access-date=28 August 2023 |language=en-SG |date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=August 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828054434/https://sg.style.yahoo.com/queen-j-pop-namie-amuro-ends-final-concert-tour-tears-urges-fans-take-care-034151236.html |url-status=live }} *{{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 }} *{{cite web |title=Japan Says Goodbye To Its Queen of Pop |url=https://kotaku.com/japan-says-goodbye-to-its-queen-of-pop-1829051659 |website=Kotaku |access-date=28 August 2023 |language=en |date=14 September 2018 |archive-date=August 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828054434/https://kotaku.com/japan-says-goodbye-to-its-queen-of-pop-1829051659 |url-status=live }} *{{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 |archive-date=May 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518184033/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/12/music/namie-amuro-celebrating-j-pops-first-queen/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Aurora || Fairy of Pop || Norway|| <ref>Aurora: * {{Cite news |title=Aurora's 'You Can't Run From Yourself' song for 'Kaiju No. 8' S2 wins the internet |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/kaiju-no-8-season-2-trailer-reveals-opening-theme-by-runaway-singer-aurora/cid/2108846 |newspaper=Telegraph India |access-date=June 20, 2025 |date=June 20, 2025 |archive-date=June 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620144859/https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/kaiju-no-8-season-2-trailer-reveals-opening-theme-by-runaway-singer-aurora/cid/2108846 |url-status=live}} * {{Cite magazine |last1=Caputo |first1=Gabriela |url=https://veja.abril.com.br/cultura/o-sucesso-da-norueguesa-aurora-a-fadinha-viking-do-pop/ |title=O sucesso da norueguesa Aurora, a fadinha viking do pop |trans-title=The success of Norwegian Aurora, the Viking fairy of pop |date=January 20, 2022 |access-date=May 12, 2025 |magazine=VEJA |language=pt-br |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130211422/https://veja.abril.com.br/cultura/o-sucesso-da-norueguesa-aurora-a-fadinha-viking-do-pop/ |url-status=live}} * {{Cite web |last1=Ortega |first1=Rodrigo |url=https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/lollapalooza/2023/noticia/2023/03/26/aurora-encarna-fadinha-do-pop-tira-tenis-e-homenageia-indigenas-brasileiros-no-lollapalooza.ghtml |title=Aurora encarna fadinha do pop, tira tênis e homenageia indígenas brasileiros no Lollapalooza |trans-title=Aurora embodies a fairy of pop, takes off her sneakers and pays tribute to Brazilian indigenous people at Lollapalooza |date=March 28, 2023 |access-date=May 12, 2025 |work=G1 |language=pt-br |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328190427/https://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/musica/lollapalooza/2023/noticia/2023/03/26/aurora-encarna-fadinha-do-pop-tira-tenis-e-homenageia-indigenas-brasileiros-no-lollapalooza.ghtml |url-status=live}} * {{Cite web |url=https://portallineup.com.br/shows-no-brasil/norueguesa-aurora-a-fadinha-do-pop-envolve-fas-com-melodia-e-sensibilidade-em-show/ |title=Norueguesa Aurora, a 'fadinha do pop', envolve fãs com belo show e sensibilidade |trans-title=Norwegian Aurora, the 'Fairy of Pop', engages fans with a beautiful and sensitive show |date=November 18, 2024 |access-date=May 12, 2025|work=Portal Lineup |language=pt-br |archive-date=24 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124133048/https://portallineup.com.br/shows-no-brasil/norueguesa-aurora-a-fadinha-do-pop-envolve-fas-com-melodia-e-sensibilidade-em-show/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Louis|Armstrong|}} || King of Jazz || United States ||<ref>Louis Armstrong (King of Jazz): *{{cite book |last=Berrett |first=Joshua |year=2004 |title=Louis Armstrong & Paul Whiteman: Two Kings of Jazz |publisher=Yale University Press |location=New Haven & London |isbn=978-0-300-10384-7}} *{{cite news |last=Sack |first=Manfred |date=July 9, 1971 |title=Satchmo – der König des Jazz |url=https://www.zeit.de/1971/28/satchmo-der-koenig-des-jazz |url-access=subscription |trans-title=Satchmo – the King of Jazz |newspaper=Die Zeit |language=de |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011121316/https://www.zeit.de/1971/28/satchmo-der-koenig-des-jazz |archive-date=October 11, 2016 |access-date=May 25, 2026}} *{{cite news |first=Howard |last=Reich |date=November 16, 2016 |title=Dr. John celebrates the king of jazz, Louis Armstrong at Orchestra Hall |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-ott-1118-jazz-scene-20161115-column.html |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117150946/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-ott-1118-jazz-scene-20161115-column.html |archive-date=November 17, 2016 |access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> |- |Maki Asakawa || Queen of the Underground || Japan ||<ref>Maki Asakawa: * {{cite web|title=アングラの女王・浅川マキ、プロデューサー寺本幸司と辿る影と闇の世界|url=https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/39515/6/1/1|work=Rolling Stone Japan|language=Japanese|date=May 16, 2023|access-date=August 24, 2024}} * {{cite web|title=アングラの女王「浅川マキ」当時プロデューサーが語る秘話 |url=https://news.1242.com/article/124677|work=Nippon Hōsō News Online|publisher=Nippon Broadcasting System|language=Japanese|date=January 12, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2024}} * {{cite web|title=【わがまちの偉人】旧美川町アングラの女王と呼ばれた歌手浅川マキ|url=https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/137632|work=Chunichi Shimbun|language=Japanese|date=October 15, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref> |- |Noriko Awaya || Queen of Blues || Japan ||<ref>Noriko Awaya: * {{cite web|title=ブギウギ：明日から！「ブルースの女王」淡谷のり子がモデル菊地凛子がヒロインの良きライバル役|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20231001dog00m200025000c.html|work=Mantan Web|language=Japanese|date=October 1, 2023|access-date=August 24, 2024}} * {{cite web|title=ヌードモデルは「ブルースの女王」か朝ドラ「ブギウギ」が結びつけた２点の裸婦像と淡谷のり子|url=https://www.sankei.com/article/20240124-27AWGQR2Z5OJDDPXJEGMYVQC7U/|work=Sankei Shimbun|language=Japanese|date=January 24, 2024|access-date=August 24, 2024}} * {{cite web|title=朝ドラで注目されるブルースの女王・淡谷のり子の貴重な音源、配信スタート|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/564958|work=Natalie|language=Japanese|date=March 14, 2024|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref> |}

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|- | Bad Bunny || King of Latin Trap || Puerto Rico (US) || <ref>Bad Bunny (King of Latin Trap): *{{cite magazine |last=Mineo |first=Liz |date=February 3, 2026 |title=How Bad Bunny rocketed to global stardom |url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/02/how-bad-bunny-rocketed-to-global-stardom/ |magazine=The Harvard Gazette |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260325161859/https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/02/how-bad-bunny-rocketed-to-global-stardom/ |archive-date=March 25, 2026 |access-date=May 26, 2026}} *{{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|access-date=September 14, 2021|archive-date=March 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307235710/https://www.gq.com/story/bad-bunny-good-times-profile|url-status=live}} *{{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|access-date=September 14, 2021|archive-date=October 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031150107/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|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Erykah Badu |Queen of Neo-Soul |United States |<ref> Erykah Badu (Queen of Neo-Soul): *{{cite interview |last=Badu |first=Erykah |interviewer=Laura Barnett |title=Portrait of the artist: Erykah Badu, singer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2012/jun/19/erykah-badu-singer |work=The Guardian |date=June 19, 2012}} *{{cite news |last=Ryzik |first=Melena |date=March 2, 2008 |title=The Mind of a One-Woman Multitude |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/arts/music/02ryzi.html |newspaper=New York Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002215525/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/arts/music/02ryzi.html |archive-date=October 2, 2013 |access-date=September 22, 2025}} *{{cite news |last=Bungey |first=John |date=July 4, 2022 |title=Love Supreme review — reclusive queen of neo-soul Erykah Badu was well worth the wait |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/love-supreme-review-reclusive-queen-of-neo-soul-erykah-badu-was-well-worth-the-wait-n7zgzphk5 |newspaper=The Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250922175438/https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/love-supreme-review-reclusive-queen-of-neo-soul-erykah-badu-was-well-worth-the-wait-n7zgzphk5 |archive-date=September 22, 2025 |access-date=September 22, 2025}}</ref> |- |Đorđe Balašević || Panonian Sailor || Yugoslavia/Serbia ||<ref>Đorđe Balašević (Panonian Sailor): *{{cite web|url=https://www.blic.rs/slobodno-vreme/vesti/panonski-mornar-doplovio-do-holandije-srpski-djaci-ilustrovali-balaseviceve-stihove-a/krnl7t7|title=Panonski mornar "doplovio" do Holandije: Srpski đaci ilustrovali Balaševićeve stihove, a rezultat je FENOMENALAN (VIDEO)|date=28 January 2020|work=Blic|access-date=19 January 2025}} *{{cite web|url=https://nova.rs/kultura/biografija-djordje-balasevic/|title=Panonski mornar – život i pesme Đorđa Balaševića|date=19 February 2021|work=Nova.rs|access-date=19 January 2025}} *{{cite web |url=https://www.cdm.me/zabava/muzika-film-tv/panonski-mornar-bi-danas-napunio-70-godina/ |title=Panonski mornar bi danas napunio 70. godina |date=11 May 2023 |work=CdM |access-date=19 January 2025}}</ref> |- |J Balvin || Prince of Reggaeton || Colombia ||<ref>J Balvin (Prince of Reggaeton): *{{Cite news |last=Davies |first=Cerys |date=September 5, 2024 |title=How J Balvin's thoughts about his first car reconnected him with reggaeton |url=https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2024-09-05/j-balvin-rayo-new-album-reggaeton |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905233715/https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2024-09-05/j-balvin-rayo-new-album-reggaeton |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |access-date=May 30, 2026}} *{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/amazon-studios-acquires-j-balvin-documentary-9442815/|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 |url-status=live |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}} *{{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 |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> |- |rowspan="2"|Šaban Bajramović || King of Romani Music ||rowspan="2"| Yugoslavia/Serbia ||<ref>Šaban Bajramović (King of Romani Music): *{{cite news |date=June 14, 2024 |title=Šaban Bajramović – The King: Otvorena izložba o kralju romske muzike u Nju Orleansu |url=https://www.rts.rs/lat/magazin/muzika/5466732/nju-orleans-dzez-muzej-izlozba-saban-bajramovic-romska-muzika.html |trans-title=Šaban Bajramović - The King: Open exhibition about the king of Romani music in New Orleans |publisher=Radio Television of Serbia |language=sr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522104320/https://www.rts.rs/lat/magazin/muzika/5466732/nju-orleans-dzez-muzej-izlozba-saban-bajramovic-romska-muzika.html |archive-date=May 22, 2025 |access-date=May 30, 2026}} *{{cite news |last=Kovačević |first=Emir |date=June 19, 2024 |title=Kralj romske muzike Šaban Bajramović među legendama jazza |url=https://balkans.aljazeera.net/teme/2024/6/19/kralj-romske-muzike-saban-bajramovic-medju-legendama-jazza |trans-title=King of Romani music Šaban Bajramović among the jazz legends |publisher=Al Jazeera |language=sr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250810162720/https://balkans.aljazeera.net/teme/2024/6/19/kralj-romske-muzike-saban-bajramovic-medju-legendama-jazza |archive-date=August 10, 2025 |access-date=May 30, 2026}} *{{cite web |date=May 30, 2018 |title=Šaban Bajramović, kralj romske muzike koji se nikad nije odrekao Niša |url=https://www.juznevesti.com/Drushtvo/Saban-Bajramovic-kralj-romske-muzike-koji-se-nikada-nije-odrekao-Nisa.sr.html |trans-title=Šaban Bajramović, the king of Romani music who never gave up Niš |work=Južne vesti |location=Niš, Serbia |publisher=Simplicity |language=sr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625141407/https://www.juznevesti.com/Drushtvo/Saban-Bajramovic-kralj-romske-muzike-koji-se-nikada-nije-odrekao-Nisa.sr.html |archive-date=June 25, 2018 |access-date=July 30, 2018}}</ref> |- |King of the Gypsies / Gypsy King||<ref>Šaban Bajramović (King of the Gypsies): *{{cite news |last=Cartwright |first=Garth |date=August 15, 2008 |title=Šaban Bajramović |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/aug/15/serbia |newspaper=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620024115/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/aug/15/serbia |archive-date=June 20, 2024 |access-date=May 30, 2026}} *{{cite news |date=June 23, 2008 |title=Šaban Bajramović: Serbian esteemed as king of Gypsy singers |url=https://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4191535.ece |newspaper=The Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524073957/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article4191535.ece |archive-date=May 24, 2010 |access-date=May 30, 2026}} *{{cite news |last=Lusk |first=Jon |date=June 12, 2008 |title=Šaban Bajramović: 'Gypsy King' of Serbia |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/saban-bajramovic-gypsy-king-of-serbia-845067.html |newspaper=The Independent |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260224153430/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/saban-bajramovic-gypsy-king-of-serbia-845067.html |archive-date=February 24, 2026 |access-date=May 30, 2026}}</ref> |- |Harry Belafonte || King of Calypso || United States ||<ref>Harry Belafonte (King of Calypso): *{{cite web |date=November 2, 2001 |title=Morning Edition – Harry Belafonte |url=https://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2001/nov/belafonte/011102.belafonte.html |publisher=NPR |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011110085815/https://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2001/nov/belafonte/011102.belafonte.html |archive-date=November 10, 2001 |access-date=March 4, 2011}} *{{cite news |last=Kessler |first=Felix |date=April 25, 2023 |title=Harry Belafonte, King of Calypso and Social Activist, Dies at 96 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-25/harry-belafonte-king-of-calypso-and-social-activist-dies-at-96 |url-access=subscription |work=Bloomberg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0531-0542-58/https://api.urlbox.io:443/v1/ca482d7e-9417-4569-90fe-80f7c5e1c781/21a0489a421fb932053c846921e344002fc90b56bcba6f7d89cfb96b79681fd9/png?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2F2023-04-25%2Fharry-belafonte-king-of-calypso-and-social-activist-dies-at-96&width=1440&height=4096&full_page=true&hide_cookie_banners=true |archive-date=May 31, 2026 |access-date=May 30, 2026}} *{{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> |- |Mordechai Ben David || King of Jewish Music || United States ||<ref>Mordechai Ben David (King of Jewish Music): *{{cite magazine |last=Frankfurter |first=Yitzchok |date=June 7, 2017 |title=I'd Rather Pray & Sing // EXCLUSIVE Heart-To-Heart Talk With The King Of Jewish Music Mordechai Ben David |url=https://amimagazine.org/2017/06/07/id-rather-pray-sing-exclusive-heart-heart-talk-king-jewish-music-mordechai-ben-david/ |magazine=Ami Magazine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260104214331/https://amimagazine.org/2017/06/07/id-rather-pray-sing-exclusive-heart-heart-talk-king-jewish-music-mordechai-ben-david/ |archive-date=January 4, 2026 |access-date=May 31, 2026}} *{{cite web |last=Zweig |first=Yossi |date=August 24, 2015 |title=The KING of JM "MBD" Is Back! |url=https://www.thejewishinsights.com/wp/king-jm-mbd/ |location=Lakewood, NJ |publisher=Jewish Insights |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829122841/https://www.thejewishinsights.com/wp/king-jm-mbd/ |archive-date=August 29, 2015 |access-date=May 31, 2026}} *{{cite news |last=Hoffman |first=Yair |date=January 25, 2017 |title=Op-Ed: The JTA And The Undisputed King Of Jewish Music – MBD |url=https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/509471/op-ed-the-jta-and-the-undisputed-king-of-jewish-music-mbd.html |work=Yeshiva World News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205073554/https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/509471/op-ed-the-jta-and-the-undisputed-king-of-jewish-music-mbd.html |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> |- |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'', October 19, 1987, p. 102.</ref> |- |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 |access-date=March 7, 2017 |archive-date=October 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021045442/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/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- id="Beyoncé" |rowspan="1" |Beyoncé | Queen Bey or Queen B | rowspan="1" |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|access-date=January 20, 2017|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211027/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/27/beyonce-star-formation-destinys-child-queen-bey-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |Justin Bieber |Prince of Pop | rowspan="2" |Canada |<ref>Justin Bieber (Prince of Pop): * {{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|date=June 17, 2016|access-date=March 23, 2020|archive-date=June 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618153822/https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/06/justin-bieber-fell-into-a-hole|url-status=live}} * {{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 |archive-date=March 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323150120/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1094436/the-prince-of-pop|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |King of Teen Pop |<ref>Justin Bieber (King of Teen Pop): * {{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}} * {{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" |archive-date=December 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227082455/https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-justin-biebers-believe-1200997534/|url-status=live}} * {{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." |archive-date=June 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618202730/https://collider.com/weekend-box-office-unknown-leads-with-21-8-million-i-am-number-four-squeaks-by-gnomeo-to-stay-in-second-place/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Věra Bílá |Queen of Romany |Czech Republic |<ref> Věra Bílá (Queen of Romany): *{{cite news |last=Connolly |first=Kate |date=May 8, 2000 |title='Even when I'm singing my heart out, I'm not celebrating' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/may/08/artsfeatures |newspaper=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126171905/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/may/08/artsfeatures |archive-date=November 26, 2024 |access-date=January 17, 2026}} *{{cite magazine |date=March 13, 2019 |title=Vera Bila, Czech Roma Singer, Dies at 64 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/vera-bila-czech-roma-singer-dies-at-64-8502297/ |magazine=Billboard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209231200/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/vera-bila-czech-roma-singer-dies-at-64-8502297/ |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |access-date=January 17, 2026}} *{{cite news |date=March 12, 2019 |title=Czech Roma singer Vera Bila dies at 64 of heart attack |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/20190312/news/czech-roma-singer-vera-bila-dies-at-64-of-heart-attack/ |url-access=subscription |newspaper=Daily Herald |access-date=January 17, 2026}}</ref> |- |Björk |Queen of Experimental Pop |Iceland |<ref> Björk (Queen of Experimental Pop): * {{cite news |last=Cragg |first=Michael |date=2014-03-26 |title=10 of the best: Björk |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/mar/26/10-of-the-best-bjork#:~:text=into%20the%20queen%20of%20experimental%20pop |newspaper=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326232912/https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/mar/26/10-of-the-best-bjork |archive-date=2014-03-26 |access-date=2024-08-27}} * {{cite news |last=Fung |first=Gloria |date=2024-11-29 |title=Where is the 'Queen of Experimental Pop' Björk in 2024? With 4 decades in the industry, the Icelandic artist is passionate about environmental activism – and released a song with Rosalía last year |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3288650/where-queen-experimental-pop-bjork-2024-4-decades-industry-icelandic-artist-passionate-about |newspaper=South China Morning Post |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203012349/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3288650/where-queen-experimental-pop-bjork-2024-4-decades-industry-icelandic-artist-passionate-about |archive-date=2024-12-03 |access-date=2026-05-22}} * {{cite magazine |last=Chapman |first=Michael |date=2025-11-21 |title=Icelandic Superstar Björk Celebrates 60th Birthday |url=https://www.icelandreview.com/news/icelandic-superstar-bjork-celebrates-60th-birthday/ |magazine=Iceland Review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/idx6B |archive-date=2025-11-21 |access-date=2026-05-22}}</ref> |- |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" {{citation |author=Gail Mitchell |title=Strength of Character |magazine=Billboard |date=December 12, 2009 |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> |- |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 |archive-date=November 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114054653/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/k-pop/artists-celebrities/article/3108591/queen-k-pop-boa-celebrates-20-years |url-status=live }}</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|archive-date=November 10, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110040129/http://www.mtvk.com/videos/boa-game/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |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> |- |rowspan="1"|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 |access-date=July 13, 2016 |archive-date=June 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620072248/http://listen.tidal.com/playlist/18ec540b-33f9-4b67-bd79-e5ff9287d814 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/brandy-2019-bmi-r-and-b-hip-hop-awards-recap-8528865/ |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 |archive-date=September 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901195353/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8528865/brandy-2019-bmi-r-and-b-hip-hop-awards-recap |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Julio Brito || The melodic painter of Cuba || Cuba || <ref> Julio Brito (The melodic painter of Cuba): * {{Cite web |last=Paz Alomar |first=Héctor E. |date=2021-11-08 |title=Julio Brito, melodic singer from Cuba |url=https://www.invasor.cu/es/aprenda-mas/julio-brito-cantor-melodico-de-cuba |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Periódico Invasor - Ciego de Avila's online newspaper |language=es-es |quote=...Julio Brito was known as “El Pintor Melódico de Cuba” (The Melodic Painter of Cuba) because of the Cuban character of his texts... }} * {{Cite web |last=Ponce |first=Abel |title=The composer Julio Brito Ibáñez was described as the melodic painter of Cuba |url=https://bnjm.cu/efemerides/52/Como%20el%20pintor%20mel%C3%B3dico%20de%20Cuba%20fue%20calificado%20el%20compositor%20Julio%20Brito%20Iba%C3%B1ez%20por%20haber%20sido%20uno%20de%20los%20m%C3%A1s%20fecundos%20creadores%20musicales%20que%20le%20cant%C3%B3%20a%20las%20bellezas%20de%20los%20campos%20de%20Cuba./5/01/la_biblioteca/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=National Library of Cuba José Martí |language=Es |quote=The composer Julio Brito Ibáñez was described as the melodic painter of Cuba for having been one of the most prolific musical creators who sang to the beauties of the Cuban countryside. }} * {{Cite web |title=Julio Brito dies in Havana Ibáñez |url=https://www.lahabana.gob.cu/post_detalles/en/11498/fallece-en-la-habana-julio-brito-ibanez |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Havana Citizen's Portal (english) |language=en |quote=...He was an outstanding Cuban singer-songwriter, musician and orchestra conductor... One of his most popular works was El amor de mi bohío. He came to be called the melodic painter of Cuba. }} * {{Cite web |title=Fallece en La Habana Julio Brito Ibáñez. |url=https://www.lahabana.gob.cu/post_detalles/es/11498/fallece-en-la-habana-julio-brito-ibanez |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Havana Citizen's Portal (spanish) |language=es |quote=...Fue un destacado cantautor, músico y director de orquesta cubano... Una de sus obras que más popularidad alcanzó resultó ser la titulada El amor de mi bohío. Llegó a ser calificado como el pintor melódico de Cuba. }} * {{Cite web |title=Julio Valdés-Brito Ibáñez |url=https://www.cubanosfamosos.com/es/biografia/julio-valdes-brito-ibanez |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Famous Cubans |language=es |quote=Julio Brito, the melodic painter of Cuba }} * {{Cite web |last=Cubanet |date=2024-01-21 |title="The melodic painter of Cuba": Who was Julio Brito? |url=https://www.cubanet.org/el-pintor-melodico-de-cuba-quien-fue-julio-brito/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Cubanet |language=es |quote=...On January 21, 1908, Cuban singer-songwriter, bandleader and musician Julio Valdés-Brito Ibáñez, artistically known as Julio Brito, was born in Havana. He went down in history as “The melodic painter of Cuba”... }} * {{Cite web |last=Fernández Larrea |first=Ramón |date=2020-01-05 |title=Julio Brito "The melodic painter of Cuba" |url=https://memoriadelahabana.com/julio-brito/ |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Memoria de La Habana: Online radio station. |language=en-US |quote=Julio Valdés-Brito Ibáñez. Artistically known as Julio Brito and described as the melodic painter of Cuba. He was an outstanding Cuban singer-songwriter, musician and orchestra conductor... |archive-date=September 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240903124434/https://memoriadelahabana.com/julio-brito/ |url-status=dead }} * {{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Julio Brito - EcuRed |url=https://www.ecured.cu/Julio_Brito |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=www.ecured.cu |language=es |quote=...Julio Brito (Havana, January 21, 1908 - Havana, July 30, 1968), was a Cuban singer-songwriter, orchestra conductor and musician. He is described as the melodic painter of Cuba. His compositions have been interpreted by great personalities of music in the world... }}</ref> |- |Arthur Brown ||The God of Hellfire ||United Kingdom ||<ref>Unterberger, Richie; ''Urban Spacemen and Wayfaring Strangers'', p. 46.</ref> |- |Chris Brown ||King of R&B ||United States ||<ref>Chris Brown: * {{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 |access-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-date=October 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005134738/https://www.essence.com/entertainment/king-of-rb-debate-solidies-rb-not-dead/ |url-status=live }} * {{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|access-date=October 5, 2021|archive-date=October 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005102933/https://urbanislandz.com/2019/06/28/chris-brown-elevate-rnb-king-status-indigo-album/|url-status=live}} * {{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 |access-date=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> |- |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 | archive-date = October 15, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081015154920/http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2008/10/081010_reggae_contribution.shtml | url-status = live }}</ref> |- |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> |- |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> |- |Michael Bublé|| King of Christmas|| Canada|| <ref>Michael Bublé: * {{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 |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928001431/https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/michael-buble/christmas-joke-defrosting-album-interview/ |url-status=live }} * {{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 |archive-date=August 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818105218/https://kdat.com/the-king-of-christmas-music/ |url-status=live }} * {{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 |archive-date=November 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130211948/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/michael-buble-higher-paul-mccartney-hockey-rink-1235034199/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |}

=== C === [[File:MariahRAH270519-51 (49620845103) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright|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:Jay Chou Opus Tour Hong Kong 2013 IMG 2355w (9788660355) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Taiwanese singer-songwriter Jay Chou is known as the "King of Mandopop".]] [[File:Pilita Corrales - 2017.jpg|thumb|upright|Filipino singer Pilita Corrales is referred to as "Asia's Queen of Songs".]] [[File:Celia Cruz 1957 color.jpg|thumb|upright|Cuban singer Celia Cruz is known as the "Queen of Salsa".]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- | Montserrat Caballé || La Superba (The Superb One) || Spain ||<ref>Montserrat Caballé: * {{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 |archive-date=October 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031022421/https://elpais.com/cultura/2018/10/06/actualidad/1538818098_527924.html |url-status=live }} * {{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|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306175229/https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/16966507.obituary---montserrat-caballe-opera-singer-hailed-la-superba/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Maria Callas || La Divina (The Divine One) || Italy/Greece ||<ref>Maria Callas: * {{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 |archive-date=December 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226195445/https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/people/2018/09/15/news/vestivamo_alla_maria_callas-206325437/ |url-status=live }} * {{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 |archive-date=November 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117130519/https://corrieredelveneto.corriere.it/padova/cultura-tempo-libero/19_novembre_12/divina-ologrammaal-geox-rivive-mito-callas-bb1d07e6-0570-11ea-a3d5-8384b70285ca.shtml |url-status=live }} * {{Cite web |last=Epochi |first=rizospastis gr {{!}} Synchroni |date=2006-04-30 |title=rizospastis.gr - Μαρία η θεϊκή |trans-title=Maria the Divine |url=https://www.rizospastis.gr/story.do?id=3340914 |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=ΡΙΖΟΣΠΑΣΤΗΣ |language=el |quote=The life of the great lyric singer, who passed into immortality as "La divina". |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229061057/https://www.rizospastis.gr/story.do?id=3340914 |url-status=live }}</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> |- | 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|archive-date = May 6, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140506124554/http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/06/showbiz/the-evolution-of-mariah-carey/index.html|url-status = live}}</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|archive-date=November 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127032856/https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-mariah-carey-christmas-guinness-world-records-20191126-dn3kafzkwnf4pmwic7b3oykzwq-story.html|url-status=live}}</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/music/rb-hip-hop/mariah-carey-christmas-concert-nyc-beacon-theater-6406541/|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.|archive-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217115318/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6406541/mariah-carey-christmas-concert-nyc-beacon-theater|url-status=live}} * {{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|archive-date=December 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207034046/https://time.com/4587954/mariah-carey-christmas/|url-status=live}} * {{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|archive-date=December 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217132142/https://people.com/music/mariah-carey-is-the-queen-of-christmas/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Doja Cat |Queen of Pop-Rap |United States |<ref> "Queen of Pop-Rap": * {{Cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |date=2021-06-24 |title=Doja Cat: Planet Her review – pop-rap queen is in a world of her own |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jun/24/doja-cat-planet-her-review-kiss-me-more-tiktok-dance-2021-pop |access-date=2025-08-15 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} * {{Cite news |last=Tomslee |first=Don |date=2025-08-25 |title=Doja Cat announces first-ever Australian stadium tour: dates, tickets, presales, and VIP details revealed |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/australia/doja-cat-announces-first-ever-australian-stadium-tour-dates-tickets-presales-and-vip-details-revealed/articleshow/123493374.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-08-31 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389 |quote=The pop-rap queen has revealed four dates in Australia, which include:}} * {{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Who's Performing at the Fifa Club World Cup 2025 Final Halftime Show? |url=https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/fifa-club-world-cup/articles/who-s-performing-at-the-fifa-club-world-cup-2025-final-halftime-show-2025-07-11 |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=beIN Sports |language=en-us |quote=Doja Cat: Pop-rap’s unapologetic queen}} * {{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Ellie |date=September 22, 2023 |title=Doja Cat's 9 Hottest Collaborations |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/doja-cat-s-8-hottest-collaborations/ItKYNDc2OTg/22-09-23 |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=The Music |language=en |quote=The head-spinning queen of pop-rap has stunned fans with a grand total of zero (0) collabs on new album 'Scarlet'. Over the past decade, the queen of pop-rap has doled us out a full suite of giant plot twists.}} * {{Cite web |last=Stubbs |first=Winnie |date=2025-08-22 |title=How to get tickets for Doja Cat in Sydney: pre-sale, dates, venue and more |url=https://www.timeout.com/sydney/news/how-to-get-tickets-for-doja-cat-in-sydney-pre-sale-dates-venue-and-more-082225 |website=Time Out |quote=The queen of pop-rap will be taking over Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on Monday, December 1}} * {{Cite web |last=Bardjan |date=2025-08-25 |title=Doja Cat's Net Worth and the Buzz Around Her Verse Fees |url=https://en.tempo.co/read/2043040/doja-cats-net-worth-and-the-buzz-around-her-verse-fees |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=Tempo |language=en |quote=With a nickname of Queen of Pop Rap, Doja Cat’s net worth now...}} * {{Cite web |last=Narain |first=Yatamaniu |date=2025-08-24 |title=Doja Cat Is Back With New Album Vie, Releases 80s-Inspired First Single 'Jealousy Type' |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/hollywood/doja-cat-is-back-with-new-album-vie-releases-80s-inspired-first-single-jealousy-type-aa-ws-l-9523808.html |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=News18 |language=en |quote=This year in April, the Pop-Rap Queen began teasing the project and soon confirmed that the new album would be titled Vie}} * {{Cite web |last=Gomez |first=Shirley |date=2021-08-02 |title=Honorific nicknames celebrities are known for |url=https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20210802g0eq1ez4w3/honorific-nicknames-celebrities-are-known-for-in-popular-music/ |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=HOLA! |language=en-us |quote=Doja Cat: Pop-Rap Queen}}</ref> |- |Ceca|| Serbian Mother || Serbia ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Ceca objasnila kako je postala "srpska majka": Ovi što se bune su predosadni, imaju li oni živote? |url=https://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/vesti-jetset/3367499-ceca-objasnila-kako-je-postala-srpska-majka-ovi-sto-se-bune-su-predosadni-imaju-li-oni-zivote |website=telegraf.rs |date=July 23, 2021 |access-date=27 January 2025 |language=Serbian |quote=Ceca explained how did she became “Serbian Mother”}}</ref> |- |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 |archive-date=September 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925183342/https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2013/09/23/album-review-cher-closer-truth/ULMSsWNd4TQFU0Ywth8sdM/story.html |url-status=live }}</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", hitting theaters on Wednesday. And she continues to sing in Las Vegas. {{citation|author=Amanda Sidman|title=Cher|newspaper=Daily News|location=New York|date=November 21, 2010|page=5}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |Sammi Cheng |Cantopop queen | rowspan="2" |Hong Kong | <ref>Sammi Cheng (Cantopop queen): *{{cite web |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Sammi Cheng: Cantopop Queen’s Inspiring Journey of Talent, Faith, and Resilience |url=https://beijingtimes.com/lifestyle/2023/10/27/sammi-cheng-cantopop-queens-inspiring-journey-of-talent-faith-and-resilience/ |work=Beijing Times |access-date=March 9, 2026}} *{{cite web |last=Parkes |first=Douglas |date=August 19, 2020 |title=Sammi Cheng: 5 best film roles from Hong Kong's Heavenly Queen of Cantopop – opposite Andy Lau, Sean Lau, Meghan Lai and more |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3097938/sammi-cheng-5-best-film-roles-hong-kongs-heavenly-queen |work=SCMP |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820182253/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3097938/sammi-cheng-5-best-film-roles-hong-kongs-heavenly-queen |archive-date=August 20, 2020 |access-date=March 11, 2026}} *{{cite web |last=Cheung |first=Winona |date=July 26, 2024 |title=5 things that made Canto-pop queen Sammi Cheng's 'You & Mi World Tour' so special |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/entertainment/sammi-cheng-concert |work=Tatler |access-date=March 11, 2026}} </ref> |- | KTV queen / Karaoke queen | <ref>Sammi Cheng (KTV queen / Karaoke queen) *{{cite news |last=Chang |first=Ju-ping |date=December 15, 2000 |title=Karaoke Queen to rule Taipei |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2000/12/15/0000065610 |newspaper=Taipei Times |access-date=March 12, 2026}} *{{cite news |date=September 6, 1996 |title=香港‘卡拉OK女王’郑秀文专辑《值得》面市联合晚报 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/lhwb19960906-1.2.32.5 |trans-title=Hong Kong's "Karaoke Queen" Sammi Cheng's Album "Worth It" Released |newspaper=Lianhe Wanbao}} *{{cite web |date=November 8, 2000 |title=歌手：Sammi Cheng |url=https://www.kiss.com.tw/music/album.php?id=2368 |trans-title=Artist: Sammi Cheng |work=Kiss Radio Taiwan |language=zh |access-date=March 12, 2026}} *{{cite web |date=7 November 2001 |title=眉飛色舞 (Sammi Pre Concert CD) |url=https://www.hitoradio.com/newweb/1781album |trans-title=Eyebrows Dancing (Sammi Pre Concert CD) |work=Hit FM (Taiwan)}}</ref> |- |Clifton Chenier |King of Zydeco |United States |<ref> Clifton Chenier (King of Zydeco): *{{cite news |author= |date=December 14, 1987 |title='King of Zydeco' : Clifton Chenier, 62; Cajun Accordionist |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-14-mn-19254-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251225221742/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-14-mn-19254-story.html |archive-date=December 25, 2025 |access-date=December 25, 2025}} *{{cite news |last=Palmer |first=Robert |date=December 14, 1987 |title=Clifton Chenier, 'King of Zydeco,' Popularized Spirited Cajun Sound |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/14/obituaries/clifton-chenier-king-of-zydeco-popularized-spirited-cajun-sound.html |url-access=subscription |newspaper=New York Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250721071010/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/14/obituaries/clifton-chenier-king-of-zydeco-popularized-spirited-cajun-sound.html |archive-date=July 21, 2025 |access-date=December 25, 2025}} *{{cite news |last=Cartwright |first=Garth |date=July 2, 2025 |title='He made the dust fly!' Mick Jagger and others on 100 years of Clifton Chenier, the king of zydeco |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/02/mick-jagger-and-others-on-100-years-of-clifton-chenier-the-king-of-zydeco |newspaper=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250926083630/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/02/mick-jagger-and-others-on-100-years-of-clifton-chenier-the-king-of-zydeco |archive-date=September 26, 2025 |access-date=December 25, 2025}}</ref> |- |Jacky Cheung |God of Songs |Hong Kong |<ref>Jacky Cheung: * {{cite web |title=God of songs ... and property: Jacky Cheung's US$55 million Repulse Bay flat |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3140504/jacky-cheung-and-may-los-us55-million-repulse-bay |website=South China Morning Post |access-date=31 August 2024 |language=en |date=9 July 2021}} * {{cite web |title=Jacky Cheung: 5 reasons why HK God Of Songs' concerts are so popular |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/2023/06/09/jacky-cheung-5-reasons-why-hk-god-of-songs039-concerts-are-so-popular |website=The Star |access-date=31 August 2024 |language=en |date=2023-06-09}} * {{cite web |title=Malaysian scalpers making a killing from Hong Kong 'God of Songs' Jacky Cheung's concert tour |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/malaysian-scalpers-making-a-killing-from-hong-kong-god-of-songs-jacky-cheung-s-concert-tour |website=The Straits Times |access-date=31 August 2024 |language=en |date=2023-05-28}} </ref> |- |Jay Chou |King of Mandopop |Taiwan |<ref>Jay Chou (King of Mandopop): * {{Citation |last=Lau |first=Dorothy Wai Sim |title=From "King of Mandopop" to the New "Kato": Jay Chou's Transnational Stardom and His Brand of Coolness |date=2021 |url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-16-0313-6_4 |work=Reorienting Chinese Stars in Global Polyphonic Networks |pages=65–86 |access-date=2023-08-05 |place=Singapore |publisher=Springer Singapore |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-981-16-0313-6_4 |isbn=978-981-16-0312-9 |s2cid=234341695 |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229061045/https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-16-0313-6_4 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }} * {{Cite web |date=2023-05-11 |title=As Jay Chou fever hits Hong Kong, 'King of Mandopop' on moving beyond music |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3220140/jay-chou-king-mandopop-talks-about-music-his-love-fine-art-his-world-tour-and-why-hes-not-worried |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=August 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805031244/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3220140/jay-chou-king-mandopop-talks-about-music-his-love-fine-art-his-world-tour-and-why-hes-not-worried |url-status=live }} * {{Cite news |date=2023-07-13 |title=Mandopop king Jay Chou's mum to pocket $71.8 million with coffee IPO |language=en |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/business/king-of-mandopop-jay-chou-s-mum-to-pocket-718-million-with-coffee-ipo |access-date=2023-08-05 |issn=0585-3923 |archive-date=August 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805031246/https://www.straitstimes.com/business/king-of-mandopop-jay-chou-s-mum-to-pocket-718-million-with-coffee-ipo |url-status=live }} * {{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Special buses for King of Mandopop fans |url=https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/21/252161/Special-buses-for-King-of-Mandopop-fans |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=The Standard |language=en |archive-date=August 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805031245/https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/21/252161/Special-buses-for-King-of-Mandopop-fans |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |George Clinton |Godfather of Funk | rowspan="2" |United States ||<ref> George Clinton (Godfather of Funk): *{{cite news |last=Myers |first=Holly |date=September 11, 2009 |title=The perpetual paradoxes of life |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-sep-11-et-aitken11-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=September 22, 2025}} *{{cite news |last=Marriott |first=Michel |date=October 24, 1993 |title=THING; Godfather Of Sole |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/24/style/thing-godfather-of-sole.html |newspaper=New York Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526094355/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/24/style/thing-godfather-of-sole.html |archive-date=May 26, 2015 |access-date=September 22, 2025}} *{{cite web |last=Bentley |first=Jason |date=August 24, 2016 |title=Watch George Clinton With Parliament Funkadelic And Thundercat, Live In The Studio |url=https://www.npr.org/2016/08/24/491217232/watch-george-clinton-with-parliament-funkadelic-and-thundercat-live-in-the-studi |work=NPR |access-date=September 22, 2025}}</ref> |- |King of Funk |<ref> George Clinton (King of Funk): *{{cite web |last=Stonington |first=Joel |date=February 19, 2007 |title=George Clinton, P-Funk funkify Belly Up |url=https://www.aspentimes.com/news/george-clinton-p-funk-funkify-belly-up/ |work=The Aspen Times |access-date=September 22, 2025}} *{{cite web |last=Siler |first=Brenda C. |date=August 6, 2025 |title=George Clinton Keeps it Funky in Downtown Silver Spring |url=https://www.washingtoninformer.com/mothership-exhibition-silver-spring/ |work=The Washington Informer |access-date=September 22, 2025}} *{{cite web |last=Horan |first=Mark |date=June 30, 2023 |title=King of Funk George Clinton, Tracey Clinton and Randy Skinner collaborate on "Keeping the Funk Alive" |url=https://allmusicmagazine.com/king-of-funk-george-clinton-tracey-clinton-randy-skinner-collaborate-on-keeping-the-funk-alive/ |work=All Music Magazine |access-date=September 22, 2025}}</ref> |- |Keyshia Cole |Princess of Hip Hop Soul |United States |<ref>Keyshia Cole (Princess of Hip Hop Soul): * {{cite news |last=Richards |first=Tom |title=Houston Concert Watch 7/23: Volbeat, Shemekia Copeland and More |url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/this-weeks-best-concerts-20882667 |access-date=July 30, 2025 |newspaper=Houston Press |date=July 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250723130307/https://www.houstonpress.com/music/this-weeks-best-concerts-20882667 |archive-date=July 23, 2025 |url-status=live}} * {{cite magazine |last=Lemoine |first=Cheryl |title=Beat the Summertime Blues Noteworthy Musical Shows that Are Sure to Cure! |url=https://frenchquarterly.com/other/beat-summertime-blues-noteworthy-musical-shows-are-sure-cure |access-date=July 30, 2025 |magazine=French Quarterly |date=May 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250711030013/https://frenchquarterly.com/other/beat-summertime-blues-noteworthy-musical-shows-are-sure-cure |archive-date=July 11, 2025 |url-status=live}} * {{cite news |last=Sharpe |first=Josh |title=Keyshia Cole Unveils 'The Way It Is 20th Anniversary Tour' |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Keyshia-Cole-Unveils-The-Way-It-Is-20th-Anniversary-Tour-20250417 |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=BroadwayWorld |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250424190217/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Keyshia-Cole-Unveils-The-Way-It-Is-20th-Anniversary-Tour-20250417 |archive-date=April 24, 2025 |url-status=live}}</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 |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 |archive-date=January 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130112063912/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=144278 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Pilita Corrales|| Asia's Queen of Songs || Philippines ||<ref> *{{Cite web |title=LOOK: Jackie Lou Blanco shares snaps from mom Pilita Corrales's 85th birthday {{!}} GMA Entertainment |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/celebritylife/family/91900/look-jackie-lou-blanco-shares-snaps-from-mom-pilita-corraless-85th-birthday/story?amp |access-date=June 7, 2023 |website=GMA News}} *{{Cite web |title=Regine and Sharon to pay tribute to Pilita |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/06/14/regine-and-sharon-to-pay-tribute-to-pilita/ |access-date=June 7, 2023 |website=Manila Bulletin |date=June 14, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nicolas |first=Jino |date=November 6, 2017 |title=A million thanks |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/editors-picks/2017/11/07/71948/a-million-thanks/ |access-date=June 7, 2023 |website=BusinessWorld |language=en-US}} *{{Cite web |title=Janine Gutierrez asks grandmother Pilita Corrales: "Do you like Rayver?" |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/151088/janine-gutierrez-pilita-corrales-rayver-cruz-a717-20200429 |access-date=June 7, 2023 |website=PEP.ph |language=en}}</ref> |- |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 |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229061123/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3073287.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Miley Cyrus |Teen Queen |United States |<ref> *{{cite magazine |date=April 6, 2009 |title=Miley Cyrus: Teen Queen |url=https://parade.com/75655/parade/miley-cyrus-3/ |access-date=February 16, 2021 |magazine=Parade}} *{{cite web |date=June 10, 2013 |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 |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 |access-date=February 17, 2021 |work=Entertainment Tonight}} *{{cite web |last=Kitchener |first=Shaun |date=November 7, 2011 |title=Miley Cyrus Is Dracula's Daughter |url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/64816/Miley-Cyrus-Is-Draculas-Daughter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619091256/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/64816/Miley-Cyrus-Is-Draculas-Daughter |archive-date=June 19, 2013 |access-date=February 17, 2021 |website=Entertainmentwise}}</ref> |- |}

=== D === [[File:Céline Dion 2012 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Canadian singer Céline Dion is referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads" and "Queen of Adult Contemporary".]] [[File:Bob Dylan 1991.jpeg|thumb|upright|American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been called the "Crown Prince of Folk" and "King of Folk".]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- |Diomedes Díaz |King of Vallenato |Colombia |<ref>Diomedes Díaz as King of Vallenato: * {{Cite web |url=https://theworld.org/tags/people/diomedes-diaz |title=Young Diomedes Diaz' death captivates Colombia |date=December 23, 2013 |quote=The king of Colombian Vallenato folk music died over the weekend, but Diomedes Diaz' traditional songs will live on |website=The World}} * {{Cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/11/07/454886341/will-colombia-honor-a-beloved-musician-who-was-also-a-convicted-killer |title=Will Colombia Honor A Beloved Musician Who Was Also A Convicted Killer? |date=November 7, 2015 |website=NPR}} * {{Cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/es/article/cralo-la-historia-de-la-electrnica-en-colombia-arranca-con-diomedes/ |title=Créalo: La historia de la electrónica en Colombia arranca con Diomedes |trans-title=Believe it: The history of electronics in Colombia starts with Diomedes |date=November 7, 2015 |website=Vice |language=es}} * {{Cite web |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-377426 |title=The Colombian King of Vallenato |date=January 16, 1996 |website=El Tiempo |language=es}}</ref> |- | 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}} * {{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|archive-date=May 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511082123/https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/celine-dions-lasting-power-of-love|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Queen of Adult Contemporary ||<ref> * {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/the-illustrious-career-of-celine-dion-7776996/|title=Being Celine: A Look Back at the Illustrious Career of Celine Dion|magazine=Billboard|author=|date=May 1, 2017|access-date=November 26, 2018|archive-date=May 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505070956/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7776996/the-illustrious-career-of-celine-dion|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1998/11/01/colvin-brings-earthy-intimacy-to-blues-show/|title=Colvin Brings Earthy Intimacy To Blues Show|first=Parry|last=Gettelman|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=November 1, 1998|access-date=November 26, 2018|archive-date=November 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126180740/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1998-11-01/news/9811010153_1_colvin-small-repairs-adult-contemporary|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |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> |- |Morris Dorley|| Godfather of Liberian Music || Liberia ||<ref>{{cite web |author1=Timothy D. Nevin |title=Politics and Popular Culture: The Renaissance in Liberian Music, 1970-89 |url=http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/uf/e0/04/23/31/00001/nevin_t.pdf |website=UFDC Digital Collections |publisher=University of Florida |access-date=17 March 2025 |date=2010 |archive-date=12 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612202138/http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/E0/04/23/31/00001/nevin_t.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> |- |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 |language=de |archive-date=December 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219005745/http://www.stern.de/lifestyle/leute/showkampf-gina-wild-vs-doro-pesch-328474.html |url-status=live }}</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 |archive-date=July 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715143735/http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-07-14/doro-pesch-metal-queen |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |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> |- |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 |archive-date=December 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229002537/http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2006/03/25/obituarios/1143316551.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Dino Dvornik || King of Funk || Yugoslavia/Croatia|| <ref> *{{cite web | url=https://www.nacional.hr/prije-12-godina-umro-je-dino-dvornik-kralj-funka/ | title=Prije 12 godina umro je Dino Dvornik, kralj funka | date=7 September 2020 | work=Nacional | language=hr | access-date=18 January 2025}} *{{cite web | url=https://www.danas.rs/kultura/scena/15-godina-od-smrti-dina-dvornika/ | title=Dino Dvornik, kralj fanka koji nedostaje već 15 godina: "Nitko mu nije vjerovao, nitko ga nije bodrio" | date=7 September 2023 | work=Danas | language=sr | access-date=18 January 2025}} *{{cite web | url=https://rockomotiva.com/zapisi/sjecanje-na-dinu-dvornika-kralja-funka/ | title=Sjećanje na Dinu Dvornika – kralja funka | date=7 September 2024 | work=Rockomotiva | language=sr | access-date=18 January 2025}} *{{cite web | url=https://www.oslobodjenje.ba/dosjei/vremeplov/na-danasnji-dan-umro-je-kralj-funka-dino-dvornik-982128/ | title=Na današnji dan: Umro je kralj funka Dino Dvornik... | date=7 September 2024 | work=Oslobođenje | language= | access-date=18 January 2025}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |Bob Dylan || Crown Prince of Folk || rowspan="2" | United States ||<ref name="Epstein2010">{{cite book|author=Lawrence J. Epstein|title=Political Folk Music in America from Its Origins to Bob Dylan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xlu-lidpKeMC&pg=PA165|year=2010|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-5601-7|pages=165–|access-date=March 13, 2016|archive-date=February 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229061046/https://books.google.com/books?id=Xlu-lidpKeMC&pg=PA165#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Winick1968">{{cite book|author=Charles Winick|title=Desexualization in American Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NU_NLQNaAfUC&pg=PA51|year=1968|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=978-1-4128-2162-9|pages=51–|access-date=March 13, 2016|archive-date=February 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229061553/https://books.google.com/books?id=NU_NLQNaAfUC&pg=PA51#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |King of Folk |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://folkmusic.about.com/od/folkmusic101/a/Bob-Dylan-And-Joan-Baez.htm |title=Bob Dylan and Joan Baez – The Story of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez |publisher=Folkmusic.about.com |date=June 6, 1980 |access-date=July 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305002012/http://folkmusic.about.com/od/folkmusic101/a/Bob-Dylan-And-Joan-Baez.htm |archive-date=March 5, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Epstein">{{cite book|author=Daniel Mark Epstein|title=The Ballad of Bob Dylan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AYs4AAAAQBAJ&pg=PT94|publisher=Souvenir Press Ltd|isbn=978-0-285-64022-1|page=94|date=January 4, 2011|access-date=March 13, 2016|archive-date=February 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229061640/https://books.google.com/books?id=AYs4AAAAQBAJ&pg=PT94|url-status=live}}</ref> |}

=== E === [[File:Eminem live at D.C. 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|American rapper Eminem has gone by multiple honorifics, such as "King of Hip-Hop" and "King of Rap".]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- | rowspan="2" |{{sortname|Missy|Elliott|}} |Queen of Hip Hop | rowspan="2" |United States |<ref name="autogenerated503">{{citation | last = Hess | first = Mikey | title = Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture | publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group | year = 2007 | page = [https://archive.org/details/iconsofhiphopenc0000unse/page/503 503] | isbn = 978-0-313-33904-2 | quote = Beyond being the best-selling female hip hop artist to date, and often referred to as the queen of hip hop, what separates Missy Elliott is her ability to allow her aesthetic to speak for itself. She uses her artistry to transcend cultural norms in hip hop and in the music industry. | url = https://archive.org/details/iconsofhiphopenc0000unse/page/503}}</ref> |- |Queen of Rap |<ref>Missy Elliott: * {{Citation|last=Baker|first=Lindsay|title=Scary? Missy Elliott?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/nov/01/popandrock.missyelliott|work=The Guardian|date=October 31, 2003|access-date=February 22, 2013|location=London|quote=She's the unrivalled queen of rap and the first black music mogul, so it's no surprise that Missy Elliott has a reputation as the diva you cross at your peril.|archive-date=November 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110173157/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/nov/01/popandrock.missyelliott|url-status=live}} * {{citation| last = Shaw| first = Andrea Elizabeth| title = The Embodiment of Disobedience: Fat Black Women's Unruly Political Bodies | publisher = Lexington Books | year = 2006 | page = 100 | isbn = 0-7391-1487-5|quote=Missy Elliott, reigning queen of rap, releases five albums in only six years, earns two Grammys, the 2003 American Music Award, and MTV's 2003 Video of the Year.}} * {{citation| last1 = Mitchell | first1 = Claudia | last2 = Reid-Valsh | first2 = Jacqueline | title = Girl Culture: Studying girl culture: a reader's guide | publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group | year = 2008 | page = 276 | isbn = 978-0-313-33908-0|quote=Widely regarded as the queen of rap music, Missy Elliott is an icon of girl culture because of her innovative style and ability to succeed in the music industry without objectifying herself.}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |Eminem || King of Hip-Hop || rowspan="2" | United States ||<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/introducing-the-king-of-hip-hop-20110815?page=9|title=Page 9 of Introducing the King of Hip-Hop – Rolling Stone|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 15, 2011|access-date=January 30, 2018|archive-date=September 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919035259/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/introducing-the-king-of-hip-hop-20110815?page=9|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |King of Rap |<ref>{{Citation|last=Galbraith|first=Alex|title=Gucci Mane on Eminem's King of Rap Status: 'You Got to Come Up With a Better Name'|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/12/gucci-mane-eminem-king-of-rap-status-got-to-come-up-with-a-better-name|work=Complex|date=December 17, 2018|access-date=September 8, 2019|quote=Gucci Mane thinks that Eminem needs to put his crown on the ground. The Evil Genius rapper questioned Em's claim to the "King of Rap" title on the Rickey Smiley Morning Show.|archive-date=December 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210085743/https://www.complex.com/music/2018/12/gucci-mane-eminem-king-of-rap-status-got-to-come-up-with-a-better-name|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Enya |Queen of New Age |Ireland |<ref>Enya: * {{Cite web |last=Pitchfork |date=2014-12-03 |title=Getting Into Enya: A Rough Guide to the Queen of New Age |url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/578-getting-into-enya-a-rough-guide-to-the-queen-of-new-age/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}} * {{Cite web |last=Bender |first=Abbey |date=2024-05-17 |title=Sail Away With These 10 Ethereal Facts About Enya, the Celtic Goddess of New Age Music |url=https://www.womansworld.com/posts/entertainment/enya |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Woman's World |language=en-US}} * {{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=Sail Away With These 10 Ethereal Facts About Enya, the Celtic Goddess of New Age Music |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sail-away-10-ethereal-facts-124657556.html |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Gloria|Estefan|}} || Queen of Latin Pop || Cuba/United States ||<ref>{{Citation |title=Gloria Estefan to Write Her First Book, a Children's Story Starring Her Bulldog Noelle; Published in English and Spanish Editions by Rayo, an Imprint of HarperCollins, in November 2005 | page= 1| newspaper = Business Wire |date = December 6, 2004|quote=Known far and wide as the 'Queen of Latin Pop', Gloria Estefan is one of the most recognized artists in the world}}</ref> |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- |Helene Fischer || Queen of Schlager ({{lang|de|Schlagerkönigin}}) || Germany || <ref>Helene Fischer: * {{cite news|date=September 5, 2018|title=Pop queen Helene Fischer makes rare political comment on Chemnitz|url=https://www.dw.com/en/pop-queen-helene-fischer-makes-rare-political-comment-on-chemnitz/a-45364910|work=Deutsche Welle|access-date=January 4, 2026|quote=Pop star Helene Fischer, also dubbed the Queen of Schlager, has often been criticized for avoiding political topics.}} * {{cite news|first=Angelica|last=Frey|date=July 8, 2020|title=Ja Ja Ding Dong! How schlager found its joyful place in the pop camp|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/08/ja-ja-ding-dong-how-schlager-found-its-joyful-place-pop-eurovision|work=The Guardian|access-date=January 4, 2026|quote=In the last decade, singer Helene Fischer, known as the "queen of schlager" has sold more than 13m records.}} * {{cite news|date=November 12, 2025|title="Wieder Helene Fischer sein": Deutschlands Schlagerkönigin meldet sich im nächsten Jahr aus der Babypause zurück|trans-title="To be Helene Fischer again": Germany's Queen of Schlager will return from maternity leave next year|url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/wieder-helene-fischer-sein-deutschlands-schlagerkonigin-meldet-sich-im-nachsten-jahr-aus-der-babypause-zuruck-14823779.html|work=Der Tagesspiegel|access-date=January 4, 2026|language=de}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|Ella Fitzgerald || First Lady of Song || rowspan="2"| United States ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellafitzgerald.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=28|title=The Official Web Site of Ella Fitzgerald – Biography|publisher=ellafitzgerald.com|access-date=May 15, 2009|quote=Dubbed 'The First Lady of Song', Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century|archive-date=April 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413184855/http://www.ellafitzgerald.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=28|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>"The singer who was affectionately known as 'The First Lady of Song' died peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends, said spokeswoman Andrea Hecht" at {{Cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n7_v90/ai_18434553/ |title=Ella Fitzgerald, first lady of song, dies at 78 |publisher=findarticles.com |access-date=May 15, 2009 |date=July 1, 1996 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211054731/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_n7_v90/ai_18434553 |archive-date=February 11, 2007}}</ref> |- | Queen of Jazz ||<ref name="Leather">{{cite news|last1=Leather|first1=Melanie|title=Google Doodle honours 'Queen of Jazz' Ella Fitzgerald on 96th birthday|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-doodle-honours-queen-of-jazz-ella-fitzgerald-on-96th-birthday-8587125.html|website=The Independent|access-date=March 8, 2017|date=April 25, 2013|archive-date=April 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427035528/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/google-doodle-honours-queen-of-jazz-ella-fitzgerald-on-96th-birthday-8587125.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|Renata Flores || Queen of Quechua Pop || rowspan="2"| Peru ||<ref>Renata Flores 1: * {{Cite news|url=https://www.latinolife.co.uk/articles/queen-quechua-pop-grows|title=The Queen of Quechua Pop Grows Up|access-date=June 26, 2025}} * {{Cite news|url=https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-reina-del-quechua-pop-y-trap-renata-flores-presenta-cancion-yo-mujer-806268.aspx|title=Reina del quechua pop y trap Renata Flores presenta canción "Yo Mujer"|access-date=June 26, 2025}} * {{Cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/es/article/renata-flores-la-voz-quechua-del-pop/ |title=Renata Flores, la voz quechua del pop|access-date=June 26, 2025}}</ref> |- | Queen of Quechua Rap ||<ref>Renata Flores 2: * {{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/world/americas/peru-indigenous-rap-renata-flores.html|title=Peru's Queen of Quechua Rap Wants to Rescue Indigenous Culture With Her Music|access-date=June 26, 2025}} * {{Cite news|url=https://www.redbull.com/pe-es/perfil-renata-flores-rap-quechua|title=Renata Flores, la reina del rap quechua|access-date=June 26, 2025}} * {{Cite news|url=https://www.coolt.com/artes/renata-flores-reina-timida-rap-quechua_126_102.html|title=Renata Flores, la reina tímida del rap en quechua|access-date=June 26, 2025}}</ref> |- |Zucchero Fornaciari || Father of Italian Blues || Italy || <ref>{{cite book |last=Dicaire |first=David |date=2001 |title=More Blues Singers: Biographies of 50 Artists from the Later 20th Century |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SPvhCgAAQBAJ |publisher=McFarland |pages=232–248 |isbn=9780786410354 |access-date=October 8, 2020 |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229061513/https://books.google.com/books?id=SPvhCgAAQBAJ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Stephen Foster || Father of American Music || United States || <ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126035325 "The Lyrics And Legacy Of Stephen Foster"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112203759/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126035325 |date=January 12, 2021 }} NPR, April 16, 2010</ref> |- |Aretha Franklin || Queen of Soul || United States ||<ref>Aretha Franklin: * {{citation |last=Bego |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Bego |title=Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9FkIAQAAMAAJ |publisher=Da Capo Press |year=2001 |page=6 |isbn=978-0-306-80935-4 |access-date=February 9, 2021 |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229061600/https://books.google.com/books?id=9FkIAQAAMAAJ |url-status=live }} * {{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/obituaries/aretha-franklin-dead.html|title=Aretha Franklin, Indomitable 'Queen of Soul,' Dies at 76|work=The New York Times|first=Jon|last=Pareles|date=August 16, 2018|access-date=January 30, 2021|archive-date=August 16, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180816174715/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/obituaries/aretha-franklin-dead.html|url-status=live}} * {{cite news|title=This is the moment Aretha Franklin became the 'Queen of Soul'|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/how-aretha-franklin-became-queen-soul-n901336|work=NBC News|first=Dartunorro|last=Clark|date=August 17, 2018|access-date=January 30, 2021|archive-date=February 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229061506/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/how-aretha-franklin-became-queen-soul-n901336|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Alan Freed || King of Rock and Roll || United States ||<ref name="Blue Monday">{{citation| last = Coleman | first = Rick | title = Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll | publisher = Da Capo Press | year = 2007 | page = [https://archive.org/details/bluemondayfatsdo00colema/page/ xvii] | isbn = 978-0-306-81531-7 | quote = Just as journalists had crowned white bandleaders Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman as the kings of jazz and swing, in the 1950s they enthroned Presley, Haley, and Freed as the kings of rock 'n' roll | url = https://archive.org/details/bluemondayfatsdo00colema/page/}}</ref> |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- |Lady Gaga|| Queen of Pop || United States|| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/introducing-the-queen-of-pop-20110629|title=Introducing the Queen of Pop|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 29, 2011|access-date=August 31, 2017|archive-date=November 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126095139/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/introducing-the-queen-of-pop-20110629|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |Charly García|| Godfather of Argentine Rock || rowspan="2" | Argentina || <ref>Charly Garcia: * {{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kp6FAgAAQBAJ&q=charly%20garcia%20father%20of%20argentina%20rock&pg=PA616|title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures|last1=Balderston|first1=Daniel|last2=Gonzalez|first2=Mike|last3=Lopez|first3=Ana M.|date=September 11, 2002|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134788521|access-date=November 27, 2021|archive-date=February 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229062013/https://books.google.com/books?id=kp6FAgAAQBAJ&q=charly%20garcia%20father%20of%20argentina%20rock&pg=PA616#v=snippet&q=charly%20garcia%20father%20of%20argentina%20rock&f=false|url-status=live}} * {{Cite web |last=O'Higgins |first=Sorcha |date=2017-08-12 |title=Why Argentina's Rock Nacional Is a Source of National Pride |url=https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/argentina/articles/why-argentinas-rock-nacional-is-a-source-of-national-pride/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Culture Trip |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729210156/https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/argentina/articles/why-argentinas-rock-nacional-is-a-source-of-national-pride/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Carlos Gardel || King of Tango ||<ref>{{cite web|last=Glesson|first=Bridget|title=Tango mystique on the Río de la Plata|url=https://explorepartsunknown.com/uruguay/tango-mystique-on-the-rio-de-la-plata/|website=Parts Unknown|date=May 2, 2018|quote=He was El Mago (the Wizard), El Zorzal (the Songbird), and El Rey del Tango (the King of Tango), among other affectionate nicknames bestowed upon him by an adoring public.|access-date=February 3, 2019|archive-date=June 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180608151241/https://explorepartsunknown.com/uruguay/tango-mystique-on-the-rio-de-la-plata/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rebossio|first=Alejandro|title=80 años sin Carlos Gardel, el rey del tango|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2015/06/24/actualidad/1435133092_881659.html|website=El País|date=June 24, 2015|access-date=February 3, 2019|archive-date=June 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626150628/https://elpais.com/cultura/2015/06/24/actualidad/1435133092_881659.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Lucho Gatica || King of Bolero || Chile || <ref>{{cite news |last=Russonello |first=Giovanni |title=Lucho Gatica, 'the King of Bolero,' Is Dead at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/23/obituaries/lucho-gatica-dead.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=November 26, 2018 |date=November 23, 2018 |quote=Lucho Gatica, the Chilean singer whose lush, brooding croon earned him renown throughout the Spanish-speaking world as 'the king of bolero,' died on Nov. 13 (2018). |archive-date=November 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124004641/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/23/obituaries/lucho-gatica-dead.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|Marvin Gaye || Prince of Motown ||rowspan="2"|United States||<ref>"He was the 'Prince of Motown,' strong, silent and majestic" in R. Gulla, ''Icons of R&B and soul: an encyclopedia of the artists who revolutionized rhythm'' vol. 2 (Greenwood, 2008), p. 338.</ref> |- |Prince of Soul |<ref>"Dubbed "the Prince of Soul," Marvin Gaye endured lifelong turmoil, never grasping the genius of his own talent" in N. Talevski, ''The Unofficial Encyclopedia of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame'' (Greenwood, 1998), p. 402.</ref> |- |Fatu Gayflor || Golden Voice of Liberia || Liberia || <ref>{{cite web |author1=Timothy D. Nevin |title=Politics and Popular Culture: The Renaissance in Liberian Music, 1970-89 |url=http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/uf/e0/04/23/31/00001/nevin_t.pdf |website=UFDC Digital Collections |publisher=University of Florida |access-date=15 March 2025 |date=2010 |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612202138/http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/UF/E0/04/23/31/00001/nevin_t.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |Gloria Gaynor || Queen of Disco || United States ||<ref>"Although Gaynor was crowned the 'Queen of Disco' after dance floor favourites like 'Honey Bee,' 'Never Can Say Goodbye' and 'Casanova Brown{{'"}} in P. Shapiro, ''Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco'' (Basingstoke: Macmillan, 2006), p. 213.</ref> |- |G-Dragon || King of K-pop || South Korea || <ref>G-Dragon (King of K-pop): * {{cite web |last1=Peng |first1=Elizabeth |title=G-Dragon, the Undisputed King of K-Pop, Takes New York |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/g-dragon-act-3 |website=Vogue |access-date=11 February 2024 |date=31 July 2017 |archive-date=September 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911074342/https://www.vogue.com/article/g-dragon-act-3 |url-status=live }} * {{cite web |title=BigBang's 'king of K-pop' G-Dragon spotted in Instagram pictures of his sister's wedding |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3032785/bigbangs-king-k-pop-g-dragon-posts-cute-instagram |website=South China Morning Post |access-date=11 February 2024 |date=2019-10-14 |quote=The BigBang star, whose real name is Kwon Ji-yong and is known as the 'king of K-pop' |archive-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906044055/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3032785/bigbangs-king-k-pop-g-dragon-posts-cute-instagram |url-status=live }} * {{cite web |last1=Kiew |first1=Chelsea |title=King of K-Pop G-Dragon gives bro-in-law a customised motorbike he personally designed |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/king-of-k-pop-g-dragon-gives-bro-in-law-a-customised-motorbike-he-personally |website=The Straits Times |access-date=11 February 2024 |date=2020-08-06 |archive-date=March 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326180958/http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/king-of-k-pop-g-dragon-gives-bro-in-law-a-customised-motorbike-he-personally |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Sarah|Geronimo|}} || Popstar Princess || Philippines || <ref> Sarah Geronimo (Popstar Princess): * {{cite web |date=July 29, 2017 |title=As Filipino Popstar Royalty Sarah Geronimo Turns 29, A Look at Her 15-Year Career |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/filipino-popstar-royalty-sarah-geronimo-29th-birthday-7882078/ |work=Billboard |access-date=March 9, 2026}} * {{cite web |last=Gianan |first=Chlarine |date=July 28, 2026 |title=Sarah Geronimo is Back and The Popstar is as Stellar as Ever |url=https://mega-asia.com/lifestyle/culture/sarah-geronimo-is-back-and-the-popstar-is-as-stellar-as-ever/ |work=Mega |access-date=March 9, 2026}} * {{cite web |last=Mauricio-Arriola |first=Tessa |date=October 19, 2013 |title=Sarah Geronimo – 'Popstar Princess' no more |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2013/10/19/lifestyle-entertainment/show-times/sarah-geronimo-popstar-princess-no-more/46081 |work=Manila Times |access-date=March 9, 2026}} </ref> |- |rowspan=2| Marika Gombitová || Queen of Slovak Pop Music || rowspan=2|Slovakia || <ref>Marika Gombitova (Queen of Slovak Pop Music): * {{cite web|url=http://koktail.pravda.sk/hviezdne-kauzy/clanok/37096-marika-gombitova-je-po-rokoch-bez-nominacie-na-slavika/|title=Marika Gombitová Has No Nominating Bid for the Slávik Awards After Years|first=Zuzana|last=Čižmáriková|work=Pravda|at=pravda.sk|publisher=PEREX, a. s|date=November 20, 2009|language=sk|access-date=May 1, 2015|quote=After years, singer Marika Gombitová didn't make into the top five of female vocalists. Until now, the uncrowned Queen of Slovak Popular Music would always appear among the nominees at least|archive-date=September 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927071841/http://koktail.pravda.sk/hviezdne-kauzy/clanok/37096-marika-gombitova-je-po-rokoch-bez-nominacie-na-slavika/|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.pluska.sk/soubiznis/domaci-soubiznis/starostlivo-planovany-navrat-preco-je-marika-gombitova-spat.html|title=A Thoroughly Intended Comeback. Why Is Marika Gombitová Back?|first=Michal|last=Šebeňa|work=Plus 7 dní|at=pluska.sk|publisher=Spoločnosť 7 Plus, a. s|date=December 21, 2014|language=sk|access-date=May 1, 2015|quote=These are the most quoted possible reasons, which the Queen of Slovak Pop Music Marika Gombitová has decided to appear in front of her devoted fans for.|archive-date=December 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163504/http://www.pluska.sk/soubiznis/domaci-soubiznis/starostlivo-planovany-navrat-preco-je-marika-gombitova-spat.html|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.teraz.sk/kultura/marika-gombitova-naspieva-titulnu-pies/131314-clanok.html|title=Marika Gombitová Will Cover a Lead Song for the New Feature Fairy Tale|date=April 22, 2015|work=TASR|at=teraz.sk|publisher=Tlačová agentúra Slovenskej republiky|access-date=May 1, 2015|quote=The Queen of Slovak Pop Music Marika Gombitová will cover a lead song to the new feature fairy tale Seven Bros of a Rook|archive-date=April 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427212503/http://www.teraz.sk/kultura/marika-gombitova-naspieva-titulnu-pies/131314-clanok.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Songstress of the 20th Century ||<ref>Marika Gombitova (Songstress of the 20th Century): * {{cite web |url=http://korzar.sme.sk/c/4416465/marika-gombitova-dnes-oslavuje.html |title=Marika Gombitová Is Celebrating Today |work=Korzár |at=korzar.sme.sk |publisher=Petit Press |date=September 12, 2008 |language=sk |access-date=December 1, 2011 |quote=The Songstress of the Century Marika Gombitová is celebrating today her 52nd birthday and her nameday, too |archive-date=April 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430035118/http://korzar.sme.sk/c/4416465/marika-gombitova-dnes-oslavuje.html |url-status=live }} * {{cite web |url=http://www.osobnosti.sk/index.php?os=zivotopis&ID=79 |title=Marika Gombitová – Awards |work=Občianske združenie Osobnosti.sk |at=osobnosti.sk |publisher=NWS |language=sk |access-date=December 1, 2011 |quote=Awards: 2000 – Title 'The Songstress of the Century' |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919091423/http://www.osobnosti.sk/index.php?os=zivotopis&ID=79 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Benny Goodman || King of Swing || United States ||<ref>{{citation | last=Martin |first= Henry |author2=Keith Waters |title =Jazz: The First 100 Years | publisher = Thomson Wadsworth |year=2006 |page= 138 |isbn=978-0-534-62804-8 |quote=For many people the name Benny Goodman is synonymous with swing. His record sales and performances helped usher in the swing craze of the 1930s; for more than a decade, the 'king of swing' enjoyed incredible heights of popularity.}}</ref> |- |Vestal Goodman || Queen of Gospel Music || United States ||<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67620/gospel-queen-vestal-goodman-dies |title=Gospel 'Queen' Vestal Goodman Dies |publisher=Billboard |year=2003 |page=138 |access-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-date=October 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022110331/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67620/gospel-queen-vestal-goodman-dies |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Narayan Gopal |Emperor of Voice |Nepal |<ref>{{cite web|title=Swar Samrat Narayan Gopal remembered|url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/detour/swar-samrat-narayan-gopal-remembered|access-date=March 16, 2021|website=GorakhaPatra|archive-date=May 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525165945/https://risingnepaldaily.com/detour/swar-samrat-narayan-gopal-remembered|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |rowspan=“2”|Karel Gott || Golden Voice of Prague || rowspan=“2”|Czech Republic ||<ref>Karol Gott: * {{cite web|title=Karel Gott |url=http://www.czech.cz/en/czech-republic/history/famous-czechs-of-the-past-century/karel-gott/ |website=Hello Czech Republic |publisher=Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=April 10, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101232540/http://www.czech.cz/en/czech-republic/history/famous-czechs-of-the-past-century/karel-gott/ |archive-date= January 1, 2008}} * {{cite news |title=Karel Gott: Czech singer dubbed 'Sinatra of the East' dies |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49904757 |work=BBC News |date=October 2, 2019 |access-date=December 12, 2020 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112025552/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49904757 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Ariana Grande | Pop Princess | United States | <ref>{{cite news |last1=Haase |first1=Linda |title=Pop Princess: Singer Ariana Grande Brings Tour To AmericanAirlines Arena |url=https://bocaratonobserver.com/happenings/out-n-about/pop-princess/ |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Boca Raton Observer |date=April 25, 2019}}</ref> |- |Amy Grant || Queen of Christian Pop || United States ||<ref>Amy Grant: * {{Citation | title = Interview With Amy Grant and Vince Gill | work = ABC News | url = https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/Story?id=131919&page=1 | date = November 27, 2010 | access-date = March 7, 2008 | quote = When Amy Grant and Vince Gill sang a duet for her 1994 album House of Love, he was the king of country and she was the queen of Christian pop | archive-date = January 31, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110131085852/http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=131919&page=1 | url-status = live }} * {{citation|author=Laura Brounstein |url=http://www.lhj.com/style/covers/in-perfect-harmony-vince-gill-amy-grant/ |title=In Perfect Harmony: Amy Grant & Vince Gill |date=November 2006 |publisher=Ladies' Home Journal |access-date=March 7, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205081359/http://www.lhj.com/style/covers/in-perfect-harmony-vince-gill-amy-grant/ |archive-date=December 5, 2008}}</ref> |- |Olga Guillot || Queen of Bolero || Cuba || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://havanamusicschool.com/olga-guillot-the-queen-of-bolero/ | title = Olga Guillor - The Queen of Bolero | date = October 18, 2020 | access-date = March 5, 2025}}</ref> |- | Alejandra Guzmán |Queen of Latin Rock |Mexico |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vasallo |first=Maria |date=2022-09-23 |title=La legendaria Reina del Rock Latino Alejandra Guzmán en el escenario |url=https://elmundoboston.com/la-legendaria-reina-del-rock-latino-alejandra-guzman-en-el-escenario/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=El Mundo Boston |archive-date=July 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728225820/https://elmundoboston.com/la-legendaria-reina-del-rock-latino-alejandra-guzman-en-el-escenario/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |}

=== H === [[File:Ayumi Hamasaki 浜崎あゆみ (2024).png|thumb|upright|Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki is known as the "Empress of J-pop" and the "Queen of J-pop".]] [[File:Lauryn Hill 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|American rapper and singer Lauryn Hill is known as the "Queen of Hip Hop".]] [[File:Whitney Houston Welcome Heroes 8 (cropped).JPEG|thumb|upright|American singer and entertainer Whitney Houston is known as "The Voice".]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- | {{sortname|Nina|Hagen|}} || Godmother of Punk || Germany || <ref> Nina Hagen (Godmother of Punk): * {{cite web |last=Wünsch |first=Silke |date=March 11, 2025 |title=Godmother of Punk: Nina Hagen wird 70 |url=https://www.dw.com/de/godmother-of-punk-nina-hagen-wird-70/g-18303598 |trans-title=Godmother of Punk: Nina Hagen turns 70 |language=de |work=Deutsche Welle |access-date=September 22, 2025}} * {{cite web |date=August 16, 2011 |title=Nina Hagen - Godmother of Punk |url=https://www.filmstarts.de/kritiken/196590.html |website=Filmstarts.de |language=de |access-date=September 22, 2025}} * {{cite web |date=March 11, 2025 |title=Nina Hagen: Unser Porträt über die deutsche Godmother of Punk |url=https://www.rockantenne.de/rockwissen/stars-und-bands/nina-hagen-unser-portraet-ueber-die-deutsche-godmother-of-punk |work=Rockantenne |trans-title=Our portrait of the German Godmother of Punk |language=de |access-date=September 22, 2025}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Rob|Halford|}} || Metal God || United Kingdom || <ref>Rob Halford: * {{cite news |title='Metal God' Rob Halford on Life with Judas Priest |url=https://www.npr.org/2007/08/29/14023109/metal-god-rob-halford-on-life-with-judas-priest |access-date=October 22, 2025 |work=NPR |date=August 29, 2007 |language=en}} * {{cite news |last1=Farrar |first1=Cass |title=Rob Halford: 'I loved drinking and drugging… even though the end game was self-destruction' |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/rob-halford-judas-priest-interview |access-date=October 22, 2025 |work=British GQ |date=September 16, 2020}} * {{cite magazine |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |title=The Last Word: Judas Priest's Rob Halford on the Joys of Leather and 40 Years of 'Breaking the Law' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/rob-halford-judas-priest-last-word-interview-1003838/ |access-date=October 22, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 8, 2020}} * {{cite news |last1=Levine |first1=Nick |title=Judas Priest legend Rob Halford: "Coming out happened in the right way – it wasn't premeditated" |url=https://www.nme.com/features/judas-priest-rob-halford-heavy-metal-3594311 |access-date=October 22, 2025 |work=NME |date=March 1, 2024}}</ref> |- | Mari Hamada || Queen of Heavy Metal || Japan ||<ref>Mari Hamada: * {{cite web|title=【浜田麻里 40周年インタビュー】第1弾："ヘヴィメタル"を掲げて鮮烈なデビュー音楽性の確立やイメージとの葛藤、伝説の『MUSIC WAVE 84』まで振り返る|url=https://realsound.jp/2023/03/post-1280988_3.html|work=Real Sound|language=Japanese|date=March 15, 2023|access-date=August 24, 2024}} * {{cite web|title=浜田麻里デビュー40周年進化した豊かなボーカルを響かせる新作『Soar』に歓喜と驚愕の声 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2276853/full/|work=Oricon|language=Japanese|date=April 28, 2023|access-date=August 24, 2024}} * {{cite web|title=浜田麻里、初めてのYouTube Live生配信|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/521235|work=Natalie|language=Japanese|date=April 18, 2023|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |{{sortname|Ayumi|Hamasaki|}} || Empress of J-pop || rowspan="2" | Japan || <ref>{{Cite news | first=Lisa | last=Takeuchi Cullen | url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054810,00.html | title=Empress of Pop | magazine=Time | access-date=January 24, 2008 | pages=Splash | date=March 25, 2002 | archive-date=November 10, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110171501/http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2054810,00.html | url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Queen of J-pop |<ref>Ayumi Hamasaki (Queen of J-pop): * {{Cite web |date=2017-11-13 |title=Ayumi Hamasaki offends S Korean fans during concert with Japanese war flag |url=https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/Ayumi-Hamasaki-offends-S-Korean-fans-during-concert-with-Japanese-war-flag |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Japan Today |language=en |quote=Ayumi Hamasaki was the reigning queen of J-Pop in the early 2000s |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032654/https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/Ayumi-Hamasaki-offends-S-Korean-fans-during-concert-with-Japanese-war-flag |url-status=live }} * {{cite news |author=Ng, Gwendolyn |date=October 11, 2014 |title=Reigning queen of J-pop |url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/reigning-queen-j-pop |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921211634/http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/reigning-queen-j-pop |archive-date=September 21, 2016 |access-date=August 2, 2016 |publisher=AsiaOne }} * {{Cite news |last=Lim |first=Ruey Yan |date=2021-05-04 |title=J-pop star Ayumi Hamasaki has given birth to second child, baby's father unknown |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/j-pop-star-ayumi-hamasaki-has-given-birth-to-second-child-babys-father-unknown |access-date=2024-02-28 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923 |quote=The queen of J-pop |archive-date=January 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240116182600/https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/j-pop-star-ayumi-hamasaki-has-given-birth-to-second-child-babys-father-unknown |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{Sortname|Mehdi|Hassan|}} || Emperor of Ghazal|| Pakistan || <ref>{{cite web|last=Khawaja|first=Mishal Abbas|date=July 18, 2019|title='Shehanshah-e-Ghazal' – Mehdi Hassan's 92nd Birthday|url=https://nation.com.pk/18-Jul-2019/remebering-shehanshah-e-ghazal--mehdi-hassan-s-92nd-birthday|access-date=July 14, 2020|website=nation.com.pk|archive-date=July 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718183408/https://nation.com.pk/18-Jul-2019/remebering-shehanshah-e-ghazal--mehdi-hassan-s-92nd-birthday|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=November 8, 2010|title=Mehdi Hasan: A tribute to the Shahenshah-e-Ghazal|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/72930/mehdi-hasan-a-tribute-to-the-shahenshah-e-ghazal|access-date=July 14, 2020|website=The Express Tribune|archive-date=November 29, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129015416/http://tribune.com.pk/story/72930/mehdi-hasan-a-tribute-to-the-shahenshah-e-ghazal|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{Sortname|Nazia|Hassan|}} || Queen of South Asian Pop || Pakistan || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yoloportal.com/nazia-hassan-the-queen-of-south-asian-pop-music/|title=Nazia Hassan: The Queen Of South Asian Pop Music|work=yoloportal.com|date=August 15, 2017|access-date=February 29, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228201739/https://www.yoloportal.com/nazia-hassan-the-queen-of-south-asian-pop-music/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Hana|Hegerová|}} || Queen of Czechoslovak Chanson|| Czech Republic/Slovakia ||<ref>Hana Hegerova: * {{cite web |url=http://www.womanman.sk/art-culture/clanok/kralovna-ceskoslovenskeho-sansonu-ma-v-srdci-mlynske-koleso/ |title=Kráľovná československého šansónu má v srdci mlynské koleso |first=Zuzana |last=Veselá |date=December 11, 2010 |work=WomanMan Magazine |publisher=FF company |access-date=October 27, 2014 |language=sk |quote=The Queen of Czechoslovak chanson has a 'Mill Wheel' in her heart; The first lady of Czechoslovak chanson Hana Hegerová has released a new studio album after almost 25 years. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717060710/http://www.womanman.sk/art-culture/clanok/kralovna-ceskoslovenskeho-sansonu-ma-v-srdci-mlynske-koleso/ |archive-date=July 17, 2012 }} * {{cite web|url=http://kultura.pravda.sk/hana-hegerova-ma-80-rokov-0sm-/sk_khudba.asp?c=A111020_173027_sk_khudba_p46|title=Hana Hegerová má 80 rokov|date=October 20, 2011|work=News Agency of the Slovak Republic|at=kultura.pravda.sk|publisher=TASR|access-date=October 27, 2014|language=sk|quote=The first lady of Czechoslovak chanson Hana Hegerová is celebrating 80th birthday.|archive-date=October 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021141753/http://kultura.pravda.sk/hana-hegerova-ma-80-rokov-0sm-/sk_khudba.asp?c=A111020_173027_sk_khudba_p46|url-status=live}} * {{cite web |url=http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/kultura/140086-hana-hegerova-mala-velka-dama-ceskeho-sansonu/ |title=Hana Hegerová – malá velká dáma českého šansonu |date=October 20, 2011 |work=Česká televize |at=ceskatelevize.cz |publisher=ČT24 |access-date=October 27, 2014 |language=cs |quote=Hana Hegerová – a little big lady of Czech chanson; At occasion of a birthday of the queen of Czech chanson the Czech Television will present on Saturday, October 22, on 2nd channel at 20.55 the document 'Hana Hegerová', and at 21.50 her recitale 'What I'll Never Understand' |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028043129/http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/kultura/140086-hana-hegerova-mala-velka-dama-ceskeho-sansonu/ |archive-date=October 28, 2014 }}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Kiyoshi|Hikawa}} || Prince of the Enka World || Japan ||<ref>{{cite web |author=デイリースポーツ社 |url=http://www.daily.co.jp/information/2013/09/22/0006326014.shtml |script-title=ja:「月刊氷川きよし」２５日発売の第２弾テーマは「誕生日」/お知らせ/デイリースポーツ online |work=Daily Sports |language=ja |date=September 22, 2013 |access-date=May 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525233313/http://www.daily.co.jp/information/2013/09/22/0006326014.shtml |archive-date=May 25, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Lauryn|Hill}} || Queen of Hip Hop || United States ||<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Farley|first=Christopher John|date=September 7, 1998|title=Music: Songs In The Key Of Lauryn Hill|magazine=Time|url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989041,00.html|access-date=October 20, 2021|issn=0040-781X|archive-date=October 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020015436/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989041,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://achievement.org/achiever/lauryn-hill/|title=Lauryn Hill|website=Academy of Achievement|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=February 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220101935/http://www.achievement.org/achiever/lauryn-hill/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Mitsuko Horie || Queen of the Anison World || Japan ||<ref>Mitsuko Horie: * {{cite web|title="アニソン界の女王"堀江美都子50周年平成を振り返るコンピ盤発売 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2130645/full/|work=Oricon|language=Japanese|date=March 1, 2019|access-date=August 24, 2024}} * {{cite web|title=50周年を迎える"アニソン界の女王"、堀江美都子さんに「アニソンの50年」を聞いた|url=https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/007/4007824/|website=ASCII.jp|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|language=Japanese|date=April 6, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2024}} * {{cite web|title=りゅうおうのおしごと！："帝王"水木一郎と"女王"堀江美都子が声優に夫婦役に挑戦|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20171206dog00m200017000c.html|work=Mantan Web|language=Japanese|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Whitney|Houston|}} |The Voice |United States |<ref> Whitney Houston (The Voice): *{{cite magazine |last=Brown |first=Yvette |date=February 11, 2015 |title=Remembering Whitney Houston: 6 Nippy Performances That Still Give Us Chills |url=https://www.vibe.com/gallery/remembering-whitney-houston-6-nippy-performances-still-give-us-chills/ |magazine=Vibe |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218120752/https://www.vibe.com/gallery/remembering-whitney-houston-6-nippy-performances-still-give-us-chills/ |archive-date=February 18, 2022 |access-date=February 18, 2022}} *{{cite news| last=Adams |first=Tim |date=July 19, 2009 |title=Houston, I'm back from space |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/19/whitney-houston-album-premiere |newspaper=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313035241/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/jul/19/whitney-houston-album-premiere |archive-date=March 13, 2016 |access-date=April 4, 2026}} *{{cite news |last=Robinson |first=Peter |date=16 October 2019 |title=Whitney Houston: the life, death and rebirth of a pop princess |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/whitney-houston-the-life-death-and-rebirth-of-a-pop-princess-h9bgxf5sw39 |work=The Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260115031211/https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/whitney-houston-the-life-death-and-rebirth-of-a-pop-princess-h9bgxf5sw39 |archive-date=January 15, 2026 |access-date=September 7, 2021}} *{{cite web |last=Brathwaite |first=Lester Fabian |date=August 9, 2023 |title=The Voice at 60: On Whitney Houston's immortal instrument |url=https://ew.com/music/whitney-houston-60th-birthday-tribute-the-voice/ |work=Entertainment Weekly |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725100354/https://ew.com/music/whitney-houston-60th-birthday-tribute-the-voice/ |archive-date=July 25, 2025 |access-date=May 17, 2024}} *{{cite magazine |last=King |first=Aliya S. |date=January 7, 2015 |title=Why Whitney Houston Deserves To Be Called 'The Voice' |url=https://www.vibe.com/features/editorial/why-whitney-houston-deserves-be-called-voice-249128/ |magazine=Vibe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0404-1357-02/https://www.vibe.com:443/features/editorial/why-whitney-houston-deserves-be-called-voice-249128/ |archive-date=April 4, 2026 |access-date=July 29, 2021}} </ref> |- |Sam Hui |God of Song |Hong Kong |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-21 |title=Sam Hui at 70: his life and career in pictures |url=https://www.scmp.com/culture/music/article/2038717/pictures-canto-pop-superstar-sam-huis-40-years-limelight |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A Guide To Cantopop: From Beyond And Sam Hui To Anita Mui {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://grammy.com/news/cantopop-guide-essential-artists-anita-mui-four-heavenly-kings-mirror-videos |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=grammy.com}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Steve|Hunter|}} |The Deacon |United States |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/show_interview.php?id=1080|title=Steve Hunter: Sound & Vision|publisher=classicrockrevisited.com|last=Sparks|first=Ryan|access-date=March 18, 2015|archive-date=January 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108063339/http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/show_interview.php?id=1080|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Al|Hurricane|}} || Godfather of New Mexico Music || United States ||<ref name="Library of Congress 2003">{{cite web|title=Congressional Record – 108th Congress (2003–2004)|website=THOMAS (Library of Congress)|date=June 4, 2003|url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?r108:E04JN3-0022:|access-date=November 19, 2014|archive-date=January 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124122912/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?r108:E04JN3-0022:|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="March 2014">{{cite web|title=Sonic Cinema: Paying Tribute to the Godfather of New Mexico Music|website=alibi|date=March 5, 2014|url=http://alibi.com/music/46412/Paying-Tribute-to-the-Godfather-of-New-Mexico-Musi.html|access-date=November 19, 2014|archive-date=March 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307175505/http://alibi.com/music/46412/Paying-Tribute-to-the-Godfather-of-New-Mexico-Musi.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Engelbert Humperdinck|| King of Romance || United Kingdom||<ref> Engelbert Humperdinck (King of Romance): *{{cite news |last=Luppi |first=Kathleen |date=September 18, 2014 |title=King of Romance Engelbert Humperdinck still wooing audiences |url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/tn-dpt-et-0920-engelbert-humperdinck-20140918-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260519172751/https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/tn-dpt-et-0920-engelbert-humperdinck-20140918-story.html |archive-date=May 19, 2026 |access-date=May 19, 2026}} *{{cite news |last=Lane |first=Harriet |date=October 7, 2001 |title='Call me Enge (rhymes with Penge)' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/oct/07/features.magazine27 |newspaper=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260106223526/https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/oct/07/features.magazine27 |archive-date=January 6, 2026 |access-date=May 19, 2026}} *{{Cite web|last1=Parsons|first1=Jacinta|last2=Nankervis|first2=Brian|date=March 20, 2026|url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/thefridayrevue/humperdink/106481964|title=Engelbert Humperdink has still got it|publisher=ABC|access-date=May 19, 2026}}</ref> |}

=== I === [[File:Enrique Iglesias 2011, 2.jpg|thumb|upright|Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias is known as the "King of Latin Pop".]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- |Enrique Iglesias || King of Latin Pop || Spain || <ref>{{citation|url=http://www.todayszaman.com/anasayfa_king-of-latin-pop-enrique-iglesias-announces-istanbul-concert_374519.html/ |title=King of Latin Pop Enrique Iglesias announces İstanbul concert |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613163727/http://www.todayszaman.com/anasayfa_king-of-latin-pop-enrique-iglesias-announces-istanbul-concert_374519.html |archive-date=June 13, 2015}}</ref> |- |La India||The Princess of Salsa||Puerto Rico (US)||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jazzcorner.com/news/display.php?news=7566|title=The Kingdom of India |website=JazzCorner.com|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308143319/http://www.jazzcorner.com/news/display.php?news=7566|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |Rhoma Irama||King of Dangdut||Indonesia||<ref>Rhoma Irama: * {{cite web |title=Rhoma Irama: National Geographic World Music |url=http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/rhoma_irama/en_US |magazine=National Geographic |access-date=23 August 2025 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217230827/http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/artist/content.artist/rhoma_irama/en_US |archive-date=February 17, 2010}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.pikiran-rakyat.com/entertainment/pr-018712446/kenapa-rhoma-irama-layak-disebut-raja-dangdut-simak-perjalanan-62-tahun-yang-menakjubkan|title=Kenapa Rhoma Irama Layak Disebut Raja Dangdut? Simak Perjalanan 62 Tahun yang Menakjubkan|website=Pikiran Rakyat|access-date=August 22, 2025|first=Hani |last=Febriani|language=id|date=October 26, 2024}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.kapanlagi.com/dangdut/raja-dangdut-rhoma-irama-rahasia-di-balik-popularitasnya-yang-abadi-5807a14f4b.html|title=Raja Dangdut Rhoma Irama: Rahasia di Balik Popularitasnya yang Abadi|website=KapanLagi.com|access-date=August 23, 2025|language=id|date=February 21, 2025}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.viva.co.id/showbiz/musik/1788601-jadi-legenda-raja-dangdut-rhoma-irama-berkisah-sempat-ngeband-musik-rock|title=Jadi Legenda Raja Dangdut, Rhoma Irama Berkisah Sempat Ngeband Musik Rock |website=Viva.co.id|access-date=August 23, 2025|first=Donny |last=Adhiyasa|language=id|date=January 10, 2025}}</ref> |- |IU || Nation's Little Sister || South Korea ||<ref>IU: * {{cite magazine|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/475069/iu-21-under-21-2012|title=IU: 21 Under 21 (2012)|date=September 17, 2012|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 8, 2015|archive-date=June 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605004818/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/475069/iu-21-under-21-2012|url-status=live}} * {{cite magazine|last=Oak|first=Jessica|date=October 9, 2013|title=IU Exudes Maturity on New LP 'Modern Times'|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/iu-exudes-maturity-on-new-lp-modern-times-5748234/|access-date=January 2, 2016|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=October 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010005024/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/5748234/iu-exudes-maturity-on-new-lp-modern-times|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2003754/full/|title=韓国の"国民の妹"IU、来春日本デビュー決定|trans-title=The "Nation's Little Sister" of South Korea, IU, to debut in Japan next spring|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|date=November 16, 2011|access-date=December 3, 2015|archive-date=December 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207142634/http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2003754/full/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Lili Ivanova |Prima of Bulgarian Popular Music |Bulgaria |<ref> Lili Ivanova (Prima of Bulgarian Popular Music): *{{Cite web |last=Zabov |first=Nicolay |date=May 21, 2024 |title=Prima of Bulgarian Popular Music Receives Presidential Badge of Honour |url=https://www.bta.bg/en/news/culture/674220-prima-of-bulgarian-popular-music-receives-presidential-badge-of-honour |work=BTA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523180756/https://www.bta.bg/en/news/culture/674220-prima-of-bulgarian-popular-music-receives-presidential-badge-of-honour |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |access-date=March 18, 2026}} *{{Cite web |date=March 7, 2024 |title=Почетна награда за примата на българската естрада Лили Иванова в Брюксел |url=https://nova.bg/news/view/2024/03/07/447403/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%B2-%D0%B1%D1%80%D1%8E%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB/ |trans-title=Honorary Award for the Prima of Bulgarian Pop Lili Ivanova in Brussels |work=Nova |publisher=Nova Broadcasting Group |location=Sofia |language=bg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260320163242/https://nova.bg/news/view/2024/03/07/447403/%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%B7%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0-%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8-%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%B2-%D0%B1%D1%80%D1%8E%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB/ |archive-date=March 20, 2026 |access-date=March 20, 2026}} *{{cite web |date=June 3, 2024 |title=Специална награда "Златен век" за примата на българската естрада Лили Иванова (ВИДЕО и СНИМКИ) |url=https://btvnovinite.bg/bulgaria/specialna-nagrada-zlaten-vek-za-primata-na-balgarskata-estrada-lili-ivanova.html |trans-title=Special "Golden Age" Award for the Prima of Bulgarian Pop, Lili Ivanova (VIDEO and PHOTOS) |work=bTV Новините |publisher=bTV Media Group |location=Sofia |language=bg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603232144/https://btvnovinite.bg/bulgaria/specialna-nagrada-zlaten-vek-za-primata-na-balgarskata-estrada-lili-ivanova.html |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |access-date=March 20, 2026 }}</ref> |}

=== J === [[File:Michael Jackson 1984.jpg|thumb|upright|American singer and entertainer Michael Jackson is known as the "King of Pop".]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable" |{{Reference column heading}} |- |Janet Jackson |Queen of Pop |United States |<ref>She confirmed her status as today's Queen of Pop when, not long ago, she signed a $35–$40 million recording contract with Virgin Records. {{citation|author=James Robert Parish|title=Today's black Hollywood|publisher=Pinnacle Books|year=1995|page=158|isbn=978-0-8217-0104-1}}</ref>

|- |Mahalia Jackson|| Queen of Gospel || United States ||<ref>J. Wallenfeldt, ''Black American Biographies: The Journey of Achievement'' (Rosen, 2010), {{ISBN|1-61530-137-2}}, p. 320.</ref> |- |Michael Jackson|| King of Pop || United States ||<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/michael-jackson-the-making-of-the-king-of-pop-240783/|title=Michael Jackson: The Making of 'The King of Pop'|last=Goldberg|first=Michael|date=January 9, 1992|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128101018/https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/michael-jackson-the-making-of-the-king-of-pop-240783/|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/10-reasons-michael-jackson-became-king-pop|title=10 Reasons Michael Jackson Became The King Of Pop|author=|date=May 15, 2017|website=Grammy|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204004133/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/10-reasons-michael-jackson-became-king-pop|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Wanda Jackson|| Queen of Rockabilly|| United States ||<ref name="Jurgensen 2011">Jurgensen, John. "The Queen of Rockabilly Returns". ''Wall Street Journal'', January 21, 2011. p. D8.</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |James |Guru (Master) | rowspan="2" |Bangladesh | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-02-28 |title=Even people in villages relate to my music: James |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Even-people-in-villages-relate-to-my-music-James/articleshow/12066630.cms |access-date=2026-04-07 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-10-01 |title=জেমস, বাংলার রক আইকন |url=https://www.channelionline.com/james-rock-icon-of-bangla/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=চ্যানেল আই অনলাইন |language=bn-BD|trans-title=James, Rock Icon of Bengal}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-11-05 |title=বোহিমিয়ান রকগুরু |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/special-supplement/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81 |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=Prothom Alo |language=bn|trans-title=Bohemian Rock Guru}}</ref> |- |Nagar Baul (Urban Baul) |- |Julio Jaramillo|| Nightingale of America || Ecuador||<ref>Julio Jaramillo (Nightingale of America): * {{cite magazine |last=Wright |first=Amaranta |title=Julio Jaramillo, Singer (1935 - 1978) |url=https://www.latinolife.co.uk/articles/julio-jaramillo-singer-1935-1978 |magazine=LatinoLife |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820222438/https://www.latinolife.co.uk/articles/julio-jaramillo-singer-1935-1978 |archive-date=August 20, 2020 |access-date=May 28, 2026}} * {{cite web |last=Recalde |first=Andrea |date=March 26, 2026 |title=15 Latin Artists Who Became Musical Idols |url=https://college.berklee.edu/news/15-latin-artists-who-became-musical-idols |work=Berklee College of Music |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260107145919/https://college.berklee.edu/news/15-latin-artists-who-became-musical-idols |archive-date=January 7, 2026 |access-date=May 28, 2026}} * {{cite web |last=Andrade |first=Javier |title=Julio (en) |url=https://www.cinelatino.fr/en/filmcd/julio-en/ |work=Cine Latino |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260214181345/https://www.cinelatino.fr/en/filmcd/julio-en/ |archive-date=February 14, 2026 |access-date=May 28, 2026}} * {{cite web |title=2017 Inductees / Honorees |url=https://www.latinsonghall.com/2017-inductees-bios/ |work=Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251208011244/https://www.latinsonghall.com/2017-inductees-bios/ |archive-date=December 8, 2025 |access-date=May 28, 2026}}</ref> |- |Jay R|| Philippines' King of R&B || Philippines ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onemusic.ph/news/mancrushmonday-king-r-b-jay-r-686|title=Why Jay R is the Philippines' King of RnB?|work=One Music PH|date=May 9, 2016|access-date=March 1, 2018|archive-date=March 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301164434/https://www.onemusic.ph/news/mancrushmonday-king-r-b-jay-r-686|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Jay-Z|| King of Rap || United States ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/20/jay-z-review-the-king-of-rap-bears-no-juicy-tabloid-tidbits|title=Jay-Z review – the king of rap bares soul on racked confessionals|work=The Guardian|date=August 20, 2017|access-date=January 13, 2019|archive-date=August 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820005314/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/20/jay-z-review-the-king-of-rap-bears-no-juicy-tabloid-tidbits|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Jaya |Philippine Queen of Soul |Philippines |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://angsawariko.com/2016/07/philippine-queen-soul-jaya-tawag-ng-tanghalans-newest-hurado/ |title=Philippine Queen of Soul Jaya is Tawag ng Tanghalan's newest Hurado |last=Galindez |first=Flow |date=July 16, 2016 |website=FLOW |publisher=ASK by Flow Galindez |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308141102/http://angsawariko.com/2016/07/philippine-queen-soul-jaya-tawag-ng-tanghalans-newest-hurado/ |archive-date=March 8, 2017}}</ref> |- |Noor Jehan|| Queen of Melody ||Pakistan ||<ref>{{Cite book |title=Mallika-e-Tarannum, Noorjehan: the Melody Queen |last=Gul |first=Iʻjāz |year=2008 |publisher=Vitasta Pub. |isbn=978-81-89766-46-7 |page=184 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tbGsMwAACAAJ&q=malika-e-tarannum |access-date=March 25, 2010 |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229062128/https://books.google.com/books?id=tbGsMwAACAAJ&q=malika-e-tarannum |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Cui Jian|| Godfather of Chinese Rock || China ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/kindle/2012-06/15/content_15504794.htm|title=Documentary reveals what's unique about rock in China|author=Chen Nan|work=China Daily|date=June 15, 2012}}</ref> |- |Joan Jett|| Godmother of Punk || United States ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/music-news/2010/09/05/joan-jett-can-see-similarities-with-biopic-alter-ego-kristen-stewart-as-she-advises-twilight-star-on-dealing-with-fame-86908-22539374/ |author=R. Fulton |title=Joan Jett can see similarities with biopic alter ego Kristen Stewart as she advises Twilight star on dealing with fame |work=Daily Record |location=Scotland |date=September 5, 2010 |access-date=March 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223201132/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/music-news/2010/09/05/joan-jett-can-see-similarities-with-biopic-alter-ego-kristen-stewart-as-she-advises-twilight-star-on-dealing-with-fame-86908-22539374/ |archive-date=December 23, 2010}}</ref> |- |Robert Johnson|| Grandfather of Rock and Roll || United States ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-grandfather-of-rocknroll-the-devils-instrument-409317.html |title=The grandfather of rock'n'roll: The devil's instrument |newspaper=The Independent |date=July 25, 2006 |author1=Andrew Buncombe |quote=the musical legacy of Robert Johnson has entranced later generations of rock and blues musicians such as the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. Fans and experts alike call him the "grandfather of rock and roll |access-date=May 20, 2017 |archive-date=September 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906134910/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-grandfather-of-rocknroll-the-devils-instrument-409317.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Sharon Jones|| Godmother of Soul || United States ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=Hilary |date=2018-10-16 |title=Sharon Jones Is The 21st Century's Godmother Of Soul |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/10/16/655847988/sharon-jones-is-the-21st-centurys-godmother-of-soul |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=NPR |archive-date=July 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729210156/https://www.npr.org/2018/10/16/655847988/sharon-jones-is-the-21st-centurys-godmother-of-soul |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Janis Joplin|| Queen of Rock and Roll || United States ||<ref>{{citation |last=McNally |first=Dennis |title=Desolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, the Beat Generation, and America |publisher=Da Capo Press |year=2003 |page=316 |isbn=978-0-306-81222-4 |quote=Janis Joplin found hers in Texas and left for the West Coast, there to become queen of rock and roll.}}</ref> <ref>Janis Joplin, the nation's reigning queen of rock 'n' roll. {{citation| last = Jackson | first = Buzzy | title = A bad woman feeling good | publisher = W. W. Norton & Company | year = 2005 | page = [https://archive.org/details/badwomanfeelingg00buzz/page/81 81] | isbn = 978-0-393-05936-6 | url = https://archive.org/details/badwomanfeelingg00buzz/page/81}}</ref> |- |Scott Joplin|| King of Ragtime || United States ||<ref>Edward A. Berlin, ''King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and his Era'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press US, 1995), {{ISBN|0-19-535646-2}}, p. 146.</ref> |- |Louis Jordan|| King of the Jukebox || United States ||<ref>{{citation | last = Brewer | first = John M. Jr. | title = Pittsburgh Jazz | publisher = Arcadia Publishing | year = 2007 | page = 95 | isbn = 978-0-7385-4980-4 |quote=He was known as 'King of the Jukebox' and was one of the first black artists to have both white and black supporters following his jazz, blues, and boogie-woogie tunes}}</ref> |- |José José|| The Prince of Song || Mexico ||<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rg8EAAAAMBAJ&q=jose+jose+el+principe+de+la+cancion&pg=PA28|title=The Prince's 40-Year Reign: A Billboard Q&A|last=Cobo|first=Leila|volume=115|issue=48|page=28|date=November 29, 2003|magazine=Billboard|quote=He says this without conceit, El Príncipe de la Canción – the Prince of Song, as he is known – had led a life that until recently, was far from charmed.|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=March 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313012215/https://books.google.com/books?id=Rg8EAAAAMBAJ&q=jose+jose+el+principe+de+la+cancion&pg=PA28|url-status=live}}</ref> |}

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Country !! class="unsortable" |{{Reference column heading}} |- |Hironobu Kageyama || Prince of the Anison World || Japan ||<ref>Hironobu Kageyama: * {{cite web|title=アニソン界の"帝王"水木一郎さん死去 "プリンス"影山ヒロノブが追悼「喪失感が大きすぎて」|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2260302/full/|work=Oricon|language=Japanese|date=December 12, 2022|access-date=September 29, 2023|archive-date=August 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827025705/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2260302/full/|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|title=もうヘッチャラ？アニソン界のプリンスが語った知られざるアイドルグループ時代の苦悩|url=https://nikkan-spa.jp/1660623|work=Nikkan Spa!|publisher=Fusosha Publishing|language=Japanese|date=April 23, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2023|archive-date=October 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012120050/https://nikkan-spa.jp/1660623|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|title="アニソン界のプリンス" 影山ヒロノブ登場「いつも一つの楽屋の中にいる」JAM Projectの仲良し話にスタジオほっこり|url=https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/10045511?page=1|work=Abema Times|language=Japanese|date=October 28, 2022|access-date=September 29, 2023|archive-date=October 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008005121/https://times.abema.tv/articles/-/10045511?page=1|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Shizuko Kasagi || Queen of Boogie || Japan ||<ref>Shizuko Kasagi: * {{cite web|title=Rediscovering Japan's Age of Boogie: How Kasagi Shizuko and Hattori Ryōichi Transformed Entertainment|url=https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g02332/|work=Nippon.com|publisher=The Nippon Communications Foundation|date=October 18, 2023|access-date=August 24, 2024}} * {{cite web|title=ブギの女王「笠置シヅ子」の生き方彼女が歌の舞台で起こした"革命"、そして"潔さ"とは|url=https://www.dailyshincho.jp/article/2023/11111102/?all=1|work=Daily Shincho|publisher=Shinchosha|language=Japanese|date=November 11, 2023|access-date=August 24, 2024|archive-date=November 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130130211/https://www.dailyshincho.jp/article/2023/11111102/?all=1|url-status=dead}} * {{cite web|title=「ブギウギ」モデル・笠置シヅ子の特集上映が明日開幕、ブギの女王から銀幕のスターへ|url=https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/566646|work=Natalie|language=Japanese|date=March 29, 2024|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |R. Kelly || King of R&B || rowspan="2" | United States ||<ref>{{cite news |author=Danielle Canada |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9sMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56 |title=R. Kelly |quote=During a recent interview with the reigning King of R&B, Kelly told ''Jet'' why success saddens him |work=Jet |date=December 28, 1998 |access-date=January 26, 2012 |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229062129/https://books.google.com/books?id=9sMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |King of Pop-Soul |<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/17/arts/pop-briefs-020826.html?ref=rkelly|title=Pop Briefs|quote=The reigning king of pop-soul sex talks a lot tougher than Barry White, the father of such fluffed-up pillow talk and along with Marvin Gaye and Donny Hathaway, a major influence on Kelly.|date=December 17, 1995|access-date=January 26, 2012|work=The New York Times|first=Stephen|last=Holden|archive-date=May 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510211810/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/17/arts/pop-briefs-020826.html?ref=rkelly|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Alicia|Keys|}} || Queen of R&B || United States ||{{refn|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/04/alicia-keys-and-the-indigenous-rights-movement-in-canada-honoured-with-top-amnesty-international-award/|title=Alicia Keys and the Indigenous rights movement in Canada honoured with top Amnesty International award|publisher=Amnesty International|date=April 13, 2017|access-date=June 18, 2018|archive-date=April 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419035238/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/04/alicia-keys-and-the-indigenous-rights-movement-in-canada-honoured-with-top-amnesty-international-award/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Superwoman Keys earns title of R&B queen|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/music/article/Superwoman-Keys-earns-title-of-R-B-queen-1285870.php|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=September 21, 2008|access-date=June 19, 2016|archive-date=August 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829042858/http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/music/article/Superwoman-Keys-earns-title-of-R-B-queen-1285870.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|quote=On Friday, the queen of R&B, Alicia Keys, took over RodeoHouston.|last=Clark|first=Michael|title=Duff makes rodeo a pop event|page=5|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=March 7, 2005|issn=1074-7109}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/whatever-happened-to-grammys-best-new-artists/43/|title=Whatever happened to Grammy's Best New Artists?|work=CBS News|access-date=June 18, 2018|archive-date=February 8, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208124522/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/whatever-happened-to-grammys-best-new-artists/43/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/101237-alicia-keys-new-single-28-thousand-days-is-so-inspiring-youll-want-to-take-on-the|title=Alicia Keys' New Single '28 Thousand Days' Is So Inspiring, You'll Want To Take On The World After Hearing These Lyrics — Video|work=Bustle|date=July 31, 2015|access-date=June 18, 2018|archive-date=July 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705150711/https://www.bustle.com/articles/101237-alicia-keys-new-single-28-thousand-days-is-so-inspiring-youll-want-to-take-on-the|url-status=live}}</ref>}} |- |Khaled || King of Raï|| Algeria ||<ref>"In the past five years, Western music critics have reached into their grab bag to label him the 'Algerian Elvis' and the 'poster boy for the modern form of Algerian desert blues'. In the decade before that, he was known as Cheb Khaled (cheb means "young man" in Algeria's Arabic dialect) or, more simply, the 'King of Rai'", in {{Citation |last= Curiel |first=Jonathan|title= The 'King of Rai' Seeks a New Name| work= San Francisco Chronicle |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/07/10/PKGO4DI60H1.DTL&hw=Khaled+algeria&sn=001&sc=1000 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630085511/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/07/10/PKGO4DI60H1.DTL&hw=Khaled+algeria&sn=001&sc=1000 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 30, 2012 | date=July 10, 2005}}</ref> |- |Chaka Khan || Queen of Funk || United States || <ref>"Famed as the lead singer with the 1970s funk group Rufus, Khan later became a solo artist and is widely acclaimed as the 'Queen of Funk'.", in {{citation |title=African American History Day by Day: A Reference Guide to Events |publisher=Greenwood |year=2012 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o-DsrELVchkC&q=Chaka+Khan+&pg=PA101 |isbn=9781598843606 |access-date=October 8, 2020 |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229062010/https://books.google.com/books?id=o-DsrELVchkC&q=Chaka+Khan+&pg=PA101 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan || Emperor of Qawwali|| Pakistan ||<ref>Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Emperor of Qawwali): * {{cite news |last=Mundra |first=Anil |date=August 7, 2007 |title=Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: A Sufi Music Master Revived |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12201563 |agency=NPR |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125001448/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12201563 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |access-date=December 22, 2018}} * {{cite news |last=Gillani |first=Munir |date=September 26, 2013 |title=Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – The undisputed emperor of Qawwali Music |url=https://blogs.arynews.tv/blog/482 |work=ARY News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201173317/https://blogs.arynews.tv/blog/482 |archive-date=December 1, 2024 |access-date=March 12, 2026}} * {{cite news |last=Rehman Jamil |first=Rakae |date=August 17, 2016 |title=Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: His maestro's voice |url=https://herald.dawn.com/news/1153207/nusrat-fateh-ali-khan-his-maestros-voice |newspaper=Herald (Pakistan) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250912100107/https://herald.dawn.com/news/1153207/nusrat-fateh-ali-khan-his-maestros-voice |archive-date=September 12, 2025 |access-date=March 12, 2026}}</ref> |- |B.B. King|| King of the Blues || United States ||<ref>B.B. King: * {{citation| last = Nazel | first = Joe | title = B.B. King: King of the Blues | publisher = Holloway House Publishing | year = 1998 | page = 60 | isbn = 978-0-87067-792-2|quote=Much later, as the reigning King of the Blues, BB would explain that the 'blues isn't just some sad music about a broken heart, a busted dream, or a painful love affair.}} * {{citation | last = Oakley | first = Giles | title = The Devil's Music: A History of the Blues | publisher = Da Capo Press | year = 1997 | page = [https://archive.org/details/devilsmusichisto00oakl_0/page/228 228] | isbn = 978-0-306-80743-5 | quote = Inevitably called 'King of the Blues', BB King is today probably the most commercially successful blues singer with black audiences. | url = https://archive.org/details/devilsmusichisto00oakl_0/page/228 }} * {{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/16/us/bb-king-google-doodle-trnd/index.html|title=Google celebrates birthday of the 'King of the Blues' with an animated video Doodle|last=Wood|first=Douglas|date=September 16, 2019|work=CNN|access-date=January 31, 2021|quote=Over his career, he was nicknamed "The King of the Blues".|archive-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828092328/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/16/us/bb-king-google-doodle-trnd/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Gladys Knight || Empress of Soul || United States ||<ref>Gladys Knight (Empress of Soul): *{{cite news |last=Roura |first=Phil |date=September 26, 2010 |title=Knight on a Mission: Georgia's Soul Superstar Has New Orleans on Her Mind |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |page=20 |quote=Her string of hits since the early '60s as the Empress of Soul are known in the streets of Johannesburg and around the world. They include those she recorded with and without the Pips – such as "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Neither One of Us.}} *{{cite news |last=McNulty |first=Bernadetten |date=October 10, 2009 |title=Pop |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |page=16 |quote=Gladys Knight technically supersedes them with her title 'Empress of Soul'. And rightly so: with her Pips she created solid Motown hits, followed by Seventies soul gems such as Midnight Train to Georgia and Help Me Make It Through the Night – sure to raise a tear on this farewell tour.}} *{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Dave |title=Review: Pop: Gladys Knight Manchester Arena 4/5 |newspaper=The Guardian |date=October 9, 2009 |page=44 |issn=0261-3077 |quote=At 65, the Empress of Soul is leaving on the Midnight Train to Georgia for the last time. Gladys Knight's "farewell tour" winds down a six-decade-long career that began with a talent contest at the age of seven. You can't blame her for wanting a rest, although, as one of the greats, she isn't bowing out quietly. For almost two hours, she conducts a "musical journey" that is both an emotional rollercoaster and a social history lesson.}}</ref> |- |Frankie Knuckles || Godfather of House || United States ||<ref>Frankie Knuckles (Godfather of House): * {{cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |date=April 1, 2014 |title=Frankie Knuckles: godfather of house music, priest of the dancefloor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/01/frankie-knuckles-house-music-dj-producer-nightclubs |newspaper=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401155421/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/01/frankie-knuckles-house-music-dj-producer-nightclubs |archive-date=April 1, 2014 |access-date=May 29, 2026}} * {{cite news |date=April 5, 2014 |title=Pioneer DJ and producer known as the godfather of house music |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/pioneer-dj-and-producer-known-as-the-godfather-of-house-music-1.1750708 |newspaper=Irish Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408072304/https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/pioneer-dj-and-producer-known-as-the-godfather-of-house-music-1.1750708 |archive-date=April 8, 2014 |access-date=May 29, 2026}} * {{cite news |last=Cotto |first=Mario |date=April 1, 2014 |title=RIP Frankie Knuckles, "The Godfather of House" |url=https://www.kcrw.com/stories/rip-frankie-knuckles-the-godfather-of-house |work=KCRW |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0529-0949-07/https://www.kcrw.com:443/stories/rip-frankie-knuckles-the-godfather-of-house |archive-date=May 29, 2026 |access-date=May 29, 2026}} * {{cite web |last=Bush |first=John |title=Frankie Knuckles |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/frankie-knuckles-mn0000793821 |work=AllMusic |url-status=live |archive-date=June 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623193823/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/frankie-knuckles-mn0000793821 |access-date=July 2, 2012 |quote=The man many call the godfather of house, Frankie Knuckles began DJing in New York in the early '70s while still a teenager, years before the disco boom which proved to be the first flowering of modern dance music.}}</ref> |- |Joseph Koo || Godfather of Cantopop || Hong Kong ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcmagazine.net/hk.bcmagazine.issues/bcmagazine_webissue247/03-godfather.html |title=the godfather of cantopop |access-date=January 3, 2010 |magazine=bc magazine |author=Yvonne Teh |quote=For Koo, who credits his music studies at Berklee with having an influence 'mainly on the theory and inspiration' of his musical arrangements, went on to make such a major impact on the local popular music scene that he was bestowed the title 'The Godfather of Cantopop' |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415231537/http://www.bcmagazine.net/hk.bcmagazine.issues/bcmagazine_webissue247/03-godfather.html |archive-date=April 15, 2010}}</ref> |- |DJ Kool Herc |Founder & Father of Hip Hop |Jamaica/United States |<ref>DJ Kool Herc: * {{Cite web |last=Baruch |first=Yolanda |date=11 August 2022 |title=DJ Kool Herc's Sister Cindy Campbell Talks The Birth Of Hip Hop Christie's Auction |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/yolandabaruch/2022/08/11/dj-kool-hercs-sister-cindy-campbell-talks-the-birth-of-hip-hop-christies-auction/ |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=Forbes |archive-date=May 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503163211/https://www.forbes.com/sites/yolandabaruch/2022/08/11/dj-kool-hercs-sister-cindy-campbell-talks-the-birth-of-hip-hop-christies-auction/ |url-status=live }} * {{Cite web |title=Hip hop is born at a birthday party in the Bronx |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hip-hop-is-born-at-a-birthday-party-in-the-bronx |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=History |date=November 16, 2009 |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528030755/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hip-hop-is-born-at-a-birthday-party-in-the-bronx |url-status=live }} * {{Cite web |last=Good |first=Brian |date=23 February 2022 |title=Black History Trailblazers of the 1970s: Clive "DJ Kool Herc" Campbell, The Godfather of Hip Hop |url=https://www.fair360.com/black-history-trailblazers-of-the-1970s-clive-dj-kool-herc-campbell-the-godfather-of-hip-hop/ |access-date=31 May 2023 |website=Fair360 |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531102536/https://www.fair360.com/black-history-trailblazers-of-the-1970s-clive-dj-kool-herc-campbell-the-godfather-of-hip-hop/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Alexis Korner |Father of British Blues |United Kingdom |<ref> Alexis Korner (Father of British Blues): * {{cite magazine |last=Bailey |first=Andrew |date=July 8, 1971 |title=Alexis Korner, Father of Us All |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alexis-korner-father-of-us-all-80855/ |magazine=The Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621144920/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/alexis-korner-father-of-us-all-80855/ |archive-date=June 21, 2020 |access-date=September 23, 2025}} * {{cite book |last=Shapiro |first=Harry |date=1997 |title=Alexis Korner: The Biography |location=London |publisher=Bloomsbury |isbn=978-0747531630}} * {{cite book |editor-last=Komara |editor-first=Edward |date=2006 |title=Encyclopedia of Blues |url=https://ia601208.us.archive.org/19/items/EncyclopediaOfTheBlues/Encyclopedia_of_the_Blues.pdf |location=New York, London |publisher=Routledge |page=1019 |isbn=978-0415926997}} * {{cite web |last=Jones |first=Max |date=March 19, 1966 |title=Back to Square 1 with 'R&B' Korner |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Melody-Maker/60s/66/Melody-Maker-1966-03-19.pdf |work=Melody Maker |page=15 |access-date=September 23, 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Schmidt |first=Volker |date=January 5, 2009 |title=Das Leben ist eine Jam-Session |url=https://www.zeit.de/online/2008/52/alexis-korner-25 |trans-title=Life is a jam session |language=de |newspaper=Die Zeit |access-date=September 23, 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Hann |first=Michael |date=October 25, 2014 |title=Jack Bruce: five songs that chart his journey through the 60s to Cream |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/oct/25/jack-bruce-five-songs-chart-journey-through-the-60s-to-cream |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=September 23, 2025}} * {{cite web |date=November 25, 2024 |title=Ealing's role in story of rock and blues highlighted in film |url=https://www.ealingtimes.co.uk/news/24749409.ealings-role-story-rock-blues-highlighted-film/ |work=Ealing Times |access-date=September 23, 2025}} </ref> |- |Fubuki Koshiji || Queen of Chanson || Japan ||<ref>Fubuki Koshiji: * {{cite web|title=シャンソンの女王・越路吹雪、こだわりの衣装…生誕１００年企画展 |url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/20240508-OYT1T50064/|work=Yomiuri Shimbun|language=Japanese|date=May 10, 2024|access-date=August 24, 2024}} * {{cite web|title=「愛の讃歌」シャンソン女王・越路吹雪が今年生誕100年パリ五輪７月開幕で再注目に|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/general/nikkan/news/202406150000148.html|work=Nikkan Sports|language=Japanese|date=June 15, 2024|access-date=August 24, 2024}} * {{cite web|title=剣幸や涼風真世ら宝塚OGが〈シャンソンの女王〉をトリビュート! レビューの如きひととき味わえる2枚組『越路吹雪に捧ぐ』|url=https://mikiki.tokyo.jp/articles/-/13062|work=Mikiki|language=Japanese|date=January 17, 2017|access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref> |- |Koda Kumi || Queen of J-pop || Japan ||<ref>{{cite news|title=J-pop queen Koda Kumi delivers on first solo concert in Singapore|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/j-pop-queen-koda-kumi-delivers-on-first-solo-concert-in-singapore|newspaper=The Straits Times|access-date=July 31, 2017|date=July 19, 2015|archive-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801160242/http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/j-pop-queen-koda-kumi-delivers-on-first-solo-concert-in-singapore|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Fela Kuti || King of Afrobeat || Nigeria ||<ref> Fela Kuti (King of Afrobeat): *{{cite AV media |people= |last=Okwoche |first=Peter |date=December 31, 2016 |title=Fela Kuti: King of Afrobeat |url=https://www.bbc.com/audio/play/p04kxnfw |format= |work=BBC|type=Radio broadcast |access-date=September 21, 2025}} *{{cite web |date=August 13, 2024 |title=Nigerian King of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti, honoured in Paris |url=https://www.africanews.com/2022/10/20/nigerian-king-of-afrobeat-fela-kuti-honoured-in-paris/ |work=Africanews |access-date=September 11, 2025}} *{{cite web |last=O'Grady |first=Siobhán |date=May 22, 2017 |title=Fela Kuti built his music around a distrust of Nigeria's elites. Now they're the audience for the musical about his life |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-nigeria-fela-kuti-2017-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=September 11, 2025}}</ref> |- |Kygo || King of Tropical House || Norway ||<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-billboard-cover-story-kygo-the-king-of-trop-pop-6882599/|title=The Billboard Cover Story: Kygo, The King of (Trop) Pop|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 31, 2025|date=February 28, 2016|first=Amos|last=Barshad}} *{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/kygo-interview-a3248746.html|title=Kygo, interview: Remixes, rivalries and moving on from tropical house|newspaper=Evening Standard|access-date=March 31, 2025|date=May 16, 2016|first=David|last=Elles}}</ref> |- |Kyla|| Philippine Queen of R&B || Philippines ||<ref>Kyla: * {{cite news |last1=Abunda |first1=Boy |title=Why Kyla is a happy wife |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/04/05/1802786/why-kyla-happy-wife |access-date=June 24, 2023 |work=The Philippine Star |date=April 5, 2018 |ref=QORB |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806205832/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2018/04/05/1802786/why-kyla-happy-wife |url-status=live }} * {{cite news |last1=Llanes |first1=Rommel |title=Watch: R&B king and queen Jay R and Kyla on PEP Live! |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/music/jay-r-kyla-on-pep-live-a713-20201203 |access-date=June 24, 2023 |work=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=December 3, 2020 |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806205830/https://www.pep.ph/guide/music/jay-r-kyla-on-pep-live-a713-20201203 |url-status=live }} * {{cite news |title=Tarsier Records drops Kyla, Brian McKnight Jr.'s new single 'COY' |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/14/22/tarsier-drops-kyla-brian-mcknight-jrs-single-coy |access-date=June 24, 2023 |publisher=ABS-CBNnews.com |date=October 14, 2022 |archive-date=October 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019181432/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/14/22/tarsier-drops-kyla-brian-mcknight-jrs-single-coy |url-status=live }}</ref> |}

=== L === [[File:Vera Lynn (1962).jpg|thumb|right|upright|English singer Vera Lynn was known as the "Forces' Sweetheart" for her popularity among the armed forces during World War II.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable" |{{Reference column heading}} |- |Patti LaBelle || Godmother of Soul || United States||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/patti-labelle-537586 |title=Patti LaBelle Biography |publisher=Biography.com |access-date=May 8, 2015 |archive-date=November 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115002008/http://www.biography.com/people/patti-labelle-537586 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Queen Latifah|| Queen of Rap, Hip Hop || United States||<ref>Queen Latifah: * {{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-07-04-9004180571-story.html|title=Her Royal Badness|author=Davis, Bridgette|website=Chicago Tribune|date=July 4, 1990|access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130215455/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-07-04-9004180571-story.html|url-status=live}} * {{cite journal|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1989/1122/llati.html|title=Latifah - The Queen of Rap|journal=The Christian Science Monitor|date=November 22, 1989|access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130195652/https://www.csmonitor.com/1989/1122/llati.html|url-status=live}} * {{cite web |date=October 7, 2004 |title=From Music Queen To Movie Star |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/from-music-queen-to-movie-star/ |website=CBS News |access-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130195659/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/from-music-queen-to-movie-star/ |url-status=live }} * {{cite web |date=July 16, 2007 |title=Queen Latifah models character on her mother |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/queen-latifah-models-character-her-mother-wbna19786958 |website=Today |access-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130195651/https://www.today.com/popculture/queen-latifah-models-character-her-mother-wbna19786958 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | La Lupe | Queen of Latin Soul | Cuba | <ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Cantor-Navas |first1=Judy |title='Queen of Latin Soul' La Lupe to Be Honored With NYC Concert |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/la-lupe-honored-nyc-concert-7809663/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 10, 2022 |date=May 30, 2017 |archive-date=May 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510042443/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/la-lupe-honored-nyc-concert-7809663/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Garsd |first1=Jasmine |title=La Lupe, Queen Of Latin Soul: The Original Alt.Latina |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2013/12/18/255282456/la-lupe-queen-of-latin-soul-the-original-alt-latina |website=NPR |access-date=May 10, 2022 |date=December 19, 2013 |archive-date=May 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510042444/https://www.npr.org/sections/altlatino/2013/12/18/255282456/la-lupe-queen-of-latin-soul-the-original-alt-latina |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Kendrick|Lamar|}} || King Kendrick || United States ||<ref>Kendrick Lamar: * {{Cite web |last=McMahon |first=Milly |date=2014-02-04 |title=King Kendrick Lamar |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/king-kendrick-lamar/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Vice |language=en |archive-date=October 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008005121/https://www.vice.com/en/article/r3n9pk/king-kendrick-lamar |url-status=live }} * {{Cite web |last=Gee |first=Andre |date=2019-12-30 |title=The 2010s: The Most Influential Rappers of the Decade |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/originals/who-are-the-most-influential-rappers.html |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Okayplayer |language=en |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925165102/https://www.okayplayer.com/originals/who-are-the-most-influential-rappers.html |url-status=live }} * {{Cite web |last=Alvarez |first=Lauren |date=2020-05-24 |title=Where Is Hip-Hop's Reigning King Kendrick Lamar? |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenalvarez/2020/05/24/where-is-hip-hops-reigning-king-kendrick-lamar/ |access-date=2023-09-22 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229220447/https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenalvarez/2020/05/24/where-is-hip-hops-reigning-king-kendrick-lamar/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Franzl Lang |Yodel King ''or'' Yodler King (der Jodlerkönig) |Germany |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-17 |title=Jodelkönig Franzl Lang ist tot |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/nachruf-jodelkoenig-franzl-lang-ist-tot-1.2788174 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=Süddeutsche.de |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=job |date=2016-01-12 |title=Letzter Jodler für Franzl Lang († 84) |url=https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/muenchen/letzter-jodler-fuer-franzl-lang-84-art-323422 |access-date=2024-06-29 |website=www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de |language=de}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Avril|Lavigne|}} || Queen of Pop Punk || Canada ||<ref>Avril Lavigne: * {{Cite news|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/176350-11-times-kelly-osbournes-early-2000-outfits-were-our-pop-punk-inspiration-photos|title=11 Times Kelly Osbourne's Early 2000 Outfits Were Our Pop Punk Inspiration — Photos|last=Gamble|first=Ione|access-date=April 15, 2017|archive-date=August 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813143357/https://www.bustle.com/articles/176350-11-times-kelly-osbournes-early-2000-outfits-were-our-pop-punk-inspiration-photos|url-status=live}} * {{Cite news|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/162550-11-avril-lavigne-trends-that-we-all-tried-to-copy-in-the-early-2000s-photos|title=11 Avril Lavigne Trends That We All Tried To Copy In The Early 2000s|last=Zulch|first=Meg|access-date=April 15, 2017|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109033033/https://www.bustle.com/articles/162550-11-avril-lavigne-trends-that-we-all-tried-to-copy-in-the-early-2000s-photos|url-status=live}} * {{Cite news|url=http://www.shenzhenparty.com/blogs/cherry-ho/102509-queen-pop-punk-avril-lavigne-ret|title=Queen of Pop Punk Avril Lavigne Returns to Hong Kong for The Black Star Tour|last=Zhou|first=Monica|access-date=May 15, 2017|quote=Queen of pop punk Avril Lavigne is returning Hong Kong to rock again the stage of AsiaWorld-Arena|archive-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201030127/http://www.shenzhenparty.com/blogs/cherry-ho/102509-queen-pop-punk-avril-lavigne-ret|url-status=dead}} * {{Cite news|url=http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2017/06/besterday-podcast-episode-27-avril-lavigne-let-go-album-15th-anniversary|title=AVRIL LAVIGNE'S 'LET GO' TURNS 15, HAILING THE POP-PUNK QUEEN|last=Gracie|first=Bianca|access-date=June 4, 2017|quote=Avril Lavigne's 'LET GO' Turns 15, Hailing The Pop-Punk Queen.|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924142608/https://www.fuse.tv/videos/2017/06/besterday-podcast-episode-27-avril-lavigne-let-go-album-15th-anniversary|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://warnermusic.com.au/news/avril-lavigne-history-pop-punk |title=How Avril Lavigne Set Herself Up To Become Pop Punk Royalty |date=February 25, 2022 |last= |first= |work=Warner Music |access-date=January 13, 2025 |archive-date=January 23, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123182200/https://warnermusic.com.au/news/avril-lavigne-history-pop-punk |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |Rita Lee |Queen of Brazilian Rock |Brazil |<ref>Rita Lee: * {{Cite magazine |last1=Phillips |first1=Tom |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/09/rita-lee-dead-brazil-os-mutantes |title=Rita Lee, Brazil's undisputed Queen of Rock, dies aged 75 |date=20 January 2022 |access-date=13 May 2025 |magazine=The Guardian}} * {{Cite magazine |last1=Williams |first1=Alex |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/10/arts/music/rita-lee-dead.html |title=Rita Lee, Brazil's Queen of Rock, Is Dead at 75 |date=10 May 2023 |access-date=13 May 2025 |magazine=The New York Times}} * {{Cite magazine |last1=Arrais |first1=Amauri |url=https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/articles/cp3zrv57yylo.amp |title=Morre Rita Lee: relembre a trajetória da rainha do rock brasileiro |trans-title=Rita Lee dies: remember the trajectory of the queen of Brazilian rock |date=9 May 2023 |access-date=13 May 2025 |magazine=BBC Brasil |language=pt-br}} * {{Cite web |last1=Teixeira |first1=Laura |url=https://www.tenhomaisdiscosqueamigos.com/2022/11/18/rita-lee-rainha-do-rock-cafona/ |title=Rita Lee diz que apelido de Rainha do Rock é "cafona" e revela qual título prefere |trans-title=Rita Lee says Queen of Rock nickname is "tacky" and reveals which title she prefers |date=18 November 2021 |access-date=13 May 2025 |work=Tenho Mais Discos Que Amigos |language=pt-br}}</ref> |- |Lil Jon |King of Crunk |United States |<ref>Lil Jon: * {{cite web |last1=Cruz |first1=Reanna |title=What We Owe Lil Jon, King of Crunk |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/lil-jon-king-of-crunk.html |website=Vulture |date=October 12, 2023 |publisher=New York Magazine |access-date=24 September 2025}} * {{cite web |title=King of Crunk Lil Jon To Light Up Suburban Park Stage at The Great New York State Fair |url=https://nysfair.ny.gov/king-of-crunk-lil-jon-to-light-up-suburban-park-stage-at-the-great-new-york-state-fair/ |website=New York Fair |date=July 8, 2025 |publisher=New York State |access-date=24 September 2025}} * {{cite web |last1=Ducker |first1=Eric |title=A Rational Conversation: Lil Jon's History Of Turning Up |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2014/03/25/293856161/a-rational-conversation-lil-jons-history-of-turning-up |website=NPR |date=March 25, 2014 |access-date=24 September 2025}} * {{cite web |title=Lil Jon is the king of crunk |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/lil-jon-king-crunk-wbna6505027 |website=Today Show |date=November 16, 2004 |publisher=NBCUniversal LLC. |access-date=24 September 2025}} * {{cite web |last1=Sampson |first1=Amber |title=HOW CRUNK KING LIL JON FELL IN LOVE WITH LAS VEGAS AND ITS TEAMS |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/news/2023/mar/09/how-crunk-king-lil-jon-fell-in-love-with-las-vegas/ |website=Las Vegas Weekly |date=March 9, 2023 |publisher=Las Vegas Sun |access-date=24 September 2025}} * {{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Desire |title=When You Weren't Looking, Lil Jon Built & Commissioned A School In Ghana |url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/lil-jon-helped-built-a-school-in-ghana-543760/ |website=Vibe |date=October 16, 2017 |publisher=Penske Media Corp. |access-date=24 September 2025}}</ref> |- |Lil' Kim |Queen of Rap |United States |<ref>Lil' Kim: * {{cite web|url=https://observer.com/2018/06/lil-kim-black-music-appreciation-month/|title=Lil Kim Honored by NYC Council for African-American Music Appreciation Month|first=Madina|last=Toure|website=Observer|date=June 12, 2018|quote=Lil Kim, known as the "Queen of Rap".|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204005335/https://observer.com/2018/06/lil-kim-black-music-appreciation-month/|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/news/a26988/10-of-the-most-memorable-vma-moments/|quote=the queen of rap, Lil Kim|website=Elle|title=10 Of The Most Provocative VMA Moments|date=August 27, 2015|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=February 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215041544/https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/news/a26988/10-of-the-most-memorable-vma-moments/|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-2459-333446|title=The Notorious KIM|quote=Kim's still the queen of rap.|website=NME|date=September 12, 2005|access-date=January 30, 2022|archive-date=January 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130214149/https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-2459-333446|url-status=live}} * {{cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/red-carpet-dresses/g22709021/crazy-celebrity-outfits/?slide=6|title=47 Crazy Celebrity Outfits We'll Never Forget|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|first=Chrissy|last=Rutherford|date=November 19, 2019|quote=Lil Kim, the queen of rap|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=February 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215012623/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/red-carpet-dresses/g22709021/crazy-celebrity-outfits/?slide=6|url-status=live}} * {{cite news|url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/kimberly-jones-a-bf04ee61-0002-0001-0000-000039834930|title=Kimberly Jones|website=Spiegel|date=March 25, 2005|quote=Lil' Kim als Rap-Königin|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=February 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203121055/https://www.spiegel.de/politik/kimberly-jones-a-bf04ee61-0002-0001-0000-000039834930|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/attheshore/headliners/get-lit-in-a-c-with-remy-ma-lil-kim-and-more-on-saturday/article_a09db3db-ff7f-5e74-aa14-a263ab93cb57.html|quote=The 'Queen of Rap' Lil' Kim will bring ...|website=The Press of Atlantic City|title='Lit in A.C.' with Remy Ma, Lil' Kim and more on Saturday|date=March 17, 2019|access-date=February 23, 2022|archive-date=February 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215040449/https://pressofatlanticcity.com/attheshore/headliners/get-lit-in-a-c-with-remy-ma-lil-kim-and-more-on-saturday/article_a09db3db-ff7f-5e74-aa14-a263ab93cb57.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Little Richard || Architect of Rock and Roll || United States ||<ref>{{Citation |title=Little Richard, Gladys Knight & the Pips Inducted Into Apollo Theater Legends Hall Of Fame; Ella Fitzgerald | magazine=Jet |volume=110| page=59 | date=July 10, 2006|issn=0021-5996|quote=Called the 'Architect of Rock and Roll,' the flamboyant piano virtuoso is known for the classic hits Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, Good Golly Miss Molly and Lucille.}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Kenny|Loggins|}} || King of the Movie Soundtrack || United States ||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/king-of-movie-soundtracks-kenny-loggins-is-grateful-for-footloose/article_c44c87b6-f2f8-11e1-b555-0019bb30f31a.html |title=King of movie soundtracks Kenny Loggins is grateful for 'Footloose' |date=September 6, 2012 |quote=Pop-rocker Kenny Loggins has done well for himself as the king of movie soundtracks, giving us "I'm Alright" from "Caddyshack," "Nobody's Fool" from "Caddyshack II," "Footloose" from ''the movie of the same name'' and ""''Danger Zone''" from ''Top Gun'' |access-date=May 20, 2017 |archive-date=September 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907130552/https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/king-of-movie-soundtracks-kenny-loggins-is-grateful-for-footloose/article_c44c87b6-f2f8-11e1-b555-0019bb30f31a.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20120403/ENT/120409943 |title=Azalea Festival concert |publisher=StarNewsOnline.com |date=April 3, 2012 |access-date=July 2, 2013 |archive-date=November 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110134416/http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20120403/ENT/120409943 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Jennifer Lopez |Queen of Dance |United States |<ref>Jennifer Lopez: *{{cite web |last1=Al Saafin |first1=Aziz |title=Jennifer Lopez on love, heartbreak, and her new musical film |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/02/15/jennifer-lopez-on-love-heartbreak-and-her-new-musical-film/ |website=1News |access-date=March 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240214221219/https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/02/15/jennifer-lopez-on-love-heartbreak-and-her-new-musical-film/ |archive-date=February 14, 2024 |date=February 15, 2024 |quote=Lopez, frequently dubbed the Queen of Dance...}} *{{cite web |last1=Carras |first1=Christi |title=Dance to Jennifer Lopez and Maluma for a good cause with the #PaTiChallenge |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-09-29/jennifer-lopez-maluma-pati-dance-challenge |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=September 30, 2020 |date=September 29, 2020 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117134745/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-09-29/jennifer-lopez-maluma-pati-dance-challenge |url-status=live }} *{{cite web |last1=May |first1=Naomi |title=Jennifer Lopez Is Officially The Queen Of Dancing Like Nobody's Watching |url=https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/culture/a44710648/jennifer-lopez-birthday-dancing/ |website=Elle |access-date=March 6, 2024 |date=August 2, 2023}}</ref> |- | Lorde || Queen of Alternative || New Zealand ||<ref>Lorde: * {{Cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-billboard-cover-story-lorde-the-new-queen-of-alternative-5687138/ |title=The Billboard Cover Story – Lorde: "The New Queen of Alternative" |date=6 September 2013 |access-date=14 May 2025 |magazine=Billboard}} * {{Cite news |url=https://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/story/entertainment/local/2013/08/29/lorde-new-queen-alternative-music/17463904007/ |title=Lorde: new queen of alternative music chart |date=29 August 2013 |access-date=14 May 2025 |newspaper=Burlington County Times}} * {{Cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/music/three-decades-of-female-heroines-rock-sydney-in-a-single-night-20230313-p5crqd.html |title=Three decades of musical heroines rock Sydney in a single night |date=14 March 2023 |access-date=14 May 2025 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald}} * {{Cite web |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/artist/lorde/ |title=Lorde - New Zealand Pop Superstar |date=27 August 2020 |access-date=14 May 2025 |work=uDiscover Music}} * {{Cite magazine |last1=Robinson |first1=Peter |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/living-that-fantasy-clash-meets-lorde/ |title=Living That Fantasy: Clash Meets Lorde |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=14 May 2025 |magazine=Clash}}</ref> |- | Lucero | America's Girlfriend (La Novia de América) | Mexico | <ref>{{Cite web|date=July 15, 2014|title=International Superstar Lucero to Host Telemundo's Mega-Reality Show "Yo Soy El Artista" (I Am the Artist)|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140715006784/en/International-Superstar-Lucero-to-Host-Telemundo’s-Mega-Reality-Show-“Yo-Soy-El-Artista”%C2%A0-I-Am-the-Artist|publisher=Business Wire|access-date=January 26, 2025}}</ref> |- | 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=== M === [[File:Madonna Rebel Heart Tour 2015 - Stockholm (23051472299) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|American singer-songwriter Madonna is known as the "Queen of Pop".]] [[File:Lata-Mangeshkar.jpg|thumb|right|Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar is widely acknowledged as the "Queen of Melody".|upright]] [[File:Bob-Marley.jpg|thumb|upright|Jamaican musician Bob Marley is known as the "King of Reggae".]] [[File:Nicki Minaj MTV VMAs 4.jpg|thumb|upright|American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj is known as the "Queen of Rap".]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable" |{{Reference column heading}} |- |Madonna |Queen of Pop | United States |<ref>Madonna as the Queen of Pop: * {{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1617227420070416|title=H&M sales boosted by Madonna range, mild weather|publisher=Reuters|first1=Simon|last1=Johnson|first2=Rebecka|last2=Kihlstrom|date=April 16, 2007|access-date=March 18, 2023|archive-date=February 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207075208/https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1617227420070416|url-status=live}} * {{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/madonna-more-clout-than-the-beatles-all-by-herself-and-wearing-heels-bjcfx9mbkx7|title=Madonna: more clout than the Beatles, all by herself . . . and wearing heels|work=The Times|first=Caitlin|last=Moran|author-link=Caitlin Moran|date=April 22, 2008|access-date=March 18, 2023|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805103333/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/madonna-more-clout-than-the-beatles-all-by-herself-and-wearing-heels-bjcfx9mbkx7|url-status=live}} * {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-madonna-songs/|title=Madonna's 100 Greatest Songs (Critics' Picks)|magazine=Billboard|first1=Joe|last1=Lynch|first2=Andrew|last2=Unterberger|first3=Blanca|last3=Gracle|first4=Nolan|last4=Feeney|first5=Katle|last5=Atkinson|date=March 8, 2023|access-date=March 18, 2023|archive-date=March 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309085715/https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-madonna-songs/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Jolina Magdangal |Queen of Philippine Pop Culture |Philippines |<ref>Jolina Magdangal: * {{Cite news |date=2024-01-12 |title=Jolina shares about her journey from 90s pop icon to becoming a momshie in "Tao Po" |url=https://corporate.abs-cbn.com/newsroom/news-releases/2024/1/12/jolina-magdangal-tao-po?lang=en |work=ABS-CBN News}} * {{Cite news |date=2024-01-13 |title=Jolina shares about her journey from 90s pop icon to becoming a momshie in 'Tao Po' |url=https://mb.com.ph/2024/1/14/jolina-shares-about-her-journey-from-90s-pop-icon-to-becoming-a-momshie-in-tao-po |work=Manila Bulletin}} * {{Cite news |date=2024-04-15 |title=6 Filipino Celebrities Who Are The Blueprint For Y2K Style |url=https://nylonmanila.com/filipino-celebrities-blueprint-for-y2k-style/ |work=Nylon Manila}} * {{Cite web |date=2023-10-11 |title=Jolina Magdangal's '90s Pop Culture Moment Never Ended |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/music/rediscover/jolina-magdangals-90s-pop-culture-moment-never-ended/ |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=Billboard Philippines |language=en-US}} </ref> |- |{{sortname|Miriam|Makeba|}}|| Mama Africa || South Africa ||<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7719318.stm | work=BBC News | title=Obituary: Miriam 'Mama Africa' Makeba | access-date=December 2, 2013 | date=November 11, 2008 | archive-date=February 29, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229062046/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7719318.stm | url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Biz Markie || Clown Prince of Hip Hop || United States ||<ref>Biz Markie (Clown Prince of Hip Hop): *{{cite news |last=Ma |first=David |date=July 16, 2021 |title=Biz Markie, Pioneering Beatboxer And 'Just A Friend' Rapper, Dies At 57 |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/07/16/906659959/biz-markie-pioneering-beatboxer-and-just-a-friend-rapper-dies-at-57 |work=NPR |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717105256/https://www.npr.org/2021/07/16/906659959/biz-markie-pioneering-beatboxer-and-just-a-friend-rapper-dies-at-57 |archive-date=July 17, 2021 |access-date=May 30, 2026}} *{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/photos/yo-mtv-raps/1582960/2812332/photo.jhtml |title=Biz Markie, the clown prince of hip-hop, found a home at Yo! MTV Raps. | MTV Photo Gallery |publisher=MTV |access-date=September 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629172832/http://www.mtv.com/photos/yo-mtv-raps/1582960/2812332/photo.jhtml |archive-date=June 29, 2011}} *{{cite web |url=http://hiphop.sh/post/9249518099/biz-markie |title=Biz Markie |website=Hiphop.sh |date=August 29, 2007 |access-date=December 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203031017/http://hiphop.sh/post/9249518099/biz-markie |archive-date=December 3, 2013}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Bob|Marley|}}|| King of Reggae || Jamaica ||<ref>{{Citation |last= Holden| first= Stephen| title=Reggae's Mellow King, Defined by a Legacy He Couldn't Outrun| newspaper= The New York Times | date=April 19, 2012 |quote=Reggae's Mellow King, Defined by a Legacy He Couldn't Outrun}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Bob Marley |newspaper= The Independent |quote=The undisputed king of reggae helped prove the instrument's versatility}}</ref> |- |Bruno Mars|| Prince of Pop|| United States|| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Sjarif |date=November 9, 2018 |title=Review: Bruno Mars makes his homecoming special for fans |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/11/09/features/review-mars-makes-his-homecoming-special-for-fans/ |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |archive-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104155835/https://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/11/09/features/review-mars-makes-his-homecoming-special-for-fans/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 1, 2017 |title=Watch Bruno Mars' New Video For 'That's What I Like' |url=https://www.bet.com/article/rkxju8/watch-bruno-mars-new-video-for-that-s-what-i-like |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=BET |archive-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104162843/https://www.bet.com/article/rkxju8/watch-bruno-mars-new-video-for-that-s-what-i-like |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Ricky|Martin|}}|| King of Latin Pop || Puerto Rico (US) ||<ref>Ricky Martin (King of Latin Pop): * {{cite news| url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/ricky-martin-host-biggest-night-latin-music-19-years-after-performing-inaugural-show| title=Ricky Martin To Host The Biggest Night In Latin Music 19 Years After Performing At Inaugural Show| access-date=October 26, 2019| date=October 25, 2019| work=Grammy| archive-date=January 23, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123165914/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/ricky-martin-host-biggest-night-latin-music-19-years-after-performing-inaugural-show| url-status=live}} * {{cite news | url=https://time.com/5526369/grammys-2019-camila-cabello-border-wall/ | title=Camila Cabello's Grammy Performance Had a Hidden Anti-Wall Message | access-date=February 15, 2019 | date=February 11, 2019 | magazine=Time | archive-date=February 14, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214025436/http://time.com/5526369/grammys-2019-camila-cabello-border-wall/ | url-status=live }} * {{cite news| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/nathy-peluso-anuel-aa-picks-week-of-may-25th-1004364/| title=RS Latin Music Picks: Week of May 25th| access-date=May 29, 2020| date=August 29, 2020| magazine=Rolling Stone| archive-date=January 27, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127083441/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/premio-lo-nuestro-2022-nominations-list-1235022347/| url-status=live}} * {{cite news | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/national-puerto-rico-day-parade-brings-generations-boricuas-together-n1015521 | title=National Puerto Rico Day Parade brings generations of boricuas together | access-date=July 8, 2019 | date=June 9, 2019 | work=NBC News | archive-date=November 27, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127092624/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/national-puerto-rico-day-parade-brings-generations-boricuas-together-n1015521 | url-status=live }} * {{cite news| url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/g28676212/ricky-martin-songs| title=13 of the Best Ricky Martin Songs to Add to Your Party Playlist| access-date=September 8, 2019| date=August 13, 2019| work=O, The Oprah Magazine| archive-date=December 10, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210085754/https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/g28676212/ricky-martin-songs/| url-status=live}}</ref> |- |John Mayall |Godfather of British Blues |United Kingdom |<ref> John Mayall (Godfather of British Blues): *{{cite news |last=Vulliamy |first=Ed |date=December 2, 2014 |title=John Mayall: 'I managed to pick out some pretty special people' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/02/john-mayall-godfather-british-blues-80th-birthday-special-people-eric-clapton-peter-green |newspaper=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203082110/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/dec/02/john-mayall-godfather-british-blues-80th-birthday-special-people-eric-clapton-peter-green |archive-date=December 3, 2014 |access-date=December 26, 2025}} *{{cite news |last=Rohter |first=Larry |date=July 23, 2024 |title=John Mayall, Pioneer of British Blues, Is Dead at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/arts/music/john-mayall-dead.html |url-access=subscription |newspaper=New York Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724001703/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/arts/music/john-mayall-dead.html |archive-date=July 24, 2024 |access-date=December 26, 2025}} *{{cite news |author= |date=November 28, 2023 |title="Godfather of British Blues": John Mayall wird 90 |url=https://www.zeit.de/news/2023-11/28/godfather-of-british-blues-john-mayall-wird-90 |trans-title="Godfather of British Blues": John Mayall turns 90 |newspaper=Die Zeit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202081414/https://www.zeit.de/news/2023-11/28/godfather-of-british-blues-john-mayall-wird-90 |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |access-date=December 26, 2025}}</ref> |- ||{{sortname|Freddie|Mercury|}}|| The King of Queen |||United Kingdom ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.history101.com/freddie-mercury|title=The king of Queen: Freddie Mercury's inspiring, tragic life|website=www.history101.com|access-date=March 14, 2020|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119103057/https://www.history101.com/freddie-mercury|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Mighty Sparrow|}}|| Calypso King of the World ||Trinidad and Tobago ||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/16/mighty-sparrow-the-king-of-calypso-on-freedom-windrush-and-oral-sex|title=Interview {{!}} Mighty Sparrow: the king of calypso on freedom, Windrush and oral sex|first=Vivien|last=Goldman|author-link=Vivien Goldman|newspaper=The Guardian|date=16 November 2018|access-date=August 8, 2023|archive-date=August 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810225310/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/nov/16/mighty-sparrow-the-king-of-calypso-on-freedom-windrush-and-oral-sex|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Luis|Miguel|}} |El Sol de Mexico (The Sun of Mexico) |Mexico |<ref>{{cite web |title=Luis Miguel, el sol de México |url=http://musica.about.com/od/baladas_pop/a/Luis-Miguel.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701194012/http://musica.about.com/od/baladas_pop/a/Luis-Miguel.htm |archive-date=July 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Flores |first=Griselda |date=2023-04-20 |title=Luis Miguel Announces 2023 Tour: Here Are the North & South America Dates |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/luis-miguel-2023-tour-dates-1235311047/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514110230/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/luis-miguel-2023-tour-dates-1235311047/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Slađana Milošević |Rock Princess |Yugoslavia/Serbia |<ref> *{{citation|author=|title=Slađana Milošević: Odlazak ekscentrične rok "princeze" |work=BBC News na srpskom |url=https://www.bbc.com/serbian/lat/srbija-68665177 |date=26 March 2024 |access-date=26 January 2025}} *{{citation|author=|title=Preminula Slađana Milošević, "rok princeza" bivše Jugoslavije |url=https://www.glasamerike.net/a/umrla-sladjana-milosevic-pevacica-kantautorka-amsterdam-princeza-beograd/7542943.html |date=26 March 2024 |access-date=26 January 2025}} *{{citation|author=|title=Slađana Milošević, neverovatna životna priča: Rok princeza i ikona novog talasa u Jugoslaviji |url=https://www.danas.rs/kultura/sladjana-milosevic-biografija/ |date=26 March 2024 |access-date=26 January 2025}} *{{citation|author=|title=Bila je rok princeza i jedna od najuticajnijih ličnosti na muzičkoj sceni, trpela je nasilje od bivšeg i borila se sa opakom bolešću: Životna priča Slađane Milošević |url=https://nova.rs/zabava/sudbine/bila-je-rok-princeza-i-jedna-od-najuticajnijih-licnosti-na-muzickoj-sceni-trpela-je-nasilje-od-bivseg-i-borila-se-sa-opakom-bolescu-zivotna-prica-sladjane-milosevic/ |date=26 March 2024 |access-date=26 January 2025}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |Nicki Minaj | Queen of Rap | rowspan="2" | Trinidad and Tobago/United States |<ref>Nicki Minaj, queen of rap: * {{Cite magazine|title=Jesy Nelson Gets Post-Little Mix Career Underway With 'Boyz' Featuring Nicki Minaj: Stream It Now|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9642448/jesy-nelson-boyz-nicki-minaj-listen/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 19, 2021|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019181132/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9642448/jesy-nelson-boyz-nicki-minaj-listen/|url-status=live}} * {{Cite magazine|last=Lang|first=Cady|date=March 14, 2017|title=Watch Nicki Minaj Flawlessly Lip Sync to Celine Dion|url=https://time.com/4701402/nicki-minaj-celine-dion-lip-sync/|magazine=Time|access-date=November 11, 2021|archive-date=November 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111172255/https://time.com/4701402/nicki-minaj-celine-dion-lip-sync/|url-status=live}} * {{Cite web|title=Nicki Minaj backs Texas councilman who gave her a birthday shoutout|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/nicki-minaj-backs-texas-councilman-gave-birthday-shoutout-rcna8569|access-date=December 14, 2021|website=NBC News|date=December 13, 2021|archive-date=December 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213232856/https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/nicki-minaj-backs-texas-councilman-gave-birthday-shoutout-rcna8569|url-status=live}} * {{Cite web|title=8 Nicki Minaj Songs That Prove She's the Queen of Rap|url=http://news.yahoo.com/8-nicki-minaj-songs-prove-172700077.html|access-date=November 3, 2021|website=Yahoo News|date=February 24, 2016|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105174402/https://news.yahoo.com/8-nicki-minaj-songs-prove-172700077.html|url-status=live}} * {{Cite web |last=Wang |first=Steffanee |title=Nicki Minaj & Lil Baby Pull Of A Heist On 'Do We Have A Problem |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/nicki-minaj-lil-baby-do-we-have-a-problem-video |access-date=February 17, 2022 |website=Nylon |date=February 4, 2022 |language=en}} * {{cite web|title=Nicki Minaj's Tour Returns To The U.S., Fueling Her Album's Rise On The Charts|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/09/11/nicki-minajs-tour-returns-to-the-us-fueling-her-albums-rise-on-the-charts/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911140658/https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/09/11/nicki-minajs-tour-returns-to-the-us-fueling-her-albums-rise-on-the-charts/|archive-date=September 11, 2024|date=September 11, 2024|access-date=September 13, 2024}} * {{cite web|title=Nicki Minaj, in Las Vegas tour stop, solidifies reign as the Queen of Rap|work=Las Vegas Sun|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2024/mar/13/nicki-minaj-in-las-vegas-tour-stop-solidifies-reig/|date=March 13, 2024|access-date=September 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240914042909/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2024/mar/13/nicki-minaj-in-las-vegas-tour-stop-solidifies-reig/|archive-date=September 14, 2024|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|title=Nicki Minaj, the "Queen of Rap," bringing world tour to Baltimore in April|work=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/nicki-minaj-the-queen-of-rap-to-perform-in-baltimore-in-april/|date=December 11, 2023|access-date=September 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212091432/https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/nicki-minaj-the-queen-of-rap-to-perform-in-baltimore-in-april/|archive-date=December 12, 2023|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|title=Nicki Minaj: See her award-winning rap career in pictures|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/life/music/2018/08/22/nicki-minaj-queen-rap-royalty/1061645002/|date=August 22, 2018|access-date=September 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424043855/https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/life/music/2018/08/22/nicki-minaj-queen-rap-royalty/1061645002/|archive-date=April 24, 2023|url-status=live}} * {{cite magazine|title=Nicki Minaj Flaunts Her Best Adele, Gets Vulnerable, and Plays Clarinet on 'Carpool Karaoke'|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-james-corden-carpool-karaoke-1333825/|date=April 7, 2022|access-date=September 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505025219/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-james-corden-carpool-karaoke-1333825/|archive-date=May 5, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Queen of Hip Hop |<ref>Nicki Minaj, queen of hip hop: * {{cite magazine|title=Nicki Minaj: The New Queen of Hip-Hop|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-the-new-queen-of-hip-hop-103304/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407214739/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-the-new-queen-of-hip-hop-103304/|archive-date=April 7, 2023|date=December 9, 2010|access-date=September 13, 2024|url-status=live}} * {{cite magazine|title=Nicki Minaj's 13 Most Priceless Music Moments|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-hot-100-festival-timeline-6633571/|date=July 16, 2015|access-date=September 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707053626/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/nicki-minaj-hot-100-festival-timeline-6633571/|archive-date=July 7, 2022|url-status=live}} * {{Cite web|title=In the pink: First lady of hip-hop Nicki Minaj is a bewigged global phenomenon|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/in-the-pink-first-lady-of-hip-hop-nicki-minaj-is-a-bewigged-global-phenomenon-2331338.html|access-date=September 13, 2024|work=The Independent|date=August 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911115835/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/in-the-pink-first-lady-of-hip-hop-nicki-minaj-is-a-bewigged-global-phenomenon-2331338.html|archive-date=September 11, 2018|url-status=live}} * {{Cite web|title=Nicki Minaj's Most Essential Songs You Need to Hear|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/nicki-minaj-essential-songs/|work=XXL|date=December 8, 2020|access-date=September 13, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306022018/https://www.xxlmag.com/nicki-minaj-essential-songs/|archive-date=March 6, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |{{sortname|Kylie|Minogue|}}|| Princess of Pop || rowspan="2" | Australia |<ref>Kylie Minogue: * {{cite news |first=Eamon |last=Sweeney |date=November 4, 2014 |url=https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-features/showgirl-strikes-back-princess-of-pop-kylie-minogue-30718772.html |title=Showgirl strikes back: Princess of pop Kylie Minogue |newspaper=Irish Independent |access-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503014819/https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-features/showgirl-strikes-back-princess-of-pop-kylie-minogue-30718772.html |url-status=live }} * {{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/music-festivals/princess-of-pop-kylie-minogue-makes-debut-at-glastonbury/news-story/4fc15f9affa91f6b9348899e5076c775|title=Tearful Kylie shines at Glastonbury|first=Stephen|last=Drill|website=news.com.au|date=June 30, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=January 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130093850/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/music-festivals/princess-of-pop-kylie-minogue-makes-debut-at-glastonbury/news-story/4fc15f9affa91f6b9348899e5076c775|url-status=live}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/kylie-minogue-princess-of-pop-20111123-1nufb.html|title=Kylie Minogue, princess of pop|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=November 26, 2011|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=July 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731181909/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/kylie-minogue-princess-of-pop-20111123-1nufb.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Queen of Pop |<ref>Kylie Minogue: * {{cite news |date=March 24, 2021 |title=Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran and Jimmy Barnes perform at Michael Gudinski's state memorial |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/25/kylie-minogue-ed-sheeran-and-jimmy-barnes-perform-at-michael-gudinskis-state-memorial |newspaper=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324231143/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/25/kylie-minogue-ed-sheeran-and-jimmy-barnes-perform-at-michael-gudinskis-state-memorial |archive-date=March 24, 2021 |access-date=May 28, 2026}} * {{cite magazine |date=May 16, 2001 |title=Kylie's a Diamond Sheila! |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/kylie-minogue-132-1389629 |newspaper=NME |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101181353/https://www.nme.com/news/music/kylie-minogue-132-1389629 |archive-date=Jan 1, 2023 |access-date=May 28, 2026}} * {{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/-45432/7-kylie-minogue-hailed-as-australias-queen-of-pop-45454/|title=Kylie Minogue Hailed as Australia’s Queen of Pop|publisher=Rolling Stone Magazine|date=March 7, 2023}} * {{cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/features/a-kylie-minogue-we-havent-seen-before-netflix-doco/j14tg4KFhIc/21-05-26|title=A Kylie We Haven't Seen Before: What We Learned From Kylie Minogue's Netflix Doco|publisher=The Music|date=May 21, 2026}}</ref> |- |Ichirō Mizuki | Emperor of Anime Songs |Japan |<ref name="Ichiro Mizuki">{{cite web |date=June 24, 2016 |title=PROFILE |url=https://mizuki-spirits.com/biography.html |access-date=June 9, 2023 |website=Ichiro Mizuki Official Website |language=Japanese |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609072626/https://mizuki-spirits.com/biography.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Giuseppe |first1=Nelva |title=The Emperor of Anime Songs Ichiro Mizuki Has Passed Away |url=https://twinfinite.net/news/ichiro-mizuki-death/ |access-date=June 9, 2023 |work=Twinfinite |date=December 12, 2022 |archive-date=June 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609072623/https://twinfinite.net/news/ichiro-mizuki-death/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Bill|Monroe|}}|| Father of Bluegrass || United States ||<ref>"Musical pioneer Bill Monroe is known as 'the father of bluegrass music'.", at ''Rock and roll hall of fame'', http://www.rockhall.com/inductees/bill-monroe {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126114341/https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/bill-monroe |date=January 26, 2021 }}. Retrieved September 6, 2009.</ref> |- |{{sortname|Andy|Montañez|}} || The Godfather of the Salsa || Puerto Rico (US) ||<ref name="FNCP">{{Cite web|url=https://prpop.org/biografias/andy-montanez/|title=Andy Montañez|publisher=National Foundation for Popular Culture|location=San Juan, Puerto Rico |language=es|access-date=May 12, 2023|archive-date=May 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512032512/https://prpop.org/biografias/andy-montanez/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Rudy Ray|Moore|}}|| Godfather of Rap || United States ||<ref name="AllmusicSoulp482" /> |- |{{sortname|Giorgio|Moroder|}}|| Father of Disco || Italy ||<ref>"This record was a collaboration between Philip Oakey, the big-voiced lead singer of the techno-pop band the Human League, and Giorgio Moroder, the Italian-born father of disco who spent the '80s writing synth-based pop and film music." {{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r59464|pure_url=yes}} |title=Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder: Overview |access-date=December 21, 2009 |website=AllMusic |author=Evan Cater}}</ref> |- ||{{sortname|Alanis|Morissette|}}|| Queen of Alt-Rock Angst || Canada ||<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/alanis-morissette/biography|title=Alanis Morissette Biography|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123190638/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/alanis-morissette/biography|archive-date=January 23, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ||{{sortname|Anita|Mui|}}|| Queen of Cantopop || Hong Kong ||<ref>{{citation | url = https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/19/1077072775866.html?from=storyrhs | title = Final ovation for the queen of Canto-pop | date = February 20, 2004 | work = The Sydney Morning Herald | access-date = March 8, 2009 | archive-date = January 25, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090125143411/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/19/1077072775866.html?from=storyrhs | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>Anita Mui, or Mei Yanfang, known as the "ever-changing" queen of Cantopop. {{citation| url = http://english.cri.cn/4026/2008/01/06/164@311169.htm | archive-url = https://archive.today/20120707234249/http://english.cri.cn/4026/2008/01/06/164@311169.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = July 7, 2012 | title = ChinaBeat: Mei Yanfang | date=January 6, 2008 | work = China Radio International webcast | access-date =March 8, 2009}}</ref> |- || {{sortname|Peter|Murphy|Peter Murphy (musician)}} || Godfather of Goth || United Kingdom || <ref>Peter Murphy: * {{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-peter-murphy-748788.html|title=Album: Peter Murphy|last=Gill|first=Andy|date=August 16, 2002|work=The Independent|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211132851/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-peter-murphy-748788.html|archive-date=December 11, 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=October 29, 2023}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49354848|title=Former Bauhaus singer Peter Murphy suffers heart attack|author=|date=August 15, 2019|work=BBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815111058/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49354848|archive-date=August 15, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=October 29, 2023}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/hes-back-you-bela-believe-it-20130103-2c6ru.html|title=He's back, you Bela believe it|last=Watt|first=Andrew|date=January 4, 2013|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109192826/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/hes-back-you-bela-believe-it-20130103-2c6ru.html|archive-date=January 9, 2013|url-status=live|access-date=October 29, 2023}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Dean|Martin|Dean Martin}} || King of Cool || United States || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.palmspringslife.com/arts-culture/dean-martin-documentary/|title=How Dean Martin Became the “King of Cool” | Palm Springs Life|date=November 17, 2021|website=Palmspringslife.com|access-date=May 19, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2021/11/12/why-dean-martin-was-the-king-of-cool/|title=Why Dean Martin was the 'King of Cool'|website=Nypost.com|date=November 12, 2021|access-date=May 19, 2026}}</ref> |}

=== N === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- |Nate Dogg || King of Hooks || United States || <ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Mamo |first1=Heran |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/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=22 September 2025 |date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Staff |first1=T. M. Z. |title=Nate Dogg's New Headstone is Marvelous, 'King of Hooks' Honored |url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/03/02/nate-dogg-new-headstone-cemetery-long-beach-king-of-hooks/ |website=TMZ |access-date=22 September 2025 |language=en |date=2 March 2020}}</ref> |- |{{Sortname|Emilio|Navaira|}} || King of Tejano || United States ||<ref>{{citation |last=Hartman| first=Gary |title = The history of Texas music |publisher=Texas A&M University Press |year=2008 |page=52 |isbn=978-1-60344-002-8|quote=Just as millions of fans considered Selena the 'queen' of Tejano music, her closest male counterpart, Emilio Navaira, has often been called the "king" of Tejano music.}}</ref> |- | Grant Nelson || The Godfather of UK Garage || United Kingdom ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siam2nite.com/en/magazine/music/item/116-exclusive-interview-with-grant-nelson|title=Exclusive Interview with Grant Nelson | Siam2nite|website=Siam2nite.com|access-date=December 23, 2021|archive-date=December 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223233104/https://www.siam2nite.com/en/magazine/music/item/116-exclusive-interview-with-grant-nelson|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://5mag.net/features/grant-nelson-5-magazine-interview/|title=Grant Nelson: The 5 Magazine Interview|first=Rees|last=Urban|date=April 6, 2011|access-date=December 23, 2021|archive-date=December 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211223233107/https://5mag.net/features/grant-nelson-5-magazine-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{Sortname|Stevie|Nicks|}} || Queen of Rock and Roll || United States ||<ref>{{citation |last=Brackett |first=Donald |title=Fleetwood Mac: 40 Years of Creative Chaos | publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group | year = 2007 |page=159 | isbn=978-0-275-99338-2|quote=with Rolling Stone magazine dubbing Nicks, 'The Reigning Queen of Rock and Roll'}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/375627.aspx |quote=Take Edge of Seventeen, the elegy for John Lennon which launched the solo career of Stevie Nicks, queen of rock and roll and former better half of Fleetwood Mac. |title=Plucking the Same Old Strings |work=Hindustan Times |date=February 6, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717111412/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/375627.aspx |archive-date=July 17, 2012}}</ref> |- |Nike Ardilla |Lady Rocker |Indonesia |<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dhanniary |first1=Anry |title=Cerita Nike Ardilla, Lady Rocker yang Bersinar Usai Kematian |trans-title=The story of Nike Ardilla, the Lady Rocker who shines after death |url=https://www.viva.co.id/showbiz/musik/895930-cerita-nike-ardilla-lady-rocker-yang-bersinar-usai-kematian |website=VIVA.co.id |date=March 20, 2017 |access-date=July 12, 2022 |archive-date=July 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712160701/https://www.viva.co.id/showbiz/musik/895930-cerita-nike-ardilla-lady-rocker-yang-bersinar-usai-kematian |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kartika H |first1=Rr Dewi |editor-last=Lestari |editor-first=Muji |title=Mayangsari Ungkap Hubungannya dengan Nike Ardila di Masa Lalu, Fans Sang Queen Of Rock Terharu |trans-title=Mayangsari Reveals Her Relationship with Nike Ardila in the Past, The Queen Of Rock Fans Are Moved |url=https://jakarta.tribunnews.com/2020/10/14/mayangsari-ungkap-hubungannya-dengan-nike-ardila-di-masa-lalu-fans-sang-queen-of-rock-terharu |website=Tribun Jakarta |access-date=July 12, 2022 |archive-date=May 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512011508/https://jakarta.tribunnews.com/2020/10/14/mayangsari-ungkap-hubungannya-dengan-nike-ardila-di-masa-lalu-fans-sang-queen-of-rock-terharu |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Maki Nomiya || Queen of Shibuya-kei || Japan ||<ref>Maki Nomiya: * {{cite magazine|title=Maki Nomiya Revisits J-Pop's Vibrant Shibuya-kei Sound in 40th-Anniversary Collaborative Projects|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/maki-nomiya-shibuya-kei-40th-anniversary-collaborative-projects-1235013156/|magazine=Billboard|date=December 20, 2021|access-date=August 30, 2024}} * {{cite web|title=渋谷系の女王・野宮真貴「いかに人と違うことするか」|url=https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCD041N30U2A400C2000000/|work=The Nikkei|language=Japanese|date=May 10, 2022|access-date=August 30, 2024}} * {{cite web|title="渋谷系の女王"野宮真貴、『ウルトラFES』初出演 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2119344/full/|work=Oricon|language=Japanese|date=September 11, 2018|access-date=August 30, 2024}}</ref> |- |The Notorious B.I.G. || The King of New York|| United States ||<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=Jake |title=Ready to Die: The Story of Biggie Smalls, Notorious B.I.G., King of the World & New York City : Fast Money, Puff Daddy, Faith and Life After Death : the Unauthorized Biography |date=2004 |publisher=Amber Books Publishing |isbn=0974977934 |page=xvi |edition=illustrated}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Elliott |last=Wilson |title=Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death: Till Death Do Us Part |url= |magazine=CMJ New Music Monthly |page=51|location= |publisher=CMJ |date=May 1997 |access-date=}}</ref> |- |Nujabes |The Godfather of Lo-fi hip hop |Japan |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-06 |title=Nujabes: The growing legacy of the ‘Godfather of Lo-fi’ |url=https://undertoneblog.com/2023/06/06/nujabes/ |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=Undertone |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Caitlyn |last2=Bhatia |first2=Prabhjot |date=2024-09-28 |title=Nujabes: The Godfather of Lo-fi |url=https://thegeekwave.com/2024/09/nujabes-the-godfather-of-lo-fi/ |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=The Geekwave}}</ref> |}

=== O === [[File:Ozzy Osbourne in 1970 (medium-sized crop).jpg|thumb|upright|English singer Ozzy Osbourne has been identified as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal" and the "Prince of Darkness".]] [[File:Daddy Yankee & Don Omar - The Kingdom (Official Q & A) (1,03 seg).png|thumb|upright|Puerto Rican singers Don Omar (left) and Daddy Yankee (right) are both referred to as the "King of Reggaeton".]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- |Odetta || Queen of American Folk Music || United States ||<ref>{{Citation | title=Queen of folk led way for female solo singers| newspaper= The Irish Times | page=14| date= December 6, 2008|quote=Odetta, who has died of kidney failure aged 77, received many honours during her life, most notably from Martin Luther King, who called her 'the queen of American folk music', and the then US president Bill Clinton, who in 1999 awarded her the National Medal of the Arts and Humanities. She had been due to sing at Barack Obama's inauguration in January.}}</ref> |- |Nobuyasu Okabayashi || God of Folk || Japan ||<ref>Nobuyasu Okabayashi: * {{cite web| title=岡林信康がぶっ壊そうとした「フォークの神様」のレッテル| url=https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/35603/1/1/1| work=Rolling Stone Japan| language=Japanese| date=2018-12-28| access-date=2023-09-29| archive-date=October 8, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008005122/https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/35603/1/1/1| url-status=live}} * {{cite web| title=大台に乗ると人は何を求めるのか～50周年の岡林信康は「過去の総括と原点確認」| url=https://www.daily.co.jp/society/life/2018/12/28/0011938102.shtml| work=Daily Sports| language=Japanese| date=2018-12-28| access-date=2023-09-29| archive-date=October 8, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008005121/https://www.daily.co.jp/society/life/2018/12/28/0011938102.shtml| url-status=live}} * {{Cite book|last=Bourdaghs|first=Michael|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kct-B2llvGEC&pg=PA160|title=Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon: A Geopolitical Prehistory of J-Pop|date=2012-02-21|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-53026-2|location=|pages=160|language=en|access-date=September 29, 2023|archive-date=February 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229062110/https://books.google.com/books?id=kct-B2llvGEC&pg=PA160#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Don Omar || King of Reggaeton || Puerto Rico (US) ||<ref>Don Omar as King of Reggaeton: * {{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/don-omar-gerardo-ortiz-to-perform-at-billboard-latin-music-awards-1552550/ |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=April 7, 2022 }} * {{cite web |last1=Moser |first1=John J. |title=Don Omar, one of Latin music's biggest stars, to play Sands Bethlehem Event Center |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/mc-ent-don-omar-sands-bethlehem-20180622-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=24 August 2023 |date=22 June 2018 |archive-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824040031/https://www.chicagotribune.com/mc-ent-don-omar-sands-bethlehem-20180622-story.html |url-status=dead }} * {{cite web |title=Soulfrito Festival returns with Nas and Don Omar |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/nightlife/article225709395.html |website=Miami Herald |access-date=24 August 2023 |date=2019-02-07 |quote=Omar, the Puerto Rican 'King of Reggaeton' |archive-date=August 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827040905/https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/nightlife/article225709395.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |rowspan=2 |Ozzy Osbourne |Godfather of Heavy Metal |rowspan=2 |United Kingdom||<ref name="Christian2010p45">E. B. Christian, ed., ''Rock Brands: Selling Sound in a Media Saturated Culture'' (Lexington Books, 2010), {{ISBN|0-7391-4636-X}}, p. 45.</ref> |- |Prince of Darkness |<ref>Ozzy Osbourne as Prince of Darkness: *{{cite news |last1=Gotrich |first1=Lars |title=A look at the legacy of Ozzy Osbourne, whose music inspired bands for decades |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/07/23/nx-s1-5476742/a-look-at-the-legacy-of-ozzy-osbourne-whose-music-inspired-bands-for-decades |access-date=October 28, 2025 |work=NPR |date=July 23, 2025 |language=en}} *{{cite news |last1=Jonze |first1=Tim |title=Ozzy Osbourne: 'If I'd have gone to church I'd still be there now, confessing all my sins!' |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/ozzy-osbourne-interview-2020 |access-date=October 28, 2025 |work=British GQ |date=November 26, 2020}} *{{cite magazine |last1=Spanos |first1=Brittany |title=Ozzy Osbourne |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/t/ozzy-osbourne/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=October 28, 2025}} *{{cite news |last1=Thomas |first1=Laviea |title=Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025: culture-smashing revolutionary that redefined rock and reality TV |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/ozzy-osbourne-obituary-black-sabbath-heavy-metal-the-osbournes-3880443 |access-date=October 28, 2025 |work=NME |date=July 24, 2025}}</ref> |- |Johnny Otis || Godfather of Rhythm and Blues || United States ||<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16645161 | work=BBC News | title=Musician Johnny Otis dies aged 90 | date=January 20, 2012 | access-date=June 20, 2018 | archive-date=November 29, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129063249/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16645161 | url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Ozuna|| New King of Reggaeton || Puerto Rico (US) ||<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oxigeno.fm/2018/ozuna-declarado-nuevo-rey-del-reggaeton-nivel-mundial-194565.html|title=Ozuna es declarado como el nuevo rey del reggaetón a nivel mundial|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920091101/http://www.oxigeno.fm/2018/ozuna-declarado-nuevo-rey-del-reggaeton-nivel-mundial-194565.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.shock.co/musica/playlist-ozuna-el-nuevo-rey-midas-del-reggaeton-esta-cumpliendo-anos|title=Playlist: Ozuna, el nuevo rey midas del reggaetón, está cumpliendo años|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920091554/https://www.shock.co/musica/playlist-ozuna-el-nuevo-rey-midas-del-reggaeton-esta-cumpliendo-anos|url-status=live}}</ref> |}

=== P === [[File:Elvis Presley Jailhouse Rock2.jpg|thumb|upright|American singer Elvis Presley is known as the "King of Rock and Roll".]] [[File:Prince at Coachella (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|American musician Prince has been referred to as "The Artist", "The Purple One" and "His Royal Badness".]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"| {{Reference column heading}} |- | Kyary Pamyu Pamyu || Princess of J-pop || Japan ||<ref>{{cite web|title=J-Pop Star Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Debuts in New York City – Photos|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2698647/kyary-pamyu-pamyu-new-york-photos/#/0|publisher=MTV.com|access-date=July 29, 2017|date=April 16, 2013|archive-date=February 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202115937/http://www.mtv.com/news/2698647/kyary-pamyu-pamyu-new-york-photos/#/0|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lim |first=Ruey Yan |date=2023-03-21 |title=J-pop princess Kyary Pamyu Pamyu weds actor Shono Hayama |language=en |work=The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/j-pop-princess-kyary-pamyu-pamyu-weds-actor-shono-hayama |access-date=2023-08-02 |issn=0585-3923 |archive-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230802222811/https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/j-pop-princess-kyary-pamyu-pamyu-weds-actor-shono-hayama |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Dolly|Parton|}} || Queen of Country || United States ||<ref name="Queens of Country">{{Citation |last=Proskocil |first=Niz |title=Who is the queen of country? |date=August 7, 2008 |newspaper=Omaha World – Herald |page=11 |quote=Queen of Country. The title has been bestowed on Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Loretta Lynn and a few other female country stars.}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Abida|Parveen|}} || Queen of Sufi Music || Pakistan ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b036vs0h|publisher=BBC Radio Asian Network|date=July 14, 2013|access-date=November 9, 2018|title=Abida Parveen, the Queen of Sufi music talks to Saima Ajram about her career, her childhood and her thoughts on the month of Ramadhan|archive-date=July 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130718132432/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b036vs0h|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Charley|Patton|}} || Father of the Delta Blues || United States ||<ref name="patton">{{cite book|editor1-last=Kernodle|editor1-first=T.|editor2-last=Maxille|editor2-first=J|editor3-last=Price III|editor3-first=E.G.|title=Encyclopedia of African American Music |date=2010| publisher=Greenwood| location=Oxford| isbn=978-0-313-34199-1|page=126}}</ref> |- | Peret|| King of Catalan Rumba || Spain ||<ref>{{cite news|last1=Perrone|first1=Pierre|title=Peret: Singer known as 'The King of the Catalan rumba' who worked with|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/peret-singer-known-as-the-king-of-the-catalan-rumba-who-worked-with-manu-chao-tom-jones-and-david-9866378.html|website=The Independent|access-date=August 21, 2017|date=November 18, 2014|archive-date=March 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324004106/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/peret-singer-known-as-the-king-of-the-catalan-rumba-who-worked-with-manu-chao-tom-jones-and-david-9866378.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Cantor-Navas|first1=Judy|title=Pioneering Rumba King Peret Dead at 79|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6229443/pioneering-rumba-king-peret-dead-at-79|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 21, 2017|date=April 27, 2014|archive-date=September 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915113835/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6229443/pioneering-rumba-king-peret-dead-at-79|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Katy Perry|| Queen of Camp || United States ||{{refn|<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Herrera|first=Monica|date=July 23, 2010|title=Katy Perry: The Billboard Cover Story|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-the-billboard-cover-story-957236/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kramer|first=Jillian|date=September 12, 2014|title=Katy Perry Says Men She's Dated Were Intimidated by Her Success. Can You Relate?|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/katy-perry-men-intimidated-by-success|magazine=Glamour|access-date=November 21, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Vogue2022">{{Cite magazine |last=Allaire |first=Christian |date=January 2, 2022 |title=Katy Perry Is Still the Queen of Camp |url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/katy-perry-las-vegas-residency-camp-fashion |access-date=January 3, 2022 |magazine=Vogue}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite magazine|last=Mier|first=Tomás|date=October 6, 2022 |title=Katy Perry Talks 'Kampy' Residency, New Music, and How She Knew Dua Lipa Was the 'It Girl'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/katy-perry-interview-play-residency-new-music-1234606415/ |access-date=October 7, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |quote=Katy Perry, the "Kween of Kamp," knows a thing or two about entertaining.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Odell |first=Kat |date=January 6, 2022 |title=Katy Perry Gets Into the Wellness Game With De Soi, a Line of Non-Alcoholic Aperitifs |magazine=Vogue |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/katy-perry-de-soi-non-alcoholic-aperitifs-launch |quote=As Perry embarks on a residency in Las Vegas, the singer admits that her rigorous work schedule serves as a daily reminder of the importance of self-care. But the queen of camp will always advocate for a bit of indulgence in the mix.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Newman |first=Scarlett |date=May 6, 2019 |title=Katy Perry Lit Up the Met Gala Dressed as a Chandelier |magazine=Teen Vogue |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/katy-perry-is-a-chandelier-at-the-met-gala |quote=Katy Perry is a queen of camp, and this year she did not disappoint.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Baudler |first=Averi |date=May 9, 2022 |title=Katy Perry's Lace-Up Corset Minidress Is Giving Madonna |magazine=InStyle |url=https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/katy-perry/katy-perry-lace-up-corset-minidress |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509144359/https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/katy-perry/katy-perry-lace-up-corset-minidress |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 9, 2022 |quote=It's no secret that Katy Perry has a unique sense of style. As the unofficial queen of camp, it's practically in the job description. }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Huber |first1=Hannah |last2=Silverstein |first2=Noah |date=October 15, 2019 |title=Katy Perry's 34 Most Memorable Looks of All Time |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/katy-perry-best-stage-outfits-costumes |magazine=Glamour |access-date=October 21, 2023 |quote=The queen of camp lit up the 2019 Met Gala red carpet in a wearable chandelier.}}</ref>}} |- | {{sortname|Iggy|Pop|}} || Godfather of Punk || United States ||<ref>"But somewhere between his last album, 'Naughty Little Doggie', and his latest one, 'Avenue B', the godfather of punk turned 50", in {{Citation |last=Christman |first=Ed |title=Iggy Pop opens a 'window into the soul' on Virgin's contemplative 'Avenue B'| newspaper=Billboard |volume=111|page=14 | date=August 7, 1999|issn=0006-2510}}</ref><ref>"Looking remarkably healthy for a man who nurtured a world-class drug habit for many years, the "Godfather of Punk" Iggy Pop is set to close the Other Stage on Saturday night." in {{Citation |title=Godfather of punk still has lust for life| newspaper= Western Daily Press |page=30 | date=June 5, 2007}}</ref> |- | rowspan=2| {{sortname|Elvis|Presley|}} | King of Rock and Roll | rowspan=2| United States | <ref> *{{cite book|last=Schinder|first=Scott|title=Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends who Changed Music Forever|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2008|page=2|isbn=978-0-313-33846-5|quote=His original status as the King of Rock and Roll has never been seriously challenged, and he's remained a bottomless source of inspiration for the generations of rock and rollers who've taken up the cause in the decades since that July night in Memphis}} *{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/elvis-treasures-make-debut-at-660768|title=Elvis Treasures Make Debut at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Exhibit|agency=Associated Press|date=November 29, 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204223120/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/elvis-treasures-make-debut-at-660768|url-status=live}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/elvis-harry-styles-reflecting-king-rock-roll-s-impact-85-ncna1112421|title=From Elvis to Harry Styles, reflecting on the king of rock and roll's impact at 85|last=Slate|first=Jeff|date=January 8, 2020|work=NBC News|access-date=January 31, 2021|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207050617/https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/elvis-harry-styles-reflecting-king-rock-roll-s-impact-85-ncna1112421|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="T. Bertrand, 2000 p. 220"/> |- | The King | <ref> *{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/briefs-reprieve-elvis-presley-s-dirty-underpants-fail-sell-auction-8121734.html|title=Briefs reprieve: Elvis Presley's dirty underpants fail to sell at auction|work=The Independent|first=Matilda|last=Battersby|date=September 10, 2012|access-date=August 4, 2021|quote=the appeal of the King of Pop Elvis Presley isn't quite as enduring as expected|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804070211/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/briefs-reprieve-elvis-presley-s-dirty-underpants-fail-sell-auction-8121734.html|url-status=live}} *{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lSsT9Cdam-gC&dq=%22Elvis+Presley%22+%22king+of+pop%22&pg=PA51|title=Living Tradition: A Changing Life in Solomon Islands|first=Michael|last=Kwa'ioloa|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=0824819608|year=1997|page=51|quote=Even the Queen's daughter cried for that man Elvis Presley. He was a popular singer all round the world, the king of pop music.|access-date=March 19, 2023|archive-date=April 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410044417/https://books.google.com/books?id=lSsT9Cdam-gC&dq=%22Elvis+Presley%22+%22king+of+pop%22&pg=PA51|url-status=live}} *{{cite news|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/hillsborough/city-times/chop-chop-shop-ready-to-takeover-the-iconic-former-nickos-spot-in-seminole-heights-20181025/|title=Chop Chop Shop ready to takeover the iconic, former Nicko's spot in Seminole Heights|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=October 26, 2018|access-date=August 4, 2021|quote=Ever since the legendary King of Pop, Elvis Presley, ate there after a Tampa concert in 1956|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804070212/https://www.tampabay.com/news/hillsborough/city-times/chop-chop-shop-ready-to-takeover-the-iconic-former-nickos-spot-in-seminole-heights-20181025/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Lisa Marie|Presley|}} || Princess of Rock and Roll || United States ||<ref>{{Citation| last=Gumbrecht |first=Jamie|title=5 Questions For... Lisa Marie Presley|page=35|newspaper= The Atlanta Journal- Constitution|date=July 24, 2003|issn= 1539-7459|quote=It was only a matter of time before the Princess of Rock 'n' Roll decided to rely on her royal bloodline and make a music career}}</ref> |- |Prince||The Artist ||United States ||<ref> Prince (The Artist): *{{cite news |last=Coryat |first=Karl |date=November 1999 |title=His Highness Gets Down |url=http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/remembering-prince-his-highness-gets-down-cover-story/57724 |work=Bass Player magazine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506235643/http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/remembering-prince-his-highness-gets-down-cover-story/57724 |archive-date=May 6, 2016 |access-date=July 25, 2020}} *{{cite news |last=Harper |first=Marques |date=April 21, 2016 |title=Heels, hair and purple clothes: 6 ways Prince explored sexuality, gender roles and fashion on his own terms |url=https://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-prince-explored-sexuality-and-fashion-on-his-own-terms-20160421-story.html |newspaper=LA Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422014152/https://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-prince-explored-sexuality-and-fashion-on-his-own-terms-20160421-story.html |archive-date=April 22, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2026}} *{{cite news |last=Boone |first=Susie |date=April 24, 2016 |title=Prince: 'People hear the sex in my songs much more than I ever write it' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/24/prince-people-hear-sex-in-my-songs-interview-1997-top-of-the-pops-magazine |newspaper=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424101412/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/apr/24/prince-people-hear-sex-in-my-songs-interview-1997-top-of-the-pops-magazine |archive-date=April 24, 2016 |access-date=March 14, 2026}} *{{cite news |last=Hill |first=Libby |date=April 23, 2016 |title=The world mourns the loss of Prince |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/la-et-prince-dies-live-up-the-many-names-of-prince-1461271252-htmlstory.html |access-date=December 20, 2021 |via=Los Angeles Times}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} </ref> |- |Alla Pugacheva||Queen of Russian Pop ||Russia||<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA79|magazine=Billboard|title=Global Music Pulse - Russia|first=Erkin|last=Touzmohamedov|via=Google Books|volume=90|issue=30|page=1|issn=0006-2510|date=6 April 1996|access-date=25 September 2022|archive-date=April 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408115306/https://books.google.com/books?id=Tw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA79|url-status=live}}</ref> |}

=== Q === [[File:Milly Quezada.jpg|thumb|upright|Dominican singer Milly Quezada is known as the "Queen of Merengue".]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- |Ivy Queen|| Queen of Reggaetón || United States || <ref name="Latina">{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/music/ivy-queen-relationship-drama-and-ruling-reggaeton|title=Ivy Queen on Relationship Drama and Ruling Reggaeton|work=Latina|publisher=Latina Media Ventures LLC|author=Angie Romero|date=April 13, 2010|access-date=June 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310005918/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/music/ivy-queen-relationship-drama-and-ruling-reggaeton|archive-date=March 10, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eRMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47|title=Reggaetón Royalty – Ivy Queen Earns Her Crown As A Very Male Subgenre's Only Female Star|last=Ben-Yehuda|first=Ayala|magazine=Billboard|date=March 31, 2007|access-date=November 29, 2012|archive-date=March 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317011527/https://books.google.com/books?id=eRMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Milly Quezada |Queen of Merengue |Dominican Republic |<ref>{{cite web|date=August 13, 2020|title=La Queen del Merengue: Milly Quezada|url=http://urbanlatino.com/la-queen-del-merengue-milly-quezada/|access-date=April 3, 2021|website=Urban Latino|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420173207/http://urbanlatino.com/la-queen-del-merengue-milly-quezada/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |A.B. Quintanilla|| King of Cumbia|| United States ||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.univision.com/local/dallas-kuvn/ab-quintanilla-en-esta-navidad-es-otra-onda |title=AB Quintanilla en Esta Navidad es Otra Onda |trans-title=AB Quintanilla in This Christmas is Another Wave |last=Salas |first=Sonia |date=December 23, 2016 |website=Univision |publisher= |language=Spanish |access-date= |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119151250/https://www.univision.com/local/dallas-kuvn/ab-quintanilla-en-esta-navidad-es-otra-onda |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |quote=Sonia Salas entrevista el Rey de la Cumbia AB Quintanilla y habla sobre su nueva banda Elektro Kumbia, nuevo álbum y próximo concierto en Dallas el 31 de diciembre en Reliant Lights. |trans-quote=Sonia Salas interviews the King of Cumbia AB Quintanilla and talks about his new band Elektro Kumbia, new album and upcoming concert in Dallas on December 31 at Reliant Lights.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.univision.com/entretenimiento/cine-y-series/selena-con-jennifer-lopez-asi-se-ve-su-elenco-25-anos-despues |title=Así se ve el elenco de 'Selena' a 25 años de su estreno: una de las actrices falleció |trans-title=This is how the cast of 'Selena' looks 25 years after its premiere: one of the actresses died |last=Maldonado |first=Paloma |date=September 19, 2022 |website=Univision |publisher= |language=Spanish |access-date= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025035941/https://www.univision.com/entretenimiento/cine-y-series/selena-con-jennifer-lopez-asi-se-ve-su-elenco-25-anos-despues |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |quote=“El Rey de la Kumbia”, A.B. Quintanilla, fue interpretado por Jacob Vargas en ‘Selena’. En la película se pudo ver cómo era su relación con la cantante, además de su evolución profesional al ser integrante de la banda conformada por la familia Quintanilla. |trans-quote=“The King of Kumbia”, A.B. Quintanilla, was played by Jacob Vargas in 'Selena'. In the film it was possible to see what his relationship with the singer was like, in addition to his professional evolution as a member of the band made up of the Quintanilla family.}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url=https://agenciasanluis.com/notas/2022/12/22/ab-quintanilla-visito-la-casa-de-la-musica/ |title=AB Quintanilla visitó la Casa de la Música |trans-title=AB Quintanilla visited the House of Music |last=Mercedes |first=Villa |date=December 22, 2022 |website=Agencia de Noticias San Luis |publisher= |language=Spanish |access-date= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229062635/https://agenciasanluis.com/2022/12/22/843763-ab-quintanilla-visito-la-casa-de-la-musica/ |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |quote=El “Rey de la Kumbia” se mostró asombrado por las instalaciones y comentó “muchas gracias a los integrantes de Casa de la Música por este tour que me brindaron, esto es un diamante escondido aquí en Villa Mercedes, San Luis”. El músico estuvo más de dos horas recorriendo las instalaciones y habló con los técnicos y autoridades de Casa de la Música. |trans-quote=The “King of Kumbia” was amazed by the facilities and commented “many thanks to the members of Casa de la Música for this tour they gave me, this is a hidden diamond here in Villa Mercedes, San Luis.” The musician spent more than two hours touring the facilities and spoke with the technicians and authorities of Casa de la Música.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lavoz.com.ar/vos/musica/valentina-marquez-grabo-un-videoclip-con-un-guion-generado-por-inteligencia-artificial/ |title=Valentina Márquez grabó un videoclip con un guión generado por inteligencia artificial |trans-title=Valentina Márquez recorded a video clip with a script generated by artificial intelligence |last= |first= |date=May 22, 2023 |website=La Voz |publisher= |language=Spanish |access-date= |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025040240/https://www.lavoz.com.ar/vos/musica/valentina-marquez-grabo-un-videoclip-con-un-guion-generado-por-inteligencia-artificial/ |archive-date=October 25, 2023 |quote=A.B. Quintanilla III, también conocido como “El Rey de la Kumbia”, fue creador, líder y productor de los grupos musicales Kumbia Kings y Kumbia All Starz. |trans-quote=A.B. Quintanilla III, also known as “The King of Kumbia”, was the creator, leader and producer of the musical groups Kumbia Kings and Kumbia All Starz.}}</ref> |}

=== R === [[File:Smokey Robinson by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|American singer Smokey Robinson has been called the "King of Motown".]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- ||{{sortname|Ma|Rainey}}|| Mother of the Blues || United States ||<ref>{{cite news |last=Russonello |first=Giovanni |date=June 12, 2019 |title=Overlooked No More: Ma Rainey, the 'Mother of the Blues' |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/obituaries/ma-rainey-overlooked.html |access-date=September 6, 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |- |Joey Ramone|| Godfather of Punk || United States ||<ref>Joey Ramone (Godfather of Punk): *{{cite news |last=Weil |first=Martin |date=April 16, 2001 |title=Joey Ramone Dies at 49 {{!}} Godfather of Punk Rock |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/04/16/joey-ramone-dies-at-49/0add60ac-0cd5-42d5-9343-e32e34658ee0/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827095005/https://www.washingtonpost.com/web/20170827095005/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/04/16/joey-ramone-dies-at-49/0add60ac-0cd5-42d5-9343-e32e34658ee0/?utm_term=.13435c9992f0 |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |access-date=May 30, 2026}} *{{cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=April 15, 2001 |title=Punk Pioneer Joey Ramone Dead At 49 |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1442817/20010415/story.jhtml |publisher=MTV |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010820020754/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1442817/20010415/story.jhtml |archive-date=August 20, 2001 |access-date=July 4, 2012}} *{{cite magazine |last=Fricke |first=David |date=May 24, 2001 |title=The Father of Punk, Joey Ramone: 1951-2001 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-father-of-punk-joey-ramone-1951-2001-174771/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415183214/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-father-of-punk-joey-ramone-1951-2001-174771/ |archive-date=April 15, 2026 |access-date=May 30, 2026}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Otis|Redding|}} || King of Soul || United States ||<ref>{{Citation|title=Death of the King of Soul|url=https://ew.com/article/1994/12/09/paying-tribute-king-soul/|newspaper=Entertainment Weekly|issue=252|date=December 9, 1994|first=Robert|last=Seidenberg|quote=Paying tribute to the King of Soul – Twenty-seven years after his death, Otis Redding's influences is still strong|access-date=February 20, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207175411/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304776,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Esma|Redžepova|}} || Queen of Gypsy Music || North Macedonia ||<ref>{{cite news|author= Matthew Brunwasser |url=https://theworld.org/stories/2013/08/14/esma-redzepova-queen-gypsy-music |title=Esma Redzepova, the Queen of Gypsy Music |publisher=PRI |date=October 12, 2011 |access-date=September 19, 2011}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Lou|Reed|}} || Godfather of Punk|| United States ||<ref>Lou Reed (Godfather of Punk): *{{cite news |last=Palmer |first=Robert |date=March 13, 1983 |title=Lou Reed: Hero of his new disk |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/13/arts/lou-reed-hero-of-his-new-disk.html |newspaper=New York Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201003950/https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/13/arts/lou-reed-hero-of-his-new-disk.html |archive-date=December 1, 2024 |access-date=April 4, 2026}} *{{cite magazine |last=Hopper |first=Alex |date=June 6, 2022 |title=Lou Reed Archive Series to Roll Out Rare and Unreleased Material from the Godfather of Punk |url=https://americansongwriter.com/lou-reed-archive-series-to-roll-out-rare-and-unreleased-material-from-the-godfather-of-punk/ |magazine=American Songwriter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607171531/https://americansongwriter.com/lou-reed-archive-series-to-roll-out-rare-and-unreleased-material-from-the-godfather-of-punk/ |archive-date=June 7, 2022 |access-date=April 4, 2026}} *{{cite web |date=June 21, 2024 |title=Lou Reed Papers: Live: Take No Prisoners & Street Hassle |url=https://libguides.nypl.org/c.php?g=1257488&p=9457910 |publisher=New York Public Library |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250715002242/https://libguides.nypl.org/c.php?g=1257488&p=9457910 |archive-date=July 15, 2025 |access-date=April 4, 2026}} *{{cite news |date=April 16, 2001 |title='Godfather of Punk' Lou Reed Narrates Latest 'VH1 All Access' Special |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vh1-all-access-and-spin-magazine-celebrate-25-years-of-punk-the-musical-rebellion-that-changed-the-face-of-rock-when-hit-series-latest-episode-debuts-thursday-april-19-at-1000-pm-etpt-82412287.html |url-status=dead |publisher=VH1 |agency=PR Newswire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620203407/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vh1-all-access-and-spin-magazine-celebrate-25-years-of-punk-the-musical-rebellion-that-changed-the-face-of-rock-when-hit-series-latest-episode-debuts-thursday-april-19-at-1000-pm-etpt-82412287.html |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=September 22, 2025}}</ref> |- |Frank Reyes || Prince of Bachata|| Dominican Republic ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bachatarepublic.com/biografia-de-frank-reyes/|title=Frank Reyes Biography|website=Bachata Republic|date=March 9, 2021 }}</ref> |- |Rihanna |R&B Princess |Barbados |<ref>Rihanna: * {{cite web|url=http://www.btvision.bt.com/music/rihanna-2/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410163857/http://www.btvision.bt.com/music/rihanna-2/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 10, 2013 |title=Bow down for R&B royalty – it's Rihanna |work=Btvision |access-date=February 4, 2013}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=87235|title=R&B Princess Rihanna to Thrill Bulgarian Fans November 30|publisher=Novinite.com|year=2007|access-date=February 4, 2013}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/rihanna-talkin-cops-article-1.369544|title=Rihanna talkin' to the cops|website=New York Daily News|date=February 10, 2009 |access-date=March 17, 2017}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Teddy|Riley|}} || King of New Jack Swing || United States || <ref>{{cite web |last=Bristout |first=Ralph |title=Groove Me: The story of New Jack Swing |url=https://revolt.tv/stories/2017/10/18/groove-story-jack-swing-06001869b1 |access-date=October 23, 2017 |publisher=Revolt TV |archive-date=November 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108084947/https://revolt.tv/stories/2017/10/18/groove-story-jack-swing-06001869b1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |Jenni Rivera || {{lang|es|Diva de la Banda}} (Diva of Banda)|| United States ||<ref>Jenni Rivera (Diva of Banda): *{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/12/13/showbiz/mexico-singer-plane/index.html|title=Jenni Rivera's remains returned to family|work=CNN|date=December 14, 2012|access-date=August 11, 2025|quote=Known as "La Diva de la Banda" or the Diva of Banda Music, Rivera was a musical powerhouse}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/video/2026375912001|title=Jenni Rivera Dead in Mexican Plane Crash|work=Fox News|date=December 10, 2012|access-date=August 11, 2025|quote=Jenni Rivera, the Mexican-American music superstar known as "La Diva de la Banda"}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/jenni_rivera_is_la_diva_de_la_banda|title=Jenni Rivera is 'La Diva de la Banda'|work=BMI.com|date=July 13, 2009|access-date=August 11, 2025|quote=recording artist known to millions as "la Diva de la Banda"}}</ref> |- |Chappell Roan|| Midwest Princess || United States ||<ref>Chappell Roan (Midwest Princess): * {{cite news |last=Currid |first=Katie |date=October 8, 2025 |title=Chappell Roan's fans welcome the 'Midwest Princess' to Kansas City |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2025/10/08/nx-s1-5563942/chappell-roan-in-kansas-city |work=NPR |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251008092443/https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2025/10/08/nx-s1-5563942/chappell-roan-in-kansas-city |archive-date=October 8, 2025}} * {{cite magazine |last=Taylor-Singh |first=Heather |date=July 30, 2025 |title=Saskatchewan Minister Welcomes Chappell Roan to the Province After Viral Lyric in 'The Subway' |url=https://ca.billboard.com/music/music-news/chappell-roan-saskatchewan |magazine=Billboard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260311033627/https://ca.billboard.com/music/music-news/chappell-roan-saskatchewan |archive-date=March 11, 2026}} * {{cite magazine |last=Long Decter |first=Rosie |date=August 5, 2024 |title=Chappell Roan Was the Clear Star of Osheaga 2024 — Despite Playing in the Afternoon |url=https://ca.billboard.com/music/concerts/chappell-roan-osheaga-review |magazine=Billboard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260320012628/https://ca.billboard.com/music/concerts/chappell-roan-osheaga-review |archive-date=March 20, 2026}}</ref> |- |Ross Robinson || Godfather of Nu Metal || United States ||<ref name="McIver-16">{{cite book |last=McIver |first=Joel |title=Nu-metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk |year=2002 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=0-7119-9209-6 |pages=16–23 |chapter=It's their fault...the people who made it happen}}</ref> |- |Smokey Robinson || King of Motown || United States || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/people/smokey-robinson-9460972|title=Smokey Robinson|access-date=March 28, 2018}}</ref> |- |Sylvia Robinson |Mother of Hip-Hop |United States |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wolff |first=Kurt |date=2022-03-20 |title=Meet Sylvia Robinson, hit songwriter, producer, and 'the Mother of Hip-Hop' |url=https://coloradosound.org/sylvia-robinson-hip-hop-songwriter-rap-producer-sugar-hill/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=The Colorado Sound |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Jimmie|Rodgers|Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)}} || Father of Country Music || United States ||<ref>B. Mazor, ''Meeting Jimmie Rodgers: How America's Original Roots Music Hero Changed the Pop Sounds of a Century'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009), {{ISBN|0-19-532762-4}}, pp. 197–238.</ref> |- | {{sortname|Amália|Rodrigues|}} || Queen of Fado|| Portugal ||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://blitz.sapo.pt/amalia-morreu-ha-15-anos-recorde-a-vida-da-rainha-do-fado=f93894 |title=Amália morreu há 15 anos: recorde a vida da rainha do fado |work=Blitz |date=October 6, 2014 |access-date=August 5, 2015 |language=pt |archive-date=August 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150805180124/https://blitz.sapo.pt/amalia-morreu-ha-15-anos-recorde-a-vida-da-rainha-do-fado=f93894 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |Rossa |Queen of Pop Indonesia |Indonesia |<ref>Rossa: * {{cite web|url=https://www.kapanlagi.com/showbiz/selebriti/profil-rossa-diva-pop-indonesia-terlaris-sepanjang-masa-e134ed.html|title=Profil Rossa Diva Pop Indonesia Terlaris Sepanjang Masa|trans-title=Profile of Rossa, Indonesia's Best-Selling Pop Diva of All Time|website=KapanlagiCom|language=id|first=KapanLagiCom|last=Team|date=8 July 2025|access-date= 8 July 2025}} * {{Cite news|url=https://www.suara.com/entertainment/2025/06/23/151226/rossa-buktikan-dirinya-queen-of-pop-indonesia-sukses-gelar-konser-di-jakarta-dan-malaysia|title=Rossa Buktikan Dirinya Queen of Pop Indonesia, Sukses Gelar Konser di Jakarta dan Malaysia|trans-title=Rossa Proves Herself as the Queen of Pop Indonesia, Successfully Holds Concerts in Jakarta and Malaysia|work=Suaracom|language=id|first=Ferry|last=Noviandi|date=23 June 2025|access-date=23 June 2025|editor-last=Noviandi|editor-first=Ferry}} * {{Cite news|url=https://www.liputan6.com/showbiz/read/5746782/tiket-konser-rossa-here-i-am-ludes-dalam-10-menit-kado-terindah-untuk-queen-of-pop-indonesia|title=Tiket Konser Rossa Here I Am Ludes Dalam 10 Menit, Kado Terindah untuk Queen of Pop Indonesia|trans-title=Rossa's 'Here I Am' Concert Tickets Sell Out in 10 Minutes – A Perfect Gift for Indonesia's Queen of Pop|work=Liputan6|language=id|first=Wayan|last=Diananto|date=13 October 2024|access-date=13 October 2024|editor-last=Diananto|editor-first=Wayan}}</ref> |- |Ahmed Rushdi || Magician of Voice || Pakistan ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Rushdi remembered as magician of voice |date=12 April 2011 |url=http://nation.com.pk/lahore/12-Apr-2011/rushdi-remembered-as-magician-of-voice |work=The Nation |access-date=March 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ahmed Rushdi – The Magician Of Voice |date=21 April 2021 |url=https://leadpakistan.com.pk/news/ahmed-rushdi-the-magician-of-voice/ |work=Lead Pakistan |access-date=March 28, 2024}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |Paulina Rubio || The Golden Girl ||rowspan="2" | Mexico |<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Villa|first1=Lucas|date=April 14, 2022|title=Paulina Rubio Is Comfortable With Being a Perrisima|url=https://www.allure.com/story/paulina-rubio-perissimas-tour-interview|website=Allure|access-date=June 6, 2022}}</ref>

|- |Queen of Latin Pop |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://corporate.televisaunivision.com/press/2022/03/10/la-noche-features-music-superstars-alejandra-guzman-and-paulina-rubio-in-an-unforgettable-night-of-music/amp/|title=“¡La Noche!” Features Music Superstars Alejandra Guzmán and Paulina Rubio in an Unforgettable Night of Music|last1= Couso|first1=Jenisei|date=2022|publisher=TelevisaUnivision|access-date=April 11, 2026|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/selena-gomez-paulina-rubio-collaboration-2017|title=Selena Gomez to Release a New Song With Paulina Rubio in 2017|last1=Briones|first1=Isis|date=December 28, 2016|magazine=Teen Vogue|access-date=April 11, 2026}}</ref>

|- |RuPaul || Queen of Drag || United States |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/rupaul-interview-may-2019-issue|title=RuPaul on his New Netflix Show, Camp, and Having an Open Marriage|date=2019-04-15|access-date=2026-01-07|website=Vogue|last=Aguirre|first=Abby}}</ref> |}

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- |Lea Salonga |Pride of the Philippines |Philippines |<ref>Pride of the Philippines: * {{Cite news |last=Eusebio |first=Aaron Brennt |date=December 17, 2022 |title=WATCH: Lea Salonga joins Pentatonix in singing Jose Mari Chan's classic Christmas song, 'Christmas In Our Hearts' |work=GMA Network |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/96079/watch-lea-salonga-joins-pentatonix-in-singing-jose-mari-chans-classic-christmas-song-christmas-in-our-hearts/story |access-date=September 9, 2023}} * {{Cite web |last=Oliveros |first=Oliver |date=October 12, 2010 |title=Photo Flash: Salonga, Boe et al. in the LES MIS Anniversary Concert |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Salonga-Boe-et-al-in-the-LES-MIS-Anniversary-Concert-20101012 |access-date=November 22, 2022 |website=BroadwayWorld}} * {{Cite web |last=Nassour |first=Ellis |date=March 11, 2018 |title=Lea Salonga On Theater, Song & Family |url=https://newyorklifestylesmagazine.com/articles/2018/03/11.html |access-date=February 2, 2023 |website=New York Lifestyles Magazine}} * {{Cite web |last=Sayco |first=Julia |date=March 29, 2021 |title=Lea Salonga: Pride of the Philippines |url=https://www.aapc-ud.com/lea-salonga-pride-of-the-philippines/ |access-date=October 4, 2022 |website=aapc-ud.com}} * {{Cite web |last=Weaver |first=Sarah Jane |date=January 3, 2023 |title=Episode 117: An interfaith conversation on 'sharing goodness' and the Tabernacle Choir, with social media influencers from the Philippines |url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/podcast/2023/1/3/23537701/tabernacle-choir-christmas-concert-social-media-influencers-philippines |access-date=February 2, 2023 |website=Church News}}</ref> |- |Gilberto Santa Rosa |Gentleman of Salsa |Puerto Rico (US) |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Neira |first=Pablo de Llano |date=2023-03-01 |title=Gilberto Santa Rosa, 'El Caballero de la Salsa': "A Dios, Puerto Rico se le quedó pequeño y lo bendijo con talento" |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2023-03-01/gilberto-santa-rosa-el-caballero-de-la-salsa-a-dios-puerto-rico-se-le-quedo-pequeno-y-lo-bendijo-con-talento.html |access-date=2023-11-05 |website=El País |language=es}}</ref> |- |Šaban Šaulić |The King of Folk |Yugoslavia/Serbia |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arhiva.alo.rs/v-i-p/estrada/saban-saulic-otvoreno-pevao-sam-i-plakao-dok-su-mi-sahranjivali-oca/52320|title=Šaban Šaulić otvoreno: Pevao sam i plakao dok su mi sahranjivali oca!|website=Alo!|access-date=February 19, 2019|archive-date=March 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310163053/http://arhiva.alo.rs/v-i-p/estrada/saban-saulic-otvoreno-pevao-sam-i-plakao-dok-su-mi-sahranjivali-oca/52320|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.24sata.hr/show/pjevac-saban-saulic-poginuo-je-u-teskoj-prometnoj-nesreci-614592|title=Srpski mediji: Šaban Šaulić je poginuo u nesreći u Njemačkoj|website=www.24sata.hr|date=February 17, 2019 |language=hr|access-date=February 17, 2019}}</ref> |- ||Tiwa Savage || Queen of Afrobeats || Nigeria ||<ref>Queen of Afrobeats: * {{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/07/arts/music/tiwa-savage-celia.html |title=Tiwa Savage, Queen of Afrobeats, Makes a New Start |last=Pareles |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Pareles |date=September 7, 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=March 17, 2023}} * {{cite magazine |author1=Danielle Kwateng |title=Tiwa Savage, the Queen of Afrobeats, Fights the Patriarchy |url=https://www.allure.com/story/tiwa-savage-cover-interview-may-2021 |magazine=Allure |access-date=February 18, 2023 |archive-date=February 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218173048/https://www.allure.com/story/tiwa-savage-cover-interview-may-2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ||Lady Saw || Queen of Dancehall || Jamaica ||<ref>Queen of Dancehall: * {{cite web|url=http://www.axs.com/news/the-queen-of-the-dancehall-lady-saw-back-with-a-sizzling-new-studio-al-29255|title=The Queen of the Dancehall Lady Saw: Back with a sizzling new studio album|work=AXS|access-date=September 5, 2016}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Lady-Saw-crowned-Queen-of-the-Dancehall|title=Lady Saw crowned Queen of the Dancehall|work=Jamaica Observer|access-date=September 5, 2016|archive-date=July 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723040825/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Lady-Saw-crowned-Queen-of-the-Dancehall|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |Chuck Schuldiner || Godfather of Death Metal || United States ||<ref>E. Rivadavia, "Death: biography", AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2013.</ref> |- |Shirley Scott || Queen of the Organ || United States ||<ref>{{cite web| url=http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/queen-of-the-organ-shirley-scott/ |author= David Brent Johnson |title = Shirley Scott, Queen Of The Organ | publisher = The Trustees of Indiana University | year = 2013 |access-date=March 5, 2013 |quote=Shirley Scott, Queen Of The Organ}}</ref> |- |Gil Scott-Heron || Godfather of Rap || United States ||<ref name=AllmusicSoulp482>{{citation| last = Bogdanov | first = Vladimir |author2= Chris Woodstra |author3=John Bush |author4=Stephen Thomas Erlewine | title = All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul | publisher = Backbeat Books | year = 2003 | page = 482 | isbn = 978-0-87930-744-8|quote=Rudy Ray Moore has been called the Godfather of Rap (a title that has also been used to describe sociopolitical soulster Gil Scott-Heron).}}</ref> |- |Jeannie Seely |Miss Country Soul |United States |<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hudak |first=Joseph |date=2025-08-01 |title=Jeannie Seely, Razor-Sharp Country Singer Known as 'Miss Country Soul,' Dead at 85 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/jeannie-seely-country-singer-dead-obituary-1235397362/ |access-date=2025-08-02 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 2, 2025 |title='Miss Country Soul' Jeannie Seely dies in Nashville at age 85 |url=https://www.wkrn.com/video/%e2%80%98miss-country-soul%e2%80%99-jeannie-seely-dies-in-nashville-at-age-85/10947176/ |access-date=August 2, 2025 |website=WKRN}}</ref> |- |Raul Seixas || Pai do Rock Brasileiro (Father of Brazilian Rock) || Brazil ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://history.uol.com.br/hoje-na-historia/morre-raul-seixas-o-pai-do-rock-brasileiro |title=Morre Raul Seixas, o pai do rock brasileiro |date=June 27, 2019 |access-date=July 6, 2021 |language=Portuguese |trans-title=Raul Seixas, the Father of Brazilian Rock, passes away |website=history.uol.com.br}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |Selena || Queen of Tejano Music || rowspan="2" | United States ||<ref name="Grammy">{{cite news|last1=Verhovek|first1=Sam Howe|title=Grammy-Winning Singer Selena Killed in Shooting at Texas Motel|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/01/obituaries/grammy-winning-singer-selena-killed-in-shooting-at-texas-motel.html|website=The New York Times|access-date=March 8, 2017|date=April 1, 1995|quote= Selena, the 23-year-old reigning queen of the Tejano music world, was shot and killed today at a Corpus Christi motel.}}</ref> |- || Queen of Cumbia / Queen of Kumbia ||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latintimes.com/sabor-latino-experience-madame-tussauds-will-exhibit-latin-music-icons-419438 |title='Sabor Latino' Experience: Madame Tussauds Will Exhibit Latin Music Icons |last=Gómez |first=Shirley |date=June 28, 2017 |website=The Latin Times |publisher= |language= |access-date= |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711003416/https://www.latintimes.com/sabor-latino-experience-madame-tussauds-will-exhibit-latin-music-icons-419438 |archive-date=July 11, 2017 |quote=Selena Quintanilla’s figure will be on permanent display in the Times Square attraction and is a re-sculpt of the star’s original Madame Tussauds figure unveiled last August in Hollywood. The Queen of Kumbia (La Reina de la Kumbia) catapulted to global adoration in the 1980s and 90s and is the only Latin female artist to have five albums simultaneously on Billboard 200. |trans-quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sunnysidesun.com/lifestyle/community/popup-market-celebrates-la-reina-de-la-cumbia/article_82404a10-b201-11ec-89fa-5f5dbfb2feca.html |title=Popup market celebrates 'La Reina de la Cumbia' |last=Martinez |first=Ileana |date=April 1, 2022 |website=Sunnyside Sun |publisher= |language= |access-date= |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304110050/https://www.sunnysidesun.com/lifestyle/community/popup-market-celebrates-la-reina-de-la-cumbia/article_82404a10-b201-11ec-89fa-5f5dbfb2feca.html |archive-date=March 4, 2024 |quote=More than 35 women-owned businesses will be in attendance at the “Anything for Selenas” popup market celebrating Selena Quintanilla, “La Reina de la Cumbia” (“The Queen of Cumbia”). |trans-quote=}}</ref> |- ||Seo Taiji || President of Culture || South Korea ||<ref>President of Culture: * {{cite web|last=Cho|first=Chung-un|title=K-pop before and after Seo Taiji & Boys|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20120323000748|date=May 18, 2013|work=The Korea Herald|access-date=June 3, 2016}} * {{cite magazine |last1=Herman |first1=Tamar |title=K-Pop Legend Seo Taiji Holds 25th Anniversary Concert, Passes Torch to BTS |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/k-pop-legend-south-korea-seo-taiji-25th-anniversary-concert-bts-7950056/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=12 August 2023 |date=4 September 2017}} * {{cite web |title=When modern K-pop was born in April 1992 with I Know by Seo Taiji & Boys |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/artists-celebrities/article/3174628/k-pop-was-born-april-1992-i-know-seo-taiji-boys |website=South China Morning Post |access-date=12 August 2023 |language=en |date=19 April 2022}} </ref> |- | rowspan="2" |Shakira || Queen of Latin Music || rowspan="2" | Colombia ||<ref>Shakira (Queen of Latin Music): * {{cite web|date=February 7, 2018|title=Ni ciega, ni sordomuda: Shakira sigue siendo la reina de la música latina|url=https://laopinion.com/2018/02/07/ni-ciega-ni-sordomuda-shakira-sigue-siendo-la-reina-de-la-musica-latina/|access-date=July 21, 2020|website=La Opinión|language=es}} * {{Cite web|date=February 2, 2021|title=Shakira Birthday: From Beautiful Liar To Loca, 5 Hit Songs By The Queen Of Latin Music!|url=https://sportsgrindentertainment.com/shakira-birthday-from-beautiful-liar-to-loca-5-hit-songs-by-the-queen-of-latin-music/|access-date=October 27, 2021|website=S.G.E|archive-date=April 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411180551/https://sportsgrindentertainment.com/shakira-birthday-from-beautiful-liar-to-loca-5-hit-songs-by-the-queen-of-latin-music/|url-status=dead}} * {{Cite news|date=January 13, 2021|title='Queen of Latin Music' Shakira tunes in to trend of selling music rights|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hipgnosis-songs-shakira-idUSKBN29I1F4|access-date=October 27, 2021}} * {{Cite web|last=Tiempo|first=Casa Editorial El|date=May 10, 1997|title=SHAKIRA, REINA DE LA MUSICA LATINA|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-563766|access-date=November 2, 2021|website=El Tiempo|language=spanish}}</ref> |- || Queen of World Cup || <ref>Shakira (Queen of World Cup): *{{cite news |last=Gomez Sarmiento |first=Isabella |date=May 14, 2026 |title=Shakira, Madonna and BTS will headline World Cup final halftime show |url=https://www.npr.org/2026/05/14/nx-s1-5822453/world-cup-halftime-show-shakira-madonna-bts |work=NPR |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260514203026/https://www.npr.org/2026/05/14/nx-s1-5822453/world-cup-halftime-show-shakira-madonna-bts |archive-date=May 14, 2026 |access-date=May 24, 2026}} *{{cite news |last=Marr |first=Madeleine |date=May 15, 2026 |title='World Cup Queen': Check out Shakira's new anthem |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/miami-com/miami-com-news/article315756282.html |newspaper=Miami Herald |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/UndNh |archive-date=May 24, 2026 |access-date=May 24, 2026}} *{{cite magazine |last=Flores |first=Griselda |date=November 30, 2022 |title=Why Shakira Remains the Queen of World Cup Music |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/shakira-world-cup-music-queen-waka-waka-1235178183/ |magazine=Billboard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119220320/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/shakira-world-cup-music-queen-waka-waka-1235178183/ |archive-date=January 19, 2024 |access-date=May 24, 2026}}</ref> |- |Ravi Shankar |Godfather of World Music || India||<ref>Ravi Shankar (Godfather of World Music): * {{cite news |last=Fusilli |first=Jim |date=December 12, 2012 |title='The Godfather of World Music' |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324481204578175330754601530 |newspaper=WSJ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150819011152/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324481204578175330754601530 |archive-date=August 19, 2015 |access-date=March 13, 2026}} * {{cite news |last=O'Mahoney |first=John |date=June 3, 2008 |title=Ravi Shankar: 'The godfather of world music' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/audio/2008/jun/03/ravi.shankar |newspaper=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251107082344/https://www.theguardian.com/music/audio/2008/jun/03/ravi.shankar |archive-date=November 7, 2025 |access-date=March 13, 2026}} * {{cite news |last=Rösler |first=Paula |date=April 7, 2020 |title=Ravi Shankar, godfather of world music |url=https://www.dw.com/en/ravi-shankar-godfather-of-world-music-a-century-after-his-birth/a-53047926 |work=Deutsche Welle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408231812/https://www.dw.com/en/ravi-shankar-godfather-of-world-music-a-century-after-his-birth/a-53047926 |archive-date=April 8, 2020 |access-date=March 13, 2026}} * {{cite magazine |date=December 12, 2012 |title=Ravi Shankar Dead at 92 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ravi-shankar-dead-at-92-75005/ |magazine=The Rolling Stone |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203075444/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ravi-shankar-dead-at-92-75005/ |archive-date=December 3, 2024 |access-date=March 13, 2026}} * {{cite web |last=Queally |first=John |date=December 12, 2012 |title='Godfather of World Music' Ravi Shankar Dead at 92 |url=https://www.commondreams.org/news/2012/12/12/godfather-world-music-ravi-shankar-dead-92 |work=Common Dreams |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251105055107/https://www.commondreams.org/news/2012/12/12/godfather-world-music-ravi-shankar-dead-92 |archive-date=November 5, 2025 |access-date=March 13, 2026}}</ref> |- ||Shin Joong-hyun|| Korea's Godfather of Rock || South Korea ||<ref>{{cite news|last=Onishi|first=Norimitsu|title=Korea's Godfather of Rock Makes a Comeback|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/04/world/asia/04shin.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|date=November 4, 2006|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 3, 2016}}</ref> |- |Nina Simone |High Priestess of Soul |United States |<ref>Nina Simone (High Priestess of Soul): * {{cite book |last=Bratcher |first=Melanie E. |date=2007 |title=Words and songs of Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and Nina Simone: sound motion, blues spirit, and African memory: Studies in African American history and culture |publisher=Routledge |page=2 |isbn=9780415540810}} * {{cite news |last=Easter |first=Makeda |date=December 20, 2016 |title=Recording Academy to honor high priestess of soul Nina Simone |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-simone-lifetime-achievement-20161220-story.html |newspaper=LA Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101103353/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-simone-lifetime-achievement-20161220-story.html |archive-date=January 1, 2017 |access-date=March 27, 2026}} * {{cite news |last1=Henley |first1=Jon |last2=Campbell |first2=Duncan |date=April 22, 2003 |title=Nina Simone, high priestess of soul, dies aged 70 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/apr/22/duncancampbell.jonhenley |newspaper=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127044420/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/apr/22/duncancampbell.jonhenley |archive-date=November 27, 2024 |access-date=March 27, 2026}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |Frank Sinatra || The Chairman of the Board || rowspan="2" | United States ||<ref>"'He is the most imitated, most listened to, most recognized, voice of the second half of the twentieth century,' the New York disk jockey William B. Williams said in the fifties, tagging him forever with the epithet Chairman of the Board", in J. Lahr, ''Show and Tell: New Yorker Profiles'' (University of California Press, 2002), p. 52.</ref> |- || The Voice || <ref>Frank Sinatra (The Voice): * {{cite book |last1=Batchelor |first1=Bob |title=American Pop: Popular Culture Decade by Decade [4 volumes] |date=December 30, 2008 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=9780313364112 |page=218 |quote=Sinatra...began to learn how to phrase lyrics in his own inimitable way...which would ultimately... earn the nickname "The Voice"}} * {{cite book |last1=Shaw |first1=Arnold |author1-link=Arnold Shaw (writer) |title=Sinatra, the Entertainer |date=1984 |publisher=Delilah Books |isbn=9780933328433 |page=17 |quote=On location for ANCHORS AWEIGH . Sinatra relaxes in chair imprinted with his nickname of the time , " The Voice . "}} * {{cite book |last1=Kahn |first1=Ely Jacques Jr. |author1-link=Ely Jacques Kahn Jr. |title=The Voice: The Story of an American Phenomenon |date=1947 |publisher=Harper |isbn=1127549952 |page=104}}</ref> |- |Siti Nurhaliza || Voice of Asia || Malaysia ||<ref name=SACC>{{cite web|url=http://www.nib.com.my/archives/text/view/47295336?pos=19&hide_header=1&resultset=nstpec%3Awww/cross-search/search.php%3A_1357537237%3Aresultset|title=SACC showcase: Dato' Siti Nurhaliza and Krisdayanti|quote=Dato' Siti Nurhaliza is a multiple-award winning Malaysian pop singer-songwriter who has garnered more than 100 local awards. Known as the Voice of Asia, Siti has recorded more than 30 albums including singles. She is also known to have the most number one singles than any other artist in Malaysia.|date=April 10, 2010|work=New Straits Times|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105164513/http://www.nib.com.my/archives/text/view/47295336?pos=19&hide_header=1&resultset=nstpec%3Awww/cross-search/search.php%3A_1357537237%3Aresultset|archivedate=November 5, 2013| access-date =January 7, 2013}}</ref> |- |Bessie Smith || Empress of the Blues || United States ||<ref name=Bratcher2007p2>"Bessie Smith became the 'Empress of the Blues' based on her strong vocal abilities...When Nina Simone 'the High Priestess of Soul' performed at the Academy" in M. E. Bratcher, ''Words and songs of Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, and Nina Simone: sound motion, blues spirit, and African memory: Studies in African American history and culture'' (Routledge, 2007), p. 2.</ref> |- |Patti Smith || Godmother of Punk || United States ||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/10/23/451116315/patti-smith-looks-back-on-life-before-she-became-the-godmother-of-punk|title=Patti Smith Looks Back On Life Before She Became The Godmother Of Punk|publisher=NPR|date=October 23, 2015|access-date=September 25, 2024 }}</ref> |- |Javier Solís |El Rey del Bolero Ranchero (The King of Bolero Ranchero) |Mexico |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Javier Solís, el famoso artista orgullosamente de Tacubaya |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/opinion/mochilazo-en-el-tiempo/javier-solis-el-famoso-artista-orgullosamente-de-tacubaya/ |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=El Universal |language=es}}</ref> |- |Britney Spears || Princess of Pop || United States ||<ref name=Bollinger2008p147 /><ref>Often referred to in interviews, cover stories and promotional material as the new 'princess of pop'{{citation|author=Susan Hopkins|title=Girl heroes: The New Force In Popular Culture|publisher=University of Michigan Press|year=2002|page=60}}</ref> |- |Spice |Queen of Dancehall |Jamaica |<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/32731/1/the-artists-defining-dancehall-that-you-need-to-know|title=The artists defining dancehall that you need to know|work=Anna Cafolla|publisher=Dazed|date=September 9, 2016|access-date=January 21, 2017 |quote=She’s been in the game since she was 17, performing on local cable TV stations, and her debut EP ''So Mi Like It'' put Spice up on the pedestal she deserves as the contemporary queen of dancehall.}}</ref> |- |Bruce Springsteen || The Boss || United States ||<ref>{{citation| last = Shuker | first = Roy | title = Understanding Popular Music | publisher = Routledge | year = 2001 | page = [https://archive.org/details/understandingpop0000shuk/page/123 123] | isbn = 978-0-415-23509-9 | quote = Initially a cult figure, by 1985, 'The Boss', as he became known to his fans, was the world's most successful white rock star since Elvis. | url = https://archive.org/details/understandingpop0000shuk/page/123}}</ref> |- |Candi Staton || First Lady of Southern Soul || United States ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01h5xfy |title=How Sweet the Sound: The Amazing Grace Story|publisher=BBC |date=May 8, 2012 |access-date=July 4, 2012}}</ref> |- |George Strait || King of Country || United States ||<ref>George Strait: * {{cite web |url=http://www.acountry.com/music/george_strait/ |title=George Strait |publisher=Acountry.com |date=June 18, 2008 |access-date=March 4, 2011 |archive-date=June 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606023807/http://www.acountry.com/music/george_strait/ |url-status=dead }} * {{cite web |last1=Staff |title=George Strait |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/artist/george-strait/ |website=UDiscoverMusic |access-date=June 12, 2022 |date=March 8, 2020 }} * {{cite news |last1=DeDekker |first1=Jeff |title=George Strait is the king of country music |url=https://nationalpost.com/uncategorized/george-strait-is-the-king-of-country-music |access-date=June 12, 2022 |work=National Post |date=September 14, 2011 }} * {{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=Ricky |title=George Strait turns 70: Facts you may not know about the 'King of Country' |url=https://www.kxan.com/entertainment-news/george-strait-turns-70-facts-you-may-not-know-about-the-king-of-country/ |access-date=June 12, 2022 |work=KXAN-TV |date=May 18, 2022 |archive-date=May 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526165936/https://www.kxan.com/entertainment-news/george-strait-turns-70-facts-you-may-not-know-about-the-king-of-country/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |Johann Strauss II || The Waltz King || Austria ||<ref>[http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/08/09_morelockb_strauss/ "The Waltz King and the Land of Giants."] Bill Morelock. August 9, 2005. Minnesota Public Radio.</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Fantel |first=Hans |year=1972 |title=The Waltz Kings |url=https://archive.org/details/waltzkingsjohann00fant_0 |url-access=registration|publisher=William Morrow & Company |isbn=978-0-688-00092-9}}</ref> |- |Suraphol Sombatcharoen || King of Luk Thung || Thailand ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.co.th/article/340657|language=th |script-title=th:5ราชาลูกทุ่ง...ไปก่อนกาล |work=Daily News|date=June 11, 2015 |access-date=June 6, 2018}}</ref> |- | Morton Subotnick | Godfather of Techno | United States | <ref>Morton Subotnick: * {{cite magazine |last=Morse |first=Erik |title=Morton Subotnick: The 'Godfather of Techno' |url=https://www.frieze.com/article/morton-subotnick-godfather-techno |magazine=Frieze |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250522131544/https://www.frieze.com/article/morton-subotnick-godfather-techno |archive-date=May 22, 2025 |access-date=November 30, 2025}} * {{cite web |last=Wagner |first=Christoph |date=February 12, 2014 |title=Der Vater des Synthesizers bastelt an neuen Klängen |url=https://www.srf.ch/kultur/musik/musik-der-vater-des-synthesizers-bastelt-an-neuen-klaengen |trans-title=The father of the synthesizer tinkers with new sounds |work=SRF |language=de |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231181750/https://www.srf.ch/kultur/musik/musik-der-vater-des-synthesizers-bastelt-an-neuen-klaengen |archive-date=December 31, 2025 |access-date=November 30, 2025}} * {{cite web |last=Pesquera |first=Daniel |date=April 3, 2024 |title=Morton Subotnick Named 2024 Herb Alpert Visiting Artist for Electronic Production and Design Department |url=https://www.berklee.edu/berklee-now/news/morton-subotnick-named-2024-herb-alpert-visiting-artist-for-electronic-production-design-department |work=Berklee College of Music |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250617133654/https://www.berklee.edu/berklee-now/news/morton-subotnick-named-2024-herb-alpert-visiting-artist-for-electronic-production-design-department |archive-date=June 17, 2025 |access-date=November 30, 2025}}</ref> |- | L. Subramaniam | God of Indian Violin | India | <ref>L. 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205081544/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Dr-L-Subramaniam-I-didnt-touch-the-violin-for-a-year-after-my-fathers-demise/articleshow/50255306.cms |archive-date=February 5, 2017 |access-date=November 30, 2025}} * {{cite web |date=2025 |title=Nobel Prize Dialogue {{!}} Panellists {{!}} Lakshminarayana Subramaniam |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/events/nobel-prize-dialogue/india-2025/panellists/lakshminarayana-subramaniam/ |work=Nobel Prize |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260110190228/https://www.nobelprize.org/events/nobel-prize-dialogue/india-2025/panellists/lakshminarayana-subramaniam/ |archive-date=January 10, 2026 |access-date=November 30, 2025}}</ref> |- |Elvy Sukaesih|| Queen of Dangdut || Indonesia ||<ref>Elvy Sukaesih: * {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VP1P_SQ5jj0C&pg=PA124|title=Dangdut Stories: A Social and Musical History of Indonesia's Most Popular Music|first=Andrew N.|last=Weintraub|date=26 August 2010|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-978023-5|access-date=10 June 2018|via=Google Books|archive-date=February 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229061556/https://books.google.com/books?id=VP1P_SQ5jj0C&pg=PA124#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}} * {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0wUSBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA175|title=Sonic Modernities in the Malay World: A History of Popular Music, Social Distinction and Novel Lifestyles (1930s – 2000s)|date=9 January 2014|publisher=BRILL|isbn=9789004261778|access-date=10 June 2018|via=Google Books|archive-date=February 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229061640/https://books.google.com/books?id=0wUSBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA175#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Yma Sumac || Queen of Exotica || Peru ||<ref>Yma Sumac: * {{cite news|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/764068-yma-sumac-la-reina-exotica|title=Yma Sumac, la reina 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|last=Vincent |first=Alice |date=2020-01-25 |title=Taylor Swift: the rise, fall and re-invention of America's sweetheart |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/taylor-swift-rise-fall-re-invention-americas-sweetheart/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-08-13 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> |}

=== T === [[File:ThaliaSodi cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|Mexican singer Thalía is known as the "Queen of Latin Pop".]] [[File:TinaTurner PrivateDancer.png|thumb|upright|American singer Tina Turner is known as the "Queen of Rock and Roll".]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- |Tarkan || King of Turkish Pop || Turkey ||<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wg0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Tarkan&pg=PA65|title=Global Music Pulse|magazine=Billboard| last=Williamson|first=Nigel| date=January 20, 2000| page=65|access-date=August 11, 2023}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/kurdish-icon-perwer-hopes-to-share-stage-with-tarkan-43506|title=Kurdish icon Perwer hopes to share stage with Tarkan|work=Hürriyet Daily News|date=March 23, 2013|access-date=August 11, 2023}} </ref> |- |Koko Taylor |Queen of the Blues |United States |<ref> *{{cite web |last1=Huey |first1=Steve |title=Koko Taylor |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/koko-taylor-mn0000376739#biography |access-date=July 7, 2024 |website=AllMusic |publisher= |quote=Accurately dubbed "the Queen of Chicago blues" (and sometimes just the blues in general), Koko Taylor helped keep the tradition of big-voiced, brassy female blues belters alive,}} *{{cite web |date= |title=KOKO TAYLOR Biography |url=https://www.alligator.com/artists/Koko-Taylor/ |access-date=July 7, 2024 |website=Alligator Records |quote="On May 7, 2009, the critically acclaimed Taylor, known worldwide as the “Queen of the Blues,” won her 29th Blues Music Award (for Traditional Female Blues Artist Of The Year), making her the recipient of more Blues Music Awards than any other artist."}} *{{cite web |last=Hautzinger |first=Daniel |date=September 28, 2018 |title=Happy 90th Birthday to the Queen of the Blues |url=https://interactive.wttw.com/playlist/2018/09/28/happy-90th-birthday-queen-blues |access-date=July 7, 2024 |website=PBS Chicago (WTTW) |publisher= |quote=The “Queen of the Blues” would turn 90 today, were she still alive.}}</ref> |- |Mỹ Tâm |Queen of V-pop |Vietnam |<ref>Mỹ Tâm (Vietnam's Queen of Pop): *{{cite news |date=March 29, 2021 |title=Pop star Mỹ Tâm’s concert to mark 20 years in music |url=https://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/914348/pop-star-my-tam-s-concert-to-mark-20-years-in-music.html |work=Viet Nam News |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209061726/https://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/914348/pop-star-my-tam-s-concert-to-mark-20-years-in-music.html |archive-date=December 9, 2024 |access-date=June 1, 2026}} *{{Cite web |date=December 26, 2024 |title=Singer Mỹ Tâm’s US liveshow sparks viral sensation post-performance |url=https://vietnamnews.vn/life-style/1689706/singer-my-tam-s-us-liveshow-sparks-viral-sensation-post-performance.html |access-date=May 31, 2026 |work=Viet Nam News |language=en}} *{{cite web|publisher=Saigoneer|title=Vietnam's 'Queen of Pop' My Tam Ranks 10th on Billboard Top World Albums List|url=https://saigoneer.com/saigon-music-art/12437-vietnam-s-queen-of-pop-my-tam-ranks-10th-on-billboard-top-world-albums-list|access-date=24 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125030850/https://saigoneer.com/saigon-music-art/12437-vietnam-s-queen-of-pop-my-tam-ranks-10th-on-billboard-top-world-albums-list|archive-date=25 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Teresa Teng || Asia's Eternal Queen of Pop || Taiwan ||<ref>Teresa Teng (Asia's Eternal Queen of Pop): {{cite web |last1=Gomez |first1=Jerome B. |title=This man has visited the graveyards of over 100 famous Filipinos |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/05/16/21/ever-wondered-where-famous-filipinos-are-buried-meet-the-vlogger-who-will-take-you-there |access-date=May 26, 2022 |publisher=ABS-CBN |quote=I've visited the grave of Asia’s Eternal Queen of Pop in Taipei [Teresa Teng], for example, in 2018.}} *{{cite news |title=Tanks, propaganda and tourists: Welcome to Kinmen County, 'Taiwan's DMZ' |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/kinmen-travel-taiwan-china/index.html |publisher=CNN |date=March 3, 2021 |quote="Decades ago, this sea-facing propaganda machine blasted songs by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng -- Asia's late "eternal queen of pop" -- across a 10-kilometer stretch of sea, her music aimed at residents of the mainland Chinese city of Xiamen."}} *{{cite news |title=Video of man playing music to two geese at a park is blowing up the internet |date=September 19, 2021 |url=https://www.gulftoday.ae/culture/2021/09/18/video-of-man-playing-music-to-two-geese-at-a-park-is-blowing-up-the-internet |access-date=May 26, 2022 |newspaper=Gulf Today |quote=Among the songs he has played was the timeless classic "The Moon Represents My Heart" by Teresa Teng, referred to as "Asia's eternal queen of pop."}}</ref> |- |Takeshi Terauchi || God of Electric Guitar | Japan ||<ref>Takeshi Terauchi (God of Electric Guitar): *{{cite news |url=https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASP6M62XNP6MUCLV005.html |title=「エレキの神様」寺内タケシさん死去全国の高校も回る |last=Sadatsuka |first=Ryō |date=June 19, 2021 |access-date=July 5, 2021 |language=jp |trans-title=Takeshi Terauchi, the "God of Electric Guitar" who visited high schools across the country, passes away |newspaper=The Asahi Shimbun |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210706042943/https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASP6M62XNP6MUCLV005.html|archive-date=July 6, 2021}} *{{cite web |url=https://www2.nhk.or.jp/archives/articles/?id=D0009072649_00000 |title=寺内タケシてらうちたけし {{!}} ギタリスト |trans-title=Takeshi Terauchi {{!}} Guitarist |publisher=NHK |language=Japanese |access-date=January 18, 2026}} *{{cite magazine |date=July 5, 2021 |title=追悼寺内タケシ {{!}} "エレキの神様"へ感謝を込めて。 |url=https://guitarmagazine.jp/article/2021-0705-rip-takeshi-terauchi/ |trans-title=In Memory of Takeshi Terauchi {{!}} With Gratitude to the "God of the Electric Guitar" |magazine=Guitar Magazine (Japan) |language=ja |location=Tokyo |publisher=リットーミュージック (Rittor Music) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705110141/https://guitarmagazine.jp/article/2021-0705-rip-takeshi-terauchi/ |archive-date=July 5, 2021 |access-date=May 26, 2026}}</ref> |- |Thalía || Queen of Latin Pop || Mexico |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/ricky-martin-thalía-5-latin-autobiographies-you-should-read|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617105143/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/ricky-martin-thal%C3%ADa-5-latin-autobiographies-you-should-read|archive-date=17 June 2020|title=Ricky Martin To Thalía: 5 Latin Autobiographies You Should Read|website=Grammy|access-date=1 January 2021|date=29 September 2017|first=Renée|last=Fabian}}</ref> |- |Sister Rosetta Tharpe || Godmother of Rock and Roll || United States ||<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.pbs.org/black-culture/shows/list/rock-and-roll-rosetta-tharpe/ | title = Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll | publisher = pbs.org | year = 2015 | access-date = March 15, 2015 | archive-date = February 8, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130208060554/https://www.pbs.org/black-culture/shows/list/rock-and-roll-rosetta-tharpe/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> |- |Irma Thomas || Soul Queen of New Orleans || United States ||<ref>{{citation|last=Widmer|first=Mary Lou|title=New Orleans in the Sixties|publisher=Pelican Publishing Company|year=2000|page=86|isbn=978-1-58980-620-7|quote=Irma Thomas was then a young vocalist with a nice smile who would be known for the next thirty years as the Soul Queen of New Orleans}}</ref> |- | Tiësto | Godfather of EDM | Netherlands |<ref> * {{cite magazine |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/why-tiesto-is-tired-of-all-the-subgenre-labeling-in-dance-music/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502172912/https://www.villagevoice.com/why-tiesto-is-tired-of-all-the-subgenre-labeling-in-dance-music/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 2, 2024 |last=Lambert |first=Eleanor |title=Why Tiësto Is Tired of All the Subgenre Labeling in Dance Music |magazine=Village Voice |date=January 14, 2015 |access-date=July 28, 2025 |quote=The 45-year-old Dutchman is known to fans and fellow DJs alike as the 'Godfather of EDM.'}} * {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tiesto-edm-charity-china-interview-8098672/ |title=Tiësto Says 'EDM is Not Only About Hard Banging Drops': Interview |magazine=Billboard |date=February 7, 2018 |access-date=July 28, 2025 |quote=Dubbed 'The Godfather of EDM,' Tiësto is undeniably one of the biggest names in the industry}} * {{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-02-09/kaskade-replaces-tiesto-super-bowl-2024-dj |last=Saad |first=Nardine |title=Kaskade replaces Tiësto as Super Bowl's first in-game DJ headliner |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 9, 2025 |access-date=July 28, 2025 |quote=On Thursday, [Tiësto] the so-called “Godfather of EDM” informed his fans and followers that he was pulling out of the Super Bowl — a gig that involved performing a set during warm-ups and spinning music throughout the big game.}}</ref> |- |Justin Timberlake | Prince of Pop |United States |<ref>{{Citation |last= Goodwin |first= Clayton|title=Win The last tickets to see Justin| newspaper= Daily Record | page=15 | date=May 2, 2007|quote=Prince of Pop Justin Timberlake strolls into town this week for three incredible dates at the SECC as part of his 2007 FutureSex/ Love Show – and you can be there, courtesy of our friends at Sony Ericsson and Vodafone.}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/justin-timberlake-performing-at-vmas-getting-vanguard-award-20130815 | title=Justin Timberlake Performing at VMAs, Getting Vanguard Award | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=August 15, 2013 | access-date=September 24, 2015 | archive-date=September 25, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925233643/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/justin-timberlake-performing-at-vmas-getting-vanguard-award-20130815 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |Gloria Trevi |Mexican Pop Queen |Mexico |<ref>Gloria Trevi (Mexican Pop Queen): *{{Cite magazine |last=Exposito |first=Suzy |date=2019-09-13 |title=Gloria Trevi, Karol G Talk Gold-Certified Hit, Joint U.S. Tour |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/gloria-trevi-karol-g-u-s-tour-gold-certification-883244/ |access-date=2025-06-28 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}< *{{Cite web |date=2023-12-04 |title=The 10 best things we saw at Bésame Mucho |url=https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2023-12-04/10-best-things-at-besame-mucho-2023-mana-los-bukis-gloria-trevi |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} *{{Cite magazine |author= |date=2002-07-22 |title=Person of the Week (22 Jul 2002) |url=https://time.com/archive/6645329/person-of-the-week-11/ |access-date=2025-06-28 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}</ref> |- | Jolin Tsai|| Queen of C-pop || Taiwan |<ref>{{cite web|title=Jolin Tsai and Namie Amuro give electrifying performance! |url=http://asianpopnews.com/jolin-tsai-and-namie-amuro-give-electrifying-performance/ |publisher=AsianPopNews.com|date=May 26, 2015 |access-date=December 21, 2015}}</ref> |- |Ike Turner || Father of Rock and Roll || United States ||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/in-tribute-ike-turner |title=In Tribute: Ike Turner |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |date=December 13, 2007 |website=AllMusic |access-date=December 17, 2021 |quote=Ike Turner is one of the few men that could credibly be called the father of rock & roll, revving up the rhythms behind the blues and cranking his guitar so it crackled.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ayres |first=Chris |author-link=Chris Ayres |date=December 13, 2007 |title=Ike Turner, Father of Rock 'n' Roll, Dies Aged 76 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |page=41}}</ref> |- |Tina Turner || Queen of Rock and Roll || United States ||<ref name=Bollinger2008p147>"Some women have even been given titles. Tina Turner who is The Queen of Rock and Aretha Franklin, dubbed the Queen of Soul. Donna Summer is the Queen of Disco and Mary J. Blige is the Queen of Hip-Hop, Gloria Estefan is the Queen of Latin Pop, Madonna is the Queen of Pop, while Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera are the Princesses of Pop", in L. Bollinger and C. O'Neill, ''Women in Media Careers: Success Despite the Odds'' (University Press of America, 2008), p. 147.</ref><ref> * {{cite magazine|last1=Collins|first1=Nancy|title=Tina Turner: Queen of Rock & Roll|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tina-turner-queen-of-rock-roll-19861023|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=October 23, 1986|access-date=May 4, 2017|quote=In a business known for its exploitation of women, Tina Turner has managed, for over twenty years, to retain not only the adoration of her fans but the admiration of her peer group, male and female. She is nothing if not a survivor.|date=October 23, 1986|archive-date=November 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113232156/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tina-turner-queen-of-rock-roll-19861023|url-status=dead}} * {{cite magazine|last1=Cosgrove|first1=Ben|title=Tina Turner: Unpublished Photos of the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll|url=https://time.com/3597835/tina-turner-unpublished-photos/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117041110/http://time.com/3597835/tina-turner-unpublished-photos/|url-status=live|archive-date=January 17, 2015|magazine=Time|date=November 10, 2014|publisher=November 10, 2014|access-date=May 4, 2017 |quote=Some performers are so intense, so inimitable, that trying capture their appeal in mere words is the proverbial exercise in futility. For example, David Bowie probably came closest to summing up Tina Turner's fiery, un-sum-up-able persona when he famously said, after joining her onstage in Birmingham, England, during the final concert of her 1985 British tour: "Standing up there next to her was the hottest place in the universe."}} * {{Cite web |last=Sottile |first=Zoe |date=October 15, 2022 |title=The queen of rock and roll is now a Barbie |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/15/entertainment/tina-turner-barbie-mattel-trnd/index.html |access-date=October 19, 2022 |website=CNN}}</ref> |- |Sơn Tùng M-TP |Prince of V-pop |Vietnam |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nguyen Le |first=Diem |date=July 12, 2021 |title=Why Sơn Tùng M-TP is called the ‘Prince of V-pop’ |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3140740/why-son-tung-m-tp-called-prince-v-pop-hiring-blackpinks |access-date=May 31, 2026 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Major |first=Michael |date=May 5, 2023 |title=V-Pop Superstar Son Tung M-TP Unveils New Song 'Making My Way' |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/V-Pop-Superstar-Son-Tung-M-TP-Unveils-New-Song-Making-My-Way-20230505 |access-date=May 31, 2026 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref> |- |Shania Twain |Queen of Country Pop |Canada |<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vinson|first1=Christina|title=Shania Twain 'Looking at Dates' for Tour|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/shania-twain-tour/|website=Taste of Country|access-date=September 10, 2014|date=July 9, 2014|quote=The singer — dubbed Queen of Country-Pop and a Caesars Palace staple for years now — has made some exciting progress in the touring and new music realm.}}</ref> |- |Tyla |Queen of Popiano |South Africa |<ref> *{{cite web|last1=Okoth|first1=Brian|title=Tyla, Ayra Starr: Young queens of African music|url=https://trtafrika.com/lifestyle/tyla-ayra-starr-young-queens-of-african-music-18128950|website=TRTAFRIKA|quote=Tyla is fondly referred to as the "queen of popiano", a fusion of pop and amapiano music genres.}} *{{cite web|last1=Griffin|first1=Marc|title=Tyla Delivers Sultry Rendition Of "Jump" At 2024 BET Awards Performance|url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/tyla-jump-2024-bet-awards-performance-1234890337/|website=Vibe|access-date=September 14, 2024|date=July 1, 2024|quote=As the chorus arrived, the “Queen of Popiano” skipped and hopped to center stage}} *{{cite web|last1=Gyre|first1=S'Bo|title=The magic behind the meteoric rise of Tyla, Grammy award winner and Queen of Popiano|url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-02-11-tyla-the-ascent-of-the-queen-of-popiano/|website=Daily Maverick|access-date=September 14, 2024|date=February 11, 2024}}</ref> |- |Mariya Takeuchi |Queen of City Pop |Japan |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balfe |first=Patrick |date=November 28, 2023 |title=Japanese Icons - The King and Queen of City Pop |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/japanese-icons-city-pop-52832/ |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250318160303/https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/japanese-icons-city-pop-52832/ |archive-date=March 18, 2025 |access-date=May 27, 2025 |website=Rolling Stone Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref> |}

=== U === [[File:Umm Kulthum in 1939 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum is often referred to as the "Voice of Egypt".]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- |Umm Kulthum || The Voice of Egypt || Egypt ||<ref> *{{Cite news|title=Umm Kulthum: The Voice of Egypt|url=https://www.npr.org/2008/05/11/90326836/umm-kulthum-the-voice-of-egypt|work=NPR|date=2008-05-11|access-date=2026-02-02|language=en|last=|last2=|last3=}} *{{Cite news|title='She exists out of time': Umm Kulthum, Arab music's eternal star|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/feb/28/she-exists-out-of-time-umm-kulthum-arab-musics-eternal-star|work=The Guardian|date=2020-02-28|access-date=2026-02-02|issn=0261-3077|language=en-GB|first=Tom|last=Faber}} *{{Cite web|title=The Voice Of Egypt: Shirin Neshat’s Latest Film 'Looking For Oum Kulthum'|url=https://www.harpersbazaararabia.com/culture/art/artists/the-voice-of-egypt-shirin-neshats-latest-film|website=Harper's Bazaar Arabia|date=2017-12-20|access-date=2026-02-02|language=en-US|first=|last=}}</ref> |- |Uncle Waffles |Princess of Amapiano |South Africa |<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mamo |first=Heran |date=March 31, 2023 |title=Meet Uncle Waffles, the Artist Bringing the South African Amapiano Genre to Coachella |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/uncle-waffles-south-african-amapiano-coachella-interview-1235296038/ |access-date=April 4, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Aklilu |first=Rahel |date=April 11, 2022 |title=Uncle Waffles, Amapiano Princess, On Her Rise To DJ Superstardom |url=https://www.complex.com/music/uncle-waffles-amapiano-princess-interview |access-date=March 26, 2023 |website=Complex |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028053318/https://www.complex.com/music/uncle-waffles-amapiano-princess-interview |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Carrie Underwood|| Queen of Country || United States ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.axs.com/news/carrie-underwood-reigns-as-queen-of-country-at-cmt-awards-11679|title=Carrie Underwood reigns as queen of country at CMT Awards|website=AXS|access-date=June 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817174624/http://m.axs.com/news/carrie-underwood-reigns-as-queen-of-country-at-cmt-awards-11679|archive-date=August 17, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pride.com/music/2015/9/03/21-reasons-why-carrie-underwood-undeniable-queen-country|title=21 Reasons Why Carrie Underwood is the Undeniable Queen of Country|date=September 3, 2015|publisher=pride.com|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref> |- |Usher || King of R&B || United States ||<ref>{{cite web|title = With 'Confessions,' Usher reigns as the king of R&B|url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/09/06/with-confessions-usher-reigns-as-the-king-of-rb/|website = Chicago Tribune| date=September 6, 2004 |access-date=March 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title = 10 Reminders That Usher Is the King of R&B|url = http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2016/photos/performers/ten-reminders-that-usher-is-the-king-of-r-b.html#!/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160618044359/http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2016/photos/performers/ten-reminders-that-usher-is-the-king-of-r-b.html#!/|url-status = dead|archive-date = June 18, 2016|website = BET|access-date=July 23, 2016|quote=A quick look at the reign of the king of R&B}}</ref> |- |Hikaru Utada || Diva of the Heisei Period || Japan ||<ref>{{Cite news| first=Christopher |last= John Farley | url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1000787-1,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118200842/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1000787-1,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 18, 2008 |title=Diva on Campus | magazine=Time |access-date=July 11, 2011 |pages=Splash |date=September 15, 2001| quote= She's virtually unknown in the U.S., but Hikaru, 18, is Japan's biggest pop star. The Japanese media sing her praises: (...) The Diva of the Heisei Period! The Japanese public devours her music: her debut CD, First Love (1999), sold more than 9.5 million copies, making it the best-selling album in Japanese history.}}</ref> |}

=== V === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- |Chavela Vargas || Queen of Ranchera || Mexico || <ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.afterglowatx.com/blog/2022/11/4/music-without-borders-the-timeless-voice-of-chavela-vargas | title = Music Without Borders: The Timeless Voice of Chavela Vargas | date = November 4, 2022 | access-date = March 5, 2025}}</ref> |- |Dolores Vargas || La Terremoto, Queen of Catalan Rumba || Spain || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.xirivella.es/es/pagina/dolores-vargas-la-terremoto | title = Dolores Vargas, La Terremoto | access-date = March 5, 2025 | language = es}}</ref> |- |Luis Vargas || The Supreme King of Bachata ||Dominican Republic ||<ref>Luis Vargas: *{{cite web|url=https://www.univision.com/famosos/luis-vargas-el-rey-supremo-de-la-bachata-esposa-salud|title=Luis Vargas 'El Rey Supremo de la Bachata' informa sobre la salud de su esposa, tras pedir donadores|date=January 17, 2024|access-date=June 29, 2024|publisher=Univision|first=Ashbya|last=Meré|language=es}} *{{cite web|url=https://elnacional.com.do/el-rey-supremo-de-la-bachata-corona-una-gran-noche-de-celebracion/|title=El Rey Supremo de la bachata corona una gran noche de celebración|date=March 21, 2022|access-date=June 29, 2024|work=El Nacional|first= José Antonio|last=Aybar|language=es}}</ref> |- |Regine Velasquez || Asia's Songbird || Philippines ||<ref name="Regine Velasquez">Regine Valasquez: *{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/asias-songbird-regine-velasquez-alcasid-anniversary-concert-set-list-8022854/|title='Asia's Songbird' Regine Velasquez-Alcasid Celebrates 30 Years With Two-Night 'R3.0' Concert|magazine=Billboard|date=November 2, 2017|access-date=June 29, 2024}} *{{cite news |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music/asias-songbird-regine-velasquez-is-back-in-dubai-with-ogie-alcasid-1.282710 |title=Asia's songbird Regine Velasquez is back in Dubai with Ogie Alcasid |work=The National |author=Ferdinand Godinez |date=March 26, 2014 |access-date=March 26, 2014 |location=Manila}}</ref> |- |Rui Veloso || Father of Portuguese Rock || Portugal ||<ref name="Rui Veloso">{{cite news |url=https://expresso.pt/50anos/100-personalidades/2023-03-18-Rui-Veloso-o-pai-do-rock-portugues--um-dos-50-mais-influentes-das-ultimas-decadas--429a080d |title=Rui Veloso: o pai do rock português (um dos 50 mais influentes das últimas décadas) |work=Expresso}}</ref> |- |Viguen || King of Persian Pop || Iran || <ref name="Vigen Derderian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/nov/26/guardianobituaries.iran |title=Obituary: Vigen Derderian |work=The Guardian |author=Sadeq Saba |date=November 26, 2003 |access-date=March 24, 2013}}</ref> |}

=== W === [[File: Kitty Wells.jpg |thumb|upright|Kitty Wells is often referred to as the "Queen of Country Music".]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- |Kitty Wells || Queen of Country Music || United States ||<ref>{{Citation | title = The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music | author = Larkin, Colin | year = 1992 | page = 2662 | publisher = Guinness | isbn = 1-882267-00-1|quote=In 1952, Kitty Wells was named the Queen Of Country Music by Fred Rose...}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last= Mazor| first= Barry| title=Music: The Queen of Country Music Holds Court| newspaper= The Wall Street Journal | page=D.9 | date= October 1, 2008|issn=0099-9660|quote=A crown, presented to the singer in 1973, is among the costumes, awards, mementos and other artefacts now on display in 'Kitty Wells, Queen of Country Music', a career-spanning biographical exhibit at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum running through next June.}}</ref> |- | Paul Whiteman || King of Jazz || United States ||<ref name=Bynoe200p155 /><ref name="Blue Monday" /> |- | Clarence Wijewardena || Father of Sinhala Pop || Sri Lanka ||<ref> Clarence Wijewardena (Father of Sinhala Pop): *{{cite news |last=Perera |first=Mahes |date=December 9, 2012 |title=Remembering Clarence, 'Father of Sinhala Pop' |url=http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2012/12/09/mon10.asp |newspaper=Sunday Observer |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019041200/http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2012/12/09/mon10.asp |archive-date=October 19, 2021 |access-date=November 10, 2021}} *{{cite news |last=Gunawardhana |first=Tina Edward |date=August 11, 2025 |title=Clarence Rhythm of Guitar |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/life/Clarence-Rhythm-of-the-Guitar/243-316392 |newspaper=Daily Mirror |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260320030233/https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/life/Clarence-Rhythm-of-the-Guitar/243-316392 |archive-date=March 20, 2026 |access-date=March 20, 2026}} *{{cite news |date=August 15, 2021 |title=Clarence honoured with 'Clarence Wijewardena Mawatha' |url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210815/magazine/clarence-honoured-with-clarence-wijewardena-mawatha-452309.html |newspaper=Sunday Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251014050257/https://www.sundaytimes.lk/210815/magazine/clarence-honoured-with-clarence-wijewardena-mawatha-452309.html |archive-date=October 14, 2025 |access-date=March 20, 2026}} *{{cite web |date=September 10, 2025 |title=Clarence Wijewardena: The Father of Sinhala Pop and the Song Born of a Messenger's Knock |url=https://www.ceylondigest.com/clarence-wijewardena-the-father-of-sinhala-pop-and-the-song-born-of-a-messengers-knock/ |website=CeylonDigest.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251008093937/https://www.ceylondigest.com/clarence-wijewardena-the-father-of-sinhala-pop-and-the-song-born-of-a-messengers-knock/ |archive-date=October 8, 2025 |access-date=March 20, 2026}}</ref> |- |Wiley |Godfather of Grime |United Kingdom |<ref> Wiley (Godfather of Grime): * {{cite news |last=Hancox |first=Dan |date=January 24, 2017 |title=Wiley: the enigmatic Godfather of Grime |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/24/wiley-godfather-grime |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=September 23, 2025}} * {{cite news |date=January 13, 2017 |title=Wiley finally accepts he is the 'Godfather of Grime' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-38609282 |work=BBC News |access-date=September 23, 2025}} * {{cite news |date=November 8, 2017 |title=Wiley: Read an extract from the Godfather of Grime's autobiography 'Eskiboy' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/wiley-eskiboy-book-autobiography-grime-music-buy-read-album-godfather-tour-dates-a8043371.html |work=The Independent |access-date=September 23, 2025}} </ref> |- |Charlotte de Witte |Queen of Techno |Belgium |<ref> Charlotte de Witte (The Techno Queen): * {{cite news |last=Van Asche |first=Gunter |date=February 7, 2026 |title='Echt wel het beste wat België te bieden heeft': Charlotte de Witte op de Kouter |url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/echt-wel-het-beste-wat-belgie-te-bieden-heeft-charlotte-de-witte-op-de-kouter~bbda83e3/ |url-access=subscription |newspaper=De Morgen |language=vls |access-date=February 12, 2026}} * {{cite web |last=H |first=Louis |date=December 3, 2025 |title=Inside the Mind of Charlotte de Witte: The Queen of Techno's Global Takeover |url=https://nexus.radio/news/inside-the-mind-of-charlotte-de-witte-the-queen-of-technos-global-takeover |website=Nexus Radio |location=Chicago |publisher=Nexus Digital |access-date=February 12, 2026}} * {{cite news |last=Kocay |first=Lisa |date=June 30, 2021 |title=In Conversation With Techno Maven Charlotte de Witte |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisakocay/2021/06/30/exclusive-in-conversation-with-techno-maven-charlotte-de-witte |newspaper=Forbes |access-date=September 23, 2025}} </ref> |- |Faye Wong |Heavenly Queen (天后) |China |<ref>Faye Wong (Heavenly Queen (天后)): * {{Cite web |last= |date=2025-01-22 |title=天后王菲现身央视《春晚》彩排！网友：久违了 |trans-title=Heavenly Queen Faye Wong appeared at CCTV's Spring Festival Gala rehearsal! Netizens: Long time no see |url=https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/roll/2025-01-22/doc-inefuhuu6176984.shtml |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Sina Finance |language=zh}} * {{Cite web |last=Ho |first=Katherine |date=2021-08-20 |title=踏入54歲的 Faye Wong 王菲：仍是那個不食人間煙火的時尚天后 |trans-title=Faye Wong turns 54: Still the heavenly fashion queen |url=https://www.vogue.com.tw/fashion/galerie/faye-wong-style-file |access-date=2025-07-20 |website=Vogue Taiwan |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref> |- |Tammy Wynette || First Lady of Country || United States ||<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.nme.com/news/tammy-wynette/149|title= 'First Lady of Country' Tammy Wynette Dies |work=NME|date=March 7, 1998 |access-date=March 17, 2009}}</ref><ref>"...living up to the hype of being the First Lady of Country Music." at {{citation|last= Smith|first=Sid|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/r8p2/|title= Tammy Wynette, Stand By Your Man |publisher=BBC|date=April 7, 2008 |access-date=March 17, 2009}}</ref> |}

=== X === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable" |{{Reference column heading}} |- |Nikos Xilouris || Archangel of Crete|| Greece || <ref>Nikos Xilouris (Archangel of Crete): *{{Cite news |last=Τασιοπούλου |first=Κωνσταντίνα |date=2023-07-07 |title=Νίκος Ξυλούρης: Αφιέρωμα στον "Αρχάγγελο της Κρήτης" (video) |trans-title=Nikos Xylouris: Tribute to the "Archangel of Crete" |url=https://www.ertnews.gr/anadromes/nikos-ksylouris-afieroma-ston-arxaggelo-tis-kritis-video/ |access-date=2023-11-05 |work=ERT News |location=Athens |publisher=Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation |language=el}} *{{Cite web |title=Νίκος Ξυλούρης: Ποιος ήταν ο "Αρχάγγελος της Κρήτης" |trans-title=Nikos Xilouris: Who was the Archangel of Crete |url=https://www.ant1news.gr/afieromata/article/573523/nikos-xyloyris-poios-itan-o-arxaggelos-tis-kritis |access-date=2023-11-05 |publisher=ANT1 |language=el}} *{{cite magazine |last=Boukalas |first=Pantelis |date=September 6, 2018 |title=Venizelos, Kazantzakis, Xylouris: 3 Legendary Cretans |url=https://www.greece-is.com/the-legends-of-crete/ |magazine=Greece IS |location=Athens |publisher=Kathimerini Group |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907001053/https://www.greece-is.com/the-legends-of-crete/ |archive-date=September 7, 2018 |access-date=November 5, 2023}}</ref> |}

=== Y === [[File:DesertTrip2016-140 (29685063324) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Canadian and American singer Neil Young is referred to as the "Godfather of Grunge".]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable" |{{Reference column heading}} |- ||Daddy Yankee || King of Reggaeton || Puerto Rico (US) ||<ref>Daddy Yankee: * {{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 Bogotá |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}} * {{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|archive-date=June 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608105308/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/magazine/05reggaeton.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Tatsuro Yamashita || King of City Pop || Japan || <ref>{{cite news |title=The Endless Life Cycle of Japanese City Pop |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/the-endless-life-cycle-of-japanese-city-pop/ |access-date=April 12, 2023 |work=Pitchfork |date=February 24, 2021}}</ref> |- |Neil Young || Godfather of Grunge || Canada/United States ||<ref> Neil Young (Godfather of Grunge): * {{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=March 3, 2015 |title=Flashback: Neil Young Emerges as the ‘Godfather of Grunge’ in 1991 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-neil-young-emerges-as-the-godfather-of-grunge-in-1991-76385/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416070947/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-neil-young-emerges-as-the-godfather-of-grunge-in-1991-76385/ |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |access-date=March 20, 2025}} * {{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Dave |date=June 11, 2013 |title=Neil Young and Crazy Horse - review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/11/neil-young-crazy-horse-review |newspaper=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251003033506/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/11/neil-young-crazy-horse-review |archive-date=October 3, 2025 |access-date=March 20, 2025}} * {{cite book |last=Echard |first=William |title=Neil Young and the Poetics of Energy |publisher=Indiana University Press |year=2005 |page=43 |isbn=978-0-253-21768-4 |quote=It had already been noted that Neil Young was an important influence on grunge musicians, and in the mid-1990s it became common to see Neil Young described as 'the godfather of grunge'}}</ref> |}

=== Z === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- |{{sortname|Jane|Zhang|}} || Dolphin Princess ||| China ||<ref>Dolphin Princess: * {{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Leona |title=Jane Zhang, the 'Dolphin Princess', lights up Sands Macao Fashion Week Gala Dinner with her signature whistle register |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3035208/jane-zhang-dolphin-princess-lights-sands-macao-fashion-week |website=South China Morning Post |access-date=16 August 2023 |language=en |date=29 October 2019}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2015-05/15/content_20722364.htm|title='Dolphin princess' finds her voice 10 years on - Lifestyle - Chinadaily.com.cn|date=2015-05-15 |website=China Daily }} * {{cite web |last1=Chen |first1=Zoe |title=Could Jane Zhang become China's first global pop star? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38179767 |website=BBC News |access-date=16 August 2023 |date=21 December 2016 |quote=nicknamed the "Dolphin Princess" - "dolphin notes" is Chinese slang for being able to hit the high notes}}</ref> |- |{{sortname|Yatta|Zoe|}} || Queen of Liberian Folk ||Liberia || <ref>{{cite web |author1=Robin Dopoe Jr |title=Women in the Liberian music industry |url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/women-liberian-music-industry |publisher=Music in Africa |access-date=15 March 2025 |date=5 March 2021}}</ref> |}

== Group titles == [[File:Beatles ad 1965 just the beatles crop.jpg|thumb|upright|The Beatles are known as "The Fab Four".]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- |2NE1 |Queens of K-pop |South Korea |<ref>2NE1: * {{cite web |last1=Sachdeva |first1=Maanya |date=17 April 2022 |title='Queens of K-pop' 2NE1 reunite at Coachella for first performance since 2015 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/2ne1-kpop-coachella-2022-news-b2059560.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417063600/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/2ne1-kpop-coachella-2022-news-b2059560.html |archive-date=April 17, 2022 |access-date=17 April 2022 |website=The Independent }} * {{cite magazine |last1=Mims |first1=Taylor |date=22 April 2022 |title=88rising Founder on Assembling a Historic Coachella Set |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/events/88rising-coachella-sean-miyashiro-interview-1235062156/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=22 April 2022 |quote=The 80-minute set notably featured the long-awaited return of the 'Queens of K-Pop,' 2NE1}} * {{cite web |last1=Griffiths |first1=George |date=27 October 2022 |title=Music acts that are long overdue a comeback |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/music-acts-long-overdue-a-comeback__21376/ |access-date=6 November 2022 |website=Official Charts Company|quote=The original K-pop queens, 2NE1}} * {{cite web |date=2022-04-25 |title=Asia News: Korean Limits Lifted, K-pop Icons 2NEI Reunite; China's Cui Jian Sets Record |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2022/04/25/asia-news-korean-limits-lifted-k-pop-icons-2nei-reunite-chinas-cui-jian-sets-record/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=Pollstar News |quote=2NE1, at one time the reigning 'queens of K-pop'}}</ref> |- |Aventura |Kings of Modern Bachata |Dominican Republic/United States |<ref>{{Cite news|title=What You Didn't Know about Aventura|author=LT Staff|url=https://latintrends.com/what-you-didnt-know-about-aventura|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=The Backstory of Bachata Boy Band Aventura|author=Tijana Ilich|url=https://www.liveabout.com/aventura-profile-of-a-bachata-boy-band-2141095|access-date=April 18, 2023}}</ref> |- |The Beach Boys |America's Band |United States |<ref>The Beach Boys as "America's Band": * {{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |date=March 8, 2016 |title=Watch Beach Boys' Touching Tribute to Nancy Reagan |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/watch-beach-boys-touching-tribute-to-nancy-reagan-174632/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |quote=Both Ronald and Nancy Reagan proclaimed themselves as Beach Boys fans during their White House stay, with the president even coining the group 'America’s Band.'}} * {{cite book |last1=Stebbins |first1=Jon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8T3ivyKmSQwC |title=The Beach Boys FAQ: All That's Left to Know About America's Band |date=2011 |publisher=Backbeat Books |isbn=9781458429148 |author1-link=Jon Stebbins}} * {{cite book |last1=Morgan |first1=Johnny |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=35onrgEACAAJ |title=The Beach Boys: America's Band |date=2015 |publisher=Sterling |isbn=9781454917090}}</ref> |- |{{Sort|Beatles, The|The Beatles}} |The Fab Four | rowspan="2" |United Kingdom || {{sfn|Harry|2000a|p=402}}{{sfn|Schinder|Schwartz|2007|p=160}} |- |Bee Gees |Disco Kings |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |date=2003-01-16 |title=Disco kings |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/jan/16/artsfeatures.popandrock |access-date=2023-07-31 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> |- | BigBang|| Kings of K-pop || rowspan="4" | South Korea || <ref>BigBang (Kings of K-pop): * {{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/bigbang-is-going-on-tour-get-to-know-the-kings-of-k-pop|title=Bigbang is going on tour: Get to know the kings of K-pop|date=April 2, 2015|work=The Straits Times|access-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703081359/http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/bigbang-is-going-on-tour-get-to-know-the-kings-of-k-pop|archive-date=July 3, 2015}} * {{cite news|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/k-pop-kings-bigbang-fly-seouls-soul-to-nyc-7777060|title=K-Pop Kings Bigbang Fly Seoul's Soul to NYC|last=Maria|first=Sherman|date=October 12, 2015|work=The Village Voice|access-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103234044/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/k-pop-kings-bigbang-fly-seouls-soul-to-nyc-7777060|archive-date=November 3, 2016}} * {{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/16/entertainment/south-korea-k-pop/index.html?sr=twCNN021717south-korea-k-pop0216AMStoryPhoto&linkId=34595575|title=K-pop's growing pains: Why Asia's biggest bands are splitting up|last=Liu|first=Marian|date=February 18, 2017|access-date=October 7, 2017|publisher=CNN|quote=In January, 'Kings of K-pop' Big Bang played their last concert before going on hiatus – after dominating the charts for 10 years.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730080841/http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/16/entertainment/south-korea-k-pop/index.html?sr=twCNN021717south-korea-k-pop0216AMStoryPhoto&linkId=34595575|archive-date=July 30, 2017}}</ref> |- |Blackpink |Queens of K-pop |<ref>Blackpink: * {{Cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=2022-09-26 |title=K-pop Queens Blackpink Hit No. 1 With CDs and 'Signed' Digital Albums |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/arts/music/blackpink-born-pink-billboard-chart.html |access-date=2023-07-29 |issn=0362-4331}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Feeney |first=Nolan |date=2019-02-28 |title=Inside Blackpink's U.S. Takeover: How the K-Pop Queens Are Changing the Game |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/blackpink-billboard-cover-story-2019-8500312/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |magazine=Billboard}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Davoli |first=Stephanie |date=2023-11-23 |title=Blackpink Visited Buckingham Palace In Royal Fashion |url=https://fashionmagazine.com/style/celebrity-style/blackpink-buckingham-palace/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Fashion Magazine |quote=The queens of K-pop themselves, South Korea's Blackpink}} * {{Cite magazine |last=So-yeon |first=Yoon |date=2023-12-28 |title=2023 Culture Top 10 News |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2023-12-28/culture/features/2023-Culture-Top-10-News-/1946704 |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |quote=and has been sitting on the throne as the queens of K-pop ever since.}} </ref> |- | BTS || Kings of K-pop || <ref>BTS (Kings of K-pop): * {{cite web |last1=Glasby |first1=Taylor |title=How BTS Became The Undisputed Kings Of K-Pop |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/bts-kings-of-k-pop |website=British Vogue |access-date=9 August 2023 |date=11 June 2020}} * {{cite web|last1=Kernis |first1=Jay |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bts-the-kings-of-k-pop/|title=BTS, the Kings of K-pop|website=CBS News|date=April 21, 2019}} * {{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/videos/get-know-k-pop-kings-bts-record|title=Get To Know K-Pop Kings BTS | For The Record |website=Grammy |access-date=2023-08-09}} * {{cite web|last1=Jones |first1=Caroline |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinejones/2018/05/17/kings-of-k-pop-bts-by-the-numbers/?sh=752676955eb8|title=Kings Of K-Pop: BTS|date=2018-05-17|access-date=2023-08-09|website=Forbes}} * {{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/k-pop-kings-bts-get-global-music-crown-second-year-running-2022-02-24/|title=K-pop kings BTS get global music crown for second year running|website=Reuters |date=February 24, 2022 |access-date=2023-08-09}} </ref> |- |Exo |Nation's Pick |<ref>Exo: * {{Cite web |last=Tenbarge |first=Kat |date=2019-06-29 |title=Trump and Ivanka met K-Pop boy band Exo on a visit to South Korea's presidential palace |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-and-ivanka-met-k-pop-band-exo-south-korea-2019-6 |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US |quote=the Korea Tourism Organization selected Exo as 'Nation's Pick' public ambassadors in 2018}} * {{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Ivana |date=2023-09-20 |title=Korean Pop & Film Star D.O. Exceeds 'Expectation' On New EP |url=https://grammy.com/news/k-pop-singer-actor-d-o-road-to-new-ep-expectation-exo-videos |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=Grammy |quote=which earned them the title of 'the Nation’s Pick.'}} * {{Cite web |date=2018-07-11 |title=K-Pop Boy Band Exo Is Set To Make A Comeback, And We're Sure They'll Do So In Style |url=https://metro.style/people/celebrities/kpop-boy-band-exo-comeback/10107 |website=Metro Style |quote='Nation’s Pick' is the title given to Exo by the South Korean government.}}</ref> |- |Five Stairsteps || First Family of Soul ||United States ||<ref name="AllmusicFiveStairsteps">"The Five Stairsteps were 'The First Family of Soul'. A title bestowed upon the Chicago-based teenaged group in part because of their astounding five-year run of hits, which included the 1970 million-selling single "O-o-h Child." 'The First Family...' title was later adopted by The Jackson 5. {{Cite web |last=Hogan |first=Ed |title=The Five Stairsteps |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-five-stairsteps-mn0000760977/biography |publisher=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Calloway |first=Earl |title=Five Stairsteps remembered on ultimate Regal stage revue |date=August 22, 1998 |newspaper=Chicago Defender |volume=XCVI |issue=166 |page=15 |issn=0745-7014 |quote=The Stairsteps were tremendous R&B stars and were critically acclaimed as the 'First Family of Soul'.}}</ref> |- | Girls' Generation|| Nation's Girl Group || South Korea |||<ref>Girls' Generation: * {{cite web|last1=Sunio|first1=Patti|date=July 27, 2020|title=Before Blackpink, Twice and Red Velvet – 7 top second generation K-pop girl groups, from Kara to Girls Generation|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3094791/blackpink-twice-and-red-velvet-7-top-second-generation-k|website=South China Morning Post|quote=Girls' Generation – nation's girl group}} * {{cite news|url=http://news.joins.com/article/15447692|script-title=ko:'여전히 국민걸그룹' 소녀시대 데뷔 7주년이 말하는 것|trans-title=Still the nation's girl group, the 7th anniversary of Girls' Generation|work=JoongAng Ilbo|language=ko|date=August 5, 2014|author=Kim Hyong-woo|access-date=January 19, 2017|archive-date=January 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131193229/http://news.joins.com/article/15447692|url-status=dead}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llXoLPqPmyA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202172027/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llXoLPqPmyA|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=live|title=National girl group – Girls' Generation|publisher=KBS World|via=YouTube|date=February 13, 2015|language=ko|access-date=January 19, 2017 }}</ref> |- |{{Sort|Jackson 5|The Jackson 5}} || First Family of Soul || United States |<ref name="AllmusicFiveStairsteps" /> |- |Los Ángeles Azules |Kings of Cumbia |Mexico |<ref>{{Cite web |title=5 canciones de Los Ángeles Azules que demuestran por qué son los reyes de la cumbia |url=https://www.sonica.mx/curiosidades/2023/6/19/canciones-de-los-angeles-azules-que-demuestran-por-que-son-los-reyes-de-la-cumbia-22547.html |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=www.sonica.mx |date=June 19, 2023 |language=spanish}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Roiz |first=Jessica |date=2019-08-19 |title=All of Los Angeles Azules' Hits on the Regional Mexican Songs Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/los-angeles-azules-regional-mexican-songs-chart-hits-8527735/ |access-date=2023-07-29 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |Shinee|| Princes of K-pop || rowspan="3" | South Korea || <ref>Shinee (Princes of K-pop): *{{cite news |last1=Daly |first1=Rhian |title=SHINee's back: Why the Princes of K-pop's return is essential for 2021 |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/features/shinees-comeback-princes-of-k-pops-return-essential-2021-2885785 |access-date=February 24, 2022 |work=NME |date=February 22, 2021}} *{{cite news |last1=Dorof |first1=Jakob |title=SHINee: The princes of the K-pop scene |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/25294/1/shinee-the-princes-of-the-k-pop-scene |access-date=February 24, 2022 |work=Dazed |date=July 2, 2015}} *{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Marian |title=Q&A with SHINee: The Princes of K-pop |url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/17/entertainment/shinee-kpop-interview/index.html |access-date=February 24, 2022 |work=CNN |date=May 18, 2017}} *{{Cite news |title='Princes of K-Pop' Shinee Set May 27 For 10th Anniversary Celebration |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/princes-k-pop-shinee-set-may-27-10th-anniversary-celebration |last=Merril |first=Philip |date=2018-04-30 |access-date=2024-02-28 |publisher=Grammy Awards}}</ref> |- | Super Junior || King of Hallyu Wave || <ref>Super Junior: * {{cite news |url=http://m.sportschosun.com/news.htm?id=201711210100178070012933&ServiceDate=20171120&f_url=#_enliple |script-title=ko:슈주, 신곡 '블랙수트' 대만-홍콩-싱가포르 KKbox 부동의 1위 |trans-title=Suju's new song 'Black Suit' immovable from no 1 in Taiwan-Hong Kong-Singapore KKbox |author=Kim Sung-won |work=Sports Chosun |access-date=February 5, 2020 |date=November 20, 2017 |language=ko}} * {{cite web |url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/589440 |script-title=ko:[슈퍼주니어 10주년②] 기록이 말한다 '한류제왕의 위엄' |trans-title=[Super Junior 10th anniversary ②] Record shows 'pride as king of Hallyu' |author=Park Soo-jung |work=Korea Economics Daily |language=ko |access-date=July 13, 2015 |date=July 13, 2015 |archive-date=July 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713062318/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/589440 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |Twice |Nation's Girl Group |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=Crystal |title=2NE1 to BlackPink: How K-Pop's Girl Groups Took Over The World |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/generation-k-twice-blackpink-ive-aespa-era-girl-groups |access-date=August 3, 2022 |website=Nylon|date=May 24, 2022 |quote=Twice has often been referred to as South Korea’s national girl group }}</ref> |- |SB19 |Kings of P-pop |Philippines |<ref>SB19 (Kings of P-pop): *{{Cite web |last=Mallorca |first=Hannah |date=2023-10-16 |title=LOOK: SB19, Regine Velasquez grace covers of Billboard Philippines maiden issues |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/523183/look-sb19-regine-velasquez-grace-covers-of-billboard-philippines-maiden-issues |access-date=2026-05-17 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en}} *{{Cite web |last=Fernandez |first=Jenny |date=2023-10-15 |title=How SB19 Have Forged A New Path For P-pop |url=https://billboardphilippines.com/cover-story/how-sb19-have-a-forged-a-new-path-for-p-pop-from-the-philippines-to-the-global-stage/ |access-date=2026-05-17 |website=billboardphilippines.com |language=en-US}} *{{Cite news |title=SB19's View From the Top |url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/sb19-interview-a7420-20240927-lfrm3 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250716163347/https://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/sb19-interview-a7420-20240927-lfrm3 |archive-date=2025-07-16 |access-date=2026-05-17 |work=Esquiremag.ph}}</ref> |}

==Collective titles for multiple artists== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Title !! Artists !! Country !! class="unsortable"|{{Reference column heading}} |- |rowspan="3"| The Belleville Three The Godfathers of Techno |Juan Atkins |rowspan="3"| United States ||rowspan="3" |<ref>{{cite web|last=Degiorgio|first=Kirk|title=When Detroit Techno Came to the UK|url=http://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2018/05/when-detroit-techno-came-to-the-uk|work=Red Bull Music Academy Daily|date=May 22, 2018|access-date=September 14, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.decodedmagazine.com/detroits-architects-of-techno-honoured/ |title=Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson, Detroit's architects of techno honoured |date=May 26, 2016 |website=Decoded Magazine|access-date=October 7, 2018}}</ref> |- |Derrick May |- |Kevin Saunderson |- | rowspan="4" | The "Big Four" of Britpop |Oasis | rowspan="4" | United Kingdom | rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cherwell.org/2021/10/10/dont-look-back-in-anger-the-rise-and-fall-of-britpop/|title=Don't Look Back in Anger: The Rise and Fall of Britpop|date=October 10, 2021|website=Cherwell|quote="The Britpop movement was dominated by the ‘Big Four’, which consisted of Oasis, Blur, Suede and Pulp".}}</ref> |- | Blur |- | Suede |- | Pulp |- | rowspan="4" |The "Big Four" of Grunge |Nirvana | rowspan="4" |United States | rowspan="4" |<ref>{{cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad |title=Every 'Big 4' Grunge Album, Ranked Worst to Best |url=https://loudwire.com/every-big-4-alice-in-chains-nirvana-pearl-jam-soundgarden-grunge-album-ranked-worst-to-best/#:~:text=Every%20'Big%204%E2%80%B2%20(Alice,Album%2C%20Ranked%20Worst%20to%20Best&text=Thrash%20may%20have%20their%20%22Big,little%20over%20half%20the%20decade. |access-date=December 7, 2022 |website=Loudwire |date=October 7, 2022 |quote=Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden all enjoyed their biggest successes in the '90s and here we are ranking all of the albums of grunge's "Big 4."}}</ref> |- |Alice in Chains |- |Pearl Jam |- |Soundgarden |- | rowspan="4" |The "Big Four" of Thrash Metal |Metallica | rowspan="4" |United States | rowspan="4" |<ref>McIver, Joel (April 29, 2010). "A History of Thrash Metal". Total Guitar. MusicRadar. Retrieved June 17, 2014.</ref> |- | Slayer |- | Megadeth |- | Anthrax |- | rowspan="3" | The Emo Trinity | My Chemical Romance | rowspan="3" | United States | rowspan="3" |<ref>The Emo Trinity: * {{cite book |last1=Fathallah |first1=Judith May |title=Emo: How Fans Defined a Subculture |date=November 15, 2020 |publisher=University of Iowa Press |doi=10.2307/j.ctv179h22p |jstor=j.ctv179h22p |isbn=978-1-60938-724-2 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv179h22p |quote="First laying out the debate over what emo is, Fathallah walks superfans and newcomers through the culture surrounding thegenre's major bands, including the emo holy trinity: My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, and Panic! At the Disco." "The three bands that became known as the Emo Trinity launched their websites between 2002 and 2005."}} * {{cite journal |last1=Fathallah |first1=Judith May |title=Is stage-gay queerbaiting? The politics of performative homoeroticism in emo bands |journal=Journal of Popular Music Studies |date=2021 |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=121–136 |doi=10.1525/jpms.2021.33.1.121 |url=https://doi.org/10.1525/jpms.2021.33.1.121 |quote="...the three bands fans liked to refer to as The Emo Holy Trinity (My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy and Panic!..." "The boundaries of emo as a genre and the definition of the 'Emo Trinity’ is largely a matter of fanwork, fan archiving, and fan criticism." |issn=1524-2226}} * {{cite web |last1=Jenkins |first1=Lauren |title=The Myth of the Emo Trinity |url=https://fredstories.com/thekidsarentalright/the-myth-of-the-emo-trinity/ |website=Fred Stories: The Kids Aren't Alright |date=April 17, 2023}} </ref> |- | Fall Out Boy |- | Panic! at the Disco |- | rowspan="3" |The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost | Buddy Holly | rowspan="3" |United States | rowspan="3" |<ref>{{cite web|title=Don McLean wrote the song American Pie as a tribute to Buddy Holly. The lyrics are enigmatic and seem loaded with allusions. What do they mean? {{!}} Notes and Queries {{!}} guardian.co.uk|url=https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-1182,00.html|access-date=January 15, 2021|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> |- |Ritchie Valens |- |The Big Bopper |- |rowspan="5"| The Five Mighty Pop Divas of the Sixties |Aretha Franklin |rowspan="3"| United States ||rowspan="5" |<ref name="rockhall">{{cite web|url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/dusty-springfield/bio/ |title=Dusty Springfield Biography | The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum |publisher=Rockhall.com |date=March 2, 1999 |access-date=March 4, 2011}}</ref> |- |{{Sort|Reeves, Martha|Martha Reeves}} |- |{{Sort|Ross, Diana|Diana Ross}} |- |{{Sort|Springfield, Dusty|Dusty Springfield}} || United Kingdom |- |{{Sort|Warwick, Dionne|Dionne Warwick}} || United States |- | rowspan="4" | The Four Divas of Vietnam |Mỹ Linh |rowspan="4"| Vietnam ||rowspan="4" |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/pages/20110923-ha-tran-homecoming.aspx |title=Vietnam latest news – Thanh Nien Daily | A diva's homecoming |publisher=Thanhniennews.com |date=September 23, 2011 |access-date=July 4, 2012 |archive-date=October 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015151800/http://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/pages/20110923-ha-tran-homecoming.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |Thanh Lam |- |Hồng Nhung |- |Trần Thu Hà |- |rowspan="4"| The Four Heavenly Kings of Chinese Pop |{{Sort|Cheung, Jacky|Jacky Cheung}} |rowspan="4"| Hong Kong ||rowspan="4" |<ref name="Four Heavenly Kings Chinese">"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> |- |{{Sort|Kwok, Aaron|Aaron Kwok}} |- |{{Sort|Lai, Leon|Leon Lai}} |- |{{Sort|Lau, Andy|Andy Lau}} |- |rowspan="4"| The Four Heavenly Kings of Visual Kei |Fanatic Crisis |rowspan="4"| Japan ||rowspan="4" |<ref>The Four Heavenly Kings of Visual Kei: *{{cite web |url=https://www.sanspo.com/article/20250528-KHQDU6UEKNF67HH2DJH6UEULCI/|script-title=ja:ラクリマクリスティー・TAKA、再結成発表後初インタビュー「歌いたくて仕方がない」盟友・石月努との再会から動き出した復活ステージ|work=Sankei Sports|language=ja|date=2025-05-28|access-date=2026-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528150841/https://www.sanspo.com/article/20250528-KHQDU6UEKNF67HH2DJH6UEULCI/|archive-date=2025-05-28}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2383775/full/|script-title=ja:ラクリマ・クリスティー、12年ぶり再始動ヴィジュアル系黄金期バンド集結の『CROSS ROAD Fest』でヘッドライナーに決定 |work=Oricon|language=ja|date=2025-05-08|access-date=2026-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508161559/https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2383775/full/|archive-date=2025-05-08}} *{{cite web|url=https://jbpress.ismedia.jp/articles/-/84406|script-title=ja:SHAZNA、ラクリマ、マリス、F◇C…番組から生まれた「ヴィジュアル系四天王」偏見の矢面に立たされた彼らの真の実力|work=JB Press|language=ja|date=2024-11-20|access-date=2026-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120053010/https://jbpress.ismedia.jp/articles/-/84406|archive-date=2024-11-20}}</ref> |- |La'cryma Christi |- |Malice Mizer |- |Shazna |- | rowspan="3" |The Holy Trinity of Pop | {{Sort|Jackson|Michael Jackson}} | rowspan="3" |United States | rowspan="3" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/sep/04/janet-jackson-unbreakable-new-album-comeback|title=Janet Jackson: is her past pop stardom 'Unbreakable' enough to stay relevant?|work= The Guardian |first=Michael|last=Cragg|date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=January 22, 2021}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/1jf0b6/10-things-we-wish-michael-jackson-was-here-to-see/ixcnr2|title=10 Things We Wish Michael Jackson Was Here to See|publisher=BET|page=4|date=2016|access-date=July 29, 2023}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.grunge.com/936130/the-messed-up-truth-about-the-1980s-music-industry/|title=The Messed Up Truth About the 1980s Music Industry|publisher=Grunge.com|first=Becky|last=Stephenson|date=July 21, 2022|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref> |- | {{Sort|Madonna|Madonna}} |- | {{Sort|Prince|Prince}} |- |rowspan="3"| The Unholy Trinity of British Hard Rock and Heavy Metal |Black Sabbath |rowspan="3"| United Kingdom ||rowspan="3" |<ref> * McIver, Joel (2006). "Black Sabbath: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath". Chapter 12, p. 1. * {{cite magazine |last=Phelan |first=Tom |date=March 10, 2026 |title="Hated the thought": the album Deep Purple never wanted to release |magazine=Far Out Magazine |location=London |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/album-deep-purple-never-wanted-to-release/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260314022902/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/album-deep-purple-never-wanted-to-release/ |archive-date=March 14, 2026 |access-date=March 14, 2026}}</ref> |- |Deep Purple |- |Led Zeppelin |- | rowspan="3" |The Vocal Trinity | {{Sort|Houston, Whitney|Whitney Houston}} | rowspan="2" |United States | rowspan="3" |<ref name="cheekmagazine">{{cite web |url=http://m.cheekmagazine.fr/culture/mariah-carey-celine-dion-whitney-houston-divas-90/ |title=Mariah Carey, Céline Dion, Whitney Houston: Les Divas 90s Réunies Dans un Documentaire |website=Cheek Magazine |date=May 27, 2019 |access-date=September 3, 2019 |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026113842/https://m.cheekmagazine.fr/culture/mariah-carey-celine-dion-whitney-houston-divas-90/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | {{Sort|Carey, Mariah|Mariah Carey}} |- | {{Sort|Dion, Celine|Celine Dion}} || Canada |- | rowspan="3" |The Holy Trinity of R&B |Rihanna |Barbados | rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=RNB "The HOly Trinity" (Rihanna, Nicki, and Beyonce) Tickets {{!}} Holocene {{!}} Portland, OR {{!}} Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 9pm |url=https://www.merctickets.com/events/39894110/rnb-the-holy-trinity-rihanna-nicki-and-beyonce |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Mercury Tickets |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=RNB, The Holy Trinity: Rihanna/Nicki/Beyonce at Holocene in Portland, OR |url=https://everout.com/portland/events/rnb-the-holy-trinity-rihanna-nicki-beyonce/e56007/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=EverOut Portland}}</ref> |- |Nicki Minaj |Trinidad and Tobago |- |Beyoncé |United States |- |}

== See also == {{portal|Lists}} * Jazz royalty * Lists of nicknames * Madonna (nickname) * Sobriquet * Teen idol {{clear}}

== References == {{reflist}}

==Bibliography== * {{cite book |last=Harry |first=Bill |year=2000a |author-link=Bill Harry |title=The Beatles Encyclopedia: Revised and Updated |publisher=Virgin |location=London |isbn=978-0-7535-0481-9}} * {{cite book |last1=Schinder |first1=Scott |year=2007 |last2=Schwartz |first2=Andy |title=Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever |publisher=Greenwood Press |location=Westport, CT |isbn=978-0-313-33845-8}}

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