Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Beyoncé/archive1

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This article is about one of the most influential musicians in music history—[[Beyoncé Knowles]]. You've definitely heard her name—whether it be through her work with [[Destiny's Child]], her 2009 hit "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|Single Ladies]]", or through her recent country hit "[[Texas Hold 'Em (song)|Texas Hold 'Em]]", you know who she is. She has become a [[cultural icon]] of the 21st century, being [[Cultural impact of Beyoncé#Influence on other artists|cited as a major influence on artists]] such as [[Taylor Swift]], [[Ariana Grande]], [[Adele]].

This article is about one of the most influential musicians in music history—[[Beyoncé Knowles]]. You've definitely heard her name—whether it be through her work with [[Destiny's Child]], her 2009 hit "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|Single Ladies]]", or through her recent country hit "[[Texas Hold 'Em (song)|Texas Hold 'Em]]", you know who she is. She has become a [[cultural icon]] of the 21st century, being [[Cultural impact of Beyoncé#Influence on other artists|cited as a major influence on artists]] such as [[Taylor Swift]], [[Ariana Grande]], and [[Adele]].

I recently saved this article at its [[Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Beyoncé/2|good article reassessment]], taking the article down from 14.5k to 11k. {{u|Medxvo}} gave some of this article a nice revamp, while {{u|Z1720}} took this article down even lower, to 9k words, both for which I am very grateful; much thanks to {{u|SNUGGUMS}} for giving some suggestions to the article too. This article underwent [[Wikipedia:Peer review/Beyoncé/archive3|a fruitful peer review]] by {{u|Vacant0}} and {{u|Pokelego999}} also for which I am very grateful. Also grateful for {{u|ImaginesTigers}}, who indicated their willingness to potentially comment on this FAC.

I recently saved this article at its [[Wikipedia:Good article reassessment/Beyoncé/2|good article reassessment]], taking the article down from 14.5k to 11k. {{u|Medxvo}} gave some of this article a nice revamp, while {{u|Z1720}} took this article down even lower, to 9k words, both for which I am very grateful; much thanks to {{u|SNUGGUMS}} for giving some suggestions to the article too. This article underwent [[Wikipedia:Peer review/Beyoncé/archive3|a fruitful peer review]] by {{u|Vacant0}} and {{u|Pokelego999}} also for which I am very grateful. Also grateful for {{u|ImaginesTigers}}, who indicated their willingness to potentially comment on this FAC.