Honorific nicknames in popular music

"Queen of R&B" redirects here. For the album by Kyla, see The Queen of R&B.

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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 music" and Bach "The father of modern piano music".^[1] 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,^[2] and as a result entered early jazz and blues music, including figures such as Duke Ellington and Count Basie.^[3]

In U.S. culture, despite its republican constitution and ideology,^[4] 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.^[5][6] 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.^[7]

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.^[8] 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.^[9] 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;^[10] this term, like many, is also used for other important figures, in this case including pioneer electric guitarist Les Paul.^[11]

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.^[12] Michael Jackson and Madonna have been closely associated with the terms "King and Queen of Pop" since the 1980s.^[13][14][15] Some nicknames have been strongly promulgated and contested by various artists,^[16] and occasionally disowned or played down by their subjects.^[17] Some notable honorific nicknames are in general usage and commonly identified with particular individuals.

Individual titles

A

American singer Aaliyah is known as the "Princess of R&B".

American singer Christina Aguilera is known as the "Voice of a Generation".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Aaliyah	Princess of R&B	United States	[18][19]
	Queen of Urban Pop		[20]
Lee Aaron	Queen of Heavy-Metal Rock	Canada	[21]
Abrar-ul-Haq	King of Pakistani Pop	Pakistan	[22]
Yolanda Adams	Queen of Contemporary Gospel Music	United States	[23]
	First Lady of Modern Gospel		[24]
Christina Aguilera	Voice of a Generation	United States	[25]
Nancy Ajram	Queen of Arab Pop	Lebanon	[26]
Sezen Aksu	Queen of Turkish Pop	Turkey	[27]
Rauw Alejandro	King of Modern Reggaeton	Puerto Rico (US)	[28]
Anna Carina	Queen of Peruvian Pop	Peru	[29]
A-Mei	Queen of Mandopop	Taiwan	[30][31]
Namie Amuro	Queen of J-pop	Japan	[32]
Anitta	Queen of Brazilian Pop	Brazil	[33]
Louis Armstrong	King of Jazz	United States	[34]
Maki Asakawa	Queen of the Underground	Japan	[35]
Óscar Avilés	First Guitar of Peru	Peru	[36]
Noriko Awaya	Queen of Blues	Japan	[37]

B

American singer Beyoncé is frequently referred to as "Queen Bey" and the "First Lady of Music".

South Korean singer BoA is known as the "Queen of K-pop".

American musician James Brown was known as the "Godfather of Soul".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Erykah Badu	First Lady of Neo-Soul	United States	[38]
	Queen of Neo-Soul		[39]
Bad Bunny	King of Latin Trap	Puerto Rico (US)	[40][41]
Joan Baez	Queen of Folk	United States	[42][43]
J Balvin	Prince of Reggaeton	Colombia	[44][45]
Šaban Bajramović	King of Romani Music	Serbia	[46][47]
Harry Belafonte	King of Calypso	United States	[48][49]
Mordechai Ben David	King of Jewish Music	United States	[50]
Chuck Berry	King of Rock and Roll	United States	[51]
	Father of Rock and Roll		[52]
Beyoncé	Queen Bey	United States	[53]
	First Lady of Music		[54][55][56]
Justin Bieber	Prince of Pop	Canada	[57]
	King of Teen Pop		[58]
Björk	Queen of Experimental Pop	Iceland	[59]
Mary J. Blige	Queen of Hip Hop Soul	United States	[60][61]
BoA	Queen of K-pop	South Korea	[62][63]
David Bowie	Chameleon of Rock	United Kingdom	[64]
Brandy	The Vocal Bible	United States	[65][66]
Julio Brito	The melodic painter of Cuba	Cuba	[67]
Chris Brown	King of R&B	United States	[68]
Chuck Brown	Godfather of Go-Go	United States	[69]
Dennis Brown	Crown Prince of Reggae	Jamaica	[70][71]
James Brown	Godfather of Soul	United States	[72][73]
Solomon Burke	King of Rock 'n' Soul	United States	[74]
Michael Bublé	King of Christmas	Canada	[75]

C

American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey is known as the "Songbird Supreme" and "the Queen of Christmas".

American entertainer Cher is referred to as the "Goddess of Pop".

Cuban singer Celia Cruz is referred to as the "Queen of Salsa".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Montserrat Caballé	La Superba (The Superb One)	Spain	[76]
Clarence Wijewardena	Father of Sinhala Pop	Sri Lanka	[77]
Maria Callas	La Divina (The Divine One)	United States/Italy/Greece	[78]
Laura Canales	Queen of Tejano	United States	[79]
Mariah Carey	Songbird Supreme	United States	[80][81]
	Queen of Christmas		[82]
Cher	Goddess of Pop	United States	[83][84]
Jacky Cheung	God of Songs	Hong Kong	[85]
Jay Chou	King of Mandopop	Taiwan	[86]
Kelly Clarkson	The Original American Idol	United States	[87][88]
Sam Cooke	King of Soul	United States	[89]
Alice Cooper	Godfather of Shock Rock	United States	[90]
Celia Cruz	Queen of Salsa	Cuba	[91]
Miley Cyrus	The Pop Chameleon	United States	[92]

D

Puerto Rican singers Don Omar (left) and Daddy Yankee (right) are both referred to as the "King of Reggaeton".

Canadian singer Céline Dion is referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads" and "Queen of Adult Contemporary".

American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been called the "Crown Prince of Folk" and "King of Folk".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Daddy Yankee	King of Reggaeton	Puerto Rico (US)	[93]
Ray Davies	Godfather of Britpop	United Kingdom	[94]
Amr Diab	Father of Mediterranean Music	Egypt	[95][96]
Lana Del Rey	Queen of Alternative Music	United States	[97]
Celine Dion	Queen of Power Ballads	Canada	[98]
	Queen of Adult Contemporary		[99]
Diomedes Díaz	King of Vallenato	Colombia	[100]
Nate Dogg	King of Hooks	United States	[101][102]
Fats Domino	King of Rock and Roll	United States	[103]
Don Omar	King of Reggaeton	Puerto Rico (US)	[104]
Lonnie Donegan	King of Skiffle	United Kingdom	[105]
Doro	Metal Queen	Germany	[106][107]
Thomas A. Dorsey	Father of Gospel Music	United States	[108]
Gord Downie	Canada's Unofficial Poet Laureate	Canada	[109][110]
Dr. Dre	Father of G-Funk	United States	[111]
Rocío Dúrcal	Queen of Ranchera	Spain	[112]
Bob Dylan	Crown Prince of Folk	United States	[113][114]
	King of Folk		[115][116]

E

American rapper Eminem has gone by multiple honorifics, such as "King of Hip-Hop" and "King of Rap".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Eazy-E	Godfather of Gangsta Rap	United States	[117]
Sheila E.	Queen of Percussion	United States	[118]
Missy Elliott	Queen of Hip Hop	United States	[119]
	Queen of Rap		[120]
Eminem	King of Hip-Hop	United States	[121]
	King of Rap		[122]
Enya	Queen of New Age	Ireland	[123]
Gloria Estefan	Queen of Latin Pop	Cuba/United States	[124]
Elvy Sukaesih	Queen of Dangdut	Indonesia	[125]

F

American singer Ella Fitzgerald is known as the "Queen of Jazz" and "First Lady of Song".

American singer Aretha Franklin is known as the "Queen of Soul".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Vicente Fernandez	King of Ranchera	Mexico	[126]
Ella Fitzgerald	First Lady of Song	United States	[127][128]
	Queen of Jazz		[129]
Lita Ford	Queen of Heavy Metal	United States	[130]
Zucchero Fornaciari	Father of Italian Blues	Italy	[131]
Stephen Foster	Father of American Music	United States	[132]
Aretha Franklin	Queen of Soul	United States	[133]
Alan Freed	King of Rock and Roll	United States	[134]

G

American singer Gloria Gaynor is known as the "Queen of Disco".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Lady Gaga	Queen of Pop	United States	[135]
Charly García	Godfather of Argentine Rock	Argentina	[136]
Carlos Gardel	King of Tango		[137][138]
Lucho Gatica	King of Bolero	Chile	[139]
Marvin Gaye	Prince of Motown	United States	[140]
	Prince of Soul		[141]
Gloria Gaynor	Queen of Disco	United States	[142]
G-Dragon	King of K-pop	South Korea	[143]
Marika Gombitová	Queen of Slovak Pop Music	Slovakia	[144]
	Songstress of the 20th Century		[145]
Benny Goodman	King of Swing	United States	[146]
Vestal Goodman	Queen of Gospel Music	United States	[147]
Narayan Gopal	Emperor of Voice	Nepal	[148]
Karel Gott	Golden Voice of Prague	Czechia	[149]
Ariana Grande	Princess of Pop	United States	[150]
Amy Grant	Queen of Christian Pop	United States	[151][152]
Alejandra Guzmán	Queen of Latin Rock	Mexico	[153]

H

American rapper and singer Lauryn Hill is known as the "Queen of Hip Hop".

American singer and actress Whitney Houston is known as "The Voice".

Pakistani singer Nazia Hassan is known as "Queen of South Asian Pop".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Nina Hagen	The Mother of Punk	Germany	[154]
Rob Halford	The Metal God	United Kingdom	[155]
Mari Hamada	Queen of Heavy Metal	Japan	[156]
Ayumi Hamasaki	Empress of J-pop	Japan	[157]
	Queen of J-pop		[158]
Mehdi Hassan	Emperor of Ghazal	Pakistan	[159][160]
Nazia Hassan	Queen of South Asian Pop	Pakistan	[161]
Hana Hegerová	Queen of Czechoslovak Chanson	Czechia/Slovakia	[162]
Kiyoshi Hikawa	Prince of the Enka World	Japan	[163]
Lauryn Hill	Queen of Hip Hop	United States	[164][165]
Mitsuko Horie	Queen of the Anison World	Japan	[166]
Whitney Houston	The Voice	United States	[167]
Al Hurricane	Godfather of New Mexico Music	United States	[168][169]

I

Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias is known as the "King of Latin Pop".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Enrique Iglesias	King of Latin Pop	Spain	[170]
La India	The Princess of Salsa	Puerto Rico (US)	[171]
Rhoma Irama	King of Dangdut	Indonesia	[172]
IU	Nation's Little Sister	South Korea	[173][174][175]

J

American singer and entertainer Michael Jackson is known as the "King of Pop".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Janet Jackson	Queen of Pop	United States	[176]
Mahalia Jackson	Queen of Gospel	United States	[177]
Michael Jackson	King of Pop	United States	[178][179]
Wanda Jackson	Queen of Rockabilly	United States	[180]
Elmore James	King of the Slide Guitar	United States	[181]
Rick James	King of Punk Funk	United States	[182]
Al Jarreau	Acrobat of Scat	United States	[183]
Jay R	Philippines' King of R&B	Philippines	[184]
Jay-Z	King of Rap	United States	[185]
Jaya	Philippine Queen of Soul	Philippines	[186]
Noor Jehan	Queen of Melody	Pakistan	[187]
Cui Jian	Grandfather of Chinese Rock	China	[188]
Blind Lemon Jefferson	Father of the Texas Blues	United States	[181]
Joan Jett	Godmother of Punk	United States	[189]
Joey Boy	Godfather of Thai Hip Hop	Thailand	[190]
Robert Johnson	Grandfather of Rock and Roll	United States	[191]
Sharon Jones	Godmother of Soul	United States	[192]
Janis Joplin	Queen of Rock and Roll	United States	[193][194]
Scott Joplin	King of Ragtime	United States	[195]
Louis Jordan	King of the Jukebox	United States	[196]
José José	The Prince of Song	Mexico	[197]
Jully Black	Queen of Canadian R&B	Canada	[198]

K

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Hironobu Kageyama	Prince of the Anison World	Japan	[199]
Shizuko Kasagi	Queen of Boogie	Japan	[200]
R. Kelly	King of R&B	United States	[201]
	King of Pop-Soul		[202]
Alicia Keys	Queen of R&B	United States	[208]
Khaled	King of Raï	Algeria	[209]
Chaka Khan	Queen of Funk	United States	[210]
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Emperor of Qawwali	Pakistan	[211]
B.B. King	King of the Blues	United States	[212]
Gladys Knight	Empress of Soul	United States	[213][214][215]
Frankie Knuckles	Godfather of House	United States	[216]
Joseph Koo	Godfather of Cantopop	Hong Kong	[217]
DJ Kool Herc	Founder & Father of Hip Hop	Jamaica/United States	[218]
Fubuki Koshiji	Queen of Chanson	Japan	[219]
Koda Kumi	Queen of J-pop	Japan	[220]
Kyla	Philippine Queen of R&B	Philippines	[221]

L

English singer Vera Lynn was known as the "Forces' Sweetheart" for her popularity among the armed forces during World War II.

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Franzl Lang	Yodel King	Germany	[222][223]
La Lupe	Queen of Latin Soul	Cuba	[224][225]
Patti LaBelle	Godmother of Soul	United States	[226]
Kendrick Lamar	King Kendrick	United States	[227]
Queen Latifah	Queen of Rap, Hip Hop	United States	[228]
Avril Lavigne	Queen of Pop Punk	Canada	[229]
Héctor Lavoe	El Cantante de los Cantantes (The Singer of Singers)	Puerto Rico (US)	[230]
Lil' Kim	Queen of Rap	United States	[231]
Lil' Mo	Godmother of Hip-Hop and R&B	United States	[232]
Lisa Lisa	Queen of Latin Hip Hop	United States	[233]
Little Richard	Architect of Rock and Roll	United States	[234]
Kenny Loggins	King of the Movie Soundtrack	United States	[235][236]
Dave Lombardo	The Godfather of Double Bass	United States	[237]
Jennifer Lopez	Queen of Dance	United States	[238]
Vera Lynn	Forces' Sweetheart	United Kingdom	[239][240]

M

American singer-songwriter Madonna is known as the "Queen of Pop".

Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar is widely acknowledged as the "Queen of Melody".

Jamaican musician Bob Marley is known as the "King of Reggae".

American rapper and singer Nicki Minaj is known as the "Queen of Rap".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Madonna	Queen of Pop	United States	[241]
Jolina Magdangal	Queen of Philippine Pop Culture	Philippines	[242]
Miriam Makeba	Mama Africa	South Africa	[243]
Lata Mangeshkar	Queen of Melody	India	[244]
Teena Marie	Ivory Queen of Soul	United States	[245]
Bob Marley	King of Reggae	Jamaica	[246][247]
Bruno Mars	Prince of Pop	United States	[248][249]
Ricky Martin	King of Latin Pop	Puerto Rico (US)	[250]
Reba McEntire	Queen of Country	United States	[251]
Lydia Mendoza	Queen of Tejano	United States	[252]
Freddie Mercury	The King of Queen	United Kingdom	[253]
Mighty Sparrow	Calypso King of the World	Trinidad and Tobago	[254]
Luis Miguel	El Sol de Mexico (The Sun of Mexico)	Mexico	[255][256]
Nicki Minaj	Queen of Rap	Trinidad and Tobago/United States	[257]
	Queen of Hip Hop		[258]
Kylie Minogue	Princess of Pop	Australia	[259]
Ichirō Mizuki	Emperor of Anime Songs	Japan	[260][261]
Bill Monroe	Father of Bluegrass	United States	[262]
Andy Montañez	The Godfather of the Salsa	Puerto Rico (US)	[263]
Rudy Ray Moore	Godfather of Rap	United States	[264]
Giorgio Moroder	Father of Disco	Italy	[265]
Morissette	Asia's Phoenix	Philippines	[266]
Anita Mui	Queen of Cantopop	Hong Kong	[267][268]
Peter Murphy	Godfather of Goth	United Kingdom	[269]

N

American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks has been called the "Queen of Rock and Roll".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Emilio Navaira	King of Tejano	United States	[270]
Grant Nelson	The Godfather of UK Garage	United Kingdom	[271][272]
Stevie Nicks	Queen of Rock and Roll	United States	[273][274]
Nike Ardilla	Queen of Rock, Lady Rocker	Indonesia	[275][276]
No I.D.	The Godfather of Chicago Hip Hop	United States	[277][278]
Maki Nomiya	Queen of Shibuya-kei	Japan	[279]
Larry Norman	Father of Christian Rock	United States	[280]
The Notorious B.I.G.	The King of New York	United States	[281][282]

O

English singer Ozzy Osbourne has been identified as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal" and the "Prince of Darkness".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Odetta	Queen of American Folk Music	United States	[283]
Nobuyasu Okabayashi	God of Folk	Japan	[284]
Roy Orbison	The Caruso of Rock	United States	[285]
Ozuna	New King of Reggaeton	Puerto Rico (US)	[286][287]
Ozzy Osbourne	Prince of Darkness	United Kingdom	[288]
	Godfather of Heavy Metal		[288]
Johnny Otis	Godfather of Rhythm and Blues	United States	[289]

P

American singer Elvis Presley is known as the "King of Rock and Roll".

American musician Prince has been referred to as "The Artist", "The Purple One" and "His Royal Badness".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu	Princess of J-pop	Japan	[290][291]
Dolly Parton	Queen of Country	United States	[292]
Abida Parveen	Queen of Sufi Music	Pakistan	[293]
Charley Patton	Father of the Delta Blues	United States	[294]
Peret	King of Catalan Rumba	Spain	[295][296]
Katy Perry	Queen of Camp	United States	[305][306][299]
Ariel Pink	Godfather of Chillwave	United States	[307][308]
Iggy Pop	Godfather of Punk	United States	[309][310]
Elvis Presley	King of Rock and Roll	United States	[311][312][313][8]
	King of Pop		[314][315][316]
Lisa Marie Presley	Princess of Rock and Roll	United States	[317]
Prince	The Artist	United States	[318]
Alla Pugacheva	Queen of Russian Pop	Russia	[319]

Q

Dominican singer Milly Quezada is known as the "Queen of Merengue".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Ivy Queen	Queen of Reggaetón	United States	[320][321]
Milly Quezada	Queen of Merengue	Dominican Republic	[322]
A.B. Quintanilla III	King of Cumbia King of Kumbia	United States	[323][324] [325][326]

R

American singer Smokey Robinson has been called the "King of Motown".

Pakistani singer Ahmed Rushdi is known as "Magician of voice".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Ma Rainey	Mother of the Blues	United States	[327]
Joey Ramone	Godfather of Punk	United States	[328][329]
Otis Redding	King of Soul	United States	[330]
Lou Reed	Godfather of Punk	United States	[331]
Esma Redžepova	Queen of Gypsy Music	North Macedonia	[332]
Sheryn Regis	Crystal Voice of Asia	Philippines	[333]
Frank Reyes	Prince of Bachata	Dominican Republic	[334]
Rihanna	R&B Princess	Barbados	[335]
Teddy Riley	King of New Jack Swing	United States	[336]
Ross Robinson	Godfather of Nu Metal	United States	[337]
Smokey Robinson	King of Motown	United States	[338]
Sylvia Robinson	Hip-Hop's First Godmother	United States	[339]
	Mother of Hip-Hop		[340]
Jimmie Rodgers	Father of Country Music	United States	[341]
Amália Rodrigues	Queen of Fado	Portugal	[342]
Ahmed Rushdi	Magician Of Voice	Pakistan	[343][344]
Paulina Rubio	The Golden Girl	Mexico	[345]

S

American singer Britney Spears is known as the "Princess of Pop".

American singer Donna Summer has been referred to as the "Queen of Disco".

American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has been referred to as "America's Sweetheart".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Lea Salonga	Pride of the Philippines	Philippines	[346]
Šaban Šaulić	The King of Folk	Serbia	[347][348]
Chalino Sánchez	The King of Corridos	Mexico	[349]
Gilberto Santa Rosa	Gentleman of Salsa	Puerto Rico (US)	[350]
Romeo Santos	King of Bachata	United States	[351]
Tiwa Savage	Queen of Afrobeats	Nigeria	[352]
Lady Saw	Queen of Dancehall	Jamaica	[353]
Chuck Schuldiner	Godfather of Death Metal	United States	[354]
Shirley Scott	Queen of the Organ	United States	[355]
Gil Scott-Heron	Godfather of Rap	United States	[264]
Raul Seixas	Pai do Rock Brasileiro (Father of Brazilian Rock)	Brazil	[356]
Selena	Queen of Tejano Music	United States	[357]
	Queen of Cumbia / Queen of Kumbia		[358][359]
Seo Taiji	President of Culture	South Korea	[360]
Shakira	Queen of Latin Music	Colombia	[361]
Deke Sharon	Father of Contemporary A Cappella	United States	[362][363]
Shin Joong-hyun	Korea's Godfather of Rock	South Korea	[364]
Nina Simone	High Priestess of Soul	United States	[365]
Frank Sinatra	The Chairman of the Board	United States	[366]
	The Voice		[367][368][369]
Siti Nurhaliza	Voice of Asia	Malaysia	[370]
Bessie Smith	Empress of the Blues	United States	[365]
Patti Smith	Godmother of Punk	United States	[371]
Britney Spears	Princess of Pop	United States	[372][373]
Spice	Queen of Dancehall	Jamaica	[374]
Bruce Springsteen	The Boss	United States	[375]
Candi Staton	First Lady of Southern Soul	United States	[376]
George Strait	King of Country	United States	[377]
Johann Strauss II	The Waltz King	Austria	[378][379]
Suraphol Sombatcharoen	King of Luk Thung	Thailand	[380]
Yma Sumac	Queen of Exotica	Peru	[381]
Donna Summer	Queen of Disco	United States	[372]
Joan Sutherland	La Stupenda (The Stupendous One)	Australia	[382]
Taylor Swift	America's Sweetheart	United States	[383]

T

Mexican singer Thalía is known as the "Queen of Latin Pop".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Tarkan	King of Turkish Pop	Turkey	[384]
Koko Taylor	Queen of the Blues	United States	[385][386][387]
Teresa Teng	Asia's Eternal Queen of Pop	Taiwan	[388][389][390]
Takeshi Terauchi	God of Electric Guitar	Japan	[391]
Thalía	Queen of Latin Pop	Mexico	[392]
Tiësto	Godfather of EDM	Netherlands	[393]
Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Godmother of Rock and Roll	United States	[394]
Irma Thomas	Soul Queen of New Orleans	United States	[395]
Justin Timberlake	Prince of Pop	United States	[396][397]
Jolin Tsai	Queen of C-pop	Taiwan	[398]
Ike Turner	Father of Rock and Roll	United States	[399][400]
Tina Turner	Queen of Rock and Roll	United States	[372][401]
Shania Twain	Queen of Country Pop	Canada	[402]
Tyla	Queen of Popiano	South Africa	[403][404][405]

U

American singer Usher is known as the "King of R&B".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Umm Kulthum	The Voice of Egypt	Egypt	[406]
Hikaru Utada	Diva of the Heisei Period	Japan	[407]
Usher	King of R&B	United States	[408][409]
Uncle Waffles	Princess of Amapiano	South Africa	[410][411]
Carrie Underwood	Country Music's Queen	United States	[412][413]

V

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Luis Vargas	The Supreme King of Bachata	Dominican Republic	[414]
Suzanne Vega	Mother of the MP3	United States	[415]
Regine Velasquez	Asia's Songbird	Philippines	[416]
Rui Veloso	Father of Portuguese Rock	Portugal	[417]
Viguen	King of Persian Pop	Iran	[418]
Rhonda Vincent	Queen of Bluegrass	United States	[419]
Violette Wautier	Queen of Alternative Pop	Thailand	[420]

W

Artist	Title	Country	Source
"Weird Al" Yankovic	King of Pop Parody	United States	[421]
Paul Weller	The Modfather	United Kingdom	[422]
Kitty Wells	Queen of Country Music	United States	[423][424]
Wiley	Godfather of Grime	United Kingdom	[425]
Paul Whiteman	King of Jazz	United States	[7][134]
Faye Wong	Queen of Cantopop	Hong Kong/China	[426][427]
Tammy Wynette	First Lady of Country	United States	[428][429]

X

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Nikos Xilouris	Archangel of Crete	Greece	[430][431][432]

Y

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Tatsuro Yamashita	King of City Pop	Japan	[433]
Neil Young	Godfather of Grunge	Canada/United States	[434]

Z

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Jane Zhang	Dolphin Princess	China	[435]

Group titles

The Beatles are known as "The Fab Four".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
2NE1	Queens of K-pop	South Korea	[436]
Aerosmith	America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band	United States	[437][438]
Aventura	Kings of Modern Bachata	Dominican Republic/United States	[439][440]
The Beach Boys	America's Band	United States	[441]
The Beatles	The Fab Four	United Kingdom	[442][443]
Bee Gees	Disco Kings		[444]
BigBang	Kings of K-pop	South Korea	[445]
Blackpink	Queens of K-pop		[446]
BTS	Kings of K-pop		[447]
Exo	Nation's Pick		[448]
Five Stairsteps	First Family of Soul	United States	[449][450]
Girls' Generation	Nation's Girl Group	South Korea	[451]
The Jackson 5	First Family of Soul	United States	[449]
Los Ángeles Azules	Kings of Cumbia	Mexico	[452][453]
Shinee	Princes of K-pop	South Korea	[454]
Super Junior	King of Hallyu Wave		[455]
Twice	Nation's Girl Group		[456]

Collective titles for multiple artists

Title	Artists	Country	Source
The Belleville Three The Godfathers of Techno	Juan Atkins	United States	[457][458]
	Derrick May
	Kevin Saunderson
The "Big Four" of Britpop	Oasis	United Kingdom	[459]
	Blur
	Suede
	Pulp
The "Big Four" of Grunge	Nirvana	United States	[460]
	Alice in Chains
	Pearl Jam
	Soundgarden
The "Big Four" of Thrash Metal	Metallica	United States	[461]
	Slayer
	Megadeth
	Anthrax
The Emo Trinity	My Chemical Romance	United States	[462]
	Fall Out Boy
	Panic! at the Disco
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost	Buddy Holly	United States	[463]
	Richie Valens
	The Big Bopper
The Five Mighty Pop Divas of the Sixties	Aretha Franklin	United States	[464]
	Martha Reeves
	Diana Ross
	Dusty Springfield	United Kingdom
	Dionne Warwick	United States
The Four Divas of Vietnam	Mỹ Linh	Vietnam	[465]
	Thanh Lam
	Hồng Nhung
	Trần Thu Hà
The Four Heavenly Kings of Chinese Pop	Jacky Cheung	Hong Kong	[466]
	Aaron Kwok
	Leon Lai
	Andy Lau
The Holy Trinity of Pop	Michael Jackson	United States	[467]
	Madonna
	Prince
The Unholy Trinity of British Hard Rock and Heavy Metal	Black Sabbath	United Kingdom	[468]
	Deep Purple
	Led Zeppelin
The Vocal Trinity	Whitney Houston	United States	[469]
	Mariah Carey
	Celine Dion	Canada
The Holy Trinity of R&B	Rihanna	Barbados	[470] [471][472]
	Nicki Minaj	Trinidad and Tobago
	Beyoncé	United States

See also

• Lists portal

• Jazz royalty
• Lists of nicknames
• Madonna (nickname)
• Sobriquet
• Teen idol

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446. Blackpink:

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447. BTS (Kings of K-pop):

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