Honorific nicknames in popular music

Honorific nicknames in popular music are terms 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 as early as the early nineteenth 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]

"King of Rock and Roll" and "Queen of Pop" redirect here. For other uses, see King of Rock and Roll (disambiguation) and Queen of Pop (disambiguation).

In U.S. culture, despite its republican constitution and ideology,[4] 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] but 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 literally crowned "Queen of Soul" by disk jockey Pervis Spann on stage in 1968.[12] Michael Jackson and Madonna have been closely associated with the terms "King of Pop" 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".

American trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong is known as the "King of Jazz".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Azam Khan	Pop Samrat	Bangladesh	[18]
	Rock Guru		[19]
Aaliyah	Princess of R&B	United States	[20]
	Queen of Urban Pop		[21]
Lee Aaron	Queen of Heavy Metal Rock	Canada	[22]
Paula Abdul	Dance/Dancing Queen	United States	[23][24][25]
Abrar-ul-Haq	King of Pakistani Pop	Pakistan	[26]
Roy Acuff	King of Country	United States	[27]
Ivi Adamou	Greek Princess of Pop	Cyprus/Greece	[28]
Adele	British Queen of Soul	United Kingdom	[29]
	Princess of Pop		[30]
Christina Aguilar	Dancing Queen	Thailand	[31]
Christina Aguilera	Princess of Pop	United States	[32]
	The Voice of a Generation		[33]
Laurel Aitken	Godfather of Ska	Jamaica	[34]
Alisha	Queen of Indipop	India	[35]
Paulina Álvarez	Empress of the Danzonete	Cuba	[36][37]
Morissette Amon	Asia's Phoenix	Philippines	[38][39]
Namie Amuro	Queen of Japanese Pop	Japan	[40]
	The Japanese Madonna		[41]
Julie Andrews	Britain's Youngest Prima Donna	United Kingdom	[42][43]
Aphex Twin	King of IDM	United Kingdom	[44]
Antonio Arcaño	The Monarch of Danzón	Cuba	[45][46][47]
Don Arden	The English Godfather	United Kingdom	[48]
	Mr. Big		[48]
Louis Armstrong	King of Jazz	United States	[49]
Ashanti	Princess of Hip Hop and Soul	United States	[50]
Chet Atkins	Mr. Guitar	United States	[51]

B

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

American musician James Brown was known as the "Godfather of Soul", "The Hardest Working Man in Show Business", "Mr Dynamite", and "Soul Brother number one".

American singer Ruth Brown has been referred to as the "Queen of R&B".

Canadian singer Justin Bieber has been referred to as the "Prince of Pop" and "King of Teen Pop".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Erykah Badu	First Lady of Neo-Soul	United States	[52]
	Queen of Neo-Soul		[53]
	Godmother of Soul		[54]
Joan Baez	Queen of Folk	United States	[55][56]
Šaban Bajramović	King of Romani Music	Serbia	[57][58]
Beck	King of Slackers	United States	[59]
Harry Belafonte	King of Calypso	United States	[60][61]
Mordechai Ben David	King of Jewish Music	United States	[62]
Janine Berdin	Gem of OPM	Philippines	[63]
Chuck Berry	King of Rock and Roll	United States	[64]
	Father of Rock and Roll		[65]
Beyoncé	Queen Bey	United States	[66]
	Queen of America		[67][68]
	The First Lady of Music		[69]
	Queen of Pop		[70][71]
	Queen of 21st Century Pop		[72]
	Queen of R&B		[73][74]
	Princess of R&B		[75]
Justin Bieber	Prince of Pop	Canada	[76][77]
	King of Teen Pop		[78][79][80]
Björk	Queen of Avant-Garde	Iceland	[81]
	Queen of Experimental Pop		[82]
	Queen of Experimental Music		[83]
Mary J. Blige	Empress of Soul	United States	[84]
	Queen of Hip Hop		[32]
	Queen of Hip Hop Soul		[84][85]
	Queen of R&B		[86][87]
Kurtis Blow	King of Rap	United States	[88]
BoA	Queen of K-Pop	South Korea	[89]
	Asia's Star		[90][91]
DJ Bobo	King of Dance	Switzerland	[92][93]
Bohemia	King of Desi Hip Hop	Pakistan/United States
Dieter Bohlen	Pop-Titan	Germany	[94]
John Bonham	The Beast	United Kingdom	[95]
	Bonzo
David Bowie	The King of Glam Rock	United Kingdom	[96]
	The Master of Reinvention		[97]
	The Picasso of Pop		[98][99][100]
	The Thin White Duke
Joey Boy	King of Rap	Thailand	[101]
Brandy	Princess of R&B	United States	[102]
	The Vocal Bible		[103][104]
Moya Brennan	First Lady of Celtic Music	Ireland	[105][106]
Garth Brooks	King of Country	United States	[107]
Arthur Brown	The God of Hellfire	United Kingdom	[108]
Chris Brown	Prince of R&B	United States	[109][110]
Chuck Brown	Godfather of Go-Go	United States	[111]
Dennis Brown	Crown Prince of Reggae	Jamaica	[112][113]
James Brown	Godfather of Soul	United States	[114][115][116]
	Hardest-Working Man in Show Business		[115]
	King of Soul		[117]
	Soul Brother No. 1.		[116]
	Mr. Dynamite		[118]
	Minister of Super Heavy Funk		[119]
Ruth Brown	Queen of R&B	United States	[120][121]
Solomon Burke	King of Rock 'n' Soul	United States	[122]
	King Solomon		[123]
	Muhammad Ali of Soul		[123]
	Bishop of Soul		[123]
Syd Barrett	Godfather of Psychedelia	United Kingdom	[124]
Kate Bush	Queen of Art Pop	United Kingdom	[125]

C

Renowned for her vocal range, American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey has been called the "Songbird Supreme".

American entertainer Cher is known as the "Goddess of Pop".

English rock and blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Eric Clapton is widely known as "God" or "Slowhand".

Cuban singer Celia Cruz has been called the "Queen of Salsa".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Laura Canales	Queen of Tejano	United States	[126]
Cardi B	Hip-hop's Reigning Queen	United States	[127][128][129][130][131]
Mariah Carey	Queen of R&B	United States	[132]
	Queen of Pop		[133]
	Songbird Supreme		[134][135]
	Queen of Melisma		[136][137][138]
	Queen of Christmas		[139][140]
Anna Carina	Queen of Peruvian Pop	Peru	[141]
Roberto Carlos	The King of Latin Music	Brazil	[142][143]
Carlos do Carmo	King of Fado	Portugal	[144]
The Carter Family	The First Family of Country Music	United States	[145]
Ceca	The Queen	Serbia	[146]
Ray Charles	The Genius	United States	[147][148]
	The High Priest of Soul		[149]
Mai Charoenpura	Queen of Pop-Rock	Thailand	[150]
Clifton Chenier	King of Zydeco	United States	[151]
Cher	Goddess of Pop	United States	[152][153]
	Empress of Pop		[154][155][156]
	Queen of Reinvention		[157][158]
	Queen of Comebacks		[159][160][161][162]
	Queen of Camp		[163][164][165]
Jacky Cheung	God of Song	Hong Kong	[166]
Leslie Cheung	Gor Gor (Big/Elder Brother)	Hong Kong	[167]
Jay Chou	King of Chinese Pop	Taiwan	[168]
Ciara	Princess of Crunk & B	United States	[169]
Eric Clapton	God	United Kingdom	[170]
	Slowhand		[170]
Kelly Clarkson	The Original American Idol	United States	[171][172][173]
	Pop Princess		[174][175][176]
	Queen of Covers		[177][178][179][180]
Clarence Clemons	The Big Man	United States	[181]
George Clinton	Father of P-Funk	United States	[182]
	Prime Minister of Funk		[183]
Kurt Cobain	King of Antipop	United States	[184]
	King of Alternative Rock		[185][186]
Keyshia Cole	Princess of Hip Hop Soul	United States	[187]
Yeng Constantino	OPM Pop Rock Princess	Philippines	[188]
Sam Cooke	King of Soul	United States	[189][190][191]
Alice Cooper	Godfather of Shock Rock	United States	[192][193][194][195]
Pilita Corrales	Asia's Queen of Songs	Philippines	[196]
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	The American Beatles	United States	[197]
Celia Cruz	Queen of Salsa	Cuba	[198]
Dick Curless	Baron of Country Music	United States	[199]
Miley Cyrus	Teen Queen	United States	[200][201][202]
Johnny Cash	Man In Black	United States

D

American singer Bob Dylan has been called the "Crown Prince", "King" or "God" of Folk, "The King of Folk-Rock", "The Jester" and especially for his catalogue of protest songs encompassing the Vietnam War, Civil Rights and American politics: "The Voice of a Generation".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Daddy Yankee	King of Reggaetón	Puerto Rico	[203][204]
Damares	Queen of Brazilian Gospel	Brazil	[205][206][207][208]
Ray Davies	Godfather of Britpop	United Kingdom	[209]
Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi	Queen of Folk	India	[210]
Dr. Dre	Father of G-Funk	United States	[211]
Amr Diab	Father of Mediterranean Music	Egypt	[212][213]
Neil Diamond	The Jewish Elvis	United States	[214]
Dick Dale	King of the Surf Guitar	United States	[215]
Desmond Dekker	King of Ska	Jamaica	[216]
Lana Del Rey	Queen of Soundtracks	United States	[217][218][219][220][221]
	Queen of Indie Pop
Bo Diddley	The Originator of Rock and Roll	United States	[222]
J Dilla	Godfather of Lo-Fi Hip-Hop	United States	[223]
Celine Dion	Queen of Adult Contemporary	Canada	[224][225]
	Queen of Power Ballads		[226][227]
Fats Domino	King of Rock and Roll	United States	[228]
Lonnie Donegan	King of Skiffle	United Kingdom	[229]
Rockin' Dopsie	Crown Prince of Zydeco	United States	[230]
Doro	Metal Queen	Germany	[231][232]
Tommy Dorsey	Sentimental Gentleman of Swing	United States	[233][234]
Gord Downie	Canada's Unofficial Poet Laureate	Canada	[235][236]
Duncan Mighty	Port Harcourt First Son	Nigeria	[237]
Rocío Dúrcal	Queen of Ranchera	Spain	[238]
Slim Dusty	Australia's King of Country	Australia	[239]
Bob Dylan	King of Folk	United States	[240][241]
	The Crown Prince of Folk		[242][243]
	God of Folk		[244]
	King of Folk-Rock		[244]
	The Voice of a Generation		[245]

E

American rapper Eazy-E has been dubbed the "Godfather of Gangsta Rap"

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

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Sheila E.	Queen of Percussion	United States	[246][247]
Eazy-E	Godfather of Gangsta Rap	United States	[248]
Nokie Edwards	King of Guitars	United States	[249]
Andrew Eldritch	Godfather of Goth	United Kingdom	[250]
Elissa	Queen of Emotions	Lebanon	[251][252]
Missy Elliott	Beat Slayer	United States	[253]
	First Lady of Hip-Hop		[254][255]
	Hip-Hop Goddess		[256][257]
	Hip-Hop Heavyweight		[258][259][260][261][262]
	Puff Mommy		[263][264][265]
	Queen of the Beats		[266][267][268]
	Queen of Hip Hop		[269]
	Queen of Hip Hop Dance Music		[253]
	Queen of Female Rappers		[270][271][272]
	Queen of Rap		[273][274][275]
Eminem	King of Hip-Hop	United States	[276]
	King of Rap		[277]
	Rap God		[278]
Enya	Queen of New Age	Ireland	[279][280]
Darren Espanto	The Rising Total Performer	Canada/Philippines	[281]
Lali Espósito	Queen of Argentine Pop	Argentina	[282]
Gloria Estefan	Queen of Latin Pop	Cuba/United States	[283]
Eva Eugenio	Philippines' Jukebox Queen	Philippines	[284]
Cesária Évora	Barefoot Diva	Cape Verde	[285]
	Queen of Morna		[286]
Elvy Sukaesih	Dangdut Queen of Indonesia	Indonesia	[287]

F

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

American singer Aretha Franklin has been identified as the "Queen of Soul".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Brenda Fassie	The Black Madonna	South Africa	[288][289][290]
Pops Fernandez	Concert Queen	Philippines	[291]
Vicente Fernandez	King of Ranchera	Mexico	[292]
Bryan Ferry	The King of Cool	United Kingdom	[293]
Ella Fitzgerald	First Lady of Song	United States	[294][295]
	Queen of Jazz		[296]
Red Foley	Mr. Country Music	United States	[297]
Lita Ford	Queen of Heavy Metal	United States	[298]
Zucchero Fornaciari	Father of Italian Blues	Italy	[299]
Stephen Foster	Father of American Music	United States	[300]
Eleni Foureira	Queen of Pop	Greece	[301][302]
Aretha Franklin	Queen of Soul	United States	[32][303]
Alan Freed	King of Rock and Roll	United States	[304]
Claire de la Fuente	Philippines' Jukebox Queen	Philippines	[284]

G

Philippine entertainer Sarah Geronimo, widely known as "Popstar Royalty".

American clarinetist Benny Goodman is known as the "King of Swing".

South Korean singer G-Dragon has been referred to as the "King of K-pop".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
G-Dragon	King of K-Pop	South Korea	[305][306][307][308]
Juan Gabriel	King of Latin Pop	Mexico	[309]
Lady Gaga	Mother Monster	United States	[310]
	Queen of Pop		[311]
	Princess of Pop		[312][313]
Lyca Gairanod	Little Superstar	Philippines	[314]
Carlos Gardel	King of Tango	Argentina	[315][316]
Lucho Gatica	King of Bolero	Chile	[317]
Marvin Gaye	Prince of Motown	United States	[318]
	Prince of Soul		[319]
Gloria Gaynor	Queen of Disco	United States	[320]
Muma Gee	Queen of African Music	Nigeria	[321]
Sarah Geronimo	Popstar Princess	Philippines	[322]
	Popstar Royalty		[323]
	Queen of Philippine Pop		[324]
Rachelle Ann Go	Fierce Broadway Songstress	Philippines	[325]
Marika Gombitová	Queen of Slovak Pop Music	Slovakia	[326][327][328]
	Songstress of the 20th Century		[329][330]
Selena Gomez	Dance-Pop Princess	United States	[331]
	Pop Princess		[332]
	Queen of Breakup Songs		[333]
Benny Goodman	King of Swing	United States	[334]
Vern Gosdin	The Voice	United States	[335]
Ellie Goulding	Queen of Movie Soundtracks	United Kingdom	[336][337][338]
Ariana Grande	Princess of Pop	United States	[339][340]
Amy Grant	Queen of Christian Pop	United States	[341][342]
Gretchen	Queen of Memes	Brazil	[343]
Gru	Serbian Rap Machine	Serbia	[344][345][346]

H

Renowned for her vocal ability, American singer Whitney Houston has been referred to as "The Voice".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Sammy Hagar	The Red Rocker	United States	[347]
Nina Hagen	The Mother of Punk	Germany	[348]
Bill Haley	King of Rock and Roll	United States	[304]
Rob Halford	The Metal God	United Kingdom	[349]
Ayumi Hamasaki	Empress of Pop	Japan	[350]
Nazia Hassan	Queen Of South Asian Pop	Pakistan	[351]
Ofra Haza	The Israeli Madonna	Israel	[352]
	Madonna of the East		[353]
Hana Hegerová	Queen of Czechoslovak Chanson	Czech/Slovak Republic	[354][355][356]
Klaus Heuser	Major	Germany
Kiyoshi Hikawa	Prince of the Enka World	Japan	[357]
Kohmi Hirose	Queen of Winter	Japan	[358]
Billie Holiday	Lady Day	United States	[359]
Buddy Holly	The Music	United States
John Lee Hooker	King of the Blues	United States	[360]
Whitney Houston	Pop Princess	United States	[361]
	The Voice		[362]
	Queen of Pop		[363][364]
	Prom Queen of Soul		[365]
Jennifer Hudson	The Princess of Soul	United States	[366]
	America’s Dreamgirl		[367]
Glenn Hughes	The Voice of Rock	United Kingdom	[368]
Samuel Hui	God of Songs	Hong Kong	[369]
Al Hurricane	Godfather of New Mexico Music	United States	[370][371]
Michael Hutchence	The Last Rockstar	Australia
	The Loved One

I

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Enrique Iglesias	King of Latin Pop	Spain	[372]
La India	The Princess of Salsa	Puerto Rico	[373]
Rhoma Irama	King of Dangdut	Indonesia	[374]
Gregory Isaacs	Cool Ruler	Jamaica	[375]
Inul Daratista	"Mother" Queen of Indonesia	Indonesia	[376]

J

American singer Mahalia Jackson is known as the "Queen of Gospel".

American singer Michael Jackson was dubbed the "King of Pop".

American composer and pianist Scott Joplin was dubbed the "King of Ragtime".

Thai singer and actress Jintara Poonlarp was dubbed the "Phin's melody girl" or "Sao Sieng Phin".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Jaclyn Victor	Asia's Divette	Malaysia
Jacki-O	Queen of The South	United States	[377]
Janet Jackson	Princess of Pop	United States	[378]
	Queen of Pop		[379]
	Queen of R&B		[380]
	Queen of Radio		[381]
Mahalia Jackson	Queen of Gospel	United States	[382]
Michael Jackson	King of Pop The Gloved One	United States	[383][384]
Millie Jackson	Godmother of Rap	United States	[385]
Wanda Jackson	Queen of Rockabilly; First Lady of Rockabilly	United States	[386]
Elmore James	King of the Slide Guitar	United States	[387]
Rick James	King of Punk Funk	United States	[388]
Al Jarreau	Acrobat of Scat	United States	[389]
Jay R	Philippines' King of RnB	Philippines	[390]
Jay-Z	King of Rap	United States	[391]
Jaya	Pinoy Queen of Soul	Philippines	[392]
	Philippine Queen of Soul		[393]
Nemours Jean-Baptiste	Father of Kompa	Haiti
Noor Jehan	Queen of Melody	Pakistan	[394]
Dick Jensen	The Giant	United States	[395]
Ayi Jihu	The Chinese Madonna	China	[396]
Cui Jian	Grandfather of Chinese Rock	China	[397]
Blind Lemon Jefferson	Father of the Texas Blues	United States	[387]
Joan Jett	Godmother of Punk	United States	[398]
Joey Boy	Godfather of Thai Hip Hop	Thailand	[399]
Billy Joel	The Piano Man	United States	[400]
Robert Johnson	Grandfather of Rock and Roll	United States	[401]
Al Jolson	The World's Greatest Entertainer	United States	[402]
Sharon Jones	Godmother of Soul	United States	[403][404]
Janis Joplin	Queen of Rock and Roll	United States	[405][406]
Scott Joplin	King of Ragtime	United States	[407]
Louis Jordan	King of the Jukebox	United States	[408]
José José	The Prince of Song	Mexico	[409]
Juliana Kanyomozi	Uganda's Music Queen	Uganda	[410][411]
	Pop Princess		[412]
Jully Black	Queen of Canadian R&B	Canada	[413]
Brian Jones	Elmo Lewis	United Kingdom
Jintara Poonlarp	Phin's melody girl. (Sao Sieng Phin)	Thailand	[414]
	Queen of Mor lam

K

American musician B.B. King is known as the "King of the Blues".

American DJ, record producer and remixer Frankie Knuckles is known as the "Godfather of House".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Jelena Karleuša	Diva	Serbia	[415]
R. Kelly	King of R&B	United States	[416]
	King of Pop-Soul		[417]
Alicia Keys	Queen of R&B	United States	[423]
Khaled	King of Raï	Algeria	[424]
B.B. King	King of the Blues Mayor of Bluesville	United States	[425][426][427]
Chaka Khan	Queen of Funk	United States	[428]
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	Emperor of Qawwali	Pakistan	[429]
Khánh Ly	Barefoot Queen	Vietnam	[430]
Khia	Queen of The South	United States	[431]
Maurice Kirya	King of Mwooyo	Uganda	[432][433]
Hayley Kiyoko	Lesbian Jesus	United States	[434]
Beverley Knight	Queen of UK Soul	United Kingdom	[435]
Gladys Knight	Empress of Soul	United States	[436][437][438]
Frankie Knuckles	Godfather of House	United States	[439]
Joseph Koo	Godfather of Cantopop	Hong Kong	[440]
Koda Kumi	Queen of J-Pop	Japan	[441]
	Queen of Live		[442]
Fela Kuti	Black President	Nigeria	[443]
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu	Princess of J-Pop	Japan	[444]
	Harajuku Pop Princess		[445]
Kyla	Queen of R&B	Philippines	[446]

L

Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar is widely acknowledged as the "Queen of Melody" & "Voice of the Millennium". She has recorded more than 25,000 songs in over 36 regional Indian languages and foreign language.

American singer Kenny Loggins is known as the "King of the Movie Soundtrack" for his contribution to movies.

American rapper and singer Lil' Kim is known as the "Queen Bee".

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
Lata Mangeshkar	Queen of Melody Voice of the Millennium Voice of the Nation Nightingale of India	India	[447][448]
Patti LaBelle	Godmother of Soul	United States	[449]
	High Priestess of Good Vibrations		[450]
Kendrick Lamar	King of the West Coast	United States	[451]
Adam Lambert	The New King of Queen	United States	[452][453]
Nikki Lane	First Lady of Outlaw Country	United States	[454]
James Last	Last King of Easy Listening	Germany	[455]
Queen Latifah	Hip-Hop's First Lady	United States
Avril Lavigne	Pop-Punk Queen	Canada	[456][457][458][459][460]
	Pop Rock Princess		[461]
	Princess of Pop		[462]
	Punk Rock Princess		[463][464][465]
Héctor Lavoe	El Cantante de los Cantantes	Puerto Rico
Kuh Ledesma	Pop Diva	Philippines	[466]
	The Renaissance Woman		[467]
Jerry Lee Lewis	The Killer	United States	[468]
Liberace	Mr. Showmanship	United States	[469]
Lil B	The Based God	United States	[470]
Lil Brianna	Princess of the South	United States	[471]
Lil Jon	King of Crunk	United States	[472]
Lil' Kim	Queen Bee	United States	[473][474]
	Queen of Hip-Hop		[475]
	Queen of Rap		[476][477][478][479][480]
	Hip-Hop Goddess		[481][482][483]
	Queen of Daring Style		[484]
Lil' Mo	Godmother of Hip-Hop and R&B	United States	[485][486]
Lisa Lisa	Queen of Latin Hip Hop	United States	[487]
Little Richard	Architect of Rock and Roll	United States	[488]
	King of Rock and Roll		[489]
Johnny Logan	Mr. Eurovision	Ireland	[490][491][492]
Kenny Loggins	King of the Movie Soundtrack	United States	[493][494]
Dave Lombardo	The Godfather of Double Bass	United States	[495]
Jennifer Lopez	Queen of Las Vegas	United States	[496]
Lorde	New Queen of Alternative	New Zealand	[497]
Demi Lovato	Tween Princess	United States	[498]
	Pop Princess		[499]
Toby Love	King of Crunkchata	United States	[500]
Luis Miguel	The Sun of Mexico	Mexico	[501]
Loretta Lynn	First Lady of Country	United States	[502]
	Queen of Country		[503][504]
Vera Lynn	Forces' Sweetheart	United Kingdom	[505][506]

M

American singer Madonna has been dubbed the "Queen of Pop".

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

Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin has been referred to as the "King of Latin Pop".

American actress and singer Liza Minnelli has been referred to as the "Queen of Broadway".

Australian singer Kylie Minogue has been referred to as the "Princess of Pop".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Madonna	First Lady of Pop	United States	[507][508]
	Queen of Pop		[509][510][511]
	Queen of Reinvention		[512][513]
	Queen of Controversy		[514][515]
Francis Magalona	King of Philippine Rap	Philippines	[516]
Miriam Makeba	Mama Africa	South Africa	[517]
Bamboo Mañalac	Rock Maestro	United States	[518]
Teena Marie	Ivory Queen of Soul	United States	[519]
	Lady T		[519]
Bob Marley	King of Reggae	Jamaica	[520][521]
Biz Markie	Clown Prince of Hip-Hop	United States	[522]
Michel Martelly	President of Kompa	Haiti	[523]
Ricky Martin	King of Latin Pop	Puerto Rico	[524][525][526][527][528][529][530]
	Latin King of Pop		[531]
	Latin Music King		[532]
	Puerto Rican Pop King		[533]
	Crossover Latin King		[534][535]
	Crossover Pop King
Melanie Martinez	Emo-Pop Queen	United States	[536]
Fernando Maurício	King of Fado and Mouraria	Portugal	[537]
Kym Mazelle	First Lady of House	United States	[538][539][540]
Martina McBride	Celine Dion of Country	United States	[541]
Reba McEntire	Queen of Country	United States	[503][542]
Thongchai McIntyre	King of Thai Pop	Thailand	[543]
	King of String		[543]
Lydia Mendoza	Queen of Tejano	United States	[544]
Idina Menzel	Broadway Queen	United States	[545]
Daniela Mercury	Queen of Axé	Brazil	[546]
Freddie Mercury	The King of Queen	United Kingdom	[547]
Emeline Michel	Queen of Haitian Music	Haiti	[548]
Nicki Minaj	Queen of Rap	Trinidad and Tobago	[549][550]
Liza Minnelli	Queen of Broadway	United States	[551][552]
	Queen of Hollywood		[553]
Kylie Minogue	Goddess of Pop	Australia	[554][555][556][557]
	Princess of Pop		[558]
	Queen of Pop		[557][559][560][561]
Lani Misalucha	Asia's Nightingale	Philippines	[562]
Misia	Queen of Ballads	Japan	[563]
	Queen of Japanese Soul		[564]
Hibari Misora	Queen of Japanese Pop	Japan	[565][566]
Monica	R&B Princess	United States	[102]
Bill Monroe	Father of Bluegrass	United States	[567]
Rudy Ray Moore	Godfather of Rap	United States	[568]
Giorgio Moroder	Father of Disco	Italy	[569]
Anita Mui	Queen of Canto Pop	Hong Kong	[570][571]
	Madonna of Asia		[572]
Murda Beatz	Canadian King of Trap Music	Canada	[573]
Zeki Müren	Sun of Art	Turkey	[574]
Peter Murphy	Godfather of Goth	United Kingdom	[575]
Kacey Musgraves	Yeehaw Queen	United States	[576]
Mỹ Tâm	The Queen of V-Pop	Vietnam	[577]
Mýa	Dancing Queen	United States	[578]
	Ghetto Princess		[579]
	Queen of Throwback R&B/Hip-Hop		[580]

N

Pakistani singer-songwriter Nazia Hassan was known as "The Queen of South Asian Pop Music".

Pakistani singer Noor Jehan was known as the "Queen of Melody".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Emilio Navaira	King of Tejano	United States	[581]
Thanh Nga	The Queen of Cải lương (Vietnamese Renovated Opera)	South Vietnam	[582]
Stevie Nicks	Queen of Rock and Roll	United States	[583][584]
Bert Nievera	Johnny Mathis of the Philippines	Philippines	[585]
	Timeless Balladeer
Martin Nievera	Concert King	Philippines	[586]
Nina	Asia's Diamond Soul Siren (or simply Soul Siren)	Philippines	[587]
Marni Nixon	The Ghostess with the Mostess	United States	[588]
No I.D.	The Godfather of Chicago Hip Hop	United States	[589][590]
Larry Norman	Father of Christian Rock	United States	[591]
Ted Nugent	Motor City Madman	United States	[592]

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	[593]
Onyeka Onwenu	Queen of African Pop Music	Nigeria	[594]
	Elegant Stallion		[595]
Roy Orbison	The Caruso of Rock	United States	[596]
Orelsan	The Boss of French Rap	France	[597]
Ozuna	New King of Reggaeton	Puerto Rico	[598][599]
Ozzy Osbourne	Godfather of Heavy Metal	United Kingdom	[600]
	Prince of Darkness		[600]
Johnny Otis	Godfather of Rhythm and Blues	United States	[601]

P

Italian singer Luciano Pavarotti has been identified as the "King of the High C's".

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

Artist	Title	Country
Zsa Zsa Padilla	Divine Diva	Philippines	[602]
Nexhmije Pagarusha	Queen of Albanian Music	Albania/Kosovo	[603][604]
Imelda Papin	Sentimental Songstress	Philippines	[284][605]
	Philippines' Jukebox Queen
Sandara Park	BoA of the Philippines	Philippines	[606]
	Pambansang Krung Krung ng Pilipinas		[606]
Charlie Parker	Bird	United States
Dolly Parton	Queen of Country	United States	[503]
Charley Patton	Father of the Delta Blues	United States	[607]
Les Paul	Architect of Rock and Roll	United States	[11]
Luciano Pavarotti	King of the High C's	Italy	[608]
CeCe Peniston	Queen of Dance	United States	[609][610]
Peret	King of Catalan Rumba	Spain	[611][612]
Carl Perkins	King of Rockabilly	United States	[613]
Maite Perroni	Teen Queen of Telenovelas	Mexico	[614]
Katy Perry	Pop Princess	United States	[615]
Bernadette Peters	Queen of Broadway	United States	[616][617]
Iggy Pop	Godfather of Punk	United States	[618][619]
Pérez Prado	King of Mambo	Cuba	[620]
Elvis Presley	King of Rock and Roll	United States	[621]
	The King
Lisa Marie Presley	Princess of Rock and Roll	United States	[622]
Rod Price	Magician of Slide	United Kingdom	[623]
Prince	The Artist	United States	[624]
	The Purple One		[625]
	His Royal Badness		[626]
Psy	King of YouTube	South Korea	[627][628][629]
Pumpuang Duangjan	Queen of Luk Thung	Thailand	[630]

Q

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Ustad Qasim	Father of Afghan Music	Afghanistan	[631][632]
	Founder of Afghan Classical Music		[632]
Ivy Queen	Queen of Reggaetón	United States	[633][634]
	Queen of Rap		[635]
	Queen of Latin Hip-Hop		[636]
	Queen of Urban Music		[637]
	Reggaetón's First Lady		[638]

R

Pakistani singer Ahmed Rushdi, known as "Magician of Voice", was the first regular pop singer of South Asia.

Mexican singer Paulina Rubio has been referred to as the "Queen of Latin Pop" and "Madonna Latina".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Ahmed Rushdi	Magician of Voice	Pakistan	[639]
Joey Ramone	Godfather of Punk	United States	[640]
Johnnie Ray	Prince of Wails	United States	[641]
Otis Redding	King of Soul	United States	[642]
Lou Reed	Godfather of Punk	United States	[643]
Esma Redžepova	Queen of Gypsy Music	Macedonia	[644]
Sheryn Regis	Crystal Voice of Asia	Philippines	[645]
JP Richardson	The Big Bopper	United States	[646]
Rihanna	Caribbean Queen	Barbados	[647][648]
	Pop Princess		[649]
	R&B Princess		[650][651][652]
Jamie Rivera	Inspirational Diva	Philippines	[653]
Jenni Rivera	The Diva of Banda	Mexico/United States	[654]
	The First Lady of Corrido
Ross Robinson	Godfather of Nu Metal	United States	[655]
Smokey Robinson	King of Motown	United States	[656]
Jimmie Rodgers	Father of Country Music	United States	[657]
Paul Rodgers	The Voice	United Kingdom	[658]
Amália Rodrigues	Queen of Fado	Portugal	[659]
Rozalla	Queen of Rave	Zambia	[660]
Paulina Rubio	Madonna Latina	Mexico	[661]
	The Golden Girl
	Queen of Latin Pop
Todd Rundgren	God	United States	[662][663][664]
RuPaul	Glamazon	United States	[665]
	Supermodel of the World		[666]
	The World's Most Famous Drag Queen		[667]
A. R. Rahman	Mozart of Madras	India	[668]
Kenny Rogers	The Gambler	United States

S

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

Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza is known as the "Voice of Asia" and "Asia's Celine Dion".

American singer Bruce Springsteen is known by the nickname "The Boss".

American singer Donna Summer is known as the "Queen of Disco".

American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has been referred to as "Pop Titan", "Country Queen", and "America's Sweetheart".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Janella Salvador	OPM Pop Sweetheart	Philippines	[669]
Lea Salonga	Broadway Diva	Philippines	[670]
Sandro	The Gypsy	Argentina	[671]
	Argentine Elvis		[671]
Šaban Šaulić	The King of Folk	Serbia	[672][673]
Sandy	Brazil's Princess of Pop	Brazil	[674][675]
Carlos Santana	The King of Latin Rock	Mexico
Erik Santos	Philippines' Prince of Pop	Philippines	[676]
Romeo Santos	King of Bachata	United States	[677]
Sarunrat Visutthithada	Princess of R&B	Thailand	[678]
Lady Saw	Queen of Dancehall	Jamaica	[679][680]
Chuck Schuldiner	Godfather of Death Metal	United States	[681]
Shirley Scott	Queen of the Organ	United States	[682]
Gil Scott-Heron	Godfather of Rap	United States	[568]
Selena	Queen of Tejano Music	United States	[683]
	Queen of Latin Music		[684]
	Mexican Madonna		[685]
Seo Taiji	President of Culture	South Korea	[686]
Shakira	Queen of Latin Music	Colombia	[687][688]
	Queen of Latin Pop		[689]
	Titan of Latin Pop		[690]
	Queen of the World Cup		[691]
Shin Jung-hyeon	Godfather of Rock	South Korea	[692]
Frank Sinatra	The Chairman of the Board	United States	[693]
	Ol' Blue Eyes		[694]
	The Voice		[695]
Nina Simone	Queen of Soul	United States	[696]
	High Priestess of Soul		[697]
Siti Nurhaliza	Voice of Asia	Malaysia	[698]
	Asia's Celine Dion		[699]
Shila Amzah	Asia's Sweetheart	Malaysia	[700][701]
	National Treasure of Malaysia		[702]
	Princess of Music		[703]
Bessie Smith	Empress of the Blues	United States	[697]
Patti Smith	Godmother of Punk	United States	[704]
Sy Smith	The Underground Queen of R&B and Soul	United States	[705][706][707]
Sơn Tùng M-TP	Prince of V-Pop	Vietnam	[708]
Mighty Sparrow	Calypso King of the World	Trinidad and Tobago	[709]
Britney Spears	Princess of Pop	United States	[32][710]
	Queen of Pop		[711][712]
	Pop Princess		[713]
Phil Spector	First Tycoon of Teen	United States	[714]
Spice	Queen of Stage	Jamaica	[715]
	Queen of Dancehall		[716]
Dusty Springfield	White Queen of Soul	United Kingdom	[717][718]
Bruce Springsteen	The Boss	United States	[719]
Candi Staton	First Lady of Southern Soul	United States	[720]
Gwen Stefani	Pop Princess	United States	[721][722][723]
Stevie B	King of Freestyle	United States	[724]
Angie Stone	Black Diamond of Soul	United States	[725]
George Strait	King of Country	United States	[726]
Barbra Streisand	Mother of Divas	United States	[727][728][729]
	Diva of Divas		[730][731][732][733]
Suraphol Sombatcharoen	King of Luk Thung	Thailand	[734]
Yma Sumac	Queen of Exotica	Peru	[735]
Donna Summer	Queen of Disco	United States	[32]
Taylor Swift	Pop Titan	United States	[736][737][738]
	Country Pop Princess		[739]
	Pop Princess		[740]
	Queen of Pop		[741]
	Country Princess		[740]
	Country Queen		[740]
	America's Sweetheart		[742][743]
Sylvester	Queen of Disco	United States	[744]

T

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

English musician Pete Townshend has been referred to as the "Godfather of Punk".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
T.I.	King of the South	United States	[745][746]
Alan Tam	Principal (Tam)	Hong Kong	[747]
Koko Taylor	Queen of the Blues	United States	[748]
Teresa Teng	Queen of Asian Song	Taiwan	[749]
Thalía	Queen of Latin Pop	Mexico	[750]
	Queen of Telenovelas		[751]
	Empress of Beauty		[752]
Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Godmother of Rock and Roll	United States	[753]
Irma Thomas	Soul Queen of New Orleans	United States	[754]
Timaya	Egberi Papa 1 of Bayelsa	Nigeria	[755]
Justin Timberlake	Prince of Pop	United States	[756][757]
	President of Pop		[757]
Dick Todd	King of the Jukebox	Canada	[758]
Tove Lo	Dark-Pop Queen	Sweden	[759]
Touch Na Takuathung	Fleet-Footed	Thailand	[760]
Pete Townshend	Godfather of Punk	United Kingdom	[761]
Gloria Trevi	The Mexican Madonna	Mexico	[762]
Trina	Diamond Princess	United States	[763]
	Queen of The South		[764]
Jolin Tsai	Queen of Chinese Pop	Taiwan	[765]
	Queen of Mandarin Pop		[766]
	Asia's Dancing Queen		[767]
	The Asian Madonna		[768]
Sophie Tucker	Last of the Red Hot Mamas	United States	[769]
Tina Turner	Queen of Rock & Roll	United States	[32][770][771][772]
Shania Twain	Country Pop Queen	Canada	[773][774]
	Queen of Country Pop		[775]

U

Japanese singer Hikaru Utada has been identified as "The Diva of the Heisei period".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Hikaru Utada	Diva of the Heisei Period	Japan	[776]
Usher	King of R&B	United States	[777][778]
	Mr. Entertainment		[779][780]
Carrie Underwood	Country Music's Reigning Queen	United States	[781][782]

V

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Gary Valenciano	Mr. Pure Energy	Philippines	[783]
Ritchie Valens	King of Chicano Rock	United States	[784]
Francisca Valenzuela	Chilean Pop-Rock Queen	Chile	[785]
Paul van Dyk	Godfather of Trance	Germany	[786]
Regine Velasquez	Asia's Songbird	Philippines	[787]
Viguen	King of Persian Pop	Iran	[788]
	Sultan of Jazz
Rhonda Vincent	Queen of Bluegrass	United States	[789]

W

American singer Martha Wash is most often identified as the "Queen of Clubland".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Liza Wang	Big Sister	Hong Kong	[790]
Dionne Warwick	Princess of Pop	United States	[791]
Martha Wash	Queen of Clubland	United States	[792][793]
	The Most Famous Unknown Singer of the '90s		[792]
	The Voice		[793]
Dinah Washington	Queen of the Blues	United States	[794][795]
Paul Weller	Modfather	United Kingdom	[796]
Kitty Wells	Queen of Country Music	United States	[797][798]
Wiley	Godfather of Grime	United Kingdom	[799]
Paul Whiteman	King of Jazz	United States	[7][304]
Marijohn Wilkin	The Den Mother of Music Row	United States	[800]
Jackie Wilson	Mister Excitement	United States	[801]
Tony Wilson	Mr Manchester	United Kingdom	[802][803]
Wendy O. Williams	Queen of Shock Rock	United States	[804]
Sonny Boy Williamson II	King of Harmonica	United States	[805]
Faye Wong	Diva of Asia	Hong Kong/People's Republic of China	[806]
	Heavenly Queen		[806]
Tammy Wynette	First Lady of Country	United States	[807][808]

X

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Xuxa	Queen of Children	Brazil	[809]

Y

Canadian musician Neil Young is known as the "Godfather of Grunge".

Thai singer Tata Young is known as "Asia's Queen of Pop" and "Wonder Girl".

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Yuri	The Mexican Madonna	Mexico	[810]
"Weird Al" Yankovic	King of Parody	United States	[811][812]
Neil Young	Godfather of Grunge	Canada	[813]
Tata Young	Asia's Queen of Pop	Thailand	[814]
	Wonder Girl		[815]

Z

Artist	Title	Country	Source
Ahmad Zahir	Afghan Elvis	Afghanistan	[816][817][818]
Jimmy Zámbó	The King	Hungary	[819][820]
Frank Zappa	America's Best Kept Musical Secret	United States	[821]

Group and collective titles

Artist(s)	Title	Country	Source
Aerosmith	America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band	United States	[822][823]
Christina Aguilera	The Pop Princesses	United States	[824][825][826]
Mandy Moore
Jessica Simpson
Anathema	Peaceville Three	United Kingdom	[827]
My Dying Bride
Paradise Lost
Anthrax	Big Four of Thrash	United States	[828][829][830]
Megadeth
Metallica
Slayer
Kreator	Big Four of Teutonic Thrash	Germany	[831]
Sodom
Destruction
Tankard
Def Leppard	Big Four of NWoBHM	United Kingdom	[832]
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Motörhead
Juan Atkins	The Belleville Three Godfathers of Techno	United States	[833][834]
Derrick May
Kevin Saunderson
The Beach Boys	America's Band	United States	[835]
The Beatles	The Fab Four	United Kingdom	[836]
Bee Gees	Kings of Disco	United Kingdom
	Britain’s First Family of Harmony
Big Bang	Kings of K-Pop	South Korea	[837]
The Black Crowes	The Most Rock 'n' Roll Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World	United States
BLACKPINK	Queens of K-Pop	South Korea	[838]
	Biggest Girl Group in the World
BTS	The World's Biggest Boy Band	South Korea	[839]
	Princes of Pop		[840]
Black Sabbath	Unholy Trinity of British Hard Rock and Heavy Metal	United Kingdom	[841]
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
Carabao	King of 3cha	Thailand	[842]
	Rolling Stones of Asia		[842]
Jacky Cheung	Four Heavenly Kings of Chinese Pop	Hong Kong	[166]
Aaron Kwok
Leon Lai
Andy Lau
Daft Punk	Godfathers of French House	France	[843]
Mariah Carey	The Vocal Trinity	United States	[844]
Celine Dion		Canada
Whitney Houston		United States
Exo	Kings of K-Pop	South Korea / China	[845]
	Nation's Pick		[846]
	Global Pick		[847]
Fall Out Boy	The Emo Trinity	United States	[848]
My Chemical Romance
Panic! at the Disco
Five Stairsteps	First Family of Soul	United States	[849][850]
Girls' Generation	Nation's Girl Group	South Korea / United States	[851]
Guns N' Roses	The Most Dangerous Band in the World	United States	[658]
The Jackson 5	First Family of Soul	United States	[849]
Mỹ Linh (Đỗ Mỹ Linh)	Four Divas of Vietnam	Vietnam	[852]
Thanh Lam (Đoàn Thanh Lam)
Hồng Nhung (Lê Hồng Nhung)
Trần Thu Hà
The Miracles	The Showstoppers	United States	[853][854]
The Monkees	The American Beatles	United States
R.E.M.	America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band	United States	[855]
Red Velvet	Nation's Representative Girl Group	South Korea	[856][857][858]
	Best Idol Group Alive
	Nation's Girl Group
The Rolling Stones	World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band	United Kingdom	[859]
Shinee	Princes of K-Pop	South Korea	[860]
Spice Girls	Fab Five	United Kingdom	[861]
Aretha Franklin	Five Mighty Pop Divas of the Sixties	United States	[862]
Martha Reeves
Diana Ross
Dusty Springfield		United Kingdom
Dionne Warwick		United States
TVXQ	King of K-Pop	South Korea	[863]
	Nation's Idol		[864][865]
Twice	Asia's No. 1 Girl Group	South Korea / Japan / Taiwan	[866]
	Nation's Girl Group		[867]
U2	The Biggest Band in the World	Ireland	[868]

See also

• Jazz royalty
• Sobriquet
• Teen idol

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