Honorific nicknames in popular 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.

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.

[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.

American singer Aaliyah is known as the "Princess of R&B".
American singer Christina Aguilera is known as the "Voice of a Generation".
American singer Beyoncé is frequently referred to as "Queen Bey"
South Korean singer BoA is known as the "Queen of K-pop".
American musician James Brown was known as the "Godfather of Soul".
American singer Chris Brown is known as the "King of R&B".
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".
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".
American rapper Eminem has gone by multiple honorifics, such as "King of Hip-Hop" and "King of Rap".
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".
American singer Gloria Gaynor is known as the "Queen of Disco".
American rapper and singer Lauryn Hill is known as the "Queen of Hip Hop".
American singer and entertainer Whitney Houston is known as "The Voice".
Pakistani singer Nazia Hassan is known as " Queen of South Asian Pop ".
Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias is known as the "King of Latin Pop".
American singer and entertainer Michael Jackson is known as the "King of Pop".
English singer Vera Lynn was known as the " Forces' Sweetheart " for her popularity among the armed forces during World War II .
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".
American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks has been called the "Queen of Rock and Roll".
English singer Ozzy Osbourne has been identified as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal" and the "Prince of Darkness".
American singer Katy Perry has been dubbed as the "Queen of Camp"
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".
Dominican singer Milly Quezada is known as the "Queen of Merengue".
American singer Smokey Robinson has been called the "King of Motown ".
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".
Mexican singer Thalía is known as the "Queen of Latin Pop".
The Beatles are known as "The Fab Four".