The Cult of Beyoncé, Explained
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Is power a corrupting force? Or can it be wielded responsibly? The Queen Bey herself, Beyoncé's ascent to the throne of pop has generated tens of millions of fans. But Beyoncé fans aren't just fans. They're followers, zealots, worshipping the ground their Queen walks across. Known as the Beyhive, these fans view Beyoncé as their deity -- often posing the rhetorical question; "WWBD: what would Beyoncé do?" A reputation for violently swarming any voice that utters against Beyoncé, the Beyhive's "killer bees" raise serious concerns about the responsibilities of superstardom. The question: how did a little girl from Houston become the Queen of a global empire?
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Script and Edit: Daniel McMahon
Research: Mia Zimonjic
Sound Mix: Dan Pugsley
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0:00 - What would Beyoncé do?
1:10 - Little girl on stage
2:12 - First feeling of failure
3:45 - Dodford, behind the scenes
4:40 - Rehearsal bootcamp
5:31 - Destiny's Child
6:03 - Gone Wild
6:41 - Beyoncé: diva in the making?
7:28 - I love myself
8:11 - You can't escape Beyoncé
9:28 - Just a puppet?
10:36 - Beyoncé fires father
11:10 - Overwhelmed & overworked
11:47 - A year off
12:34 - Beyoncé is pregnant
13:39 - Super Bowl XLVII
14:21 - Formation
15:30 - Leader of generations
16:11 - A part of history
16:55 - Where's my Beyhive?
17:40 - Kid Rock is dead
18:11 - Fans have lost the plot
19:18 - What would Trump do?
20:56 - What would Beyoncé do?
21:41 - BeyGOOD
22:02 - Sacrificing privacy
22:45 - Living my dreams
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