--- title: Snoop Dogg, Laverne Cox Hail Kids Singing Beyoncé Song description: Snoop Dogg and Laverne Cox proved that they're part of the Bey Hive when they both shared a video of kids singing Beyoncé. canonical: https://time.com/4851394/viral-kids-singing-beyonce/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-10T16:24:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:22:30.325Z og:title: Celebrities Are Freaking Out Over These Kids' Singing Beyoncé og:description: Even stars are part of the Bey Hive og:url: https://time.com/4851394/viral-kids-singing-beyonce/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78e2fec2506d4cf2/6988d50c86f68e0e816e57ea/kids-singing-beyonce.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Beyonce "The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour" - New York og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Celebrities Are Freaking Out Over These Kids' Singing Beyoncé twitter:description: Even stars are part of the Bey Hive twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78e2fec2506d4cf2/6988d50c86f68e0e816e57ea/kids-singing-beyonce.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Celebrities Are Freaking Out Over These Kids' Spot-On Renditions of Beyoncé > Sponsored content. 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At least, that’s the case with [rapper Snoop Dogg](http://time.com/4702019/president-trump-snoop-dogg-lavender-video/) and [actor Laverne Cox](http://time.com/collection-post/3822970/laverne-cox-2015-time-100/), who both enthusiastically took to their Instagram accounts to show their excitement over a clip of three kids who performed a spot-on rendition of “Listen,” the song that Beyoncé memorably sang in the film version of the musical [_Dreamgirls_](http://time.com/4406714/beyonce-emmy-nominations-egot/). According to [_New Now Next_](http://www.newnownext.com/filipino-children-sing-beyonce-listen/06/2017/), the kids are finalists on the the Filipino talent show _Tawag ng Tanghalan Kids_ and were appearing on another show, _Gandang Gabi Vice_, where they performed “Listen” as flawlessly as the diva Queen Bey herself and promptly became an Internet sensation. > [](https://twitter.com/joshjenks/status/878006129032220673) The performance resonated with more than just people online, however, with Snoop Dogg reposting the clip with lots of emoji to express his hearty approval of the musical talent. Laverne Cox also approved of the young talent paying homage to Beyoncé and took to her own Instagram to share her support. 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