--- title: Michelle Obama and Beyoncé Are The Dynamic Duo We All Need description: The First Lady's 'Carpool Karaoke' episode isn't her first time in the Bey Hive canonical: https://time.com/4416848/michelle-obama-beyonce-carpool-karaoke/ author: Megan Lasher article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-21T15:09:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:02:58.797Z og:title: Michelle Obama and Beyoncé are the Dynamic Duo We All Need og:description: FLOTUS’ turn on ‘Carpool Karaoke’ isn’t her first time in the Bey Hive og:url: https://time.com/4416848/michelle-obama-beyonce-carpool-karaoke/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc26bca4efe9d7f6d/69889e82a988ca3fd46b8b77/michelle-obama-beyonce-karaoke.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2115 og:image:height: 1190 og:image:alt: 2015 Global Citizen Festival og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Michelle Obama and Beyoncé are the Dynamic Duo We All Need twitter:description: FLOTUS’ turn on ‘Carpool Karaoke’ isn’t her first time in the Bey Hive twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc26bca4efe9d7f6d/69889e82a988ca3fd46b8b77/michelle-obama-beyonce-karaoke.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Michelle Obama and Beyoncé are the Dynamic Duo This World Needs > Sponsored content. 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Beyonce and Michelle Obama hug during the 2015 Global Citizen Festival at Central Park on September 26, 2015 in New York City. Taylor Hill—WireImage/Getty Images by [Megan Lasher](https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/) ## Megan Lasher Jul 21, 2016 3:09 PM UTC Michelle Obama graced James Corden’s ever-popular [‘Carpool Karaoke’](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/21/carpool-karaoke-michelle-obama-single-ladies-missy-elliott) on Wednesday night, and, obviously, [everyone was obsessed with it](http://time.com/4416799/michelle-obama-carpool-karaoke-james-corden/?xid=homepage). One of the most popular segments was when FLOTUS sang along to Beyoncé’s ‘Single Ladies’ (and yes, she knew EVERY word, along with the full choreography.) But this isn’t the first time that Mrs. Obama has made it clear she’s part of the Bey Hive: Both women have consistently spoken out in appreciation of each other’s work, and they’ve come together on many issues. Back in 2012, Beyoncé wrote a heartfelt letter in which she called Michelle “the ultimate example of a truly strong African American woman.” In the letter, which she discusses in a [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1qpzHkA6tQ&feature=youtu.be), she says: “I’m so in awe of Michelle Obama. Every time I see her, she inspires me, she empowers me, she encourages me.” The First Lady responded with a similar sentiment: > [](https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/190847977152188416) The Twitter love continued when Obama admitted that, like all of us, she can’t work out unless she has a little help from Bey: > [](https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/202484133258211328) The pair also joined forces in a music video as part of the First Lady’s “Let’s Move!” campaign in 2011: That effort has continued throughout the last few years, with Obama sharing this gem of a gif to get people up and moving: > [](https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/570731426427117569) The two have also teamed up on humanitarian causes, like when they appeared together at the [Global Citizen Festival](https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/647931805790769152) in order to raise awareness for the [’62 Million Girls’ education campaign](http://62milliongirls.com/). “Right now 62 million girls are not in school … they deserve the same chances to get an education as my daughters and your daughters,” Obama said before introducing Beyoncé. Obama also used Beyoncé’s track, ‘Run The World (Girls)’ for her [International Day of the Girl playlist](https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/10/10/listen-first-ladys-day-girl-playlist), which also benefitted ’62 Million Girls’ and the White House [‘Let Girls Learn’ campaign](https://www.whitehouse.gov/letgirlslearn). Not to mention, their birthday wishes for each other are the ultimate #squadgoals: > [](https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/639844775806566400) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4416848/michelle-obama-beyonce-carpool-karaoke/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4416848/michelle-obama-beyonce-carpool-karaoke/"},"headline":"Michelle Obama and Beyoncé are the Dynamic Duo This World Needs","datePublished":"2016-07-21T15:09:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:02:58.797Z","description":"FLOTUS’ turn on ‘Carpool Karaoke’ isn’t her first time in the Bey Hive","url":"https://time.com/4416848/michelle-obama-beyonce-carpool-karaoke/","keywords":["motto","Television","celebrities","Beyonce","Michelle Obama","News"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc26bca4efe9d7f6d/69889e82a988ca3fd46b8b77/michelle-obama-beyonce-karaoke.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Lasher","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc26bca4efe9d7f6d/69889e82a988ca3fd46b8b77/michelle-obama-beyonce-karaoke.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2015 Global Citizen Festival","caption":"Beyonce and Michelle Obama hug during the 2015 Global Citizen Festival at Central Park on September 26, 2015 in New York City.","creditText":"Taylor Hill—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4416848/michelle-obama-beyonce-carpool-karaoke/","name":"Michelle Obama and Beyoncé are the Dynamic Duo This World Needs"}}]}] ```