--- description: Find out why Beyoncé is one of the 100 most influential people of 2023. title: Beyoncé: The 100 Most Influential People of 2023 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt759c2300fdb56e47/698a3bda0116820eec982ea5/Beyonce-time100-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Apr 13, 2023 # Beyoncé by Honey Dijon  Kevin Mazur—Getty Images In 2003, Beyoncé performed her hit single “Crazy in Love” for the BET Awards. Her performance embodied the legacy and culture of Black artists from [Josephine Baker](https://time.com/4342285/josephine-baker-birthday-anniversary-photos/ "undefined") to Tina Turner, James Brown, and [Prince](https://time.com/5215461/prince-photographs-life-archive/ "undefined"). The way she commanded the stage and led her band was transcendent. That performance secured her place in the pantheon as one of the greatest Black female artists of our time. After being approached to work on her [2022 album ](https://time.com/6201965/beyonce-renaissance-analysis/ "undefined")[_Renaissance_](https://time.com/6201965/beyonce-renaissance-analysis/ "undefined")_,_ I realized very quickly that I was contributing to yet another historic moment—not only for dance music, but also as a celebration of the foundations of Black music. From R&B to house, gospel to techno, hip-hop to vogue, Beyoncé wove a tapestry of music on [_Renaissance_](https://time.com/6251869/beyonce-renaissance-tour/ "undefined") that celebrated all facets of Black music, including the immense contributions of the Black gay and queer community. Then she became the most-decorated Grammy winner ever. Beyoncé’s fearlessness, talent, beauty, and artistry will continue to influence and inspire Black female artists for millennia. _Honey Dijon is a DJ and music producer_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269881/beyonce-2023/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269881/beyonce-2023/"},"headline":"Beyoncé","datePublished":"2023-04-13T10:32:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:22:33.233Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269881/beyonce-2023/","keywords":["TIME 100","franchise","sponsorshipblock","TIME100 2023"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt759c2300fdb56e47/698a3bda0116820eec982ea5/Beyonce-time100-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt759c2300fdb56e47/698a3bda0116820eec982ea5/Beyonce-time100-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"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":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269881/beyonce-2023/","name":"Beyoncé"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME100 | The 100 Most Influential People of 2023","description":"See all the people on Time's 2023 Time 100 list","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/P6RIsapV/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2023-04-13T10:30:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/P6RIsapV.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269881/beyonce-2023/","duration":"PT1M53S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269881/beyonce-2023/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```