Beyoncé crowned greatest pop star of the 21st century, surpassing Taylor Swift, Rihanna

Beyoncé has officially been named the greatest pop star of the 21st century by Billboard.

The music industry magazine made the announcement on December 3 as part of its ongoing series highlighting the artists “who have most defined pop stardom for the last 25 years”.

“But perhaps the most important of all was her singular ability to create moments: indelible pieces of pop culture history that she has generated over the course of her quarter century of superstardom, which are first and foremost all quintessentially Beyoncé.”