Beyoncé to be included in French dictionary

Beyoncé is officially engrained into the French language.

The “Texas Hold ‘Em” superstar is one of 40 people to be included in the French encyclopedic dictionary Petit Larousse Illustré, according to U.K. publication The Times. Bey is listed as a proper noun in the dictionary, and her entry reads, “American singer of R&B and pop.”

Other people included in the 2024 entries are Cate Blanchett, LeBron James and Christopher Nolan, among others. The new entries “reflect concerns, developments or strong movements this year,” Carine Girac-Marinier, head of dictionaries and encyclopedias at Larousse, told French outlet Le Point.

It’s been a massive year for Bey, who is fresh off the release of her long-awaited, country tinged album Cowboy Carter, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated April 13). Cowboy Carter also launched at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums, Americana/Folk Albums and Top Album Sales charts. She’s the first Black woman ever to have led the Top Country Albums list, dating to its January 1964 inception. 

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Along with charting 23 songs from the album on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated April 13), she upped her career total from 85 entries to 106. As a result, she became the 17th artist — and only the third woman — to have logged 100 or more titles since the chart began in 1958.

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