"Formation" – Beyoncé
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"Formation" is a politically charged, critically acclaimed music video by Beyoncé that celebrates Black identity and Southern culture while confronting racism and police brutality.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beyoncé "Formation" | 2 |
| "Formation" – Beyoncé canonical | 1 |
| Beyoncé song "Formation" (intro sample) | 1 |
| Beyoncé's "Formation" (excerpt) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9520479 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: "Formation" – Beyoncé Context triple: [Grammy Award for Best Music Video, notableWinnerExample, "Formation" – Beyoncé]
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A.
Song "Ms. Jackson"
"Ms. Jackson" is a Grammy-winning 2000 hip hop single by OutKast, known for its soulful production and André 3000’s introspective apology to a former partner’s mother.
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B.
"Shape of You"
"Shape of You" is a globally successful pop song by Ed Sheeran, known for its catchy melody, dancehall-influenced beat, and record-breaking chart performance.
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C.
Lady Gaga – Paparazzi
"Paparazzi" is a hit electro-pop single by Lady Gaga, known for its darkly cinematic music video and themes of fame, obsession, and media voyeurism.
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D.
“My House” by Flo Rida
“My House” by Flo Rida is a 2015 hip hop-influenced pop-rap single known for its catchy, celebratory hook and widespread use in sports and entertainment events.
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E.
“Work It Out” (Beyoncé) music video
The “Work It Out” music video is Beyoncé’s retro, funk-inspired visual accompaniment to her 2002 single from the Austin Powers in Goldmember soundtrack, directed in a 1970s soul and blaxploitation style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Formation" – Beyoncé Target entity description: "Formation" is a politically charged, critically acclaimed music video by Beyoncé that celebrates Black identity and Southern culture while confronting racism and police brutality.
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A.
Song "Ms. Jackson"
"Ms. Jackson" is a Grammy-winning 2000 hip hop single by OutKast, known for its soulful production and André 3000’s introspective apology to a former partner’s mother.
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B.
"Shape of You"
"Shape of You" is a globally successful pop song by Ed Sheeran, known for its catchy melody, dancehall-influenced beat, and record-breaking chart performance.
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C.
Lady Gaga – Paparazzi
"Paparazzi" is a hit electro-pop single by Lady Gaga, known for its darkly cinematic music video and themes of fame, obsession, and media voyeurism.
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D.
“My House” by Flo Rida
“My House” by Flo Rida is a 2015 hip hop-influenced pop-rap single known for its catchy, celebratory hook and widespread use in sports and entertainment events.
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E.
“Work It Out” (Beyoncé) music video
The “Work It Out” music video is Beyoncé’s retro, funk-inspired visual accompaniment to her 2002 single from the Austin Powers in Goldmember soundtrack, directed in a 1970s soul and blaxploitation style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music video
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| albumArtist | Beyoncé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Beyoncé ⓘ |
| award |
Grammy Award for Best Music Video
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Music Video 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critical acclaim ⓘ |
| director | Melina Matsoukas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresArtist |
Big Freedia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Messy Mya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer | Beyoncé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstLivePerformance | Super Bowl 50 halftime show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
bounce ⓘ trap ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Formation (music video) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
Black pride
ⓘ
Southern heritage ⓘ self-empowerment ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Grammy Award for Record of the Year
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grammy Award for Song of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRanking |
included in many best music videos of all time lists
ⓘ
included in many best songs of the 2010s lists ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Tidal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Lemonade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Beyoncé ⓘ |
| politicalContent | Black Lives Matter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Beyoncé
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike WiLL Made-It NERFINISHED ⓘ Pluss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Parkwood Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasedAsSingle | 2016-02-06 ⓘ |
| releaseDate |
2016-02-06
ⓘ
2016-02-06 ⓘ |
| theme |
Black identity
ⓘ
Hurricane Katrina NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern United States culture NERFINISHED ⓘ police brutality ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| tour | The Formation World Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Beyoncé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Anthony White
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ashton Hogan NERFINISHED ⓘ Beyoncé NERFINISHED ⓘ Brittany Coney NERFINISHED ⓘ Denisia Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordan Frost NERFINISHED ⓘ Khalif Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael L. Williams II NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike WiLL Made-It NERFINISHED ⓘ Rafael Ishman NERFINISHED ⓘ Swae Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: "Formation" – Beyoncé Description of subject: "Formation" is a politically charged, critically acclaimed music video by Beyoncé that celebrates Black identity and Southern culture while confronting racism and police brutality.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Beyoncé song "Formation" (intro sample)
this entity surface form:
Beyoncé's "Formation" (excerpt)
this entity surface form:
Beyoncé "Formation"
this entity surface form:
Beyoncé "Formation"