Your Comprehensive Guide to the Most Devoted Fanbases in Music

These fanbases are super intense
By Maria Yagoda
May 19, 2017 01:30 PM

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ED SHEERAN: SHEERIOS

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"i get asked all the time what my fans call themselves," he tweeted in 2012. "i approve of sheerios, i like that one."

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JUSTIN BIEBER: BELIEBERS

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Truly one of the most loyal fandoms on the Internet, Beliebers go hard for Bieber, making sure that his albums, singles and videos trend on Twitter whenever they drop.

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SELENA GOMEZ: SELENATORS

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Gomez's intense love for her fans is met by an even more intense love from her fans. The result? Just lots and lots of really intense love.

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MEGHAN TRAINOR: MEGATRONZ

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As one Megatron put it in an article for Billboard: "Meghan Trainor has changed our lives. She's done so through her enchanting music, her positive messages, her cheerfulness — everything!"

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RIHANNA: RIHANNA NAVY

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The Navy, the term for Rih fans that originated in 2009, supports the pop singer in all her endeavours, from music to fashion.

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SHAWN MENDES: MENDES ARMY

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With almost nine million Twitter followers, the "Treat You Better" singer's fanbase grows larger (and more frenzied) every day.

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MARIAH CAREY: LAMBILY

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The queen of pop started calling her fans “lambs” in 2000, and the term "lambily" — which refers to the whole Mariah-centric community — stuck ever since.

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LADY GAGA: LITTLE MONSTERS

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Gaga, in turn, is known as "Mother Monster." It's super cute.

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ARIANA GRANDE: ARIANATORS

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While "Arianator" sounds like a device you'd use to aerate wine, the term actually refers to a die-hard Grande fan. (Some notable Arianators: the U.S. Olympics gymnastics team. NBD.)

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DEMI LOVATO: LOVATICS

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Lovatics is also the name of Lovato's N.Y.C. New York Color makeup collection.

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TAYLOR SWIFT: SWIFTIES

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Swifties may be the luckiest fans in the world — Tay buys them presents, bakes them cookies, invites them to her apartment and even performs at their weddings.

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BEYONCÉ: BEYHIVE

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Adele is basically social chair of the Beyhive.

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5 SECONDS OF SUMMER: 5SOSFAM

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The Australian pop group only formed in 2011, but managed to rack up an insanely large fanbase in just a few years.

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KATY PERRY: KATYCATS

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The term took off when Perry went on her 2008 Hello Katy tour, and it has rallied her fans ever since.

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NICKI MINAJ: BARBIEZ (OR BARBZ)

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Initially a term that Minaj used to refer to herself, the label spread to her super loyal fans.

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ONE DIRECTION: DIRECTIONERS

Once a Directioner, always a Directioner — even when the group is on hiatus.

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FIFTH HARMONY: HARMONIZERS

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Much like Directioners, Harmonizers have been through a lot of ups and downs — including Camila Cabello's recent departure from the band. Nevertheless, they persisted.

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LITTLE MIX: MIXERS

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From The X Factor to Glory Days, Little Mix fans prove they go hard.

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BRITNEY SPEARS: BRITNEY ARMY

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The massive Britney Army refers to their leader as "Godney." Spears has yet to officially endorse that title.

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MILEY CYRUS: SMILERS

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The name for her fans, Smilers, has a similar origin story to that of her name. Cyrus was actually born Destiny Hope, but her parents called her "Smiley" as a baby ... which eventually evolved into Miley.

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