Beyonce‘s success as both a singer and an envelope pusher has seen her inspire millions – including her peers.

This week brought with it the release of a project many feel she’s influenced – Fergie‘s ‘Double Dutchess.’

Billed as a “visual experience,” the long-awaited album pairs every song with an accompanying video. A practice Bey has popularised in the modern era.

During a sit-down with Entertainment Tonight, Fergie-Ferg was quizzed about the connection, as well as her rumored stint on American Idol, her split from husband Josh Duhamel, and more.

See what she had to say about all below…

Speaking on Bey, she said:

“[My album] is completely different than Beyonce’s [Lemonade], but absolutely, she’s an inspiration to me in all areas. Performance, drive, balance — I mean, she is the Queen B.”

How can you not be inspired by her?”

It’s clear there’s little link to ‘Lemonade’ and we’re not quite sure why that was even brought up. The more obvious connection is to the 2013 ‘Beyonce’ album, which in-essence is exactly that Fergie just released (see: loosely connected songs with standalone videos).

In any case, peep the full interview below…

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