From “animals” to “idiots”: the most unusual names of fan communities (16 photos)

Every celebrity has a fan movement. This is a kind of subcultural community whose participants are united by a common interest. Such groups come up with names for themselves, and some of them show special ingenuity.





1. Green Day - Idiots



Green Day's fandom name is inspired by their seventh studio album, American Idiot, which was released on September 21, 2004.

Fans subsequently created Idiot Nation, which is the group's official fan club.

2. Kesha - Animals





Animals - that's what Kesha's fans call themselves. The singer's debut studio album, released in 2010, was called "Animals".

3. Beyonce - Beehive



The singer's fans call themselves Beyhive (translated as "Beehive"). This is a play on words that combines Beyoncé's name with the word "Beyhive". The performer was also nicknamed Queen Bee.

4. Eminem - Stans



Some of the rapper's fans call themselves Stans. This is a reference to Eminem's song "Stan", which ironically depicts a fan who goes too far in their idol worship.

5. Ice Spice - Munchkins



Ice Spice fans came up with the name Munchkins based on her 2022 song "Munch."

6. Lady Gaga - Little Monsters



Since 2009, the singer has called her fans Little Monsters. The idea arose while working on the second album "Fame Monster".

7. Mariah Carey - Lambs



Lambily (a portmanteau of "lambs" and "family") is the name of a Mariah Carey fan club. The superstar has been calling his listeners Lambs since the early 1990s.

8. Wiz Khalifa - Taylors



The name Taylor Gang was originally coined in 2006 to refer to Khalifa's fans. Two years later, the rapper founded the Taylor Gang Ent label. The company is named after the performer's alma mater, Taylor Allderdice High School, as well as his love of Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star sneakers and singer Taylor Mitchell.

9. Nicki Minaj - Barbz



Nicki Minaj calls her fans Barbz or Barbiz. A play on the word "Barbie", representing one of her personalities that she portrays in songs.

10. Aerosmith - Blue Army



The group named their loyal fans the Blue Army in 1975. "Blue" meant the color of jeans and jackets and the blue collar working class.

"Army" meant their loyalty, youth and tough character.

11. Ariana Grande - Arianators



Grande's fandom was originally called Ariana's Army, then Tiny Elephants. In the end, fans gave themselves the name Arianators, which stuck and was approved by the pop star herself.

12. Justin Bieber - Beliebers



Fans came up with the name of the fandom by combining the words “believe” and the singer’s last name. The community appeared thanks to the Internet when the first clips of the Canadian singer appeared on YouTube.

In 2013, after visiting the Anne Frank House Museum in Amsterdam, Bieber said that Anne "would have been a Belieber."

13. Meghan Trainor - Megatrons



Meghan Trainor's fans didn't split hairs and called themselves Megatrons.

14. Selena Gomez - Selenators



A mix of the name of the star and the Terminator. Quite an apt name.

15. 30 Seconds To Mars - Echelon



"Echelon", one of the first songs by 30 Seconds To Mars, gave the Jared Leto fan community its name.