Beyoncé

She has taught us that you don’t

have to dim your light. Shine. Be yourself. Be

free with it.

Beyoncé is the true definition of what it is to be yourself and work hard and give it your all. As young artists and as young black women who watch her, you automatically know your worth. You know to stand in your power, because you’re like, “Wow, look at this other black woman killing it. All she had to do was be herself. Let me try to do that.”

She understands what it means to be an artist, so when it’s us creating, it’s purely our own ideas, our own lyrics and melodies. [ Chloe x Halle are signed to Beyoncé’s label, Parkwood Entertainment.] We have total creative freedom. She lets us spread our wings, experiment, do what we want. Of course, we love and appreciate her notes. When we sent our last album, Ungodly Hour, to her, she barely had any notes — which is rare, because she’s a Virgo queen. We were just floored and so happy.

It’s a hard, hard journey to be in front of everyone. One little thing that you do can be overanalyzed by everyone. You have to be strong and not let that get to you. Watching Beyoncé rise above all of the madness and just be her talent is so inspiring. She has taught us that it’s OK to be yourself, wholeheartedly. You don’t have to dim your light. Shine. Be yourself. Be free with it. Because she has done that, she has made us believe that we could do that.