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Ariana Grande: Arianators Ariana's fans weren't always called Arianators. They started out as Ariana Army and then Tiny Elephants, before moving onto Arianators!

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Do you know your Little Monsters from your Mixers?

Author: Alex Ross Published 21st Feb 2022

Last updated 25th Aug 2022

Fans of the biggest pop stars have adopted some fun names for themselves over the years, from Directioners (One Direction), Beliebers (Justin Bieber), Mixers (Little Mix) or Little Monsters (Lady Gaga), there are so many music fandoms out there!

Check out the best and worst pop fandom names:

Katy Perry: KatyCats Katy Perry fans coined the nickname when the pop goddess embarked on the 'Hello Katy Tour' back in 2009 and it's stuck to this day. Like many other fan groups, KatyCats pride themselves on not only supporting Katy but also each other. Little Mix: Mixers After winning The X Factor in 2011, Little Mix girls have become HUGE pop icons. Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock decided to call their fans Mixers. Ariana Grande: Arianators Ariana's fans weren't always called Arianators. They started out as Ariana Army and then Tiny Elephants, before moving onto Arianators! Lady Gaga: Little Monsters Lady Gaga herself is known as Mother Monster and her millions of fans are her Little Monsters. In tribute to her fans, Gaga has 'Little Monsters' tattooed on her left arm ("the arm that holds the mic"), called her official fan site littlemonsters.com and has an official greeting of the outstretched "monster claw" hand. Camila Cabello: Camilizers After leaving her Fifth Harmony band mates behind and going solo, Camila Cabello rocked up her own fan base with hits like 'Havana' and 'Crying In The Club' - they call themselves Camilizers. Taylor Swift: Swifties According to Urban Dictionary, Taylor Swift's Swifties are "beautiful souls who have a big heart and always treat everyone respectfully." One thing Swifties don't like is people making fun out of their heroine! Ed Sheeran: Sheerios After Ed's fans decided to call themselves Sheerios, the singer approved on the name in a tweet. In 2012, he wrote, 'i get asked all the time what my fans call themselves. i approve of sheerios, i like that one'. sic Justin Bieber; Beliebers Justin Bieber's snappily titled Beliebers worship the Canadian singer's every move. The Beliebers fanbase first developed on YouTube way before Justin released his debut album 'My World 2.0' in 2010 and have grown in size and devotion daily. Beyonce: Bey Hive A play on the word beehive, Beyoncé is the Queen Bey, her followers are the Beys who collectively belong to The Hive. Officially acknowledged as the official fan nickname by Beyoncé in 2011, a year later she wrote a fan mantra, "We protect our own. We are all beautiful. One Bey should never turn on another. We defend each other. Let love & respect guide you and always be good to each other. Follow the golden rule Beys!"

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Miley Cyrus: Smilers Born Destiny Hope Cyrus, Miley Cyrus's stage name was derived from the 'Smiley' nickname her Mum and Dad gave her as she often beamed as a kid. It seemed only natural then to give her fans the affectionate name 'Smilers'. One Direction: Directioners According to Urban Dictionary, a Directioner is someone who will stand by One Direction "no matter what." Arguably the most loyal and frenzied pop fanbase on Planet Earth, despite the band starting their hiatus in 2016. Selena Gomez: Selenators Squeaky clean Selena Gomez gave her obsessive fans an almost Terminator-like name - and we like it a lot! Nicki Minaj: Barbz/Barbies The 'Super Bass' singer calls her fans Barbies, or Barbz for short. Her male heterosexual fans are called Boyz and her gay followers are dubbed Ken Barbz. Bruno Mars: Hooligans Since his career began, Bruno Mars dubbed his backing band The Hooligans and named his debut album 'Doo-Wops & Holigans' after them. Spreading the love, he extended the Hooligan name to his fans who wear the title like a badge of honour. Demi Lovato: Lovatics Lovatics distance themselves from mere Demi Lovato fans. Their love for the singer knows no bounds. In fact, in an MTV poll Demi's Lovatics were named the Best Fans of 2012 ahead of Little Monsters and Team Britney. Rihanna: RihannaNavy The pop superstar's RihannaNavy – or Navy for short – are incredibly close to her heart. In 2012 ahead of the release of her new album 'Unapologetic', Rihanna penned an letter to them: "Dear Navy, We continue down this road together, strong, united, uncensored and fearless... We are all Unapologetic. Love Rihanna" Ellie Goulding: Gouldiggers Easily one of our favourite fan nicknames on this list, Gouldiggers couldn't care less about money or precious metals – instead they get their kicks out of Ellie Goulding's beautiful tones. Rita Ora: Ritabots Oratics, Ritarulers or Ories really wouldn't have sounded as good would they?! Although Rita herself rarely refers to her fans as Ritabots, it's been lapped up by her millions of fans across the globe.

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Shawn Mendes: Mendes Army Simple, but very effective! Canadian pop star Shawn Mendes' fans decided to call themselves after their idol! The Vamps: Vampettes Fans of The Vamps are called Vampettes or Vampions depending on whether they are male or female. We love the play on words. Harry Styles: Stylers Fans of the former One Direction star have adopted the title Stylers - very apt for a guy with such style! Anne-Marie: Ninjas When it comes to fandom names, the last we heard from Anne-Marie was back in 2016, when she tweeted: 'And I finally got a name for my fans!!!! MY NINJAS!!!! 👊' (sic).

Granted, this was a few years ago now, but we love it!

We're taking this one with a pinch of salt, really.

Bebe Rexha: Rexhars Keeping it sweet and simple, Bebe Rexha's loyal fanbase have adopted themselves the name Rexhars. Jesy Nelson - Nelsonaters After making the decision to leave Little Mix back in December 2020, Jesy began a solo career. By March, she shared how much she loved her fans calling themselves Nelsonaters! Following the release of her debut solo single 'Boyz', Jesy's fans seemed to adopt the fandom name Baddies. BTS: BTS ARMY K-Popstars BTS have taken the world by storm and currently hold 23 Guinness World Records. Fans of the boys are known as the BTS ARMY, which stands for Adorable Representative M.C. for Youth.

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