Figured this was interesting enough to share here. Apparently, Beyonce is a descendent of Gustav Mahler, who, for those of you who don't know that name, is one of the most celebrated orchestral composers of the western canon, and was a pivotal force in the shaping of orchestral music as we know it today.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3795389/Beyonces-classy-genes-revealed.html
Not particularly earth-shattering, but certainly interesting! I wish I was related to a big name composer...