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Her legacy as a musician
- The singer is responsible for famous songs like 'That's What Friends Are For,' 'I Say a Little Prayer,' and 'Heartbreaker,' and she is one of the most-charted female vocalists of all time, with 56 of her singles making the Hot 100 between 1962 and 1998.
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She's gaining a huge following online
- She's always had a huge fanbase, but now she has over 118,000 followers on Twitter at the time of reporting, though it's shooting up with her latest viral tweets.
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She already knows how to make memes - She tweeted a photo of Drew Barrymore sitting in a high school classroom from the film 'Never Been Kissed' and wrote, "me on twitter."
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Her confusion with younger generations is hilarious - "Can Gen Z and Millennials please tell me why you're always saying 'SCREAMING' or 'Yelling'? Why are you shouting? Should I be shouting as well? Thanks," she tweeted.
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But she's open to understanding them - Warwick then thanked fans for clarifying, writing: "I guess I'll give screaming a try soon."
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She's coming after rappers
- Out of the blue one day she tweeted, "Hi, @chancetherapper. If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this."
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Her hilarious declaration - Without waiting for a response, she then tweeted, "I am now Dionne the Singer."
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If Dionne Warwick tweets you, you tweet back - Chance the Rapper replied, "Sorry I'm still freaking out that u know who I am. This is amazing!" and she wrote back, "Of course I know you. You're THE rapper. Let's rap together. I'll message you."
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She has a modern taste in music - She tweeted "'Holy' by Justin the Bieber @justinbieber and @chancetherapper is one of my favorite songs right now."
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No artist is safe - "The Weeknd is next," she tweeted. "Why? It's not even spelled correctly?" and she tagged the artist.
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Asking the hard-hitting questions
- "If you have 'The' in your name i'm coming for you. I need answers today," she tweeted.
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Her son tried to shut her down - "Mom that's it!" her son Damon Elliott tweeted. "As soon as this quarantine is over I'm taking your iphone away from you.. time to go back to a flip phone."
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She wasn't going to let that go - Instead, she went for blood: "Good luck getting into MY house without a working key," she replied. Oops!
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She knows how to wrap it up - When she got tired, she simply logged off with: "Okay, I am going to watch Lucifer now. Bye!"
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She even uses GIF responses - When a fan said, "Ms. Dionne, give me your phone!!!!," Warwick hilariously tweeted back a GIF of one of the Teletubbies running away into the distance.
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She's a fan of Megan Thee Stallion
- Following the Grammy nominations, Warwick tweeted in support of Megan, who coined the term "hot girl summer," and wrote, "I don't know what a 'hot girl' is, but women support women in this house! ... (I'm turning 80. Please do not tell me what a 'hot girl' is)." Soon after, she tweeted, "Thank you for telling me what a 'hot girl' is, even though I specifically asked you not to."
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A hilarious team check-in
- Her account tweeted on December 5, "Logging in to check Ms. Warwick's tweets....Never mind, though. - DW Team," with a GIF of Donald Glover's character from 'Community' walking unexpectedly into a room on fire.
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Her team steps in at the best moments
- After someone tweeted at Warwick asking her to buy them a Playstation 5, they tweeted from her account, "To the person who tweeted at Ms. Warwick asking for the PS5... She says no. - DW Team."
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Learning how to connect - On December 3 she tweeted, "How [to] send a tweet to @SnoopDogg? Did I do this correctly?" then tweeted endearingly, "Okay, what about Taylor Swift? I want to tell her I hope that she's having a good day and keeping her head high."
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Take two - Warwick then seemed to get the hang of it and tweeted again, "Hi @taylorswift13. I hope you're in good spirits and having a wonderful day. Keep your head high!" And at the end of the day she wrote, "That's enough twitter for now. I will be back to see if @SnoopDogg has received my tweet."
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Her tweets are so good people don't believe it's her
- Someone wrote, "Whatever gay is running this account doling out 'measured' shade needs to chill before you get Dionne caught up in some social media drama she ain't got no business associating her brand with." Warwick replied, "Am I really that good at Twitter? Is there an age limit that I am unaware of?"
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She's transparent about her team - "I just want you all to know that my actual social media team has this personality, too," she wrote. "None of us have a filter. I wouldn't hire them if they did." She also said people's claims of her not tweeting herself "just tells me that you aren't doing your research on me. That's okay, baby."
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Just shady enough - In response to people thinking she's psychic, Warwick wrote: "Don't you think I would have warned you all about iTunes making you have that U2 album if I were actually psychic?"
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On her legacy - A fan tweeted that Warwick "is the person who brought a lawsuit that resulted in Music Artists finally (in the late 70's) receiving royalties when their songs played on the radio. Before that, no one got any radio royalties." Warwick replied with a GIF that said, "And that's a fact, Jack!"
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She's up to date on the latest trends - In March 2020 she tweeted, "What are your favorite (current) documentaries right now? Don't say #TigerKing."
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On her status as Twitter royalty
- She posted a video in which she said, "Well hey Twitter, it's the queen of social media," she laughed. "I'm having a ball."
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Her goal on social media
- Like any good queen, she not only rules, but shares her power with those in need. For her 80th birthday, Warwick has been repeatedly asking people to donate to Hunger: Not Impossible to help feed families in need.
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Setting an example for social media - "Let's spread kindness and love. Come on, now. 2020 is bad enough," she wrote.
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So, there go our excuses
- At almost 80 years old, Dionne Warwick is taking over the Internet. We have no excuse! See also: Celebrities who broke the internet
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Her legacy as a musician
- The singer is responsible for famous songs like 'That's What Friends Are For,' 'I Say a Little Prayer,' and 'Heartbreaker,' and she is one of the most-charted female vocalists of all time, with 56 of her singles making the Hot 100 between 1962 and 1998.
© Getty Images
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She's gaining a huge following online
- She's always had a huge fanbase, but now she has over 118,000 followers on Twitter at the time of reporting, though it's shooting up with her latest viral tweets.
© Getty Images
2 / 30 Fotos
She already knows how to make memes - She tweeted a photo of Drew Barrymore sitting in a high school classroom from the film 'Never Been Kissed' and wrote, "me on twitter."
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Her confusion with younger generations is hilarious - "Can Gen Z and Millennials please tell me why you're always saying 'SCREAMING' or 'Yelling'? Why are you shouting? Should I be shouting as well? Thanks," she tweeted.
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But she's open to understanding them - Warwick then thanked fans for clarifying, writing: "I guess I'll give screaming a try soon."
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She's coming after rappers
- Out of the blue one day she tweeted, "Hi, @chancetherapper. If you are very obviously a rapper why did you put it in your stage name? I cannot stop thinking about this."
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Her hilarious declaration - Without waiting for a response, she then tweeted, "I am now Dionne the Singer."
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If Dionne Warwick tweets you, you tweet back - Chance the Rapper replied, "Sorry I'm still freaking out that u know who I am. This is amazing!" and she wrote back, "Of course I know you. You're THE rapper. Let's rap together. I'll message you."
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She has a modern taste in music - She tweeted "'Holy' by Justin the Bieber @justinbieber and @chancetherapper is one of my favorite songs right now."
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No artist is safe - "The Weeknd is next," she tweeted. "Why? It's not even spelled correctly?" and she tagged the artist.
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Asking the hard-hitting questions
- "If you have 'The' in your name i'm coming for you. I need answers today," she tweeted.
© Getty Images
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Her son tried to shut her down - "Mom that's it!" her son Damon Elliott tweeted. "As soon as this quarantine is over I'm taking your iphone away from you.. time to go back to a flip phone."
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She wasn't going to let that go - Instead, she went for blood: "Good luck getting into MY house without a working key," she replied. Oops!
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She knows how to wrap it up - When she got tired, she simply logged off with: "Okay, I am going to watch Lucifer now. Bye!"
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She even uses GIF responses - When a fan said, "Ms. Dionne, give me your phone!!!!," Warwick hilariously tweeted back a GIF of one of the Teletubbies running away into the distance.
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She's a fan of Megan Thee Stallion
- Following the Grammy nominations, Warwick tweeted in support of Megan, who coined the term "hot girl summer," and wrote, "I don't know what a 'hot girl' is, but women support women in this house! ... (I'm turning 80. Please do not tell me what a 'hot girl' is)." Soon after, she tweeted, "Thank you for telling me what a 'hot girl' is, even though I specifically asked you not to."
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A hilarious team check-in
- Her account tweeted on December 5, "Logging in to check Ms. Warwick's tweets....Never mind, though. - DW Team," with a GIF of Donald Glover's character from 'Community' walking unexpectedly into a room on fire.
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Her team steps in at the best moments
- After someone tweeted at Warwick asking her to buy them a Playstation 5, they tweeted from her account, "To the person who tweeted at Ms. Warwick asking for the PS5... She says no. - DW Team."
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Learning how to connect - On December 3 she tweeted, "How [to] send a tweet to @SnoopDogg? Did I do this correctly?" then tweeted endearingly, "Okay, what about Taylor Swift? I want to tell her I hope that she's having a good day and keeping her head high."
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Take two - Warwick then seemed to get the hang of it and tweeted again, "Hi @taylorswift13. I hope you're in good spirits and having a wonderful day. Keep your head high!" And at the end of the day she wrote, "That's enough twitter for now. I will be back to see if @SnoopDogg has received my tweet."
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Her tweets are so good people don't believe it's her
- Someone wrote, "Whatever gay is running this account doling out 'measured' shade needs to chill before you get Dionne caught up in some social media drama she ain't got no business associating her brand with." Warwick replied, "Am I really that good at Twitter? Is there an age limit that I am unaware of?"
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She's transparent about her team - "I just want you all to know that my actual social media team has this personality, too," she wrote. "None of us have a filter. I wouldn't hire them if they did." She also said people's claims of her not tweeting herself "just tells me that you aren't doing your research on me. That's okay, baby."
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Just shady enough - In response to people thinking she's psychic, Warwick wrote: "Don't you think I would have warned you all about iTunes making you have that U2 album if I were actually psychic?"
© Getty Images
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On her legacy - A fan tweeted that Warwick "is the person who brought a lawsuit that resulted in Music Artists finally (in the late 70's) receiving royalties when their songs played on the radio. Before that, no one got any radio royalties." Warwick replied with a GIF that said, "And that's a fact, Jack!"
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She's up to date on the latest trends - In March 2020 she tweeted, "What are your favorite (current) documentaries right now? Don't say #TigerKing."
© Getty Images
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On her status as Twitter royalty
- She posted a video in which she said, "Well hey Twitter, it's the queen of social media," she laughed. "I'm having a ball."
© Getty Images
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Her goal on social media
- Like any good queen, she not only rules, but shares her power with those in need. For her 80th birthday, Warwick has been repeatedly asking people to donate to Hunger: Not Impossible to help feed families in need.
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Setting an example for social media - "Let's spread kindness and love. Come on, now. 2020 is bad enough," she wrote.
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So, there go our excuses
- At almost 80 years old, Dionne Warwick is taking over the Internet. We have no excuse! See also: Celebrities who broke the internet
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Dionne Warwick: the new queen of social media
She turns 80 on December 12, but she’s fresh as ever online
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Dionne Warwick has a reputation that precedes her, but until now it's largely been about everything that she's achieved in music—and she's achieved a lot in the industry. She ranks as one of the 40 top hit makers between 1955 and 1999, has a very impressive legacy on the pop singles charts, and she's responsible for popularizing timeless songs across the canons of pop, R&B, and soul.
More recently, however, the legendary singer has taken personal control over her Twitter account, after previously just having a team tweet for her. The results have been astronomical. She's a meme machine, sharing her opinions on contemporary artists, asking hilarious questions, and engaging with her fans using her authentic sense of shady humor.
Click through this gallery to see her greatest Twitter moments thus far, as she calls on artists from The Weeknd to Chance the Rapper, Snoop Dogg to Taylor Swift, and delights the virtual world with her endless charm.
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