Y’all got to help me off the wiz ledge cause Diana Ross  being there for Bey because of her love and respect for her.  HOWEVER, the back of my mind I’m like… hmm star of the wiz also makes an appearance…

12 minutes ago, carameldelight said:

This! Now it appears we are back to square one. 

 

And honestly, I blame Yvette.

Exactly, it feels like all we’ve done since Coachella was wait… and then Renaissance finally came and we all had these high expectations and dreams of a big eventful era that just ended up being an extra year or waiting. Having the tour and getting new content for months to then go back to… WAITING probably at least another year for anything major to happen + the very likely scenario of ACT II being just as uneventful than the Ren era was (if not more) is just… terribly bleak and depressing 

 

37 minutes ago, carameldelight said:

I lowkey hate how hive has relegated to saying things like " at least she's the number one black female". 

 

Having priorities shifted doesn't mean the visuals have to wait two years. If she already had acts planned does that mean we have to wait another five years? If it's over let me know. 

 

It's fairly simple to just make a statement like Miley Cyrus did when she let fans know she no longer plans to tour for the foreseeable future. 

Well both things are true (unfortunately). She is the most successful female act which unfortunately lets her operate the way she does

19 minutes ago, Kristie Kuwa said:

Take her perspective: Shes achieved any and everything. How does her life change when being on top of a random list? She's broken and is still breaking so many records and grounds, especially as a black female artist (the RWT will remain the top Black female tour for decades, trust and believe), shes a billionaire. Her life does not change for the better because of a new #1, endless albums sold, constantly working. In fact, it worsens tremendously cause she jeopardizes the health of her marriage and kids. 

Im the very first to criticize her not optimizing the moves she makes, but I made my peace that she's not suddenly going to create and release more than before.

I've never subscribed to the idea of Bey or any of my faves over-indulging in this complacent "I done did it" mentality" mindset. Primarily because SHE has pushed back against it her whole career.

 

Upping the levels, pushing the envelope, besting herself. It's baked into the Beyonce "thing".

 

So, while I agree that she's scaling back in terms of volume and visibility, she's still in a season of staying active. Working smarter, not harder, but still delivering the goods and achieving a level of success aligned with her level of superstardom. Something she/her team actively work to make happen (it's not by luck, chance, or without effort).

 

Given her veteran status, she more than anyone knows that for as cemented as she is, the industry is fickle af. To a degree, all this reverence for Renaissance will be immediately put in the rearview the second another major act drops something targeting the same demo (like a Rihanna). Similarly, her peers tugging at her accolades isn't something I see her chilling and not caring about. She's a competitive perfectionist and I don't see that changing.

I just want the visuals this year. I'm okay with waiting for act ii.

56 minutes ago, Mitsouko said:

 

Oh god…

atp she’s fueling the rumors herself unless its true 

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ugh ofc she wants a 4th child, she can be so corny like that

 

just surrogate it ma

45 minutes ago, Cbreezy said:

I've never subscribed to the idea of Bey or any of my faves over-indulging in this complacent "I done did it" mentality" mindset. Primarily because SHE has pushed back against it her whole career.

 

Upping the levels, pushing the envelope, besting herself. It's baked into the Beyonce "thing".

 

So, while I agree that she's scaling back in terms of volume and visibility, she's still in a season of staying active. Working smarter, not harder, but still delivering the goods and achieving a level of success aligned with her level of superstardom. Something she/her team actively work to make happen (it's not by luck, chance, or without effort).

 

Given her veteran status, she more than anyone knows that for as cemented as she is, the industry is fickle af. To a degree, all this reverence for Renaissance will be immediately put in the rearview the second another major act drops something targeting the same demo (like a Rihanna). Similarly, her peers tugging at her accolades isn't something I see her chilling and not caring about. She's a competitive perfectionist and I don't see that changing.

Well yes, her focus has clearly shifted to less but more grand. Beychella and Renaissance Era speak a clear language (both being the big projects post the Twins). So while I see and agree that it would.be really great to "strike the iron while its hot", release act 2 soon, etc, I just made my peace its not happening. Maybe she goes back to more frequent releases when the twins are like 14-16 and get that their mom is a megastar, but until then, it really just doesnt seem likely that Bey is going to churn out more and more.

The whole visual fiasco is literally a testimony to that.

She SHOULD have released them months ago, yet here we are wondering if they even still exist (just like the whole act thing).

That, as bitter as it is for us, is the reality and the "new" Beyonce we unfortunately have to make peace with.

I want act ii. I'm okay with waiting for the visuals.

3 hours ago, cloudbusting said:

what about people this thread has had reported to the FBI 

I nearly forgot about this, this thread is a mess

1 hour ago, carameldelight said:

I lowkey hate how hive has relegated to saying things like " at least she's the number one black female". 

 

Having priorities shifted doesn't mean the visuals have to wait two years. If she already had acts planned does that mean we have to wait another five years? If it's over let me know. 

 

It's fairly simple to just make a statement like Miley Cyrus did when she let fans know she no longer plans to tour for the foreseeable future. 

The way I don't even stan Taylor Swift but her fans are so lucky that she's on album 10 and she gives them a steady flow of new content to listen to, even in the re-recordings where there's a bunch of scrapped tracks she's releasing for the first time. I wish Beyoncé would throw us a bone without having to beg for it.

3 minutes ago, Monday Night Messiah said:

The way I don't even stan Taylor Swift but her fans are so lucky that she's on album 10 and she gives them a steady flow of new content to listen to, even in the re-recordings where there's a bunch of scrapped tracks she's releasing for the first time. I wish Beyoncé would throw us a bone without having to beg for it.

When and if Ms V-Mort settles down aka marries and has babies, this will also end for them. Taking care of your family (and doing so whole-heartidly) just naturally slows you down

Let’s be for real. Striking while the iron is hot doesn’t mean she has to be out there promoting. Just give us the music, release the visuals, something. 
 

Drake doesn’t do anything when he releases music and smashes. He sits on his laurels. There are countless of examples of artists not breaking their backs to give their fans something. Ariana’s 10 year anniversary live album is another one.

1 minute ago, Kristie Kuwa said:

When and if Ms V-Mort settles down aka marries and has babies, this will also end for them. Taking care of your family (and doing so whole-heartidly) just naturally slows you down

She has cats that she treats like her own children. Beyoncé was never like that. So I don't think Taylor will even be in that or care to be in that position.

 

3 minutes ago, Shelter said:

 

Her 2min smasha is upon us

6 minutes ago, Shelter said:

 

I anticipate the whole album will have a big update, she has risen dramatically on AM WW

 

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Y'all are doing entirely too much with the pregnancy thing - I don't think she was even trying to troll. She says something that lives inside me so she touches herself. Like... her voice... her soul.... anything.

 

If she's pregnant she obviously isn't that far along and wouldn't want people to know yet.

Complain all you want, but just don't expect her to do things like anyone else. It just won't happen no matter how well that other artist is doing.

 

And the album anniversaries thing... It's for people that won't have a new era ready for a long time (Gaga, Ariana), or for people past their prime (Mariah). Bey is in neither of those situations, and anniversaries will still come every 5 years.

11 minutes ago, Monday Night Messiah said:

She has cats that she treats like her own children. Beyoncé was never like that. So I don't think Taylor will even be in that or care to be in that position.

Even if she treats them like children, they are not. They don't need an education and having a celebrity parent (in Bey's kids case, 2) won't affect them, let's not.

I didn’t literally mean to record an anniversary album lol. It was just an example on ways to engage without leaving your house or not raising your kids. 
 

And so what is Jay Z’s job since he is the one with the retired career.

ya’ll really need to stop comparing her to other artists

we know that she doesn’t do things that don’t serve her

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I'm fine with Beyonce raising her kids and prioritizing her family. If she plans on not being present for years at a time, just let fans know what to anticipate. 

 

Her team did hype this era was going to be different so I don't blame fans for getting hopes up.

 

Maybe on her last show she will post on Instagram with a thank you caption and see you in 2027. 

I will settle for a soundboard leak like mama I need Cozy live version in a clearer quality