MingYouToo Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 1 minute ago, abeille said: And in the long run 4 ended up being 4x platinum eligible while other albums stalled. It all paid off. There's nothing R&B about 2010s Rihanna A lot of girls put her up there with Beyoncé in r&b and it always makes me go ????? (like is it bc theyre both black? ) Beyonce and Ariana are the only real r&b girls from the MPG crop tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenofCopyPaste Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 #1 Apple Music UK I'M SHOCKED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShouldersSideways Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, X~MoviePoP said: I miss single ladies, sweet dreams, crazy in love beyonce There's a reason she's still here while her peers started falling off. She evolved. Those songs are still there for you to listen to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walk_Away21 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 3 hours ago, Reverse Warholian said: This isn't cutting it for me but am still perched for the album! @Walk_Away21 It's supposed to be a fun dance anthem but her vocals sound so dark/low and out of place. I don't vibe with it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokitsu Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 the Big Freedia sample really elevates this i fear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinking Of You Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 14 minutes ago, BeyIridescent said: She didn’t leave them behind. The music landscape changed. R&B artists as a whole suffered in the 2010’s. R&B including Pop infused R&B was no longer mainstream. What you are saying is correct but it is not the case here. It wasn't a priority of hers to focus on crossover appeal anymore, which she did during Sasha Fierce and 4. After the underperformance of 4, she said "screw it" and focused on music, subjects, and material that were culturally relevant to her and the Black community. She had no desire to appeal to that side anymore. So yes, she did leave them behind and rightfully so. She wanted to switch it up and wanted to be authentic to who she really was at that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoothkarmel Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Anyway…… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeyIridescent Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 17 minutes ago, MingYouToo said: Exactly. One of the main reasons 4 flopped for her standards. She was doing r&b while Rihanna was doing eurodance and Katy was doing Max Martin while Gaga was giving RedOne left and right. Among her r&b peers like Ciara, Bey was the only one that really survived that wipe out of r&b artists. Rihanna has always been more pop than r&b (dare I say among the 2000s onwards MPG only Bey and Ariana have rlly been delving into their own r&b subgenres the most) I can recall artists like Neyo and Usher attempting more pop stuff but they alienated their core fan bases. Those two never recovered and they were huge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camilitau.u Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 9 minutes ago, QueenofCopyPaste said: #1 Apple Music UK I'M SHOCKED! This is the album hype not the song being amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abeille Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 I really hope this becomes a global smash for her. The AM performance is very promising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luanziie Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 14 minutes ago, X~MoviePoP said: I miss single ladies, sweet dreams, crazy in love beyonce This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suneclipse121 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 13 minutes ago, QueenofCopyPaste said: #1 Apple Music UK I'M SHOCKED! GLOBAL SMASH I FEAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoothkarmel Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, abeille said: I really hope this becomes a global smash for her. The AM performance is very promising She really need to get that radio support back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bijonse Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 19 minutes ago, X~MoviePoP said: I miss single ladies, sweet dreams, crazy in love beyonce sasha is dead. chloe bailey and normani may have more of the vibe you’re looking for. anticipate their releases! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarriusKV Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 22 minutes ago, Wonda said: I do not like this Were people expecting this pop sound from her? I feel if you were expecting IASF type of pop… those days are long gone and gladly. Might be her best commercially, but most people see that as her worst album and she doesn’t even perform many songs from that album besides the big singles and even Single Ladies, IIWAB, and Sweet Dreams aren’t on her tour set lists anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoothkarmel Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, Camilitau.u said: This is the album hype not the song being amazing Huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears01 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, Camilitau.u said: This is the album hype not the song being amazing ??? For somebody who has been releasing music for 25 years, this is insanely impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShouldersSideways Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 3 minutes ago, Bears01 said: ??? For somebody who has been releasing music for 25 years, this is insanely impressive I'm not sure we're dealing with a full deck there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jai Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, Bears01 said: ??? For somebody who has been releasing music for 25 years, this is insanely impressive key words you typed were releasing, music, for, and 25 years. They wouldn't get it. Love Mani but that base should worry about getting an album and make that the priority and not what's going on over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abeille Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, Bears01 said: ??? For somebody who has been releasing music for 25 years, this is insanely impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenofCopyPaste Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Kate Bush is enormous in the UK rn And for Bey to topple her. WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doogle Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, QueenofCopyPaste said: Kate Bush is enormous in the UK rn And for Bey to topple her. WOW But when you put it like this it’s a bit weird to think a woman whose career began in 1997 just dethroned a song from 1985 by a woman on a streaming platform 2022 is wild Edited June 22, 2022 by Doogle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoothkarmel Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 I’m really nervous about these Spotify numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I. AX Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 1 hour ago, abeille said: Australia finally waking up She is coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I. AX Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, smoothkarmel said: I’m really nervous about these Spotify numbers She will do well. Dont believe the losers on atrl. There is alot of interest in beyonce still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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