poll Who's more of a legend: Taylor Swift or Beyoncé?

[unclefloprry]

Bey

[Helios]

2 hours ago, The Music Industry said:

Huh? It's not an online poll comparable to Twitter polls. You just sound ignorant by saying that . It's literally a yearly study done by one of the biggest and most reputable data analytics firm in the world. The study is conducted to accurately represent the demographics of the world in terms of gender, sex, race, wealth and location. It has representative samples. Trying to discredit it as if it's just a random stan posting a poll on twitter.com because it doesn't fit what you wish was the truth is funny. 

It’s an online survey.  

[Helios]

20 minutes ago, chaklux said:

With this logic, Taylor is also more of a legend than Aretha Franklin, Tupac, Prince, etc. Music legends has always never been about sales and stats.

Especially when one of the artists is a black woman who sings polarising adult contemporary music that is does not appeal to misogynistic men, young kids and generally less non-black audience while the other one is a white woman that mostly keep her songs safe which appeals to most demographics including kids. Only makes sense for Taylor to sell more and have bigger tours.

Madonna wasn’t a legend just because of the numbers. She took lots of risks with her career and made political statements with her music which were highly influential and made her the legend she is today. Beyoncé is similar in that part. Taylor isn’t. Taylor is the blandest and safest megastar in history of music. She sacrificed risks for success and stayed safe to maintain her mass appeal which is fine. 

Exactly. I saw a clip with Taylor talking about she wanted to be more political and how she was super frustrated about not speaking out earlier. This was a grown woman knowing that anything she said would isolate half of her fan base and she chose to stay quiet. That was her right but don’t tell me she’s is more of a risk taker than other artists.  

[Monster Queen]

1 hour ago, GraceRandolph said:

Is Billie Eilish a bigger legend than Madonna because she won AOTY? Is Bruno Mars a bigger legend than Prince because he has an AOTY Grammy?

 

1 hour ago, GraceRandolph said:

Beyoncé is one of the best dancers and vocalists of the 21st century. Her performance ability alone puts her on the level of many legends. Taylor doesn’t compare to them at all on these metrics. 

Is Ariana Grande a bigger legend than Madonna because she is a better vocalist? Is Kelly Clarkson a bigger legend than Jante because she is a better vocalist?

 

[Pheromosa]

Some of you Swifties never learn. 
let me link that swifty that’s being dragged all over tiktok hold on 

[Monster Queen]

8 minutes ago, Pheromosa said:

Some of you Swifties never learn. 
let me link that swifty that’s being dragged all over tiktok hold on 

Literally, who cares? If you use this time to stream Bey's album then her iconic/ground-breaking/phenomenal 7th studio album probably might not miss the IFPI global album chart 

You can post 30 links here but will it prove or change anything?

Edited April 30, 2023 by Monster Queen

[Thecollegedropout]

Beyoncé by far. Cmon now

[HASHTAGPOW]

Beyonce 

[The Music Industry]

47 minutes ago, Helios said:

It’s an online survey.  

[The Music Industry]

52 minutes ago, Pheromosa said:

Some of you Swifties never learn. 
let me link that swifty that’s being dragged all over tiktok hold on 

"who cares if actual metrics like touring stats, sales, streams, Forbes lists, social media followings and global studies about admiration for public figures all point to Taylor winning this? There's a TikTok siwiftie being dragged by randoms online for his opinions regarding Taylor so it proves she's not the bigger legend!"

Edited April 30, 2023 by The Music Industry

[Alldeezy]

Taylor currently 

[awong918]

I'm sorry but there's nothing about Taylor that screams "legendary" other than her stats 

[satellites.™]

Lol at that one user not ONCE mentioing Taylors talent, which she has a ton of, it just proves (including ur username) that you dont care about music, you stan success.

 

That's the MAIN difference in legendary status, it can be born without selling one record, legends are born through impact on people and many have proved that throughout music history.

 

Garth Brooks is not a bigger legend than Bob Marley to anyone...

 

Shania Twain is not a bigger legend compared to Tina Turner....

 

I can go on

[VioletsandRoses]

4 hours ago, Monster Queen said:

INSPIRED, but never CREATED

Taylor is 10x times more famous than her in Asia, and I need you to check out how many people living in Asia 

(Edit: I will give you the number directly since you don't know how to search, it's 4.561 billion while the world only has 8 billion)

 

Taylor is the artist with the most awards OVERALL.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Beyoncé 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Taylor_Swift

Lies after lies after lies 

Bey was huge here for a while, until she went full r&b. 
Taylor sold 3.7 million while Bey sold 3.1 million albums. The difference isn’t that big considering Taylor is mostly pop while bey was doing r&b genre which isn’t that global 

[lonnie]

Beyoncé undoubtedly.

[Chris]

10 pages.

[Trent W]

Beyonce is a legend, Taylor still has to show she has more to offer other than commercial success and basic songwriting.

 

Imo Folklore and Evermore were on track to make her a legend but Midnights was a huge stepback, same was Lover.

 

Beyonce is multi-talented while Taylor’s only talent is songwriting.

 

So she is still miles above

 

Beyonce also has 10x more impact and influence than Taylor

Taylor herself has been influenced by Beyonce.

Edited April 30, 2023 by Trent W

[lonnie]

Swifties really can't argue beyond numbers

Being a legend doesn't begin and end with commercial success. And the fact that they can't mention anything besides numbers is just hilarious. No artist: male, female, non-binary, has more right to the legendary status these past twenty five years than Beyoncé. It's not even debatable like who cares what MIDnights sold first week and what does that have to do with the topic at hand  

[Carla Rosón]

2 hours ago, chaklux said:

Only makes sense for Taylor to sell more and have bigger tours.

agree 1000% with everything else you said but Taylor is a bigger touring force only in the US tbh.

[James_Dean]

7 minutes ago, lonnie said:

Swifties really can't argue beyond numbers

 

[toxicgenie]

Bey. She is more of an artist. 

 

 

Edited April 30, 2023 by toxicgenie

[The Music Industry]

8 minutes ago, XtunaStan said:

agree 1000% with everything else you said but Taylor is a bigger touring force only in the US tbh.

...No. She has far bigger touring demand in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Asia and Oceania as well. Be serious

[Starshine]

The fact Bey has the global reach she has making niche R&B music and still is competing with the white pop girls is legendary.  
 

You can count the few black women on one hand that have reached a similar position and it’s bizarre how people still need a history lesson on anti-blackness to realize how rare of an accomplishment that is. Smokes and mirrors apparently.  

[Redstreak]

30 minutes ago, Trent W said:

Beyonce is a legend, Taylor still has to show she has more to offer other than commercial success and basic songwriting.

 

Imo Folklore and Evermore were on track to make her a legend but Midnights was a huge stepback, same was Lover.

 

Beyonce is multi-talented while Taylor’s only talent is songwriting.

 

So she is still miles above

 

Beyonce also has 10x more impact and influence than Taylor

Taylor herself has been influenced by Beyonce.

How many objectively acclaimed albums does this girl have to get before y’all stop living in this twilight realm where she’s seen as “basic”   Midnights has the same meta score as Self-Titled ❤️ And how quickly y’all forget that her melodic work is just as acclaimed as her lyrical prowess, that’s just as much part of the songwriting. And what a laugh to claim that a genuine musician who can play multiple instruments has only a singular talent

Edited April 30, 2023 by Redstreak

[Carla Rosón]

25 minutes ago, The Music Industry said:

...No. She has far bigger touring demand in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Asia and Oceania as well. Be serious

She had to give away the tickets for her 2nd shows on UK and Ireland on her last tour b srs.

Asia you might have that one but in Oce Beyoncé has always had the edge (Mrs carter show arena tour from 2012 outgrossed Puta's stadium tour in 2018) and especially now since she hasn't been there for 10 years.