Director Joseph Kahn defends Taylor, questions Beyonce's spot

[Bimbo]

 

[getBusy]

go direct another musty ass video

[Just a Gay on ATRL]

Being the most successful popstar numbers wise =/= the number one pop star of the 21st century. What is not clicking. 
 

When people call MJ the number one male popstar of all time, they're not saying it because he sold X00 million singles and albums, they're saying it because of his talent, the way his music reached all kinds of different people, and the way he changed popular music forever after.   To totally discredit Beyoncé as not a viable choice for #1 like Joseph is wild to me.
 

Beyoncé is the golden standard of the modern popstar and the archetype of everything they should strive to be. Taylor's success is hugely related to her relatability and her seeming human, approachable, and imperfect, so people, especially girls, see themselves in her. While her sound and image has had a remarkable impact on pop culture, I don't think it make her THEE best popstar of modern times. The most successful, certainly, but not the best.
 

The title should be given to someone who everyone strives to be as the golden standard of their craft imo. Taylor is not the best at what she does and that's perfectly okay but people should be honest. I feel like people are not honest about her limitations sometimes.

[NEUTRON]

Formation copied what?!?!?!?

[futuresuperstar2023]

Talent and mainstream success should trump  sales and popularity LMAO. They stay disregarding Bey because she is a mainstream artist that don't make typical poptart songs anymore.

[fememeist]

Not this racist

 

[Bears01]

I love Taylor, but there's clearly more to this list than just number. Taylor has the numbers sure, but Beyonce has been consistent from the start of the century to today and to act like she's not a deserving #1 is absurd 

[Rush]

He must need a job atm

[king_queen]

The fact that this kween thought Taylor was on ANYBODY'S vision board for the Formation video is outrageous like wut 

[Bey'Knight]

Glad they're going scorched earth during the week of Taylor's placement. 

[Blade Runner]

And that probably was more profitable than Beyoncé's last 6 albums combined. 

[Pheromosa]

ratio that sorry excuse of an amphibian

[HASHTAGPOW]

SEETHE

[OrgVisual]

What's the correlation between Formation and Bad Blood?   

 

 

[LustSpell]

Wasn't this dude like a racist exposed or some ****? gtfo

[Katamari]

i did not know ppl cared this much about a random billboard list  

[halcyonday]

everyone cares about this list too much omg there'll be another one like next year

[Trent W]

Bro she doesn't even want you to direct her music videos anymore

[Fleahive]

Can we please stop giving people like this attention in 2025? It's always the same has beens that "speak out" for clout and attention since nobody cares about them anymore. Seriously. I'm not just muting political extremists that bait people I'm also muting washed up people that try to say anything for a headline. 

[Fleahive]

5 minutes ago, Trent W said:

Bro she doesn't even want you to direct her music videos anymore

Taylor? Speaking of another Taylor worshipper does anyone know what happened to her relationship with Todrick Hall? He even threw Beyoncé under the bus for Taylor during reputation and lover eras.  It was so bizarre and random. He'd always brag about how they were bffs and one day they were in a hammock together holding hands and he asked her what she'd do if her child was gay or something dumb like that. Are they still friends? I need the swifties to investigate and report back to me. 

[Solaria]

Y'all need to stop giving Fraudboard any more weight. These are the same people that robbed Liv of a 10 week No.1 song for fradulent ass BTS. They hold 0 weight when all is said and done. 

[Shelter]

Has he crawled out of her ass yet? no wonder she stopped working with him. It's an obsession

 

"Great" doesn't apply to a lot on that list imo. Definitely should've been titled something else.

[BrokenMachine]

12 minutes ago, Katamari said:

i did not know ppl cared this much about a random billboard list  

This. It's an irrelevant list Billboard made for fun. People only care too much because they want to play the victim somehow just for ONE spot. Had they included only male acts at the top 3, no one would have cared lmao 

[Cruel Summer]

I genuinely think that giving this man's opinion any attention is a mistake. Taylor hasn't worked with him in over 6 years now and he's directed just half a dozen videos this whole decade. He just wants to attach himself to her legacy, and therefore has a vested interest in how it's portrayed in industry publications.

[family.guy123]

"And we see you over on the internet, comparing all the girls who are killing it"

 

and this guy just decides to join in, unsolicited. Absolute stupidity and tone deafness. Do not assosciate with this MAN