Director Joseph Kahn defends Taylor, questions Beyonce's spot

[istan4badgalriri]

💀 placing her in the top 2 was actually generous

[BnPac]

1 hour ago, Gojira said:

While both have cult like followings, it is obvious to those not under the spell of either that Taylor is the much bigger star and it's not even close. Taylor has had crazy sales on every single album, even the re-releases, while Beyonce had a few projects that did not perform up to par with the rest.

It is not a the popstar that sold the most ranking. It is a greatest pop star ranking. 

 

And frankly how entitled is it to throw all this tantrum over #2? 

[Antisocialites]

you know it's bad when Joseph Kahn is on your side.

[TipToe]

Such a boot licker. Hope Beyoncé is aware of it and ban his ass from ever directing a video from her again (as if she shots any video nowadays but u got the picutre)

[MissedTheTrain]

Ew.  It's a bummer he runs his mouth like this because he's a talented director.

[Movimento Perpétuo]

Why is he obsessed with Beyoncé? 

[Daddy]

Joseph Kahn coming for an African-American person in favor of a white lady? Groundbreaking!

 

Next. 

[Slap]

There are subjective lists like this every single year, this placement has generated controversy and online discussion which keeps Billboard out there as planned. It's not that serious there's literally zero science to this list it doesn't mean anything. That said I think Beyonce should be ahead of Taylor. 

[swissman]

On 11/30/2024 at 8:47 PM, dumbsparce said:

It's not Taylor's fault B had a 10 year headstart due to being born earlier than her  I agree that sales are not everything but in this case they kinda are. Taylor's 1st week sales alone of her latest album outsold B's (basically everyone's) last 2 albums combined.

Regardless of when either of them debuted, in this century Taylor has put out 11-studio albums (not including the re-releases) to Beyoncé's 11 (including two from Destiny's Child plus one collaboration album:The Gift).

 

So it's not as if Beyoncé's head start has meant Taylor couldn't catch up to the amount Beyoncé has been able to release this century in order for Billboard to not accurately compare their careers in deciding who is #1 and who is #2.

 

And sure sales are important. That's part of the reason Taylor is at #2. But to say they are [kinda] "everything" when the criteria is greatness (a qualitative not quantitive word) would be to wholly misconstrue what a sale means. If sales were everything to show greatness then Britney Spears' greatest album would be widely considered ...Baby One More Time with over 25 million in sales, not Blackout which had about 3 million.

[Buffy]

On 12/1/2024 at 11:50 AM, MissedTheTrain said:

Ew.  It's a bummer he runs his mouth like this because he's a talented director.

Yeah…. I noticed his social media presence is very similar to Trump and Elon Musk. Quite a turn off. I wonder if maybe that's one of the reasons why Taylor stopped working with him.

[Fama]

I love Joseph Kahn. He's one of the best directors out there and loyal AF. He's always respected Taylor for who she is and isn't intimidated by powerful women. There's a reason so many of his team members still work with Taylor. It's unfortunate that some Swifties didn't understand his very sarcastic humor because he truly is a fantastic director. That said, I love that he probably encouraged Taylor to direct her own music videos.

[Lovett]

9 hours ago, Fama said:

I love Joseph Kahn. He's one of the best directors out there and loyal AF. He's always respected Taylor for who she is and isn't intimidated by powerful women. There's a reason so many of his team members still work with Taylor. It's unfortunate that some Swifties didn't understand his very sarcastic humor because he truly is a fantastic director. That said, I love that he probably encouraged Taylor to direct her own music videos.

He's also extremely racist. So, you know... f*ck that guy. Glad he's now a flop.

[Fama]

10 minutes ago, Lovett said:

He's also extremely racist. So, you know... f*ck that guy. Glad he's now a flop.

Is he? I used to follow him a few years ago.

[CosmicLover]

Beyoncé has more talent in her pinky than Taylor has in her whole existence. I said what I said. 

[SlimyGhoul]

is it really that serious joseph

[umich]

Aww, he's still mad that he had to put "Say My Name" together in a tight deadline and it ended up being one of his best videos of the 2000s. Poor little thing 🤭 

 

 

[a_d_22]

He ate them up so bad