3 hours ago, RedOne said:

Most of the "backlash" is tongue-in-cheek, but I do think most of the Hive is just annoyed by her inexplicably delaying Act III (we are in a middle of a trilogy that is unfinished) and doing this detour out of nowhere with the B'Day reissue. Which would be okay, but we still do not know what the "reissue" means in her context. And on top of that releasing a song that has nothing to do with B'Day and putting in additional effort to do a remix pack (additional versions, verses, a string band, a visual?!). Like why are we putting all this effort into an old song and not Act III? Why is she spending time and effort to revitalize Jay's career AGAIN and not Act III?

It's Beyoncé and it's 2026. Expecting us to know anything until it's happening is futile.

ngl it doesn't even feel like it would be the right moment to release act iii so I duno why people are so mad.

both previous acts were perfectly timed for their concept/moment.

15 hours ago, Lose My Breath said:

Neal posting "DONK weekend" with luggage…. Must be shooting?

her first standalone video in 7 years and its for an unreleased vault track

The meltdowns over a remix… it's not that deep. We are getting fed, she doing stuff and some people like it. Yes, it sounds a bit messy, but that's not the first remix she's done that is not great. The acoustic version is cute.

Focus on the bit you like and move on.

We are clearly getting something with the B'day anniversary so enjoy the anticipation.

Bday reissue is not a real reason to delay act iii - only fans care about a 20 year old album re-release. When act iii drops it will be a moment - she will build anticipation like with the other two acts and the GP will tune in. My prediction is Q1 release but Nov/Dec is not impossible either.

The meltdowns in here lets me know Act III will be a monster.

FLO's new Haterbooth is veeeery (what I'd call) Act III coded.

2 hours ago, Erotica said:

The meltdowns over a remix… it's not that deep. We are getting fed, she doing stuff and some people like it. Yes, it sounds a bit messy, but that's not the first remix she's done that is not great. The acoustic version is cute.

Focus on the bit you like and move on.

We are clearly getting something with the B'day anniversary so enjoy the anticipation.

Bday reissue is not a real reason to delay act iii - only fans care about a 20 year old album re-release. When act iii drops it will be a moment - she will build anticipation like with the other two acts and the GP will tune in. My prediction is Q1 release but Nov/Dec is not impossible either.

the acoustic and donk versions are great - the jay version is fine. Half the hive hated Donk when it came out cause it was different than the ancient leak and now they all like it. I donʻt take these reactions seriously at all...

3 hours ago, swissman said:

ngl it doesn't even feel like it would be the right moment to release act iii so I duno why people are so mad.

both previous acts were perfectly timed for their concept/moment.

May 29th felt like the right moment (at least for the Hive), but now it's not? You are just saying stuff now

I think some of you guys take things too seriously, being overdramatic is funny, we literally have nothing to discuss but a bad remix.

Real meltdowns would be had if we saw nadia lee cohen on the set of the donk remix video

28 minutes ago, QueenB said:

I think some of you guys take things too seriously, being overdramatic is funny, we literally have nothing to discuss but a bad remix.

Real meltdowns would be had if we saw nadia lee cohen on the set of the donk remix video

Yall tearing that girl up

Maybe we need a 2nd Beyonce thread for people who don't hate everything

Leave the miserable ones in here. I won't say any names

16 minutes ago, Shelter said:

Maybe we need a 2nd Beyonce thread for people who don't hate everything

Leave the miserable ones in here. I won't say any names

Can't wait to read y'all's 2 pages

5 hours ago, ShouldersSideways said:

Or act iii really is delayed and there's a mess behind the scenes, and this is their idea of a distraction

you'd think after 6 YEARS of planning this project they would've finally figured out a way to undo the mess behind the scenes but apparently not

The most Beautiful voice in the World .

2 hours ago, Punch said:

Yall tearing that girl up

If we had a pie chart of everyone who tears her up, I think 99.99% of the posts would be me.

But that's ok because I know I'm right... just like I know deep in my heart Kelly Clarkson is an evil woman

17 minutes ago, QueenB said:

If we had a pie chart of everyone who tears her up, I think 99.99% of the posts would be me.

But that's ok because I know I'm right... just like I know deep in my heart Kelly Clarkson is an evil woman

Spill the Clarkson tea ....cause im cautious with her

Edited August 8Aug 8 by Punch

3 minutes ago, Punch said:

Spill the Clarkson tea ....cause im cautious with her

I won't let the world forget her "pick me" energy while Beyoncé was getting lashed by the GP, she decides to say randomly "Well I didnt lip sync!"

2 hours ago, RedOne said:

Can't wait to read y'all's 2 pages

Would still be better than whatever happened to this base thread.

36 minutes ago, QueenB said:

I won't let the world forget her "pick me" energy while Beyoncé was getting lashed by the GP, she decides to say randomly "Well I didnt lip sync!"

She was still pissed about Halo

5 hours ago, RedOne said:

May 29th felt like the right moment (at least for the Hive), but now it's not? You are just saying stuff now

May 29th felt like the right moment for the Hive because it was the 29th and after the Met Gala. And because the Hive wanted it to be. That's it.

What other reasons made it the right reason for a rock album, culturally? Is it because Charli was releasing a song called Rock Music? That's just reason for a delay, really.

Perhaps when she releases it there will be no "right moment" cultural feeling anyway but if we review:

• act i, a dance album, was released just as people were emerging again, ready to party after the pandemic

• act ii, a political country album, was released during a contentious American election year

If we are always looking for clues, why are we overlooking her intentions and only using calendar clues? What I've said here, and what I'm saying, is she might just be waiting to build hype while also waiting for the right moment.

Edited August 8Aug 8 by swissman

For the past five years this base has been full of expectations for a release on September 4th... surely, they said, she would release something on her birthday (the visuals, an album, a single, something) despite never actually having done that before in her career except for B'Day.

BUT NOW she is releasing something on her birthday and we're upset? Why? Because you want it to be something else? It's not. Now what?

I know we are all allowed to have our own expectations and feelings, but at some point it would be wise to not set yourself up to be angry considering you know Beyoncé isn't following any traditional rollout or expectation. If you don't understand this and you are still getting upset, it might be time to relax and let her do what she wants, no expectations, no thinking you know what she's going to do next, no thinking you know better than her (or at least, no being angry about it). I've been saying this longer than this trilogy began, too. I guess if you wanna complain go ahead though.

Edited August 8Aug 8 by swissman

5/29/2026 date made the most sense to me.

1 minute ago, swissman said:

For the past five years this base has been full of expectations for a release on September 4th... surely, they said, she would release something on her birthday (the visuals, an album, a single, something) despite never actually having done that before in her career. Even B'Day was released on September 1st (with the international date of release being her birthday, a Monday).

BUT NOW she is releasing something on her birthday and we're upset? Why? Because you want it to be something else? It's not. Now what?

I know we are all allowed to have our own expectations and feelings, but at some point it would be wise to not set yourself up to be angry considering you know Beyoncé isn't following any traditional rollout or expectation. If you don't understand this and you are still getting upset, it might be time to relax and let her do what she wants, no expectations, no thinking you know what she's going to do next, no thinking you know better than her (or at least, no being angry about it). I've been saying this longer than this trilogy began, too. I guess if you wanna complain go ahead though.

part of this is her fault tho. she drop hints, clues, or patterns that lead ppl to expect a certain outcome, only to do it differently.

5 hours ago, ScorpiosGroove said:

you'd think after 6 YEARS of planning this project they would've finally figured out a way to undo the mess behind the scenes but apparently not

she definitely did not have this trilogy fully planned lol

switching acts i and ii last minute, filming visuals after the album release, unfinished vinyls, random gaps of silence, releasing a film for one tour and not the other (and never releasing it for home video), her skipping a year when she was doing album/tour/album/tour....its giving make it up as i go and the music is good so theyll buy it anyway teas

Edited August 8Aug 8 by yonsé

3 hours ago, swissman said:

May 29th felt like the right moment for the Hive because it was the 29th and after the Met Gala. And because the Hive wanted it to be. That's it.

Uhm… did we forget her obviously cryptic posts, Ms Tina dropping hints in several interviews…it definitely did feel like a buildup we don't have to lie here.

Edited August 8Aug 8 by beyonceparkwood