Beyoncé stopped chasing the charts by 4/self titled

she should’ve said this while she was number one

It wasn’t a Tidal exclusive lol

I think her cultural standing after back to back flops is proof that she's right

lol

she usually makes a reason like that. She didn't start saying she "didn't care about singles" and "albums artist" until after the singles run from 4 didn't do well and her album sales decreased.

Coulda swore it was only on Tidal for the longest, I started a whole free trial to listen to it

maybe that’s what made her realize it

Yes it was

It was on tidal cd and iTunes until last year

It was on iTunes as well

she was never a pop artist. the only pop album she did was Sasha Fierce. Even that album had Ego, a R&B classic. She declined with all the other R&B acts. Once she noticed that, she was scared to call anything she did "R&B" and goes by "pop". It's all about branding and image with her.

Shes right

Yea in 2016 that’s why it was considered a Tidal exclusive lmao

Yea Beyonce a pop star cuz of her stature

right. She's like Janet or Usher or Alicia Keys. Based in R&B but called a "pop star" cuz she's so popular

Both Jay Z and Beyoncé have always just looked after themselves and supported important movements when it was beneficial for them

Her answer was mostly about ownership, but OP highlighted the last bit instead.

Drake stans in shambles

BBW

said no lies, but we all know why she decided to say this in this stage of her career, don't we