I work in EU Employment Law and we had to be brought up to speed about people leaving their jobs in lieu of notice because Beyoncé told them to

yes and it’s not a question either

also valid

loving this debate

Sorry I missed this post. I wasn't disagree or insinuating, just reaffirming that the 40 year reissue came out at that time and it's amazing
I believe Starlight itself also charted

MJ for me too lol, probably the first artist I ever Stanned 😅

Stevie and Prince are in their own tier of musicians beyond these other two

MJ is more impactful than all of them, though. Just Stevie and Prince really producing their own albums and doing so much of the instrumentation alongside the songwriting is a lot for me.

As great as she is & as iconic as she is

For some reason I can’t place her with those names

atleast not yet

absolutely not

@KingOfPop

I think some of this is fair to say for Beyonce's recent outputs as a multi-decade veteran, but she also came up in a similar era tho and has already played that part well. She came up in 90s and 2000's

Industry is different now like you said and i think that along with her having 3 kids now just made her approach it differently. It woulda bumped Renaissance up a notch sure but i think she'll pull something with the inevitable album vid or stadium tour. She hasn't left any studio album era yet without a major moment

Like yall are using Prince and Stevie which are phenomenal acts but they fell out of mainstream eye or where on/off after a while too so its not exactly even to compare a Renaissance to Stevie's classic era or Prince's 80's

In cultural impact, probably in the tier below them (probably close to Stevie, obv not MJ)

Those are just the gold standards in terms of music talent though. With how streamlined music crafting is now, I don’t think we’ll ever see someone gush talent the way that generation and before did

Beyonce is legendary but her run is not competing with Stevie's run

Talking Book
Music of My Mind
Innervisions
Fulfillingness First Finale
Songs In The Key of Life
Hotter Than July

Barely anyone is coming close to that run

Y’all do agree Yonce is over Usher on the icons list tho right?

Yeah the rollout has been an absolute mess since the release of the album. Her best album but worst era. BUT if she can re-ignite some of it by dropping the visuals, maybe she’ll have the last laugh, expanding the era beyond what is typical for the streaming era. Tour announcement and Grammys are gonna help as well, starting next week.

this been known no shade to usher tho he a goat too

In terms of quality of music no but stardom yes

Yea for sure

MJ is very far above everybody else

But I’d definitely put Beyoncé up there, she’s a cultural icon and one of the greatest ever. Slightly below Drake, however!

Absolutely

She dropped a WAYYY better house album than Drake so yeah she’s above homie

no way you fell for the bait.

F*** no.

Think about it.

Everyone wants to be Beyonce with her stardom, but what about her does folks recall or wish to replicate when they think of Beyonce?

Don't get me started with iconic visuals or moments that goes with music hand in hand like Prince's purple rain, Nirvana Unplugged, Michael Jackson's entire thriller album music videos run.

She doesn't hold a candle to these folks, she is a tier below.

The fact so many listens to her and blindly does what she says without warning is very concerning imo, but oh well, whatever helps them sleep at night.

She is a brand, nothing more at this point for the public

With Prince, yes.

MJ below them both