Vendetta1 said:

wha-wha-WHAAT?? There is a difference... when I give an opinion, it happens to be fact

NoVideo said:

I find her to be more of a pop culture icon then ever being a music icon.

NoVideo said:

I never understand how some of these conversations go.

I do appreciate that you didn't rip me to shreds over B. Some fans of other artists can't take any criticism of their fav artist at all.

20 years from now we WILL hear "Crazy In Love". It's a classic, just face it.

As far as her being artist of the decade, she's among them, but she's not the sole artist on top.

lowkey said:

I would definitely call her the Artist of the Decade (even if it's begrudgingly so). She is the only artist who has consistently put out any material over the last ten years which has sold well, been played everywhere, and had a huge live following all at the same time. There were others who could have stepped up to be the Artist of the Decade, but they either faltered somewhere or put out stuff too sparingly to make an impact. Cases in point:

Eminem: He was by far the most popular and critically acclaimed artist of the first half of the decade, even as he was pushing the envelope. But the pressure got to him, and he went on a sabbatical in 2005, which was further extended after the murder of his D12 group mate and best friend Proof. When he returned earlier this year, his album was met with mixed reviews, and a lot of tracks seemed to be repeating past glories.

Justin Timberlake: He could seriously be considered the Artist of the Decade, as he had two huge albums with 'Nsync at the beginning of the decade and two huge solo albums, but he decided to go Hollywood and focus on his acting career towards the last few years of the decade.

Christina Aguilera: Probably the only other diva who could rival Beyonce not only in hit power, but great lyrics and an amazing yet versatile voice which could belt out melodies like Whitney and Mariah yet also sing funk, rock, and smooth jazzy interpretations without missing a beat. But she suffers from having only released two albums this decade.

Alicia Keys: She could have rivaled Beyonce, but her third album underperformed. In addition, she's more known as a musician than as an entertainer.

Britney Spears: She's still the ultimate pop diva, and despite having nearly as many hit singles as Beyonce, millions of albums sold, and sellout tours, her personal life became more celebrated than her music.

Usher, Outkast: Both of these artists had two huge albums to start out the decade which sold millions, won critical acclaim, and tons of awards, but their follow-up albums flopped miserably.

Kanye West: He's the flip side of Eminem. What Eminem did in the first half of the decade, Kanye did in the second half. But his antics began to overshadow his music, and he is apparently taking an extended break.

Nickelback: I would give them the Celine Dion Award for the most popular artist no one will admit to liking.

Mariah Carey: While she could arguably be called the Artist of the Decade for the 1990's, she took some hits this decade. Rainbow underperformed, Glitter was a fiasco that led her to a nervous breakdown (though the actual album/soundtrack is quite underrated), and Charmbracelet, E=MC2, and Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel left fans and listeners cold. She did have a huge comeback album with The Emancipation of Mimi though.


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Vendetta1 said:

i live with someone who hates a good percentage of the music i play, so ya sorta need to have a thick skin, lol

but as for beyonce, she is by no means my favorite artist, or close to it.. But I do think she's enormously talented. I was a reluctant convert but when I saw her live it really bolstered my opinion of her.

midiscover said:

"At Times"

God Damn, that was the best you could come up with???

I'm not a huge fan. Hell, I don't even own any of her albums. But folks here who claim they can't stand her, hang from her clit more than any "Stan" I've seen!!!

BTW, I'm a Dude.

Paris9748430 said:

Bey also uses pre-recorded vocals too. At the end of the day, Bey is a hard worker and I love her work ethic, however I just don't feel she deserves to be called "artist of the decade"

Paris9748430 said:

Yea, at times as in when she's not dancing so hard.

I'm not a fan either, just sharing my opinion. Is their problem, dude?

ViintageJunkiie said:

I can think of a few people who would deserve it too. I don't think anyone else deserves it more than her, either.

Paris9748430 said:

I can think of plenty of people also, but Bey isn't one of them. She hasn't contributed to music in no kind of way. I love her tho

Paris9748430 said:

Bey lip-syncs at times too. You'd be surprised at how many artist you wouldn't expect lip-sync from time to time. Anyway, to me being an artist means being involved with the creative process of the music. Since Beyonce doesn't write shit or produce shit, she shouldn't be called an artist.

Layzie said:

Bey lip-syncs more than people think she does but you can't tell them that

Paris9748430 said:

if I see one more gay man dancing to that video, Imma have to choke a bitch like Wayne Brady!


and still no else worked their hustle and dominated like Beyonce, so yeah she gets the award by default. Sorry, bitches....

If you base it on Popularity, possibly. But in terms of "artist" i would go with either Norah Jones or Ryan Adams or pssibly Alison Krauss. Norah mainly because no one has worked with more varied artists in this decade, and no one has done it better. Ryan and Alison for the quality output. Beyonce would be the Most popular of the decade,

PurpleDiamond2009 said:

Kylie Minogue (?)

She is THE only other artist that has major success in the 2000's NOT named Beyonce.

TonyVanDam said:

Does the artist of the decade have to have "success" and actually if we stick on that Norah Jones is the second biggest selling female artist out.

lastdecember said:

An artist had to be the most dominating force within a specific decade.

1960's -- The Beatles (as a band)

1970's -- Stevie Wonder (we can have a great argument about including Elton John, The Bee Gees & Donna Summers)

1980's -- Michael Jackson

1990's -- Mariah Carey (but the same thing can be said about Shania Twain and/or Celine Dion)

2000's -- Beyonce (?), Kylie Minogue (?), _____.

Do you see how difficult it is to figure out THE artist for certain decades?!?
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NoVideo said:

....

ViintageJunkiie said:

Then who does? Certainly not any other performer listed in this thread so far.

HonestMan13 said:

I agree with this. Beyonce is definitely talented- she's a great vocalist and performer, but the majority of her music is forgettable. I only like "Crazy In Love", "Irreplaceable", "Me, Myself & I" and "Single Ladies". The rest I really think is crap. If Beyonce made better music, she'd be the total package imo.

Cinnamon234 said:

Those are great songs. I also really enjoy:

- "Halo"
- "Sweet Dreams" (the original pre-album version)
- "Woman Like Me"
- "Speechless"
- "Listen"
- "Flaws and All"
- "That's Why You're Beautiful"
- "Signs"
- "If I Were A Boy"
- "Deja Vu"
- "Freakum Dress"
- "Upgrade U"
- "Scared of Lonely"

WaterInYourBath said:

Never said ANY of these artists mentioned in this thread deserved it and the route music as a whole seems to be taking, I don't see anyone actually living up to the title. I'm still waiting on someone to name some things that she contributed to music that's so extraordinary.

ViintageJunkiie said:

If you've been listening to the radio, or been watching any Music Video channel you can see and hear her impact. You can always tell a person's impact because of the people copying them.

There are so many "Wanna Beyonces" out there who hit the scene after 2000 Beyonce came into the mainstream. Singing like her, Sounding like her, Looking like her, and Dancing like her.

Like in the early/mid 80's and there were so many acts that pretty much copied Prince. Ready for the World, Shalamar, Georgio, etc.

Of course her impact and contributions to music aren't nearly as big as Prince's, and I'm not comparing the 2.

I'm just saying that they both had a lot of imitators after they became big.

They're still gonna be playing Crazy in Love 10 years from now in clubs and every chick there is gonna do the Uh-Oh Booty Shake.

ViintageJunkiie said:

I totally understand THAT sentiment. Everyone's trying to be like MJ, but that will not happen. Apparently, it is very difficult to be innovative and contribute anything new to music/video these days because of the standards set in the 80s and 90s. However, as far as Pop artists are concerned, Beyonce is the best performer of the last 10 years, no matter how unimpressive that may be to most people here. Maybe it's because her competition is lame, I don't know. I mean, no, she does not play an instrument. No, she is not a prolific song writer. But she's a power-vocalist who can dance adeptly, sing live, and control a stage better than anyone else in her genre of music/video right now, so until someone better comes along, she's got this title locked down.

Paris9748430 said:

No they won't,,,,they won't play that get me bodied!/To the left! to the left! shit either

I hate that. What, did we get an official end date on the world? Who says she's our last and why is SHE our last?

Well, considering how uber mega famous Beyoncé is and how much we've heard and seen her and all the things she's done, I think she's worthy of the title.

The world is doomed when people call a song like Crazy In Love a classic.

80's top female artist Madonna-sex sells, but can't sing to save her soul!
90's top female artist Mariah-sings awesome, can't move to save her soul
00's top female artist Beyonce-sex sells and can sing too....it's only logical!




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