MotownSubdivision said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

Because it took the attention away from his transitioning which was FAR more imporatnt than a documentation of a cheating husband. EVERYBODY started talking about "Becky with the good hair" & who she was referring to which was

TOTALLY UNIMPORTANT TO JUST LOSING A WORLD ICON!

So Beyonce was just supposed to freeze her career entirely for P's passing? Sure, that would have been nice but she didn't HAVE to do anything. It's not like Lemonade even took much attention from Prince's death. People were still talking about him, he was featured on countless magazine covers, talked about in countless articles and was given tributes at every musical award show the year following his demise. 3 years later, I still see various public mentions of P (more than he was getting when alive) while seeing almost no mention of Lemonade unless searched for or it's in reference to Beyonce's most recent release. Funny how that works out. [Edited 5/9/19 4:37am]

One call to HBO she could have made to postpone it. Or at least add a disclosure at the end of the short film and added a dedication to the man that admired,mentored, & supported her.

Show some respect! Instead of posting a quoted post from Prince(r.i.p.) on instagram. Then barely two days later after his tragic transitioning releasing a short fim about "Becky with the good hair".

ChocolateBox3121 said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

One call to HBO she could have made to postpone it. Or at least add a disclosure at the end of the short film and added a dedication to the man that admired,mentored, & supported her.

Show some respect! Instead of posting a quoted post from Prince(r.i.p.) on instagram. Then barely two days later after his tragic transitioning releasing a short fim about "Becky with the good hair".

Did Prince postpone anything when James Brown passed away? Michael Jackson went to James funeral. Is Beyoncé the only act in the world who had a TV special, concert, or album release when Prince died? I doubt that any of them stopped what they were doing because an entertainer died. It's also doubtful that the average Beyoncé fan listened to Prince anyway. So what would postponing something do? What would have HBO put in its place? HBO might be losing money.

I remember the day HITnRUN Phase Two hit the actual stores in the Compact Disc format, I bought Lemonade the exact same transaction. I think it also had an early digital release (iTunes or Tidal, whatever) but only came out on CD then. My spouse and I were driving to United States and enjoyed listening to them both. We definitely needed life to continue as best as we could.

Late that same day, my brother died.

Beyonce may not be your hero, but when we lost ours (Prince), we needed some music to soothe us.

Cinny said:

I remember the day HITnRUN Phase Two hit the actual stores in the Compact Disc format, I bought Lemonade the exact same transaction. I think it also had an early digital release (iTunes or Tidal, whatever) but only came out on CD then. My spouse and I were driving to United States and enjoyed listening to them both. We definitely needed life to continue as best as we could.

Late that same day, my brother died.

Beyonce may not be your hero, but when we lost ours (Prince), we needed some music to soothe us.

Sorry you lost your brother... Glad you found some music that spoke to you during that time whether it is someone else's cup of tea or not. My father doesn't have much time left from stage four cancer and it was Tedeschi Trucks Band that got me through the grueling weeks of his radiation treatment...and still does.

I think I know one song by Taylor Swift.

Beyonce? She looked good in the third Austin Powers movie. Not sure if I've ever heard her sing.

Am I missing anything?

ThePanther said:

I think I know one song by Taylor Swift.

Beyonce? She looked good in the third Austin Powers movie. Not sure if I've ever heard her sing.

Am I missing anything?

Honestly, to not have heard any Beyonce song since 2002 must have taken some serious effort. I mean, sure you're missing out on stuff but at this point why bother?

[Edited 5/13/19 5:27am]

purplethunder3121 said:

Cinny said:

I remember the day HITnRUN Phase Two hit the actual stores in the Compact Disc format, I bought Lemonade the exact same transaction. I think it also had an early digital release (iTunes or Tidal, whatever) but only came out on CD then. My spouse and I were driving to United States and enjoyed listening to them both. We definitely needed life to continue as best as we could.

Late that same day, my brother died.

Beyonce may not be your hero, but when we lost ours (Prince), we needed some music to soothe us.

Sorry you lost your brother... Glad you found some music that spoke to you during that time whether it is someone else's cup of tea or not. My father doesn't have much time left from stage four cancer and it was Tedeschi Trucks Band that got me through the grueling weeks of his radiation treatment...and still does.

That sucks! Sorry to hear of your loss.

Cinny said:

"Apeshit" by The Carters

No one knows how this charted, eh?

Cinny said:

Cinny said:

"Apeshit" by The Carters

No one knows how this charted, eh?

It made it to

#13 - Hot 100

#9 - Hip Hop/R&B

#7 - Hip Hop/R&B airplay

getxxxx said:

MickyDolenz said:

Cinny said:

No one knows how this charted, eh?

It made it to

#13 - Hot 100

#9 - Hip Hop/R&B

#7 - Hip Hop/R&B airplay

Top 20 hit, not bad!

Bey is a brand as much as an act these days, so the question of whether she has charted singles recently is academic. She's a global superstar and has consistently been among the industry's highest earners for years.

I LOVE this Maze remake of Beyonce's "Before I Let Go".....

ThePanther said:

I think I know one song by Taylor Swift.

Beyonce? She looked good in the third Austin Powers movie. Not sure if I've ever heard her sing.

Am I missing anything?

.

Nope

namepeace said:

Bey is a brand as much as an act these days, so the question of whether she has charted singles recently is academic. She's a global superstar and has consistently been among the industry's highest earners for years.

It's like the Rolling Stones or Paul McCartney hasn't had a big hit single since the 1980s (in the USA), yet still have high grossing tours today. Paul sort of had a hit in recent years, but it was really because of Rihanna & Kanye West that the song got Top 40 airplay. The Beatles also continue to sell albums, merchandise, and a Cirque show and they haven't been an active group since 1970. Elton John has a new biopic coming out soon and when was the last time he had a new song played on Top 40.

Hudson said:

Beyonce albums still keep going platinum (even without radio hits), so it's not like Paul McCartney or Elton John at all.

Sure it is. Destiny's Child's 1st single came out in 1997, which is 22 years ago. The Beatles 1st single came out in 1962 and the Rolling Stones in 1963. 22 years after that would be around 1984. So that would be Paul's album Pipes Of Peace and the Stones Undercover. With Elton John, that would be 1991. His album around that time (The One) came out in 1992 and it sold well in the USA. Pipes Of Peace had a #1 hit single (Say Say Say) and Undercover had 2 popular MTV videos Undercover Of The Night (the song made the Top 10) & Too Much Blood.

2019 is 57 years after 1962 and Beyonce is not that old, only 37.

ChocolateBox3121 said:

I LOVE this Maze remake of Beyonce's "Before I Let Go".....

Me too. Funny to think it was a "bonus track" on Homecoming, when - to me - it is the main dish.

MickyDolenz said:

namepeace said:

Bey is a brand as much as an act these days, so the question of whether she has charted singles recently is academic. She's a global superstar and has consistently been among the industry's highest earners for years.

It's like the Rolling Stones or Paul McCartney hasn't had a big hit single since the 1980s (in the USA), yet still have high grossing tours today. Paul sort of had a hit in recent years, but it was really because of Rihanna & Kanye West that the song got Top 40 airplay. The Beatles also continue to sell albums, merchandise, and a Cirque show and they haven't been an active group since 1970. Elton John has a new biopic coming out soon and when was the last time he had a new song played on Top 40.

Indeed.

There is a cultural impact that no chart can measure.

Cinny said:

There is a cultural impact that no chart can measure.

There's a lot of well known songs that weren't big chart hits at all like Bad To The Bone by George Thorogood & Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder. Bad To The Bone is more remembered today than some songs that hit #1. It still gets a lot of play on classic rock and also featured in movies/TV.

Beyonce made the wise choice to refocus her efforts towards making good albums as opposed to trying to chase chart success.

Madonna was able to stick around on the charts for a good long while even into her early 50s, but that was more of a unique thing, and, she's still chasing that pop pipe dream in her 60s which leaves her actual art all for the worse.

Mikado said:

purple05 said:

Mikado said:

Beyonce made the wise choice to refocus her efforts towards making good albums as opposed to trying to chase chart success.

Madonna was able to stick around on the charts for a good long while even into her early 50s, but that was more of a unique thing, and, she's still chasing that pop pipe dream in her 60s which leaves her actual art all for the worse.

What’s a good album with no hit songs? You CAN do both.

A good album with no hit songs is . . . a good album. There are more than a few acclaimed or beloved albums that neither charted nor yielded a hit song.

You're right, you can do both, and the biggest acts do.

Mikado said:

Beyonce made the wise choice to refocus her efforts towards making good albums as opposed to trying to chase chart success.

Madonna was able to stick around on the charts for a good long while even into her early 50s, but that was more of a unique thing, and, she's still chasing that pop pipe dream in her 60s which leaves her actual art all for the worse.

I would say Beyonce's Lemonade as an album was greater than the sum of its tracks.

purple05 said:

What’s a good album with no hit songs? You CAN do both.

Some of those classic rock acts had few or no pop hit singles but sold a lot of albums like KISS, Pink Floyd, Rush, & Black Sabbath. Gospel & jazz rarely got Top 40 airplay as well, except maybe a few smooth jazz acts like Herb Alpert & George Benson.

purple05 said:

Mikado said:

Beyonce made the wise choice to refocus her efforts towards making good albums as opposed to trying to chase chart success.

Madonna was able to stick around on the charts for a good long while even into her early 50s, but that was more of a unique thing, and, she's still chasing that pop pipe dream in her 60s which leaves her actual art all for the worse.

What’s a good album with no hit songs? You CAN do both.

Most of Prince's albums didn't have any hit songs.

Mikado said:

Most of Prince's albums didn't have any hit songs.

Even when Prince was most popular in the 1980s, for every song that became a big Top 40 pop hit, there were 2 or 3 others that flopped. He wasn't like Madonna or Whitney Houston where pretty much every single went Top 10. Whitney had 7 #1s in a row at one point. She was the first to do that.