Discussion: JT, Xtina, & Bey the main trendsetters of our generation? - Page 6

Gotham Aurora

Beyoncé is just the new age Tina Turner / Diana Ross. I wouldn't say that she's her own artist. She owes a good bit of it to the aforementioned artists. I don't look at her as being a trendsetter, it's still past influences trickling down.

Rihanna might have grabbed a few bits of Beyoncé's style in 2005-2006, but she has since become her own artist. I'd say that Rihanna is more of a trendsetter than her at this point.

I'd say the same with Justin Timberlake. He's a Prince / Michael Jackson hybrid for the new generation. Their influences are still trickling down. Lately he's coming into his own though.

They are just the vessel of past trends.

Ascension

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Originally posted by Gotham Aurora

Beyoncé is just the new age Tina Turner / Diana Ross. I wouldn't say that she's her own artist. She owes a good bit of it to the aforementioned artists. I don't look at her as being a trendsetter, it's still past influences trickling down.

Rihanna might have grabbed a few bits of Beyoncé's style in 2005-2006, but she has since become her own artist. I'd say that Rihanna is more of a trendsetter than her at this point.

I'd say the same with Justin Timberlake. He's a Prince / Michael Jackson hybrid for the new generation. Their influences are still trickling down. Lately he's coming into his own though.

They are just the vessel of past trends.

How is Beyonce anything like Tina and Diana, musically?

Gotham Aurora

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Originally posted by Ascension

How is Beyonce anything like Tina and Diana, musically?

The Funk/Rock influenced music that she does.
Her live performances are very much Tina, just updated for the new generation.

Ascension

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Originally posted by Gotham Aurora

The Funk/Rock influenced music that she does.
Her live performances are very much Tina, just updated for the new generation.

Which is just one style of music that she does, in which she typically serves in a very different way than what I've heard from Tina. Aside from being highly energetic and showing a lot of leg on stage, that's pretty much where the performing style similarities between her and Tina begin and end. And musically she's really not similar at all to Diana. That comparison just stems from the glamour girl images and being the stars of girl groups that went on to have huge solo careers. And it's also very...convenient to ignore the singing style that Bey and DC popularized -- the style that was the foundation for their entire careers and had NEVER been done in the way that they delivered. Whether or not you appreciate her artistry is neither here nor there, but, she is absolutely her own artist.