Pop radio is always looking for the next big hit, it will become huge for a few weeks and then on to the the next song . As we move into the future it seems that fewer songs and artists actually make any impact aside from having big hits every few months that end up being forgotten.

Beyonce has been able to maintain her success without the pop charts. In other words she dosent need the charts to be as big as some of the people who live on top of the Hot 100. It's become more obvious that you might have a huge #1 today but be irrelevant tommorow. As many have shown current success dosent guarantee future success.

Does Beyonce need pop radio??
Discuss.

I agree. Bey is in it for the long run.

This is silly.

It is complete delusion to pretend that she specifically chooses not to make pop hits.

Originally posted by Waffles O'Brien This is silly. It is complete delusion to pretend that she specifically chooses not to make pop hits.

So why isn't she making Blatant pop?

Originally posted by Bey_Rihstan So why isn't she making Blatant pop?

That is completely beside the point.

Pure pop is JUST as likely to flop as hybrid pop. There are actually very few pure "pop" tracks that go #1.

I mean.... XOXO blatantly sounds like Diamonds. If you tell yourself that she didn't want a hit when she included that song on the album then you are just lying to yourself.

I wouldn't necessarily deem this as smarter. Beyonce doesn't need to rule the charts to be the huge force she is. She has 9 #1's in case your forgot. Songs on pop radio are just for the moment. She's more concerned with her legacy more than anything as she has already showed us that she can be on the top of the charts if she wants to.

Originally posted by BrooklynBoy Yes. She has 9 #1's. Songs on pop radio are just for the moment, & Bey has a vision of longevity. She knows that giving in to pop radio will make her a favor of the month, but she wants timeless pieces that can be performed for years on concert or kept alive on talent competitions & karaoke bars. She's more concerned with her legacy more than snything.

Originally posted by Dancehall Those "timeless pieces" are former songs that were pop radio smashes tho? Same with talent shows/competitions and karaoke bars, those are hits being sung, not album tracks. Crazy In Love and Singles Ladies helped solidify Beyonce, those songs are her biggest hits and keep her name on best of the 2000s lists. Those lists and what radio/bars/etc. continue playing help albums and the artists who made them have a legacy.

To be honest the only way I'd stan for her is if she did pop music.

Originally posted by Waffles O'Brien That is completely beside the point. Pure pop is JUST as likely to flop as hybrid pop. There are actually very few pure "pop" tracks that go #1. I mean.... XOXO blatantly sounds like Diamonds. If you tell yourself that she didn't want a hit when she included that song on the album then you are just lying to yourself.