He's releasing after her tour starts.

Girl the GP doesn't care about lyrics outside of the chorus which sounds very noticeable. I really don't think it sounds much different from what Bieber was putting out (inb4 the Navy flooding this thread with "but it's patouis and she's from Barbados!!!1" like it matters).

Straight men would buy his album over Beyonce's.

So it's straight men vs gays, white millennial females, and that weird group of gender unidentifiable feminists.

We know who usually wins that battle...

Beyoncé would have no problem starting a tour with no new album lol, she's done it before.

Their album is definitely on my radar now. Boyfriend is qt too.

Apparently the tour is "album heavy".

Drake is loved by everyone you posted though. His universal appeal in the U.S. is unmatched right now

“Oh God,” she cried, bursting into tears. “Legendtina. She’s, just…the inspiration for everything. She’s the reason I wrote ‘Born This Way.’ She exudes the very essence of ARTPOP. She represents the Reverse Warholian Expedition toward youth culture and music, because I live for the applause and the future of technology. The App is on iTunes now and suddenly the burqa is me,” she continued. “Do what you want with my Perez, because Marina Abramovic says he is standing outside my apartment in New York City, love me, love me, please retweet, and #StopTheDramaStartTheMusic because fashion and Donatella Versace. Koons to you all.”

Yeah no, I won't take that for granted. Not after 2013. There were reports there were new songs on the Mrs Carter Show setlist too and the first legs were basically a 4 tour.

Not really to the extent Beyoncé is.

Is Hotline Bling gonna be on Views? Or is it gonna be FourFiveSeconds'd?

So Afrojack and Naughty Boy are on Beyonce's new album. She's so out of touch with reality. I wonder who told her these two producers are it in 2016?

@Sammi Katy ENDED Beyonce

The same ones who told her Formation was a "slay" and EdD

Since when does Beyoncé need it producers to deliver quality? We aint talking about Rihanna. Half of Self-Titled was produced by Timbaland who hadn't been relevant since 2008 and he still did that. FOH Sammi

are you suddenly coming for Beyonce because of Sammi's drags on Methney?

another SBS exposed

Not sure what you mean. Her fans loved the last two albums. You may be right with the public not receiving 4 as well, but it seems more appreciated now than it used to be. As for ST, there's nothing but positive hype surrounding it generally.

I do think her #s will decline, though, so I agree with that. The novelty of her release strategy is gone now. I still think she will do well enough it won't be called a "flop".

Also, if she releases the first day of the charting week, she may outdo ST's 1st week. MAYBE. But then again, maybe she'll do IA...SF type #s with 450-500K. Her #s are kind of up in the air and unpredictable, as we've witnessed. It probably just won't have as much (*initial*) longevity, since it's not the holidays like with ST, and I am guessing her album is gonna be politically/racially charged and thus polarizing, especially to white people.

Drake would/will definitely outdo her 1st week, and I imagine he'll increase from NWTS's 658K in 2013. I mean, IYRTITL did over 500K with no backing just last February, and since then he's had hit after hit. I imagine he'll pass 750K, at least. I don't think Bey will do quite that much.