I like how Beyonce very calmly did her thing with this album. This is the first time I closely pay attention to her b/c she's been largely inactive during my time on ATRL. And I didn't pay attention before ATRL.
I thought
4 would flop. Most people did. And you can't blame them for thinking it.
But even while her singles were floundering, she didn't get desperate. She didn't remix them or show any signs of panic. She just seemed cool, collected, confident.
In a changing music market, she showed she can stay relevant without resorting to things that some of her contemporaries have (I won't name names or give examples but you probably know what I'm taking about

).
Even if this album ultimately fails to match the numbers of her previous ones, she proved why she is a star.
