Why can't Beyonce get a #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 anymore?
Why can't Queen Bey get a #1 on the Hot 100 anymore? She hasn't topped the chart since 2008 with Single Ladies, meanwhile pop girls like Rihanna and Katy Perry have gotten countless #1's since then. What is the problem?
Beyoncé is primarily an R&B artist and that genre has been forced to take the backseat in recent years due to microwavable hits and bubblegum pop. As urban music is making a comeback, Beyoncé has now been reaping the benefits i.e "Drunk in Love." Even though her singles have failed to reach the top of the Hot 100, she is still ahead in album sales, critical acclaim and Grammy awards that her peers. Don't ever underestimate the Queen of our generation.
Beyoncé is primarily an R&B artist and that genre has been forced to take the backseat in recent years due to microwavable hits and bubblegum pop. As urban music is making a comeback, Beyoncé has now been reaping the benefits i.e "Drunk in Love." Even though her singles have failed to reach the top of the Hot 100, she is still ahead in album sales, critical acclaim and Grammy awards that her peers. Don't ever underestimate the Queen of our generation.
I'm starting to think that being a legend and having hit singles just don't go together For example, MJ went like 13 years without a hit before his death.
But then again Drunk In Love kinda debunks this theory. Huh... Well I don't really know!
I would rather her not give a **** about having a hit than obsess over being perfect to the point that it drives her to insanity like your fave. Anyway tho...