This is not true at all. The whole world has always been here for R&B. Whitney, Alicia, Mary, Toni, Mariah, etc. all have had massive global success with R&B. The genre is not an excuse. Pepcé is a pop star.
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She was such a bitch, I remember getting my life. I mean:
Interviewer: And are you a fan of [Katy's]?
Robyn: You know what? I have to go now. [Giggles]
Interviewer: Really?
Robyn: Yeah! I do. But it's nice to talk to you.
x 009,000,000 * DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE
x 007,500,000 * I AM... SASHA FIERCE
x 006,300,000 * B'DAY
x 002,800,000 * 4
x 002,300,000 * BEYONCÉ
US only...
x 04,910,000 * DANGEROUSLY IN LOVE 4X PLATINUM
x 03,360,000 * B'DAY 3X PLATINUM
x 03,120,000 * I AM... SASHA FIERCE 2X PLATINUM
x 01,431,882 * BEYONCÉ
x 01,388,000 * 4 PLATINUM
Beyonce's more R&B albums always fare better in the US. It's no coincidence that her only album to sell more outside of the US was her only album that wasn't primarily R&B/urban music. It's still hilarious how she still manages to sell more albums outside of the US on average than your favorite "global" girls on top of that tho.
It should've been part of the LP though 
