No of course not, but Beyonce has always been a mass appeal singer and BEYONCE flirts with that part of her career a few times, it's not just an experimental R&B album. She does attempt to have a couple of big pop songs but they fall really flat.
She hasn't been one since IASF, IMO.
She's now a critical darling and a lauded performer.
That Metacritic score is inflated because of how it was released
THANK YOU
It's not even Bey's best album.
Surprise releases trick everyone into thinking something is automatically a masterpiece. They're currently doing it with Rebel Heart. The only good tracks are Living For Love and Illuminati.