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Originally posted by TSGH
I hate the whole splitting of artists putting out one "pop" and one "urban" single. This kind of division is something that major artists should be rallying against. DIL should be the official first single for all formats. Stop trying to keep urban music "in its place."
And it's only black artists forced to do this. If Bey were white there would be just one single for all.
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I totally agree. Plus, if Robin Thicke, Jay-Z, Lorde, Drake and Justin Timberlake can do it, then Beyonce should be able to also. She's a huge star.
Also, Beyonce is not going to be getting a top 10 hit if she has split singles. She needs to have all the airplay focused on one song to chart well (and an artist like her is capable of getting record-breaking airplay). Crazy in Love was on all formats, Baby Boy was on all formats, Check On It was on all formats, Irreplaceable was on all formats, Single Ladies was on all formats. It seems obvious what Beyonce should do imo.
They should have Blow everywhere, and leave Drunk in Love for later imo. Plus, Jay-Z is sending Part II to all formats in January, so there'll already be a Beyonce/Jay-Z collab on the radio soon.