[BabyCantYouSee]

Originally posted by Aerosol

That's not even close to being true. There are people who literally struggle to maintain A-list status for more than a few weeks. In Britney's case, she never even garnered A-list recognition as a respected musical act. No matter how many albums she sold in those first two years, most of which now live in landfills, the only A-list she ever reached was as a tabloid fodder punchline.

Lies!

She was definitely recognized as an A-list musician from 2000-2004, and then again from 2008-2009.

[2AM]

Originally posted by collin

Right boo, let me NEVER divert to things that actually matter (respect lol) ever again

I don't mind if you divert to whatever you want.
Just don't do it because you can't admit you're wrong.

[Hey Gurl Hey]

Best songs on PRISM: Double Rainbow, Spiritual, It Takes Two, Love Me, Choose Your Battles



Best song on 1989: I Wish You Would because it isn't witchcraft nor evil. Hitlor Swift is of satan and we should not be promoting her.

[C/H/A/N/E/L]

Someone get me that gif of Katy clapping after Sara Baraellliesllliesba said "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroyalllls!"

[2AM]

Originally posted by Meowster

There really is no room for discussion if Katy Perry is A-list or not. She performed at the Super Bowl.

I mean.
And then to put Nicki and Katy on the same level.
I love Nicki tho

[Aerosol]

Originally posted by BabyCantYouSee

Lies!

She was definitely recognized as an A-list musician from 2000-2004, and then again from 2008-2009.

Lol aww. She was never recognized as a Z-list musician, let alone an A-list musician, because she's never been recognized as a musician.

[iHype.]

Being on ATRL really makes you appreciate a successful era because seeing all these flops makes you realize it truly isn't lasting long.

I miss Born this Way era. I can't believe I hated it when it dropped. Take me back to February & May 2011.

I can't believe I paid 21 mostly dust too. It was really such a once in a lifetime thing to see. I barely knew about stats, so I didn't know it was actually THAT big.

[B-Luke]

Nobody's disputing the fact Whitney's above Britney. Their first two eras just happen to be comparable sales wise.

[collin]

Originally posted by 2AM

I don't mind if you divert to whatever you want.
Just don't do it because you can't admit you're wrong.

I can admit I'm wrong but I wasn't aware we were talking celebrity-wise.
Just whatever! I don't see Katy as being significantly bigger than Nicki Minaj. I just don't.

I guess if the receipts don't lie it is what it is

[iHype.]

I'm mad ATRL always lead me to believing 4 era wasn't all that when I joined.

The looks, the music, the videos, everything was 10/10. The sales were even great in heinsight. The Hot 100 was so deceiving.

Take Care was amazing too. I'm mad I paid it so much dust.

[Ozzy8923]

Originally posted by Aerosol

That's not even close to being true. There are people who literally struggle to maintain A-list status for more than a few weeks. In Britney's case, she never even garnered A-list recognition as a respected musical act. No matter how many albums she sold in those first two years, most of which now live in landfills, the only A-list she ever reached was as a tabloid fodder punchline.

Billboard Top Female Artists

1999: #1 - Britney Spears
2000: #3 - Britney Spears
2004: #3 - Britney Spears
2008: #13 - Britney Spears
2009: #5 - Britney Spears
2010: #21 - Britney Spears
2011: #7 - Britney Spears
2013: #11 - Britney Spears
2014: #20 - Britney Spears

This isn't "a few weeks." And A-List isn't limited to musical recognition, if it was, then tons of female artists who have a lot of acclaim would be considered A-List, but their commercial success (or lack thereof) & poor/small brand hinder them from that. Most of Britney's albums have been well-received (bar Britney Jean) and she's won enough awards to garner sufficient musical recognition for A-List status (Grammy, AMA, BBMA, VMA, EMA seem like the most relevant ones). And I know she doesn't have a boat load of GRAMMYs (assuming this is the barometer for recognition as a respected musical act) but there'll always be the moniker "Grammy-winning artist" next to her name no matter what. And every star has been relegated to tabloid fodder at some point, Britney's no exception, but that was a thing in 2007.

[BabyCantYouSee]

Originally posted by Aerosol

Lol aww. She was never recognized as a Z-list musician, let alone an A-list musician, because she's never been recognized as a musician.

Why u hating tho

[Skywalker]

I had no clue 4 was considered a disappointment until I joined here. Love On Top was everywhere.

[Aerosol]

Originally posted by Ozzy8923

This isn't "a few weeks." And A-List isn't limited to musical recognition, if it was, then tons of female artists who have a lot of acclaim would be considered A-List, but their commercial success (or lack thereof) & poor/small brand hinder them from that. Most of Britney's albums have been well-received (bar Britney Jean) and she's won enough awards to garner sufficient musical recognition for A-List status (Grammy, AMA, BBMA, VMA, EMA seem like the most relevant ones). And I know she doesn't have a boat load of GRAMMYs (assuming this is the barometer for recognition as a respected musical act) but there'll always be the moniker "Grammy-winning artist" next to her name no matter what. And every star has been relegated to tabloid fodder at some point, Britney's no exception, but that was a thing in 2007.

I never said Britney was one of the people who struggled for more than a few weeks, you moron.

The best reviews Britney has ever recieved basically amount to "Shockingly, it's passable to listen to despite her utter lack of talent and artistry and its content being completely shallow."

[collin]

The reason Beyonce's songs all have such bad peaks/runs is because her singles are handled horrifically

But it's one thing that makes her not perfect, thankfully, or people would be even farther up her ass.

[iHype.]

Originally posted by Meowster

I had no clue 4 was considered a disappointment until I joined here. Love On Top was everywhere.

!!

The thing about Beyonce is all her eras feel equally huge. They're all events

During 4 I constantly remember RTW, Love On Top, Party, Countdown, etc being all over TV, all over radio, and everyone loved them.

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There's a lot of eras I'm glad I witnessed as a person who keeps up with charts and liked though.

BEYONCE, 1989, and Frozen.

+ we got to witness Blurred Lines, Happy, and Uptown Funk! break every record back-to-back. It'll be a long time before something like that happens again.

[Icarus]

Back from banland and nothing in pop culture has changed
-Rih is still bombing and scrambling together probably-awful songs for her 2016 album
-Taylor is still the Queen of Pop and slaying everyone
-Britney is still over

[Thor]

EOT should have been the lead single from 4.

I'm so mad she went with RTW instead.

[BabyCantYouSee]

RTW is still very memorable. It felt like a hit.

[Hey Gurl Hey]

I wanna do what Beyonce does in ha video for Partition to Harry and Zach. I want to BE Beyonce