[GreasyBruce]

Originally posted by ultraviolento

but the beyst stans are so quick to praise her musicianship because theres a... led zeppelin sample

there's no difference between a CoS critic and an ATRLer then

If the ATRLer had listened to thousands upon thousands of records since the start of recorded music and could accurately pinpoint influences and trends, then sure.

[thirdward]

Originally posted by BabyCantYouSee

I wish they'd give blackSUMMERS'night a nom.

i knew i liked u for a reason

[Vine101]

Originally posted by GreasyBruce

Professional music criticism hasn't focused on the musical theory aspect of the compositions since....ever. It's all about contextualizing the music in terms of genre, influences, and its social significance.

I agree. Most of 1989's acclaim from the 'artistic statement' she was sending.

[T-Swizz]

Originally posted by iHype.

Remember when that Rolling Stones critic gave Britney Jean a higher score than BEYONCE

Guess we should listen to the critics

Beyonce was also the first black female to receive the coveted 5/5 star review from Rolling Stone for Lemonade.

[GreasyBruce]

Originally posted by Ramos

Purpose has a chance?

I guess the singles have a chance @ SOTY or ROTY but AOTY?

The Grammys nominated the Backstreet Boys and Katy Perry for AOTY, of course it has a chance. He won a Grammy last year, Purpose is the biggest era of 2015/2016 after Adele, he had three #1 hits, one of which will likely be a ROTY/SOTY nominee (Love Yourself). He could be the "lucky to be there" slot that The Weeknd occupied last year.

[Ramos]

Originally posted by T-Swizz

Beyonce was also the first black female to receive the coveted 5/5 star review from Rolling Stone for Lemonade.

Here we go again with the "first black female" receipts

[iHype.]

The way Beyonce ripped off Legynd with Sorry

[T-Swizz]

Originally posted by Ramos

Here we go again with the "first black female" receipts

What's wrong with taking note of when a minority excels in a certain field/industry

[Sunshine.]

Originally posted by iHype.

Remember when that Rolling Stones critic gave Britney Jean a higher score than BEYONCE

Guess we should listen to the critics

That's a very short-sighted argument and I'm sad that you thought making it was a good point. lol

Britney Jean finished in at 50 and Self-Titled at 85. Do I also have to explain sample size to you?

There's a reason why I'm using a reviews aggregator like Metacritic and not just the 100 score from the Telegraph. lol
Do better.

[ultraviolento]

Originally posted by GreasyBruce

If the ATRLer had listened to thousands upon thousands of records since the start of recorded music and could accurately pinpoint influences and trends, then sure.

and you believe that someone who writes for CoS or thebestlineoffot has that kind of baggage? please. this is not robert christgau or jon pareles we're talking about

just look at EW's review of lemonade. there's 0 evidence through the text whatsoever that shows us "ray rahmar" is a professional music critic (by ur standards). pretty sure the others 20 critics that gave it a 100 are on the same boat.

[Achilles.]

I think Hello / Lazarus / Love Yourself / Humble & Kind have SOTY pretty tied up.
That leaves a free spot—maybe two or three if Bowie or Bieber don't pull through.

Country got Girl Crush in there last year, so I'm definitely expecting H&K to make an appearance.

[NewRihannaStan]

I think Purpose has a chance too it was a huge comeback for him and the biggest pop release besides Adele

[ultraviolento]

Of course, many will still obsess over what it was Jay Z did and with whom. If you want to spend your time speculating, cool—that’s your deal. But Beyoncé’s not thinking about that. She’s too busy putting out her boldest, most ambitious, best album to date. Middle fingers up. A+

just tragic all around. "professional critics" they say

[Achilles.]

In more exciting news, Viola Davis is winning her Oscar next year for Fences—the film adaptation of the play that won her a Tony Award.

[FatShady]

Take a look at all the albums that are 90+ MC score. Not even a handful deserve that acclaim.

Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp Butterfly has a 96 MC. I mean i
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy has a 94.

Critics really respond to visuals (?)

[iHype.]

Originally posted by Sunshine.

That's a very short-sighted argument and I'm sad that you thought making it was a good point. lol

Britney Jean finished in at 50 and Self-Titled at 85. Do I also have to explain sample size to you?

There's a reason why I'm using a reviews aggregator and not just 100 score from the Telegraph. lol
Do better.

And so I'm guessing you also agree Kendrick's mixtape is better than every single Beyonce album that isn't Lemonade
http://www.metacritic.com/music/unti...kendrick-lamar

The point is, whether 1 critic or 50 critics, there will always be bias, obvious overrated albums, and therefore critics aren't a say all be all with no ifs and butts like you want them to be since Lemonade conviently has a good score.

What's the excuse with your other favorite artist Katy Perry being widely panned on Metacritic and having lower scores than Demi Lovato? Does critics opinions still mean the most then?

[Florges]

The fact that Zara has two WW smashes waiting to be released and she chose something else to be the single has me fuming. It better be as good as Permission

[RichGirlPlanet]

Originally posted by iHype.

The way Beyonce ripped off Legynd with Sorry

DDD NO STOP.

Shartney did copy LEGYND's It Won't Stop though.

Hopefully it sells as much.

[ultraviolento]

trust-worthy critics:

popmatters
pitchfork
nytimes

that's it

[Artemisia]

yay, another round of "WAHHHHHH BEYONCE MORE ACCLAIMED THAN MY FAVE!!"