Here on ATRL, numbers are the determining factor of everything. Going based on tour numbers, Madonna is a better performer than MJ, Janet, Beyonce, Gaga, Aretha, Whitney, James, Donna, and Diana.
Numbers are irrelevant, I agree.
But when it comes to quality, Madonna definitely is a much better performer than most of those you mentioned and equal to the rest of them.
Beyonce is actually much better. Janet is such an overrated performer on this site, I mean she is a good dancer and all but she is nowhere near as good as some people make her out to be here ( Did I just read she is objectively the best female performer of all time a few comments ago ? LOL).
the janet fans are stuck somewhere in between 1987 and 1992
I did not downgrade Beyonce to just singing. I, in more words, stated that where her strength lies. Janet excels at performing live because she is a visual artist, whereas Beyonce is not. Janet's understanding of dance allows her to use those disciplines in other areas of performing like organization, ensuring a performance and everything complementing it (singing, dancing, staging, props, etc) makes sense. Beyonce hasn't quite gotten there yet. From an organization and dramaturgical standpoint, her dancing doesn't make sense, it's very bland. Her props are just there, they don't enhance the performance. Everything other than Beyonce is just there, it doesn't really play a role in the overall performance. Janet gives you a visual extension of a song at a much higher quality than Beyonce. Everything on stage has a purpose when Janet is on stage. Nothing is isolate or unused. The fact that many ppl are saying Beyonce is better simply because she's the better singer is really a showing of her own fans downgrading her performance to just singing.