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Pop music artist discussed as a commercial product and brand that represents aspirational capitalism to her fanbase rather than relatable artistry

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"Beyoncé's Grammy win has reignited that insane discourse that cowboy Carter started. As far as I can tell the only argument is that the banjo developed from an African instrument brought over by slaves. But banjo isn't even a main component of country, that's fucking bluegrass."
"They occasionally had themed nights for various artists in which they'd only play their music (MIA, Beyonce, etc)."
"Beyoncé is literally a blank slate that her fans project themselves onto. Swifties relate to Taylor Swift, but the Beyhive aspire to be Beyoncé; they want what she has in a very literal and commercial sense. The songs are incantations that in regular people creates a desire to sing along to the melo"
"Beyoncé is the 2017 Mercedes Benz with 130,000 miles on it. Beyoncé is the masters degree in business administration from Southern New Hampshire University. Beyoncé is the 'Guide To Being an Entrepreneur' with a bookmark halfway through chapter 1. Beyoncé is an unironic vision board with a picture o"
"i don't like her music but I've never seen her in an interview for years"
More celebs should act like Beyonce and never talk · u/SlightReaction7635 · ↑619 · 2025-04-01
"but i refuse to give up like my bisexual sisters and appeal to male sexuality. YOU WON'T BREAK MY SOUL."
"Beyoncé has not made ANYTHING that can compare to the fucking HITS she produced in the early 2000s, especially the ones from *Dangerously in Love*"
They simply do not make bangers anymore · u/LeRomanStatue · ↑73 · 2024-07-19
"What's the difference between Beyonce using 30 different producers and songwriters to "make" a song that references a bunch of 80s club hits, and an AI "making" a song using an algorithm?"
"If we look 20 years back from 2025, who were the best selling musical artists? Kanye west and Beyonce."
Happy Days as a cultural marker. · u/Feudalist · ↑58 · 2025-07-12
"I still think about that jessica Simpson bikini scene in the dukes of hazard movie or beyonces ass in the crazy in love video."
Why are there no sexy 20something bombshells? · u/RabbitLate2311 · ↑57 · 2023-09-28
"Instead it was mostly generic Beyoncé spin class music framed as modern day Nina Simone."
"Like we have all seen how she speaks in interviews no way this wasn't (over) written by like 10 random dudes"
I adore Beyonce but there is no way she said this in an interview · u/radiostaticjelly · ↑53 · 2024-09-12
"It was just was soo good. Acknowledging women's actual strengths - intuition, emotional intelligence, beauty, endurance, ability and gift of baring children"
I miss the 'Run The World (Girls)' by Beyoncé type feminism · u/[deleted] · ↑52 · 2023-01-03
"It's been pointed out endlessly that critics made a conscious decision to exalt Beyoncé around the Lemonade album. It's not just a great album, it's the album of the decade, and it's not just music, but an important, perhaps the most important political statement in culture!"
What exactly is poptimism? Why did it "happen"? · u/c0ffin_ship · ↑49 · 2025-10-16
"Beyonce"
Celebrities that are up to something nefarious? · u/LilJerkSesh · ↑48 · 2023-04-12
"After endless thinkpiece after thinkpiece about Renaissance and how its a radical tribute to the self-love of queer black club music, Texas Hold 'Em is such a complete 180 that I have to wonder if Beyonce is doing something really cynical and postmodern."
I'm being gaslit by the new Beyonce song · u/Mr_HesBackAtDaCostco · ↑48 · 2024-02-19
"My vote is for either Beyoncé or Queen"
What is the most lib music? · u/[deleted] · ↑46 · 2021-01-26
"Went to her show last night and had the most fun I've had in ages. Not really a big fan of her music but she really knows how to put on a performance."
The Beyonce concert was really good · u/ProgrammerSweety · ↑41 · 2023-08-02
"High end spot with even higher end events, was once a favorite spot of Beyoncé"
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