Why can't Beyonce produce radio hits anymore?

[dora_da_destroyer]

Let's be honest, Bey is a crazy huge artist, one of the biggest (and best) performers, and her albums are crazy (for today's standards...pls don't bring up adele and her white privilege sales) out the gate, but real shyt, she doesn't have radio (or club) dominance. She used to back from 06-10, but aside from "Drunk in Love" and "Formation" to an extent...she's

Rihanna's album dropped before Lemonade and fast or slow, I hear Rih tracks all over the radio and bars/lounges (I don't fukk with the club). Sex With Me is poppin, Needed Me, Desperado, and of course Work...

This is one knock against Bey that can't be ignored, she doesn't dominate the singles charts like an artist of her caliber should

 

[Atsym Sknyfs]

artists of her caliber don't make music for the charts anymore... they make what the feel and what they going through and don't care about sales...

 

[Nostalgic]

When you've reached a point of fame as Beyonce has
no matter what type of music you put out your fan base will
flock to the music like fly to shyt.

 

[Arithmetic]

I heard two of her songs back to back on the radio two separate times within one hour today

 

[Cladyclad]

 

[CrimsonTider]

Drunk in love
Partition

We're all over the radio last album

Sorry and Hold up

Are all overt the radio this album


Who's mans is the OP?

 

[Long Live The Kane]

Shiiit, I hear that goddamned Sorry song every time I dare listen to urban radio for 10 mins or more. ...have no idea where it is on the charts but I'd be shocked if it ain't up there

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

I heard two of her songs back to back on the radio two separate times within one hour today

which songs


and "an artist of her caliber"?

beyonce aint making music to not be played to the masses, shyt her songs are very much that, but they don't pick up steam. if we're talking just "pop stardom" i'd consider rih on the same tier as bey, and she's been able to maintain a heavy radio presence since she came out in 05 while doing decent album sales as well (plat)...she never sold as many albums as beyonce, but real shyt, a lot of their songs are interchangable now, I could see either of them releasing the those tracks, so i'm not going to act like bey's music is some special avant garde shyt that doesn't play to the rules of radio

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Drunk in love
Partition

We're all over the radio last album

Sorry and Hold up

Are all overt the radio this album


Who's mans is the OP?

i didn't hear partition like that, drunk in love was HUGE, none of the follow ups were. they got some play, but they weren't smash hits (like drunk in love). sorry flamed out pretty quick out here, and i haven't really heard hold up on too often either, but the past few months i haven't really been listening to the radio like that, so maybe it's doing better than i give it credit for

 

[Dad]

she doesn't dominate the singles charts like an artist of her caliber should [/QUOTE]
All 12 of Beyonce's 'Lemonade' Tracks Debut on Hot 100

 

[HustlerOfVirginiA]

You should get out more. Her songs from lemonade and beyonce were huge.

 

[No1]

i didn't hear partition like that, drunk in love was HUGE, none of the follow ups were. they got some play, but they weren't smash hits (like drunk in love). sorry flamed out pretty quick out here, and i haven't really heard hold up on too often either, but the past few months i haven't really been listening to the radio like that, so maybe it's doing better than i give it credit for

It's pretty much confirmed by her team that she is not making radio hits intentionally. She doesn't need to.

 

[Cynic]

Let's be honest, Bey is a crazy huge artist, one of the biggest (and best) performers, and her albums are crazy (for today's standards...pls don't bring up adele and her white privilege sales) out the gate, but real shyt, she doesn't have radio (or club) dominance. She used to back from 06-10, but aside from "Drunk in Love" and "Formation" to an extent...she's

Rihanna's album dropped before Lemonade and fast or slow, I hear Rih tracks all over the radio and bars/lounges (I don't fukk with the club). Sex With Me is poppin, Needed Me, Desperado, and of course Work...

This is one knock against Bey that can't be ignored, she doesn't dominate the singles charts like an artist of her caliber should

Bey sold more albums and had a bigger tour >>>>>>>>> radio spins

doubt she needs anybody approval at this point

 

[King Jove]

7/11 was huge

 

[Harry B]

Does the shyt she drop sound like radio singles

Drunk In Love was huge and that shyt was like 5:30 min, 7/11 huge and Sorry has been grinding for a while now. Sorry is the only single from the album and the hook is "Sorry, nikka nah", talking about suck on my balls pause and on.

She just drops shyt, no release dates, no interviews nothing just goes on stadium tours with classic albums. Doesn't even put her shyt up for streaming, still manages to move up to top 10 on the charts.