Beyonce has recently announced the release date for her upcoming album 4. Released in the UK on the 27th June in the UK and the 28th for the US, Beyonce seems to be trying to grab her crown back, since the famous, heard everywhere track Single Ladies.
From what it seems, Beyonce, Rihanna and Lady Gaga all seem to be running for who can be the most controversial when it comes to music videos.
Lady Gaga can be said to be setting the bar with her original, creative, yet mostly weird, but entertaining music videos, however, this is Gaga. We don't know her as anything else. Rihanna on the other hand used to be the little girl from Barbados, now she's made music videos that won't be shown on TV until after wastershed and banned from many websites. As a huge idol to a lot of young women, she doesn't seem to be setting a great example. Beyonce on the otherhand is at the end of the chain, trying to climb back up. Her new video is just a reminder of how far she's come and how far she's willing to go to stay in the game.
Being versatile and current is the key to surviving the music industry. Sticking with one genre will only take an artist so far. All these artitsts mentioned here have come out of their comfort zone at some point and have all been on top. Unfortunatly for them, Gaga is like her own genre. She's been in the buisness for only 3 years and she's knocked Oprah off the top spot for the Forbes's most powerful celebrity list.
Beyonce has had a taste of Gaga, teaming up with her a couple of times, so maybe she's taken a few pointers from her experience.
Who's your favourite and why? who should be on top?
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