@ROB

Were you born stupid, or is it just in the air at your house? You're obviously "special" (i.e. dumb), so I see I'ma need to break this down for you point-by-point...

1) Again, Beyoncé being friendly with the Obama's has absolutely *nothing* to do with music sales -- zilch. Many celebrities have been friendly with the president and first lady, and I haven't seen nary an example of it benefitting anyone's career from a commercial standpoint. When was the last time you bought someone's product, simply because they've been cozy with the commander and chief? So null and void on that bullsh*t. In other words, shut up.

2) At the time of the release of 21, Adele was *still* a new artist; having only released one album prior to that. No one is "diminishing" the success of 21, you homegrown moron. The truth remains. Despite the acclaim Adele had had with 19, she still hadn't permeated the psyche of the GP by the time her second album was released...so for all intents and purposes, she was still a new toy. In 2011, she had a novelty/curiosity factor about her that worked in her favor that Beyoncé didn't.

3) As far as Beyoncé not having a Grammy for 'Album of the Year,' so?! Beyoncé remains in the upper percentile when it comes to overall Grammy winners, and has more statuettes than most artists ever will -- including Taylor. And because of that, when all is said and done, in 20 years when people reflect back on Beyoncé's career, that'll be another factoid used to reaffirm her status as an icon and legend. You were saying?

4) I'll reiterate what someone else already checked your dumb ass on...nothing Beyoncé does is "shoved down your throat." You CHOOSE to keep tabs on Bey...you CHOOSE to read the articles about her...you CHOOSE to follow her sales and accolades (while pathetically trying to come up with desperate attempts to downplay them -- that ultimately fail -- because you're bothered by her success.) Since you CHOOSE to do *all* that, you deserve every bit of angst and annoyance you feel in regards to her. You bring it on yourself, so suffer. You ridiculous clown, you.