Beyonce‘s ‘Lemonade‘ has crushed Drake‘s ‘VIEWS‘ and Rihanna‘s ‘ANTI’ to become Rolling Stones’ ‘Best Album of 2016.’
Good news for the triple threat below…
Beyoncé shut everyone else down this year with a soul-on-fire masterpiece, testifying about love, rage and betrayal that felt all too true in the America of 2016. The queen not only made the album of the year (and make no mistake, David Bowie would have been the first to say so), she delivered a confessional, genre-devouring suite that feels larger than life yet still heartbreakingly intimate, because it doubles as her portrait of a nation in flames.
The publication released the statement above to explain why they placed the set at the head of a list made up of some of the year’s strongest releases.
Who made the top ten?
1. Beyoncé – Lemonade
2. David Bowie – Blackstar
3. Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book
4. Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial
5. Frank Ocean – Blonde
6. Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
7. Rolling Stones – Blue & Lonesome
8. Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
9. Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker
10. Young Thug – Jeffery
Any surprises?
#NowPlaying: Mis-Teeq – ‘B Wit Me.’
Im shocked. Lemonade the worst album of 2016 and most boring album of 2016.
Not to mention forgettable songs that wont stand the test of time…
The Rolling Stone begs to differ!!! LOL! LEM?NADE does have flawless songs that will last a very long time. This is why it’s crown the dopest album of 2016. Keep seething tho. It looks good on you! Lol ?
But who is talking about CANTI tho???
NO ONE! That’s why they are MADDDDD!
Actually, the BILLBOARD 200!!! Anti is 27, after almost a YEAR of its release WITH 3 singles in the hot 100… .. LEMONADE IS 61, with NO SINGLES… NO MULTI PLATINUM SINGLES.??☕☕☕
LOL CHILE PLEASE, SHE PAID FOR THIS SHYT. AFTER KANYE EXPOSED THIS H0, EVERYTHING SHE DOES IS SUSPECT FROM NOW ON LMAO.
That you consider someone currently on a 51/50 hold a reliable, source cancels your comment. And if you’re talking about paying for something, you must be talking about her financing her EXTREMELY AMBITIOUS, and very well done project via her OWN COMPANY.. Parkwood. Bye!
You use the same tired shade all the time. STFU already.
Whats suspect is Rihanna having 14 #1 singles and no one ahowing up to her anti world tour concerts to hear them live. Work was #1 for all those weeks but yet the VMA audience only sung along to Beyoncé’s set. Lmaoo thats real suspect.
LMAO if Bey really payed for awards wouldn’t she have won album of the year for I am Sasha Fierce and Self Titled ??????????
What’s more shocking is ANT ? Not making the list!!?????
Chance album was it…
For a CD where she copied Janet Jackson’s black empowerment CD Rhythm Nation. Great job. She copied the energy, “tried” to copy the Dancing but did not. Beyonce’s Cd is not legendary. She is talented but highly overrated. Any hoo work B_itch.
WHAT??? Is this a joke???
And Monica and brandy still fighting
She sure bought that.
flop ass copycat m***** ….
Lemonade was so good!
AND MISTEEQ B WITH ME IS A TUNE AND A HALF
The people love to kiss beyonce’s ass so much. That album was so forgettable. It’s only being hailed as iconic because of the movie. There is no sing on that album that is iconic or legendary
No one is calling Lemonade iconic or legendary besides Beyonce’s brain dead fans. Where did you hear that?
No , its only hailed as iconic because that was the terms before payment was approved lol.
Music is truly dead if they named Lemonade the best album of the year. *SMH* I wish I had a time machine and go back at least a decade back.
Said a Christian Millian stan
kenye is a dumb kk as kissing puppet. famous that song was s***.bow down b****** kenye hater gay as.al you kardasian s**** can’t handle the Carter family and f*** leng a him and that s*** wife hope they leave him where he is.
No lies told. Music has been dead for over a decade, that’s why they keep giving this girl all these overblown props no matter how basic and mediocre her work is.
Yea, When ‘Bday’ came out and was number one and then irreplaceable became her second song to spend more than 10 weeks at number one. Beyonce has been on… who gon take ha off!?!? Stay mad and pressedt.
They are all fuming and pressed…SCREAMING????????????
Over Rolling Stone magazine? LMAO and the delusions continue…
Lmao!! And the Queen will continue to snatch EVERY WIG in her path!
The NAVY is about to drown itself with all this fumes today???????????…..Yes Beyonce, make them seethe and cry like little unwanted puppies.
Anti made Times best albums list and Work was named song of the year by NME! She will also be accepting the Shoe of the Year award today aswell Navy is happy
Why isn’t Anti at least in this top 10? It was such a dope album! Anyway look at queen slaying as usual. Haters can stay mad??????
They are mad and bitter…..LMAO
Lemonade is the best album of 2016 and you can stay mad ? Why is it so hard to give props? People still buying this album for a reason, people are willing to spend the cost of a 2/3 month streaming subscription cost on her album ? Let that sink in.
Slayonce gonna spread the haters in her formation cause she came to slay with all you h*** lol
Beyonce stays buying her way to the top. Lemonade is NOT the best album of the year, as simple as that.
And u stay being mad and bitter over her..THE IRONY THO
David Bowie’s Blackstar should be #1. I don’t know why that Beyonce album is #1. It’s such a travesty.
Hands down, it’s the best of the year! Bey’s Lemonade left me speechless and imo nothing that’s been released this year rivals this visually artistic body of work! I love that Solo comes in at #13! Slay Knowles sisters!
We love Beyonce but what about the Weeknd dahhling? His album is fantastic and it should be in the Top 10. I need a collaborative moment with him dahhling!
Lol this era put her in pedestal throne you all hating that ‘s the true all controversy happen during formation superbowl the hateful vibes against her boycott beyonce iconics performances during that year the success of formation World tour the difference of style of music with multiples genres stay mad b****** congratulations beyonce
NME also named Rihanna’s “Work” as best song of 2016. Uhhhmmm such terrible choices on both ends if you ask me.
NME?
http://www.nme.com/list/nme-best-songs-2016-1871049
Choosing something like Work as best song from any year is truly appalling. Says a lot.
Slays every song off FLOPANNE though lol
Lemonade was a good album but definitely not better than 4 or even 2013 Beyoncé album.
I like that it was a movie and had an artistic direction, but it was good tho. But she definitely did a lot for this album. I hope the next album she gives us bday part 2 I need some up tempo bey.
It’s definitely better than the Beyoncé album but for me, Beyoncé’s best album is either Lemonade or 4. I haven’t decided which one yet.
Anti should have been No5
I agree, S** with me , Needed Me,Never Ending and The Superpower cover are the shitz
But with songs like Wack I mean Work I’m not surprised at its position
Seethe Bitchez and Yass @Chance the rapper
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ROTFLMFAO , I just can’t at the meltdowns those who stan lessors and has beens, well deserved Beyoncé
Lol nobody is having meltdowns over purchased accolades.
Beyoncé never cease to amaze me, Damned if she do damned if she don’t , WerQ Knowles Sisters!! ❤️
Beyonce is not a triple threat!!!
I’m a huge fan but can we stop being deluded.
Visually it was the best! But the hype is over and the only songs that still resonate with me is ALL NIGHT, Sorry, Hold Up and Daddy’s Lessons!
It was a great project but I feel it worked better as a film than it did an album.
But All Night is the song of the year in my opinion.
As you said “IN MY OPINION”
I don’t see your relevance! Go buy a duster and dust yourself!
Solange should’ve charted as it is better reflection of the year for black America!
Lemonade as an album was not very relevant. The visuals are what brought the project to life and portrayed a social political message. But this is an album category. So Solonge should rightfully be in that place or within the top 5.
But again we constantly slate artists for not having depth but when we receive something so relevant and deep – See Don’t Touch My Hair and MAD, we brush it under the table and root for damsel in distress music!
Lemonade is one of my favourite albums but even I can admit that it wasn’t that deep sonically.
As you said
go buy a duster and dust yourself
Your basis for lemonade being the best album is purely fangirling. And I’m a huge Stan for bey. But 2016 has been a very Historic year. And I just feel like the album of the year should reflect that. Was 2016 full of love and redemption like what lemonade portrayed… NO!
We had brexit. Trump. Exacerbating fear of Islam across the world. Travesties in the black communities, LGBT communities, the Syrian crisis… we constantly ask for representation in media and then we happily accept albums like Lemonade as album of the year when only Formation and Freedom stood for anything! Just food for thought. I’m not attacking her. i get this is based on entertainment only, but the worlds greatest albums also had a lot more depth to them then lemonade did
You are joking right? This album spoke to every single person who has been cheated on in a relationship. This album explores all of the emotions one might experience when dealing with infidelity. Take a deeper look and you can easily fit blacks and society as the couple. Yes, things are bad, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. We should move FORWARD and forgive and try to work together in ending systemic racism by getting in formation! Just open your mind and you can see there is a subconscious message in the music.
Yes it’s relatable on a personal level and Lemonade definitely changed my perspective on woman who stay with men who did them wrong. But it’s not a reflection of 2016 society. That was my point! Stop reaching.
Then we have Kanyes album. Now I love the life of pablo for its production and features. Chance slated his verse. Sia killed her verse. Chris DUPPIED Waves. Rihanna gave us soulful vocals! Kanye was lacklustre lyrically on his own body of work. Life of pablo was a DJ khaled effort for me. a great album, but not because of kanye.
I guess it’s all his genius but lyrically as a rapper… this wasn’t his best work
I totally agree with you on these comment..life of Pablo was mor DJ khaledesque to me too
Why on earth are people trying to discredit “ANTI” when it’s the only album, alongside “Lemonade” and “A Seat At The Table”, by a Female artist that is in the entire top 50?
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1) TIME – Best Albums of 2016: #7 – ANTI, Rihanna.
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2) NME – Best Songs of 2016: #1 – WORK, Rihanna.
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3) They Guardian – Best Albums of 2016: #3 – ANTI, Rihanna.
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“ANTI” is recieving recognition in its own right.
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Anyhow, congratulations to “Lemonade”. It was a good album and it’s critical success is deserved.
Give this chick her grammy already, it’s so evident she won’t stop pushing down her PR on everybody’s throat.
That album doesn’t have memorable songs, black lives matter and cheating speculation keep it afloat.
Whats your point? Maybe the artist that you like should have addressed and talked about topics to keep their album a float, that’s why its art and the people that bought it kept it a float because they were feeling it, including myself and the visuals were dope. it was a story well put together. smh!!!
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO, she “addressed” (because we know she is not very articulated on her speaking) the topic just in time, when BLM was trending.
Anyway, as I said, giver her all the awards, because next time, she will have to bundle again free music videos,and who knows what other gimmick, ’cause the singles are flopping.
You sound dumb as f***!!! (airhead) LMAO, She may have a southern accent but bey is very articulate, sounds like you are talking about yourself. If you were educated and viewed scholarly sources you would know that Bey and her husband been helping black people, in ferguson and before ferguson. And for the record bey has been giving away free s*** and dropping albums unannounced because she can and does well. Imagine if you was to stream or music with other company’s??? Have a seat with the nonsense. You’re funny!!!!!!LMAO!!!
You go queen Bey thanks Rooling Stone we think so too haters nothing on you keep winning god bless protect you and your family for life
Lemonade is very much the best album of 2016. But it is not a classic. She’s fishing for that grammy for AOTY. Shame I think its time they actually gave it to her.
Judging by the comments, the girls are SOOOOO PRESSED this morning!!!! ????? I dont even have to say anything in her defense. Beyoncé clearly wins again bc she has you all so MAD!! It’s hilarious AF! I can’t lmfao
How much did she pay for this honor?! I’m sure Kanye gatz the tea ☕ on this too.. Hey Kanye! Sup bro…
Smh, that’s why you’re suppose to halfway believe what you see, and never believe what you hear. I like kanye but if his b**** ass felt that way he should have address beyonce with the issue instead of saying what he heard and if bey was paying for all of these awards you would have been gotten the album of the year. You make no sense at all and bey been getting awards even before she became a mega star, so have several seats, try again and stop the madness hater!!!! FR FR!!!
The same amount of money MiMi paid for her photoshopped pictures!Hey Nick, fill us in!
Congrats Bey! Let the haters seethe, they will never satisfied. Furthermore, nobody takes opinion from someone who listens to S&M or Birthday Cake seriously.
Rihanna fans are a constant kii. As if she had anything to do with her catalogue to begin with 🙂
I personally prefered “Beyonce” the album over Lemonade. Musically no doubt. What do you guys think?
Also, Rolling Stone are just simply biased. And I´m not saying it because of Beyonce. Congrats to her. But they have this tendency of only promote and make it seem cool to be a band or an old male musician while they have been discrediting many great artists (especially women) throughout the years. In that regard they are a little bit like the grammys (still better than anything else the grammys 🙂 ).
I don’t know, I like Lemonade better than Beyoncé. As far as the music goes, I like Beyoncé for the structure and Lemonade for the content. They’re so different I can’t really compare them and Beyoncé is a longer album but maybe I’m just blinded by this whole era that I’ve convinced myself that Lemonade is better. I’m about to ramble so get ready.
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I love that Beyoncé has been giving the best performances of her career this year. I love that the album is politically charged. I love that she’s had the white people and police departments foaming at the mouth all year. I love that she’s been the topic of discussion on CNN and Fox. I love that she stole the CMAs. I love that people beyond her fans refer to her as Queen, that including her peers. I love that she’s a touring force 20 years into her career. And I love that she sold her album for more than the price of a value fry at McDonald’s. I am just simply and utterly very satisfied with her year. ☺️
You just articulated every reason Beyonce deserved this honor. ????
Reminder: this is the same magazine that crowned Lady Gaga as the new Queen of Pop. Let that sink in while you praise beyonce’s latest “accolade”.
The visuals made this album. Adele & David Bowie’s are better musically….
Adele no, the only thing that she had was “Hello”, bey album was way better vocally and visually. sandcastles and all night is the s***. I like the whole album, but bey will slay adele vocally anyday. Her vocal range is unmatched compared to an adele. Adele is overrated. Jazmine Sullivan is also unmated compared to an adele and I prefer her album reality show over adele. Adele’s album was boring as hell!!! I like adele as well but 25 could have been better, its was so repetitive, I like 21 as a whole better.
A seat at the table was 11th on the list so proud of Solange?
It deserved to.
It was the best Western album of 2016. Aunti was a mess, Joanne was try hard, views was a sleeper besides 2 songs on there and everything else was good but not spectacular. Well done hive and Bey
THE NAZI IS STILL BITTER..LOL
Lol pick a fan base and stick by it. You’re a flip flop. Lol how is that k-pop girl cross over to the U.S coming along? That party song flopped worst than any song off of lemonade
BTS debuted at #27 on the BB200 AMERICAN CHART this year, Exo CONTINUES to destroy on the singles front with “Lotto”, CL resigned with YGE with a very lucrative contract and completed her American introduction tour. My kpop is FINE.
Lemonade was 6.5/10 at best. Sorry, Formation, 6 Inch, Love Drought are too trash to make this album great. She just followed the trap/urban trend. This album has only 3 or 4 great songs. But of course, critics have been licking Bey’ ass since she dropped the Self Titled album. The visuals are great, not the music. It will sound dated in a few years.
This list is a mess btw. Many great albums aren’t on this list and The Life of Pablo was average. Not even Top 15 of the year.
The only considerably “trap” song was Sorry, which was more electro-pop/R&B. Formation was a New Orleans bounce track not trap. There’s a difference. 6 Inch was an alternative R&B/Hip Hop track. The album as a whole was highly acclaimed Moreso for its lyrical content, themes and motifs. But people with limited conception of subjective artistry wouldn’t get it (like yourself). You don’t have to like it but don’t let your unjustified hate for Beyoncé disrespect the effort.
Girl calm down, i bought Dangerously In Love and 4 (which is her best album to date) when they were released, so I don’t hate her. Her latest 2 albums are overrated, period. You don’t even know which artists I listen to so don’t write b******* like “you have a limited conception of subjective artistry” LOL.
Girl calm down, i bought Dangerously In Love and 4 (which is her best album to date) when they were released, so I don’t hate her. Her latest 2 albums are overrated, period. You don’t even know which artists I listen to so don’t write stupid things like “you have a limited conception of subjective artistry” LOL.
I can see right now that you do not have an ear for music meaning that you are not a contextual listener. The beat maybe a trap beat but it doesn’t negate the message of the song and if your’re a person of color, then its a shame that you can’t relate to formation and if you’re Caucasian, then that definitely explains why you will not relate or dislike the song. Formation’s message was very powerful!!!
Not surprised at all. The album’s metacritic score is in the 90s so this shouldn’t surprise anyone. I’m gonna stop saying “it’s her best work to date” because I’m starting to sound repetitive but I really wonder how she will top this masterpiece. The album is such a cohesive, heartwrenching, thought provoking, vulnerable, full- circle body of work. She really deserves this accolade. I loved her other albums but they were not centrally themed and interconnected in the way that the Lemonade songs are. This is an album that I never shuffle, I always play it in order from the beginning from the insecurity of “Pray You Catch Me” to the realization of individual self worth of “Formation.” The reviews discussing the metaphorical messaging in the album made me appreciate it even more. Well done Bey!
I LOVE THE TRUTH SERVED WITH A SIDE OF RIPE LEMONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sorry, not here for bought-and-paid-for props. especially for some boring ass tryhard mess like that lemonade album.
The NAZI is mad this….BUT WASN’T WORK(GENERIC AND BASIC AS HELL) named best song of 2016 by another respected publication??? THE IRONY WRITES ITSELF…..
You simply need to ignore them; they’re ‘trolls’.
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The matter of fact remains that “ANTI” and “Lemonade” remain the only albums by female acts this year that are consistently in the top 10 year-end lists of prime music publications thus far.
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What truly is hilarious this the influx of Lady Gaga and Britney Spears fans whom genuinely believe that they have a legitimate opinion on what is “good” or not considering their faves recent releases are absolutely nowhere to be found on any list, at all.
jsvshsvwjsshshsvshsvsj I CANNOT AT THE SALVATION ARMY AND THEIR 9362826272 TROLL ACCOUNTS! ???????
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The meltdowns come Grammy Nominations! EYE LIVE!!!!
Girl shut up
White magazine propping up their best workéer
Sad, but win for them, that putting Becky’s hair on a pedestal by their backwards bama
Congratulations to Bey but where is the post on Times top albums of the year lol
Exactly.
She must have paid for this
I’m so proud of Selena Gomez.
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She is in second place behind ‘Rihanna’ for the most 1M+ selling singles this year.
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Same. Rih and Selena are killing the game.
“I always keep the top tier, 5 star” – Beyoncé Hold up
Nothing new.
I LOVE Beyoncé but nope. Visually it’s amazing the album on its own leaves a lot to be desired, ESPECIALLY if you’re a fan of Beyoncé the vocalist. It’s her most boring and vocally weak yet VISUALLY SPECTACULAR album. But I don’t want to have to watch the video album every time I wanna enjoy this album.i still love her though
Her vocals were on point for the song choices on this album, and I’m a vocalist myself and I study voice, now you may not prefer her tone or what not but nothing was off about her vocals. fr fr!!! And it was amazing visually and vocally, I heard the music first and then I saw the visual which was amazing. And she explored all genres of music and slayed and I prefer All Night over a lot of artists songs, including adele “hello”. All night was very r n b, soulfoul, and had a gospel vibe as well especially on the bridge. I love that and for the recorded, every song isn’t made for an artist to be screaming and yelling and s***, I want to hear an artist melodic vocals, which bey brought on most of the album!!!!
**soulful**
*for the record*
@therealist Well I’m a singer- no SANGER, myself. I never said she sounds BAD, she always sounds good. But there really aren’t any SING SING songs on there and that’s something that I expect from Beyoncé- PERIOD. If you didn’t know that the album “4”(vocally her best) existed you’d just think she was a good singer, you would not know that she is a spectacular vocalist and as a fan of her vocals and there growth, FIRST, I am not much a fan of the “getting by” laid back approach. Just like any other singer that I consider a vocalist, it falls flat.
Lemonade was a great album so I’m not sure where the hate is coming from.Like any of you are better equipped at being critical than the legendary Rolling Stone magazine.
I’d most definitely put Anti and A Seat at the table in my top 10 of best albums of 2016.
TLOP was trash, bowie’s last album is just there out of respect for the legend, especially if you’re familiar with his catalogue.I still don’t know if chance the rapper is a rapper or singer. There are countless indie artist albums that should’ve made the list over the latter mentioned.
I’m not surprised at the hate, these are the same people who think Code Red and countless of other obsure albums were good when they simply weren’t.
Rolling stone also put Christina Aguilera ahead of Patti Labelle, Mariah Carey and a whole sleu of other singers that are far superior than she,on their “greatest voices of all time” list and they didn’t include Beyoncé at all. They are often extremely off and far removed from reality.
But istan4Rihanna is true Rihanna made the Times magazine top ten list and not Beyoncé…but this site will.never post it..
It’s not fair in my opinion, why not being a fair and real blog instead of being a biased beyoncé fan blog ?
I like Beyoncé too but at the end of the day Rihanna will still being recognise even if it is not in TGJ .
If anyone can give me an reliable and fair blog to follow from now ill leave TGJ .
Whats your point? and whats not fair? Its not like this sited listed bey at number one on rolling stone. SMH!!!
But istan4Rihanna is true Rihanna made the Times magazine top ten list and not Beyoncé…but this site will.never post it..
It’s not fair in my opinion, why not being a fair and real blog instead of being a biased beyoncé fan blog ?
I like Beyoncé too but at the end of the day Rihanna will still being recognise even if it is not in TGJ .
If anyone can give me an reliable and fair blog to keep me informed from now ill leave TGJ .
Solange Seat at the table is the best album of the year
Why so many bitter bottoms on this site?
I commend Beyonce for consistently raising the bar; people complain about her lack of traditional promotion, but her releases for her bodies of work are always fresh, promoted on a large platform, and her live performances are attention grabbing. You would think her peers would rise to the occasion too and let the art guide them in a fashion that speaks to their fans. Well deserved Beyonce!
How can people discredit this achievement though? The production is HIGH, the songs are not generic, it supports a V successful tour and has a movie behind its name.
1 number 1 out of 8 singles won’t earn you the top spot for best album. Best believe.
It’s an absolute tragedy that people think Flint Michigan Tap Water is a good album. And where is Gaga? Didn’t her fans say she was coming to save Pop music? ???
Well, Rolling Stone like the Grammys are not the same anymore, they’re like Billboard, they love those checks.
I’M PRETTY SURE GRANDMADONNA HAS BEEN ISSUED WITH A SPECIAL CARD TO PURCHASE SOME SHADY SHITT IN THE INDUSTRY……….DON’T THROW STONES IF U LIVE A CRUMBLING OLD WHITE WOMAN’S HOUSE.
They enjoy kissing her a**.. Nice visuals, with a few good songs…. Bowie is there because of respect & the album. It is critically praised as well…. Adele has better songs, melodies & has that classic feel to her album. So Adele > Bowie> ………
Really Rolling Stones? Really? Her album was ok but it was certainly not the best. Britney Spears’s album “Glory” deserves to be on this list interms of quality and it’s actually better than Beyoncé’s “sour lemonade”.
Glory? Lol really???
Rolling Stone knows exactly what they are talking about, Lemonade is and always will be legendary. Not only is it memorable but the many issues covered by the tracks are amazing. Hating on Lemonade just means your either a salty hater or a sexiest racist who doesn’t appreciate the fact that a black woman is leading the pack. Not only is it Rolling Stone but B** critics have named it the best album of 2016.Whether you hate on her or her music, she just stays winning.
Congratulations Beyonce! I wish others stop saying kiss ass because nobody is kissing nobody ass thank you! Beyonce Lemonade album was a great album and definitely one of the best albums of 2016. People always have to find something to hate about on this woman it’s ridiculous.
Beyonce stay winning and y’all can stay mad lol if beyonce pay for every titles, reward and acclaimed she gets she would be broke by now yet her network is sitting higher than your faves her album was great her fans keep her on top and her selling out tours is the proof she have true fans not little zombies who only talk smack on the Internet bloop!
Good for her