A few things...
Beyoncé looks super amazing in this pic!
I’m more a fan of slimmer Bey but thicc Bey looks like the African American royal we all love. Jay taking the more subtle route to let her shine is appreciated

The song Sprit is super good but every since Jay and BEY decided to not be slaves to accolades, the awards ceremonies haven’t been objective towards them.

The comment about Bey needing to let perfection go, hence her not doing the red carpet is contradictory. Her skipping the red carpet is Bey continuing to demonstrate how she cares less about rules and trying to impress the industry officials.

The comment about her light being out or off and her needing to make music she loves... umm, Lemonade has some of her best songs. They’re super honest, emotional, transparent and congruent to where she is in life. Honestly, I too miss the more carefree Bey but she’s no faker and the current music is representing how life is living at the moment.

She’s experienced her most intimate betrayal
She’s experienced a life threatening pregnancy
She loss the most coveted award after making her most honest album
The women she loves most have both divorced while she’s still working on her marriage
Her body has changed
She’s carrying the load of being a beacon of hope for all Africans while being a business woman, wife, family member, mother, and a Beyoncé lol

This darker, more life/ socially conscious Bey is the current phase she’s in. As we’ve been doing.. let’s support her as she lives through and enter the next phase??