Much to the dismay of #Swifties aka Taylor Swift fans (as Twitter has proven over the last week), Billboard has officially crowned Beyonce the greatest pop star of the 21st century – reaffirmation of the title she was unofficially bestowed by the music Bible just two years ago.
Speculation on who would be afforded the winning title has been mounting since Katy Perry was revealed at the #25 pick at the list’s launch in August.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Since then, superstars like Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Drake, Kanye West, JAY-Z, Usher, Justin Timberlake, and more have fallen in line (more than not in positions that launched debates among their respective fans).
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Nevertheless, Tuesday (December 3) brought with it the official announcement that Queen Bey is the countdown’s reigning monarch.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)The news comes a week after Swift was announced the runner-up, sending some of her fans into a meltdown across social media – a circumstance only exacerbated by Billboard’s use of a peculiar photo from the music video of her nemesis Kanye West.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)They later issued an apology for the infraction.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Further leaning in on the Swift vs Beyonce discourse, Billboard wrote:
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)“If you go by the sheer numbers, Taylor would easily top this list — and she will undoubtedly reign on many of the chart-based quarter-century rankings we’ll publish in 2025.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)But when you’re talking about greatness, and when you’re talking about greatness for the 21st century specifically, no one has a longer or fuller track record than Beyoncé.”
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Congratulations Beyonce and Taylor!!!
They should really define greatness. These lists are so boring
Black Power! ✊🏿
🐝 as they should ☕️ now seethe haters
And there should be no issues!
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Jay Z’s checked cleared. Kidding! We KNOW Queen Bey deserved that. She’s the hardest working woman in show business and the most cut throat amongst Black women singers while befriending and dueting with white women and white women of color. Congrats!
Agree Beyoncé has undeniable talent and she has surely move the needle and when it’s all said and done she’s a Icon Legend and right now, there’s no one doing what she’s doing or have done, period. Flowers 💐💐💐💐💐💐are well deserved
Of course. 🙄. Even with no album of the year, and a catalog of songs nobody listens to anymore. I will say, though, that she stays winning and has a whole lot more firsts than anybody else in the running.
Yeah beyonce definitely deserves this award.
Beyonce is an icon. Taylor just isn’t. Great gowns though…
Top 2 and I aint number 2
1. BEYONCE 🎙
2. WHITNEY 🎙
3. MARIAH🎙
4. CELINE🎙
5. XTINA 🎙
6. MónicaNaranjo 🎙
7. Jenifer Hudson🎙
8. Aretha Franklin 🎙
9. Patti LaBelle 🎙
10. Ariana Grande 🎙
11. Adele 🎙
12. Selena Quintanilla 🎙
Her longevity of relevance and significance speaks for itself. So many others have come and gone since she first made her mark, certainly well deserved.