Billboard Names Beyonce The Greatest Pop Star of The 21st Century
Over the last several months, Billboard has been slow-rolling their list of the 25 “Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century”… they just revealed Beyonce is their top pick.
“The reasons why Beyoncé captured the top spot on our list were beyond numerous — ranging from her 25 years of timeless albums and singles, to her incalculable industry impact and influence on other artists, to her peerless raw talents as a singer and performer. But perhaps the most important of all was her singular ability to create moments: indelible pieces of pop culture history that she has generated over the course of her quarter century of superstardom, which are first and foremost all quintessentially Beyoncé.”
Billboard also points to her 32 Grammy wins and 99 total nominations including 11 nods at this year’s award show for her acclaimed album, “Cowboy Carter.” Taylor Swift is their number two pick with 12 Billboard Hot 100 number 1’s, 14 number one albums, and 14 Grammy wins…plus that MASSIVE Eras Tour.
Billboard concedes that while “Taylor Swift is the century’s biggest pop star by the numbers — from album sales to streams to touring dominance — our editorial staff has chosen Beyoncé as our No. 1 Greatest Pop Star of the Century, based on her full 25 years of influence, evolution and impact.”
What do you think of the choice?