I doubt if she is retiring. I think this is a publicity stunt like her husband did so that everyone would buy his album cause they thought there would be no more of him. Next thing you know he was rapping on everyone’s track and said the game wanted him back so much, yet from the reviews I read about Kingdom Come it wasn’t as great as people expected. She’s doing the same so that everyone will buy her international pop album. I think the international pop phase won’t last very long cause it’s a stream of pop that’s been out for years. Eventually R&B is gonna make itself ahead of the game again especially with Brandy and Monica coming back. If Beyonce takes a break I honestly don’t think she can come back in an R&B stage. She’s a pop artist and R&B is much deeper meaning that requires less dancing. Beyonce can’t do that cause she more so an entertainer than an in depth vocalist.

Also I don’t see how people compare her to Ciara, Ashanti, Rihanna, etc. Though I may not be a fan of all of them, they have been in the game for a shorter time than Beyonce and they started as ground soloist. Beyonce started out in a group like Diana Ross. Both artists wouldn’t have gotten shine without their successful groups first. Then they ventured off into becoming solo artists after selling millions of albums in their groups. If Beyonce started as a solo artist from the start then I would compare her to the other ladies. It’s not fair that you down other solo artists and say they are not as good because they have been in the game much less than 10 years and started by themselves.

People are so obsessed with Beyonce that they don’t even pay attention ro Bill Cosby’s work. I guess he should have had his own topic for his message to be heard. I’m looking forward to his album!

You people are idiots if you think this 26 year old chick is gonna retire. This is called PUBLICITY to create buzz around the new album. People are led to believe this is the last album so they rush in stores to buy it when it comes out. This is just a marketing ploy people, WAKE UP!

Lady Architect (#76) I doubt there will be a time where R&B is bigger than Pop. I dont think it has ever been a time it has. The only times when pure R&B was selling was during the Motown days and maybe the 90’s. And even during those times pop sold more. Real talk (and this isnt even on some stan type shit) I think Beyonce would be able to sing circles around both Monica and Brandy. With all due respect to them, its just fact. So I think she would be able to survive if either one of them made a comeback. Beyonce can give you good vocal performace if she tried.

What is your definition of a in depth vocalist? Cause I could name quite a few “R&B” artist who arent major on a vocal level.

And why do people act like being a pop artist is such a bad thing?

Is R&B superior to other music genres? Because Jill Scott is R&B and Beyonce necessarily isnt, does that make Jill superior? (love Jill by the way)

I think Madonna, Janet, Britney, and a handful of other artist would choose to disagree, cause they all have reached top status and made millions from the so called “no depth” having POP GENRE.

Why people expect Beyonce’s songs to be deep I dont know. When has she ever been deep in her 12 year career. Destiny’s Child was never really deep.

If every artist was deep, music would be boring. Its unrealistic to want ever artist to be “deep.”

I save the Erykah Badu’s and the Jill Scott’s for the times I wanna have something inspirational to listen to. And the Beyonce’s and Ciara’s for when I am dancing in the clubs.
PEOPLE WANT VARIETY!!!!!!!!

Honestly I dont know why people compare her to Ashanti and Rihanna either. Rihanna is what I call a “trend” artist. She is just whats hot for the season, she wont have longevity.
Ashanti is on her last leg. Notice how once Murder Inc. lost its popularity, people stopped caring anymore?
Neither one are in the same league…

As far as Ciara goes, she is the only one who I believe last long in the industry. She is more original and has more talent then the other two.

Its one thing to be to have an honest opinion and another just to be completely biast because you dont like Beyonce.

FUCKING DEAD @ CONCRETELOOP QUOTING A GOSSIP COLUMN AS SOME CREDIBLE SOURCE!!!

DEAD @ THE GOSSIP COLUMN NOT EVEN GETTING HER COUSIN’S NAME RIGHT. IT’S ANGIE BEYINCE!!!

FUCKING DEAD @ THE FOOLISH HATERS GETTING THEIR HOPES UP .Y’ALL MUST NOT KNOW ABOUT MS BEYONCE.

UNLIKE YOUR FAVORITE FLOP ARTISTS, MS BEYONCE IS A HARD WORKER,AND SHE’S HERE TO STAY.IT’S ONLY THE BEGINING.LEARN IT HATERS!!!

**SINGS SURVIVOR**

Though it would be over by now,
But it won’t stop,
You thought that I would self-destruct,
But I’m still here,
Even in my years to come,
I’m still gon’ be here.

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!…. IT’S NOT GOING TO BE THE SAME AGAIN!!!!!!!! THERE IS ONLY ONE BEYONE NOOOOOOO!!!!! LOL….. OMG WOW!!! HOPE ITS NOT TRUE!!!!

8baller,
I truly respect ya opinion. You are right about R&B being at its greatest moments during Motown years and in the early 90s which is why it is so memorable. I think it does have a chance of coming back mainstream again and though pop was always there it is at its highest moment right now and most musicians are making the transfer at this point because of it. I doubt Beyonce can sing circles around Monica maybe Brandy because she has a lighter toned voice. I didn’t say Beyonce wouldn’t survive if only they came back. I was talking about if R&B became the limelight once again like it did in the early 90’s and motown days then it she would have a hard time because she don’t sing songs with depth and I think many people would agree that if she didn’t dance around the stage then she would be kinda boring. I’m not undermining her as an entertainer cause I enjoyed her concert because it was very entertaining. IT’s the same reason I loved Janet’s velvet rope tour.

In depth vocalist: Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Chaka, Whitney in her good days (pop and R&B artist), Tamia (very underrated), Toni Braxton, Deborah Cox, Shanice, and the list can go on.

Nobody is expecting Beyonce to be deep with her songs and nobody ever expected DC to be deep with their songs either which is why they were pop artists. Their music was made to have fun with and that’s what people did and appreciate them for. So I don’t know what you mean by that because I like variety, but I won’t put a pop artist on the same scale as a good R&B artist and measure success plainly off of the amount of money which is what a lot of people are doing. Yes she’s the hottest chick in the game of Pop, but music as a whole I disagree.

I actually like Beyonce for what she does for me which is entertainment. She makes me dance, have fun, and all and I like it so my comment is not biased at all. Point is she can’t do it all and I realize that unlike many. She is a pop star and I think she has done wonderful for that. If Alicia Keys crossed over to pop music I don’t think I would be feeling her as much as I do for her being an R&B artist. She has too much of an R&B swag to crossover to dancing pop. I’m a fan of both but they all have goods and bads. All musicians have goods and bads.

Yay, B’s retiring!!!! She did say by the time she’s 30…

retiring my back foot!
beyonce aint retiring i can bet any one £100000
thats what they all say

I think just for this post, Beyonce will probably stay in the game cause the haters wont have nothin left to moan about if she retired.

>>Bill is gettin on my nerves!!!! I know a lot of older people that don’t like rap and >>> they don’t listen to it. I’m not knockin him 4 not liking it,just don’t diss it. The >>> world is hip hop rather he likes it or not.

Bill Cosby says…
“I wouldn’t know how to fix my mouth to say some of the words.”

Rap and Hip-Hop music is not a different language. It the same “words” that are used everyday, and if he is talking about the profanity, he’d better plan to check the motion picture industry as well.

If his point is that some of lyrics are offensive, he needs to say that…

bey’s following jay’s footsteps i see…she’ll have more albums after retirement.

Beyonce announcing retirement is a publicty stunt …..by NY DAILY NEWS…..

These “mainstream” newspaper are figuring out that blogs are eating their lunch, so now they are announcing all sorts of “stories” about celebrities — and announcing it first, so the blogs are quoting them now.

It some cases they just making sh!t up — just like People did last week.

Typicial, only the Beyonce haters would be glad to see Bee retire…do you think any lame non-talented ass hoe out there like Rih-yonce and Assie would take her throne as the hottest chick in tha game??? HELLL NAWW!!!!!!!
Beyonce is queen bee of tha game for life, retired or NOT retired haha! Thats a fact yall…….

I like Mariah more than I like Beyonce. So even though her music isnt on the same level as her first album I still enjoy her more. Beyonce wants to sit her ass down? Thats ok with me, it wont last, look at her husband he couldn’t do it.

Angel, yu forget to link Brian’s album review for the Mariah piece.

I thought Beyonce always says shes going to retire when shes 30? And coming from someone elses mouth makes me wonder whether it is what Ms Beyonce truely wants to do. .but it will be sad to see talent like her go just like that.

Mariah, Mariah, she knows shes a true diva. .

Well good luck to Bill I suppose lol??

…… wake up people she is tryna start a family and remember bey is married now and its time to sit down for awhile.. she got wat she wanted and that is jay .. they r comfortable now she dont hafta work so hard …. give the girl a break lolol… not a fan i just understand …..

Beyonce has said in many interviews that she is working so hard now because she wants to retire by the time she is 30 so maybe she wants to go early she’ll be 27 in 5 months

Must have died and gone to heaven! Beyonce is retiring whooopoi!!!

Lol, i dont actually mind her I just hate her stans who think she’s the best thing since the invention of the wheel- and she aint. Shes very talented but she isn’t perfect! Cant Bey stans just accept that?

Mimi needs to fire her backup singer, that cow did the same thing a few years back on some other show- acting like Effie in Dreamgirls and trying to over sing the main artist. You just don’t do that live, its unprofessional.

I actually like B Cosby, at least he has a positive message. Its true Hip-hop is a waste of time nowadys its sooo commercial its lost its roots and 99.9% of rappers dont stand for nothing anymore.

I am looking forward to what Bill Cosby’s message will be about, he only speaks the truth.

Mariah’s performance was mediocre.

Bee retiring not yet although I do believe she will be taking a break to have children with her husband and my fave rapper Jay. I think she will come back stronger than ever.

Mariah can’t sing live to me anymore.

Bill interesting

Maybe Michael Jackson can come back while Beyonce is gone.

Mariah Carey sounds like hot garbage. I have never heard her do quite so terrible on a live performance. She better just let that record sell itself.

Mariah Carey sounds like hot garbage. I have never heard her do quite so terrible on a live performance. She better just let that record sell itself. I was expecting so much more…

Beyonce’, retire?!?! If it’s true, what better time than while you are at the top of your game. But I hope it’s not over yet!

Bill Cosby has peaked my interest. I mean, it’s about time somebody tried this, and who better than someone that it won’t effect their livelihood, hood-ness, or street cred? Good Job lil Bill!

Go sit down Bill “Uncle Ruckus” Cosby

@ 12 & 31

Exactly, but I’m wondering is a baby in the future somewhere could that be the reason if so that’s understandable, but retiring NOOOO Beyonce don’t do it…..

Oh please Bey is taking a page out of the Jay Z 401K plan! That girl is not retiring.

Mimi sounds off when she sings live now.

Okay Bill Cosby.

Man, im loving her hair!

She’s retiring so she drop a couple of Jay-Z’s kids.

..and I like mariah’s song eventhough I dont understand half the words she’s saying

I really don’t believe the story about Be. She may however take a extended break after this next album.

I don’t believe she will retire….She’ll probably just drop an album here and there….

i need to hear it from her mate!

she’s tired of being outdone by Rih so she’s RIH Tiring.

This was the best pic to announce her retirement…She looks like she’s tired and worn out. Whatever she aint gonna sit still one minute.

NO WAY-NO BEYONCE @ AWARD SHOWS??? wat r we gna look 4ward 2 now? (cnt nobdy do it like my girl) — BUT I wish er the best in watever she does //anyway, MARIAH is too pretty, but she seems a lil nervous on stage lately..I dunno, BILL, GOTSTA LUV BILL !!!

please enough with this black love is beautiful stuff. last time i checked love doesn’t discriminate. i get what you guys are saying but enough is enough……………………… alright……….come on with you hate to see two black people nonsense, i know somebody is going to be ignorant enough to say it.

@Hehe!!! yeah that’s funny.

Beyonce retiring? hmmm I’ll believe it when I see. Eventhough I hate to see her go maybe its time….You always want to end your career on a high note and maybe this is it.

And I love mariah I think she did a good job on Oprah…But Wow I never knew she had so many hatas. I love her new cd …every track is good from number 1 to the last unlike some of these other artist out here. You go out and buy thier cd and there are maybe three good songs on the entire cd .Which is the reason why I now only purchase artist cd’s that I know can deliver like Mariah Carey. Keep doing your thing Mariah hataration is motivation.

g i don’t know who’s worse concrete loop are stan who follow her music beyonce no diva she has crush her friends careers stole peoples music her rise to fame at best snandaless even her wedding was a bit spooky and great female singers of the era would not label her as diva retirement who cares she won’t be missed bring on the real rnb divas brandy alisha witney mariah who did not sell there soul to the industry

beyonce is so fake and a fake people like fake self proclame dive’s

Ok, the NY times couldn’t even get the girls named right….it’s Angela Beyince, so how valid is their report?

However, I don’t see why Beyonce’ would not do this, but I KNOW she would have a hard time staying away because this woman can not sit down. She will probably pull a Jay move.

Also, if Beyonce’ has kids…as hard as this woman works she would not have time for them, so as long as kids are in the works I don’t think this is far fetched at all.

She need to retire now damn! Let some other people get a chance to shine lol. She just need to be a wife, and become a mother oh and keep making Dereon clothes

beyonce’s gonna pull a jay-z. she’ll be back 3 years after her “last” album.

On Beyonce’s Supposed Retirement:

Her passion for music will not allow her to retire this soon, if we’re treating the definition of “retirement” as not creating another album or returning to the music industry period. She might “take a break”, if that’s even possible, and come back - but it probably won’t be for another ten years that she’ll seriously consider stepping back.

On Mariah’s Performance:

If anyone needs to retire, it’s her. She can’t perform live. That hand thing is getting old, and irritating, and the lyrics are too fast for her to sing live … AND she’s singing over voiceovers … (?) Obviously, she is talented and has an incredible voice, when perfecting it in the studio, but if you can no longer hold up your weight in front of an audience … throw in the towel.

On Bill Cosby:

I admire his courage and desire to help the black community. But sometimes he can come off as arrogant, and overlook all the good that has been occurring in society. I also don’t really know how or who this is going to help, because the people he’s targeting are probably not going to buy the album. Most likely, the people who agree with him, and who don’t need “change” are going to support it - as the others will be put-off by the some-what forced revolution.

#119: LOL!

if she keeps making dereon, could she pleeeeeaaaaaaseeeee make something remotely cute?! everything looks like a rip off of kimora’s baby phat collection. all that shiny sh!t. no me gusta!

Maybe Beyonce realized she isn’t aging very well and that she might have a short time before she looks like her momma. When you have a bad attitude your face suffers

Beyonce haters around the world are gonna like this lol….idiots. Females who hate on Beyonce cuz they wish they were her are gonna like this. I’ll believe it when I see it. She definitely don’t need to do it for the money anymore. She coulda stopped years ago if it was just about the money. She’s straight for life and so is her family.

Notice all the people who is hating on mariah are obsessed fans of beyonce. hmmm i wonder why? because they know that beyonce doesn’t have a chance against mariah so they feel the need to hate on her. yeah it’s true mariah doesn’t sound as good as she did in the 90’s, but guess what she still beat out beyonce. Now to be fair Beyonce does out perform Mariah any day of the week, even though all she do is shake her FAKE BIG ASS!!!( AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT NOTICE THAT SHE DIDN’T HAVE A BIG BOOTY WHEN SHE WAS WITH DESTINY CHILDS, WHOEVER THE SURGEN WAS IS A MASTER WITH THE KNIFE)i like beyonce too. If she do retire good, she need a break. but please, please don’t have kids with that man. UGHHG!!! YUCK!! the world ain’t ready for it.

beyonce retiring??…yh rite…dont b live it…how can she be retiring from doin wot she loves so much…at the age of 26??…ne ways i love her so much nd i hope it aint tru

Goddesss Beyonce,

I pray to you again for your guidance and wisdom. why would you do this to me? Haven’t I bought ten front seats( WITH MY RENT, GAS, ELECTRIC BILL MONEY)to all your concerts even though I was the only one attending? Haven’t i bought your House of Deron Clothing even though you don’t make them in plus size and i look ridiculous? I have defended your honor and grace and power even though you don’t respond to my hourly e-mails i sent you. HAVEN’T I PROVEN MY LOYALTY TO YOU AND THE GOD OF HIP HOP JAY-Z?!!!!! I’m sorry my goddess for that outburst, I pray now for your forgiveness. Please my goddess, do not depart from us we need you. I feel lost already with the mere thought of you leaving. Please i beg of you to destroy these lame ass haters of yours, they don’t deserve to live let alone hear your glorious voice…………….through power of your ass…i pray ….Amen!

(#81)Lady Architect, I see what your saying. And I agree with alot of what you said.

I call bulshit. The New York Daily News couldn’t have got that from Angie because 1) her first name is Angela, NOT ANGELICA 2) she’s Bey’s cousin on TINA’S side NOT MATHEW’S meaning her last name is Tina’s maiden name BEYINCE(look inside Bey’s Dangerously in Love cover for proof because Angie writes some songs for her) NOT KNOWLES 3) Angie wouldn’t tell Bey’s business and 4) The New York Daily News been caught lying more than once!

Beyonce is THE superstar when it comes to singing and performing. I think this is just speculation because THEY haven’t confirmed their marriage and the media is anxious and trying to figure it out. So they come up with this as her next move? NOT!

As Jay said in IZZO “can’t leave rap alone the game needs me” (which is the truth) - Beyonce can sing the same thing.

YESS!! I’m so happy to hear that Beyonce is retiring!! that’s the best decision that shes made publically in a long time! That old coon couldn’t compete with RiRi anyway. YOU GO GIRL *snaps*

I’m bad you people actually know Beyonce’s cousin and entire family tree, and she has not done a damn thing fo you in your life
hop off

I doubt Beyonce is retiring

Not looking forward to Mariah this time, I heard a couple of song and they were not that good imo

I feel where Bill Cosby is coming from just don’t know who will by it. I heard a song from Soulja Boy and he said, “I got my report card and seen all F’s an it then told my teacher throw some D’s on it” I was like what! I couldn’t believe it.

@ 132…
Thirsty Hoes? RUDE! And if you’re referring to me, say so. I’m not a Beyonce stan…I barely like her music, but I do know her cousin’s name and anyone that knows Beyonce knows her first name came from her mother’s maiden name! It’s called being a music lover and when Beyonce Knowles is all people talk about, you tend to know something about her.

Beyonce is not retiring!!!!! I sometimes get tired of Beyonce but she is the best performer out!!! I wouldn’t pay to see anybody else in concert except Beyonce.

OMG I couldn’t stop laughing at your comment. lmao Beyonce’s wearing way too much makeup in that picture.

Beyoncé retiring? Never gonna happen. Sorry haters.

Beyoncer is lerkin kinder erld….

Will somebody please tell me why Beyonc has to announce that she is retiring. That is JZ talking. He is gonna have her do what he did which was absolutely nothing but make an announcement, and make another album. They so lame… spare us with a public announcement.

LMAO @ #34 btw

lololololo at PPL THINKIN POP IS A GENRE…..AND FYI…R@B IS POP…ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW…ALL YOUR(FAV) POP ARTISTS R DOIN R @B……WHITE FOLKS WANT EVERYTHANG…MOTOWN WAS THE LAST GREAT R@B STAGE…..FUC OUTTA HERE…….DID U MISS THE 70′S,80′S,90′S….ANY REAL SINGER FROM FOREVER……………..

I can not believe how shallow people are! First the supposedly hush-hush wedding, and now this “retiring” mystery. People stop being DUPED! These are marketing schemes to keep Bey and Jay relevant because they are both aging. No one stays young forever. As you age, you will loose popularity. That’s life.

If you’ve noticed her pics look different lately, because she recently had her eyes lifted and had her nose worked on a bit. She’s afraid of aging in this business. That’s why I can appreciate artists like Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight because they have embraced who they are, no matter their age, and are cool with that.

Some people don’t know how to enjoy the spotlight, then move out of the way for the next set of artists. Bey and Jay have made music their life- and do not know what it means to get out of the SPOTLIGHT. They lack humility and are two media HOGS. The day will come when no one will care about what either one of them are doing privately nor publicly.

Why are all you people saying “i doubt she’ll retire @ 26″ hellooo if you made 27 million at 26 wouldn’t you retire too?

But with that said i think she should sit back and enjoy the fruits of her labour, i think she should take a 5 -6 or even 7 year break, to get her creative juices flowing.

Mariah aint singing shes just talking fast.

LOL@8 did ya’ll see how mariah looked back i think someone was off key..i don’t like that pic of beyonce it looks like she has on too much makeup her cheeks look too rosy or something why do she wear so much weave is it necessary to wear that much ALL the time…..

Oh no you hoodrats not hating on mariah. All you hoe’s purchased Emancipation of Mimi and was humming We belong Together when ya hoodrat ass got dumped 2 summers ago, because the mixed bit_h drinks her voice gets a little dry, you all now say she doesn’t sing like she does.

Maybe da bit_h is tired of oversinging and screaming in our ears, maybe she wants you tired asses to listen to the lyrics since she actually writes them.

Before you nasty cornor hoes write off another person of color think about urself, your not perfect, mariah is human. She’s been belting for 16 years, allow her to go thru a “non-perfect” moment.

and the rest of you….kiss my ass.

beyonce is not about to retire has she tour in australia yet when she does then I will believe it hell

Beyonce is NOT retiring at all!! That a load of BS!!! The source is a fake. Bey’s album drops November of this year and if she is retiring its only a gimmicjk for the album to make history chart wise. Shes doing a Jay-Z move. I see u Bee lol. She is still the hottest chick in the game tho, nobody can take her talent and vocal abilities away.

Hahaha! I laugh at all of you who believe that Ms. Beyonce is calling it quits after her 3rd cd drops!!!! Bogus!!!!

beyonce - Giiirl, you know you’re not retiring! Stop playing with us!!!!!!

mariah-lawd, this chick is losing her only talent-her voice! I still ike the song tho, MC.