You know what this means …

THUNDERDOME!

oh honey, no.

no no no.

tina turner eats beyonce for breakfast, craps her out, sticks it in a blender, and then drinks her through a straw.

didn't they perform at the VMAs or AMAs or STDs or whatever a while back? Tina Turner was running circles around Beyonce and she's like twice her age.

NO.

Bad Kanye. That's a bad bad Kanye.

i really wish kanye would dial down the douche from eleven to a more respectable level.

he's making it hard for me to even like his old songs.

i will say it now - i dont think kanye is a good musician. he and 50 cent were like the rap world's britney and christina. i am afraid kanye drew the britney card. don't feel too bad kanye, you could have been mandy moore or jessica simpson.

i love kanye's first two albums.

but man. the douchiness is unbearable.

sadly, in this week's rolling stone, somebody (i can't remember who… maybe one of the dudes from MGMT? or fallout boy?–the onon) was talking about how kanye is the voice of his generation.

i think he's got too many fans and people around him who are licking his nuts thereby making him think they taste good.

or something.

the onon= the non pete wentz dude who always wears a hat.

I like kanye! Who among us hasn't exaggerated about out favorite artists?

what are you talking about? regina spektor really is a slice of heaven pie with a side of angel cookies. i don't think that's an exaggeration.

Beyonce is ok. Just that, ok. There - I said it.
You want legends? Try Shakira, Madonna (ok, her earlier stuff then), Amanda Marshall, Tori Amos, Ann and Nancy Wilson (Heart - for all those puzzled looks)……..the list goes on.
And below that list, and a hundred others who deserve to be on it..Beyonce.
So, shoot me

Her boobie is attaching itself to Kanye and pretty soon they will fuse into an intolerable "legendary" entity and while we sit idly around, twiddling our thumbs, this creature is becoming a bizarre amalgam of the worst personality traits of the two.

Perhaps we should "Check Up On It" before we, and humanity are enslaved.

Kanye toad-ally wants to get him summa dat B and spread it all over his toast.

But really, I love Beyonce. And I was reading this interview Ben Gibbard did and he said something about how not everyone is born at the same time and bands have different opportunities and tools to become well-known. I think the same can be said for what music is popular as well. Granted, there is a lot of crappy music all over the place, but it's still kind of romantic to think about the music that defines my generation and how I or other people will look back on it and view it. You almost can't compare musicians/performers that are popular or emerging today with acts from the past because times have changed and society has changed. It will be interesting to look back in ten or twenty years and see how music has evolved and what music will end up being most dear to me or what will most define my generation. And, I mean, if it's Beyonce than so be it.

PS Where is Cord?

Where is Cord, you ask. Listen closely, for I am wise regarding these matters.

I had a monster crush on this guy named Phillip, throughout junior high. He was seriously hot, and he set my heart ablaze. Well no, he actually made me feel asthmatic. Finally one night I finagled my way into standing around with him and his friends, pretending not to be staring at his manly Fabio-type jaw. They asked where his girlfriend was. He replied that he had simply stopped calling her over the summer. He seemed to think they broke up, but did not appear concerned about whether she knew they had broken up. And surely she did not, because 8th graders aren't wise to that kind of ridiculous game. Plus she was sweet and beautiful - who would treat her like that? Thus ended my attraction to Phillip, saving me gobs of money on horrible vanilla musk perfume, and teaching me a lesson about men with whom I have had no meaningful interaction.

I hope I made my point.

*meekly raises hand*

Um, Tina's really amazing and a fantastic entertainer, don't get me wrong, but since when is she the "greatest singer of all time"? I have a hard time deciding personally, but she's not even in my top 3.

OMG, sar.

Are you trying to tell me that, gulp, Cord's just not that into us?!

And E.Jay — I have to agree, as a singer, Tina doesn't trump Aretha, Nina Simone, and many others. But she SHO as HAY-yell trumps
BeeEEeeEEeeeeEeeYaaaaAAAaaaAAAnnnnnnnnnsssAAAAYYY.

(That was my pathetic attempt at representing a B-style melisma in text.)

Tina is 69 years old and has better legs than anybody that has ever lived. She wins.

if i were to start throwing out names for "greatest singer of all time" i'm pretty sure aretha would be right up there. nina simone. billie holiday. ella fitzgerald. edith piaf.

beyonce? uh no.

hell, i think the dude who sings chocolate rain is better than beyonce.

e.jay, i just poked around on your blog and this:

"She's listed in section 202 of the United Nations Security Act of 1986 as being too hot to wear tight sweaters on international airspace."

is friggin hilarious.

:D

anyhoo. don't remember seeing you 'round these parts before, but welcome!

seakat, you said melisma.

i'm a little hot and bothered by it.

:)

STMM, anything for you doll.

And did I mention that I love your shoes?

SeaKat did you click E. Jays link? The first article is about He's Just Not That Into You.

Also MBP used the word amalgam, and the E. Jay blog has amalgam in the address.

I think the universe is trying to say something about Beyonce but I cannot figure out what, and I think it might be urgent and have something to do with dentistry.

Why does the ad at the top of the page want me to click and find out Jennifer Hudson's diet secret that Oprah also uses? Does it think I am the half-ton mom?

Does this outfit make me look morbidly obese?

"something to do with dentistry."

there is enough pee on my couch already, sar!

my shoes? i don't get it, but thanks! i think!

I honestly love that we are the only celebrity gossip community that is downright boastful about our highly inappropriate incidents of pee.

i get the shoe thing seakat! i just reread the other thread about baby weight and stupid alba.

half the time i'm posting in my sleep, read "drunk."

and it's only 10 pm! so there! for all you people saying "boy that stm needs to get a life."

At least Tina's music was her own. Beyonce remakes music, performances and just steals songs from no name singers and claims to write them herself. Someone who takes credit for the work of others gets no respect. I guess Kanye wouldnt mind the stealing of songs, since he cant seem to rap without attaching someone elses song to it.

When I watch Beyonce it's like some Bizarro World Wiggle when you Jiggle Jell-o commercial…I keep expecting Bill Cosby to come and say "hey hey hey" or something.

As to personality and singing ability? Mediocre at best…but she's a testament to marketing and her career should be taught in Business 101. Astounding success for someone who really seems more suited, personality-wise, to the front desk of a real estate office…

I'm only half-kidding, by the way…

"If you liked it then you should have put a bid on it."

Madonna is the model for becoming a superstar with middle of the road talent; and Beyonce isn't even close to her level — Madonna's '80's and '90's jams still get triple the airplay than anything Beyonce has done (that's embarassing). People who insist Beyonce is a living legend always fall back on, "…she is a great entertainer." Come on. Michael Jackson (pre-craziness) is what you call a "…great entertainer." Beyonce is manic on stage. That's it. Michael could do a jazz dance routine (see the legendary Motown special performance) and knock people unconscious. But give credit where credit is due. White girls been doin it forever — getting paid on mediocre talent. More power to Beyonce. There's room for everybody. Kanye has to promote Beyonce. It's in his interest. But like J-lo (who people thought was invincible only a few short years ago) who used to be all over the place — Beyonce's light will dim in a minute. Yes, Diana Ross was no Aretha in the vocal category, but Miss Ross had and still has charisma for days and days and days — enough for everybody. She was born a star. Everyone around Beyonce is pushing this "legend" thing. That's not going to make it so, Matthew Knowles. Why don't we all just drop it as well.

#20, Sar — Well, B WAS Dentistry's Child, right?

#28, Sar — ROFLMFAOWDCMLSIWPMAW (aka "Rolling on the floor laughing my f'ing a$$ off while desperately crossing my legs so I won't pee myself at work.") But you knew that, and you're 55, right?

Sar, did you ever know that you're my hero? You're everything I wish I could be.

hahaha seakat - very nice! dentistrys child…

i'm happy to be your hero though, but the pressure is killing me

OMG…beyonce sucks balls. i dont even know one song she sings. Tina Turner was and still is an amazing person. Kanye West is a retard and needs to keep his mouth shut…he says the dumbest shiz ever!

The thing is, if Aaliyah were still alive today Beyonce would not be as big as she is.

Bridgette, I agree with you 100% percent. I have been an Aaliyah fan since I was six years old and she was just getting ready to be on top of her game at the time of her death I always say Beyonce's amount of success is supposed to be Aaliyah's. They say there's room for everybody in the industry but how is that true when Beyonce gets to saturate the market and real singers don't get the time of day (ie: Tamia, Deborah Cox). Everything happens for a reason I guess but sometimes I find myself wondering what would it have been like if Aaliyah never passed away.