Beyonce releases first album in six years RENAISSANCE

Seems like another artist whose persona/marketing gets in the way of possible enjoyment. I'm not one who enjoys the constant marketing hype or peering into the personal life of famous people, therefore, have tendency to ignore these artists. Have to say, on more than one occasion have been pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed some of these artist's output, Beyonce included in this.

Sometimes its difficult to let go of certain prejudices/biases towards certain artists and genres, letting go has allowed me to enjoy far more music than I would have with closed mind.

"She's really popular and the artists I like aren't so much, so it can't be any good!!"

@sns +1 

Where is my umbrella? Bella, Bella, Bella. I think she should get together with Brittany for a “toxic” tour with special guest Madonna. Match Springsteen concert ticket prices of 10k+ each. Woke is me!!!

@sns   What does "letting go" and "open mind" have anything to do with a performer not meeting your standards?  That may have been your issue(prejudices/biases). As previously stated I have listened to "Lemonade" in its entirety it's just one of > 99% of recordings(ever made) that I never need/want to hear again. That leaves millions of other recordings to discover and possibly enjoy. To make the claim that prejudices/bias and a closed mind is a valid reason why many Audiophiles/Melophiles ignore Beyonce as a serious performer/singer/songwriter/musician is ludicrous!