At least Beyonce can sing. Anything else, sure, we can argue all day but tell me that woman doesn't have a voice and I will recommend you get an eardrum transplant. All the other divas, especially the white ones, don't get any flak for not being dancers, or creatives, or not writing their songs, even if they do. Why people just hate Beyonce is beyond me.
However, my beef is with Britney. SHE HAS LITERALLY NO TALENT. Literally, nothing. She has even admitted publicly she isn't much of a singer. She doesn't really do anything. Nowadays she's just famous for being famous and there's no substance (Vegas show notwithstanding, it's not even good).
The thing is - I am not a big Taylor fan because she never matures, and her songs are meh at best, but I have to at least hand it to her for knowing her market. She's got a smart business brain and she knows what she's doing to sell her stuff. That, and before she became huge-huge, I remember seeing her vlogs and I have to admit she is freaking hilarious - her fan interactions are very sweet and seem genuine. So, cool I guess. Not amazing, not legendary, but I don't have too much issue. It worries me to see people idolize her, but otherwise she has at least some merit.
I am a Lady Gaga fan, and ffff what everyone else says. Her branding and music may not be your bag and that's fine, but she's like Beyonce: she DOES have a lot of natural, amazing talent and she is a TRAINED musician. If you don't like her radio stuff, just watch her sing a capella, or her crazy piano nights she does in NYC, or her early indie stuff. It's amazing. That's why she gets my vote, meat dress and all.
Rihanna I could take or leave.
When it comes down to it, the reason I vote for Britney in this is that I just feel bad for her. I just look at her and I don't see anything but emptiness. That sounds so emo but you can tell the control she's been under pretty much her whole life has really taken a toll, and I just see nothing in her. I feel sympathy for her because it's so evident, to me anyway, that she's really lost and has no real identity and that's the saddest part. It makes me upset that people would do that to someone, and that we do it all the time, and that people still consume her like she's an indefinite resource.