Ne-Yo discusses new Beyonce album: “Nobody will be in her lane after this album!”
Beyonce recently confirmed to MTV that she is indeed recording her fourth album, while “Irreplaceable” songwriter Ne-Yo let slip on Twitter this week that he’s already managed to hit the studio with the booty popper. As you can imagine, it hasn’t taken long for more details about the upcoming disc to surface, with Ne-Yo elaborating some more on his collaboration with Bey during a new interview to promote his new album (that nobody seems to care about), Libra Scale.
“It’s coming along nicely. I can’t speak too much on it, but it’s another direction for her, and she’s carving out her own niche. In a minute nobody will be in Beyonce’s lane. They really can’t get in her lane now, but they really can’t get in her lane after this album.”
A ” new direction”? That’s strange, since, including Ne-Yo, all the other collaborators so far named for the album have all been people that Beyonce has previously worked with in the past.
Another interesting comment he made was stating that “nobody will be in Beyonce’s lane” after the album drops. True, but at the same time, not. Let’s have a look at Bey’s competition, shall we? Rihanna, Ke$ha and Katy are all primarily singles’ artists, so they’re out; Kelly Clarkson and Avril Lavigne’s careers have cooled off in recent years, so they’re out of the picture; Christina Aguilera released Bionic; Taylor Swift is too country; Alicia Keys is too R&B; Fergie and Gwen went back to their bands; and diva’s like Janet, Mariah and JLo are all past their prime now. So who does that leave?
Currently, Beyonce’s only real competition for the title of pop’s reigning princess, are Lady GaGa, Britney Spears and to a lesser extent, P!nk. Pink has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, had the stand out Grammy performance (as co-signed by Oprah), sold just as many copies of Funhouse as Beyonce did of Sasha Fierce (both albums spawned a #1 single on the Hot 100), has been the only female artist to sell out stadiums this year, and her Funhouse tour easily out-grossed Beyonce’s I Am tour. However, despite Pink’s accomplishments, she still isn’t exactly viewed in the same glittery, pop star category as Beyonce and co, so until that changes, she’s unfortunately out of the running.
That leaves the legendary Britney Spears, and current superstar sensation Lady GaGa. Both women have spawned two #1 singles each over the past two years, as opposed to Beyonce’s one (“Single Ladies”). Both women dominate the social network Twitter, while GaGa also has Facebook under her belt. Britney had the highest grossing tour of the three, but GaGa is expected to come out on top by the time her ever-changing Monster Ball wraps up, proving that Britney and GaGa are bigger tour draws than Bey.
Britney ruled as pop’s ultimate princess for a good decade, but has now taken on a more reclusive role with less public appearances and little promotion, while GaGa is quite the opposite — out and about everywhere, and conquering absolutely everything in her path. The only thing Bey has both ladies beat on is making money and racking up awards, as evident by her gaggle of Grammy Awards and multi-million dollar fortune earned from TV commercials and endorsement deals.
However, despite Bey’s deep pockets and iron grip over the Grammy committee, all signs currently point to Lady GaGa reigning as the number one diva in the game for the next decade — not Bey or Miss “I’m allergic to promotion” Britney.
Do you think Bey will own the throne with the release of her fourth album, or does that title belong to somebody else?
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