If it wasn’t obvious to anyone before the Video Music Awards on August 28 that Beyoncé is the biggest name in the game right now, it should be now. The second biggest name in the game? – Beyoncé’s unborn child, and this future god(dess) is threatening to take mom’s crown.
Beyoncé’s announcement at the VMAs that she and husband Jay-Z are expecting their first child instantly made that baby the most popular human in the world, and s/he is not even born yet. Twitter EXPLODED with the news of Beyoncé’s pregnancy, shattering previous records for “tweets-per-second” or “tps.” Let me put it into perspective for you: Michael Jackson’s death racked up 456 tps. The Royal Wedding: 3,966 tps (#suckitEngland), Beyoncé’s baby news: 8,886 tps. It even blew Osama Bin Laden’s death (5,106 tps) and the Women’s World Cup Final shoot-out (7,196 tps) out of the water, and we all know tweeters love to support #Amurica. This baby is DEFINITELY more famous than the four other members of Destiny’s Child combined (don’t forget LeToya and LaTavia). Basically what I’m trying to say is this kid is probably the most anticipated celebrity baby ever, and rightly so.
Jay-Z is one of the most brilliant and successful minds the rap game has ever seen and Beyoncé, well, she’s Queen B. She’s managed to become one of—if not the—most loved performers of our generation. She created the most badass alter ego ever, which Lady Gaga embarrassingly tried to outdo with her borderline extremely creepy “Jo Calderone.” She kills it in every one of her music videos; let’s not forget “Imma let you finish, but Beyoncé had the best video of all time” – truer words never spoken, Mr. West. She’s a healthy and powerful role model to young women everywhere, unlike most of her talented yet troubled counterparts in the music business. The couple has the Obamas on speed dial. Need I say more? This child is the product of genius combined with perfection, and s/he was debuted to the world in one of Beyoncé’s most impressive performances.
I think John Legend accurately summed it up with his tweet: “Beyoncé once again seals her status as the best performer in popular music.” Amen.
There’s been a lot of hype about how Katy Perry is closing in on Michael Jackson’s record for most #1 Singles from a single album. But let’s be honest, it’s because Glee does Perry’s songs better than she does 100% of the time, not because of her talent (too harsh?). Mariah may hold the top spot for most albums sold by a female artist, but she’s also gave us Glitter and is certifiably crazy. Britney is a goddess in her own right and I will defend her brilliance to the death, but I also can’t pretend like her ’07 VMA performance, the head shaving incident, or KFed in general, didn’t happen. Beyoncé is and will always be Queen, and Baby Bey-Z is certainly already cooler than you are; #inuteroswag.
Sources:
http://www.geekosystem.com/beyonce-pregnant-twitter-record/
http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/womens-world-cup-finals-sets-new-tweets-per-second-record_b11619
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_female_artists
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666386/katy-perry-billboard-singles.jhtml
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/kanye-interrupts-imma-let-you-finish#.TnFWKxzWr2k
http://iamboigenius.com/celebrities-react-to-beyonces-pregnancy-announcement/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/andrew_marr_show/8265613.stm