Reacting to Shannon Sharpe's Comments about Taylor Swift vs. Beyoncé

[@withjermaine]

taylor swift is great in her own lane just like beyonce. can we not compare the two?

[@88til_inf]

They really shouldn’t be compared but both are icons. TS is an all-time great, her impact is legendary. Beyoncé is 20+ years in the game though, no drop off. Made music through different eras and still relevant in her 40s. Her last decade of albums since the surprise Beyoncé drop has been incredible and changed music and culture. The thought and work she puts into her shows and music is next level.

[@Fearseblack]

You buggin, Taylor Swift persona might be all-time great but her talent is much to be desired compared to Beyonce. And I don't like neither them

[@jimtib8206]

​@@Fearseblacki love beyonce but taylor got some gems too :) I jam to taylor sometimes but Beyonce is queen b

[@unc54]

@@Fearseblack Define talent. Beyonce has a better voice but she also doesn't write her own songs.

[@Ben2bwild]

​@@unc54Not true. Beyonce writes a lot of songs. Taylor Swift's only real talent is writing. She can't sing or dance. She's just a regular singer

[@mrhussain9008]

Taylor Swift lowkey might be the biggest female artist ever. Only MJ and Elvis were bigger tbh. The girl selling out stadiums multiple times over in Japan and Malaysia and shit. The album sales are crazy too.

[@antzking8935]

Shannon was talking financial impact. He gave stats/facts about the money both generated. I like Beyonce more, but facts are facts.

[@marlowstanfield6815]

Shannon Sharpes main point was that Taylor's tour did a billion while Beyonce's tour did 500 million. BUT he purposely left out the fact that Beyonce only did a third of the shows on her tour than Taylor did. He was clearly tap dancing for massa 😅

[@ItIsDesss]

@@marlowstanfield6815 yall love playing this “massa” shit. Numbers don’t lie. Taylor swift has more total album sales then Beyonce in WAY less time. “Black culture” only moves the needle on the internet, but Taylor swift is moving the needle for the entire NFL.. A company worth BILLIONS of dollars

[@darrellmccall6100]

Correct. Most people are missing the point. The age and diversity of the audiences cannot be duplicated by anyone else. Taylor Swift is a juggernaut. Her impact will be studied in economic theory courses in the future.

[@jeuryveloz6011]

@@darrellmccall6100diversity? Taylor swift? 😂

[@nk0314]

Taylor hasn't done half of her tour yet and already passed a billion. Show for show taylor made more even though Beyonce's tickets actually cost slightly more overall. Beyonce an absolute legend and icon but the facts are facts and taylor is the most popular artist alive rn no question@@marlowstanfield6815

[@joshuahannah1784]

As black people we wanna be for B so bad but numbers dont lie Talyor reach is different

[@marlowstanfield6815]

Shannon Sharpes main point was that Taylor's tour did a billion while Beyonce's tour did 500 million. BUT he purposely left out the fact that Beyonce only did a third of the shows on her tour than Taylor did. He was clearly tap dancing for massa 😅

[@joshuahannah1784]

@@marlowstanfield6815 idk man Taylor may not be big In are community but global impact is wild I don't think globally Beyonce has the pull Taylor has style is more common than Beyonce which sounds backwards but it makes her more marketable

[@marlowstanfield6815]

@@joshuahannah1784 But his point about Taylor's tour making more money is a lie, based the amount of shows each artist did Beyonce's tour made more money...

[@nicolelewis6312]

​@@marlowstanfield6815Let's look at it like this: If Beyonce did more shows than a KeKe Wyatt tour, it's because Wyatt has less of an audience to buy tickets. But I'm sure if Wyatt could sell out and do as many shows, then she would. In cases like these, entertainers do not leave money on the table. They schedule shows based on the possible volume of ticket sales meaning you don't schedule shows that you can't sell.

[@marlowstanfield6815]

@@nicolelewis6312 Naw, I just don't think Beyonce wanted to do that many shows, she has 3 kids, Taylor has no kids. The time Beyonce spends touring takes away from time spent with her family. Money is great but some things are more important, your kids should be one of them..

[@jonpoon3896]

The current Eras tour for T Swift is the first where she’s gotten up to that level. Beyoncé has been here for years. Taylor is trying to take the baton. Let’s ask the question 10-15 years later

[@lennybeason1110]

Exactly ‼️

[@devanshepard9118]

taylor albums have always outsold beyonce even going back to that vma moment. Taylor been around for 18 years. its only an 8 yr difference between her and beyonce

[@ahugg1961]

I'm a 60 year old black man. I work at a major university. When Taylor Swift came to town. You could feel the energy change. Hundreds of young women and girls. Dressed like her. Walking around singing her songs. It was insane. Shannon Sharpe might be right. If you want to look at the impact of her market. Think of the numbers impact that Eminem had. As opposed to ANY other rappers before him.

[@theonly_VT]

😂😂

[@itzcandy5896]

Oh Eminem the white rapper who’s very good doing better than DMZ and jayz…. Why is that? Hmmmmmm

[@ahugg1961]

Shannon said that nobody was moving the needle like Taylor. The reason doesn't matter. It's all about the numbers.

[@brooklyncurrys]

It’s white supremacy

[@design1of470]

Beyoncé has been doing this longer than Taylor Swift. They're both obviously successful, but it doesn't seem like a fair comparison.

[@willawentertainment]

Please have Bo on more. This is only the second clip of this how I’ve seen and I subscribed. I like to hear Melo’s perspective on things.

[@rainman198311]

it's okay that Beyonce doesn't do what Taylor does. She's not trying to. Beyonce decided to let a part of her audience go to embrace her blackness. Taylor is doing everything they say just not for us

[@Frank-mt2hf]

Taylor also writes her own music bey doesn’t

[@AGEE_95]

@@Frank-mt2hf Doesn't take away from the cultural impact of B's music. Taylor isnt the only artist writing her own music, so that barely has anything to do with anything. She's not even the bes songwriter of her generation. Lana Del Rey is, and her music has had more of an impact on music culture. T''s music is generic and safe, so it's automatically more marketable but hasn't shifted music in any way, it's not as culturally impactful, it just sells more (mostly do to many variants). I'll give her this; she's a better businesswoman than Beyonce. She's calculated, capitalistic and feeds off her fanbase's toxic tendencies. That and her music being more marketable is why she is currently more commercially successful, but she will never be as respected by her peers as Beyonce or seen has a musical legend in the same way as her own inspirations, like Joni Mitchell.

[@WTFBUTWHY]

@@AGEE_95when you’re comparing 2 artist. One that writes her own music and plays instruments.. should be a factor

[@AGEE_95]

@@WTFBUTWHY No one said it wasn't. But an artist who doesn't write or play instruments , isn't objectively a lesser artist. You swifties love to dowplay the success of anyone who doesn't write or play instruments, and it's ignorant. It's not as if Beyonce has never written one lyric she's ever sang, or never had anything to do with the music she's made. Plus, what she can do with her voice, in terms of raw talent and perfected skill, should also be a factor. You guys also love to act like being an incredible vocals means nothing, when speaking on her. It's not easy to do what she does. it takes a lot of musical intelligence. But what matters and doesn't matter to yall is based on your bias towards your fav, so don't even bother pretending that you're objectively comparing them when you're not.

[@WTFBUTWHY]

@@AGEE_95 you swifties? I couldn’t even name one song 😆 My god has tribalism ruined American discord

[@nameisamine]

The level of denial our community has when it comes to Taylor Swift being bigger than Beyonce is crazy. I prefer Beyoncé’s music too, but rn in 2024, Taylor is bigger. It is what it is. All this discourse is reveals is the massive blind spot the black community has when it to Taylor’s global dominance. More kids are definitely dressing up and listening to Taylor. Beyoncé fans skew older.

[@AGEE_95]

Yeah, she's bigger because she's white. It's not about talent or cultural imapct. It's about marketability. She's commercially bigger, but she's not as legendary or culturally impactful.

[@devanshepard9118]

i think our community cant figure out why taylor is so popular cause she not the best singer cant dance and makes corny break up and love songs plus she never got plastic surgery or tried 2 copy black woman like the other white girls.

[@asu2577]

Melo speaking facts ...I went to my first Bey concert Renaissance tour... My appreciation for her is on a whole nother Level hands down... Outside of MJ she's the greatest with performing, production, and having you stand up for 3hrs.. And I'm saying MJ after looking at his shows on KZbin Bey got it #MansPointofView

[@ineverswag]

you gotta look at James Brown, he might be better than both

[@MichaelSevilla97]

​@@ineverswagnah dude it's prince ✌️

[@MichaelSevilla97]

nah dude prince was on another level compared to any artist ✌️

[@ineverswag]

@@MichaelSevilla97 Im with you but every time I watch JB perform I I just believe that he's the best that's ever done it plus they all got it from him.

[@devanshepard9118]

i wish pple would stop comparing bey to taylor they are in two diff genres and have two diff fans and they both give their fans what they want

[@waxdominioni3303]

It’s like Elvis and Michael Jackson or Eminem and 2 Pac you know who’s more talented it’s just the other has a bigger backing for obvious reasons

[@jasonhill2348]

Eminem is more talented than 2pac. Also MJ never wrote any songs nor played any instruments.

[@dewanewelch1744]

​@@jasonhill2348 the Pac and Em statement is a legit argument because of Pacs acting. Yet MJ did write and co write alot of his biggest sings. I dont know if Elvis did so i wont comment on him..

[@treybron3459]

@@jasonhill2348Elvis didn’t write a single song and Mj wrote most of his hits so lie again

[@SideEyeee_]

@@jasonhill2348Michael Jackson wrote and produced his songs. "Songs written by Michael Jackson" 0-9 2 Bad 2000 Watts (Michael Jackson song) A All in Your Name Another Part of Me B Bad (Michael Jackson song) Bad Man (Smooth Criminal) Be Not Always Beat It Behind the Mask (Michael Jackson song) Best of Joy Billie Jean Black or White Blood on the Dance Floor (song) Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous Blue Gangsta Break of Dawn (Michael Jackson song) C Can You Feel It (The Jacksons song) Can't Let Her Get Away Centipede (Rebbie Jackson song) Cheater (song) Childhood (Michael Jackson song) D D.S. (song) Dangerous (Michael Jackson song) Diamonds Are Invincible Dirty Diana Dirty Iyanna (song) Do It Again Medley with Billie Jean Do You Know Where Your Children Are (song) Don't Be Messin' 'Round Don't Matter to Me Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song) Don't Walk Away (Michael Jackson song) E Earth Song Eat It Eaten Alive (song) F Fat (song) Feel It (The Tamperer featuring Maya song) G Get on the Floor (Michael Jackson song) Ghosts (Michael Jackson song) The Girl Is Mine Givin' Me a Rush H Heal the World Heartbreaker (Michael Jackson song) Heaven Can Wait (Michael Jackson song) HIStory (song) Hollywood Tonight The Hurt I I Have This Dream I Just Can't Stop Loving You (I Like) The Way You Love Me I'm So Blue (Michael Jackson song) Immortal Megamix In the Closet Invincible (Michael Jackson song) Is It Scary J Jam (Michael Jackson song) Joy (Blackstreet song) K Keep On Keepin' On (MC Lyte song) Keep the Faith (Michael Jackson song) King Kunta L Leave Me Alone (Michael Jackson song) Letter 2 My Unborn Liberian Girl Little Susie (song) Look Back at It The Lost Children (Michael Jackson song) Love Never Felt So Good Lovely One Loving You (Michael Jackson song) M Mind Is the Magic Mind Is the Magic: Anthem for the Las Vegas Show Money (Michael Jackson song) Much Too Soon Muscles (song) N Nachna Onda Nei Night Time Lover O On the Line (Michael Jackson song) P A Place with No Name Price of Fame (song) Privacy (Michael Jackson song) R Remember the Time S Say Say Say Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U) Scream (Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song) Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) She Drives Me Wild Smooth Criminal Somos El Mundo 25 Por Haiti Speechless (Michael Jackson song) Speed Demon (song) State of Shock (song) Stranger in Moscow T Tabloid Junkie They Don't Care About Us This Is It (Michael Jackson song) This Place Hotel This Time Around (Michael Jackson song) Threatened (song) W Walk Right Now Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' The Way You Make Me Feel We Are Here to Change the World We Are the World We Are the World 25 for Haiti We Are the World 25 for Haiti (KZbin edition) What More Can I Give Whatever Happens Who Is It (Michael Jackson song) Why (3T song) Will You Be There Working Day and Night X Xscape (song) Y You Are My Life (Michael Jackson song) You Rock My World

[@jasonhill2348]

@@SideEyeee_ The traffic fatalities have went up a whopping 78% amongst blacks , because police are being rendered almost powerless to stop blacks from committing rampant traffic violations. I’ve heard White police officers say that when they stop blacks speeding, going often 30-50 miles over the speed limit, blacks say to them, “You stopped me only because I’m black.” If we don’t reverse this lawlessness of let blacks keep committing crimes with virtual impunity, we will lose this nation to the anarchy & lawlessness blacks are known for.

[@rrac04]

To keep it accurate, the conversation started because Unc was talking about the NUMBERS when it comes to the NFL (regarding Taylor) and saying no one has moved the needle like her. Ocho brought Beyonce into it as a counter argument. The internet has evolved the convo into talent, who’s better, etc. That’s not what Shannon was saying.

[@mrhussain9008]

Impact on culture: Beyonce Impact on women: Beyonce Talent: Beyonce Performance: Beyonce Appearance: Beyonce (my preference) Music : Beyonce (my preference) Tour Sales: Taylor Album sales: Taylor Acclaimed albums: Taylor Fame: both

[@bonnieflynn4798]

Beyoncé is probably the greatest performer of her generation but Taylor is the greater song writer and storyteller

[@louislatimer4188]

They changed the specific point Shannon was making. He wasn’t talking about who is better who is more impactful to the black community. His point was “who moves the needle” TS added $350ms to the NFL’s bottom line by being on the screen for 30 seconds per game. Woman and mostly white girls who love her started watching football b/c of TS. THIS IS NOT TO SAY THAT BEY can’t move the needle just not as much as TS. That’s his only point. Also TS would have to deal with the back last from blk people saying she is selling out to the white man for making them money without getting any. 🤔

[@louislatimer4188]

TS wouldn’t have to deal with the back lash from blk people…..

[@AGEE_95]

The NFL in general gets more views every year. Taylor is like 0.01% of the reason for viewership increasing this year. That's not moving the needle, if she's the smallest reason for football becomng more popular, than it already was last year.

[@kevinorellanaable]

The problem is black people are answering this question as who they like more. That's not the question. It's who's bigger. Who's making more money. If you answer swift that doesn't mean beyonce sucks.

[@Ben2bwild]

Taylor is definitely not bigger than Beyonce. Taylor Swift is mostly just for white audiences. Beyonce transcends race and cultures. Even in little villages in Africa, Beyonce is known. Most black people, even here in the US, can hardly name two Taylor Swift's songs.

[@kevinorellanaable]

@Ben2bwild swift was just in Tokyo. She's bigger and there's more white people in this world. She's bigger. That's a fact. I don't know Swifts music and I have been to a beyonce concert. You're being biased. Just cuz swift is bigger doesn't mean beyonce is trash. Beyonce is great too

[@Ben2bwild]

@@kevinorellanaable go back and read again. I've been around the world. It's obvious you lack reading comprehension. She's popular in parts of Asia (Japan included) and N. America. Outside of that, it's not even close lol

[@kevinorellanaable]

@Ben2bwild she was all over Europe and Latin America too. Stop bring biased. Obviously you like beyonce more and that's fine but she isn't bigger. I didn't like n sync but I can't lie and act like they weren't big. You sound foolish.

[@Ben2bwild]

@kevinorellanaable What makes me biased and you not biased lmfaoo. You're being emotional. I didn't say she isn't known in Europe. I said Beyonce was bigger. There's nowhere in the world Beyonce isn't popular. But Taylor's music has a target audience. Beyonce is known by all. That's the difference. For example, do you think people in the Caribbean and Africa listen to Taylor? Lmfaoo they don't. Beyonce is the MJ of this generation. She and her music transcends race. Even in China, Beyonce is huge.

[@thisjawnswayze]

I never saw 20 thousand people outside stadiums singing Beyonce. Beyonce is amazing and im team Beyonce all day but

[@travisblair3189]

You need to look harder then. Out of that 20 thousand, I bet most of them were teenage & young adult white girls.

[@thisjawnswayze]

@@travisblair3189 who cares what they are it's still 20 tho outside the stadium

[@travisblair3189]

@@thisjawnswayze it matters dude.

[@thisjawnswayze]

@@travisblair3189 word

[@Blazenetwork1990]

@@thisjawnswayze it’s to many videos of Beyonce fans doing this your on KZbin look it up

[@brooklyncurrys]

can’t even be surprised that shae wasn’t more thoughtful with how he said that ..he’s coo! but it’s corny the way he put beyonce down 🥴 it’s not the first time he handled something iffy with how he expresses himself. taylor’s got that massive following due to white supremacy, she’s an amazing writer but the fact that she’s not as good a performer or singer as beyonce? beyonce isn’t white enough for the crowd/masses in the US (the white/country states. midwest and south is who goes so hard for her and some of cali but beyonces impact on every race matters WAY more. wake it up and acknowledge her impact on diverse generations in comparison to taylor’s mass of white fans)

[@kingvii6206]

Unc said bey dont move the needle like bey and thats true. Beyonce be at the games, and nobody really cares. As soon as taylor shows up, it's on every social media post. But as far as impact goes that just depends on who u ask.

[@mellod5615]

Yall be so ready to tap dance. Beyonce and Taylor Swift were both at the Grammy's and Taylor won. But every celebrity in there was lined up to talk to and take a picture with Beyonce like they was regular fans. Just bc a bunch of middle schoolers aren't screaming over Beyonce doesn't take away her influence. Even Taylor has said how she influenced her.

[@AGEE_95]

Beyonce barely goes to games. Taylor has been at every one since Travis, and yeah she'll trend for like 2 seconds, then people are back to talking about the actual game, because they don't even care to see TS there to begin with.

[@romirosta1917]

Well… Taylor Swift is outselling everyone alive and is on the Biggest Tour of All Time so it makes sense that comparisons would be made. No one said Taylor Swift was outselling Michael Jackson but she has surpassed him in some metric including grossing tour, chart success, main music awards, etc. so theres that and even with Beyonce's thriving career with DC, Taylor Swift has still outsold her in less time so the comparisons definitely make sense. If we compare MJ VS Beyonce VS Taylor Swift objectively : - Talent for Singing : Beyonce > MJ > Taylor Swift (from numerous sources) - Talent for Dancing : MJ > Beyonce > Taylor Swift (from numerous sources) - Talent for Songwriting : Taylor Swift > MJ > Beyonce (Taylor Swift has more acclaim and awards as a songwriter than MJ and Beyonce) - Talent for Producing : Taylor Swift > MJ > Beyonce (Taylor Swift has more acclaim and awards as a producer than MJ and Beyonce) - Talent for Directing : Taylor Swift > Beyonce > MJ (Taylor Swift has more acclaim and awards as a director than MJ and Beyonce) - Talent for a poet & story telling : Taylor Swift > MJ > Beyonce (from numerous sources) - Talent for Multi Instrumentalists : Taylor Swift (Acoustic+Electric Guitar, Piano, Banjo, Ukulele, etc.) > Beyonce > MJ (from numerous sources) - Critically Acclaimed : Taylor Swift > Beyonce > MJ (Sources: metacritic) - Total Sales : MJ > Taylor Swift > Beyonce (Sources: Chartmaster) - Total Streams : Taylor Swift > Beyonce > MJ (Sources: Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, KZbin, etc.) - Chart Success : Taylor Swift > MJ > Beyonce (Sources: Billboard) - Total Grossing Tour : Taylor Swift > Beyonce > MJ (Sources: Forbes, Billboard, Blumberg, Tour Data, etc.) - Total Main Music Awards : (Grammys, BBMAS, AMAS) : Taylor Swift > Beyonce > MJ - Net Worth : Taylor Swift > Beyonce > MJ (Sources: Forbes) - Biggest Market : Beyonce : European Countries ; MJ : US & European Countries ; Taylor Swift : Asian Countries Beyonce VS Taylor Swift Album released (this decade) : Taylor Swift: 8 albums (4 re-recording albums) (1 album with full self written and solo excecutive producer) Beyonce: 1 album (has no self written song) Self Directing Credit : Taylor Swift: 9 Music Videos, 1 Original Film, 1 Short film (Has won numerous awards as a SOLO Director including Best Director at VMA, Best Short Film, Grammys Video Of The Year, etc.) Beyonce: 1 Original Film (Doesn’t have any winning awards as a SOLO Director) Touring (This Decade) : The Eras Tour: 151 dates; US+LATAM+ASIA+Europe+UK+Canada Renaissance World Tour: 56 dates; US+Europe (canceled 1x) - Grossing Tour in 2023: Taylor Swift (60 shows): >$1 billion VS Beyonce (56 shows): $579 million according to Pollstar, Forbes, etc. - Total Awards: Taylor Swift: 1,124 awards VS Beyonce: 1,049 awards - Concert Film Box Office: Taylor Swift : $260 million VS Beyonce $42 million

[@billybucks8234]

Michael Jackson can really write

[@romirosta1917]

@@billybucks8234 he can but Taylor Swift has more acclaim+awards as a songwriter than MJ.

[@marlowstanfield6815]

So basically Taylor's tour only made more money because she did 3x as many shows lol, Chad should have brought that up, he would have shut Shannon down with that one..

[@romirosta1917]

@@marlowstanfield6815 Read again : - Tour in 2023: - Grossing Tour : Taylor Swift (60 shows): >$1 billion VS Beyonce (56 shows): $579 million according to Pollstar, Forbes, etc. - Concert Film Box Office: Taylor Swift : $260 million VS Beyonce : $44 million - Concert Streams: Taylor Swift : >$75 million VS Beyonce: n/a

[@marlowstanfield6815]

@@romirosta1917 56 shows vs 151. Thats all I see. Don't celebrate 2x more money when you did 3x as many shows player....

[@dskpugh1]

Beyonce is the celebrities celebrity.

[@ItIsDesss]

What does this mean? And what tangible value does this provide?

[@jkileo]

2023-24 is and has been TAYLOR SWIFT's year/season, nobody comes close, Men lie, woman lie NUMBERS DON'T

[@mars23air]

Can't we celebrate both? Or do we need to pull out the numbers?

[@lh8956]

They BOTH have impact and can move needles. It’s annoying we always have to make every damn thing competitive to crown only 1 person as something. They BOTH have cult like followings of millions. End of story. And we gotta stop taking everything so personal.

[@jewelsjkm]

Carmelo is spot on!!! 🎯 Beyoncé’s music is deeper than just music. And her impact is definitely stronger for different reasons.

[@devanshepard9118]

both of them have an impact with their own communities. for some reason teen girls have built a community around taylor and her music speaks for them

[@justmy5984]

We have to be real and honest. Beyoncé is very impactful at a very large scale but because Taylor Swift is white her impact is larger. They are the majority so they can relate so that impact is going to be larger. Taylor Swift is also making people cry.

[@nicolelewis6312]

It has nothing to do with race. Beyonce could reach more people if she went the Whitney route. It's hard to market yourself when you are overtly sexual.

[@justmy5984]

@@nicolelewis6312 yeah you might be right about that because you can’t market towards kids

[@nicolelewis6312]

@@justmy5984 You also can't market towards a lot of adults.

[@babygirl4949]

Taylor will automatically reach more people bc she’s the blonde haired blue eyes thin white woman on top of what she’s doing musically . No matter how light Beyonce is, she can’t beat that. Thats the only way her huge success makes sense.

[@AGEE_95]

Beyonce's been making people cry her whole career, and so have plenty of other artitsts. This is one of those many things people delude themselves into think Taylor is the first and only to do, to make her seem more unique as a popstar than she actually is. It's a bit ridiculous.

[@Ridneymaxwell95]

bro shannon sharpe tripping Beyonce's Texas Hold'em country song recently debuts at no.#1 on the hot country songs chart

[@da_jeezuss8922]

There's no comparison. Taylor has been writing and performing her own music since she was a teenager, plus she plays instruments. Beyonce sings and dances, with no writing or choreography input.

[@willawentertainment]

I’m a fan of Taylor Swift and her impact is massive and she makes great music, but Beyoncé has been around since 1997, was part of one of the best selling groups of all time that has a classic album on top of her own massive solo career. You’re only right on the writing, though Beyoncé’s done some writing. But she runs everything else in her career because she’s been trained since she was a child. Taylor’s parents up and moved to Nashville so she could be in that environment and become a great country writer. Choreography? Beyoncé runs that and is the best performer since a Michael Jackson. She also doesn’t need coaching with producers or to really be “produced” by their own admission. Beyonce has a different impact on the culture and definitely her community. The guys are completely right.

[@marlowstanfield6815]

Beyonce is a way better singer and can dance. She's a way better performer in general. Taylor is only for one group of people, Beyonce is for everyone..

[@tylersuggs11]

@@marlowstanfield6815that one group of people made her way more money and won a lot more awards in worldwide tours

[@Frank-mt2hf]

@@marlowstanfield6815but she don’t write her own music tfoh 😂

[@marlowstanfield6815]

@@Frank-mt2hf So what. Usher doesn't write his own music, Neyo writes all his music. No one says Neyo is better than Usher. This ain't rap, a singer's talent is singing not writing..

[@namubiruhadijah2348]

Beyonce is too good to be compared to sweety

[@rollandgoodwin7310]

Nobody dresses up as Taylor 😭 bffr literally everyone dresses in her eras men and women

[@truthbtold8697]

That dont mean shit😂😂😂😂...i guess Dracula is bigger than Taylor Swift too then huh😂😂😂

[@Frank-mt2hf]

@@truthbtold8697😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@truthbtold8697]

​@@Frank-mt2hf😂😂😂DEY DONT LIKE DAAAAAAAT😂😂😂😂

[@chuckwag7764]

​@@truthbtold8697Dracula 😂

[@truthbtold8697]

​@chuckwag7764 m mean look at the silly ass comment..NOONE DRESSES LIKE TAYLOR BUT THEY DRESS LIKE BEYONCE😂😂😂...outside of Halloween I've never seen anybody talking about YEAH THIS OUTFIT WAS INSPIRED BY BEYONCE 😂😂😂

[@James-mg1oj]

Let them sing a cappella then will see that the industry invents stars like swift not talent

[@wytelester-green8891]

Y’all took the original question too far it was a simple question of impact and our Blackazz know it’s TS stop the BS

[@abulkhairjamel5483]

These two women are great on their own different ways.

[@Billylove2113]

Shannon was talking about world impact, it’s not about you. Taylor Swift has a billion in sales this year. Taylor Swift is the most popular entertainer in the world since Michael Jackson.

[@cheesun124]

Look at the Grammy’s, Uncle proved his point. He’s just talking about influence, nothing else.

[@theonly_VT]

😂😂

[@babygirl4949]

The Grammys is interesting bc Taylor wins but there’s line down the block to take a picture with Beyonce at the Grammys and it’s filled with celebrities lol. It’s interesting.

[@AGEE_95]

The Grammy's have like no relevance at this point. People only watch it so they can shit on it after. We already know it's not based on the merits of the work that is nominated. That's been a known fact for years now. She didn't win aoty because people actually thought she deserved it. A voter even admitted to it.

[@MBDavid_]

Coming from a male Swiftie Taylor is a specific taste but she has MOVED many & her NUMBERS is ridiculous. IMPACT? I gotta go Beyonce but STATISTICALLY Taylor is literally on Michael Jackson numbers. Dont get it twisted Beyonce probably has better songs but the Swifties are WAY to big the fan base is beyond numbers. Again IMPACT Beyonce has it but numbers wise definitely Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift isn’t impactful because she was impacted herself from the real 🐐 female artist Lana Del Rey. Lana is a whole other conversation though.

[@MBDavid_]

& also that was cap MANY people dress like Taylor lol.

[@marlowstanfield6815]

Shannon Sharpes main point was that Taylor's tour did a billion while Beyonce's tour did 500 million. BUT he purposely left out the fact that Beyonce only did a third of the shows on her tour than Taylor did. He was clearly tap dancing for massa 😅

[@AGEE_95]

Taylor hasn't even sold anywhere near MJ's amount of records. Nothing about her, even commercially or culturally is on MJ's level.

[@STACYKIDDH4L]

Yes Shannon Was speaking on $$$ impact, And just from the ticket sales along when you compare them both TS has it hands down its no argument.. Its Just what It Is.. I know we love B but TS is doing something different to these people lol dont know what it is but Geeeee..

[@marlowstanfield6815]

Shannon's main point was Taylor's tour doing 1 billion while Beyonce's tour only did 500 million. But he purposely left out the fact that Beyonce's tour only had a 3rd of the shows. If Beyonce's tour had the same amount of shows as Taylor's her tickets sales would have generated was more than Taylor's. So to say there's no argument is right, Beyonce's tickets in proportion to the amount of shows blow Taylor's out the water..

[@MaameSarfoaRibby-Aboagye]

As of the time of the billion dollar tour announcement Taylor had just 66 shows and Beyoncé had 50 something with 500 million so there’s still no comparison there Taylor was way ahead of queen bee on this one

[@marlowstanfield6815]

@@MaameSarfoaRibby-Aboagye 151 shows compared to 56. Stop it..

[@AGEE_95]

@@MaameSarfoaRibby-Aboagye Beyonce has the highest-grossing tour for a black artist, but that doesn't make her a more legendary or famous artist than MJ was at his peak. One tour doesn't make Taylor bigger. And lbh if she's toured for Midnights alone she wouldn't have had the same success with it. The actual success of this tour is not based on Taylor's popularity alone, and she's only this popular right now because of the tour. When we talk about name-recognition, cultural impact,, fame etc, longevity, it's Beyonce all day.

[@ShaileneJarn]

@@marlowstanfield6815Why do you keep repeating this same lie? At 60 shows, Taylor grossed over 1 billion. At 55 shows Beyoncé grossed just over 500 million. Beyoncé is the one who needs to do 50 shows more to reach Taylor’s numbers. Taylor is GOING to do 100+ shows (142.) Currently, she’s on her 87th show in Paris. Stop lying.

[@Ben2bwild]

Beyonce transcends everyone. In terms of global impact, Taylor isn't anywhere near Beyonce. Outside of N. America and some parts of Asia, Taylor isn't that popular. Beyonce is known everywhere

[@Billylove2113]

I guess you haven’t travel abroad. TS is sell out all over the world, TS was in Australia the weekend and concert sold out with 96,000 in attendance, record for Australia. I love Beyoncé, it’s no comparison to TS.

[@Ben2bwild]

@billywright2113 I've traveled all over the world lol. Like I said, Beyonce transcends race and cultures. Taylor Swift isn't popular in Africa, the Caribbean and parts of Europe. There's literally nowhere in the world that Beyoncé isn't popular. Even in the conservative Middle East, Beyoncé is very popular.

[@Billylove2113]

We can agree to disagree. I lived all over the world, even lived in Eastern Africa for six years. Numbers don’t lie, I have a MBA in business, I advise you to check the numbers. I’m not saying TS is better, it’s about impact, why you think Eminem was so impactful as a rapper?

[@Ben2bwild]

@billywright2113 What are the numbers for Africa, Caribbean, and the Middle East? You're talking about numbers right now, but I'm talking about global impact and popularity. TS is trendy rn and very popular at the moment, but Beyoncé has been famous for much longer and is known in more places than TS. Even here in the US, a lot of black people don't gaf about TS and her music. Like I said before, TS is very famous in white America, Asia, Australia, and parts of Europe. Where in the world do you think Beyonce isn't popular in? 🤔

[@Billylove2113]

Look at Shannon Sharpe show, the question was who have the most impact on the Superbowl, Shannon said Beyoncé don’t move the needle like TS. I agree. What’s the GDP in these African countries, most Americans can’t afford to go see Beyoncé or TS. I lived all over East Africa and vacation in South Africa. I just departed Africa, and Africa has their own artists, and think they are better than Beyoncé and TS, they just don’t have the resources.Beyoncé might be popular at the tourist sites.i never heard a Beyonce song or TS song in the local club. Maybe in the large cities.

[@lorenaoliveira9389]

Numbers are numbers. You may like Beyoncé more but Taylor’s numbers are stratospherically bigger than hers, so saying she moves the needle more is simply the truth.

[@jus3278]

Numbers aren't just numbers. I think everyone would agree that Michael Jackson is by far the biggest pop icon ever by a wide margin. In 1989 at his height, Pink Floyd grossed more touring than him. Tours, record sales, etc don't account for a large sector of the global population. To put it plainly if you do a Wikipedia search of the biggest tours ever you will notice that all of them are white which only means that white people have more privilege and resources to travel and go to concerts than others. Beyonce can go everywhere Taylor can, but Taylor can't do the same. It's like saying Eminem is bigger than 2 Pac globally. We gotta stop gassing these white artists and falling for the okie doke

[@wubijegyacob1338]

Nobody knows Taylor in Africa!!

[@big-l5771]

Beyounce is a event Taylor is a concert. On and off the stage. Maybe the younger group fairs to Taylor because Beyounce been wifey for a minute.

[@devanshepard9118]

both of them have been events hence why both of them took over the summe rof 2023 and made massive amounts of money

[@adrea5295]

This is a layered answer for me. Beyonce just hit number 1 on billboard with girls who are the same age as her career. Who do you know in the 90’s that is still doing that & selling out stadiums? Taylor swift is successful because her fans are happy to support her & Build community meanwhile our community will never support any artist that way for the need to humble B. Also Beyonce said a whileeeee back she doesn’t make radio music.

[@susannahorne1689]

I guess I blame Kanye West for putting Taylor and Beyoncé in some kind of competition L O L

[@elmadehner]

Taylor Swift sells 2 million presale tickets in 1 day. Beyonce on the 1 day sells 400.000 thousand presale tickets

[@5harkthegr8]

Idk Taylor Swift got impact on people that’s willing to do anything to support Taylor. where as our culture we will love an artist but will do whatever we can to listen to them without having to support financially. So the way Swifties will buy a SUPERBOWL ticket just to be in the same vicinity as Taylor , a lot of the Bees would just settle for watching the Super Bowl on Tv and seeing Beyonce or watching clips of her on KZbin because they’re not into football that much . Swifties will watch the whole Superbowl game just to make sure they don’t miss one sighting of Taylor. It’s just a difference in cults . And one side is a lot more lucrative to most organizations.

[@_cghrey2795]

“Yah Taylor swift is bigger but black ppl like her more so that’s all that matter, culture and shit” -Carmelo

[@heka6564]

Doesn’t matter if you like her music or not. Beyoncé from a technical standpoint and this is un debatable is superior then almost anyone. Her vocal agility and breath control and her dynamics are insane. She uses western and the exotic music scale and her physical ability is nuts. And that’s while and after several miscarriages and three children. She also was the first woman and black woman to achieve a lot unlike Taylor. Taylor doesn’t break doors down like Beyoncé did. Internationally in places like France and Brazil and all over Africa and Asia Beyoncé is drastically bigger. Taylor is like the Beatles where beyonce is like Prince or Michael or Tina

[@Haboogie]

I think to speak about global impact, a few questions must be raised. What are both Beyonce's and Taylor's ticket sales outside of North America? How many tours have both done outside of North America? How did they do? What are the per show number ( accounting for inflation)?

[@gwenmarie7311]

Exactly Melo💯

[@king-guala-reacts8605]

B hands down im with them foh 😂😂😂

[@NC-bm3uy]

God remove all powers of witchcraft from Taylor Alice Swiftein.

[@finleypawrker8551]

Taylor swift is doing all that but for a larger demo of people in the US and internationally. This isn’t even a discussion tbh. Rihanna is bigger than Beyoncé and she doesn’t even put out new music.

[@aneelejaz8097]

Young girls 10 11 years old follow Taylor swift not Beyonce. Taylor is winning

[@fayegipson4887]

He told the truth.

[@williamperson3577]

Taylor Swift sold SoFi stadium out 6 nights in a row . . . . I'm not a fan, but SoFi stadium.

[@bnyc2000]

The hype of Club Shay Shay and ESPN might be clouding Sharpe's judgement. But he out of his freaking mind to put Swift in the same discussion as Mike Jackson. Stop it! Mike's videos got world premiers on network tv. in the early 90's.

[@ogking323]

he compared them as "needle movers" not in talent or abilities.

[@joshuahannah1784]

Taylor swift literally just made a billion of tour a billion people really underestimate the levity in that

[@nicolelewis6312]

​@@ogking323And that's what they aren't getting. Yes, Jackson was definitely more talented but that aside, Swift seems to be reaching more people.

[@MichaelSevilla97]

​@@nicolelewis6312mike was known worldwide ✌️

[@MichaelSevilla97]

​@@ogking323exactly people putting words in shannon's mouth 😂

[@krisj827]

I get what Shannon is saying but he should've known that this would upset most black ppl

[@anthonyalphonse5881]

Them Air Max 1s is clean 🔥

[@HT-re7tp]

I like Beyonces music better but her last 3 albums weren’t very good. The sales prove it. All the people saying she is the greatest didn’t buy her last 3 albums.

[@thetom5522]

Sales don't determine how good an album is. By that logic smaller artists who release critically acclaimed albums but don't have number did not make good numbers. Also Beyoncé's last 5 albums are rated highly and some critically acclaimed so what exactly do you mean by "not good"?

[@doingmore]

so really we arguing who has more impactful concerts? cuz that impact argument wouldn’t fly in the Goat convos thats been popular over the past few years. This is biased commentary.

[@lll-pc6xu]

Comparing Taylor to Queen B🐝 is reducing Beyoncé & highly disrespectful. TS has white privilege and good marketing lol but the girl is mediocre...🤷‍♀️ When it's all said & done for both of them, Beyoncé will go down in history as a legend and one of the best to ever do this music game... She'll also go down as The greatest performer of all time, One of the best vocalist of all time, and One of the best ARTIST OF ALL TIME👑 As for Taylor I can't say the same... but i will say that she does have a couple songs that are timeless and that will live on forever (Shake it off, Never getting back together)... Beyoncé has that as well but its more than a couple.

[@willmick8558]

Beyonce is a legend and had her time at the top.Its ok for Taylor to be there now.Love them both but every generation want to have their own mega star.

[@Stonecoldalston]

I’ll just say this over the past 10-15 years or so we seen many great white hopes get compared to Beyonce and come and go as far as the comparison from Adel to Katy Perry etc their still around but Beyonce is still at the top being compared to every great white pop star that comes out that should tell you a lot Beyonce maintained her status for over 20 years will Taylor still be on top 5-10 years from now or so there be someone else in her spot

[@Christopher.Jackson.]

Let’s just be unbiased and tell the truth….

[@WingZeroEW]

Agreed. It's Taylor Swift.

[@MichaelSevilla97]

​@@WingZeroEWwell yeah numbers don't lie 😂

[@AGEE_95]

@@MichaelSevilla97 Numbers don't determine cultural impact. She's commercially bigger right now because over overexposure, mass-releasing, etc. If she wasnt doing all that, she wouldnt be this trendy right now. Fame-wise Beyonce is still bigger and more legendary.

[@Bob-qq4is]

People will see in 50 years Beyoncé is light years beyond Taylor’s legacy.

[@ThetrueTeddyB]

Like both

[@annagoodwin3717]

I’m done with Shannon!!!

[@matapisuriname]

Please do some research first and good research first before having thus conversation. Because everytime you here, I do not know nothing about Taylor swift. Well, research first. And they both are super at their own game.

[@selenasuau2613]

😂but one thing why tylor attend beyonce movie why beyonce attend tylor swift movie😂 guys they coming close all folk😂

[@keepingupwith.......2907]

This is so funny to me 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ronniebobbyedition993]

Taylor Swift is White. Racism is real. This is the world we live in. Beyonce is a way better performer, but we know what it is. I don't know a song by Taylor Swift, but the world is what it is.

[@ALexander-ue3kj]

Thank you bruh

[@KopyKatNinjaToo]

Bomani is a PlayStation man 😎😎

[@th7079]

Bomani Jones has an exaggerated blaccent

[@rebradley4]

Taylor booked $1 billion on her tour. That is what he ment.

[@lh8956]

We attack Shannon for this but let people like Candace Owens, Kanye, and people like that who insult our race venomously live. Very little push back with them. Shannon’s comments are a non-issue in today’s world.

[@MichaelSevilla97]

what candace owens says is actually true majority of the time 🤡✌️

[@billybucks8234]

Madonna is the biggest female artist ever

[@taniacota931]

Taylor shows stop citys

[@taniacota931]

Taylor donates to schools comunitário

[@Han78711]

Taylor and her swifties love Beyonce. ❤

[@PatriarchyPatrol]

Taylor clearly has more reach lol. Biased

[@travisblair3189]

Hell nah! Lol

[@PatriarchyPatrol]

@@travisblair3189 check the stats Bozo

[@MichaelSevilla97]

​@@travisblair3189well numbers don't lie 🤡 ✌️

[@AGEE_95]

Because she's white and her music is more generic, not because she's more culturally important or impactful.