ButTaylor SwiftandBeyoncebuilt careers out of defying norms, expectations, and occasionally gravity.

Well, in all fairness, therewerea lot of stadium tours this summer remember Covid?

but the ones inviting the most discourse were by the two biggest stars in music…who are notDrake.

Beyonce Knowles-Carter and Taylor Swift attend the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” Concert Movie World Premiere at AMC The Grove 14 on October 11, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Beyoncé and Taylor Swift.John Shearer/Getty Images

Further fueling comparisons, Swift and Bey both had concert films this year distributed through AMC Theaters.

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““I’m so glad.

“Her generosity of spirit.

Her resilience and versatility.

OfBarbie, she gushed, To make a fun, entertaining blast of a movie, with that commentary.

I cannot imagine how hard that was, and Greta made it look so easy.

And of Bey, Swift also didn’t hold back.

Shes the most precious gem of a personwarm and open and funny.

And shes such a great disrupter of music-industry norms.

She taught every artist how to flip the table and challenge archaic business practices.

And in that case, everyone wins.