Can Beyonce Still Cut It?

BEYONCE: LEADING HERSELF AND YOUNG WOMEN DOWN THE PATH OF POWER OR BONDAGE?

I ADMIT, I'M NOT A BIG BEYONCE FAN. Actually not even a little Beyonce fan.

In fact, last night I couldn't bear to watch her during half-time at the Super Bowl (and yes,  it wasn't a hard decision against Downton Abbey) because there was little doubt she'd be desperately over-compensating in her performance after all the criticism she got from lip-syncing at the presidential inauguration last month.

Evidently she did not disappoint in the over-the-top Las Vegas-style show she put on. Then the lights went out for twenty minutes. But it wasn't her fault, mind you. Nevermind that the power had blown twice during her rehersals last week. THIS power outage had nothing to do with the two previous ones.

Anyway, I was interested  to see a review today in The Telegraph on her comeback after taking a year's materity leave.  She's just reunited with Destiny's Child for a new Love Songs release and Neil McCormick reviews it asking is Beyonce is still the world's top diva?:

Beyoncé is the kind of star who wants to please all of the people all of the time, an instinct that led her to mime rather than risk a bum note. That’s an impossible position to hold for long, and one that suggests a woman without real substance. She will have to do better than this to remain at the head of the pack.

Somehow, I can't see Beyonce at the top any more. It's like when the stock market peaks and every last non-participant finally piles in, but in truth, the party already ended and heading downhill.