Discussion: Is Rihanna the most diverse artist of our generation? - Page 5

eddytws

No, Taylor is, with Country, country pop, country rock, pop, pop rock, electropop, bubblegum pop, alternative rock, country folk, electrocountry (

), rap (

)

RihannasVeryOwn

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Originally posted by Embustera

Most of her first album was just r&b with caribbean influences

The only R&B Rihanna has done is on the GGGB album
Would you really class songs like Here We Go Again and Music of the Sun as R&B?

TobeGrierson

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Originally posted by Dark Miracles

I wouldn't call it straight reggae, it's still very much a pop song (especially with that typical Rihanna hook about repeating syllables) with some reggae elements. I admit that it features one of her most diverse vocal deliveries though, usually Rihanna sings most of her songs in the same register and tone.

Hard and Russian Roulette in the same tone and register? And she's a pop star what do you expect. Even so, Man Down is not that radio friendly compared to her singles. This is not a debate whether she's a pop star or not. This is a debate whether she does diverse music or not regardless of being a pop star.

WeFoundWill

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Originally posted by atrlster

She's had some dancehall influenced songs and she was doing a live reggae arrangement of What Girl Wants. But Rihanna definitely has more material in that family of genres more than Christina.

But Besides jazz, some other genres Christina has done that Rihanna hasn't are Country, Electronica (which is separate from the house/electro dance pop music they've both done), Classical, Latin, Blues, and Soul among others.

G4L sis

Fanik

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Originally posted by atrlster

She's had some dancehall influenced songs and she was doing a live reggae arrangement of What Girl Wants. But Rihanna definitely has more material in that family of genres more than Christina.

But Besides jazz, some other genres Christina has done that Rihanna hasn't are Country, Electronica (which is separate from the house/electro dance pop music they've both done), Classical, Latin, Blues, and Soul among others.

they are pretty much even imo cause there are a few genres that rih has done but xtina hasnt and vice versa

SuperLolita

Of course she is, as a radio artist she need to catch up with what's hot Atm

Fanik

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Originally posted by WeFoundWill

G4L sis

is Te Amo considered latin influenced?

RihannasVeryOwn

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Originally posted by MissBreakaway

No. Kelly Clarkson officially holds the record for having topped the most Billboard Charts, including Dance, Pop, Country, and Hot AC. She has also released songs in the RnB, Alternative Rock, Singer-Songwriter, and Holiday Music genre. Not to forget her fan request covers which basically touched every genre out there.

She doesn't need to make songs of different genres to top Country and Hot AC or Pop and Dance
The same song can top different charts
But great for her if she has the record

AlienFugitive

Probably.

Lucas32

I really like Ri but come on

WeFoundWill

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Originally posted by Fanik

is Te Amo considered latin influenced?

Yes

Dark Miracles

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Originally posted by TobeGrierson

Hard and Russian Roulette in the same tone and register? And she's a pop star what do you expect. Even so, Man Down is not that radio friendly compared to her singles. This is not a debate whether she's a pop star or not. This is a debate whether she does diverse music or not regardless of being a pop star.

And where did I say she's not a pop star?

Anyway, bottom line is that Rihanna does have some songs with layers of other genres (Man Down is a good example) but she is definitely not the most diverse pop girl. And I have to laugh at people answering with Kelly Clarkson here.

RihannasVeryOwn

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Originally posted by SuperLolita

Of course she is, as a radio artist she need to catch up with what's hot Atm

You really don't want to go there sis

Fanik

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Originally posted by WeFoundWill

Yes

ok just asking

ChapelHooker

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Originally posted by SuperLolita

Of course she is, as a radio artist she need to catch up with what's hot Atm

Ressti

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Originally posted by RihannasVeryOwn

Tell me one Beyonce song, apart from Baby Boy, that's not R&B or pop?

Actually

Funk influenced
Funk : Deja Vu/Suga Mama/Freakum Dress
Go-Go/Funk : Work it Out/Crazy in Love/Green Light
Afro-funk : End of Time/Grown Woman
Dance-Funk: Schoolin' Life/Lay Up Under Me

Dance influenced
Dance-pop : Sweet Dreams/Single Ladies
Electro-pop : Radio
Disco : Naughty Girl/Why Don't You Love Me

Hip Hop influenced
Rap : Diva/Back Up/I Been On
Hip Hop-Soul : Check on It/Upgrade U
Bounce : Get Me Bodied/Single Ladies
Electro-Hip Hop/Crunk : Video Phone

Reggae influenced
Dancehall : Baby Boy/Naughty Girl/Run the World/Countdown
Reggae-pop : Standing on the Sun

Rock influenced:
Soft-rock : If I Were a Boy/Smash into You
Indie-pop : That's Why You're Beautiful/Satellites

Pure pop ballads
Irreplaceable
Halo
Broken Hearted Girl

Soul Ballads:
Dangerously in Love 2
Resentment
Listen
1+1

And the thing is, Beyoncé changes her voice on these records too. Like, most of her songs are funk and R&B influenced, so she uses her actual live voice on a lot of these studio recordings, but when she does a song like Sweet Dreams or Naughty Girl she changes her voice and makes it a bit softer. Or how about those operatic High C's on I Been On. Or her hard hitting voice on Diva, compared to the softer tone in Speechless. Truly versatile.

Embustera

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Originally posted by BajanBeauty

You can't be serious.
- You tryna tell me songs like You don't love me (no no no) ft vybz kartel is a r&b song? No thats straight old school reggae.

Well duh! That's a cover, not her own song. I said most of her songs, can you ****ing read? Damn

TobeGrierson

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Originally posted by Dark Miracles

And where did I say she's not a pop star?

Anyway, bottom line is that Rihanna does have some songs with layers of other genres (Man Down is a good example) but she is definitely not the most diverse pop girl. And I have to laugh at people answering with Kelly Clarkson here.

I'm laughing too. I get your point tho I think she is. Having her 7 albums on me, no two songs have the same melody, and she switches from genre to genre with ease. Rated R alone then Loud makes her discography ultimately diverse: dubstep, hip hop, rnb, dancehall, pop rock, latin, europop, ska, reggae, rock ballad.

But we can agree to disagree.

Timber

Honest to God she deserves no credit for her diversity. I saw a video of her getting interviewed and she's all like 'da producer just tells me how to sing it and he's like 'sing it more staccato' and I'm like wat I do not know wat that means.' She has noooooo knowledge of music terminology, they jus tell her how to sing everything, and because (my assumption) she just does what they tell her to do its easy for the producer to get the right sound from her.

Damien M

Easily.
She's done everything from reggae, r&b, pop ballads, big room house music, drum&bass, dubstep, to pop-rock etc.