Katy has eclipsed Rihanna to become #1 among the new popgirls. Rihanna's SONGS may be better, but Katy is working on having well-thought-out and clearly defined (i.e. memorable) ERAS.
Her CD was obviously set to be released earlier this year. Stores even had posters up saying new Beyonce album out soon, and she was talking about the album in GQ and Vogue. I wonder what happened.