#4: Ciara, Ciara (Epic)
Just a whole lot happening here, all of it winsome and wonderful: two sticky-sweet duets with space-cadet fiancée Future (yes, including the indomitable "Body Party"), soft-core single-entendres aplenty (don't miss the road-sex one where she seems to drive while handcuffed), a song called "Super Turnt Up," a song with a chorus of "Keep on lookin' / Keep lookin' all wit' yo' lookin' ass," and a strutting robo-funk kicker ("Overdose") that's secretly the best thing on the record. A better full-length than Rihanna's managed in years. R.H.
Someone else knows the truth *waits for Icon Award*
Well album wise she has an AOTY nod from 2011 and a genre nom this year! Not too bad.
She's facing tough competition though. That Mack Wilds record is pretty great. So glad it got nominated and Grammy's recognised the quality in this category.
Rihanna, a more limited singer than Ciara, can sound convincingly dead on tunes like “Pour It Up”, but Ciara’s stabs at a similar vibe can have a dress-ups quality, like she’s practicing her enervated monotone recitals in front of the mirror, singing into her lipstick.
*waits for Icon Award* 
imo
@ it SPRINTING in here. The lies are few & far between. 
So glad it got nominated and Grammy's recognised the quality in this category.