Rihanna will easily outlast Katy in my opinion. Rih changes up her sound (kinda) and image, and so far she's kept the media's attention and will continue too that way. I can see the GP getting tired of Katy unless she does some major reinvention or growth in her music.
Rihanna is like the rent-a-chorus-girl type artist, so as long as she gets hired by rappers she can still churn out hits. TBH, I don't think Rihanna's albums are that memorable (maybe except for Loud), but everything else feels like they overlap so much that I couldn't tell which song is from which album. It doesn't matter, Rihanna will outperform the Beatles and Mariah Carey anyway.
Rihanna is like the rent-a-chorus-girl type artist, so as long as she gets hired by rappers she can still churn out hits. TBH, I don't think Rihanna's albums are that memorable (maybe except for Loud), but everything else feels like they overlap so much that I couldn't tell which song is from which album. It doesn't matter, Rihanna will outperform the Beatles and Mariah Carey anyway.
She has her own hit songs, out of her 13 #1s, 3 of them were rap songs she was featured on
Probably not, honestly. Rihanna is younger, has lasted longer, continues to change her sound, is find more commercial success in different forms... I dunno, I just see her growing. Katy will last long and I don't see her dying out any time soon, but I just highly doubt she will outlast Rihanna.
It's a tricky situation for Katy because she seems like an obedient girl and follows everything her label tells her to do, but something tells me she's been itching to do something more mature. I can see her abandoning pop and going for a more alternative/rock sound. Hopefully pop Katy will be here for long...the world needs to let the light in
I'd say Rihanna because of how she changes her sound and image tbh. I can see Katy lasting for a while too, as long as she brings something new to the table with every album.
Rihanna is this generation's re invention and diversity queen. She has a song for every single type of person to love basically. Katy claims she will re invent herself yet many songs on Prism sound like TD rejects. Katy hasnt grown as a singer or performer either while rihanna has consisitently shown growth and expirementation. katy will be fine tho, its gaga that im worried about. as long as katy doesnt end up beat rih's #1 record one day ill be fine.
Rihanna is like the rent-a-chorus-girl type artist, so as long as she gets hired by rappers she can still churn out hits. TBH, I don't think Rihanna's albums are that memorable (maybe except for Loud), but everything else feels like they overlap so much that I couldn't tell which song is from which album. It doesn't matter, Rihanna will outperform the Beatles and Mariah Carey anyway.
"Gets hired by rappers" thats a new one. You say that as if Rihanna relevance depends on rappers wanting to collaborate with her. When in reality the only successful songs Rihanna is featured on are LTWYL, TM, LYL. (3 out of her 13 #1's)