safe involving little or no risk of mishap, error, etc.
careful to avoid danger or controversy
Which is it?
Avril Lavigne, What The Hell
Britney Spears, Hold It Against Me
Lady Gaga, Born This Way
Jennifer Lopez/Pitbull, On The Floor
Beyoncé, Run The World (Girls)
Selena Gomez & the Scene, Who Says
Demi Lovato, Skyscraper
Kelly Clarkson, Mr Know It All
Rihanna, We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)
So how can you explain the Express Yourself controvery ?
She wasn't expecting people to notice how much she borrowed from Express Yourself, that doesn't make it risky. If anything, copying an already tried-and-tested hit makes it even safer