It seems these multiethnic women Beyonce, rihanna and Nicki are really owning the music industry right now. Does this end the theory that the industry is more difficult for ethnic women to enter?

Why'd you put the word black in quotations?

Umm Rihanna yes..... Nicki sorta.

Bey's last album flopped if you recall.


...and as to the question. No. They are doing well though.

Biracial people aren't really black but according to society they are. I am trying to be politically correct.

I read that it went platinum. It was her best album to date man.....people don't know slayage if it walked up to them and smacked them

Exactly. 3 mil without a hit single is great, especially when singers have a hard time getting to platinum.

I think non-white (especially light-skinned black) artists actually have an advantage in the music industry, especially when it comes to radio. But most black singers don't use it to their advantage, only really Rihanna does, which I suppose is why she's the most successful atm.

And it's easier for a black singer to appeal to white audiences than it is for a white singer to appeal to black audiences.

The exception is of course for country, adult contemporary and alternative music, where it's definitely easiest for white people.

Since when are Beyonce, Rihanna and Nicki biracial?

I know right, they have mixed HEARITAGE. But they are not biracial as both their parents are black. As for what OP said nope, the women own the music industry which i'm talking about is the people behind the scenes ar enon suprisingly white. If were talking in front of the cameras the women that are running the show despite their race are on the lighter side.

Should have specified that the singles flopped.

Plus, everything is relative and the sales of 4 were WAY off her previous album. (Selling on personal brand =/= hit album....the public rejected the music.)

those girls aren't even biracial.. their parents are Black... get it together.

He's just trying to be all inclusive. and Nicki actually isn't all black.

Bey sold 2.4 million and having no hits does not make that impressive.

But this just proves the op right "3 million" < 25 million by adele

but there all full black tho.....

Beyonce's father is black but her mother is creole ( mulatto's that are mixed with french and native american)
Nicki Minaj has indian heritage ( look at her cousins in her e special)
rihanna's father has irish ancestry

Rih is biracial

Nope they mixed read comment

Nicki's father is Indo-Trinidadian and Rihanna's father is mixed-race I thought.