Has Gaga ever been an inspiration to Rihanna or her career?

Was Rated R's image and style inspired by Lady Gaga?

I personally see more Grace Jones and Janet Jackson having influence on the era as opposed to Gaga. I have seen people saying Rihanna didn't go dark or wasn't as interested in fashion until Gaga debuted. Well if you still believe so please expand your pre-2008 music knowledge.

Anyone who has followed Rihanna's career would tell you that Rihanna's image experienced a huge transformation during the GGGB era.

The umbrella video by itself should remove any idea that Rihanna acted "weird" after Gaga or the fact that GGGB era was probably Rihanna's second most fashionable era (I mean the bob cut by itself) should tell you Rihanna had an interest in fashion way before Rated R. All this happened in 2007 before Gaga's debut.

Secondly the notion that Rihanna jumped on the dance music trend that was initiated by Gaga.

S.O.S and Don't Stop the Music were released in 2006 & 2007 respectively, again this happened before Gaga's debut.

So again did Lady Gaga really ever inspire Rihanna? And if she did how and when?

No. I don't believe so.

Yes, Gaga did inspire her. I think with both her image and music.

Yes, I saw it in the performance clothing. Once gaga got huge in 2009, all of sudden Ri started wearing funky looking outfits on stage. Don't think she inspired her music wise. Mind you - Riri does follow trends, and gaga definitely re-surged the dance-pop trend...

Rihanna was a success before LG and she is still a success after her, that should give you the answer.

of course

Lol absolutely not

Où sont les recettes?!!!
How and when?

Ummm if you would post receipts of similarities between Gaga and Rihanna's costumes then I'd gladly accept that. But this shows that you literally don't know rihanna much pre2008, her fashion rocks costume (the one she perfoms vogue with) was done before Gaga debuted.

No

Rihanna has always said she wants to be "the black Madonna" so maybe when ya'll are thinking Rihanna was inspired by gaga you actually mean Madonna. Seeing as gaga is heavily inspired by The Queen.

Post this so called evidence? There are people that existed before Gaga that did "weird" you know? And the only weird thing that Rihanna did was the disturbia video that was inspired by thriller.

They coincidentally went "dark" at the same time, so, no.

If anything, they shared fashions.

Kelis inspired the GGGB era you ignorants. Don't act like Rihanna was/is a pioneer fashionista incapable of following trends.

I'd say this is more accurate but even so rated r was released before the fame monster when Gaga really went dark. So I don't even understand how some Gaga stans could think she ever Inspired Rihanna.

Yes, Lady Gaga invented Umbrella.