What if Rihanna gets owned by Taylor and Adele in Q4?
Rihanna is known for her multiple #1 hits, but what will happen if she releases her album around the same time as Taylor and Adele - two undeniably biggest music stars in the world? Is she going to prove her stable position in the A-league? Or maybe The Lord and Ms. Adkins will show her the corner?
Taylor's album sales in the U.S. are insane and Adele is Adele so of course they're going to beat her in that aspect like they would with every other pop girl.
I think she'll still have a huge career, a huge album and a huge era. Music isn't a "you can only pick one..." option. People like new music. People want new music. People get sick of their old music. Consequently a lot of the GP who buy one girls album on iTunes are the sorts of people who are going to buy the other 2 girls albums. Yeah, it's always possible that Taylor or Adele will block her from having another Billboard Hot 100 #1 single. But even IF they do block her, and not the other way around, I have no doubt in my mind that she'll be sitting at #2 or #3 anyway.