Is Rihanna the first and only black female pop star? I feel like ever since 'Good Girl Gone Bad' Rihanna became the first black female pop star. She made it ok for artist of color to do full fledged pop music. Yes girls like Whitney, Mariah and Beyonce have done pop but the majority of their discographies is heavily r&b or r&b influenced and at the end of the day are conisdered r&b artists. so am i mistaken? is rihanna the first and only black female pop star? was she telling the truth when she declared she was the only girl in the world?
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