The UK is Rihanna's saving grace. She isn't more "global" than anyone else. She has her biggest market (UK) just like the other girls have theirs. They exaggerate the hell out of it.
so what r all these non-english speaking global places that they speaking of??
rhianna can barely tour outside of Europe as is
Beyoncé out-tours her in Latin Am, US, Australia, New Z & soon to be Asia
now who's truly "global"?
Yet she did multiple stadiums in Africa and the Middle East and she did play a few arenas in Asia including the Grand Prix in Singapore which had 80,000 people in attendance.