[superben]

Only 1 vote for Adele?

You all underestimate her too much.

[Rusty]

Originally posted by HumanitySector

If Gaga is iconic then how come she has already forgotten by the GP 5 years into her career?

Gaga in the fame-era wig, Gaga in the meat dress, Gaga in the egg at the Grammys and Gaga with the pyro bra are just four images more iconic than anything Rihanna has done.

[superben]

Originally posted by IcarusIsFlying

May I also mention people are forgetting this man.

Indeed!!! Eminem >>>>>>>>

It was because I only had female artists in mind when I made this thread. Lemme change the OP accordingly.

[Michete]

Originally posted by superben

Only 1 vote for Adele?

You all underestimate her too much.

Adele is not iconic. She's just insanely successful.

[RihannasVeryOwn]

Originally posted by KangBey

Other than Rih's 13 #1, fashion, taking back an abuser and naked instagram pics, I'm not sure what she's iconic for. Gaga, surpassed Rih a long time ago, in album sells, net worth, tour grossing, she's just more Global. And Beyoncé is just on another level from the rest period, sold more albums, higher tour gross, critical acclaim, net worth, 17 Grammy's, more talented, its not even fair comparison for Rih to Bey. With the release of Beyoncé, that just put Bey in a different stratosphere.

Where are Gaga's hits? Beyonce's hits?
The GP don't give a damn about tour gross and net worth
Icons deliver great music and hits, those girls don't.

[Tigre]

Originally posted by RihannasVeryOwn

Where are Gaga's hits? Beyonce's hits?
The GP don't give a damn about tour gross and net worth
Icons deliver great music and hits, those girls don't.

Real icons can drop more than one song at a time and go number one in over 100 countries

[swissman]

Yet again the definition of iconic should be read before making a thread.

[Icarus]

Originally posted by RihannasVeryOwn

Where are Gaga's hits? Beyonce's hits?
The GP don't give a damn about tour gross and net worth
Icons deliver great music and hits, those girls don't.

Mariah is one of the most successful musicians of all time in terms of music and hits. But would we say shes a massive icon? No. "Icon" is more about the image than the music.

[swissman]

Originally posted by RihannasVeryOwn

Where are Gaga's hits? Beyonce's hits?
The GP don't give a damn about tour gross and net worth
Icons deliver great music and hits, those girls don't.

Britney hasn't had a hit in a while but is still a bigger icon than Rihanna with only 1 more era and really without even the last three eras she'd still be as iconic as she is now.

[RihannasVeryOwn]

Originally posted by IcarusIsFlying

Mariah is one of the most successful musicians of all time in terms of music and hits. But would we say shes a massive icon? No. "Icon" is more about the image than the music.

And Rihanna is a perfect mix of both hits and image. Beyonce is more of a brand than anything and idk about Gaga really.

[Rusty]

Originally posted by Tigre

I'm a Mariah fan and I don't even think she's iconic lol..maybe for having a huge surprise comeback?

Rihanna is definitely gonna be remembered in the sense that she has a lot of songs. But iconic unfortunately will only be because of her relationship with Chris Brown...much like Ike and Tina and Bobby and Whitney

Good god you must be joking. I Will Always Love You will almost certainly never be topped in terms of being the biggest song vocally to attempt, and The Bodyguard Soundtrack is easily the best selling female album ever - Whitney will be remembered for more than her relationship with Bobby Brown. Tina will be remembered for the right reasons in terms of her abusive relationship - What's Love Got To Do With It. Not to mention The Best being a giant of a song.

Bobby... well, he'll always have Britney covering his biggest song

[BadBitch]

Yep.

[!Blue!]

Yes she is

[swissman]

Originally posted by RihannasVeryOwn

And Rihanna is a perfect mix of both hits and image. Beyonce is more of a brand than anything and idk about Gaga really.

Doesn't hits + image = brand though?

[Icarus]

Originally posted by swissman

Doesn't hits + image = brand though?

Hits + Image = Music Icon

[superben]

Originally posted by Michete

Adele is not iconic. She's just insanely successful.

You can't be iconic if you're not even successful.

And people know about her album more than anything the other girls have put out, so...

[RihannasVeryOwn]

Originally posted by swissman

Doesn't hits + image = brand though?

No.
Beyonce = Pepsi, Blue Ivy, Jay Z, Super Bowl
Rihanna = hit songs, bad girl image, weed.

Since it's been so long since Beyonce has had a hit, people affiliate her more to her business ventures rather than her music.
She has practically no memorable songs (apart from Crazy In Love which was only a hit in English speaking countries) whereas Rihanna has a ton.

[Icarus]

Everyone has the same physical image of Adele in their mind, and I'd say that image is on its way to being iconic.

[Icarus]

Originally posted by RihannasVeryOwn

No.
Beyonce = Pepsi, Blue Ivy, Jay Z, Super Bowl
Rihanna = hit songs, bad girl image, weed.

Since it's been so long since Beyonce has had a hit, people affiliate her more to her business ventures rather than her music.
She has practically no memorable songs (apart from Crazy In Love which was only a hit in English speaking countries) whereas Rihanna has a ton.

Single Ladies video is iconic, at least in the UK

[QueenBeyoncé]

Beyonce is the most iconic artist of her generation. Everything she does is an EVENT, one being her new album Rihanna has never or will never have that type of impact. Beyonce ALWAYS place higher on Greatest WOMEN/Artists list than anyone in her generation. Single Ladies is more iconic than anything in Rihanna's career. Beyonce name = Greatness. The media, press, her peers, the younger generation call her The Queen, Queen B. She's held like royalty. She has more celebrities at her show than an award shows. Those celebrities stan OUT for her. + plus her brand is bigger than any artist in this gen. And I won't get into her performances.