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Originally posted by Badger
Popular opinion is integral to Rihanna's brand. You can claim she's a risk taking innovator til your face turns blue, but she always has been dependent on mainstream approval, moreso than other pop artists. Yes her team is prepared to take risks now but she's not independent or talented enough to create a project without input from her management or label. She'll always be at the mercy of her producers and directors.
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The producers and directors she chooses to make her point come across. Every popstar is dependent on mainstream approval, some like Katy just want that, some like Gaga try to run from it without noticing they are rehashing the same song since the debut, others like Rihanna and Beyoncé are aware they need radio hits but will also put substance on the whole body of work, we got popstars for every taste
EDIT: oh, and reported for racism
and won a Grammy 