Again. I dont care what you think. She may be a great vocalist, but her vocals in Single Ladies and Telephone dont compare to hers in Irreplaceable, Naughty Girl, Me, Myself & I, etc.
Those songs are fun up-tempo tracks, do you honestly expect her to belt in those types of songs?
The article is about how popular female singers now opt for less over-the-top vocals.
Somehow they compare the vocal downsizing to the economic downsizing.
Rihanna is also mentioned as part of the downsizing - the fact that there's only one line about her isn't complimentary though, it's the other way around, since the article is about relevance in today's female music world.
No, "Rihanna’s contribution to Eminem’s “Love the Way You Lie,” conveys sadness and regret in a beautifully understated manner devoid of vibrato."
Thats not enough to tell if they are saying shes a non-melisma performer or not.
Jennifer Hudson is mentioned too, but for a good reason.
Rihanna could be the same.
They all deserve Kudos for their mentions, but the only person who isnt talked about in a bad way, is Jennifer Hudson. Everyone else either is said to have downsized, flopped or been irrelevant. RiRi doesnt have either of those, but they dont say shes a melisma performer either, so J-Hud, is the only real standout.
I know that Rihanna had released more songs then Kesha. But that doesn't mean that Kesha will be selling as well, as Rihanna in few years. Digital artist of the decade is a huge arcievement, much bigger than having one big digital hit.
My god. She flopped with ONE album. All her other albums had up-tempos that she belted her face off with.
"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know", "Overprotected", "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman", "Boys", "Radar" all flopped, while "Dirrty", "WooHoo" and "You Lost Me" flopped.
You must be confused
