[Wazzzup]

Originally posted by Disturbia

How many of her #1s did she write?

She's still the one who sings these songs.
Most of these songs would've flopped if another artist sang them.

[Monk]

Originally posted by Rock That Beat...

Yes you remember Rihanna's voice because there doesn't come up a popstar in my mind who has a whiny voice like Rihanna and whiny is not bad. But almost every popstar has a voice that everyone recognize.

But recognizable all around the world? I doubt that is true for many artists today. But, Rihanna's voice is recognizable in many countries around the world.

[QueenBeyoncé]

Originally posted by WAZZZUP

Of course her voice is iconic.
People will know it's a Rihanna song after a few words.

So that makes it Iconic?

[Mani.]

Originally posted by Disturbia

Looks like critics agree with us and that's all that matters.

Slate magazine on Rihanna:



I just love this aricle. So true.

Vhvrdgv

[Sinister]

Originally posted by RihRihGirrrl

Oh really, JHud pretty much made an 'Only Girl' clone with Night of You Life produced by Davide Guetta (same producer of 'Only Girl') yet it wasn't a hit...

maybe because it WAS a clone...we all know the Judas situation so your statement is invalid

i said if someone else sang Only Girl it still could have been a hit

[CristianGarcia]

Originally posted by Mani

Gerl.. i'm saying Rihanna as an artist.
There's nothing specially unique or above average about rihanna thats not duplicative as an artist.
Her hair and fashion sense kind of outshone that.

& in 2007, Rihanna was NOT the only artist to be successful. I don't know where we're going with that.

& that's why I said "to be still as successful"

[Cas]

Originally posted by FreeBitch

At least some are trying, that what make them Iconic. I mean try to put Rihanna on the same stage that Prince or Tina Turner, she will be LOST.

I said current not past performers.

[RihRihGirrrl]

Originally posted by castrobabytiger

maybe because it WAS a clone...we all know the Judas situation so your statement is invalid

i said if someone else sang Only Girl it still could have been a hit

California Girls is a Tik Tok clone and it was still a smash....a song sonding similar to another has never stopped it from being a hit

[Disturbia]

Originally posted by WAZZZUP

She's still the one who sings these songs.
Most of these songs would've flopped if another artist sang them.

Lies. Anyone could sing a song like We Found Love and it would be the hit. Anyways, i don't think that Rihanna is a good seller, even singles. Every era at least 1/2 of her singles don't do well on charts. Just read EW's article, they explained it all why her overall songs' sales are big.

[Rock That Beat...]

Originally posted by Monkey

But recognizable all around the world? I doubt that is true for many artists today. But, Rihanna's voice is recognizable in many countries around the world.

If you aren't a global superstar of course your voice won't get recognized by everyone. And I don't say that her voice isn't recognizable because it is if you listen frequently to music. I mean, I've met a few people who thought Rihanna was Beyoncé.

[Monster]

Period hued hair.

[Cas]

Why don't the naysayers give us an example of a current icon for them and present us the reasons of their choise?

[RihRihGirrrl]

Originally posted by Disturbia

Looks like critics agree with us and that's all that matters.

Slate magazine on Rihanna:



I just love this aricle. So true.

Way to generalize as if a couple of critics speak for all The Grammys don't feel that way about Rihanna and neither do the millions of peopled who by her albums and singles

[Rock That Beat...]

Originally posted by RihRihGirrrl

Oh really, JHud pretty much made an 'Only Girl' clone with Night of You Life produced by Davide Guetta (same producer of 'Only Girl') yet it wasn't a hit...

When was this song released? It was a promo single, not an actual single.

[Peep Show]

Most of Rihanna's songs are hits because of Rihanna, please stop with the lies. WFL would've flopped if someone else sung it, just like all other Calvin Harris songs in US.

[Monster]

Originally posted by Cas

Why don't the naysayrs give us example of a current icon for them and present us the reasons of their choise?

Namely iconic performances or a signature look that can never be duplicated.

[Cas]

Originally posted by Monster

Namely iconic performances or a signature look that can never be duplicated.

Pink had an iconic performance. Is she considered as an icon?

[Sinister]

Originally posted by RihRihGirrrl

California Girls is a Tik Tok clone and it was still a smash....a song sonding similar to another has never stopped it from being a hit

i've never heard anyone calling those two songs similar

but sounding similar is different then a clone...just like timbaland made a clone of IGAF and it didn't do well and that song was called if we ever meet again

all in all..there are some song rihanna sings that others could have made hits as well
but every artist has those types of songs

[fineandbambi]

Originally posted by Cas

Why don't the naysayers give us an example of a current icon for them and present us the reasons of their choise?

The trinity. The reasons are obvious.

[Monster]

Originally posted by Cas

Pink had an iconic performance. Is she considered an icon?

Pink is not an icon. Which performance do you speak of?