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Poll: Bigger Impact: Rihanna or Taylor Swift
View Poll Results: America's Nightmare vs. America's Sweetheart
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Rihanna
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51.97% |
Taylor Swift
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48.03% |
Member Since: 4/30/2012
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Originally posted by atishvaze
I meant positive impact. I will take calling sweetheart over nightmare on any given day.
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Okay but when have you heard anyone refer to Rihanna as "America's Nightmare" before stepping into this thread?
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Member Since: 8/25/2012
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Originally posted by liberalmusiclover
Didn't the mother co-write the song though? Y'all discredit a song if Rihanna only co-wrote it, but not Taylor? Anyway, goodnight...
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The mother wrote a blog, Taylor read it, and was inspired by her words, that's why she has a cowriters credit. Taylor writes all of her songs at first. If she feels like she needs somebody elses input she'll call somebody up.
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Member Since: 1/19/2012
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Who would love to have a nightmare though?!
Queen Taylor and her curls and Grammys and sales remain intact.
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Member Since: 8/22/2010
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Interesting to see where the voting has landed so far. Last time I checked, it was literally neck and neck by the minute.
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Member Since: 11/29/2010
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Taylor´s achievements are already legendary, so....
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Member Since: 12/15/2011
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A lot of rihanna's songs will be remembered and played for a really long time, people will always be jamming to her records and I don't think the same will happen in taylor's situation.
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Member Since: 11/20/2010
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Member Since: 3/31/2012
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Originally posted by Big Smoke
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Not you actually taking it seriously.
I was thinking of certain
artsits that went that way but not all of them.
Taylor paid her due and it was not an easy easy climb. Ok Bye
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Member Since: 12/19/2009
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Originally posted by liberalmusiclover
Didn't the mother co-write the song though? Y'all discredit a song if Rihanna only co-wrote it, but not Taylor? Anyway, goodnight...
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The big difference is it was only 2 people. If its 2-3 people its reasonable to say they both had an impact in the songwriting process but when there are like 5-6 people it becomes less believeable that the artist had a major impact in the songwriting process.
As for this question I would say Rih for right now but Tay in the long run.
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Member Since: 12/19/2009
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Originally posted by BlueMoon77
Scott Borchetta didn't have his own record label when he discovered her. She was a 14 yo girl playing her acoustic guitar at a cafe. He told her that he wanted her on his label, but there was a catch, he didn't actually have one. Now it's one of the biggest labels in country music. Yes, she built a record label from the ground up
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This is true. The label was really small to start and as she became more and more succesful. Scott was able to add other artists. Without Tay and Scott we might have never had The Band Perry make it or Brantley Gilbert, etc.
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Member Since: 12/7/2011
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Originally posted by RudeBoy™
Rihanna, easily. No one is out here following in Taylor's foot steps musically, fashion wise, or socially. She sells more albums than Rihanna (In the U.S.) but she doesn't affect the Pop culture the way Rihanna does.
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Member Since: 8/5/2006
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Worldwide, Taylor is no-one.
Rihanna.
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Member Since: 10/31/2011
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Originally posted by RudeBoy™
No one is out here following in Taylor's foot steps musically, fashion wise, or socially.
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OMG. Do you understand the amount of girls who started wearing sun dresses and cowboy boots after 2006. Do you understand she's attracted a generation of children to country music. Do you understand the influence she has over America's younger generation and how she has helped to shape so many kids' personalities and belief systems.
Rihanna has absolutely no impact anywhere other than radio.
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Originally posted by Great Username
OMG. Do you understand the amount of girls who started wearing sun dresses and cowboy boots after 2006. Do you understand she's attracted a generation of children to country music. Do you understand the influence she has over America's younger generation and how she has helped to shape so many kids' personalities and belief systems.Rihanna has absolutely no impact anywhere other than radio.
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Rihanna, easily
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Quote:
Originally posted by Big Smoke
Lets look outside music for a moment.
Rihanna is a poor girl from Barbados who managed to break into music on a worldwide scale.
Taylor's parents are rich and moved to Nashville so she could start her career.
Rihanna.
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Literally what does this have to do with anything.
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Originally posted by dposton
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Yes, of the two of them it's Taylor who has Her success handed to Her.
Songwriters on Speak Now:
Taylor Swift
Songwriters on Unapologetic:
David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Terius Nash, Sia Furler, Benjamin Levin, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor E. Hermansen, Sam Dew, Warren Felder, Ronald "Flip" Colson, Marshall Mathers, Kanye West, Aldrin Davis, Connie Mitchell, Michael Williams, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas, Nayvadius Wilburn, Denisia "Blue June" Andrews, Kevin Cossum, Saul Milton, Will Kennard, Stephen Garrett, Elgin Lumpkin, Timothy Mosely, Shaffer Smith, Ester Dean, Nick Rottevee, Olivia Waithe, Parker Ighile, Nathan Cassells, Mikky Ekko, Justin Parker, Elof Loelv, Carlos McKinney, Michael Jackson, James Fauntleroy, Brian Seals, Sean Fenton, Alexander Izquierdo, Ernest Wilson, Steve Wyreman, and Timothy McKenzie
You speak so much sense.
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Member Since: 12/19/2009
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Quote:
Originally posted by Great Username
Yes, of the two of them it's Taylor who has Her success handed to Her.
Songwriters on Speak Now:
Taylor Swift
Songwriters on Unapologetic:
David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Terius Nash, Sia Furler, Benjamin Levin, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor E. Hermansen, Sam Dew, Warren Felder, Ronald "Flip" Colson, Marshall Mathers, Kanye West, Aldrin Davis, Connie Mitchell, Michael Williams, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas, Nayvadius Wilburn, Denisia "Blue June" Andrews, Kevin Cossum, Saul Milton, Will Kennard, Stephen Garrett, Elgin Lumpkin, Timothy Mosely, Shaffer Smith, Ester Dean, Nick Rottevee, Olivia Waithe, Parker Ighile, Nathan Cassells, Mikky Ekko, Justin Parker, Elof Loelv, Carlos McKinney, Michael Jackson, James Fauntleroy, Brian Seals, Sean Fenton, Alexander Izquierdo, Ernest Wilson, Steve Wyreman, and Timothy McKenzie
You speak so much sense.
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don't ever change GU
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Member Since: 11/29/2010
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Quote:
Originally posted by Great Username
Yes, of the two of them it's Taylor who has Her success handed to Her.
Songwriters on Speak Now:
Taylor Swift
Songwriters on Unapologetic:
David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Terius Nash, Sia Furler, Benjamin Levin, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor E. Hermansen, Sam Dew, Warren Felder, Ronald "Flip" Colson, Marshall Mathers, Kanye West, Aldrin Davis, Connie Mitchell, Michael Williams, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas, Nayvadius Wilburn, Denisia "Blue June" Andrews, Kevin Cossum, Saul Milton, Will Kennard, Stephen Garrett, Elgin Lumpkin, Timothy Mosely, Shaffer Smith, Ester Dean, Nick Rottevee, Olivia Waithe, Parker Ighile, Nathan Cassells, Mikky Ekko, Justin Parker, Elof Loelv, Carlos McKinney, Michael Jackson, James Fauntleroy, Brian Seals, Sean Fenton, Alexander Izquierdo, Ernest Wilson, Steve Wyreman, and Timothy McKenzie
You speak so much sense.
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Miss Fenty was not even one of them?
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Member Since: 10/31/2011
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Originally posted by muddysquirrel
Miss Fenty was not even one of them?
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Nope! Her impact has yet to reach the studio sessions.
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