[Shinning]

Yes absolutely. The only competition is Alicia Keys but Beyonce trumps her.

[buseta77]

No, Alicia Keys is.

[Shinning]

Originally posted by boodytay

I don't really feel her music is R&B. It's mostly urban imo.

R&B music is urban music too

[Sláy]

Yes. Mostly due to her lack of actual competition.

[EdgeOfAddiction]

She's an R&B staple. Nothing more, nothing less.
Mary J Blige, the biggest R&B act, has given her support for Rihanna in taking over her crown as the Queen of R&B.

Let’s talk about current R&B. How do you feel when you turn on the radio?

Maybe in 2012, in the middle, I was like, “What is going on? What is this?” Things got worse before they got better. I think things are going in the right direction. I am so proud of what Rihanna is doing.

Legend Rih.

[Nippy'sReceipts]

Mary is already a Queen. The Queen of Hip Hip/Soul. She pioneered that sound in the 90s and Beyonce took that baton and ran with it incorporating hip hop/R&B into Destiny's Child's and her solo sound and getting more crossover success worldwide with it than Mary. She defines contemporary R&B (that is a mix of hip hop/pop/R&B).

[Ahmed.]

Originally posted by pearlmercury

Mary J is.

Originally posted by FreeXone

That belongs to Mary J Blige.

This is the truth right here

[Whatevaaaaa]

Alicia Keys is sorry.
The most successful RNB artist WW ever,which is proven by her continued success into the 2010s. None of her contemporaries compare.

[NEZ]

Originally posted by Nippy'sReceipts

She doesn't? Destiny's Child had lots of R&B hits and most of her solo hits that topped the pop charts were R&B hits too like Crazy in Love, Irreplaceable, Single Ladies, & Halo. Love on Top was #1 on the Hip Hop/R&B & Urban Adult Contemporary charts for like 2 months.

Her numbers ones don't even feel like r&b songs. Especially singles ladies, baby boy and irreplacable. Just listen to girls like jill scott, alicia keys, mary j. Blidge etc. That's real r&b. Beyonces amazing, yes. She's more pop with r&b influences.

[AstroBall]

Rihanna is definitely not an R&B artist, and even less so the Queen of R&B.

Beyonce might not be the Queen of R&B either because she doesn't have much competition and her music crosses over into pop.

And for those saying Mary J. Blige, she's usually called the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and I feel like that fits her better imo

[letscauseascene1]

In the end, out of all the current pop stars, Beyonce has the HIGHEST success rate to stay in the business and be successful.

[HausOfGerard]

No

[KORDEI]

Queen of R&B.... Queen of Music. Queen period.

[Zoraluv]

No. The only R&B-ish album was 4. I'd say Mary J or Alica Keys are more 'Queens of R&B.'

[letscauseascene1]

Originally posted by Zoraluv

No. The only R&B-ish album was 4. I'd say Mary J or Alica Keys are more 'Queens of R&B.'

Are you kidding?! "Dangerously In Love" was 80% R&B... Speechless, Dangerously In Love II, Signs, Daddy, etc..

[Almighty Gaga]

Yes.

[Mr. Wonder]

No artist in the past 20 years has done anything sonically innovative and/or long-lasting to even be considered for any title.

[swissman]

Originally posted by letscauseascene1

Are you kidding?! "Dangerously In Love" was 80% R&B... Speechless, Dangerously In Love II, Signs, Daddy, etc..

Not to mention B'Day.

[AstroBall]

Originally posted by Lately 1814

No artist in the past 20 years has done anything sonically innovative and/or long-lasting to even be considered for any title.

I kinda agree with this.

[NEZ]

if beyonces r&b, then so is adele, and adele outsold bey with one album so I guess adele is the real queen of r&b.