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Originally posted by supaspaz
It's funny to me that the people in here screeching the loudest about Britney not being a talented enough artist and her music being too contrived for the Grammys are Rihanna stans. The irony is simply delicious. Which one of you would like to explain to me what makes our girls so different?
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Gladly
Well, for starters, Rihanna is simply a better recording artist and vocalist than Britney. This shouldn’t even be up for debate. There’s that distinct, Caribbean contralto that no one else but Rihanna is bringing to the table. Rihanna is also far more versatile and not only records more songs in different genres on her own albums, but she can collaborate seamlessly with different artists in different genres as well. This has a lot to do with why everyone from T.I. to Coldplay to Eminem is checking for her. Even though Umbrella won a grammy for best rap/sung collabo, let’s not sit here and pretend that Umbrella smashed because of Jay’s 16 bars. It was Rihanna’s vocals and that “ella, ella, eh, eh, eh . . .” that made that track the success that it was. That scat is so ubiquitous that when anyone hears that “eh, eh, eh . . .” we know who comes to mind, and no, it aint Nicole Scherzinger. So, I wouldn’t be so quick to dismiss Umbrella’s grammy win as one of Rihanna’s guest spots on someone else’s album. For all we know, (and I’ll concede this point if someone pulls the receipt to prove me wrong), Def Jam only submitted Umbrella in the Best Rap/Sung category.
The Grammys didn’t show “The Blackout” any love because the album was known more for Britney’s disastrous “Gimme More” performance at the VMA’s than for the music itself. If she had promoted that album properly and made it a commercial success, then the Academy probably would’ve taken notice.