Your logic is a Mess. First you said an album selling a million copies sold isnt successful and now this.
1) Rihanna had 3 hits from her second album (SOS, Unfaithful, Break It Off) and it was platinum in the US and 3 million around the world which is definitely a successful era AND something to be proud of. Tbh, You just sound mad at Rihanna for some reason hence you trying to discredit everything
What is your definition of a "Star"? Not having 4 Top 10 hits and a platinum album?
Platinum =/= Successful?
Like I said, Just STOP before you embarrass yourself in front of ATRL.
Rihanna's fans call her a legend. I'm sorry, but I don't think a platinum selling album is anything to brag about. Sales are all relative, it depends on the artist. What's impressive for one artist is not for the other. If Beyonce's next album sold a million copies then it would be labeled a flop. Why? Because people expect so much more for her. Rihanna's first two albums were solid, but they were not groundbreaking. She didn't become the star that she is known as today until GGGB. People are hard on her because her sales have been much weaker than what was expected.
I will never embarrass myself on this forum, but thank you for the advice.
Multiple things on the British charts and American charts, it is the popular type of music at the moment so there are going to be similar songs. Go look up any upbeat dance/pop song that has been a hit in the last year, there will be similarities.
She's not a British artist, though. Her song is "fresh" for the American market. It sounds different from everything else out imo.
Only Girl doesn't sound like anything by GaGa, either.
And it doesn't matter what her roots are. She's been there and done that way before GaGa had a record deal. Stop saying she's following GaGa.
I said it once so that obviously means I have been saying it repeatedly for weeks right?
I didn't say she was following Gaga, I said she was following what Gaga HAD MADE HUGE AGAIN. I said she DIDN'T invent it and that she DIDN'T necessarily start the electropop trend up again (Blackout did that) but she is the one that made it HUGELY successful again.
Gaga made commercial what it is today. Sure she was influenced by many other artists but do you seriously think that OGITW isn't influenced by what Gaga has made HUGE again in the last 2 years? The thumping bass and huge chorus, more than one hook and the upbeat feel. Sure Gaga didn't invent it but now your fave is following that formula.
Gaga played Speechless numerous times live at events and if ballads aren't selling like dance tracks why on earth would an artist be stupid enough to release one? It's not about taking risks, it's about common sense and playing the market.
Just like how Bad Romance annoying repetition was influenced by Umbrella.
True artist don't follow trends or worry about if a single does well or not. It's all about the music. Which is why Gaga is a commerical artist.
I said it once so that obviously means I have been saying it repeatedly for weeks right?
I didn't say she was following Gaga, I said she was following what Gaga HAD MADE HUGE AGAIN. I said she DIDN'T invent it and that she DIDN'T necessarily start the electropop trend up again (Blackout did that) but she is the one that made it HUGELY successful again.
No, she just became successful. She didn't make electro pop successful. Stop giving her so much credit. It's tacky.
You give GaGa way too much credit. GaGa hasn't done anything innovative musically-speaking. The only risks she takes are with her image, nothing more. Rihanna RETURNED to her dance-roots with "Only Girl", she isn't following Lady GaGa.
DEATH, Gorl, you know these Gaga stans are a delusional mess. They will even drag Grace Jones and claim she didnt rip her style or any inspiration from her
They think everyone copies her yet when people bring up KELIS with EXACT examples of Gaga using that style, They brush it off.
Now that I think about it, this comment has to be fake. Her and Katy are actually really great friends. Why would she say that Katy's music is generic if she's friends with her? Makes no sense to me.
DEATH. Gorl, you know these Gaga stans are a delusional mess. They will even drag Grace Jones and claim she didnt rip her style from her and act like she invented everything she does
DEATH. Gorl, you know these Gaga stans are a delusional mess. They will even drag Grace Jones and claim she didnt rip her style from her and act like she invented everything she does
You give GaGa way too much credit. GaGa hasn't done anything innovative musically-speaking. The only risks she takes are with her image, nothing more. Rihanna RETURNED to her dance-roots with "Only Girl", she isn't following Lady GaGa.
For someone who is supposed to be the "digital download queen" and considering how much her singles downloads have decreased, some of the public HAS lost interest.
Exactly.
Like I said, the fact of the matter is she sold 2 million downloads. You can nitpick and consider all you want to, but you just sound pressed to be honest.
And why Rihanna has started straight down that road again?
Maybe because she in a different state of mind then she was when Rated R came out? Did you honestly expect Rihanna to release another album like Rated R when she happily dating & moving with her life?
Music is suppost to be about experiences & life.
Why would Rihanna record another album like Rated R if she's happy?
Like I said, the fact of the matter is she sold 2 million downloads. You can nitpick and consider all you want to, but you just sound pressed to be honest.
Yes, she sold 2 million, but many other artists' singles nowadays are selling 2 million easily without having the #1 peak that Rihanna had.