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Discussion: Reigning Pop Queen, period.
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Originally posted by rihannabiggestfan
i'm trying to not read that in a rude tone, which i doubt you intended it rudely also sorry that one was just a fact. not something rihanna only holds the record to. and i'm pretty sure rihanna has a couple million more depending on source and wikipedia approximated 60 million a while ago
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No rudeness intended, you just stated that and said only Rihanna, but that isn't the case. I wouldn't trust Wikipedia for my life.
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How can people compare Ciara & Rihanna, I love Ciara but she was ABSOLUTELY LOCAL. Rihanna is a worldwide superstar.
Gaga is definitely showing signs of dwindling, BTW is big but she set her own standard too high with TF/TFM it's almost like she peaked.
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Originally posted by satellites™
What's funny about this thread is that I was just on Tumblr talking about how she has become the bottom of the barrel in pop music lately to me lately. Even Katy is impressing me more at this point.
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She would do anything for a hit at this point (see her new video,) and her current music (Loud & We Found Love) is possibly even more disposable than her first two albums. She’s already way past her peak.
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Originally posted by Beatz
How can people compare Ciara & Rihanna, I love Ciara but she was ABSOLUTELY LOCAL. Rihanna is a worldwide superstar.
Gaga is definitely showing signs of dwindling, BTW is big but she set her own standard too high with TF/TFM it's almost like she peaked.
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I know, usually an artist doesn't come straight in and peak, but the more I see the charts and other data the more I'm sure it was.
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Originally posted by Kats
I know, usually an artist doesn't come straight in and peak, but the more I see the charts and other data the more I'm sure it was.
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Gaga has achieved worldwide superstardom but I'm afraid she could slide in the future...
Meanwhile Katy's and Rihanna's careers are moving at an amazing pace...
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She isn't "Queen", I'm so proud of her lasting 6 years in the business without starting to fade. Everybody still loves her music evidently, and she isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
Pressed Beyoncé stans need to deal with it.
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Originally posted by MrDeeds
And dead at it having a "remove" option
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Originally posted by Duca
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She would do anything for a hit at this point (see her new video,) and her current music (Loud & We Found Love) is possibly even more disposable than her first two albums. She’s already way past her peak.
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Yet her success is skyrocketing.
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It's actually hilarious how pressed Beyonce fans really are. Comparing her to Ciara? I mean come on. Ciara was never this huge, even at her peak. Rihanna is a global superstar, and one of, if not the biggest popstar on the planet atm.
Beyonce fans have said the same rubbish since she started out and the've been proven wrong time and time again. Give it up already.
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She's far too simple to be crowned the Queen of Pop. You have to bring something whether that be in performance, music or controversy; getting number ones is just not enough.
I honestly believe that only Gaga or Beyonce can truly be crowned queen. Although I suspect that because Gaga is a white blonde she is more likely to be labelled as the queen of pop.
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This thread really proved my point from earlier - race plays such a big issue in this. Not just with the media, but with stans too.
Britney/Madonna stans siding with Rihanna because they don't want another white blonde girl to take the spot.
Beyonce stans siding with Gaga because they don't want a black girl to take the spot.
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Originally posted by Nicole
This thread really proved my point from earlier - race plays such a big issue in this. Not just with the media, but with stans too.
Britney/Madonna stans siding with Rihanna because they don't want another white blonde girl to take the spot.
Beyonce stans siding with Gaga because they don't want a black girl to take the spot.
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I think you are looking too deep into it. They are just playing stan alliances.
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Don't you need a number 1 album before you can be considered queen of anything?
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Originally posted by Fantasy
It's actually hilarious how pressed Beyonce fans really are. Comparing her to Ciara? I mean come on. Ciara was never this huge, even at her peak. Rihanna is a global superstar, and one of, if not the biggest popstar on the planet atm.
Beyonce fans have said the same rubbish since she started out and the've been proven wrong time and time again. Give it up already.
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And something was preventing you from quoting Sats instead of making ignorant generalizations?
Anyways, Rihanna isn't the reigning queen or even the queen of pop. She isn't in competition with Bey or Britney because they are already more than a decade in the game and have made names for themselves so despite Femme Fatal's and 4's underperforming, you still can't do it. 6 years of success of great! No one is taking that from her but what has she really left behind for the next girls in line?
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Originally posted by Beatz
Gaga has achieved worldwide superstardom but I'm afraid she could slide in the future...
Meanwhile Katy's and Rihanna's careers are moving at an amazing pace...
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Except, their careers are solely reliant on them catering to the general public. If they so much as dared to put out an album like BTW that wasn't completely and utterly generic and radio-friendly, they'd be done for. They might get #1 after #1, but Gaga has the impact, sales, records, and fanbase.
Sales and charting alone does not make someone a Queen. People tend to forget that.
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Originally posted by Anthagio
Except, their careers are solely reliant on them catering to the general public. If they so much as dared to put out an album like BTW that wasn't completely and utterly generic and radio-friendly, they'd be done for. They might get #1 after #1, but Gaga has the impact, sales, records, and fanbase.
Sales and charting alone does not make someone a Queen. People tend to forget that.
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No one said either Rihanna or Katy was Queen, but they sure are headed in the right direction. Most of Katy's music may be fun to dance and sing along to, but if you look at her as an whole artist her music is hardly catering to the general public. Songs like Peacock do not cater to the general public, sorry it just doesn't. Yet it still has a number one under it's name and I believe near half a million digital sales. And Katy did put out songs that get people talking, like IKAG and Ur So Gay. Katy has sales, and depending on what your talking about, but no one would dare say Gaga singles sales are greater than Katy's. Katy has impact, or else she wouldn't be considered one of the most powerful entertainers in the world, and release self-empowering powerhouses like Firework. Katy has a very large fanbase, and it is doing nothing but grow. There are other people in the works than Gaga, like you make it out to be.
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Member Since: 10/14/2011
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I CANNOT!
THIS THREAD!
You have just single handedly insulted and mocked Madonna, Michael Jackson, Britney, Gaga, and every other pop artist who's actually had an effect on the music industry.
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Originally posted by KoreanDream
Well one of these popstars did extensive promotion for their album in Japan, and the other never set foot in the country.
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183,845 BORN THIS WAY [Week 1] (Before any promo)
89,139 LOUD [Total]
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Member Since: 10/14/2011
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I cannot at people "predicting" 200k opening week sales for TTT.
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