Beyonce is someone too superior, in terms of recorded vocals and live performances, to have a collaboration with. Rihanna's good, but not good enough to match up the queen-like artistry of Beyonce. She's improving a lot lately, but she needs a little more time to boost her craft.
So you are saying that Rihanna would outshine Bey?
No, all am saying is we will have to wait and see how it turns out ...for all we know this rumours could be false but do not try and make rihanna look like a rebecca black dueting with whitney houston
A "smash" makes it seem like an uptempo that is already written and produced. Therefore no need for "Rihanna is gonna get outshined and all that bullcrap" its probably one of those swag/cocky songs maybe in the vein of Hard and Girls so we"ll see how it goes. And even though Rih may not have Bey's vocals I'm more than confident she can hold her own a track with Bey. If it's one thing with Rih that distinctive voice cannot be ignored.
To be honest, I don't want this. Rihanna is just a plain old simple pop artist (no offense, I love her) and Beyonce is more diverse. Their voices have nothing similar, and frankly it wouldn't work.