I don't give a **** about what Rolling Stone says, their opinion is irrelevant to me, but I'm glad they recognize what everyone already knew, that Beyonce and Gaga are the most important female stars currently in the music industry
Going by numbers alone, Rihanna is already written into the history books in bold ink. Her digital sales add up to 100 million – more than anyone, anywhere, ever. Her catalog of hits includes a dozen Number One smashes, from 2006's "SOS" to 2012's "Diamonds" – the same number as Madonna and the Supremes, and more than anyone else except the Beatles, Mariah Carey and Michael Jackson. But Rihanna's appeal transcends statistics. She's a star in the truest sense: a wild, larger-than-life personality you just can't look away from. Tabloid wildfires may rage all around her, but she shines bright through it all.
I think this is more tailored towards pop. They probably don't consider Taylor and Adele pop.
The Article names different acts other than pop stars. The OP creator chose to leave certain Acts out. Taylor was in the Article & girl has dominated over the other girls for years now.
If Taylor Swift stopped producing hits right now, at 23, she could tour a killer oldies show for the rest of her life. Her catalog is already jam-packed with acoustic gems ("Fifteen," "Mean"), country-pop relationship anthems ("Sparks Fly," "The Story of Us") and stadium-size epics ("I Knew You Were Trouble," "State of Grace"). Swift grew up obsessed with the Dixie Chicks on a Christmas tree farm in rural Pennsylvania; she started writing songs at 14 before moving to Tennessee. It didn't take her long to conquer the Nashville machine – or to break out of it. She's sold more than 25 million albums, recently dominating the pop charts with her dubstep smackdown "I Knew You Were Trouble" and the bubblegum stomper "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together." No matter what she does musically, Swift has chronicled growing up and navigating tricky relationships better than anyone else in the 2000s. "I know general things about love," she told Rolling Stone last year. "How to treat people well, what you deserve and when to walk away. Other than that, love is a complete mystery – and that's why I like to write about it."
I don't give a **** about what Rolling Stone says, their opinion is irrelevant to me, but I'm glad they recognize what everyone already knew, that Beyonce and Gaga are the most important female stars currently in the music industry
I really don't get why someone would insist upon their fave being part of a 'trinity' What is it supposed to accomplish?
It all started with an unknown French magazine and Simon Cowell endorsment naming G0D and her peers G0DWhitney & G0DCeline "The 'G0Dcal Trinity" and the rest is history.
The Article names different acts other than pop stars. The OP creator chose to leave certain Acts out. Taylor was in the Article & girl has dominated over the other girls for years now.
I mentioned Taylor in the original post but she is primarily a country artist who does country-pop crossover music. The other 3 are definitely pop singers (well, Lady Gaga and Rihanna are undoubtedly).