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Discussion: Is Rihanna the most diverse artist of our generation?
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Originally posted by Dark Miracles
No. I'm not sure if you would count for example Nelly Furtado as 'our generation' but she is way more versatile, second only to Madonna probably. Rihanna takes little bits and pieces of different genres but she never tackles a song that isn't 95% pop-oriented.
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Man Down is straight Reggae
So is most of her first album
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Originally posted by Brinny Baby
I don't even like Rihanna, but definitely. It's one of the reasons why she can still be successful when music starts to change. She's not attached to the dance-pop clan because of diversity so that's why she's still successful today when dance-pop is over. This also signals that the GP will say she's the most diverse.
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Right. Switching from Russian roulette to only girl to we found love to diamonds and all became hits means diversity at its best. Then her second singles doesn't sound like the first single, you have Hard, WMN, YDO and Stay, all are different from each other.
I actually started laughing when some members brought up Gaga and Beyonce. No need to expain but it's just laughable and plain desperate.
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Originally posted by ryanpittman97
Miley is 
She's done Pop, Hip-Hop, R&B, Electro-Pop, Pop-Rock, Rock, Country, Folk and Teen Pop |
No reason to use gaycat because this is actually true. Although, as far as the GP's concerned she only did Pop, Pop-Rock, Teen Pop and now Urban-pop. Although, like Britney, I don't see how going from Teen-pop to Urban-pop is diverse.
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Originally posted by RihannasVeryOwn
Tell me one Beyonce song, apart from Baby Boy, that's not R&B or pop?
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That's Why You're Beautiful is considered a rock ballad 
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Originally posted by RihannasVeryOwn
Man Down is straight Reggae
So is most of her first album
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Most of her first album was just r&b with caribbean influences
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she wouldnt be if she wrote her own music
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Originally posted by Spyro
Listen to her albums, boo 
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umm I have listened to most of them and honestly half of them sound the same except for her earlier ones
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Yes 
Dancehall (Watch N Learn)
Dance (Only Girl)
R&B (Love7 Song)
Electro (G4L)
Hip Hop (Cockiness)
Pop (Farewell)
Pop Rock (California King Bed)
Rock (Rockstar 101)
Dubstep (Jump)
Reggea (Man Down)
Indie (We All Want Love)
Soul (Say It)
Latin (Te Amo)
Eurodance (We Found Love)
Disco (Nobodys Business)
House (Dont Stop The Music)
Who else ?
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Originally posted by RihannasVeryOwn
Man Down is straight Reggae
So is most of her first album
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I wouldn't call it straight reggae, it's still very much a pop song (especially with that typical Rihanna hook about repeating syllables) with some reggae elements. I admit that it features one of her most diverse vocal deliveries though, usually Rihanna sings most of her songs in the same register and tone.
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Listen I do respect anyone's opinion but hating doesn't equatebin giving an opinion. Some people here posts just to hate without any sensible thing to discuss. Hairstyles really? If you can't provide a good point, don't come here across as desperate. You can only answer Yes or No and if No who is. That's it.
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P!nk's music is diverse in terms of lyrics, not production. But our fave's music is only diverse in production, not lyrics. So it's pretty even I say.
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Yes, all other girls stick pretty much to one same or a similar to their main genre, while Rihanna goes from pure dance song that's We Found Love to urban Pour It Up to a piano ballad like Stay. Literally who else from the main girls?
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Originally posted by Brinny Baby
No reason to use gaycat because this is actually true. Although, as far as the GP's concerned she only did Pop, Pop-Rock, Teen Pop and now Urban-pop. Although, like Britney, I don't see how going from Teen-pop to Urban-pop is diverse.
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I really hope you did not just refer to "We Can't Stop" as urban pop because that is a straight-up insult to the work Nelly, JT and Timbaland delivered in 2006-2007. WCS is a light-weight bubblegum pop song, produced by Mike Will or not.
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No. Kelly Clarkson officially holds the record for having topped the most Billboard Charts, including Dance, Pop, Country, and Hot AC. She has also released songs in the RnB, Alternative Rock, Singer-Songwriter, and Holiday Music genre. Not to forget her fan request covers which basically touched every genre out there.
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Originally posted by Embustera
Most of her first album was just r&b with caribbean influences
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Dem Haters, Crazy Little Things Called Love, Selfish Girl, Here I Go Again are all reggae tunes. Need I say the bonus track Could've been the one. lol. I followed her more than you do so what are you saying?
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Originally posted by Spyro
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I'll give a no as well
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Originally posted by Embustera
Most of her first album was just r&b with caribbean influences
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You can't be serious.
- You tryna tell me songs like You don't love me (no no no) ft vybz kartel is a r&b song? No thats straight old school reggae.
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Originally posted by Fanik
has xtina done ska, reggae, dancehall, dubstep?
the only thing xtina has done and rih hasnt is jazz
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She's had some dancehall influenced songs and she was doing a live reggae arrangement of What Girl Wants. But Rihanna definitely has more material in that family of genres more than Christina.
But Besides jazz, some other genres Christina has done that Rihanna hasn't are Country, Electronica (which is separate from the house/electro dance pop music they've both done), Classical, Latin, Blues, and Soul among others.
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