What emotion does Rihanna exude in her performances.
Her live vocals are never as good nor consistent as her studio enhanced ones.
Her facial expressions tell the story of struggle & strain that is parallel with the vocals themselves.
Where's the 'surpassing'?
Well of course a Ciara stan would know all about struggle vocals. #bodyparty #bathroom #acapella
that speechless performance slays.. one-dimensional my ass. unlike rihanna, gaga always seems in control of the song and doesn't nearly bust a blood vessel trying to hit a two second high note. seriously.. all the praise she gets for performing stay is jokes, it is such a basic ballad
Rihanna still cannot dance and sing at the same time without sounding like she's doing ten backflips, let alone sing and walk.
She has no iconic performances (outside of the stan world)